Quran Ayah Sad (The Letter Sad) 38:73 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad

Thereupon the angels prostrated themselves, all of them together

Arthur John Arberry

Then the angels bowed themselves all together

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

So the angels prostrated themselves, all of them together

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Arabic

فَسَجَدَ ٱلۡمَلَـٰۤىِٕكَةُ كُلُّهُمۡ أَجۡمَعُونَ ۝٧٣

Transliteration (2021)

fasajada l-malāikatu kulluhum ajmaʿūn

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

So prostrated the Angels all of them together.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

Thereupon the angels prostrated themselves, all of them together

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

So the angels prostrated themselves, all of them together

M. M. Pickthall

The angels fell down prostrate, every one

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

So the angels prostrated all together—

Wahiduddin Khan

Thereupon the angels prostrated themselves, all of them together

Safi Kaskas

The angels prostrated, all of them together

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

So the angels prostrated themselves, one and all, altogether

T.B.Irving

except for Diabolis; he was too proud and a disbeliever besides.

Shakir

And the angels did obeisance, all of them

Abdul Hye

So the angels prostrated, all of them together,

Saeed Malik

So, the angels prostrated, all of them in unison,

The Study Quran

Then the angels prostrated, all of them together

Talal Itani & AI (2025)

So the angels prostrated, all of them together.

Talal Itani (2012)

So the angels fell prostrate, all of them

M. Farook Malik

Accordingly all the angels prostrated themselves

Dr. Kamal Omar

So the angels prostrated — all of them together

Dr. Munir Munshey

Accordingly, the angels _ all of them together _ fell prostrate

Syed Vickar Ahamed

So, the angels prostrated themselves, all of them together

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

So the angels prostrated - all of them entirely

Muhammad Sarwar

all the angel then prostrated themselve

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

Then, the angels prostrated themselves, all of them together

Shabbir Ahmed

Thereupon the angels agreed to be submissive before him, all of them together. ('Sajdah' = Literally, prostration, is due to Allah alone, hence, the allegorical meaning here)

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

So the Angels prostrated themselves, all of them all together

Hamid S. Aziz

And the angels did obeisance, all of them

Abdel Haleem

The angels all bowed down together

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

The angels prostrated themselves, all of them

Ahmed Ali

Then the angels bowed before him in a body

Aisha Bewley

So the angels prostrated, all of them together,

Ali Ünal

So the angels prostrated, all of them together

Ali Quli Qara'i

Thereat the angels prostrated, all of them together

[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)

The angels yielded, all of them,

Musharraf Hussain

So the angels prostrated all together

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

So the angels prostrated themselves, all of them together

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

So the angels, all of them together, prostrated (and showed humbleness),

Maududi

Then the angels, all of them, prostrated themselves before Ada

Mohammad Shafi

The angels then prostrated all of them together

Controversial or status undetermined works

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

There fore angles fell down prostrate, all of them together.

Rashad Khalifa

The angels fell prostrate, all of them,

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

So all the angels prostrated themselve

Faridul Haque

So all the angels prostrated, every one, without exception

Bijan Moeinian

All Angels fell prostrate before man

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And the angels submitted, all of them

Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

So the angels prostrated all of them, all/all together

Sher Ali

So the angels submitted, all of them together

Edip Yuksel

The controllers submitted, all of them,

Amatul Rahman Omar

So (when He inspired into him His revelation) the angels submitted one and all

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

So all the angels fell down together prostrating themselves before him

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali

So the angels prostrated themselves, all of them

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

N J Dawood (2014)

The angels prostrated themselves one and all

Arthur John Arberry

Then the angels bowed themselves all together

Edward Henry Palmer

And the angels adored all of them

George Sale

And all the angels worshipped him, in general

John Medows Rodwell

And the angels prostrated themselves, all of them with one accord

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Shuaib Abdullahi

So (Fa) the Angels (El'Malaaikatu) prostrated (Sajada) all of them (Kulluhum') entirely (Aj'mauun),

Fode Drame

So the angels fell prostrate all of them altogether;

Munir Mezyed

So the Angels prostrated, all of them together

Sahib Mustaqim Bleher

Then all the angels prostrated.

Linda “iLHam” Barto

The angels bowed themselves, all of them together.

Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation

So the angels fell prostrate, all of them, entirely—

Irving & Mohamed Hegab

The angels all bowed down on their knees together

Samy Mahdy

So the angels prostrated, all of them altogether.

Sayyid Qutb

The angels prostrated themselves, all of them together.

Ali Quli Qarai

Thereat the angels prostrated, all of them together,

Ahmed Hulusi

So the angels prostrated, all of them entirely.

Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri

So, the angels prostrated themselves, all of them,

A. S. Mohamed

the angels fell prostrate, all of them entirely,

Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli

Then the angels did fall prostrating all together,

Mir Aneesuddin

So the angels bowed down, all of them together

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

There and then did all the angels cast themselves down prostrate

The Wise Quran Project

And the angels prostrated, all of them, all together.

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

So the angels prostrated themselves, all of them together

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

The angels yielded, all of them

[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)

The Angels submitted, all of them

OLD Literal Word for Word

So prostrated the Angels all of them together

OLD Transliteration

Fasajada almala-ikatu kulluhum ajmaAAoona

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