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Muhammad Asad   
AND YET, has the story of the litigants come within thy ken - [the story of the two] who surmounted the walls of the sanctuary [in which David prayed]
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Has the story of the two plaintiffs, who scaled the ˹wall of David’s˺ sanctuary, reached you ˹O Prophet˺?
Safi Kaskas   
And has the story come to you of the disputants who climbed over the wall of [his] prayer chamber?

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Arabic   
۞ وَهَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ نَبَؤُا۟ ٱلۡخَصۡمِ إِذۡ تَسَوَّرُوا۟ ٱلۡمِحۡرَابَ ۝٢١
Transliteration (2021)   
wahal atāka naba-u l-khaṣmi idh tasawwarū l-miḥ'rāb
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And has (there) come to you (the) news (of) the litigants, when they climbed over the wall (of) the chamber?

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
AND YET, has the story of the litigants come within thy ken - [the story of the two] who surmounted the walls of the sanctuary [in which David prayed]
M. M. Pickthall   
And hath the story of the litigants come unto thee? How they climbed the wall into the royal chamber
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
Has the Story of the Disputants reached thee? Behold, they climbed over the wall of the private chamber
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Has the story of the two plaintiffs, who scaled the ˹wall of David’s˺ sanctuary, reached you ˹O Prophet˺?
Safi Kaskas   
And has the story come to you of the disputants who climbed over the wall of [his] prayer chamber?
Wahiduddin Khan   
Have you heard the story of the disputants who entered his chamber by climbing over the wall
Shakir   
And has there come to you the story of the litigants, when they made an entry into the private chamber by ascending over the walls
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
Approached thee the tiding of the disputants when they climbed over the wall of a sanctuary?
T.B.Irving   
Has news of the litigants ever reached you, when they climbed over the wall into the sanctuary?
Abdul Hye   
Has the news of the 2 litigants (engaged in lawsuit) reached you when they climbed over the chamber (into his praying place)?
The Study Quran   
Has the report of the dispute come unto thee, when they scaled the sanctuary
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
Did you hear of the litigants who scaled the sanctuary?
Talal Itani (2012)   
Has the story of the two disputants reached you? When they scaled the sanctuary
Dr. Kamal Omar   
And has the news of the dispute reached you when men climbed over the wall of the fortified structure
M. Farook Malik   
Have you heard the story of the two litigants who made an entry into his private chamber through climbing over the wall
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
And has the tiding of the adversaries come up to you? As they scaled the chamber
Muhammad Sarwar   
Have you heard the news of the disputing parties who climbed the walls of the prayer roo
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
Has there come to you the story of the litigants, when they entered the sanctuary by climbing over the wall
Shabbir Ahmed   
Have you heard of the story of the two disputing men when they climbed the wall into his private chamber
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Has the tale of the two litigants reached you? They scaled the wall (of the palace to gain entry) into the royal chambers
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
And, has the story of the (two) who disagreed reached you? When they climbed over the wall of the private room (where he prayed)
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
And has there come to you the news of the adversaries, when they climbed over the wall of [his] prayer chamber
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
Did the news come to you of the disputing party who came over into the temple enclosur
Abdel Haleem   
Have you heard the story of the two litigants who climbed into his private quarters
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
And hath the tidings of the contending parties reached thee, when they walled the apartment
Ahmed Ali   
Have you heard of the litigants who jumped over the wall into his chamber
Aisha Bewley   
Has the story of the litigants reached you? How they climbed up to the Upper Room
Ali Ünal   
Now, has the report of the litigants come to you, when they climbed over the wall into the royal chamber
Ali Quli Qara'i   
Has there not come to you the account of the contenders, when they scaled the wall into the sanctuary
Hamid S. Aziz   
And has there come to you the story of the Disputants (litigants), when they made an entry into the private chamber by ascending over the walls
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
And did the news of the (two) adversaries come to you when they climbed the chamber?
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
Has the story of the litigants reached you? Behold, they climbed over the wall of the private chamber
Musharraf Hussain   
Has the report of the parties to a dispute reached you? They climbed over the wall of his private chamber
Maududi   
Has the story of the litigants reached you ? of those who entered his private chambers by climbing over the wall
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
Did the news come to you of the disputing party who came over into the temple enclosure
Mohammad Shafi   
And has the information of the litigants come to your knowledge when they climbed over the walls of (King David's) private chamber

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Has the tidings of the claimants reached to you when they came into Daud's mosque jumping over the walls?
Rashad Khalifa   
Have you received news of the feuding men who sneaked into his sanctuary?
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
Has the news of the dispute reached you (Prophet Muhammad)? When they scaled the Sanctuar
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
And has the story of the adversaries come to thee? When they made an entry into the private chamber by climbing the wall -
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
Did information/news (of) the disputers/adversaries/arguers come to you, when they climbed/scaled the center of the house/center of the assembly
Bijan Moeinian   
Have you heard this story of David [which is mentioned in Samuel, ch.1-9 in a false manner] when two men climbed the wall in order to talk to him in private
Faridul Haque   
And did the news of the two disputants reach you? When they scaled over the wall into Dawud’s mosque
Sher Ali   
And has the story of the disputants reached thee when they climbed over the wall of his private chamber?
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
And has the news of the contenders reached you when they jumped over the wall and entered the chamber of worship (of Dawud [David])
Amatul Rahman Omar   
Have you heard the news of the adversaries (of David) who scaled the rampart of the fortress (to take David unawares in his chamber)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
And has the news of the litigants reached you? When they climbed over the wall into (his) Mihrab (a praying place or a private room,)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
Has the tiding of the dispute come to thee? When they scaled the Sanctuary
George Sale   
Hath the story of the two adversaries come to thy knowledge; when they ascended over the wall into the upper apartment
Edward Henry Palmer   
Has there come to thee the story of the antagonists when they scaled the chamber wall
John Medows Rodwell   
Hath the story of the two pleaders reached thee, O Muhammad, when they mounted the walls of his closet
N J Dawood (2014)   
Have you heard the story of the litigants who entered his chamber by climbing over the wall

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
And has the news of the contendents come to you when they scaled the wall of the innermost chamber?
Munir Mezyed   
Has the story of the litigants reached you, when they scaled the sanctuary?
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
And has the information of the antagonists reached you when they climbed up to the secluded area?
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
Have you heard the story of the plaintiffs? They climbed over the wall into the prayer room.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
And has the tiding of the disputants reached yousg, as they climbed the sanctuary—
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
Has news of the litigants ever reached you, when they climbed over the wall into the sanctuary?
Samy Mahdy   
And has the news of the disputants come to you? when they climbed over the prayer niche fence?
Sayyid Qutb   
Have you heard the story of the litigants who surmounted the walls of the sanctuary?
Ahmed Hulusi   
Has the news of their argument come to you? How they climbed the wall and reached the prayer chamber?
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
And has the story of the litigants come to you when they climbed the wall into the (David s) prayer chamber?
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
-In this connection- did you hear O Muhammad of the narrative of the litigants -the disguised angels- the claimant and the defendant who climbed the wall leading to Dawud's private chamber which he had used for religious observance
Mir Aneesuddin   
And has the news of the disputants come to you, when they climbed the wall of the private chamber,

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
Has the Story of the Disputants reached thee? Behold, they climbed over the wall of the private chamber
OLD Literal Word for Word   
And has (there) come to you (the) news (of) the litigants, when they climbed over the wall (of) the chamber
OLD Transliteration   
Wahal ataka nabao alkhasmi ith tasawwaroo almihraba