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Muhammad Asad
reclining upon them, facing one another [in love]
Arthur John Arberry
reclining upon them, set face to face
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Reclining on them, facing each other
Source Arabic and Literal tools
Word by Word (2021)
Reclining, on them facing each other.
Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
reclining upon them, facing one another [in love]
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
Reclining therein face to face
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Reclining on them, facing each other
Mustafa Khattab 2018
reclining face to face.
Safi Kaskas 2025
Reclining on them, facing each other
Wahiduddin Khan
reclining on them facing each other
Shakir
Reclining on them, facing one another
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
ones who are reclining on them, ones who are facing one another.
T.B.Irving
leaning back on them, facing one another.
Abdul Hye
reclining on them face to face,
Saeed Malik
reclined in comfort on them, facing one another—
The Study Quran
reclining upon them, facing one another
Talal Itani & AI (2025)
Reclining on them, facing one another.
Talal Itani (2012)
Reclining on them, facing one another
Dr. Kamal Omar
(as) those who recline thereon (and as) those who sit in front of one another
M. Farook Malik
reclining on them facing each other
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Reclining upon them, facing one another
Muhammad Sarwar
facing one another
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
reclining on them, facing each other
Shabbir Ahmed
Reclining thereon, socializing
Dr. Munir Munshey
They would recline (on their thrones), facing each other
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Reclining on them, face to face
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
Reclining on them, facing each other
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)
Reclining in them, facing each other.
Abdel Haleem
they will sit facing each other
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Reclining thereon facing each other
Ahmed Ali
Reclining face to face
Aisha Bewley
reclining on them face to face.
Ali Ãœnal
Reclining upon them, facing one another
Ali Quli Qara'i
reclining on them, face to face
Hamid S. Aziz
Reclining on them, facing one another
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
reclining on them, facing each other.
Bilal Muhammad 2018
Reclining on them, facing each other
Musharraf Hussain
they will enjoy each other’s company face to face.
Maududi
reclining on them, arrayed face to face
Mohammad Shafi
Reclining on them, face to face one with another
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Reclining on them facing each other.
Rashad Khalifa
Enjoying everything, they will be neighbors.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
they shall recline, facing each other
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Reclining on them, facing each other
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
Leaning/reclining on it, facing each other
Bijan Moeinian
neighboring each other
Faridul Haque
Reclining on them, facing each other
Sher Ali
Reclining thereon, facing each other
Edip Yuksel
Residing in them, neighboring each other.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Reclining there on cushions, face to face
Amatul Rahman Omar
(They will be) reclining thereupon (and sitting) face to face
Hilali - Khan
Reclining thereon, face to face
Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry
reclining upon them, set face to face
George Sale
sitting opposite to one another thereon
Edward Henry Palmer
reclining on them face to face
John Medows Rodwell
Reclining on them face to face
N J Dawood 2014
face to face
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Shuaib Abdullahi
resting (Muttaki'iina) on them (Älai'ha), facing each other (Mutaqaabiliin).
Fode Drame
Reclining thereupon facing one another.
MunirMezyed2023
Reclining thereon, facing one another.
Mustaqim
They recline on them facing each other.
Linda "iLham" Barto
…reclining on them, facing one another.
Fadel Soliman-The Bridges Translation
leaning on them, facing one another.
Irving/Hegab
leaning back on them, facing one another.
Samy Mahdy
Reclining on it, facing each other.
Qarai
reclining on them, face to face.
Ahmed Hulusi
Seated facing one another.
Mubarakpuri
Reclining thereon, face to face.
A. S. Mohamed
they will be reclining and facing one another.
Mir Aneesuddin
reclining on them facing one another.
[Al-Muntakhab]
They recline thereon facing each other
The Wise Quran Project
Reclining on them, face to face.
Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)
Reclining on them, facing each other
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Reclining in them, facing each other.
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
Residing in them, neighbouring each other
OLD Word by Word
Reclining, on them facing each other
Transliteration
Muttaki-eena AAalayha mutaqabileena