Quran Ayah Sad (The Letter Sad) 38:13 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad

and [the tribe of] Thamud, and the people of Lot, and the dwellers of the wooded dales [of Madyan]: they all were leagued together, [as it were, in their unbelief:]

Arthur John Arberry

and Thamood, and the people of Lot, and the men of the Thicket - those were the parties

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

And Thamud, and the people of Lut, and the Companions of the Wood; - such were the Confederates

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Arabic

وَثَمُودُ وَقَوۡمُ لُوطࣲ وَأَصۡحَـٰبُ لۡءَیۡكَةِۚ أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ ٱلۡأَحۡزَابُ ۝١٣

Transliteration (2021)

wathamūdu waqawmu lūṭin wa-aṣḥābu al'aykati ulāika l-aḥzāb

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

And Thamud and (the) people (of) Lut and (the) companions (of) the wood. Those (were) the companies.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

and [the tribe of] Thamud, and the people of Lot, and the dwellers of the wooded dales [of Madyan]: they all were leagued together, [as it were, in their unbelief:]

M. M. Pickthall

And (the tribe of) Thamud, and the folk of Lot, and the dwellers in the wood: these were the factions

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

Thamûd, the people of Lot, and the residents of the Forest. These were ˹all˺ enemy forces.

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

And Thamud, and the people of Lut, and the Companions of the Wood; - such were the Confederates

Wahiduddin Khan

and the tribe of Thamud, and the people of Lot, and the dwellers of the Woodthese were the confederates

Safi Kaskas

[the tribe of] Thamud, the people of Lot, the woods-dwellers: those were the parties,

Shakir

And Samood and the people of Lut and the dwellers of the thicket; these were the parties

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

and Thamud and a folk of Lot and the Companions of the Thicket. Those were the confederates.

T.B.Irving

and Thamud, Lots folk, and the inhabitants of the Forest. Those were all partisans;

Abdul Hye

and Thamud, and the people of Lot, and the residents of the wood (Median); such were the confederates,

Saeed Malik

and the Thamūd, and the people of Lot, and the dwellers of the thicket. Such are the cobbled coalition.

The Study Quran

Thamud, the people of Lot, and the inhabitants of the thicket; they are the parties

Talal Itani (2012)

And Thamood, and the people of Lot, and the dwellers of the Woods—these were the confederates

Talal Itani & AI (2025)

And Thamud, the people of Lot, and the companions of the forest. These were the factions.

Ali Quli Qara'i

and Thamud, and the people of Lot, and the inhabitants of Aykah: those were the factions

Ali Ünal

And also the Thamud, and the people of Lot, and the people al-Aykah. Those are the hordes (of old times)

Aisha Bewley

and Thamud and the people of Lut and the Companions of the Thicket.* Those too were Confederates.

Ahmed Ali

And the Thamud, the people of Lot, as well as the dwellers of the Wood, had denied. These were the hordes

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And the Thamud, and the people of Lut, and the dwellers of the wood; these were the confederates

Dr. Kamal Omar

and Samud, and the nation of Lout, and the dwellers of Aika — they are Al-Ahzab

Dr. Munir Munshey

(And like) the Samood, the nation of Loot, and the people of ´Aikah´. (Now), they were (much stronger) groups

Abdel Haleem

Thamud, the people of Lot, and the Forest-Dwellers each formed opposition [against theirs]

M. Farook Malik

So did Thamud, the people of Lot and those of Aiykah (the people of Median) - all divided themselves into factions

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And [the tribe of] Thamud and the people of Lot and the companions of the thicket. Those are the companies

Syed Vickar Ahamed

And Samood (Thamud), and the people of Lut (Lot), and the companions of the Wood— Like this were the Confederates (the allies of unbelievers

[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)

And Thamud, and the people of Lot, and the people of the Sycamore; these are the Confederates.

Shabbir Ahmed

And Thamud, and the people of Lot, and the dwellers of the Wood-dales (of Midyan). And they were clans strongly banded

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

and Thamud and the people of LuT and the people of Aaikah have rejected (the messengers). They were the (strong) groups

Muhammad Sarwar

So also did the people of Thamud, Lot, and the dwellers of the Forest

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

And Thamud, and the people of Lut (Lot) and the companions of the Thicket; those were the (allied) parties

Hamid S. Aziz

And the people of Thamud and the people of Lot and the Companions of the Woods; these were the factions

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

And Thamud and people of Lot and the inhabitants of the woods (people of Shu'aib/Jethro), they were the parties (that denied the messengers).

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

And Thamud, the people of Lot, and the Companions of the Wood, these were the confederates

Musharraf Hussain

as did Thamud, the people of Lut and the forest dwellers. Those were the confederates of their day;

Maududi

and so did Thamud and the people of Lot and the people of Aykah. These were all leagued together

Mohammad Shafi

And so did the tribe of Thamood, and the people of Lot, and the dwellers of the wood [Midian]: those were the peoples allied against the Truth

Controversial or status undetermined works

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

And Samud and the people of Lut and dwellers of the wood. These are those parties.

Rashad Khalifa

Also, Thamoud, the people of Lot, the dwellers of the Woods (of Midyan); those were the opponents.

Sher Ali

And the tribe of Thamud, and the People of Lot, and the dwellers of the Wood - these were the confederates too

Faridul Haque

And the tribe of Thamud, and the people of Lut, and the People of the Woods; these are the groups

Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

And Thamud and Lot's nation, and owners/company (of) the thicket/dense tangled trees, those are the groups/parties

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And Thamud and the people of Lot and the dwellers of the thicket. These were the parties (opposing Truth)

Bijan Moeinian

Among other disbelievers were people of Thamud, people of Lot and people of Aiykan

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

Thamood, the nation of Lot and the dwellers of the Thicket such were the confederates

Edip Yuksel

And Thamud, and the people of Lot, the dwellers of the Woods; such were the opponents.

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

And Thamud and the people of Lut (Lot) and the dwellers of (the Wood) al-Ayka (i.e., the people of Shu‘ayb) too (denied). These were the large armies

Amatul Rahman Omar

So did (the tribe of) Thamud and the people of Lot, and the dwellers of the Thicket. These were (all routed) groups of people

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali

And Thamood, and the people of Lout (Lot), and the dwellers of the wood; such were the confederates

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

N J Dawood (2014)

Thamūd, the people of Lot, and the dwellers of the Forest³ ― they disbelieved, they were all those factions

John Medows Rodwell

And Themoud, and the people of Lot, and the dwellers in the forest: these were the confederates

Edward Henry Palmer

and Thamud and the people of Lot, and the fellows of the Grove, they were the confederates too

George Sale

and the tribe of Thamud, and the people of Lot, and the inhabitants of the wood near Madian, accused the prophets of imposture before them: These were the confederates against the messengers of God

Arthur John Arberry

and Thamood, and the people of Lot, and the men of the Thicket - those were the parties

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Shuaib Abdullahi

also (Wa) Thamud (Thamuudu), the people (Qaw'mu) of Lot (Luutin), and (Wa) the companions (As'haabu) of the jungle (Midian) (El'Ai'kati). Those (U'laaika) are the parties (38:11) (El'Ah'zaab).

Fode Drame

and Thamud and people of Lot and the inhabitants of the wooded vales. Those are the confederates.

Munir Mezyed

And (the tribe of) Thamūd, the people of Lot and the companions of the thicket. These were the (sinful) confederates.

Sahib Mustaqim Bleher

And Thamud and the people of Lut (Lot) and the inhabitants of the woodlands (al-Ayka); those were the allies.

Linda “iLHam” Barto

Also, there were the Thamud, the people of Lot, and the companions of the wood. They were the opposition.

Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation

and Thamûd and the people of Lot and the fellows of the thicket. Those were the parties.

Irving & Mohamed Hegab

and Thamud, Lot’s folk, and the inhabitants of the Forest. Those were all partisans;

Samy Mahdy

And Thamud, and Lot’s kinfolk, and thicket companions, those were the parties.

Ali Quli Qarai

and Thamud, and the people of Lot, and the inhabitants of Aykah: those were the factions.

Sayyid Qutb

the ThamÅ«d, Lot's people and the dwellers of the wooded dales: these were different groupings;

Ahmed Hulusi

And Thamud (the people of Salih), the people of Lot (those who were destroyed by their bodily desires) and the people of the thicket (the people of Shuayb)... They were people who were joined in disbelief!

Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri

And Thamud, and the people of Lut, and the Dwellers of Al-Aykah; such were the Confederates.

A. S. Mohamed

and Thamoud, and the people of Lot, and the Companions of the Woods. Those were the factions.

Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli

And Tham?d and the people of Lot, and the dwellers of the Thicket, these were the parties (who also rejected the messengers).

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

And the people of Thamud (the Thamudites), the people of Lut and the Woodlanders (the Midianites), each and all of whom confederated against the truth

Mir Aneesuddin

And Samood and people of Lut and the inhabitants of the jungle, those (too) were the parties (defeated earlier).

The Wise Quran Project

And Thamud and the people of Lot, and the fellows of the thicket, those were the parties.

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

And Thamud, and the people of Lut, and the Companions of the Wood; - such were the Confederates

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

And Thamud, and the people of Lot, and the people of the Sycamore; these are the Confederates

[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)

And Thamud, and the people of Lot, the dwellers of the Woods; such were the opponents

OLD Literal Word for Word

And Thamud and (the) people (of) Lut and (the) companions (of) the wood. Those (were) the companies

OLD Transliteration

Wathamoodu waqawmu lootin waas-habu al-aykati ola-ika al-ahzabu

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