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54. Surah Al-Qamar, Verse 29

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فَنَادَوْا صَاحِبَهُمْ فَتَعَاطٰى فَعَقَرَ

Fanadaw sahibahum fataAAatafaAAaqar

They called on their companion and he set to it and hamstrung her.

  • Progressive Muslims

    But they called on their friend, and he was paid to slaughter.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    But they called their (most forward) comrade and he took charge and killed her.

  • Sam Gerrans

    Then they called their companion, and he betook himself and did hamstring.

  • The Monotheist Group

    But they called on their friend, and he was paid to slaughter.

  • Edip-Layth

    But they called on their friend, and he was paid to slaughter.

  • Aisha Bewley

    They called on their companion and he set to it and hamstrung her.

  • Rashad Khalifa

    But they persuaded their friend to kill (the camel), and he obliged.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    But they called their commander, who seized and hamstrung her.

  • Sahih International

    But they called their companion, and he dared and hamstrung [her].

  • Muhammad Asad

    But they summoned their [boldest] companion, and he ventured [upon the evil deed], and cruelly slaughtered [the animal]:

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    But they call their comrade and he took and hamstrung (her).

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat

    They called upon the leader whose heart was confederate with his hand; which held the knife and disabled the she-camel by cutting her hamstring muscles.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    Instead, They commissioned a clan member to kill the camel.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    But they called their comrade and he took (a sword) and killed (her).

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    But they called to their companion, and he took a sword in hand, and hamstrung (her).

  • Mustafa Khattab

    But they roused a companion of theirs, so he dared to kill ˹her˺.

  • Taqi Usmani

    Then they called their man (to kill the she-camel,) so he undertook (the task) and killed (the she-camel).

  • Abdul Haleem

    But they called their companion, who took a sword and hamstrung the camel.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    Then they called their comrade, and he took in hand, and hamstrung her.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    Then they called their companion, and he plied (a knife) and hamstrung her.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    But they called their companion, who took (the sword) and hamstrung her.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    Then they called out their companion, so he took upon himself (the task); then he hamstrung her.

  • George Sale

    And they called their companion: And he took a sword, and slew her.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    But they called to their companion (in evil) and he took a sword in hand, and killed (the she-camel cutting her hamstrings).

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    Thereupon they called their comrade who seized her (- the she-camel) quite unlawfully with the help of others and hamstrung (her, and they were then overtaken by a calamity).

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    But they called their companion, and he took [a knife] and hamstrung [her].