Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

So he went his way.

فَاَتْبَعَ سَبَباً
FaatbaAAa sababa
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1fa-atbaʿaSo he followedتبع
2sababana courseسبب
  • Aisha Bewley

    So he followed a way

  • Progressive Muslims

    So he followed the means.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Zul-Qarnain, (King Cyrus the great of Persia, 590-529 B. C.) set out for an expedition. He chose the right means in whatever he did.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    So he went his way.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    So he followed the means.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    So he followed the means.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    Then, he pursued one way.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    So he followed a certain road

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

    So he followed a way

  • Muhammad Asad

    and so he chose the right means .

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    And he followed a road

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    He set out (westwards) on an expedition,

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    "And he purposefully lead the way".

  • Bijan Moeinian

    Then He (started to expand his kingdom and) moved to the far west and saw the sun setting in a vast ocean. He found a nation there. I revealed to him: "You may rule as you wish. …

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    So he followed a way.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    One (such) way he followed,

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    So he travelled a course,

  • Taqi Usmani

    So he followed a course,

  • Abdul Haleem

    He travelled on a certain road;

  • Arthur John Arberry

    and he followed a way

  • E. Henry Palmer

    and he followed a way

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    Verily, We established him firmly in the land, and We gave him a way to everything;

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    So he followed up (another) means.

  • George Sale

    And he followed his way,

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    One (such) way he followed (to do),

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    Then (it so happened that) he launched out on a (particular) course (to the western part of his empire).

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    So he followed a means.