Comparative Study
English Translations of Quran 20:18
16 scholarly English translations of verse 18 from Surah Taha, presented for comparative study.
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Yusuf Ali
Abdullah Yusuf AliHe 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."
Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Hilali & Muhsin KhanHe said: "This is my stick, whereon I lean, and wherewith I beat down branches for my sheep, and wherein I find other uses."
"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."
Ahmed Raza Khan
Ahmed Raza KhanHe said, “This is my staff; I support myself on it, and I knock down leaves for my sheep with it, and there are other uses for me in it.”
'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.
Daryabadi
Abdul Majid DaryabadiHe said: it is my staff; I lean there on; and therewith beat down fodder for my sheep; and for me therein are other purposes.
He said, “This is my staff. I lean on it, and herd my sheep with it, and I have other uses for it.”
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."
Mubarakpuri
Safi-ur-Rahman al-MubarakpuriHe said: "This is my stick, whereon I lean, and wherewith I beat down branches for my sheep, and wherein I find other uses."
Pickthall
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHe said: This is my staff whereon I lean, and wherewith I bear down branches for my sheep, and wherein I find other uses.
He said, ‘It is my staff. I lean on it, and with it I beat down leaves for my sheep; and I have other uses for it.’
Qaribullah & Darwish
Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish'It is my staff," Moses replied, "upon it I lean and with it I beat down leaves to feed my sheep and for me there are other uses in it'
He replied, "It is my staff. I lean on it, bring down leaves for my sheep with it and I need it for other reasons.
Shakir
Mohammad Habib ShakirHe said: This is my staff: I recline on it and I beat the leaves with it to make them fall upon my sheep, and I have other uses for it.
Wahiduddin Khan
Wahiduddin KhanHe replied, "It is my staff. I lean on it, and with it, I beat down the leaves for my flock; I also have other uses for it."