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Muhammad Asad
that had weighed so heavily on thy back
Arthur John Arberry
the burden that weighed down thy back
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
The which did gall thy back?
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ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ
Transliteration-3
alladhī anqaḍa ẓahraka
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which (i.e., burden) weighed upon your back
Word by Word (2021)
Which weighed upon your back,
Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
that had weighed so heavily on thy back
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
Which weighed down thy back
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
The which did gall thy back?
Mustafa Khattab 2018
which weighed so heavily on your back,
Safi Kaskas 2025
that weighed heavily on your back
Wahiduddin Khan
that weighed so heavily on you
Shakir
Which pressed heavily upon your back
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
that weighed heavily on thy back?
T.B.Irving
that pressed down upon your back?
Abdul Hye
which weighed down your back,
Saeed Malik
which weighed heavily on your back.
The Study Quran
that weighed heavily upon thy back
Talal Itani & AI (2025)
The one that broke your back.
Talal Itani (2012)
Which weighed down your back
Dr. Kamal Omar
that which had almost broken your back
M. Farook Malik
which weighed down your back
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Which weighed down your back
Muhammad Sarwar
which had been a heavy weight upon your bac
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
that had (almost) broken your back
Shabbir Ahmed
Which would weigh on your back so heavily
Dr. Munir Munshey
That bore so heavy on your back
Syed Vickar Ahamed
The (burden) that did strained your back
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
Which had weighed upon your bac
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)
Which had put strain on your back?
Abdel Haleem
that weighed so heavily on your back
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Which weighed down thy back
Ahmed Ali
Which had left you devoid of hope
Aisha Bewley
which weighed down your back?
Ali Ãœnal
Which weighed so heavily on your back
Ali Quli Qara'i
which [almost] broke your back
Hamid S. Aziz
Which galled your back
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
that (almost) broke your back,
Bilal Muhammad 2018
Which galled your back
Musharraf Hussain
which was breaking your back.
Maududi
that had well-nigh broken your back
Mohammad Shafi
Which [burden] weighed upon your back
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Which had broken your back
Rashad Khalifa
One that burdened your back
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
that weighed down your back
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Which weighed down thy back
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
Which weighed heavily (on)/burdened your back
Bijan Moeinian
…. removing your burden that was pressing your back
Faridul Haque
Which had broken your back
Sher Ali
Which had well-nigh broken thy back
Edip Yuksel
Which had put strain on your back?
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
(The load) which was growing heavier on your (holy) back
Amatul Rahman Omar
Which had weighed your back down
Hilali - Khan
Which weighed down your back
Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry
the burden that weighed down thy back
George Sale
which galled thy back
Edward Henry Palmer
which galled thy back
John Medows Rodwell
Which galled thy back
N J Dawood 2014
which weighed down your back
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Shuaib Abdullahi
which (Ellazii) had overloaded (Anqado) your back (s) (Zoh'ra-ka)
Fode Drame
which weighed heavy on your back.
MunirMezyed2023
Which had weighed so heavily upon your back
Mustaqim
Which weighed down your back,
Fadel Soliman-The Bridges Translation
which weighed down your back,
Linda "iLham" Barto
It was a weight upon your back.
Irving/Hegab
that pressed down upon your back?
Samy Mahdy
Which overloaded your back.
Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)
which weighed heavily on your back?
Qarai
which [almost] broke your back?
Thomas Cleary
And raised your repute for you?
Ahmed Hulusi
Which had weighed (heavy) upon your back (overburdened you)!
Mubarakpuri
Which weighed down your back
A. S. Mohamed
that weighed heavy on your back?
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)
which had weighted down your back
[Al-Muntakhab]
A burden of an immense magnitude, We realize was more than your back could bear
Mir Aneesuddin
which weighed down your back
The Wise Quran Project
Which weighed down your back.
Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)
The which did gall thy back?
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Which had put strain on your back?
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
Which had put strain on your bac
OLD Word by Word
Which weighed upon your back
Transliteration
Allathee anqada thahraka