Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

Said he: “It is my staff. I lean on it, and beat down therewith leaves for my sheep; and I have therefor other uses.”

قَالَ هِيَ عَصَايَۚ اَتَوَكَّـؤُ۬ا عَلَيْهَا وَاَهُشُّ بِهَا عَلٰى غَنَم۪ي وَلِيَ ف۪يهَا مَاٰرِبُ اُخْرٰى
Qala hiya AAasaya atawakkaoAAalayha waahushshu biha AAala ghanameewaliya feeha maaribu okhra
#wordmeaningroot
1qālaHe saidقول
2hiyaIt
3ʿaṣāya(is) my staffعصو
4atawakka-uI leanوكا
5ʿalayhāupon it
6wa-ahushuand I bring down leavesهشش
7bihāwith it
8ʿalāfor
9ghanamīmy sheepغنم
10waliyaand for me
11fīhāin it
12maāribu(are) usesارب
13ukh'rāotherاخر
  • Aisha Bewley

    He said, ‘It is my staff. I lean on it and beat down leaves for my sheep with it and have other uses for it.’

  • Progressive Muslims

    He said: "It is my staff, I lean on it, and I guide my sheep with it, and I have other uses in it. "

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    He said, "Your Guidance is my strength. It will help me in all walks of life. I will prove to be a competent shepherd for the Israelites, and will use it as the challenges come forth."

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    Said he: “It is my staff. I lean on it, and beat down therewith leaves for my sheep; and I have therefor other uses.”

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    He said: "It is my staff, I lean on it, and I guide my sheep with it, and I have other uses in it."

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    He said, "It is my staff, I lean on it, and I guide my sheep with it, and I have other uses in it."

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    He said, "This is my staff. I lean on it, herd my sheep with it, and I use it for other purposes."

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    "It's my staff, " he answered; "I lean on it, and fell leaves for my goats with it, and I have other uses for it. "

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

    He said, "It is my staff; I lean upon it, and I bring down leaves for my sheep and I have therein other uses. "

  • Muhammad Asad

    He answered: "It is my staff; I lean on it; and with it I beat down leaves for my sheep; and other uses have I for it. "

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    He said: This is my staff whereon I lean, and wherewith I bear down branches for my sheep, and wherein I find other uses.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    Moses answered: "This is my staff. I lean on it (when I walk), and with it I beat down leaves for my flock, and I have many other uses for it."

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    "It is my staff", Mussa said, "I lean on and with it I beat the smaller bushes, the shrubs and the trees to furnish my sheep with food in addition to using it for other purposes. "

  • Bijan Moeinian

    Moses said: "This is my staff: I lean upon it, beat down branches for my sheep, and use it for anything else that it may become handy for. "

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    He said: "This is my stick, whereon I lean, and wherewith I beat down branches for my sheep, and wherein I find other uses."

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    He said, "It is my rod: on it I lean; with it I beat down fodder for my flocks; and in it I find other uses."

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    He replied, "It is my staff! I lean on it, and with it I beat down ˹branches˺ for my sheep, and have other uses for it."

  • Taqi Usmani

    He said, "It is my staff. I lean on it, and I beat down leaves with it for my sheep, and I have many other uses for it."

  • Abdul Haleem

    ‘It is my staff,’ he said, ‘I lean on it; restrain my sheep with it; I also have other uses for it.’

  • Arthur John Arberry

    'Why, it is my staff,' said Moses. 'I lean upon it, and with it I beat down leaves to feed my sheep; other uses also I find in it.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    Said he, 'It is my staff on which I lean, and wherewith I beat down leaves for my flocks, and for which I have other uses. '

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    "What is that in your right hand, O Moses?"

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    He said, "It is my staff. I lean upon it, and with it I beat down (leaves) for my sheep; and I (also) have other purposes for it."

  • George Sale

    He answered, it is my rod whereon I lean, and with which I beat down leaves for my flock; and I have other uses for it.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    He (Musa) said, "It is my rod: I lean on it; With it I beat down corn stalk for my cattle; And in it I find other uses. "

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    (Moses) replied, `This is my staff. I lean on it, and beat down leaves for my sheep with it, and it serves (also) my many other needs.'

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    He said, ‘It is my staff. I lean upon it, and with it I beat down leaves for my sheep; and I have other uses for it.’