Quran Ayah al-`Alaq (The Clot, Read) 96:17 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad

and then let him summon [to his aid] the counsels of his own [spurious] wisdom

Arthur John Arberry

So let him call on his concourse

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades)

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Arabic

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ

Arabic

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

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falyadʿu nādiyahu

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So let him (i.e., one who prevents) call his associates ˹for help˺

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

Then let him call his associates,

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

and then let him summon [to his aid] the counsels of his own [spurious] wisdom

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades)

M. M. Pickthall

Then let him call upon his henchmen

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

So let him call his associates.

Wahiduddin Khan

Then let him call his associates

Safi Kaskas

Then let him call his associates;

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

And let him call to his conclave.

T.B.Irving

Let him appeal to his henchmen:

Shakir

Then let him summon his council

Abdul Hye

So let him call his council (of help),

Saeed Malik

Then let him call his grand council.

The Study Quran

So let him call his cohorts

Talal Itani (2012)

Let him call on his gang

Talal Itani & AI (2025)

Let him call his council.

[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)

So let him call on his supporter.

M. Farook Malik

So let him call his supporters for help

Dr. Kamal Omar

Then, let him call his league (or council of helpers)

Dr. Munir Munshey

He may then call his henchmen for help

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Then, let him call (for help) to his own group (of friends)

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

Then let him call his associates

Muhammad Sarwar

Let him call on his associates for hel

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

So let him call the men of his council

Shabbir Ahmed

Let him, then, call upon his advisory council

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

So let him call upon his assembly

Hamid S. Aziz

So let him call his council (or comrades)

Abdel Haleem

Let him summon his comrades

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Then, let him call his assembly

Ahmed Ali

So let him call his associates

Aisha Bewley

Let him call his attendants;

Ali Ünal

Then let him summon (to his help his) council

Ali Quli Qara'i

Then let him call out his gang

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

Then let him call to his advisers

Musharraf Hussain

So let him call out to his supporters;

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

Then he should call on his peers,

Maududi

So let him summon his helpmates

Mohammad Shafi

Then let him call those who would help him

Controversial or status undetermined works

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

Now let him call his association

Rashad Khalifa

Let him then call on his helpers

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

So, let him call upon his way

Faridul Haque

So let him now call his gang

Bijan Moeinian

While he is being dragged to fire,…

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Then let him summon his council

Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

So he should call his caller

Sher Ali

Then let him call his associates

Edip Yuksel

So let him call on his assembly.

Amatul Rahman Omar

Then let him call members of his association

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

Then let him call his companions (for help)

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali

Then, let him call upon his council (of helpers)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

N J Dawood (2014)

Then let him call his helpmates

Arthur John Arberry

So let him call on his concourse

Edward Henry Palmer

So let him call his counsel

George Sale

And let him call his council to his assistance

John Medows Rodwell

Then let him summon his associates

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Shuaib Abdullahi

Then let (Fal') him call (Yad'u) his association (Naadiya-hu);

Fode Drame

Then let him call upon the people of his party.

Munir Mezyed

Then let him call his associates.

Sahib Mustaqim Bleher

Then let him call his supporters,

Linda “iLHam” Barto

Then let him/her call to his/her associates.

Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation

Let him call on his gang;

Irving & Mohamed Hegab

Let him appeal to his henchmen:

Samy Mahdy

So let him call whom he calls out.

Sayyid Qutb

Then let him call his henchmen.

Ali Quli Qarai

Then let him call out his gang!

Thomas Cleary

Let him call upon his associates then:

Ahmed Hulusi

Then let him call his council!

Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri

Then let him call upon his council.

A. S. Mohamed

Let him then call his associates.

Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)

then let him call his friends and protectors (as if thy could help)

Mir Aneesuddin

So let him call his council.

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

And then let him call his associates

The Wise Quran Project

Then let him call his assemblies;

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades)

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

So let him call on his supporter.

[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)

So let him call on his supporter

OLD Literal Word for Word

Then let him call his associates

OLD Transliteration

FalyadAAu nadiyahu

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