Quran Ayah al-Ma`arij (The Ascending Stairways, The Ladders) 70:32 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad

and who are faithful to their trusts and to their pledges

Arthur John Arberry

and who preserve their trusts and their covenant

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

And those who respect their trusts and covenants

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Arabic

وَٱلَّذِینَ هُمۡ لِأَمَـٰنَـٰتِهِمۡ وَعَهۡدِهِمۡ رَ ٰعُونَ ۝٣٢

Transliteration (2021)

wa-alladhīna hum li-amānātihim waʿahdihim rāʿūn

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

And those who [they] of their trusts and their promise (are) observers,

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

and who are faithful to their trusts and to their pledges

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

And those who respect their trusts and covenants

M. M. Pickthall

And those who keep their pledges and their covenant

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

˹The faithful are˺ also those who are true to their trusts and covenants;

Wahiduddin Khan

and those who are faithful to their trusts and to their pledges

Safi Kaskas

Those who honor their trusts and covenant

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

And those, they who in their trusts and to their compacts are ones who shepherd.

T.B.Irving

and the ones who preserve their trusts and oaths,

Shakir

And those who are faithful to their trusts and their covenan

Abdul Hye

And those who keep their trusts and their covenants,

Saeed Malik

And [secure are] those who tend to their trusts and their promise,

The Study Quran

those who abide by their trusts and their pact

Talal Itani & AI (2025)

And those who honor their trusts and their pledges.

Talal Itani (2012)

And those who honor their trusts and their pledges

M. Farook Malik

Those who keep their trusts and honor their promises

Dr. Kamal Omar

And those: they, regarding the trusts with them, and promises with them, (behave as) those who implement with responsibility

Dr. Munir Munshey

(Successful are) those who discharged their trusts faithfully, and honor their pledges

Syed Vickar Ahamed

And those who respect their trusts and covenants

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And those who are to their trusts and promises attentiv

Muhammad Sarwar

who honor their trust and promises

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

and those who are careful about their trusts and covenants

Shabbir Ahmed

----- (And Musalleen are those) who guard their trusts and duties assigned to them, and their pledges, as a shepherd guards his flock

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

And they (The thought continues from verse 29) are the ones who pay heed (i.e., rightly observe) to their deposits and their covenant

Hamid S. Aziz

And those who are faithful to their trusts and their covenan

Abdel Haleem

who are faithful to their trusts and their pledges

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And those who of their trusts and their covenant are keepers

Ahmed Ali

And those who fulfil their trusts and covenants

Aisha Bewley

those who honour their trusts and contracts;

Ali Ünal

And those who are faithful to their trusts (which either God or society or an individual places in their charge) and to their pledges (between them and God or other persons or society)

Ali Quli Qara'i

and those who keep their trusts and covenants

[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)

And they are trustworthy and keep their pledges.

Musharraf Hussain

Who fulfil their trusts and promises,

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

And those who respect their trusts and covenants

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

and those who observe their trusts and their promise

Maududi

and those who fulfil their trusts and their covenants

Mohammad Shafi

And [among those who are not impatient are] those who are true to their trusts and who keep their word

Controversial or status undetermined works

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

And those who safeguard their trusts and their covenant,

Rashad Khalifa

And the believers keep their word; they are trustworthy.

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

(Those) who keep their trusts and their covenant

Faridul Haque

And those who protect the property entrusted to them, and their agreements

Bijan Moeinian

The patient ones are the one who respect their words,…

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And those who are faithful to their trusts and their covenant

Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

And those who, to their deposits/securities and their promise/contracts , (they are) protecting/observing

Sher Ali

And those who are watchful of their trusts and their covenants

Edip Yuksel

Those who are trustworthy and keep their pledges.

Amatul Rahman Omar

And (different also is the case of) those persons who are watchful of their trusts and their covenants

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

And those who safeguard their trusts and promises

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali

And those who keep their trusts and covenants

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

N J Dawood (2014)

who keep their trusts and promise

Arthur John Arberry

and who preserve their trusts and their covenant

Edward Henry Palmer

and those who observe their trusts and their compacts

George Sale

And those who faithfully keep what they are intrusted with, and their covenant

John Medows Rodwell

And who are true to their trusts and their engagements

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Shuaib Abdullahi

And (Wa) they (the worshippers) (Hum') are those who (Ellaziina) pay attention to (Raa'uun Li) their loyalties (Amaanaati-him') and their agreement (Äh'di-him'). (23:8)

Fode Drame

And those who look after their trusts and their covenants.

Munir Mezyed

And those who are faithful to their trusts and their covenant,

Sahib Mustaqim Bleher

And who look after their trust and agreements,

Linda “iLHam” Barto

(The believers) honor their contracts and promises.

Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation

and those who are faithful to their trusts and their covenant;

Irving & Mohamed Hegab

and the ones who preserve their trusts and oaths,

Samy Mahdy

And those who are for their entrusts and promises, considerers.

Ali Quli Qarai

and those who keep their trusts and covenants,

Ahmed Hulusi

They are those who are faithful to their trusts (entrusted upon man) and to their pledges (which they have given to Allah).

Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri

And those who keep their trusts and covenants.

A. S. Mohamed

And those who honour what they have been entrusted with and their pledges,

Mir Aneesuddin

and those who are faithful to their trusts and their agreements;

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

f. Who honour their trusts, and their promises they keep

The Wise Quran Project

And those who they are observers of their trusts and their covenant,

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

And those who respect their trusts and covenants

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

And those who look after what they have been entrusted to and to their pledges

[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)

And those who are trustworthy and keep their pledges

OLD Literal Word for Word

And those who [they] of their trusts and their promise (are) observers

OLD Transliteration

Waallatheena hum li-amanatihim waAAahdihim raAAoona

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