Quran Ayah al-Waqi`ah (The Event, The Inevitable, That Which is Coming) 56:29 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad

and acacias flower-clad

Arthur John Arberry

and serried acacias

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Among Talh trees with flowers (or fruits) piled one above another,

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Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

and acacias flower-clad

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Among Talh trees with flowers (or fruits) piled one above another,

M. M. Pickthall

And clustered plantains

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

clusters of bananas,

Wahiduddin Khan

and clustered bananas

Safi Kaskas

and fruit-laden acacias

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

and acacias, one on another,

T.B.Irving

and bananas piled bunch on bunch,

Shakir

And banana-trees (with fruits), one above another

Abdul Hye

and among banana trees with fruits piled one above another,

Saeed Malik

and clustered sweet fruits and fragrant flowers

The Study Quran

clustered plantains

Talal Itani & AI (2025)

And clustered bananas.

Talal Itani (2012)

And sweet-smelling plants

M. Farook Malik

clusters of bananas

Dr. Kamal Omar

and clustered banana

Dr. Munir Munshey

Clusters of Acacia _ (a tree in paradise)

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Among Talh (beautifully flowering) trees with flowers (or fruits) piled one above another—

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And [banana] trees layered [with fruit]

Muhammad Sarwar

and banana trees

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

and the trees of TalH , (banana, or a fragrant tree) having layers one upon the other

Shabbir Ahmed

And trees laden with fruit and flower

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

And Talh, (It may mean banana or acacia, which are compacted) tiered (one on another)

Hamid S. Aziz

And tall trees with clusters of flowers (or fruits) one above another

Abdel Haleem

and clustered acacia

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And plantains laden with fruit

Ahmed Ali

And acacia covered with heaps of bloom

Aisha Bewley

and fruit-laden acacias

Ali Ünal

And banana trees with fruit piled high

Ali Quli Qara'i

and clustered spathe

[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)

And clustering fruit trees.

Musharraf Hussain

bunches of bananas,

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

Among Talh trees with flowers piled one above another

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

and banana trees piled up (with fruits),

Maududi

and flower-clad acacias

Mohammad Shafi

And banana plants growing layers of fruit

Controversial or status undetermined works

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

And clusters of bananas.

Rashad Khalifa

Fragrant fruits.

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

Bananatrees, pile

Faridul Haque

And clusters of banana plants

Bijan Moeinian

Amid clustered plantations, fruitful banana trees and flowers piled one above another

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And clustered banana-trees

Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

And acacia/bananas , neatly piled over each other

Sher Ali

And clustered bananas

Edip Yuksel

Fruit-trees which are ripe.

Amatul Rahman Omar

And (in the Garden of) clustered bananas

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

And layers of banana fruit

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali

Among Talh (banana-trees) with fruits piled one above another

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

N J Dawood (2014)

and clusters of talh;¹

Arthur John Arberry

and serried acacias

Edward Henry Palmer

And tall trees with piles of fruit

George Sale

and trees of mauz loaded regularly with their produce from top to bottom

John Medows Rodwell

And tall trees clad with fruit

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Shuaib Abdullahi

and (Wa) arranged (Manduud) banana trees (Tol'hin),

Fode Drame

And in acacias neatly clustered.

Munir Mezyed

And banana palms,

Sahib Mustaqim Bleher

And layered banana plants.

Linda “iLHam” Barto

[They will be] among banana trees, layered [with bananas].

Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation

and clustered banana-trees

Irving & Mohamed Hegab

and bananas piled bunch on bunch,

Samy Mahdy

And layered banana trees.

Ali Quli Qarai

and clustered spathes

Ahmed Hulusi

And banana trees layered with fruit...

Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri

And among Talh Mandud.

A. S. Mohamed

and clustered banana trees,

Mir Aneesuddin

and clustered plantains,

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

Trees bearing most variegated flowers and trees bearing delicious fruits inducing them to taste the pleasures of eternal life

The Wise Quran Project

And layered banana,

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

Among Talh trees with flowers (or fruits) piled one above another,

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

And fruit-trees which are ripe.

[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)

And fruit-trees which are ripe

OLD Literal Word for Word

And banana trees layered

OLD Transliteration

Watalhin mandoodin

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