Ayah al-`Alaq (The Clot, Read) 96:17

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Muhammad Asad

and then let him summon [to his aid] the counsels of his own [spurious] wisdom

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

So let him call upon his assembly

Safi Kaskas

Then let him call his associates;

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فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ

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فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

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falyadʿu nādiyahu

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So let him (i.e., one who prevents) call his associates ˹for help˺

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

Then let him call his associates,

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

and then let him summon [to his aid] the counsels of his own [spurious] wisdom

M. M. Pickthall

Then let him call upon his henchmen

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades)

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

So let him call his associates.

Safi Kaskas

Then let him call his associates;

Wahiduddin Khan

Then let him call his associates

Shakir

Then let him summon his council

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

And let him call to his conclave.

T.B.Irving

Let him appeal to his henchmen:

Abdul Hye

So let him call his council (of help),

The Study Quran

So let him call his cohorts

Talal Itani (2012)

Let him call on his gang

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

Let him call his helpers.

M. Farook Malik

So let him call his supporters for help

Dr. Kamal Omar

Then, let him call his league (or council of helpers)

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

So let him call upon his assembly

Muhammad Sarwar

Let him call on his associates for hel

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

So let him call the men of his council

Shabbir Ahmed

Let him, then, call upon his advisory council

Dr. Munir Munshey

He may then call his henchmen for help

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Then, let him call (for help) to his own group (of friends)

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

Then let him call his associates

[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)

So let him call on his supporter.

Abdel Haleem

Let him summon his comrades

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Then, let him call his assembly

Ahmed Ali

So let him call his associates

Aisha Bewley

Let him call his attendants;

Ali Ünal

Then let him summon (to his help his) council

Ali Quli Qara'i

Then let him call out his gang

Hamid S. Aziz

So let him call his council (or comrades)

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

Then let him call to his advisers

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

Then he should call on his peers,

Musharraf Hussain

So let him call out to his supporters;

Maududi

So let him summon his helpmates

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

So let him call on his supporter.

Mohammad Shafi

Then let him call those who would help him

Controversial or status undetermined works

Rashad Khalifa

Let him then call on his helpers

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

Now let him call his association

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

So, let him call upon his way

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Then let him summon his council

Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

So he should call his caller

Bijan Moeinian

While he is being dragged to fire,…

Faridul Haque

So let him now call his gang

Sher Ali

Then let him call his associates

Edip Yuksel

So let him call on his assembly.

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

Then let him call his companions (for help)

Amatul Rahman Omar

Then let him call members of his association

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali

Then, let him call upon his council (of helpers)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

Arthur John Arberry

So let him call on his concourse

George Sale

And let him call his council to his assistance

Edward Henry Palmer

So let him call his counsel

John Medows Rodwell

Then let him summon his associates

N J Dawood (2014)

Then let him call his helpmates

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Saeed Malik

Then let him call his grand council.

Shuaib Abdullahi

Then let (Fal') him call (Yad'u) his association (Naadiya-hu);

Fode Drame

Then let him call upon the people of his party.

Munir Mezyed

Then let him call his associates.

Sahib Mustaqim Bleher

Then let him call his supporters,

Linda “iLHam” Barto

Then let him/her call to his/her associates.

Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation

Let him call on his gang;

Irving & Mohamed Hegab

Let him appeal to his henchmen:

Samy Mahdy

So let him call whom he calls out.

Ali Quli Qarai

Then let him call out his gang!

Sayyid Qutb

Then let him call his henchmen.

Thomas Cleary

Let him call upon his associates then:

Ahmed Hulusi

Then let him call his council!

Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri

Then let him call upon his council.

A. S. Mohammed

Let him then call his associates.

Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)

then let him call his friends and protectors (as if thy could help)

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

And then let him call his associates

Mir Aneesuddin

So let him call his council.

The Wise Quran

Then let him call his assemblies;

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades)

OLD Literal Word for Word

Then let him call his associates

OLD Transliteration

FalyadAAu nadiyahu

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