Quran Ayah al-Qalam (The Pen) 68:21 - 70+ Translation Comparison

Popular and/or Featured Works

Muhammad Asad

Now when they rose at early morn, they called unto one another

Arthur John Arberry

In the morning they called to one another

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

As the morning broke, they called out, one to another,

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Arabic

فَتَنَادَوۡا۟ مُصۡبِحِینَ ۝٢١

Transliteration (2021)

fatanādaw muṣ'biḥīn

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

And they called one another (at) morning,

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

Now when they rose at early morn, they called unto one another

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

As the morning broke, they called out, one to another,

M. M. Pickthall

And they cried out one unto another in the morning

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

Then by daybreak they called out to each other,

Wahiduddin Khan

So they called out to each other at the break of dawn

Safi Kaskas

At day break they called to one another,

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

And they called to one another in that which is morning:

T.B.Irving

Thus they called out to one another next morning:

Shakir

And they called out to each other in the morning

Abdul Hye

Then they called out one to another as soon as the morning broke,

Saeed Malik

Then, morning-fresh, they called unto each other:

The Study Quran

Then they called to one another in the morning

Talal Itani & AI (2025)

They called out to one another at dawn.

Talal Itani (2012)

In the morning, they called to one another

M. Farook Malik

At daybreak they called out to one another

Dr. Kamal Omar

Then they called out to one another (as soon as they were) those who face the dawn

Dr. Munir Munshey

At daybreak they called each other

Syed Vickar Ahamed

As the morning broke, they called out, one to another—

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And they called one another at morning

Muhammad Sarwar

In the morning they called out to one another

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

So, they called out each other as the morning broke

Shabbir Ahmed

Now, in the morning, they called out unto one another

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Then in the (early) morning they called out to one another

Hamid S. Aziz

And they called out to each other in the morning (unaware of what had happened)

Abdel Haleem

Still they called each other at daybreak

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Then they cried out Unto each other in the morning

Ahmed Ali

At daybreak they called to each other

Aisha Bewley

In the morning they called out to one another,

Ali Ünal

So they cried out to one another having risen for the morning

Ali Quli Qara'i

At dawn they called out to one another

[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)

They called on one another when they awoke.

Musharraf Hussain

They woke up in the morning and called out to each other,

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

As the morning broke, they called out one to another

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

Then they called one another in the morning

Maududi

At daybreak they called out to one another

Mohammad Shafi

And at dawn, they [the owners] called each other out

Controversial or status undetermined works

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

Then they called one another in the morning.

Rashad Khalifa

They called on each other in the morning.

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

(Then) in the morning they called out to one another, saying

Faridul Haque

They then called out to each other at daybreak

Bijan Moeinian

As they woke up they said:…

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Then they called out one to another in the morning

Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

So they called each other in the morning/daybreak

Sher Ali

So they called to one another at the break of dawn

Edip Yuksel

They called on one another when they awoke.

Amatul Rahman Omar

Meanwhile they called one to another at the break of dawn

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

Then as the day dawned, they started calling out one another

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali

Then they called out one to another as soon as the morning broke

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

N J Dawood (2014)

In the morning they called out to one another

Arthur John Arberry

In the morning they called to one another

Edward Henry Palmer

And they cried to each other in the morning

George Sale

And they called the one to the other as they rose in the morning, saying

John Medows Rodwell

Then at dawn they called to each other

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Shuaib Abdullahi

So (Fa) they called each other (Tanaadaw') early in the morning (Mus'bihiin)

Fode Drame

So they called on one another in the morning.

Munir Mezyed

Then they called out to each other in the early morning:

Sahib Mustaqim Bleher

Then they called each other in the morning:

Linda “iLHam” Barto

When morning came, they called to one another.

Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation

So they called to each other in the early morning:

Irving & Mohamed Hegab

Thus they called out to one another next morning:

Samy Mahdy

So, they called out one another in the morning.

Ali Quli Qarai

At dawn they called out to one another,

Ahmed Hulusi

(When they awoke) in the morning they called out to one another:

Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri

Then they called out (one to another as soon) as the morning broke.

A. S. Mohamed

They called out to one another in the morning,

Mir Aneesuddin

And they cried out to each other in the morning,

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

When they woke up they held discourse to hasten the course of action and expedite their desire

The Wise Quran Project

Then in the morning, they convened,

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

As the morning broke, they called out, one to another,

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

They called on one another when they awoke

[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)

They called on one another when they awoke

OLD Literal Word for Word

And they called one another (at) morning

OLD Transliteration

Fatanadaw musbiheena

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