Quran Ayah al-Ghashiyah (The Overwhelming, The Overwhelming Calamity, The Pall) 88:9 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad   
well-pleased with [the fruit of] their striving
Arthur John Arberry   
with their striving well-pleased
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
Pleased with their striving,

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Source Arabic and Literal tools
Arabic   
لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ
Arabic   
لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ
www.quran.live   
lisaʿyihā rāḍiyatun
www.quran.live   
well-pleased with their effort (i.e., of past good deeds)
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more   
With their effort satisfied,

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
well-pleased with [the fruit of] their striving
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
Pleased with their striving,
M. M. Pickthall   
Glad for their effort past
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
˹fully˺ pleased with their striving,
Wahiduddin Khan   
well pleased with the result of their striving
Safi Kaskas   
Well pleased with their endeavor,
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
ones who are well-pleased by their endeavoring
T.B.Irving   
pleased with their effort,
Shakir   
Well-pleased because of their striving
Abdul Hye   
pleased with their endeavors (of good deeds)
Saeed Malik   
for their [earthly] striving, content
The Study Quran   
contented by their endeavorin
Talal Itani & AI (2025)   
Pleased with their striving.
Talal Itani (2012)   
Satisfied with their endeavor
M. Farook Malik   
well pleased with their endeavors
Dr. Kamal Omar   
Regarding their endeavour — (these faces are) glad (and self satisfied)
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Well pleased with (the outcome of) their efforts
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
Pleased with their struggle (of this life)—
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
With their effort [they are] satisfie
Muhammad Sarwar   
and pleased with the result of their deeds in the past
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
well pleased with their endeavor
Shabbir Ahmed   
Happy with the fruit of their effort
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
With their endeavor satisfied
Hamid S. Aziz   
Content with their past endeavours
Abdel Haleem   
well pleased with their labour
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
With their endeavour well pleased
Ahmed Ali   
Well-pleased with their endeavour
Aisha Bewley   
well-pleased with their efforts
Ali Ünal   
Well-pleased with (the fruit of) their endeavor (in the world)
Ali Quli Qara'i   
pleased with their endeavour
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)   
For their pursuit they are content.
Musharraf Hussain   
well-pleased with their efforts,
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
Pleased with their striving
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
pleased with their effort
Maududi   
well-pleased with their striving
Mohammad Shafi   
Pleased with their efforts

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Pleased with their endeavour;
Rashad Khalifa   
Satisfied with their work
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
well pleased with their striving
Faridul Haque   
Rejoicing over their efforts
Bijan Moeinian   
These are those who are happy with their accomplishment
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
Glad for their striving
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
Accepting/approving for its striving/endeavor
Sher Ali   
Well-pleased with their past striving
Edip Yuksel   
For their pursuit they are content.
Amatul Rahman Omar   
Well-satisfied with (the fruit of) their (pious) strivings
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
Delighted and rejoicing over their (righteous) travail
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
Glad with their endeavour (for their good deeds which they did in this world, along with the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
N J Dawood (2014)   
well-pleased with their labours
Arthur John Arberry   
with their striving well-pleased
Edward Henry Palmer   
content with their past endeavours,
George Sale   
well pleased with their past endeavour
John Medows Rodwell   
Well pleased with their labours past

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Shuaib Abdullahi   
satisfied (Raadiya’) with (Li) their effort (53:40) (Sa'yi-haa)
Fode Drame   
pleased with their endeavors,
Munir Mezyed   
Fully content with their endeavor,
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
Content with their effort,
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
[They will be] pleased with their striving.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
well pleased with their endeavor,
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
pleased with their effort,
Samy Mahdy   
For their striving, they are satisfied.
Sayyid Qutb   
well-pleased with their striving,
Ali Quli Qarai   
pleased with their endeavour,
Ahmed Hulusi   
They will be pleased with the results of their (duly spent) efforts!
Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri   
Glad with their endeavor.
A. S. Mohamed   
content with their work,
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)   
"pleased with their past efforts,"
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
Pleased with their Strivin
Mir Aneesuddin   
pleased on account of the effort they had put in earlier.
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
Pleased with doing their endeavour in life lifting to Allah their inward sight
The Wise Quran Project   
Pleased with their striving,

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
Pleased with their striving,
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
For their pursuit they are content.
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
For their pursuit they are content
OLD Literal Word for Word   
With their effort satisfied
OLD Transliteration   
LisaAAyiha radiyatun