Quran Ayah an-Najm (The Star) 53:54 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad

and then covered them from sight forever

Arthur John Arberry

so that there covered it that which covered

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

So that (ruins unknown) have covered them up

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Arabic

فَغَشَّىٰهَا مَا غَشَّىٰ ۝٥٤

Transliteration (2021)

faghashāhā mā ghash

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

So covered them what covered.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

and then covered them from sight forever

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

So that (ruins unknown) have covered them up

M. M. Pickthall

So that there covered them that which did cover

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

How overwhelming was what covered ˹them˺!

Wahiduddin Khan

and then covered them from sight forever

Safi Kaskas

And covered them by that whatever He covered them.

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

then, enwrapped them with what enwrapped.

T.B.Irving

and covered them up with whatever covered them."

Shakir

So there covered them that which covered

Abdul Hye

who were covered by (the punishment with stones) that covered them.”

Saeed Malik

then covered them that which covered.

The Study Quran

such that there covered them that which covered

Talal Itani & AI (2025)

So there covered them what covered them.

Talal Itani (2012)

And covered them with whatever covered them

M. Farook Malik

who were smitten by the scourge that smote them

Dr. Kamal Omar

So enveloped that whatever enveloped (as a wrath and torment coming from Allah)

Dr. Munir Munshey

That, which covered those cities, covered them completely

Syed Vickar Ahamed

So that (soil and debris) have covered them up

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And covered them by that which He covered

Muhammad Sarwar

and covered them with torment

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

so enveloped they were by that which enveloped

Shabbir Ahmed

So that there covered each of them what covered them. (Sodom and Gomorrah buried under the Dead Sea. Also applies to other townships covered with Doom.

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

So that (there) He constantly enveloped it whatever He constantly enveloped

Hamid S. Aziz

So that they were covered with that which covers

Abdel Haleem

and enveloped them in the punishment He ordained for them

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Then covered them with that which covered them

Ahmed Ali

So that they were covered over by what they were covered over

Aisha Bewley

so that what enveloped it enveloped it.

Ali Ünal

So that there covered them that which covered

Ali Quli Qara'i

covering it with what covered it

[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)

So it was covered by that which covers.

Musharraf Hussain

and covered them with rubble so they’re hidden from sight.

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

And they have been covered up

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

and it was covered by what covers.

Maududi

and caused them to be covered with that which He covered them with

Mohammad Shafi

And He covered them with what He covered.h

Controversial or status undetermined works

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

Then covered them what covered them.

Rashad Khalifa

Consequently, they utterly vanished.

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

so that there came upon them that which came

Faridul Haque

So they were covered with whatever covered them

Bijan Moeinian

Consequently, ruins covered them up as you know

Maulana Muhammad Ali

So there covered them that which covered

Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

So covered/came upon it what covers

Sher Ali

So that there covered them that which covered

Edip Yuksel

Consequently, they utterly vanished.

Amatul Rahman Omar

So they were completely covered with that which overwhelms (when the punishment befalls)

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

Then covered them that which did cover (i.e., the stones were rained on them)

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali

So there covered them that which did cover (i.e. torment with stones)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

N J Dawood (2014)

so that they were smitten by the scourge that smote them

Arthur John Arberry

so that there covered it that which covered

Edward Henry Palmer

and there covered them what did cover them

George Sale

and that which covered them, covered them

John Medows Rodwell

So that that which covered them covered them

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Shuaib Abdullahi

and (Fa) were covered (Gasshaa-haa) by that which (Maa) covered (Gasshaa)?!

Fode Drame

So that He covered it by that which covered [it].

Munir Mezyed

So they were covered with that which covers.

Sahib Mustaqim Bleher

And completely covered.

Linda “iLHam” Barto

…so that they have been consumed.

Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation

and covered them by that which He covered.

Irving & Mohamed Hegab

and covered them up with whatever covered them."

Samy Mahdy

So it is over-covered by what is over-covered.

Ali Quli Qarai

covering it with what covered it.

Ahmed Hulusi

And thus covered them with their coverings (as the result of their deeds)!

Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri

So, there covered them that which did cover.

A. S. Mohamed

then it was covered by that which covered it;

Mir Aneesuddin

so there covered them that which covered?

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

To a degree inconceivable in imagination as to how they were berried the way they were

The Wise Quran Project

So what covered covered them.

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

So that (ruins unknown) have covered them up

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

So it was covered by that which covers

[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)

Consequently, they utterly vanished

OLD Literal Word for Word

So covered them what covered

OLD Transliteration

Faghashshaha ma ghashsha

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