51. Surah Adh-Dhariyat, Verse 18
وَبِالْاَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ
Wabil-ashari humyastaghfiroon
and they would seek forgiveness before the dawn.
- Progressive Muslims
And before dawn, they would seek forgiveness.
- Shabbir Ahmed
And heartily sought to be guarded against their imperfections. ('Sahr' = Morning = Core of the heart (Lisanal Arab). 'Ghafarah' = Helmet = Guarding).
- Sam Gerrans
And before the break of day they would ask forgiveness,
- The Monotheist Group
And before dawn, they would seek forgiveness.
- Edip-Layth
Before dawn, they would seek forgiveness.
- Aisha Bewley
and they would seek forgiveness before the dawn.
- Rashad Khalifa
At dawn, they prayed for forgiveness.
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
And every morning asked forgiveness,
- Sahih International
And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness,
- Muhammad Asad
and would pray for forgiveness from their innermost hearts;
- Marmaduke Pickthall
And ere the dawning of each day would seek forgiveness,
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
And they entreated Allah humbly when the stars became invisible at the gleam of dawn: "O Allah they prayed, to err is human, to forgive is divine. We beseech your forgiveness of our errors and our iniquities if we had inadvertently done any".
- Bijan Moeinian
And around dawn ask their Lord for forgiveness.
- Al-Hilali & Khan
And in the hours before dawn, they were (found) asking (Allâh) for forgiveness.
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
And in the hour of early dawn, they (were found) praying for Forgiveness;
- Mustafa Khattab
and pray for forgiveness before dawn.[1]
- Taqi Usmani
and in the hours before dawn they used to pray for forgiveness,
- Abdul Haleem
praying at dawn for God’s forgiveness,
- Arthur John Arberry
and in the mornings they would ask for forgiveness;
- E. Henry Palmer
and at the dawn they asked forgiveness.
- Hamid S. Aziz
And in the morning they prayed for forgiveness.
- Mahmoud Ghali
And before dawn, it is they (who) would seek forgiveness.
- George Sale
and early in the morning they asked pardon of God:
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
And in the hours of early dawn, they (were found) praying for Forgiveness;
- Amatul Rahman Omar
Also in the hours of the early dawn as well they were (found) praying for His protection.
- Ali Quli Qarai
and at dawns they would plead for forgiveness,.