Quran Ayah al-Ghashiyah (The Overwhelming, The Overwhelming Calamity, The Pall) 88:8 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad   
[And] some faces will on that Day shine with bliss
Arthur John Arberry   
Faces on that day jocund
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful

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Arabic   
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ
Arabic   
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ
www.quran.live   
wujūhun yawma-idhin nāʿimatun
www.quran.live   
˹Other˺ faces, on that Day, will be Joyful ˹with comfort˺
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more   
Faces that Day (will be) joyful.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
[And] some faces will on that Day shine with bliss
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful
M. M. Pickthall   
In that day other faces will be calm
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
On that Day ˹other˺ faces will be glowing with bliss,
Wahiduddin Khan   
Some faces on that Day will be radiant
Safi Kaskas   
Other faces, that day, will be peaceful.
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
Faces on that Day will be ones that are pleasant,
T.B.Irving   
Other faces will be blissful on that day,
Shakir   
(Other) faces on that day shall be happy
Abdul Hye   
Other faces on that Day will be joyful,
Saeed Malik   
[A countless many] faces on that day are blissful--
The Study Quran   
Faces that Day shall be blessed
Talal Itani & AI (2025)   
Faces that Day will be radiant.
Talal Itani (2012)   
Faces on that Day will be joyful
M. Farook Malik   
While some faces on that Day shall be radiant
Dr. Kamal Omar   
(Some) faces that Day (will be)in full joy
Dr. Munir Munshey   
(Other) faces that day would be happy (and blissful)
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
On that Day (other) faces will be joyful
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
[Other] faces, that Day, will show pleasure
Muhammad Sarwar   
However, on that day the faces of other people will be happy
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
Many faces that day will be full of glamour
Shabbir Ahmed   
On that Day some faces will shine with Bliss
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
(Other) faces upon that day will be blissful
Hamid S. Aziz   
Other faces on that day shall be joyful
Abdel Haleem   
On that Day there will also be faces radiant with bliss
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Faces on that Day shall be de lighted
Ahmed Ali   
Many faces will be joyous on that day
Aisha Bewley   
Some faces on that Day will be radiant,
Ali Ünal   
And some faces on that Day will be in delight
Ali Quli Qara'i   
Some faces on that day will be joyous
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)   
And faces on that Day which are soft.
Musharraf Hussain   
Some faces that Day will be beautiful and bright,
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
Faces that day will be joyful
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
On that day (other) faces are delightful,
Maududi   
On that very Day some faces shall be radiant with joy
Mohammad Shafi   
Faces that Day will be blissful

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Many faces on that day are in pleasure.
Rashad Khalifa   
Other faces on that day will be full of joy
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
(Whereas other) faces on that Day will be joyful
Faridul Haque   
Many a face will be in serenity on that day
Bijan Moeinian   
On the other hand, on that day there will be faces full of joy
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
Faces on that day will be happy
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
Faces/fronts (on) that day (are) comfortable and eased/happy/smooth
Sher Ali   
And some faces on that day will be joyful
Edip Yuksel   
Faces on that day are joyful.
Amatul Rahman Omar   
On that day some (other) persons will be fresh and joyful
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
(On the contrary) that Day a number of faces will be (pleasing to the eye,) glowing with joy and freshness
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
(Other) faces, that Day, will be joyful

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
N J Dawood (2014)   
On that day there shall be radiant faces
Arthur John Arberry   
Faces on that day jocund
Edward Henry Palmer   
Faces on that day shall be comfortable
George Sale   
But the countenances of others, on that day, shall be joyful
John Medows Rodwell   
Joyous too, on that day, the countenances of others

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Shuaib Abdullahi   
On that day (Yaw'maizin), other faces (Wujuu'un) will be comfortable (Naa'ema’),
Fode Drame   
Some [other] faces on that day will be blissful,
Munir Mezyed   
Other faces, on that day, will be radiant with delight,
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
Faces will be happy that day,
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
Some faces that day will be joyful.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
Some faces on that day are blissful,
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
Other faces will be blissful on that day,
Samy Mahdy   
Faces on that Day will be blissful.
Sayyid Qutb   
Other faces on that day are jocund,
Ali Quli Qarai   
Some faces on that day will be joyous,
Ahmed Hulusi   
And many faces that day will show signs of pleasure.
Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri   
Faces that Day will be joyful,
A. S. Mohamed   
Some faces on that Day will look serene,
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)   
"On that day (other) faces will be joyful,"
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful
Mir Aneesuddin   
(Other) faces that day will be happy,
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
There will be other faces radiant with delight
The Wise Quran Project   
Faces on that day shall be joyful,

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
And faces on that Day which are soft.
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
And faces on that Day which are soft
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Faces that Day (will be) joyful
OLD Transliteration   
Wujoohun yawma-ithin naAAimatun