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Muhammad Asad Buy

At that, a man came running from the farthest end of the city, [and] exclaimed: “O my people! Follow these message-bearers

Arthur John Arberry Buy

Then came a man from the furthest part of the city, running; he said, 'My people, follow the Envoys

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) Buy

Then there came running, from the farthest part of the City, a man, saying, "O my people! Obey the messengers

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Transliteration-2 Buy

wajāa min aqṣā l-madīnati rajulun yasʿā qāla yāqawmi ittabiʿū l-mur'salīn

Word by Word (2021)

And came from (the) farthest end (of) the city a man running. He said, "O my People! Follow the Messengers.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad Buy

At that, a man came running from the farthest end of the city, [and] exclaimed: “O my people! Follow these message-bearers

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) Buy

Then there came running, from the farthest part of the City, a man, saying, "O my people! Obey the messengers

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall Buy

And there came from the uttermost part of the city a man running. He cried: O my people! Follow those who have been sent

Mustafa Khattab 2018 Buy

Then from the farthest end of the city a man came, rushing. He advised, “O my people! Follow the messengers.

Wahiduddin Khan Buy

Then, from the furthest part of the city, a man came running. He said, My people, follow the messengers

Safi Kaskas 2025 Buy

Then a man came running from the farthest end of the city, saying, "O, my people, follow the Messengers.

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar Buy

A man drew near from the farther part of the city, coming eagerly. He said: O my folk! Follow the ones who are sent!

T.B.Irving Buy

A man came hurrying up from the further end of the city. he said: "O my people, follow the emissaries!

Shakir Buy

And from the remote part of the city there came a man running, he said: O my people! follow the messengers

Saeed Malik Buy

And came a man running with purpose, from the far end of the city. He pleaded, “O my people follow the messengers.

Abdul Hye Buy

And there came a man running from the farthest part of the town and said: “O my people! Follow the Messengers.

The Study Quran Buy

And from the outskirts of the city, a man came running. He said, “O my people! Follow the message bearers

Talal Itani (2012) Buy

Then a man came running from the remotest part of the city. He said, 'O my people, follow the messengers

Talal Itani & AI (2025) Buy

A man came running from the farthest end of the city. He said, "O my people, follow the messengers!"

[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition) Buy

And from the farthest part of the city, a man came running, saying: "O my people, follow the messengers."

M. Farook Malik Buy

In the meantime a man came running from the remote part of the City and said: "O my people! Follow these Messengers

Dr. Kamal Omar

And there came running from the outskirts of Al-Madinah (The City), a man. He said: “O my nation! Obey the sent-ones

Dr. Munir Munshey

A man came running from the outskirts of the town and said, "Oh my people! Follow the messengers."

Syed Vickar Ahamed Buy

Then from a far part of the City, came running, a man saying, "O my People! Obey the messengers (of Allah)

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) Buy

And there came from the farthest end of the city a man, running. He said, "O my people, follow the messengers

Muhammad Sarwar Buy

A man came running from the farthest part of the city saying, "My people, follow the Messengers

Muhammad Taqi Usmani Buy

And there came a man rushing from the farthest part of the city. He said, .O my people, follow the messengers

Shabbir Ahmed Buy

At that, a man came running from the farthest end of the Town and said, "O My people! Follow these Messengers

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali Buy

And (there) came from the remotest part of the city a man going speedily. He said, "O my people, closely follow the Emissaries

Hamid S. Aziz Buy

And from the remote part of the city there came a man running, he said, "O my people! Follow the messengers

Abdel Haleem Buy

Then, from the furthest part of the city, a man came running. He said, ‘My people, follow the messengers

Abdul Majid Daryabadi Buy

And there came from the farthest part of the town a man running. He said; O my people! follow the sent ones

Ahmed Ali Buy

Then a man came running from the other side of the city. "O my people," he said, "follow the messengers

Aisha Bewley Buy

A man came running from the far side of the city, saying, ´My people! follow the Messengers!

Ali Ünal Buy

A man came running from the farthest end of the city and said: "O my people! Follow those who have been sent (to you as Messengers of God)

Ali Quli Qara'i Buy

There came a man from the city outskirts, hurrying. He said, ‘O my people! Follow the apostles

Bilal Muhammad 2018 Buy

Then there came running from the farthest part of the city, a person announcing, “O my people, follow the messengers

Musharraf Hussain Buy

A man came running from the far side of the town, and said, “My people, follow the messengers.

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

And a man came running from farthest part of the city. He said: “My people, follow the messengers.

Maududi Buy

In the meantime a man came running from the far end of the town, saying: "My people, follow the Messengers

Mohammad Shafi Buy

And from the remote part of the city there came a man running. He said, "O my people! Follow the Messengers."

Controversial or status undetermined works

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) Buy

And from the remote part of the city. there came a man running He said, 'O my people, follow the sent ones.'

Rashad Khalifa Buy

A man came from the other end of the city, saying, "O my people, follow the messengers.

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

Then, a man came running from the furthest part of the village 'My nation, ' he said, 'follow the Messengers

Faridul Haque Buy

And from the outermost part of the city came a man running; he said, “O my people! Obey those who have been sent.”

Bijan Moeinian Buy

At this very moment a man ran toward them from afar saying: “My fellow citizens follow God’s Messengers.”

Maulana Muhammad Ali Buy

And from the remote part of the city there came a man running. He said: O my people, follow the apostles

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

And from (the) farthest of the city/town came a man walking quickly he said: "You my nation, follow the messengers."

Sher Ali Buy

And from the farthest part of the town there came a man running. He said, `O my People, follow the Messengers

Edip Yuksel Buy

A man came running from the farthest part of the city, saying: "O my people, follow the messengers."

Amatul Rahman Omar Buy

Now, there came a man running from the farthest end of the town. He said, `O my people! follow the Messengers

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri Buy

And a person came running from the farthest end of the city. He said: ‘O my people, follow the Messengers

Hilali - Khan Buy

And there came running from the farthest part of the town, a man, saying: "O my people! Obey the Messengers

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

N J Dawood 2014 Buy

Thereupon a man came running from the far quarter of the city. ‘My people,‘ he said, ‘follow those who have been sent to you

Arthur John Arberry Buy

Then came a man from the furthest part of the city, running; he said, 'My people, follow the Envoys

Edward Henry Palmer Buy

And there came from the remote part of the city a man hastening up. Said he, 'O my people! follow the apostles

George Sale Buy

And a certain man came hastily from the farther parts of the city, and said, O my people, follow the messengers of God

John Medows Rodwell Buy

Then from the end of the city a man came running: He said, "O my people! follow the Sent Ones

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Shuaib Abdullahi Buy

And (Wa) a man (Rajulun) came (Jaa'a) from (Min) the farthest (Aq'soa) of the city (El'Madiinati), striving (Yas'ää), he said (Qaala), "O (Yaa) my people (Qaw'mi), follow (Ettabiu') the messengers (El'Mur'saliin).

Fode Drame Buy

And from the farthest end of the city came a man walking with a graceful demeanor, he said, “O my people, follow the messengers.

MunirMezyed2023 Buy

There came from the furthermost part of the town a man running. He said: “O’ my people, follow the Messengers.

Mustaqim

And a man came running from the far end of the town saying: oh my people, follow the messengers.

Linda "iLham" Barto Buy

Then a man came running from the farthest part of the city. He said, “O my people, obey the messengers.

Fadel Soliman-The Bridges Translation Buy

And there came a man rushing from the farthest end of the city. He said, “O my people, follow the emissaries.

Irving/Hegab Buy

A man came hurrying up from the further end of the city. he said: "O my people, follow the emissaries!

Samy Mahdy Buy

And a man came from the farthest part of the city pursued. He said, “O kinfolk, follow the messengers.

Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress) Buy

Then a man came from the farthest end of the city at speed. He said: 'My people! Follow these messengers.

Qarai Buy

There came a man hurrying from the city outskirts. He said, ‘O my people! Follow the apostles!

Thomas Cleary Buy

And there came, from the remotest part of the city, a man running: he said, "O my people! Follow the Messengers:

Ahmed Hulusi Buy

Then a man came running from the farthest end of the city, saying, “O my people, follow the Rasuls.”

Mubarakpuri Buy

And there came a man running from the farthest part of the town. He said, "O my people! Obey the Messengers."

A. S. Mohamed Buy

A man came running from the far side of the city and said, "O my people, follow the messengers.

Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli Buy

And from the farthest part of the city there came a man running; he said: O my people! Follow the messengers;

Mir Aneesuddin

And a man came running from a distant (part) of the city, he said, “O my people! follow the messengers,

[Al-Muntakhab]

And there came a man from the far end of the city, moved with compassion for his fellow men who rejected what he knew to be the truth, to say to them: "O my people, obey them, they are Messengers entrusted with the spirit of truth- that guides into all truth"

The Wise Quran Project

And a man came from the farthest part of the city, running. He said, 'O my people! Follow the messengers.

Newest Translations 2026

Zulfiquar Ali Bhotto

And there came from the farthest end of the city, a man running. He said, "O my people, follow these messengers.

Verbatim Quran - Mahmoud K

And a man came from the furthest of the city striving. He said, 'O my folk, follow the messengers.

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938) Buy

Then there came running, from the farthest part of the City, a man, saying, "O my people! Obey the apostles

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) Buy

And a man came running from the farthest part of the city, saying: "O my people, follow the messengers.

[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) Buy

And a man came running from the farthest part of the city, saying: "O my people, follow the messengers."

OLD Word by Word

And came from (the) farthest end (of) the city a man running. He said, "O my People! Follow the Messengers

Transliteration Buy

Wajaa min aqsa almadeenati rajulun yasAAa qala ya qawmi ittabiAAoo almursaleena

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