Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And the companions of the woods denied the emissaries

كَذَّبَ اَصْحَابُ لْـَٔيْكَةِ الْمُرْسَل۪ينَۚ
Kaththaba as-habual-aykati almursaleen
#wordmeaningroot
1kadhabaDeniedكذب
2aṣḥābu(the) companionsصحب
3al'aykati(of the) Wood
4l-mur'salīnathe Messengersرسل
  • Aisha Bewley

    The Companions of the Thicket denied the Messengers,

  • Progressive Muslims

    The dwellers of the Woods disbelieved the messengers.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    And the dwellers in the wood dales (of Midyan) denied the Messengers. (The Nation of Midyan lived between Madinah and Damascus since around 2000 B.C. They were the descendants of Prophet Abraham's son MIDYAN from his third wife QATOORA. Prophet Shoaib was raised among them around 1300 B.C. 7:85).

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And the companions of the woods denied the emissaries

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    The people of the Sycamore disbelieved the messengers.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    The dwellers of the Woods rejected the messengers.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    The People of the Woods disbelieved the messengers.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    The people of the Wood too called the messengers liars.

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

    The companions of the thicket denied the messengers

  • Muhammad Asad

    the dwellers of the wooded dales gave the lie to message-bearers

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    The dwellers in the wood (of Midian) denied the messengers (of Allah),

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    The people of Aykah also gave the lie to the Messengers.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    Just as averse were the woodlanders -Madyanites- who declined to accept Allah's message and those who conveyed the message.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    The people of Aiykah (near Midian) also rejected the prophet hood.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    The dwellers of Al-Aikah belied the Messengers.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    The Companions of the Wood rejected the messengers.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    The residents of the Forest rejected the messengers

  • Taqi Usmani

    The people of Aaikah rejected the messengers

  • Abdul Haleem

    The forest-dwellers, too, called the messengers liars.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    The men of the Thicket cried lies to the Envoys

  • E. Henry Palmer

    The fellows of the Grove called the apostles liars;

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    And, verily, your Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful,

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    The companions (i. e., inhabitants) of the Thicket cried lies to the Emissaries,

  • George Sale

    The inhabitants of the wood also accused God's messengers of imposture.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    The companions of the Wood rejected the messengers.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    The dwellers of the Wood (in Midian) cried lies to the Messengers.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    The inhabitants of Aykah impugned the apostles,