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وَوَجَدَكَ ضَٓالاًّ فَهَدٰىۖ

Wawajadaka dallan fahada

Did He not find you wandering and guide you?

  • Progressive Muslims

    And He found you lost, and He guided you

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    And He found you looking for guidance, and showed you the way. ('Dhall' = Wandering = Looking for guidance = Straying).

  • Sam Gerrans

    And find thee astray, and guide,

  • The Monotheist Group

    And He found you lost, and He guided you?

  • Edip-Layth

    He found you lost, and He guided you?

  • Aisha Bewley

    Did He not find you wandering and guide you?

  • Rashad Khalifa

    He found you astray, and guided you.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    Did He not find you perplexed, and show you the way?

  • Sahih International

    And He found you lost and guided [you],

  • Muhammad Asad

    And found thee lost on thy way, and guided thee?

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Did He not find thee wandering and direct (thee)?

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat

    Did He not find you unsettled and not freed from doubt and uncertainty and He guided you to the path of righteousness and filled your breast with reverential bliss?

  • Bijan Moeinian

    And for the longest time (years) you were lost in darkness and live like a pagan and He revealed you the truth about the meaning of the life, why you are here, etc.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    And He found you unaware (of the Qur’ân, its laws, and Prophethood) and guided you?

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    And He found thee wandering, and He gave thee guidance.

  • Mustafa Khattab

    Did He not find you unguided then guided you?

  • Taqi Usmani

    And He found you unaware of the way (the Sharī‘ah ), then He guided you.

  • Abdul Haleem

    Did He not find you lost and guide you?

  • Arthur John Arberry

    Did He not find thee erring, and guide thee?

  • E. Henry Palmer

    and find thee erring, and guide thee?

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    And find you wandering (or astray), and guide you ?

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    And He found you erring, so He guided (you),

  • George Sale

    And did He not find thee wandering in error, and hath He not guided thee into the truth?

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    And He found you wandering, and He gave you guidance.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    He found you lost in (His) love (and that of His people), and gave you guidance (so as to enable you help the people reach the goal),

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Did He not find you astray, and guide you?