Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
But then, [when they beset him with their enmity,] he called out to his Sustainer, “These are [indeed] people lost in sin!”
M. M. Pickthall
And he cried unto his Lord, (saying): These are guilty folk
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
(But they were aggressive:) then he cried to his Lord: "These are indeed a people given to sin."
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
Ultimately, he cried out to his Lord, “These are a wicked people!”
Safi Kaskas
He then called out to his Lord that these were evil people.
Wahiduddin Khan
Then he cried out to his Lord, These are sinful people
Shakir
Then he called upon his Lord: These are a guilty people
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
So he called on his Lord: Truly, these are a folk, ones who sin.
T.B.Irving
So he appealed to his Lord: "These are criminal folk!"
Abdul Hye
So he (Moses) called upon (when they were aggressive) his Lord (saying) indeed: “These are criminal people.”
The Study Quran
Then he called unto his Lord, “These are a guilty people.
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Then, he implored his Lord, “These are criminal people.”
Talal Itani (2012)
He appealed to his Lord: 'These are a sinful people.'
Dr. Kamal Omar
So (Musa) called upon his Nourisher-Sustainer that: “These (people) are a nation of criminals.”
But they became aggressive, so Moses prayed to his Lord: "These are indeed a criminal people."
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
"These are a criminal people."
Muhammad Sarwar
Moses addressed his Lord, saying, "Lord, these people are sinners"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Then he prayed to his Lord saying, .These are a guilty people
Shabbir Ahmed
So he cried unto his Lord, "This is an exploitive people." ('Mujrim' = One who thrives on the fruit of others' toil = Exploitive)
Dr. Munir Munshey
Musa called his Lord, "These people are indeed the defiant criminals!"
Syed Vickar Ahamed
(But they were angry and haughty) then he cried to his Lord: "Truly, these are a criminal people used to sin."
And [finally] he called to his Lord that these were a criminal people
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
Subsequently, he called on his Lord: "These are a criminal people."
Abdel Haleem
[Moses] cried to his Lord, ‘These people are evildoers!’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Then he called upon his Lord. these are a people guilty
Ahmed Ali
Then he called to his Lord: "These are a sinful people."
Aisha Bewley
He called out to his Lord, ´These are evildoing people.´
Ali Ünal
Then he called upon his Lord: "These are indeed a guilty people committed to accumulating sin."
Ali Quli Qara'i
Then he invoked his Lord, [saying,] ‘These are indeed a guilty lot.’
Hamid S. Aziz
Then he called upon his Lord, "These are a guilty people"
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
Then he (Moses) called on his Lord: “Indeed these are guilty people.”
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Then he cried to his Lord, “These are indeed people given to harmful deeds.
Musharraf Hussain
Musa called out to His Lord, “These are wicked people.”
Maududi
Then he called upon his Lord: "These are a criminal people."
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Subsequently, he called on his Lord: "These are a criminal people.
Mohammad Shafi
He then prayed to his Lord, "These are sinful people."
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Then he called upon his Lord, these are guilty people.
Subsequently, he implored his Lord: "These are wicked people."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
Then he supplicated to his Lord saying: 'These are sinful people.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Then he called upon his Lord: These are a guilty people
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
So he called his Lord: "That (E) those (are) a nation (of) criminals/sinners ."
Bijan Moeinian
Finally Moses gave up and said: “[My Lord] These people are indeed criminals.”
Faridul Haque
He therefore prayed to his Lord, “These are a guilty nation!”
Sher Ali
Then Moses prayed unto his Lord, `These are, indeed, a sinful people.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Then he prayed to his Lord: ‘Surely, they are a sinful people.
Amatul Rahman Omar
Thereupon (when they denied him) he (- Moses) called to his Lord (saying), `These are a people guilty indeed.
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
(But they were aggressive), so he (Moosa (Moses)) called upon his Lord (saying): "These are indeed the people who are Mujrimoon (disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, criminals, etc.)."
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
So he called his Lord [saying], “These are a people who truly are evildoers.”
Munir Mezyed
Then he called upon his Lord: “These are Ungodly Sinners.”
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
Then he called his Lord that these people are sinful.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
[After their aggression], he cried to his Lord, “These people are lost sinners.”
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
Then he called upon his Lord—that these people are criminals.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
So he appealed to his Lord: "These are criminal folk!"
Samy Mahdy
So, He called his Lord: “Surely these kinfolks are criminals.”
Ahmed Hulusi
(Moses) turned to his Rabb, “These are guilty (dualist) people!”
Mir Aneesuddin
Then he prayed to his Fosterer that, “These are a people who are criminals."
There and then did Mussa make devout and humble supplications to Allah his Creator, praying for His aid, setting forth in words by reference to their wicked characteristics
The Wise Quran
Then he called upon his Lord, 'Indeed, these are sinful people.'