Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
– and early they went, strongly bent upon their purpose
M. M. Pickthall
They went betimes, strong in (this) purpose
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
And they opened the morning, strong in an (unjust) resolve
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
And they proceeded early, totally fixated on their purpose.
Safi Kaskas
And early they went bent on their purpose.
Wahiduddin Khan
They set out early in the morning, thinking they had the power to prevent
Shakir
And in the morning they went, having the power to prevent
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And they set forth in the early morning, designing, assuming they were ones who have the power.
T.B.Irving
So they went off early, grumbling yet ready for work,
Abdul Hye
And then they went in the morning with strong intention, thinking that they have powers (to prevent the poor from taking any of the fruits).
The Study Quran
And they set out early, strong in their purpose
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
And they left early, firm in their resolve.
Talal Itani (2012)
And early they went, resolved in intent
Dr. Kamal Omar
And they moved very early in the morning (thinhead of state themselves to be) those who are very capable over (implementing their desired) prohibition
Thus they went out, fixed in their stingy resolve (not to give any fruit to the poor people, as if they had the full control over harvesting the fruit)
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And they went forth early, determined on interdiction
Muhammad Sarwar
They were resolved to repel the beggars
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
And in early hours they rushed quickly, while they were (assuming themselves) powerful (to pluck the fruits and prevent the poor.
Shabbir Ahmed
And early they went strong in their resolve (to keep the poor away)
Dr. Munir Munshey
With that resolve, and certain (in their minds) that they had the means (to harvest), they left in the morning
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And they opened the morning, strong in an (unjust) claim
And they went early in determination, [assuming themselves] able
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
And they went, ready to harvest
Abdel Haleem
they left early, bent on their purpose
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And they went out betimes determined in purpose
Ahmed Ali
They left early in the morning bent on this purpose
Aisha Bewley
They left early, intent on carrying out their scheme.
Ali Ünal
So early they went, firmly resolved in intent (to collect the harvest and not share it with the destitute)
Ali Quli Qara'i
They set out early morning, [considering themselves] able to grudge
Hamid S. Aziz
And in the morning they went, strong in this (evil) resolve
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
And they went out early determined and capable.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
And they started the morning strong in resolve
Musharraf Hussain
They went early, purposefully and determined.
Maududi
They went forth early, believing that they had the power (to gather the fruit)
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And they went, ready to harvest
Mohammad Shafi
And they went early, thinking they had the power to be firm
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And they went forth early in the morning, determined upon their purpose.
They were so absolutely sure of their harvest.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
And they went out early, determined in their resolve
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And in the morning they went, having the power to prevent
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
And they went early on anger/prevention , capable/able
Bijan Moeinian
They were sure of their harvest
Faridul Haque
And they left at early morn, assuming they were in control of their purpose
Sher Ali
Thus they went forth early in the morning, determined to be niggardly
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And early in the morning they left, (feeling) quite competent to execute their plan (of getting the yield and depriving the poor of their share)
Amatul Rahman Omar
And they repaired to the garden early with the dawn (thinking about themselves as) having the power to shut out (the poor from entry)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
And they went in the morning with strong intention, thinking that they have power (to prevent the poor taking anything of the fruits therefrom)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
And they went forth in the early morning with a youthful zest thinking they have the power [over their crop].
Munir Mezyed
They went forth early in the morning, thinking that they were able to (drive the poor away from their orchard).
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And they set out determined and strong.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
They began the morning with certain determination.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
And early they went, resolved in intent.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
So they went off early, grumbling yet ready for work,
Samy Mahdy
And in the early morning they went, capable of prevention.
Ahmed Hulusi
They set out, assuming they had the power to prevent the poor.
Mir Aneesuddin
And (when they went) in the morning, (they presumed that) they had power on their determination (to pluck the fruit),
And thus they finally and firmly resolved not to be moved from their purpose and course of action
The Wise Quran
And they went early upon purpose, able.