Compared Translations of the meaning of the Quran - 73:3
al-Muzammil - The Enshrouded One, Bundled Up, The Mantled One
Verse: 3



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Roman Translition of the Arabic Source
Transliteration Nisfahu awi onqus minhu qaleelan

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad of one-half thereof - or make it a little less than that,
M. M. Pickthall A half thereof, or abate a little thereof
Shakir Half of it, or lessen it a little,
Yusuf Ali Half of it,- or a little less,
[Al-Muntakhab] About half of it or less the little,
[Progressive Muslims] Half of it, or a little less than that.
Abdel Haleem half, or a little less,
Abdul Majid Daryabadi A half thereof, or abate a little thereof,
Ahmed Ali Its half/middle or reduce/decrease from it little .
Aisha Bewley half of it, or a little less,
Ali Ünal Half of it, or lessen it a little;
Ali Quli Qara'i a half, or reduce a little from that
Amatul Rahman Omar Half of it or you may however reduce it a little,
Hamid S. Aziz Half of it, or lessen it a little,
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali A half of it, or diminish a little thereof,
Muhammad Sarwar (Worship Him) for more or less than half of the night
Muhammad Taqi Usmani __half of it, or make it a little less,
Shabbir Ahmed - Half an effort or less than perfect.
Syed Vickar Ahamed Half of it (the night), or less than that by a little,
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) Half of it - or subtract from it a little
Farook Malik of one-half thereof^ 2 - or make it a little less than that,

Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
Bijan Moeinian … and recite as much as Qur’an which is so far revealed to you…
Faridul Haque For half the night, or reduce some from it.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah half the night, or a little less
Maulana Muhammad Ali Half of it, or lessen it a little,
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira A half of it or a little less
Sher Ali Half of it, or reduce from it a little,
Yusuf Ali (org.) Half of it,- or a little less,
Rashad Khalifa Half of it, or a little less.

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry (a half of it, or diminish a little,
Edward Henry Palmer the half or deduct therefrom a little,
George Sale except a small part; that is to say, during one half thereof: Or do thou lessen the same a little,
John Medows Rodwell Half; or curtail the half a little, -

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