Quran Ayah as-Saffat (Those Who Set The Ranks, Drawn up in Ranks, The Rangers) 37:89 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad

and said, “Verily, I am sick [at heart]!”

Arthur John Arberry

and he said, 'Surely I am sick.

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

And he said, "I am indeed sick (at heart)!"

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Source Arabic and Literal tools

Arabic

فَقَالَ إِنِّی سَقِیمࣱ ۝٨٩

Transliteration (2021)

faqāla innī saqīmu

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

And he said, "Indeed, I am sick."

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

and said, “Verily, I am sick [at heart]!”

M. M. Pickthall

Then said: Lo! I feel sick

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

And he said, "I am indeed sick (at heart)!"

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

then said, “I am really sick.”

Safi Kaskas

and said, "I am sick [of you worshipping these] "

Wahiduddin Khan

And said, I am sick

Shakir

Then he said: Surely I am sick (of your worshipping these)

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

and he said: Truly, I am ill!

T.B.Irving

and said: "I feel heartsick!"

Abdul Hye

and said: “Surely, I am sick (he did this trick to stay in their temple of idols to destroy them and not to accompany them to the pagan’s feast).”

Saeed Malik

and said, "I truly am stricken sick."

The Study Quran

and said, “Truly I am sick.

Talal Itani & AI (2025)

Then he said, "I am feeling ill."

Talal Itani (2012)

And said, 'I am sick.'

Dr. Kamal Omar

then he said: “Verily, I feel sick

M. Farook Malik

and said "I am feeling sick."

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Yet he said, "Surely I am ailing."

Muhammad Sarwar

and said, "I am sick!"

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

and then said, .I feel indisposed

Shabbir Ahmed

And said, "Behold, I am sick (of you worshiping false deities)." (60:4)

Dr. Munir Munshey

And said, "I really feel sick."

Syed Vickar Ahamed

And he said, "I am truly sick (at my heart)!"

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And said, "Indeed, I am [about to be] ill."

[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)

And he said: "I am ill!"

Abdel Haleem

He said, ‘I am sick,’

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And he said: verily I am about to be sick

Ahmed Ali

And said: "I am sick (of what you worship)!"

Aisha Bewley

and said, ´I am sick.´

Ali Ünal

And he said: "Indeed I am sick."

Ali Quli Qara'i

and said, ‘Indeed I am sick!’

Hamid S. Aziz

Then he said, "Verily, I am sick (at heart of your worshipping these)."

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

Then he said: “Indeed I am sick (of your practices).”

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

And he said, “I am indeed sick.

Musharraf Hussain

and said, “I’m sick.”

Maududi

and said: "I am sick."

Mohammad Shafi

And said, "I am sick indeed!"

Controversial or status undetermined works

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

Then he said, 'I am about to be sick'.

Rashad Khalifa

Then he gave up and said, "I am tired of this!"

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

and said: 'Surely, I am sick (of what you worship)!

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And said: Surely I am sick (of your deities)

Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

So he said: "That I am sick/ill ."

Bijan Moeinian

Being disappointed,] he said: “I feel bad.”

Faridul Haque

He then said, “I feel sick (of you)!”

Sher Ali

And said, `I am feeling unwell.

Edip Yuksel

He said, "I am sick of this!"

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

And said: ‘I am not well (so cannot accompany you to the festival).

Amatul Rahman Omar

And said, `I am indeed sick (of your worshipping false gods).

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali

And he said: "Verily, I am sick (with plague. He did this trick to remain in their temple of idols to destroy them and not to accompany them to the pagans feast)."

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

Arthur John Arberry

and he said, 'Surely I am sick.

George Sale

and said, verily I shall be sick, and shall not assist at your sacrifices

Edward Henry Palmer

and said, 'Verily, I am sick!

John Medows Rodwell

And said, "In sooth I am ill

N J Dawood (2014)

and said: ‘I am sick!‘

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Shuaib Abdullahi

then (Fa) he said (Qaala), "Indeed, I am (Innii) ill (Saqiim)."

Fode Drame

So he said, “I indeed am sick.”

Munir Mezyed

And said: “I am sick (with plague).”

Sahib Mustaqim Bleher

Then he said: I feel sick.

Linda “iLHam” Barto

He said, “I truly feel ill.”

Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation

and said, “I am sick.”

Irving & Mohamed Hegab

and said: "I feel heartsick!"

Samy Mahdy

So he said, “Surely I am ill.”

Ali Quli Qarai

and said, ‘Indeed I am sick!’

Sayyid Qutb

and said: 'Indeed I am sick.'

Ahmed Hulusi

He said, “I am sickened (by what you do)!”

Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri

And he said: "Verily, I am sick."

A. S. Mohamed

then he said, "I am sick."

Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli

Then he said: Verily I am sick (and I cannot participate in your festival).

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

And there, he exclaimed: "I feel really sick at heart of such irreverent society"

Mir Aneesuddin

then he said, “I am certainly sick.”

The Wise Quran Project

And he said, 'Indeed, I am sick.'

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

And he said, "I am indeed sick (at heart)!"

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

And he said: "I am ill!

[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)

And he said: "I am ill!"

OLD Literal Word for Word

And he said, "Indeed, I am sick.

OLD Transliteration

Faqala innee saqeemun

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