Quran Ayah al-Ghashiyah (The Overwhelming, The Overwhelming Calamity, The Pall) 88:16 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad

and carpets spread out…

Arthur John Arberry

and carpets outspread

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

And rich carpets (all) spread out

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Arabic

وَزَرَابِيُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ

Arabic

وَزَرَابِىُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ

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wazarābiyyu mabthūthatun

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and carpets spreadout

Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more

And carpets spread out.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

and carpets spread out…

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

And rich carpets (all) spread out

M. M. Pickthall

And silken carpets spread

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

and ˹splendid˺ carpets spread out.

Wahiduddin Khan

and carpets spread out

Safi Kaskas

and carpets spread around.

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

and rugs, ones that are dispersed.

T.B.Irving

and carpets spread around.

Shakir

And carpets spread out

Abdul Hye

and rich carpets spread out.

Saeed Malik

And carpets, endlessly spread

The Study Quran

and carpets spread

Talal Itani & AI (2025)

Fine carpets spread out.

Talal Itani (2012)

And carpets spread around

M. Farook Malik

and fine carpets richly spread

Dr. Kamal Omar

and rich carpets spread out

Dr. Munir Munshey

And spread out (lush rich) carpet

Syed Vickar Ahamed

And rich carpets spread out

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And carpets spread around

Muhammad Sarwar

and well spread carpets

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

and carpets, spread around

Shabbir Ahmed

And silken carpets spread out

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

And carpets outspread

Hamid S. Aziz

And carpets spread

Abdel Haleem

and carpets spread

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And carpets ready spread

Ahmed Ali

And rich carpets spread

Aisha Bewley

and spread-out rugs.

Ali Ünal

And rich carpets spread out

Ali Quli Qara'i

and carpets spread out

[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)

And rich carpets spread out.

Musharraf Hussain

and luxurious soft carpets laid all around

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

And rich carpets spread out

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

and spread-out rugs.

Maududi

and rich carpets levelled out

Mohammad Shafi

And carpets spread out

Controversial or status undetermined works

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

And large white cloths spread over.

Rashad Khalifa

And carpets throughout

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

and outspread carpets

Faridul Haque

And linen spread out

Bijan Moeinian

And the silk carpet spread for them in the gardens

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And carpets spread out

Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

And scattered/distributed carpets/rugs

Sher Ali

And carpets tastefully spread

Edip Yuksel

Rich carpets spread out.

Amatul Rahman Omar

And velvety carpets (tastefully) spread

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

And soft and refined carpets and rugs (richly) spread

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali

And rich carpets (all) spread out

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

N J Dawood (2014)

and carpets richly spread

Arthur John Arberry

and carpets outspread

Edward Henry Palmer

and carpets spread

George Sale

and carpets ready spread

John Medows Rodwell

And carpets spread forth

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Shuaib Abdullahi

and (Wa) spread out (Mab'thuutha') carpets (Zaraabiyyu).

Fode Drame

and carpets well spread.

Munir Mezyed

And fine carpets spread out.

Sahib Mustaqim Bleher

And spread-out carpets.

Linda “iLHam” Barto

Rich carpets will be laid.

Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation

and carpets spread around.

Irving & Mohamed Hegab

and carpets spread around.

Samy Mahdy

And out spread carpets.

Sayyid Qutb

and carpets spread out.

Ali Quli Qarai

and carpets spread out.

Ahmed Hulusi

And carpets spread (beneath them),

Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri

And Zarabi, spread out (Mabthuthah).

A. S. Mohamed

and spread around carpets.

Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)

and rich carpets spread around them

Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli

And rich carpets (all) spread out

Mir Aneesuddin

and carpets spread.

Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim

And rich carpets all round

The Wise Quran Project

And carpets spread.

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

And rich carpets (all) spread out

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

Andrich carpets spread out.

[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)

And rich carpets spread out

OLD Literal Word for Word

And carpets spread out

OLD Transliteration

Wazarabiyyu mabthoothatun

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