Quran 26 : 13

And straitens my breast and not expresses well my tongue, so send for Harun.
وَيَضِيقُ
Wayaḍīqu
صَدْرِى
Ṣadriā
وَلَا
Walā
يَنطَلِقُ
Yanṭaliqu
لِسَانِى
Lisāniā
فَأَرْسِلْ
Faarsil
إِلَىٰ
Iilaāā
هَٰرُونَ
Haārūna

Mir Aneesuddin

He said, "My Fosterer! I fear that they will deny me,

Abdel Haleem

and I will feel stressed and tongue-tied, so send Aaron too

Ahmed Ali

My heart is constrained, my tongue falters, so delegate Aaron

N J Dawood 2014

I may become impatient and stammer in my speech. Send for Aaron

Muhammad Sarwar

I feel nervous and my tongue is not fluent, so send Aaron with me

Talal Itani (2012)

And I become stressed, and my tongue is not fluent, so send Aaron too

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

My heart gets straitened, and my tongue is not fluent; so send for Harun

Samy Mahdy

And my chest narrows, and my tongue will not launch, so send to me Aaron.

Corpus.Quran

And straitens my breast and not expresses well my tongue so send for Harun

Rashad Khalifa

"I may lose my temper. My tongue gets tied; send for my brother Aaron.

Abdul Hye

and my breast straitens, and my tongue does not express well. So send Aaron.

The Wise Quran

And my breast is straitened, and my tongue is not fluent; so send for Aaron,

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And my breast straiteneth, and my tongue moveth not quickly: so send for Harun

Bilal Muhammad 2018

“My heart will be right, but my speech may not go smoothly, so send Aaron also

Edward Henry Palmer

and my breast is straitened, and my tongue is not fluent; send then unto Aaron

Linda "iLham" Barto

“My breast will feel tight, and my speech will not be good. Send for Aaron.

Wahiduddin Khan

and my breast is straitened and my tongue is not fluent; so send Aaron as well

Ahmed Hulusi

“I feel constricted and tongue-tied, so appoint Aaron (for this task instead)!”

Irving/Hegab

and my breast feels cramped while my tongue will not loosen up. Send for Aaron!

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And my breast straitens, and my tongue is not eloquent, so send for Aaron (too)

Mustaqim

And my chest tightens and my tongue does not loosen, so send for Harun (Aaron).

Safi Kaskas

and that my breast will tighten, and my tongue will be tied, so send for Aaron.

T.B.Irving

and my breast feels cramped while my tongue will not loosen up. Send for Aaron!

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

And my chest constricts, and my speech stutters. Therefore, send Aaron with me.

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

and my breast be narrowed and my tongue will not be loosened. So send for Aaron.

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And that my breast will tighten and my tongue will not be fluent, so send for Aaron

Arthur John Arberry

and my breast will be straitened, and my tongue will not be loosed; so send to Aaron

Maududi

My breast is constricted and my tongue is not fluent, so endow Messengership on Aaron

Shabbir Ahmed

I shall be embarrassed and I might not speak confidently, so send for Aaron to help me

Sher Ali

`And my breast is not straitened and my tongue is not fluent; so send word to Aaron also

The Study Quran

And my breast will be straitened, and my tongue will not be unfettered; so send unto Aaron

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

"My breast will be straitened. And my speech may not go (smoothly): so send unto Aaron

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

And my breast straitens and my tongue moves not fluently, therefore make Haroon a Messenger.

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

And my chest narrows/tightens and my tongue/speech does not speak/clarify, so send to Aaron

Ali Quli Qara'i

and I will become upset, and my tongue will fail me. So send [Your messenger] to Aaron

Bakhtiari Nejad

and my chest tightens (or I get upset) and my tongue stutters, so send (this message) to Aaron,

John Medows Rodwell

And my breast is straitened, and I am slow of speech: send therefore to Aaron to be my helpmate

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

"And my chest would become tight, and my tongue would not be able to express; so send for Aaron.

Dr. Munir Munshey

"My chest feels tight and my tongue fails to express. So, send for (my brother) Haroon."

Shakir

And by breast straitens, and my tongue is not eloquent, therefore send Thou to Haroun (to help me)

Fode Drame

And my chest will be constricted and my tongue will not loosen up therefore appoint Aaron a messenger

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

And I shall be embarrassed, and my tongue will not speak plainly, therefor send for Aaron (to help me)

Musharraf Hussain

and my chest feels tight, and my tongue is unable to speak without stammering; so, send Harun with me;

Syed Vickar Ahamed

"My chest may become strained: And my speech may not go smoothly; So send forth (with me) Haroon (Aaron)

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

and my chest will become constricted and my tongue will not be loosed (in my speech), therefore, send to Aaron

Faridul Haque

“I feel hesitant, and my tongue does not speak fast, therefore make Haroon also a Noble Messenger.”

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.

Hamid S. Aziz

"And my breast will be straitened, and my tongue is not fluent; so send then unto Aaron (or send them Aaron)

Mohammad Shafi

"And my heart is straitened and my tongue not fluent. So then send this command to (my brother) Aaron."

Hilali - Khan

"And my breast straitens, and my tongue expresses not well. So send for Haroon (Aaron) (to come along with me)

Muhammad Asad

and then my breast will be straitened and my tongue will not be free: send, then, [this Thy command] to Aaron

Mustafa Khattab 2018

And ˹so˺ my heart will be broken and my tongue will be tied. So send Aaron along ˹as a messenger˺.

George Sale

and lest my breast become straitened, and my tongue be not ready in speaking: Send therefore unto Aaron, to be my assistant

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)

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 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)

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).

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.”

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)

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)

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