Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
Behold, We have adorned the skies nearest to the earth with the beauty of stars
M. M. Pickthall
Lo! We have adorned the lowest heaven with an ornament, the planets
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
We have indeed decked the lower heaven with beauty (in) the stars,
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
Indeed, We have adorned the lowest heaven with the stars for decoration
Safi Kaskas
We have adorned the nearest heaven with planets
Wahiduddin Khan
We have adorned the lowest heaven with the beauty of the planets
Shakir
Surely We have adorned the nearest heaven with an adornment, the stars
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Truly, We made to appear pleasing the present heaven with the adornment of the stars
T.B.Irving
We have beautified the worldly sky with the splendor of stars
Abdul Hye
Surely! We have adorned the lower heaven with beautiful stars
The Study Quran
Truly We adorned the lowest heaven with an ornament, the stars
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
We adorned the nearest heaven with the beauty of stars.
Talal Itani (2012)
We have adorned the lower heaven with the beauty of the planets
Dr. Kamal Omar
Verily We, We have adorned the near heaven with the beauty of the planets
We have indeed decked the worldly heaven with beautiful star
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Surely We have adorned the lowest heaven with an adornment, the planets
Muhammad Sarwar
We have decked the lower heavens with star
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Verily, We have decorated the nearest sky with an adornment, the stars
Shabbir Ahmed
Behold, We have beautified the lowest heaven nearest to the earth with ornaments, the stars and planets
Dr. Munir Munshey
Indeed, We brightened the heaven (the sky) of this world with beautiful stars
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Verily, We have truly stored the lower heaven with beauty (of) the stars—
Indeed, We have adorned the nearest heaven with an adornment of star
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
We have adorned this universe with the decoration of planets
Abdel Haleem
We have adorned the lowest heaven with stars
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Verily We! We have adorned the nearest heaven with an adornment: the stars
Ahmed Ali
He decked the nearest heavens with ornaments of stars
Aisha Bewley
We have adorned the lowest heaven with the beauty of the planets
Ali Ünal
We have indeed adorned the lowest heaven (the heaven of the world) with an ornament – the stars
Ali Quli Qara'i
Indeed We have adorned the lowest heaven with the finery of the stars
Hamid S. Aziz
Surely We have adorned the nearest heaven with an adornment, the stars
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
Indeed, We beautified the sky of the world with beauty of the stars
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
We have indeed decked the lower heaven with beauty in the stars
Musharraf Hussain
We have decorated the lower sky with the stars
Maududi
We have adorned the lower heaven with the adornment of the star
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
We have adorned the lower heaven with the decoration of planets.
Mohammad Shafi
We have indeed adorned the sky of this world with the glitter of the stars
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And undoubtedly, We adorned the lower heaven with the adornment of the stars.
We have adorned the lowest heaven with adorning planets.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
We have adorned the lower heaven with the adornment of the planets
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Surely We have adorned the lower heaven with an adornment, the stars
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
That We decorated/beautified the sky/space (of) the present world with the stars'/planets' decoration/beauty
Bijan Moeinian
I (God) have adorned the innermost universe [the one being discovered by astronomy] with exotic planets
Faridul Haque
We have indeed adorned the lowest heaven with stars as ornaments
Sher Ali
WE have adorned the lowest heaven with an adornment - the planets
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Surely, We have adorned the world’s heaven (the first heavenly sphere) with the adornment of stars and planets
Amatul Rahman Omar
Verily, We have beautified and embellished the nearer space (- the heaven visible to you) with an excellent embellishment, the stars and planets
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Verily! We have adorned the near heaven with the stars (for beauty)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
Truly, We have adorned the lower heaven through an adornment of the stars.
Munir Mezyed
Surely We have embellished the lower heaven with planets,
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
We have adorned the heaven of this world with the adornment of stars.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Truly, with beautiful stars, We decorated the sky of this universe.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
Indeed, We have adorned the lowest heaven with an adornment, the planets,
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
We have beautified the worldly sky with the splendor of stars
Samy Mahdy
We have adorned the Dunya (world) sky with adornments of the planets.
Sayyid Qutb
We have adorned the skies nearest to the earth with stars,
Ahmed Hulusi
Indeed, We have adorned earth’s heaven (configured man’s brain) with planets (astrological data).
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
Verily We have adorned the lower heaven with the adornment of the stars.
We have embellished the vault of the lowermost heaven with the brilliancy and splendour of the inlaid stars
Mir Aneesuddin
We have certainly adorned the sky of the world with an adornment, the planets
The Wise Quran
Indeed, We adorned the nearest heaven with an adornment, the stars.