Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
Thus he incited his people to levity, and they obeyed him: for, behold, they were people depraved
M. M. Pickthall
Thus he persuaded his people to make light (of Moses), and they obeyed him. Lo! they were a wanton folk
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Thus did he make fools of his people, and they obeyed him: truly were they a people rebellious (against Allah)
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
And so he fooled his people, and they obeyed him. They were truly a rebellious people.
Safi Kaskas
He [Pharaoh] easily swayed his people, and they obeyed him. [To Us] they were disobedient people
Wahiduddin Khan
In this way he fooled his people and they obeyed him: they were a rebellious people
Shakir
So he incited his people to levity and they obeyed him: surely they were a transgressing people
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Thus, he irritated his folk. Then, they obeyed him. Truly, they had been a folk, ones who disobey.
T.B.Irving
He sneered at his folk, yet they obeyed him; they were such immoral folk.
Abdul Hye
Thus he (Pharaoh) befooled and misled his people, and they obeyed him. Surely, they were a people who were sinners.
The Study Quran
Then he incited his people to make light, and they obeyed him. Truly they were an iniquitous people
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
He belittled his people, and they obeyed him. They were a people prone to wrongdoing.
Talal Itani (2012)
Thus he fooled his people, and they obeyed him. They were wicked people
Dr. Kamal Omar
So he (i.e., Firaun) paralysed the intellectual capacity of his nation so they obeyed him. Surely, they were a nation of Fasiqun
Thus did he incite his people and they obeyed him; surely they were a nation of transgressors
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Then he induced levity (i.e., missed his people) on his people, so they obeyed him; surely they were an immoral people
Muhammad Sarwar
Thus, he made dimwits out of his people and they followed him. They, certainly, were a sinful people. When they invoked Our anger
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Thus he made fool of his people, and they obeyed him. Surely they were a sinful people
Shabbir Ahmed
Thus did he stupefy his people and they obeyed him. Verily, they were a nation who readily drifted away from the Truth
Dr. Munir Munshey
Thus, he prevailed upon his nation; they obeyed him (and disparaged Musa). They were indeed a sinful people
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Thus he made fools of his people, and they obeyed him: Truly, they were a people who turned rebellious (against Allah)
So he bluffed his people, and they obeyed him. Indeed, they were [themselves] a people defiantly disobedient [of Allah ]
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
He thus convinced his people, and they obeyed him; they were a wicked people
Abdel Haleem
In this way he moved his people to accept and they obeyed him- they were perverse people
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Then he incited his people and they obeyed him; verily they were ever a transgressing people
Ahmed Ali
Thus he made light (of the matter) to his people, and they obeyed him. They were certainly wicked
Aisha Bewley
In that way he swayed his people and they succumbed to him. They were a people of deviators.
Ali Ünal
Thus did he make fools of his people and demeaned them, and they obeyed him. Assuredly they were a people given to transgression
Ali Quli Qara'i
So he misled his people and they obeyed him. Indeed they were a transgressing lot
Hamid S. Aziz
So he incited his people to levity and they obeyed him: surely they were a transgressing people
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
Then he belittled his people, and they obeyed him. Indeed, they were disobedient people.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
So he made fools of his people, and they followed him. Truly were they a rebellious people
Musharraf Hussain
So he fooled his people and they followed him. They were a sinful people.
Maududi
He incited his people to levity and they obeyed him. Surely they were an iniquitous people
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
He thus convinced his people, and they obeyed him; they were a wicked people
Mohammad Shafi
Thus did he [Pharaoh] trick his people into obeying him! They were indeed a people depraved
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Then he befooled his people and they obeyed him. Undoubtedly, they were the people disobedient.
He thus fooled his people, and they obeyed him; they were wicked people.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
He (Pharaoh) intimidated his nation, so they obeyed him, for they were a sinning nation
Maulana Muhammad Ali
So he incited his people to levity and they obeyed him. Surely they were a transgressing people
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
So he misled/fooled his nation, so they obeyed him, that they truly were a nation (of) debauchers/dissoluters
Bijan Moeinian
Pharaoh degraded his people and they accepted it as they were not noble people
Faridul Haque
So when he had brainwashed his people, they followed him; indeed they were a disobedient nation
Sher Ali
Thus did he make light of his people, and they obeyed him. Indeed, they were a wicked people
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
So he made fools of his people (by these utterances) and they followed him. They were, indeed, a disobedient people
Amatul Rahman Omar
Thus did he (- Pharaoh) instigate his people (against Moses and demanded prompt obedience from them); and they obeyed him. They were indeed a wicked people
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Thus he (Firaun (Pharaoh)) befooled and misled his people, and they obeyed him. Verily, they were ever a people who were Fasiqoon (rebellious, disobedient to Allah)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
Thus he incited his people and so they obeyed him. Truly they were a people who transgressed against Allah’s commandment.
Munir Mezyed
So he inveigled his people and they yielded to his whims. They were a people indulging in personal disobedience extensively without repentance.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
So he fooled his people and they obeyed him, for they were sinful people.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
In this way, he tricked his people, and they obeyed him. They were truly a rebellious people.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
Thus he fooled his people, and they obeyed him; indeed they were a defiantly disobedient people.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
He sneered at his folk, yet they obeyed him; they were such immoral folk.
Samy Mahdy
So he disparaged his kinfolk, so they obeyed him; surely, they were debauchees’ kinfolk.
Ahmed Hulusi
(Pharaoh) fooled his people and they obeyed him... Indeed, they were a people corrupt in faith!
Mir Aneesuddin
Thus he sought to make light to his people (Musa’s esteem), so they followed him, they were certainly a transgressing people.
Thus did –Pharaoh- befool his people who soon obeyed him. They were a mischievous people disposed to practice evil
The Wise Quran
And he taught his people levity; and they obeyed him; indeed, they were disobedient people.