Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And find thee astray, and guide,

وَوَجَدَكَ ضَٓالاًّ فَهَدٰىۖ
Wawajadaka dallan fahada
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1wawajadakaAnd He found youوجد
2ḍāllanlostضلل
3fahadāso He guidedهدي
  • Aisha Bewley

    Did He not find you wandering and guide you?

  • Progressive Muslims

    And He found you lost, and He guided you

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    And He found you looking for guidance, and showed you the way. ('Dhall' = Wandering = Looking for guidance = Straying).

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And find thee astray, and guide,

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    And He found you lost, and He guided you?

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    He found you lost, and He guided you?

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    He found you astray, and guided you.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    Did He not find you perplexed, and show you the way?

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    And He found you lost and guided ,

  • Muhammad Asad

    And found thee lost on thy way, and guided thee?

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Did He not find thee wandering and direct (thee)?

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    Did He not find you unaware of the Right Way, and then directed you to it?*

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    Did He not find you unsettled and not freed from doubt and uncertainty and He guided you to the path of righteousness and filled your breast with reverential bliss?

  • Bijan Moeinian

    And for the longest time (years) you were lost in darkness and live like a pagan and He revealed you the truth about the meaning of the life, why you are here, etc.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    And He found you unaware (of the Qur’ân, its laws, and Prophethood) and guided you?

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    And He found thee wandering, and He gave thee guidance.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    Did He not find you unguided then guided you?

  • Taqi Usmani

    And He found you unaware of the way (the Sharī‘ah ), then He guided you.

  • Abdul Haleem

    Did He not find you lost and guide you?

  • Arthur John Arberry

    Did He not find thee erring, and guide thee?

  • E. Henry Palmer

    and find thee erring, and guide thee?

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    And find you wandering (or astray), and guide you ?

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    And He found you erring, so He guided (you),

  • George Sale

    And did He not find thee wandering in error, and hath He not guided thee into the truth?

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    And He found you wandering, and He gave you guidance.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    He found you lost in (His) love (and that of His people), and gave you guidance (so as to enable you help the people reach the goal),

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Did He not find you astray, and guide you?