Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
a good many of those of olden times
M. M. Pickthall
A multitude of those of old
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
A number of people from those of old
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
˹They will be˺ a multitude from earlier generations
Safi Kaskas
They are a large group of the earlier generations
Wahiduddin Khan
a large group of the early believers
Shakir
A numerous company from among the first
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
A throng of the ancient ones
T.B.Irving
a multitude from early men
Abdul Hye
A most of them will be from the first generations (who embraced Islam)
The Study Quran
many from those of old
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
A multitude from the earliest generations.
Talal Itani (2012)
A throng from the ancients
Dr. Kamal Omar
a major portion from the initial ones
Most of them will be from the former
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
A throng of the earliest (people)
Muhammad Sarwar
Many of them will be from the ancient peopl
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
many from the first generations
Shabbir Ahmed
A good many of those who led in goodness
Dr. Munir Munshey
Many (of the foremost would be) from the earlier (generations)
Syed Vickar Ahamed
A number of people from those of the old
A [large] company of the former people
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
Many from the first generations
Abdel Haleem
many from the past
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
A multitude from the ancients
Ahmed Ali
A number of the earlier peoples
Aisha Bewley
A large group of the earlier people
Ali Ünal
A good many of them are from among the first (to have embraced God’s Religion)
Ali Quli Qara'i
A multitude from the former [generations]
Hamid S. Aziz
A multitude of those of old
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
a large number of the earlier ones
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
A number of people from those of the past
Musharraf Hussain
Many from the earlier generations,
Maududi
A throng of the ancients
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Many from the first generations.
Mohammad Shafi
Many from the earlier people
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
A group from among the former ones.
Many from the first generations.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
a host of the ancient
Maulana Muhammad Ali
A multitude from among the first
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
A group from the first/beginners
Bijan Moeinian
Most of them will be from those who responded to the God’s call earlier
Faridul Haque
A large group from the earlier generations
Sher Ali
A large party from among the first believers
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
A large group (of those drawn near) will be from the earlier people
Amatul Rahman Omar
A large party of them (will hail) from the early (believers)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
A multitude of those (foremost) will be from the first generations (who embraced Islam)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
A multitude from the former people.
Munir Mezyed
A multitude of those foremost will be from the ancient people
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
A multitude of the early ones.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
[They will be] a number [of people] from ancient times…
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
a throng from the ancients
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
a multitude from early men
Samy Mahdy
A throng from the former.
Ahmed Hulusi
Most of them of the former people.
Mir Aneesuddin
numerous from among the ancients
These favorites include a greater number of those who preceded
The Wise Quran
A crowd of the former people,