Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
and he drew forth his hand, and lo! it appeared [shining] white to the beholders
M. M. Pickthall
And he drew forth his hand (from his bosom), and lo! it was white for the beholders
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
And he drew out his hand, and behold! it was white to all beholders
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
Then he drew his hand ˹out of his collar˺ and it was ˹shining˺ white for all to see.
Safi Kaskas
He pulled out his hand, and it was white for all to see.
Wahiduddin Khan
and he drew forth his hand, and it appeared [shining] white to the beholders
Shakir
And he drew forth his hand, and lo! it was white to the beholders
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And he drew out his hand. That is when it was shimmering white to the ones who look.
T.B.Irving
He pulled out his hand (from his shirtfront), and imagine, it was white to the onlookers!
Abdul Hye
He drew out his hand, and instantly it was white (shining) to the beholders.
The Study Quran
And he drew forth his hand and, behold, it was white to the onlookers
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
And he exposed his hand, and suddenly, it was white for all to see.
Talal Itani (2012)
And He pulled out his hand, and it was white to the onlookers
Dr. Kamal Omar
And he drew his hand, so instantaneously it is white for the beholders
Then he drew out his hand from his pocket and it became shining white to all the beholders
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And he drew out his hand, and only then was it white to the on-lookers
Muhammad Sarwar
Then he uncovered his hand and it appeared sheer white to the onlookers
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
and he drew out his hand, and it was luminous for the onlookers
Shabbir Ahmed
The strength of his conviction shone bright to those present (20:17-21)
Dr. Munir Munshey
He pulled out his hand (from his pocket) and it appeared dazzling white to the viewers
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And, he drew out his hand, and look! It was white (lit up) to all those seeing
And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white [with radiance] for the observers
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
And he drew out his hand, and it became pure white for the onlookers
Abdel Haleem
and then he pulled out his hand and- lo and behold!- it was white for all to see
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And he drew forth his hand, when lo: it was white unto the beholders
Ahmed Ali
And he drew forth his hand, and behold, it looked white to those who beheld it
Aisha Bewley
And he drew out his hand and there it was, pure white to those who looked.
Ali Ünal
And he drew forth his (right) hand (from his armpit where he had put it), and thereupon it was shining white to those looking on
Ali Quli Qara'i
Then he drew out his hand, and behold, it was white to the onlookers
Hamid S. Aziz
And he drew out his hand, and lo! It was white to the beholders
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
And he took out his hand (from his vest) and it was white to the viewers.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
And he pulled out his hand, and behold, it looked white to all beholders
Musharraf Hussain
next he pulled his hand out from his cloake , and it looked white to the onlookers
Maududi
Then he drew out his hand, and it appeared luminous to all beholders
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And he drew out his hand, and it became pure white for the onlookers.
Mohammad Shafi
And he stretched his hand, when, lo and behold, it was shining white to the onlookers
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And he drew forth his hand after putting it into his collar, then it began to shine before the beholders.
He took out his hand, and it was white to the beholders.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
Then he drew out his hand and it was luminous to the onlookers
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And he drew forth his hand, and lo! it was white to the beholders
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
And he removed/pulled his hand, so then it is white to the lookers/watchers . (DOES THIS MEAN THAT MOSES WAS A BLACK MAN?
Bijan Moeinian
Then Moses took his hand out of his pocket and it started to radiate a white light
Faridul Haque
And putting his hand in his bosom, withdrew it - so it shone brightly before the beholders
Sher Ali
And he drew forth his hand, and lo ! it appeared white to the beholders
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And he drew out his hand (after putting it into his collar opening), and that (too) at once became (radiant) white to the viewers
Amatul Rahman Omar
And he drew forth his hand then lo! it was shining white (-blemishless) for the beholders
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
And he drew out his hand, and behold! it was white (with radiance) for the beholders
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
And he pulled out his hand and behold it is white for the beholders.
Munir Mezyed
And he drew forth his hand (from his armpit after placing it therein), it was glittering white in the eyes of the beholders.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And he pulled out his hand and it could be seen as white.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
He brought his hand [from the folds of his garment]. Everyone could see that it had become white.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
And He pulled out his hand and, lo and behold, it was white for the viewers!
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
He pulled out his hand (from his shirtfront), and imagine, it was white to the onlookers!
Samy Mahdy
And He pulled out his hand, so it was white to the onlookers.
Sayyid Qutb
And he drew forth his hand, and it was [shining] white to the beholders.
Ahmed Hulusi
And (Moses) drew out his hand, and suddenly (his hand) appeared as a bright white light!
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
Then he drew out his hand, and behold! It was white to the beholders
And he drew his hand from the folds of his garment and there it was instantaneously transfigured in a radiance of white divine light
Mir Aneesuddin
and he drew forth his hand, when it became white for those who were seeing.
The Wise Quran
And he drew out his hand, and lo! It was white to the beholders.