Compared Translations of the meaning of the Quran - 26:13 | |
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Transliteration | Wayadeequ sadree wala yantaliqu lisanee faarsil ila haroona |
Literal | And my chest narrows/tightens and my tongue/speech does not speak/clarify, so send to Aaron . |
Yusuf Ali | "My breast will be straitened. And my speech may not go (smoothly): so send unto Aaron. |
Pickthal | And I shall be embarrassed, and my tongue will not speak plainly, therefor send for Aaron (to help me). |
Arberry | and my breast will be straitened, and my tongue will not be loosed; so send to Aaron. |
Shakir | And by breast straitens, and my tongue is not eloquent, therefore send Thou to Haroun (to help me); |
Sarwar | I feel nervous and my tongue is not fluent, so send Aaron with me. |
Khalifa | "I may lose my temper. My tongue gets tied; send for my brother Aaron. |
Hilali/Khan | "And my breast straitens, and my tongue expresses not well. So send for Haroon (Aaron) (to come along with me). |
H/K/Saheeh | And that my breast will tighten and my tongue will not be fluent, so send for Aaron. |
Malik | My breast feels cramped and my tongue is not eloquent; send Haroon (Aaron).[13] |
QXP | I shall be embarrassed and I might not speak confidently, so send for Aaron to help me. |
Maulana Ali | And my breast straitens, and my tongue is not eloquent, so send for Aaron (too). |
Free Minds | "And my chest would become tight, and my tongue would not be able to express; so send for Aaron." |
Qaribullah | and my chest will become constricted and my tongue will not be loosed (in my speech), therefore, send to Aaron. |
George Sale | and lest my breast become straitened, and my tongue be not ready in speaking: Send therefore unto Aaron, to be my assistant. |
JM Rodwell | And my breast is straitened, and I am slow of speech: send therefore to Aaron to be my helpmate. |
Asad | and then my breast will be straitened and my tongue will not be free: send, then, [this Thy command] to Aaron. [Cf. 20:25 - 34 and the corresponding notes. In the present context, stress is laid on the deep humility of Moses, who considered himself incapable of fulfilling the task for which he had been chosen, and asked God to entrust it to Aaron instead.] |
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