Quran Ayah al-Mursalat (The Emissaries, Winds Sent Forth) 77:11 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad

and when all the apostles are called together at a time appointed..

Arthur John Arberry

and when the Messengers' time is set

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

And when the messengers are (all) appointed a time (to collect);

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Arabic

وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتۡ ۝١١

Transliteration (2021)

wa-idhā l-rusulu uqqita

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

And when the Messengers are gathered to their appointed time.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

and when all the apostles are called together at a time appointed..

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

And when the messengers are (all) appointed a time (to collect);

M. M. Pickthall

And when the messengers are brought unto their time appointed

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

and the messengers’ time ˹to testify˺ comes up—

Wahiduddin Khan

and when the messengers are brought together at the appointed tim

Safi Kaskas

And when the messengers are called together to an appointed time,

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

and when the time will be set for the Messengers,

T.B.Irving

and when messengers´ time is set,

Shakir

And when the messengers are gathered at their appointed tim

Saeed Malik

And when the messengers are situated in their appointed time

Abdul Hye

when the Messengers will be gathered to their appointed time.

The Study Quran

and when the messengers are slated

Talal Itani (2012)

And the messengers are alerted

Talal Itani & AI (2025)

When the messengers are given their appointed time.

[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)

And when the messengers are gathered.

M. Farook Malik

and when the Messengers will be brought together at the appointed time

Dr. Kamal Omar

and when the Messengers are called together on the specified time

Dr. Munir Munshey

And when all the messengers are summoned (to bear witness)

Syed Vickar Ahamed

And when (all) the messengers are appointed a time (to gather)—

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And when the messengers' time has come..

Muhammad Sarwar

The Messengers will receive their appointments

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

and when the messengers will be assembled at the appointed time, (then all matters will be decided.

Shabbir Ahmed

And when all Messengers are summoned at the time appointed. (The unanimity of the Message of all Messengers will become evident)

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

And when the Messengers' (time) is fixed

Hamid S. Aziz

And when the messengers are gathered at their appointed tim

Abdel Haleem

and the messengers given their appointed time––

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And when the apostles are collected at the appointed time

Ahmed Ali

And when the time comes for raising the little girls (buried alive) -

Aisha Bewley

when the Messengers´ time is appointed —

Ali Ünal

And when the time for the Messengers (to bear witness for or against their communities) is appointed

Ali Quli Qara'i

and when the time is set for the apostles [to witness]

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

And when the messengers are all appointed a time

Musharraf Hussain

when the appointed term for the messengers finally comes –

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
and when the messengers' time is set (for testifying or for gathering),

Maududi
and the appointed time to bring the Messengers together arrives, (then shall the promised event come to pass)

Mohammad Shafi
And when the Messengers are presented at the time appointed —

Controversial or status undetermined works

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

And when the time of Messengers come.

Rashad Khalifa

The messengers are summoned

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

and when the Messengers' time is se

Faridul Haque

And when the time of the Noble Messengers arrives

Bijan Moeinian

And when the messengers are gathered at the appointed time

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And when the messengers are made to reach their appointed time

Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

And when/if the messengers were appointed a time

Sher Ali

And when the Messengers are made to appear at the appointed time

Edip Yuksel

When the messengers are gathered.

Amatul Rahman Omar

And when the Messengers shall be made to appear (in the guise of one person) at the appointed time. (It is after that the Resurrection shall take place)

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

And when the Messengers will be brought together at the appointed time (to bear witness to their respective communities)

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali

And when the Messengers are gathered to their time appointed

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

N J Dawood (2014)

when the apostles are brought together on the appointed day ―

Arthur John Arberry

and when the Messengers' time is set

Edward Henry Palmer

And when the apostles shall have a time appointed for them

George Sale

and when the apostles shall have a time assigned them to appear and bear testimony against their respective people

John Medows Rodwell

And when the Apostles shall have a time assigned them

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Shuaib Abdullahi

and (Wa) when (Izaa) the messengers (the Angels) (Er'Rusulu) have stamped the time (Uqqitat');

Fode Drame

And when the messengers are gathered on the appointed time.

Munir Mezyed

The Messengers (of Allâh) are gathered to their appointed time.

Sahib Mustaqim Bleher

And the messengers are gathered on time,

Linda “iLHam” Barto

When the messengers are each appointed a time!

Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation

and when the messengers are gathered to their appointed time––

Irving & Mohamed Hegab

and when messengers' time is set,

Samy Mahdy

And when the messengers are gathered to their appointed time.

Ali Quli Qarai

and time is set for the apostles [to bear witness]

Thomas Cleary

and when the Envoys are appointed their time.

Ahmed Hulusi

And the Rasuls (not the Nabis) take their new positions.

Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri

And when the Messengers are Uqqitat.

A. S. Mohamed

and when the messengers are gathered to their appointed time;

Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli

And when the prophets are called unto their time appointed (for witness)

Mir Aneesuddin

and when the messengers are brought (at their) appointed time.

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

and at a later deferred date shall all the Messengers be made to convene

The Wise Quran Project

And when the messengers have a time appointed.

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

And when the apostles are (all) appointed a time (to collect);

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

And when the messengers are gathered.

[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)

And when the messengers are gathered

OLD Literal Word for Word

And when the Messengers are gathered to their appoint

OLD Transliteration

Wa-itha alrrusulu oqqitat

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