Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
[But] then the others came towards him hurriedly [and accused him of his deed]
M. M. Pickthall
And (his people) came toward him, hastening
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Then came (the worshippers) with hurried steps, and faced (him)
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
Later, his people came rushing towards him ˹furiously˺.
Safi Kaskas
His people came rushing back to him.
Wahiduddin Khan
His people came rushing towards him
Shakir
So they (people) advanced towards him, hastening
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Then, the people came forward towards him rushing.
T.B.Irving
They quickly pounced on him.
Abdul Hye
They (idol worshippers) came running towards him.
The Study Quran
Then they came to him rushing
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
They confronted him, their hearts filled with rage.
Talal Itani (2012)
And they came running towards him.
Dr. Kamal Omar
Then the people (when they came to know of this incident which took place in their absence), returned back to him; they hasten on (intoxicated in their wild fury)
The people came running to the scene
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Then they (i.e., the disbelievers) came forward to him in a hurried procession
Muhammad Sarwar
Thereupon the people came running to him
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Then, they (the idolaters) came to him rushing
Shabbir Ahmed
The people came running to him
Dr. Munir Munshey
The worshippers came rushing towards him
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Then (the worshippers) came with quick steps, and faced (him)
Then the people came toward him, hastening
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
Then they approached him outraged
Abdel Haleem
His people hurried towards him
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Then they advanced toward him, hastening
Ahmed Ali
So the people descended upon him
Aisha Bewley
They came rushing back to him.
Ali Ünal
Then, the other people headed towards him hurriedly
Ali Quli Qara'i
They came running towards him
Hamid S. Aziz
So they (people) advanced towards him, hastening
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
So, they (his people) came to him in a hurry.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Then they came with hurried steps, and faced him
Musharraf Hussain
His people came to him hurriedly.
Maududi
whereupon people came to him running
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Then they approached him outraged.
Mohammad Shafi
Then they (the people) came rushing to him
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Then the infidels rushed to wards him.
They went to him in a great rage.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
Thereafter they (the people) came to him in haste
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Then they came to him, hastening
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
So they (his nation) approached/came to him hurrying/hastening
Bijan Moeinian
[When people returned, they concluded that the only present one in the city, i.e., Abraham could have destroyed their gods so] they rushed toward Abraham [asking in rage why he has done it.]
Faridul Haque
So the disbelievers came running towards him
Sher Ali
Thereupon the people came towards him, hastening
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Then the people came to him running (on returning from the festival)
Amatul Rahman Omar
(Hearing this news) the people came running to him
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Then they (the worshippers of idols) came, towards him, hastening
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
So they came towards him making haste
Munir Mezyed
Then they came toward him, hastening.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
Then they hurried towards him.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
(The idolaters) came quickly toward him.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
So they came towards him, dashing.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
They (his people) quickly pounced on him.
Samy Mahdy
So they arrived towards him, nearing (trembling with anger).
Sayyid Qutb
His people came to him hurriedly,
Ahmed Hulusi
Upon seeing this, his people came back in a rush.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
So they (people) advanced towards him hastening.
But when the damage was noticed, his people came back rushing
Mir Aneesuddin
Then they came hastening towards him in confrontation.
The Wise Quran
And they advanced towards him, hastening.