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Muhammad Asad   
One of them speaks thus: “Behold, I had [on earth] a close companion
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
One of them will say, “I once had a companion ˹in the world˺
Safi Kaskas   
One of them says" I used to have a friend [on earth]

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Arabic   
قَالَ قَاۤىِٕلࣱ مِّنۡهُمۡ إِنِّی كَانَ لِی قَرِینࣱ ۝٥١
Transliteration (2021)   
qāla qāilun min'hum innī kāna lī qarīnu
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
  
Will say a speaker among them, "Indeed, I had for me a companion,

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
One of them speaks thus: “Behold, I had [on earth] a close companion
M. M. Pickthall   
A speaker of them saith: Lo! I had a comrad
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
One of them will start the talk and say: "I had an intimate companion (on the earth)
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
One of them will say, “I once had a companion ˹in the world˺
Safi Kaskas   
One of them says" I used to have a friend [on earth]
Wahiduddin Khan   
one of them will say, I had a friend
Shakir   
A speaker from among them shall say: Surely I had a comrade of mine
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
One of them who converses would say: Truly, I had a comrade
T.B.Irving   
Someone among them will speak up and say: "Once there was a soulmate of mine
Abdul Hye   
One of them will say: “Surely, I had a companion for me (in the world),
The Study Quran   
One among them will say, “I had a companio
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
A speaker among them will say, “I had a close companion.
Talal Itani (2012)   
One of them will say, 'I used to have a friend
Dr. Kamal Omar   
One speaker from amongst them said: “Verily I, there was a companion to me (while I stayed in the world)
M. Farook Malik   
One of them will say: "I had a frien
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
A speaker of them says, "Surely I used to have a comrade
Muhammad Sarwar   
One of them will say, "I had a companion who asked me
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
A speaker from them will say, .I had a companion (in the worldly life
Shabbir Ahmed   
One of them speaks thus, "Behold, I had a close companion."
Dr. Munir Munshey   
One of them would say to others, "I had a friend."
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
One of them will start the speak and say: "Verily, I had a close companion (on the earth)
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
A speaker among them will say, "Indeed, I had a companion [on earth]
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
One of them said: "I used to have a friend."
Abdel Haleem   
one will say, ‘I had a close companion on eart
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
And a speaker from among them will say: verily there was Unto me a mate
Ahmed Ali   
Said one of the speakers: "I had a frien
Aisha Bewley   
One of them will say, ´I used to have a friend
Ali Ünal   
One of them speaks thus: "I had a close companion
Ali Quli Qara'i   
One of them will say, ‘Indeed I had a companio
Hamid S. Aziz   
A speaker from among them shall say, "Surely I had a comrade on earth
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
A talker among them says: “Indeed, I had a close friend”
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
One of them will start the conversation by saying, “I had a friend
Musharraf Hussain   
one of them will ask, “I had a friend
Maududi   
One of them will say: "I had a companion in the worl
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
One of them said: "I used to have a friend."
Mohammad Shafi   
One of them will say, "I used to have a companion."

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
A speaker from among them said, 'I had a mate of mine.'
Rashad Khalifa   
One of them will say, "I used to have a friend.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
One of them will say: 'I had a companio
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
A speaker of them will say: Surely I had a comrade
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
A speaker from them said: "That I, (there) was for me (a) companion ."
Bijan Moeinian   
One of them will say:…
Faridul Haque   
The speaker among them said, “I had a companion.”
Sher Ali   
A speaker from among them will say, `I had an intimate companion
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
One (of the participants in conversation) will say (to the other): ‘There was an acquaintance of mine (who disbelieved in the Hereafter)
Amatul Rahman Omar   
One of them will say, `Surely I had an intimate companion (in the world)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
A speaker of them will say: "Verily, I had a companion (in the world)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
One of them says, 'I had a comrad
George Sale   
And one of them shall say, verily I had an intimate friend while I lived in the world
Edward Henry Palmer   
and a speaker amongst them shall say, 'Verily, I had a mate
John Medows Rodwell   
Saith one of them, "I truly had a bosom friend
N J Dawood (2014)   
One will say: ‘I had a friend who used to say

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
One from among them will say, “I indeed used to have a companion
Munir Mezyed   
A speaker of them will say: "Indeed, I had a companion (in the worldly life),
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
A speaker amongst them says: I had a friend.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
One of them will begin a conversation and say, “I had a close friend.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
One of them said, “Indeed, I did have a comrade
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
Someone among them will speak up and say: "Once there was a soulmate of mine
Samy Mahdy   
A speaker among them said, " I was for me a consort.
Sayyid Qutb   
One of them will say: I had a close companion on earth
Ahmed Hulusi   
One among them will say, “Indeed, I had a friend.”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
One of them will say: Verily I had an intimate companion (in the world),
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
One of them (a representative) will say: "I had a companion in life below"
Mir Aneesuddin   
a speaker among them will say, “I had a comrade of mine

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
One of them will start the talk and say: "I had an intimate companion (on the earth)
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Will say a speaker among them, "Indeed, I had for me a companion
OLD Transliteration   
Qala qa-ilun minhum innee kana lee qareenun