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

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

And when the servant of God stood up to call on Him, they nearly banded to oppose him.

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

"Yet when the Devotee of Allah stands forth to invoke Him, they just make round him a dense crowd."

Wahiduddin Khan

when God's servant stood up to pray to Him, they pressed close to him in great numbers, almost stifling him

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And that when the Servant of Allah stood up supplicating Him, they almost became about him a compacted mass."

The Wise Quran

And that he, when God's servant stood calling on Him, they almost became compact on him.

The Study Quran

and that when the servant of God rises to call upon Him, they well-nigh swarm upon him.

Talal Itani (2012)

And when the servant of God got up calling on Him, they almost fell on him in a mass

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

When God’s servant stood up, calling upon Him, they nearly mobbed him in aggression.

T.B.Irving

Yet whenever God´s servant stood up to appeal to Him, they almost crowded in upon 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)."

Sher Ali

And when the servant of ALLAH stands up praying to HIM, they crowd upon him, well-nigh stifling him to death

Shakir

And that when the servant of Allah stood up calling upon Him, they wellnigh crowded him (to death)

Shabbir Ahmed

Yet whenever a servant of Allah stands up with invitation to Him, they crowd on him in hostility (22:72)

Samy Mahdy

And when Allah’s slave stood up calling Him, they almost were against him, accumulated in abundance."

Safi Kaskas

Yet when God's servant stood up calling on Him, they [the unbelievers] overwhelmed him with their crowds."

Rashad Khalifa

When GOD's servant advocated Him alone, almost all of them banded together to oppose him.

N J Dawood 2014

When God‘s servant² rose to pray to Him, they pressed around him in multitudes

Mustaqim

And when the servant of Allah stood up to call Him, they almost clung to him.

Mustafa Khattab 2018

Yet when the servant of Allah stood up calling upon Him ˹alone˺, the pagans almost swarmed over him.

Musharraf Hussain

When the servant of Allah stood up to worship Him, they packed around him in crowds

MunirMezyed2023

Yet when the Obedient Devotee of Allâh stood up supplicating and praying to Allâh, the Jinn crowded closely together around him.

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.

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

and that when Allah‘s servant stood invoking Him, they almost rushed on him in crowds

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

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

And when the slave of Allah stood up in prayer to Him, they crowded on him, almost stifling

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

And that as soon as the bondman of Allah rose up invoking Him, they almost densely packed upon him

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

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 .

Mohammad Shafi

"`And that when the slave of Allah [Prophet Muhammad] stood up to pray to Him, they mobbed around him, almost stiflingly.'"

Mir Aneesuddin

And when the servant of Allah stood up to pray to Him they almost crowded over him.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And when the Servant of Allah stood up praying to Him, they well-nigh crowded him (to death)

Maududi

and when Allah´s servant stood up to call on Him, they well-nigh swarmed 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.

John Medows Rodwell

When the servant of God stood up to call upon Him, the djinn almost jostled him by their crowds

Irving/Hegab

Yet whenever Allah (God)'s servant stood up to appeal to Him, they almost crowded in upon him!

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)

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

When the worshiper of Allah stood supplicating to Him, they swarmed around him (Prophet Muhammad)

Hamid S. Aziz

And yet when the servant of Allah stood up in prayer to Him, they crowded almost stifling 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.

Faridul Haque

‘And that when Allah’s bondman stood up to worship Him, the jinns had almost crowded upon him.’ ”

Edward Henry Palmer

and that when God's servant stood up to pray they called out to him and well-nigh crowded upon him

Dr. Munir Munshey

When the servant of Allah, (Muhammad, SAW), rose to invoke Him, they (resisted and) almost stifled him with their crowds

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)

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

And, truly, when the servant of God stood up, calling to Him, they be about to swarm upon him.

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

Corpus.Quran

And that when stood up (the) slave (of) Allah calling (upon) Him they almost became around him a compacted mass

Bilal Muhammad 2018

“Yet when the devotee of God stands forth to invoke Him, they make around him a dense crowd.

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

Bakhtiari Nejad

And when God's servant stood up calling on Him (alone), they almost became a mob against him.

Arthur John Arberry

When the servant of God stood calling on Him, they were wellnigh upon him in swarms

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)

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)

Ali Quli Qara'i

When the servant of Allah rose to pray to Him, they almost crowded around him

Aisha Bewley

When the slave of Allah stands calling on Him, they almost swarm all over him.

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.

Ahmed Hulusi

Whenever Abdullah (the servant of Allah – Muhammad [saw]) stands to turn to Him, they crowd around and stifle him!

Ahmed Ali

When the devotee of God stood up to invoke Him (the jinns) crowded upon him (to listen)

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And when the bondman of Allah stood calling upon Him, they well nigh pressed on him stifling

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).”

Abdel Haleem

yet when God’s Servant stood up to pray to Him, they pressed in on him