[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
"And my chest would become tight, and my tongue would not be able to express; so send for Aaron.
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
"My breast will be straitened. And my speech may not go (smoothly): so send unto Aaron
Wahiduddin Khan
and my breast is straitened and my tongue is not fluent; so send Aaron as well
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
And that my breast will tighten and my tongue will not be fluent, so send for Aaron
The Wise Quran
And my breast is straitened, and my tongue is not fluent; so send for Aaron,
The Study Quran
And my breast will be straitened, and my tongue will not be unfettered; so send unto Aaron
Talal Itani (2012)
And I become stressed, and my tongue is not fluent, so send Aaron too
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
And my chest constricts, and my speech stutters. Therefore, send Aaron with me.
T.B.Irving
and my breast feels cramped while my tongue will not loosen up. Send for Aaron!
Syed Vickar Ahamed
"My chest may become strained: And my speech may not go smoothly; So send forth (with me) Haroon (Aaron)
Sher Ali
`And my breast is not straitened and my tongue is not fluent; so send word to Aaron also
Shakir
And by breast straitens, and my tongue is not eloquent, therefore send Thou to Haroun (to help me)
Shabbir Ahmed
I shall be embarrassed and I might not speak confidently, so send for Aaron to help me
Samy Mahdy
And my chest narrows, and my tongue will not launch, so send to me Aaron.
Safi Kaskas
and that my breast will tighten, and my tongue will be tied, so send for Aaron.
Rashad Khalifa
"I may lose my temper. My tongue gets tied; send for my brother Aaron.
N J Dawood 2014
I may become impatient and stammer in my speech. Send for Aaron
Mustaqim
And my chest tightens and my tongue does not loosen, so send for Harun (Aaron).
Mustafa Khattab 2018
And ˹so˺ my heart will be broken and my tongue will be tied. So send Aaron along ˹as a messenger˺.
Musharraf Hussain
and my chest feels tight, and my tongue is unable to speak without stammering; so, send Harun with me;
MunirMezyed2023
And my breast will be straitened. And my tongue is not eloquent enough (to be able to persuade them to Yield to the Truth). So send Aaron (to accompany me in this mission).
Munir Mezyed
And my breast will be straitened. And my tongue is not persuasive in speaking. Thus, send for (my brother) ‘Aaron’ (to accompany me).
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
My heart gets straitened, and my tongue is not fluent; so send for Harun
Muhammad Sarwar
I feel nervous and my tongue is not fluent, so send Aaron with me
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
And I shall be embarrassed, and my tongue will not speak plainly, therefor send for Aaron (to help me)
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And my breast will be straitened, and my tongue will not be free. (i.e., it will not express well; literally, will not go off freely) So send to Harun. (Aaron)
Muhammad Asad
and then my breast will be straitened and my tongue will not be free: send, then, [this Thy command] to Aaron
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
And my chest narrows/tightens and my tongue/speech does not speak/clarify, so send to Aaron
Mohammad Shafi
"And my heart is straitened and my tongue not fluent. So then send this command to (my brother) Aaron."
Mir Aneesuddin
He said, "My Fosterer! I fear that they will deny me,
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And my breast straitens, and my tongue is not eloquent, so send for Aaron (too)
Maududi
My breast is constricted and my tongue is not fluent, so endow Messengership on Aaron
Linda "iLham" Barto
“My breast will feel tight, and my speech will not be good. Send for Aaron.
John Medows Rodwell
And my breast is straitened, and I am slow of speech: send therefore to Aaron to be my helpmate
Irving/Hegab
and my breast feels cramped while my tongue will not loosen up. Send for Aaron!
Hilali - Khan
"And my breast straitens, and my tongue expresses not well. So send for Haroon (Aaron) (to come along with me)
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
and my chest will become constricted and my tongue will not be loosed (in my speech), therefore, send to Aaron
Hamid S. Aziz
"And my breast will be straitened, and my tongue is not fluent; so send then unto Aaron (or send them Aaron)
George Sale
and lest my breast become straitened, and my tongue be not ready in speaking: Send therefore unto Aaron, to be my assistant
Fode Drame
And my chest will be constricted and my tongue will not loosen up therefore appoint Aaron a messenger
Faridul Haque
“I feel hesitant, and my tongue does not speak fast, therefore make Haroon also a Noble Messenger.”
Edward Henry Palmer
and my breast is straitened, and my tongue is not fluent; send then unto Aaron
Dr. Munir Munshey
"My chest feels tight and my tongue fails to express. So, send for (my brother) Haroon."
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And my breast constricts (under such adverse circumstances) and my tongue does not express (fluently), so send (Gabriel with revelation) to Harun ([Aaron] as well so that he becomes my helper)
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
and my breast be narrowed and my tongue will not be loosened. So send for Aaron.
Dr. Kamal Omar
and my chest constricts and my tongue does not speak fluently. So send (Your Inspirations) to Harun (to accompany me as a Messenger)
Corpus.Quran
And straitens my breast and not expresses well my tongue so send for Harun
Bilal Muhammad 2018
“My heart will be right, but my speech may not go smoothly, so send Aaron also
Bijan Moeinian
“I may loose my temper. Besides, I have a problem with my tongue (and I cannot deliver an effective speech.) Would you kindly appoint my brother Aaron as my assistant.”
Bakhtiari Nejad
and my chest tightens (or I get upset) and my tongue stutters, so send (this message) to Aaron,
Arthur John Arberry
and my breast will be straitened, and my tongue will not be loosed; so send to Aaron
Amatul Rahman Omar
`And my bosom straitens, (and my heart fails me), and my tongue is not fluent (for feeling inadequate to deliver the message I am entrusted with), therefore send to Aaron (to help me)
Ali Ünal
"And my breast will be constricted (so that I fail to show the necessary perseverance and tolerance), and my tongue will not be free (to convey Your Message with the right fluency), so appoint Aaron as a Messenger beside me
Ali Quli Qara'i
and I will become upset, and my tongue will fail me. So send [Your messenger] to Aaron
Aisha Bewley
and that my breast will be constricted and that my tongue will not be free, so send Harun as a Messenger as well.
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And my breast straitens and my tongue moves not fluently, therefore make Haroon a Messenger.
Ahmed Hulusi
“I feel constricted and tongue-tied, so appoint Aaron (for this task instead)!”
Ahmed Ali
My heart is constrained, my tongue falters, so delegate Aaron
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And my breast straiteneth, and my tongue moveth not quickly: so send for Harun
Abdul Hye
and my breast straitens, and my tongue does not express well. So send Aaron.
Abdel Haleem
and I will feel stressed and tongue-tied, so send Aaron too