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Muhammad Asad   
and that it is He alone who sustains the brightest star
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
And He alone is the Lord of Sirius.
Safi Kaskas   
that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius,

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Arabic   
وَأَنَّهُ هُوَ رَبُّ الشِّعْرَى
Transliteration (2021)   
wa-annahu huwa rabbu l-shiʿ'r
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
  
And that He [He] (is the) Lord (of) Sirius

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
and that it is He alone who sustains the brightest star
M. M. Pickthall   
And that He it is Who is the Lord of Sirius
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
That He is the Lord of Sirius (the Mighty Star)
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
And He alone is the Lord of Sirius.
Safi Kaskas   
that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius,
Wahiduddin Khan   
that He is the Lord of Sirius
Shakir   
And that He is the Lord of the Sirius
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
and that He, He is the Lord of Sirius
T.B.Irving   
He is even Lord of the Dogstar!
Abdul Hye   
that it is He the Lord of Sirius (the star whom the pagan Arabs used to worship),
The Study Quran   
that it is He Who is the Lord of Sirius
Dr. Kamal Omar   
And that He, He is the Rabb of Ash-Shera (mighty star, Sirius)
Farook Malik   
that He is even the Lord of the Sirius (dog star whom the pagans used to worship)
Talal A. Itani (new translation)   
And that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
And that He, Ever He, is The Lord of Sirius; (Ash-Shicra, a star that was worshiped before Islam)
Muhammad Sarwar   
It is He who is the Lord of Sirius
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
and that He is the One who is the Lord of Sirius (the star worshipped by pagans)
Shabbir Ahmed   
- xi And that He it is Who is the Lord of the brightest star, the human intellect
Dr. Munir Munshey   
And He is the Lord of (the star), Sirius
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
That He is the Lord of Sirius (Shi'ra, the Mighty Star in the constellation of Canis Major
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
And that it is He who is the Lord of Siriu
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
And He is the Lord of Sirius
Abdel Haleem   
that He is the Lord of Sirius
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
And that it is He Who is the Lord of Sirius
Ahmed Ali   
That He is the Lord of Sirius
Aisha Bewley   
that it is He Who is the Lord of Sirius;
Ali Ünal   
And surely He it is Who is the Lord of Sirius
Ali Quli Qara'i   
and that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius
Hamid S. Aziz   
And that He is the Lord of Sirius
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
And that He is he who is Master of the Sirius (the brightest star at night)
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
That He is the Lord of Sirius
Musharraf Hussain   
The Lord of the star Sirius!
Maududi   
that He is the Lord of Sirius
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
And He is the Lord of Sirius.
Mohammad Shafi   
And that He is the Lord of Siriush

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
And that it is He Who is the Lord of the star Sirius.
Rashad Khalifa   
He is the Lord of the galaxies.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
and that He is the Lord of (the star) Sirius
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
Soon shall the hosts be routed, and they will show (their) backs
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira   
And that He is the star's (dog star's) Lord
Bijan Moeinian   
Know that God is the Lord of Galaxy Cyrus [as well as all other galaxies]
Faridul Haque   
And that He only is the Lord of the star Sirius
Sher Ali   
And that HE is the Lord of Sirius
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
And that He alone is the Lord of Sirius (a star that was worshipped in the days of ignorance)
Amatul Rahman Omar   
And that it is He Who is the Lord of Sirius (- a star worshipped by some polytheists)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
And that He (Allah) is the Lord of Sirius (the star which the pagan Arabs used to worship)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
and that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius
George Sale   
and that He is the Lord of the dog-star
Edward Henry Palmer   
and that He is the Lord of the Dog-star
John Medows Rodwell   
And that He is the Lord of Sirius
N J Dawood (2014)   
He who is the Lord of Sirius;¹

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
[They witnessed] that He is the Lord of [the phenomenal star] Sirius.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
He is even Lord of the Dog Star (Sirius)!
Ahmed Hulusi   
And indeed, it is HU who is the Rabb of Sirius (the star)!
Mir Aneesuddin   
and that He is the Fosterer of the (star) Sirius
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim   
And that He is it Who is the Creator of the dog star (the Sirius)

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
That He is the Lord of Sirius (the Mighty Star)
OLD Literal Word for Word   
And that He [He] (is the) Lord (of) th