Quran 72 : 19

And that when stood up (the) slave (of) Allah calling (upon) Him, they almost became around him a compacted mass.
وَأَنَّهُۥ
Waannahu
لَمَّا
Lammā
قَامَ
Qāma
عَبْدُ
ʿAbdu
ٱللَّهِ
Allahi
يَدْعُوهُ
Yadʿūhu
كَادُوا۟
Kādūa
يَكُونُونَ
Yakūnūna
عَلَيْهِ
ʿAlayhi
لِبَدًا
Libadana
Abdel Haleem
yet when God’s Servant stood up to pray to Him, they pressed in on him
Ali Quli Qara'i
When the servant of Allah rose to pray to Him, they almost crowded around him
Mustaqim
And when the servant of Allah stood up to call Him, they almost clung to him.
Aisha Bewley
When the slave of Allah stands calling on Him, they almost swarm all over him.
Maududi
and when Allah´s servant stood up to call on Him, they well-nigh swarmed him
Arthur John Arberry
When the servant of God stood calling on Him, they were wellnigh upon him in swarms
Musharraf Hussain
When the servant of Allah stood up to worship Him, they packed around him in crowds
Mir Aneesuddin
And when the servant of Allah stood up to pray to Him they almost crowded over him.
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
When God’s servant stood up, calling upon Him, they nearly mobbed him in aggression.
Talal Itani (2012)
And when the servant of God got up calling on Him, they almost fell on him in a mass
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And when the servant of God stood up to call on Him, they nearly banded to oppose him.
Ahmed Ali
When the devotee of God stood up to invoke Him (the jinns) crowded upon him (to listen)
The Study Quran
and that when the servant of God rises to call upon Him, they well-nigh swarm upon him.
The Wise Quran
And that he, when God's servant stood calling on Him, they almost became compact on him.
N J Dawood 2014
When God‘s servant² rose to pray to Him, they pressed around him in multitudes
Rashad Khalifa
When GOD's servant advocated Him alone, almost all of them banded together to oppose him.
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
And when the slave of Allah stood up in prayer to Him, they crowded on him, almost stifling
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
and that when Allah‘s servant stood invoking Him, they almost rushed on him in crowds
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And when the bondman of Allah stood calling upon Him, they well nigh pressed on him stifling
Bilal Muhammad 2018
“Yet when the devotee of God stands forth to invoke Him, they make around him a dense crowd.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And when the Servant of Allah stood up praying to Him, they well-nigh crowded him (to death)
T.B.Irving
Yet whenever God´s servant stood up to appeal to Him, they almost crowded in upon him!
Bakhtiari Nejad
And when God's servant stood up calling on Him (alone), they almost became a mob against him.
Hamid S. Aziz
And yet when the servant of Allah stood up in prayer to Him, they crowded almost stifling him
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And, truly, when the servant of God stood up, calling to Him, they be about to swarm upon him.
Irving/Hegab
Yet whenever Allah (God)'s servant stood up to appeal to Him, they almost crowded in upon him!
John Medows Rodwell
When the servant of God stood up to call upon Him, the djinn almost jostled him by their crowds
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
When the worshiper of Allah stood supplicating to Him, they swarmed around him (Prophet Muhammad)
Edward Henry Palmer
and that when God's servant stood up to pray they called out to him and well-nigh crowded upon him
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And that as soon as the bondman of Allah rose up invoking Him, they almost densely packed upon him
Shakir
And that when the servant of Allah stood up calling upon Him, they wellnigh crowded him (to death)
Samy Mahdy
And when Allah’s slave stood up calling Him, they almost were against him, accumulated in abundance."
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And that when the bondman of Allah stood up praying Him, it was nigh that those jinn may crowd upon him.
Shabbir Ahmed
Yet whenever a servant of Allah stands up with invitation to Him, they crowd on him in hostility (22:72)
Safi Kaskas
Yet when God's servant stood up calling on Him, they [the unbelievers] overwhelmed him with their crowds."
Wahiduddin Khan
when God's servant stood up to pray to Him, they pressed close to him in great numbers, almost stifling him
Sher Ali
And when the servant of ALLAH stands up praying to HIM, they crowd upon him, well-nigh stifling him to death
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
"Yet when the Devotee of Allah stands forth to invoke Him, they just make round him a dense crowd."
Corpus.Quran
And that when stood up (the) slave (of) Allah calling (upon) Him they almost became around him a compacted mass
Mustafa Khattab 2018
Yet when the servant of Allah stood up calling upon Him ˹alone˺, the pagans almost swarmed over him.
Ahmed Hulusi
Whenever Abdullah (the servant of Allah – Muhammad [saw]) stands to turn to Him, they crowd around and stifle him!
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
And that when the Servant of Allah stood up supplicating Him, they almost became about him a compacted mass."
Dr. Munir Munshey
When the servant of Allah, (Muhammad, SAW), rose to invoke Him, they (resisted and) almost stifled him with their crowds
Faridul Haque
‘And that when Allah’s bondman stood up to worship Him, the jinns had almost crowded upon him.’ ”
Linda "iLham" Barto
Yet, when a devotee of Allah approaches in order to invoke Him, (the idolaters) crowd around him/her to intimidate him/her.
MunirMezyed2023
Yet when the Obedient Devotee of Allâh stood up supplicating and praying to Allâh, the Jinn crowded closely together around him.
Mohammad Shafi
"`And that when the slave of Allah [Prophet Muhammad] stood up to pray to Him, they mobbed around him, almost stiflingly.'"
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
'And that he when God's worshipper/servant stood/started calling Him, they were about to/almost to be interlocked/plenty on (with) him .
Bijan Moeinian
What a disgusting scene it was when a servant of God stood in the mosque to worship his Lord, the ignorant crowd stifled him almost to death
Muhammad Sarwar
Do not prostrate before anyone other than Him. When the servant of God (Muhammad) preached (his message) the jinn would all crowd around him
George Sale
When the servant of God stood up to invoke Him, it wanted little but that the genii had pressed on him in crouds, to hear him rehearse the Koran
Fode Drame
And that indeed when the servant of Allah stood up to invoke Him alone, they nearly thronged around him like the crests from the neck of the horse.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And that when the servant of Allah (Muhammad [blessings and peace be upon him]) stood up to worship Him, they thronged around him (to listen to his recitation)
Amatul Rahman Omar
And when (- Muhammad) Allah's servant stands up calling to Him these (- disbelievers) crowd upon him, well nigh suffocating him (to stifle and smother his voice)
Abdul Hye
And yet, when the servant of Allah (Muhammad) stood up invoking Him in prayer, they (the jinns) just were around him in a dense crowd (to listen to the Prophet’s recitation).”
Muhammad Asad
Yet [thus it is] that whenever a servant of God stands up in prayer to Him, they [who are bent on denying the truth] would gladly overwhelm him with their crowds
Ali Ünal
Yet, when God’s servant rises to pray, they (the polytheists) are all but upon him in swarms (with loud, derisive shouting to prevent his recitation of the Qur’an being heard)
Munir Mezyed
Yet when the Obedient Devotee of Allâh, (‘Muhammad’), stood up imploring and praying to Allâh, they, (the Jinn who heard the recitation of the ‘Qurʾān’), crowded closely together around him.
Syed Vickar Ahamed
"And when the one devoted (the Prophet) to Allah stands forward to pray to Him, they (the jinns') just make around him a dense crowd as if sticking to one over the other (to listen)."
Hilali - Khan
(It has been revealed to me that) When the slave of Allah (Muhammad SAW) stood up invoking (his Lord Allah) in prayer to Him they (the jinns) just made round him a dense crowd as if sticking one over the other (in order to listen to the Prophets recitation)
Dr. Kamal Omar
And that it (i.e., the situation is like this): when Abdullah (a human subject of Allah) stood — he invokes Him (Alone, in Prayer), they (who do not accept the absolute Oneness of Allah) almost became (as if) they are becoming unto him an overpowering crowd