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Muhammad Asad
as though they were terrified asse
Arthur John Arberry
as if they were startled asse
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
As if they were affrighted asses
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Transliteration-2
ka-annahum ḥumurun mus'tanfiratu
Word by Word (2021)
As if they (were) donkeys frightened,
Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
as though they were terrified asse
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
As they were frightened asse
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
As if they were affrighted asses
Mustafa Khattab 2018
as if they were spooked zebras
Safi Kaskas 2025
as if they were panicked donkeys
Wahiduddin Khan
like frightened donkey
Shakir
As if they were asses taking fright
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
as though they had been frightened donkeys
T.B.Irving
as if they were startled donkeys
Abdul Hye
As if they were frightened donkeys
Saeed Malik
As if they were donkeys, bolting away with fright
The Study Quran
as if they were frightened asse
Talal Itani & AI (2025)
As if they were wild donkeys fleeing.
Talal Itani (2012)
As though they were panicked donkeys
Dr. Kamal Omar
As if they (are) frightened donkey
M. Farook Malik
Like frightened donkey
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
As if they were stampeding reddish asses
Muhammad Sarwar
like frightened donkey
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
as if they were wild donkeys
Shabbir Ahmed
As if they were frightened zebras
Dr. Munir Munshey
As if they were startled donkeys
Syed Vickar Ahamed
As if they were frightened wild donkeys
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
As if they were alarmed donkey
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)
They are like fleeing zebras.
Abdel Haleem
like frightened asse
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
As though they were asses startled."
Ahmed Ali
As though they were frightened asse
Aisha Bewley
like panicked donkeys
Ali Ãœnal
As though they were frightened wild donkey
Ali Quli Qara'i
as if they were terrified asse
Hamid S. Aziz
As if they were frightened asse
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
as if they are scared donkeys
Bilal Muhammad 2018
As if they were affrighted animals
Musharraf Hussain
Like frightened donkeys
Maududi
as though they were frightened wild asses
Mohammad Shafi
As if they were scared donkey
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
As if they are frightened asses.
Rashad Khalifa
Running like zebras.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
like startled wild donkey
Maulana Muhammad Ali
As if they were frightened asses
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
As if they are frightened/running away donkeys
Bijan Moeinian
… who are running away from our admonitions…
Faridul Haque
As if they were startled donkeys
Sher Ali
As if they were frightened asses
Edip Yuksel
Like fleeing zebras,
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
As if they were startled (wild) donkeys
Amatul Rahman Omar
(They behave) as if they were frightened donkeys (making others frightful too)
Hilali - Khan
As if they were frightened (wild) donkeys
Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry
as if they were startled asse
George Sale
as though they were timorous asse
Edward Henry Palmer
as though they were timid asse
John Medows Rodwell
As if they were affrighted asse
N J Dawood 2014
like frightened asses
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Shuaib Abdullahi
as if they (Ka'annahum') were alerted (Mus'tanfira’) donkeys (Humurun)
Fode Drame
As though they were routed wild donkeys.
MunirMezyed2023
As if they were frightened donkeys
Mustaqim
As if they were frightened donkeys,
Linda "iLham" Barto
…as if they were frightened donkeys…
Fadel Soliman-The Bridges Translation
as though they were panicked donkeys,
Irving/Hegab
as if they were startled donkeys
Samy Mahdy
As if they were panicked donkeys.
Qarai
as if they were terrified asses
Ahmed Hulusi
They are like wild donkeys running about in fear!
Mubarakpuri
As if they were wild donkeys.
A. S. Mohamed
as if they were panicking donkeys
Mir Aneesuddin
as if they are frightened asses,
[Al-Muntakhab]
As if they were zebras
The Wise Quran Project
As if they were frightened asses
Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)
As if they were affrighted asses
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
They are like fleeing zebras.
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
They are like fleeing zebras
OLD Word by Word
As if they (were) donkeys frightened
Transliteration
Kaannahum humurun mustanfiratun