Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

Had they found a refuge, or caves, or a place to enter, they would turn towards it and bolt away.

لَوْ يَجِدُونَ مَلْجَـٔاً اَوْ مَغَارَاتٍ اَوْ مُدَّخَلاً لَوَلَّوْا اِلَيْهِ وَهُمْ يَجْمَحُونَ
Law yajidoona maljaan aw magharatinaw muddakhalan lawallaw ilayhi wahum yajmahoon
#wordmeaningroot
1lawIf
2yajidūnathey could findوجد
3malja-ana refugeلجا
4awor
5maghārātincavesغور
6awor
7muddakhalana place to enterدخل
8lawallawsurely, they would turnولي
9ilayhito it
10wahumand they
11yajmaḥūnarun wildجمح
  • Aisha Bewley

    If they could find a bolt-hole, cave or burrow, they would turn and scurry away into it.

  • Progressive Muslims

    If they find a refuge, or cave, or any place to enter, then they would have run to it while they are in haste.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    If they could find a refuge or a cave or a hiding place, they would rush to it like runaway horses.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    Had they found a refuge, or caves, or a place to enter, they would turn towards it and bolt away.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    If they find a refuge, or cave, or any place to enter, they will run to it while they are in haste.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    If they could find a refuge, a cave, or any place to enter, then they would have run to it, rushing.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    If they could find a refuge, or caves, or a hiding place, they would go to it, rushing.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    If they find a place of shelter or a cave or hole to hide, they will turn to it.

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

    If they could find a refuge or some caves or any place to enter , they would turn to it while they run heedlessly.

  • Muhammad Asad

    if they could but find a place of refuge, or any cavern, or a crevice , they would turn towards it in headlong haste.

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Had they but found a refuge, or caverns, or a place to enter, they surely had resorted thither swift as runaways.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    If they could find any shelter or any cavern, or any retreat, they would turn around and rush headlong into it.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    If they can find a place of refuge or a cave or a hiding place, they will withdraw hastily from your society and fly to it.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    If they could find a place (even a cave) to flea , they would run as fast as possible to take refuge in it

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    Should they find a refuge, or caves, or a place of concealment, they would turn straightway thereto with a swift rush.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    If they could find a place to flee to, or caves, or a place of concealment, they would turn straightaway thereto, with an obstinate rush.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    If only they could find a refuge, or a cave, or any hiding-place, they would rush headlong towards it.

  • Taqi Usmani

    If they find a place of refuge or caves or any place to enter, they will turn towards it running (as) unbridled (horses).

  • Abdul Haleem

    if they could find a place of refuge, or a cave, or somewhere to crawl into, they would run there with great haste.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    If they could find a shelter, or some caverns, or any place to creep into, they would turn about and bolt away to it.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    Could they but have found a refuge, or some caves, or a place in which to creep, they would have turned round in haste thereto.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    Could they but have found a refuge, or some caves, or a hiding place in which to creep, thither would they have rushed (jamaha = hastened with uncontrollable urgency, madly, obstinately).

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    If they could find a shelter, or (some) cavernous places, or any place of entry, they would indeed turn about and bolt away (to it)..

  • George Sale

    If they find a place of refuge, or caves, or a retreating hole, they surely turn towards the same, and in a headstrong manner haste thereto.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    If they could find a place of refuge, or caves, or a place of hiding, they would run there at once, in great hurry.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    Could they find a shelter or some caverns or any (other) place to enter into, they would certainly have turned thereto rushing headlong (for it).

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    If they could find a refuge, or a hideout, or a hole , they would turn to it in frantic haste.