Quran Ayah al-Ghashiyah (The Overwhelming, The Overwhelming Calamity, The Pall) 88:15 - 70+ Translation Comparison


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Muhammad Asad   
and cushions ranged
Arthur John Arberry   
and cushions arrayed
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
And cushions set in rows

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Arabic   
وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ
Arabic   
وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ
www.quran.live   
wanamāriqu maṣfūfatun
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and cushions lined up
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
  
And cushions lined up,

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
and cushions ranged
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
And cushions set in rows
M. M. Pickthall   
And cushions range
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
and ˹fine˺ cushions lined up,
Wahiduddin Khan   
cushions ranged
Safi Kaskas   
cushions lined up
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
and cushions arrayed
T.B.Irving   
cushions lined up
Shakir   
And cushions set in a row
Abdul Hye   
and cushions set in rows
Saeed Malik   
And cushions arrayed
The Study Quran   
cushions arrayed
Talal Itani & AI (2025)   
Cushions lined up.
Talal Itani (2012)   
And cushions set in rows
M. Farook Malik   
silky cushions ranged in order
Dr. Kamal Omar   
and cushions set in rows
Dr. Munir Munshey   
And cushions set in rows
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
And cushions set in rows
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
And cushions lined u
Muhammad Sarwar   
well-placed cushions
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
and cushions, arrayed
Shabbir Ahmed   
And cushions set in rows
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
And cushions ranged
Hamid S. Aziz   
And cushions arranged
Abdel Haleem   
cushions set in rows
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
And cushions ranged
Ahmed Ali   
Cushions arranged
Aisha Bewley   
and lined-up cushions,
Ali Ünal   
And cushions arrayed
Ali Quli Qara'i   
and cushions laid out in an array
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)   
And cushions arranged in rows.
Musharraf Hussain   
silken cushions set in rows,
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
And cushions set in rows
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
and pillows arranged in rows
Maududi   
and cushions arrayed in rows
Mohammad Shafi   
And cushions in rows

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
And carpets spread out symmetrically.
Rashad Khalifa   
And pitchers in rows
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
and arranged cushion
Faridul Haque   
And arranged carpets
Bijan Moeinian   
Relaxed in cushions put next to each other
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
And cushions set in tows
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
And lined/arranged small pillows/cushions
Sher Ali   
And cushions beautifully ranged in rows
Edip Yuksel   
Cushions arranged in rows.
Amatul Rahman Omar   
And cushions (beautifully) ranged in rows
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
And silken cushions orderly lined up
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
And cushions set in rows

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
N J Dawood (2014)   
silken cushions ranged in order
Arthur John Arberry   
and cushions arrayed
Edward Henry Palmer   
and cushions arranged
George Sale   
and cushions laid in order
John Medows Rodwell   
And cushions laid in order

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Shuaib Abdullahi   
and (Wa) arranged (Mas'fuufa') cushions (Namaariqu)
Fode Drame   
and cushions well aligned,
Munir Mezyed   
Cushions set in rows,
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
And cushions lined up,
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
[There will be] cushions set in rows.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
and cushions set in rows,
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
cushions lined up
Samy Mahdy   
And cushions set in rows.
Sayyid Qutb   
and cushions laid in order,
Ali Quli Qarai   
and cushions laid out in an array,
Ahmed Hulusi   
And cushions lined up (behind them),
Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri   
And Namariq, set in rows.
A. S. Mohamed   
and lined up cushions,
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)   
and cushions arrange
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
And Cushions set in rows
Mir Aneesuddin   
and cushions set in rows,
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
And cushions, ranked in rows, so bedecked and ornate
The Wise Quran Project   
And cushions lined up,

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
And cushions set in rows
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
Andcushions arranged in rows.
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
And cushions set in rows
OLD Literal Word for Word   
And cushions lined up
OLD Transliteration   
Wanamariqu masfoofatun