53. Surah An-Najm, Verse 16
اِذْ يَغْشَى السِّدْرَةَ مَا يَغْشٰىۙ
Ith yaghsha assidratama yaghsha
when that which covered the Lote-tree covered it.
- Progressive Muslims
The whole place was overwhelmed.
- Shabbir Ahmed
Overwhelming is the spectacle at the overwhelming Ultimate Mark!
- Sam Gerrans
When there covered the Lote Tree that which covered;
- The Monotheist Group
The whole place was overwhelmed.
- Edip-Layth
The whole place was overwhelmed.
- Aisha Bewley
when that which covered the Lote-tree covered it.
- Rashad Khalifa
The whole place was overwhelmed.
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
When the Lote-tree was covered over with what it was covered over;
- Sahih International
When there covered the Lote Tree that which covered [it].
- Muhammad Asad
with the lote-tree veiled in a veil of nameless splendour….
- Marmaduke Pickthall
When that which shroudeth did enshroud the lote-tree,
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
The site which no one can conceive what embellishment overlays it, a Sidra ornamented by what no eye has seen nor ear heard.
- Bijan Moeinian
The Lote-tree was shrouded.
- Al-Hilali & Khan
When that covered the lote-tree which did cover it![1]
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Behold, the Lote-tree was shrouded (in mystery unspeakable!)
- Mustafa Khattab
while the Lote Tree was overwhelmed with ˹heavenly˺ splendours!
- Taqi Usmani
when the lote-tree was covered by that which covered it.
- Abdul Haleem
when the tree was covered in nameless [splendour].
- Arthur John Arberry
when there covered the Lote-Tree that which covered;
- E. Henry Palmer
When there covered the lote tree what did cover it!
- Hamid S. Aziz
When that which shrouds (in mystery) covered the Lote-tree;
- Mahmoud Ghali
As that which envelops did envelop the Lote-Tree.
- George Sale
When the lote-tree covered that which it covered,
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
When the lote-tree was covered (in mystic wisdom that cannot be spoken!)
- Amatul Rahman Omar
(This was) when the sublime thing (- the Divine Manifestation) which was to cover Sidrah had covered it.
- Ali Quli Qarai
when there covered the Lote Tree what covered it.