Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And he was in the highest horizon;

وَهُوَ بِالْاُفُقِ الْاَعْلٰىۜ
Wahuwa bil-ofuqi al-aAAla
#wordmeaningroot
1wahuwaWhile he
2bil-ufuqi(was) in the horizon افق
3l-aʿlāthe highestعلو
  • Aisha Bewley

    there on the highest horizon.

  • Progressive Muslims

    While he was at the highest horizon.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    At the highest horizon, (81:23)

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And he was in the highest horizon;

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    While he was at the highest horizon.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    While he was at the highest horizon.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    At the highest horizon.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    And reached the highest pinnacle.

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

    While he was in the higher horizon.

  • Muhammad Asad

    appearing in the horizon’s loftiest part,

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    When he was on the uppermost horizon.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    being on the higher horizon.*

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    At first, when he assumed the astronomical horizon,

  • Bijan Moeinian

    who approached from….

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    While he was in the highest part of the horizon, (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    While he was in the highest part of the horizon:

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    while on the highest point above the horizon,

  • Taqi Usmani

    while he was on the upper horizon.

  • Abdul Haleem

    on the highest horizon

  • Arthur John Arberry

    being on the higher horizon,

  • E. Henry Palmer

    he being in the loftiest tract.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    While he was in the highest part of the horizon.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    (When) he was on the most exalted horizon.

  • George Sale

    in the highest part of the horizon.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    While he was in the highest place of the horizon (in the distant skies):

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    And he attained to the zenith of heights (in his spiritual ascension).

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    while he was on the highest horizon.