Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
to him didst thou give thy whole attention
M. M. Pickthall
Unto him thou payest regard
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
To him dost thou attend
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
you gave him your ˹undivided˺ attention,
Safi Kaskas
you [Prophet] gave him your attention.
Wahiduddin Khan
you eagerly attended to hi
Shakir
To him do you address yourself
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
then, thou hast attended to him
T.B.Irving
you will attend to.
Abdul Hye
to whom you were attending;
The Study Quran
to him dost thou attend
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
You devoted your full attention.
Talal Itani (2012)
You gave him your attention
Dr. Kamal Omar
then you, in his interest, you wait
to whom you were attending
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
To him then you (are eager) to attend
Muhammad Sarwar
to a rich man
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
you are anxious to pursue him
Shabbir Ahmed
Unto him you give attention
Dr. Munir Munshey
You attend to
Syed Vickar Ahamed
You attend to him
To him you give attention
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
You were addressing yourself to him
Abdel Haleem
you go out of your way––
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Unto him thou attendest
Ahmed Ali
You pay full attention
Aisha Bewley
you give him your complete attention,
Ali Ünal
You (O Messenger) attend to him (so that he may accept Islam and reform)
Ali Quli Qara'i
you attend to him
Hamid S. Aziz
To him do you attend
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
then you pay attention to him
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
To him you attend
Musharraf Hussain
you paid special attention.
Maududi
you attend to him
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
You were addressing yourself to him.
Mohammad Shafi
To him you pay attention