23. Surah Al-Mu'minun, Verse 61
اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ وَهُمْ لَهَا سَابِقُونَ
Ola-ika yusariAAoona feealkhayrati wahum laha sabiqoon
such people are truly racing towards good things, and they are the first to reach them.
- Progressive Muslims
These are the ones who race in doing good, and they are the first to it.
- Shabbir Ahmed
It is they who race with one another to improve the quality of life for humanity, and it is they who are worthy of winning good things.
- Sam Gerrans
Those compete in good deeds, and they are forerunners therein.
- The Monotheist Group
These are the ones who race in doing good, and they are the first to it.
- Edip-Layth
These are the ones who race in doing good, and they are the first to it.
- Aisha Bewley
such people are truly racing towards good things, and they are the first to reach them.
- Rashad Khalifa
They are eager to do righteous works; they compete in doing them.
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
Are the ones who hasten to goodness and outpace the others.
- Sahih International
It is those who hasten to good deeds, and they outstrip [others] therein.
- Muhammad Asad
it is they who vie with one another in doing good works, and it is they who outrun [all others] in attaining to them!
- Marmaduke Pickthall
These race for the good things, and they shall win them in the race.
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
These are they who do strive to imprint their deeds with wisdom and piety and hasten to do more and hasten to gain more of Allah's mercy and blessings.
- Bijan Moeinian
these [are the ones who will be showered with their Lord’s blessings in the Hereafter as they are the ones] who are looking forward to participate in good deeds and compete with each other in righteousness.
- Al-Hilali & Khan
It is these who hasten in the good deeds, and they are foremost in them [e.g. offering the compulsory Salât (prayers) in their (early) stated, fixed times and so on].
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
It is these who hasten in every good work, and these who are foremost in them.
- Mustafa Khattab
it is they who race to do good deeds, always taking the lead.
- Taqi Usmani
- those people are accelerating towards the (real) good things, and they are the foremost to attain them.
- Abdul Haleem
are the ones who race toward good things, and they will be the first to get them.
- Arthur John Arberry
those vie in good works, outracing to them.
- E. Henry Palmer
these hasten to good things and are first to gain the same.
- Hamid S. Aziz
And those who give what they give with heart afraid because they are about to return unto their Lord,
- Mahmoud Ghali
Those (come) swiftly with charitable (deeds), and they are outstrippers to them.
- George Sale
These hasten unto good, and are foremost to obtain the same.
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
It is these who are quick in every good work, and these who are first among them (who are good).
- Amatul Rahman Omar
It is they who are quick and eager to do good works to outdo others and it is they who are (the) foremost for these (virtues, and shall win the race).
- Ali Quli Qarai
—it is they who are zealous in [performing] good works, and take the lead in them.