Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
a good many of olden times
M. M. Pickthall
A multitude of those of ol
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
A (goodly) number from those of old
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
˹who will be˺ a multitude from earlier generations
Safi Kaskas
a group of the earlier generation
Wahiduddin Khan
a large group of the earlier peopl
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 large number will be from the first generation (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
Many of them will be from the forme
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
A throng of the earliest (people,
Muhammad Sarwar
These (people of the right hand) consist of many from the ancien
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
(comprising) many from the first generations
Shabbir Ahmed
A good many of those who led in goodness
Dr. Munir Munshey
(There would be) many (of them) from the earlier (generations)
Syed Vickar Ahamed
A (good) number from the first generation (in Islam)
A company of the former people
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
Many from the early generations
Abdel Haleem
many from the pas
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
A multitude from the ancients
Ahmed Ali
A crowd of earlier generation
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 from those in the past
Musharraf Hussain
Many from the earlier generations,
Maududi
a large throng from the ancients
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Many from the early generations.
Mohammad Shafi
Many [of them will be] from the earlier people
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
A group from amongst the former ones.
Many from the early generations.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
a multitude of the ancients
Maulana Muhammad Ali
A multitude from among the first
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
A group from the first/beginners
Bijan Moeinian
The right side people will be those …
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 them will be from the earlier people
Amatul Rahman Omar
(This group will consist of) a large party from the earlier people (of Islam)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
A multitude of those (on the Right Hand) will be from the first generation (who embraced Islam)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
A multitude from the former people.
Munir Mezyed
A multitude of those on the right hand will be from the ancient people,
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
A multitude of the early ones.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Some of them will be from days of old.
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
A group of them (the people of the right) are from the former people.
Mir Aneesuddin
Numerous from among the ancients,
Who include a great number of those who preceded
The Wise Quran
A crowd of the former people,