Quran Ayah al-Ma`arij (The Ascending Stairways, The Ladders) 70:18 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad   
and amass [wealth] and thereupon withhold [it from their fellow-men]
Arthur John Arberry   
who amassed and hoarded
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
And collect (wealth) and hide it (from use)

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Source Arabic and Literal tools
Arabic   
وَجَمَعَ فَأَوۡعَىٰۤ ۝١٨
Transliteration (2021)   
wajamaʿa fa-awʿ
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more   
And collected and hoarded.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
and amass [wealth] and thereupon withhold [it from their fellow-men]
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
And collect (wealth) and hide it (from use)
M. M. Pickthall   
And hoarded (wealth) and withheld it
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
and gathered and hoarded ˹wealth˺.
Wahiduddin Khan   
and amassed wealth and hoarded it
Safi Kaskas   
and accumulated and hoarded [wealth).
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
and gathered wealth and amassed.
T.B.Irving   
through saving (things) up and hoarding (them).
Shakir   
And amasses (wealth) then shuts it up
Abdul Hye   
who collected (wealth) and hide it (from spending in the cause of Allah).
Saeed Malik   
and accumulated and then hoarded.
The Study Quran   
who amassed and hoarded
Talal Itani & AI (2025)   
And gathered wealth and hoarded it.
Talal Itani (2012)   
And accumulated and hoarded
M. Farook Malik   
who collected wealth and withheld it
Dr. Kamal Omar   
and hoarded (wealth) and withheld it (from spending it in accordance with the dictates of his conscience and the Scripture)
Dr. Munir Munshey   
And amassed (wealth), and hoarded it
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
And collect (wealth) and hide it (from use for Allah)
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
And collected [wealth] and hoarded
Muhammad Sarwar   
and who accumulated wealth without spending it for a good purpose
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
and accumulated (wealth) and hoarded (it)
Shabbir Ahmed   
And hoarded wealth, and withheld it
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
And (who) gathered (riches); (so he) prudently kept them
Hamid S. Aziz   
And amasses wealth then locks it up
Abdel Haleem   
amasses wealth and hoards it
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
And masseth and then hoardeth
Ahmed Ali   
Who amasses and then hoards
Aisha Bewley   
and amassed and hoarded up.
Ali Ünal   
And amass wealth and withhold it (from spending in God’s cause and for the needy)
Ali Quli Qara'i   
amassing [wealth] and hoarding [it]
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)   
And who hoarded and counted.
Musharraf Hussain   
the one who gathered wealth and hoarded it
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
Collecting and hiding it
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
and collected and withheld (his wealth).
Maududi   
and amassed wealth and covetously hoarded it
Mohammad Shafi   
And had amassed and hoarded

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
And hoarded wealth and withheld it.
Rashad Khalifa   
Those who hoarded and counted.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
and amassed (riches) and hoarded
Faridul Haque   
And accumulated wealth and hoarded it
Bijan Moeinian   
…. did nothing but making and saving money
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
And hoards then withholds
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
And gathered/collected , so he comprehended/accepted
Sher Ali   
And hoarded wealth and withheld it
Edip Yuksel   
Who hoarded and counted.
Amatul Rahman Omar   
(It will claim) him who amassed (wealth) and withheld (it)
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
And (he who) accumulated wealth and then held it (from distribution)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
And collect (wealth) and hide it (from spending it in the Cause of Allah)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
N J Dawood (2014)   
and amassed riches and covetously hoarded them
Arthur John Arberry   
who amassed and hoarded
Edward Henry Palmer   
and who amassed and hoarded
George Sale   
and shall have amassed riches, and covetously hoarded them
John Medows Rodwell   
And amassed and hoarded

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Shuaib Abdullahi   
and (Wa) gathered (Jamaä) and (Fa) packed (Aw'ää).
Fode Drame   
And collected [wealth] and then hoarded it.
Munir Mezyed   
Hoarded wealth and withheld it.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
And hoarded and accumulated.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
…and who amassed and hoarded.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
and accumulated (wealth) and hoarded.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
through saving (things and wealth) up and hoarding (them).
Samy Mahdy   
And collected (wealth), so he hoarded.
Ali Quli Qarai   
amassing [wealth] and hoarding [it].
Ahmed Hulusi   
And collected wealth and hoarded!
Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri   
And collect (wealth) and hide it (from spending it in the cause of Allah).
A. S. Mohamed   
and amassed and hoarded.
Mir Aneesuddin   
and amassed (wealth) then withheld (it).
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
Who hoarded wealth and denied it those who deserved alms, for alms are but the vehicles of prayer
The Wise Quran Project   
And collected and kept.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
And collect (wealth) and hide it (from use)
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
And who hoarded and counted
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
And who hoarded and counted
OLD Literal Word for Word   
And collected and hoarded
OLD Transliteration   
WajamaAAa faawAAa