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AYAH al-Kahf 18:90 

Arabic Source and Roman Transliteration
Arabic حَتَّىٰ إِذَا بَلَغَ مَطْلِعَ الشَّمْسِ وَجَدَهَا تَطْلُعُ عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ لَّمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُم مِّن دُونِهَا سِتْرً zoom
Transliteration Hatta itha balagha matliAAa alshshamsi wajadaha tatluAAu AAala qawmin lam najAAal lahum min dooniha sitran zoom
Transliteration-2 ḥattā idhā balagha maṭliʿa l-shamsi wajadahā taṭluʿu ʿalā qawmin lam najʿal lahum min dūnihā sit'ra zoom
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
 Until, when he reached (the) rising place (of) the sun, and he found it rising on a community not We made for them from against it any shelter. zoom


Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad [And then he marched eastwards] till, when he came to the rising of the sun he found that it was rising on a people for whom We had provided no coverings against it zoom
M. M. Pickthall Till, when he reached the rising-place of the sun, he found it rising on a people for whom We had appointed no shelter therefrom zoom
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) Until, when he came to the rising of the sun, he found it rising on a people for whom We had provided no covering protection against the sun zoom
Shakir Until when he reached the land of the rising of the sun, he found it rising on a people to whom We had given no shelter from It zoom
Wahiduddin Khan until he came to the rising-place of the sun, where he found it rising on a people for whom We had provided no shelter from it zoom
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar until when he reached the rising place of the sun. He found it coming up on a folk for whom We make not any obstruction against it. zoom
T.B.Irving until when he reached the place where the sun rises, he found it rising on a folk whom We had not granted any protection against it. zoom
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab until he reached the rising ˹point˺ of the sun. He found it rising on a people for whom We had provided no shelter from it. zoom
Safi Kaskas until he came to the rising of the sun. He found it rising on a people for whom We had provided no shade. zoom
Abdul Hye until, when he reached the rising place of the sun, he found it rising on a people for whom We had not provided any shelter against it (the sun). zoom
The Study Quran till he reached the place of the rising sun. He found it rising over a people for whom We had not made any shelter from it zoom
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) So when he reached the rising of the sun, he found it rising on a people whom We did not make for them any cover except it zoom
Abdel Haleem then, when he came to the rising of the sun, he found it rising on a people for whom We had provided no shelter from it zoom
Abdul Majid Daryabadi Until when he reached the rising place of the sun, he perceived it rising upon a nation for whom against it We had not set a veil zoom
Ahmed Ali Till he reached the point of the rising sun, and saw it rise over a people for whom We had provided no shelter against it zoom
Aisha Bewley until he reached the rising of the sun and found it rising on a people to whom We had not given any shelter from it. zoom
Ali Ünal Until, when he reached the rising-place of the sun and found it rising on a people for whom We had provided no shelter against it zoom
Ali Quli Qara'i When he reached the place where the sun rises, he found it rising on a people for whom We had not provided any shield against it zoom
Hamid S. Aziz Until when he reached the rising of the sun (furthest East), he found it rising upon a people to whom We had given no shelter there from zoom
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali Until, when be reached the rising of the sun, he found it rising upon a people for whom We had not made a screen there from zoom
Muhammad Sarwar to the East where he found the sun rising upon a people whom We had exposed to its rays zoom
Muhammad Taqi Usmani until when he reached the point of sunrise, he found it rising over a people for whom We did not make any shelter against it zoom
Shabbir Ahmed Then he reached (Balkh in Afghanistan) the rising place of the sun, the easternmost point of his expedition. He found it rising on a people for whom We had appointed no shelter from it. (They built no houses and lived a nomadic life) zoom
Syed Vickar Ahamed Until, when he came to the rising of the sun, he found it rising on a people for whom We (Allah) had provided no protection against the sun zoom
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) Until, when he came to the rising of the sun, he found it rising on a people for whom We had not made against it any shield zoom
Farook Malik till he came to the rising of the Sun, he noted it rising on a people for whom We had not provided any shelter from it (they were so backward that they did not even know how to make houses or tents for their living) zoom
Dr. Munir Munshey (And pressed on) till he reached the land of the rising sun. He found the sun rising upon a (primitive) people. We had not arranged any shelter for them against the sun zoom
Dr. Kamal Omar until, when he reached the rising place of the sun (the eastern limits of the Muslim state) he found it: it rises over a nation for whom We (Allah) had not provided for them from its (sun’s) side any barrier, shade or protection zoom
Talal A. Itani (new translation) Until, when he reached the rising of the sun, he found it rising on a people for whom We had provided no shelter from it zoom
Maududi until he reached the limit where the sun rises and he found it rising on a people whom We had provided no shelter from it zoom
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad until when he reached where the sun rises, he found it rising on a group that We did not make any cover for them other than it (the sun) zoom
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018) Until he came to the rising of the Sun, he found it rising on a people for whom We had provided no covering protection against the Sun zoom
Musharraf Hussain until he reached the place of sunrise in the east. He found people there who lived in the open, without any shelter. zoom
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) So when he reached the rising of the sun, he found it rising on a people for whom We did not make any cover except it. zoom
Mohammad Shafi And when he reached a place as the sun rose in the East, he found it rise on a community to whom We had given no shelter therefrom zoom

Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
Bijan Moeinian I had not prepared any [natural] protection (such as a hill or the trees, etc., i.e. a barren desert) against the sun zoom
Faridul Haque To the extent that when he reached the rising-place of the sun, he found it rising upon a nation for which We had not kept any shelter from it zoom
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah until he reached the rising of the sun, he found it rising upon a nation for whom We provided no veil against it to shade them zoom
Maulana Muhammad Ali Until, when he reached the (land of) the rising sun, he found it rising on a people to whom We had given no shelter from it - zoom
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira Until when he reached the sun's place and time of appearance/ascent , he found it appears/ascends/rises on a nation We did not make/put from other than it a cover/protection/shelter zoom
Sher Ali Until he reached the rising-place of the sun, he found it rising on a people for whom WE had made no shelter against it zoom
Rashad Khalifa When he reached the far east, he found the sun rising on people who had nothing to shelter them from it. zoom
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) Until, when he reached the place of sun rising he found it rising on a people for whom We had not put any shelter against the sun zoom
Amatul Rahman Omar So that when he reached the land of the rising of the sun (- eastern most point of his empire) he found it rising on a people for whom We had provided no shelter against it (- the sun) zoom
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri Until he reached the boundary (of a locality in the direction) of the sunrise. There he perceived (the rising of) the sun (as if) it were rising on the people (living in that piece of land) for whom We had provided no cover (for protection) against the sun (i.e., they lived in the caves, without clothes and houses) zoom
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali Until, when he came to the rising place of the sun, he found it rising on a people for whom We (Allah) had provided no shelter against the sun zoom

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry until, when he reached the rising of the sun, he found it rising upon a people for whom We had not appointed any veil to shade them from it zoom
Edward Henry Palmer until when he reached the rising of the sun, he found it rise upon a people to whom we had given no shelter therefrom zoom
George Sale until he came to the place where the sun riseth; and he found it to rise on certain people, unto whom We had not given any thing wherewith to shelter themselves therefrom zoom
John Medows Rodwell Until when he reached the rising of the sun he found it to rise on a people to whom we had given no shelter from it zoom
N J Dawood (2014) until he reached the East and saw the sun rising upon a people whom We had exposed to its flaming rays.² zoom

New and/or Partial Translations, and works in progress
Linda “iLHam” Barto until he came to the rising of the sun. He found it rising on a people for whom We had provided no protection from the sun. zoom
Sayyid Qutb and [marched eastwards] till, when he came to the rising of the sun, he found that it was rising on a people for whom We had provided no coverings against it. zoom
Ahmed Hulusi Until he came to the place of the rising sun (the place where the sun rises from the lowest point in the north without actually setting). He found it rising upon a people for whom We had not made a cover (against the sun) (i.e. the sun never disappeared). zoom
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli Until when he reached the rising-place of the sun, he found it rising upon a people for whom We had appointed no shelter therefrom zoom
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim He conducted an expedition eastward where the sun rises until he reached an open territory -probably a desert- where -he thought when viewing the horizon- the sun rises and where the people -who were primitive- had no covering besides the sun zoom
Mir Aneesuddin until when he reached the rising place of the sun (east), he found it rising on a people for whom We had not made any shelter from it. zoom

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