Quran Ayah an-Najm (The Star) 53:37 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad

and of Abraham, who to his trust was true

Arthur John Arberry

and Abraham, he who paid his debt in full

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

And of Abraham who fulfilled his engagements?

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Arabic

وَإِبۡرَ ٰهِیمَ ٱلَّذِی وَفَّىٰۤ ۝٣٧

Transliteration (2021)

wa-ib'rāhīma alladhī waff

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

And Ibrahim, who fulfilled?

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

and of Abraham, who to his trust was true

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

And of Abraham who fulfilled his engagements?

M. M. Pickthall

And Abraham who paid his debt

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

and ˹that of˺ Abraham, who ˹perfectly˺ fulfilled ˹his covenant˺?

Wahiduddin Khan

And with Abraham who kept his word

Safi Kaskas

and [of] Abraham, who fulfilled his duty,

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

and of Abraham who paid his account in full?

T.B.Irving

and on Abraham´s, who always kept his word:

Shakir

And (of) Ibrahim who fulfilled (the commandments)

Abdul Hye

and of Abraham who fulfilled (his covenant):

Saeed Malik

and of Abraham, who fulfilled [his trust]:

The Study Quran

and Abraham, who fulfilled

Talal Itani & AI (2025)

And Abraham, who fulfilled his duty?

Talal Itani (2012)

And of Abraham, who fulfilled

M. Farook Malik

and of Abraham who always kept his word

Dr. Kamal Omar

and Ibrahim who fulfilled (whatever he was commanded by Allah as a test or as an ordainment)

Dr. Munir Munshey

Or Ibraheem, who honored his pledge

Syed Vickar Ahamed

And of Ibrahim (Abraham) who filled his promises

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And [of] Abraham, who fulfilled [his obligations]

Muhammad Sarwar

and about Abraham who fulfilled his duty (to God)

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

and of Ibrahim who fulfilled (his duties)

Shabbir Ahmed

And of Abraham who fulfilled his obligations

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

And Ibrahim, (Abraham) who constantly fulfilled the Message

Hamid S. Aziz

And of Abraham who fulfilled (the commandments or duties)

Abdel Haleem

and of Abraham, who fulfilled his duty

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And of Ibrahim who faithfully fulfilled

Ahmed Ali

And of Abraham who fulfilled his trust? -

Aisha Bewley

and of Ibrahim, who paid his dues in full:

Ali Ünal

And of Abraham who discharged his due (fulfilling all his duties to perfection)

Ali Quli Qara'i

and of Abraham, who fulfilled [his summons]

[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)

And of Abraham who fulfilled?

Musharraf Hussain

and Ibrahim? He fulfilled his responsibility of preaching.

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

And of Abraham, who fulfilled his engagements

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

and Abraham, the one who fulfilled (his duties)?

Maududi

and of Abraham, who lived up to the trust

Mohammad Shafi

And of Abraham, who was true to his word

Controversial or status undetermined works

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

And of Ibrahim who fulfilled the Commandments.

Rashad Khalifa

And Abraham who fulfilled?

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

and Abraham, who paid his debt in full

Faridul Haque

And of Ibrahim, who was most obedient

Bijan Moeinian

Has such a person not heard about what is mentioned in the book sent down to Abraham

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And (of) Abraham who fulfilled (commandments)

Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

And Abraham who fulfilled/completed

Sher Ali

And of Abraham who fulfilled the divine commandments

Edip Yuksel

Of Abraham who fulfilled?

Amatul Rahman Omar

And (those of) Abraham who thoroughly and faithfully fulfilled (the commandments of his Lord)

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

And in the (scriptures) of Ibrahim (Abraham), who accomplished (all the commands of Allah) with perfection

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali

And of Ibrahim (Abraham) who fulfilled (or conveyed) all that (what Allah ordered him to do or convey)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

N J Dawood (2014)

and Abraham, who was true to his covenant

Arthur John Arberry

and Abraham, he who paid his debt in full

Edward Henry Palmer

and Abraham who fulfilled his word?

George Sale

and of Abraham who faithfully performed his engagements

John Medows Rodwell

And of Abraham faithful to his pledge

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Shuaib Abdullahi

as well as (Wa) Abraham (Ib'raahiima), who (Ellazii) fulfilled (Waffaa)? (87:19)

Fode Drame

And of Abraham who fulfilled [the words].

Munir Mezyed

And of Abraham who fulfilled (his function of promulgating the Message of God)?

Sahib Mustaqim Bleher

And Ibrahim (Abraham), who gave in full?

Linda “iLHam” Barto

[Is he/she not acquainted with that] of Abraham who fulfilled [his duty]?

Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation

and of Abraham who fulfilled (conveying the commandments):

Irving & Mohamed Hegab

and on Abraham's, who always kept his word:

Samy Mahdy

And Abraham, the one who fulfilled?

Ali Quli Qarai

and of Abraham, who fulfilled [his summons]:

Ahmed Hulusi

And the (pages of) Abraham, the faithful?

Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri

And of Ibrahim who fulfilled all that:

A. S. Mohamed

and Abraham who fulfilled:

Mir Aneesuddin

and Ibrahim, who fulfilled (his responsibility by informing):

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

And of Ibrahim (Abraham) whose vows pledged to Allah, he faithfully fulfilled

The Wise Quran Project

And Abraham, the one who fulfilled?

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

And of Abraham who fulfilled his engagements?

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

And of Abraham who fulfilled?

[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)

And of Abraham who fulfille

OLD Literal Word for Word

And Ibrahim, who fulfilled

OLD Transliteration

Wa-ibraheema allathee waffa

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