Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
And down fell the sorcerers, prostrating themselve
M. M. Pickthall
And the wizards fell down prostrate
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
But the sorcerers fell down prostrate in adoration
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
And the magicians fell down, prostrating.
Safi Kaskas
The sorcerers fell down bowing themselves
Wahiduddin Khan
And the sorcerers prostrated themselve
Shakir
And the enchanters were thrown down, prostrating (themselves)
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
The ones who are sorcerers were made to fall down as ones who prostrate themselves.
T.B.Irving
The magicians dropped down on their knees;
Abdul Hye
and the sorcerers fell down prostrate
The Study Quran
And the sorcerers were cast down prostrate
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
The magicians fell prostrate.
Talal Itani (2012)
And the magicians fell to their knees
Dr. Kamal Omar
And the magicians were made to bow down as those who prostrate in adoration
and the sorcerers, since they were professionals and knew that it was not sorcery, fell down in prostration
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And the sorcerers were cast down prostrating
Muhammad Sarwar
threw themselves down in prostratio
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
The sorcerers could not but fall in prostration
Shabbir Ahmed
The debaters fell down prostrate
Dr. Munir Munshey
The magicians threw themselves on the ground prostrate
Syed Vickar Ahamed
But the magicians fell down on their face (praying) in praise and appreciation (of Allah)
And the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allah ]
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
And the magicians went down prostrating
Abdel Haleem
The sorcerers fell to their knee
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And the magicians flung themselves prostrate
Ahmed Ali
The sorcerers fell to the ground in homage
Aisha Bewley
The magicians threw themselves down in prostration.
Ali Ünal
And the sorcerers threw themselves down, prostrating
Ali Quli Qara'i
And the magicians fell down in prostration
Hamid S. Aziz
And the magicians threw themselves down in prostration
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
And the magicians fell, showing humbleness.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
But the illusionists fell down prostrate in adoration
Musharraf Hussain
The magicians threw themselves to the ground in prostration
Maududi
and the magicians flung themselves prostrate
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And the magicians went down prostrating.
Mohammad Shafi
And the magicians fell prostrate
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And the magicians were made to prostrate.
The magicians fell prostrate.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
and the sorcerers prostrated themselves
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And the enchanters fell down prostrate -
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
And the magicians/sorcerers were thrown/thrown away prostrating
Bijan Moeinian
fell prostrate (as a sign of respect for the demonstration of the power of God)
Faridul Haque
And the magicians were obliged to fall prostrate
Sher Ali
And the sorcerers were impelled to fall down prostrate
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And (all) the sorcerers fell down prostrate
Amatul Rahman Omar
And the sorcerer were impelled (by divine mercy) to fall down prostrate
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
And the sorcerers fell down prostrate
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
And the magicians were thrown down prostrate.
Munir Mezyed
Verily, the magicians were impelled to fall down prostrate.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And the magicians fell prostrate.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
The magicians fell prostrate.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
Then the sorcerers fell prostrating.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
The magicians dropped down on their knees;
Samy Mahdy
And the magicians fell down, prostrating [For Allah].
Sayyid Qutb
The sorcerers fell down prostrating themselves,
Ahmed Hulusi
The magicians fell down as though in prostration!
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
And the sorcerers fell down in prostration
Overwhelmed with wonder, the sorcerers bowed to the ground in comely order, praise and admiration
Mir Aneesuddin
And the magicians were made to fall down prostrate,
The Wise Quran
And the magicians were thrown down, prostrating.