Quran Ayah adh-Dhariyat (The Winnowing Winds, The Scatterers) 51:4 - 70+ Translation Comparison

Popular and/or Featured Works

Muhammad Asad

and those that apportion [the gift of life] at [God’s] behest

Arthur John Arberry

and the partitioners

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

And those that distribute and apportion by Command;

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Arabic

فَٱلۡمُقَسِّمَـٰتِ أَمۡرًا ۝٤

Transliteration (2021)

fal-muqasimāti amra

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

And those distributing Command,

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

and those that apportion [the gift of life] at [God’s] behest

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

And those that distribute and apportion by Command;

M. M. Pickthall

And those who distribute (blessings) by command

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

and ˹the angels˺ administering affairs by ˹Allah’s˺ command!

Wahiduddin Khan

and distributing the command of God at His behest

Safi Kaskas

and those distributing [rain] as ordained,

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

and the ones who distribute the command,

T.B.Irving

and those delivering a command,

Shakir

Then those (angels who) distribute blessings by Our command

Abdul Hye

and those (angels) that distribute command (of Allah);

Saeed Malik

By the apportioners thereof, apportioning by command.

The Study Quran

and by those that apportion the Command

Talal Itani (2012)

And those distributing as commanded

Talal Itani & AI (2025)

By those that distribute the command.

Ali Quli Qara'i

by [the angels] who dispense [livelihood] by [His] command

Ali Ünal

And those (angels) who distribute by command (of God, His provision of rain and innumerable other blessings)

Aisha Bewley

and those apportioning the command:

Ahmed Ali

And those who distribute (it) by command

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And the angels who distribute the affair

Abdel Haleem

that distribute [rain] as ordained

Shabbir Ahmed

And those who share the Command

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

then those who distribute things

Muhammad Sarwar

by the angels which distribute the affairs

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Then (by) the dividers by the Command

Hamid S. Aziz

And those that distribute and apportion by Our command

Dr. Kamal Omar

then those that distribute (the) matter

Dr. Munir Munshey

Then, they distribute and apportion (rain) per His command

M. Farook Malik

then by those who distribute the big affair (rain)

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And those [angels] apportioning [each] matter

Syed Vickar Ahamed

And those that distribute and rearrange by (His) Order—

[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)

Distributing as commanded.

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

And those who distribute influence

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

and by the distributors of affairs/commands (the angels),

Musharraf Hussain

by the winds that distribute rain as commanded;

Maududi

and execute the great task of apportioning (rainfall)

Mohammad Shafi

And then execute given task of apportioning [rainfall]

Controversial or status undetermined works

Rashad Khalifa

Distributing them as commanded.

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

And then the distributors by command.

Sher Ali

And then distribute by Our command

Faridul Haque

Then by oath of those which distribute by the command

Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

So the apportioners/distributors a matter/affair/order/command

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And those distributing the Affair! -

Bijan Moeinian

Your Lord swears by those clouds that distribute their water equally throughout their trip by the order of the Almighty

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

then by the distributors (angels), ordered

Edip Yuksel

Distributing a command.

Amatul Rahman Omar

And then distribute and apportion the work by (Our) command

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

And by the angels that distribute work

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali

And those (angels) who distribute (provisions, rain, and other blessings) by (Allahs) Command

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

N J Dawood (2014)

and by the angels who deal out as commanded

Arthur John Arberry

and the partitioners

John Medows Rodwell

And those which apportion by command

Edward Henry Palmer

and by the distributors of affairs!

George Sale

and by the angels who distribute things necessary for the support of all creatures

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Shuaib Abdullahi

and (Fa) the distributors (El'Muqassimaati) of matter (Am'raa);

Fode Drame

And by those who distribute commandment.

Munir Mezyed

Then those (Angels who) distribute (blessings) by Our Command,

Sahib Mustaqim Bleher

And those (angels) arranging affairs.

Linda “iLHam” Barto

[Consider] those that assign command.

Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation

and by those distributing as commanded—

Irving & Mohamed Hegab

and those [angels] delivering a command [from Allah(God)],

Samy Mahdy

Then by the distributors of a command.

Ali Quli Qarai

by [the angels] who dispense [livelihood] by [His] command:

Ahmed Hulusi

And those who apportion the command!

Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri

And the distributors of command,

A. S. Mohamed

and those distributing the command:

Mir Aneesuddin

then those distributing the affair (or command) ,

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

And by the angels, the attendants and divine Messengers of Allah, who minister the affairs of mankind and all other beings, and apportion to each what is determined by Allah

The Wise Quran Project

And those distributing command.

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

And those that distribute and apportion by Command;

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

Distributing as commanded.

[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)

Distributing as commanded

OLD Literal Word for Word

And those distributing Command

OLD Transliteration

Faalmuqassimati amran

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