Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
To the truth gave the lie aforetime Noah’s people, and [the tribe of] Ad, and Pharaoh of the [many] tent-poles
M. M. Pickthall
The folk of Noah before them denied (their messenger) and (so did the tribe of) A'ad, and Pharaoh firmly planted
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Before them (were many who) rejected messengers,- the people of Noah, and 'Ad, and Pharaoh, the Lord of Stakes
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
Before them, the people of Noah denied ˹the truth˺, as did ’Âd, Pharaoh of the mighty structures,
Safi Kaskas
The people of Noah denied [My messages] before them, as did [the tribe of] Aad, Pharaoh-the owner of [many] tent-poles-
Wahiduddin Khan
Before them the people of Noah denied the truth, as did the Ad and Pharaoh of the Stakes
Shakir
The people of Nuh and Ad, and Firon, the lord of spikes, rejected (messengers) before them
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
The folk of Noah before them denied and Ad and Pharaoh, the possessor of the stakes,
T.B.Irving
Noah´s folk and Ad´s rejected [Me] before them, and [so did] Pharaoh who [impaled men] on stakes,
Abdul Hye
Before them the people of Noah, Ad, Pharaoh, and the people of stakes, denied (Messengers)
The Study Quran
The people of Noah denied before them, as did ?Ad and Pharaoh of the tent poles
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Before them, the people of Noah, Aad, and Pharaoh of the Stakes, all denied the truth.
Talal Itani (2012)
Before them the people of Noah denied the truth; as did Aad, and Pharaoh of the Stakes
Dr. Kamal Omar
Before them belied the nation of Nuh, and ’Ad and Firaun — of the pyramids
Before them the people of Noah, `Ad and Pharoah, the man of stakes, denied their Messengers
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
The people of Nuh, (Noah) and c?d, and Firaawn, (Pharaoh) owner of the bulwarks, cried lies before them
Muhammad Sarwar
The people of Noah, Ad and the dominating Pharaoh had rejected Our revelations
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Even before them, the people of NuH and ‘Ad and Fir‘aun (Pharaoh), the man of stakes
Shabbir Ahmed
And before them denied the Truth, the people of Noah, Aad and Pharaoh of the firm stakes. ('Zil-awtad' could indicate 'the lord of the Pyramids')
Dr. Munir Munshey
Prior to them, many (groups) rejected the messengers, like the nation of Nooh, the ´Aads´ and the pharaoh _ the one so firmly fortified
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Before them (there were many who rejected messengers of Allah)— The people of Nuh (Noah), and Ad, and Firon (Pharaoh), the lord of (wooden) poles, (to mark his empire.
The people of Noah denied before them, and [the tribe of] 'Aad and Pharaoh, the owner of stakes
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
Disbelieving before them were the people of Noah, 'Aad, and Pharaoh with the planks
Abdel Haleem
The people of Noah, Ad, and firmly-supported Pharaoh rejected their prophets before them
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Before them there have belied the people of Nuh and the 'Aad, and Fir'awn the owner of the stakes
Ahmed Ali
Even before them the people of Noah, 'Ad, the mighty Pharoah
Aisha Bewley
Before them the people of Nuh denied the truth, as did ´Ad and Pharaoh of the Stakes,
Ali Ünal
Before them the people of Noah denied (their Messenger), and the Ad, and the Pharaoh with formidable strongholds
Ali Quli Qara'i
Before them Noah’s people impugned [their apostle] and [so did the people of] ‘a€d, and Pharaoh, the Impaler [of his victims]
Hamid S. Aziz
The people of Noah before them denied the messengers and so did the people of A´ad, and Pharaoh, the Lord of Stakes (of stability)
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
People of Noah and Aad and Pharaoh, the owners of the stakes (pyramids), denied before them.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Before them the people rejected Noah and ‘Ad. And Pharaoh the lord of stakes
Musharraf Hussain
Before them, the people of Nuh, Ad and Pharaoh of the columns, they all denied their prophets ,
Maududi
Before them the people of Noah, Ad, and Pharaoh of the tent-pegs gave the lie (to the Messengers
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Disbelieving before them were the people of Noah, 'Aad, and Pharaoh with the planks
Mohammad Shafi
Before them, Noah's people, and the tribe of AAad, and Pharaoh of the many tent-pegs (i.e. with means and power), denied the Truth
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Before them, the people of Nuh and Aad and pharaoh (Firawn) the contriver of stakes have already belied (the Messengers).
Disbelieving before them were the people of Noah, `Aad, and the mighty Pharaoh.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
Before them the nations of Noah, Aad and Pharaoh, and he of the tentpegs belied
Maulana Muhammad Ali
The people of Noah, and ‘Ad, and Pharaoh, the lord of hosts, rejected (prophets) before them
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
Noah's, and Aad's, and Pharaoh's nation, (owner) of the stakes/pegs/nails denied/falsified before them
Bijan Moeinian
Before them, there were other disbelievers such as people of Noah, people of Ad and people of mighty pharaoh
Faridul Haque
Before them, the people of Nooh had denied, and the tribe of A’ad, and Firaun who used to crucify
Sher Ali
Before them too the people of Noah, and the tribe of Ad and Pharaoh, the Lord of stakes, rejected the Messengers as liars
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Before them the people of Nuh (Noah) and ‘Ad and (also) Pharaoh, the powerful king (who tortured with stakes), belied and disbelieved
Amatul Rahman Omar
The people of Noah, (the tribe of) `ad and Pharaoh, lord of mighty hosts, treated (their Apostles) before them as liars
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Before them (were many who) belied Messengers, the people of Nooh (Noah); and Ad; and Firaun (Pharaoh) the man of stakes (with which he used to punish the people)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
Before them belied the people of Noah and ‘Ad and Pharaoh, the owners of the pegs [The pyramids]
Munir Mezyed
Before them, the people of Noah were inclined to deny the Truth, and (so did those of) ‘Ād and Pharaoh, the lord of spikes,
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
The people of Nuh (Noah) and ´Ad and the Pharaoh with all his monuments denied before them.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Before them, in denial were the people of Noah, the Ad, and Pharaoh the owner of stakes.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
Before them the people of Noah disbelieved, as did Ād, and Pharaoh of the stakes,
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
Noah's folk and Ad's rejected [Me] before them, and [so did] Pharaoh who [impaled men] on stakes,
Samy Mahdy
Falsified from before them Noah’s kinfolk; and Aad, and Pharaoh, the stakes’ possessor.
Sayyid Qutb
Before their time, the truth was rejected by Noah's people, the `Ä€d, Pharaoh of the tent-pegs,
Ahmed Hulusi
Before them, the people of Noah, Aad (the people of Hud) and Pharaoh the owner of (mansions built upon) columns denied.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
Before them, the people of Noah, and ?d, and Pharaoh, the lord of stakes, belied (messengers),
Long before them did people deny the divine message and reject Allah's religious principles, like the people Nuh, of 'Aad (the 'Adites ) and of Pharaoh, king of the immense fixed constructions
Mir Aneesuddin
Before them the people of Nuh and Aad and Firawn, the possessor of pegs (of his kingdom firmly established), denied.
The Wise Quran
Before them Noah's people, and 'Ad, and Pharaoh, owner of the stakes, called the messengers liars;