Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

When he fled to the laden ship,

اِذْ اَبَقَ اِلَى الْفُلْكِ الْمَشْحُونِۙ
Ith abaqa ila alfulki almashhoon
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  • Aisha Bewley

    When he ran away to the fully laden ship

  • Progressive Muslims

    When he escaped to the charged ship.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    When he fled like a runaway slave onto a laden ship. ('Abaqa' = Fled like a runaway slave. He migrated before Allah's Command. (21:87)).

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    When he fled to the laden ship,

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    When he escaped to the charged ship.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    When he escaped to the charged ship.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    He escaped to the loaded ship.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    When he fled on the laden ship,

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

    when he ran away to the laden ship.

  • Muhammad Asad

    when he fled like a runaway slave onto a laden ship.

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    When he fled unto the laden ship,

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    Call to mind when he fled to the laden ship,

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    He withdrew from his people, -with whom he grew impatient- and without Allah's instructions, he hurriedly fled them and went aboard a fully laden ship.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    Once he escaped by taking refuge in a loaded ship.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    When he ran to the laden ship:

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    When he ran away (like a slave from captivity) to the ship (fully) laden,

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    ˹Remember˺ when he fled to the overloaded ship.

  • Taqi Usmani

    (Remember) when he ran away towards the boat that was already loaded.

  • Abdul Haleem

    He fled to the overloaded ship.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    when he ran away to the laden ship

  • E. Henry Palmer

    when he ran away into the laden ship;

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    When he ran away to a ship completely laden,

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    As he deserted to the laden ship (s);

  • George Sale

    When he fled into the loaded ship;

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    When he ran away (like a slave runs from captivity) to the ship (fully) loaded (with men and cargo),

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    (Recall the time) when he fled (from his people) towards the fully laden ship.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    when he absconded toward the laden ship.