15. Surah Al-Hijr, Verse 82
وَكَانُوا يَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ بُيُوتاً اٰمِن۪ينَ
Wakanoo yanhitoona mina aljibalibuyootan amineen
They carved out houses from the mountains, feeling safe,
- Progressive Muslims
And they used to sculpt from the mountains dwellings that were secure.
- Shabbir Ahmed
Even as they (with power given by Us) used to carve homes in the mountains for security.
- Sam Gerrans
And they hewed houses from the mountains, feeling secure.
- The Monotheist Group
Andthey used to carve from the mountains homes, to be secure.
- Edip-Layth
They used to sculpt from the mountains dwellings that were secure.
- Aisha Bewley
They carved out houses from the mountains, feeling safe,
- Rashad Khalifa
They used to carve secure homes out of the mountains.
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
They used to hew dwellings in the mountains to live in security.
- Sahih International
And they used to carve from the mountains, houses, feeling secure.
- Muhammad Asad
notwithstanding that they had been wont [to enjoy Our blessings and] to hew out dwellings from the mountains, [wherein they could live] in security
- Marmaduke Pickthall
And they used to hew out dwellings from the hills, (wherein they dwelt) secure.
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
And they were carving the mountains into homes wherein they made abode and enjoyed safety and security.
- Bijan Moeinian
They used to carve secure houses inside the mountains.
- Al-Hilali & Khan
And they used to hew out dwellings from the mountains (feeling themselves) secure.
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Out of the mountains did they hew (their) edifices, (feeling themselves) secure.
- Mustafa Khattab
They carved their homes in the mountains, feeling secure.
- Taqi Usmani
They used to hew out houses from the hills peacefully.
- Abdul Haleem
They carved out dwellings in the mountains, and lived in security-
- Arthur John Arberry
They were hewing the mountains into houses, therein dwelling securely;
- E. Henry Palmer
And they did hew them in the mountain houses to dwell in in safety.
- Hamid S. Aziz
And they used to hew out dwellings from the mountain to dwell in safety.
- Mahmoud Ghali
And they used to hew the mountains into homes, (therein dwelling) securely.
- George Sale
And they hewed houses out of mountains, to secure themselves.
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
And they cut out large houses out of the mountains, (trying to become safe and) secure.
- Amatul Rahman Omar
And they (in search of a life of peace and security, ) used to hew some parts of the mountains into houses feeling secure (therein).
- Ali Quli Qarai
They used to hew out dwellings from mountains feeling secure.