Arabic Source and Roman Transliteration Arabic قَالَ هِيَ عَصَايَ أَتَوَكَّأُ عَلَيْهَا وَأَهُشُّ بِهَا عَلَىٰ غَنَمِي وَلِيَ فِيهَا مَآرِبُ أُخْرَى Transliteration Qa la hiya AAasa ya atawakkao AAalayha waahushshu biha AAala ghanamee waliya feeha maa ribu okhra Transliteration-2 qāla hiya ʿaṣāya atawakka-u ʿalayhā wa-ahushu bihā ʿalā ghanamī waliya fīhā maāribu ukh'r Word for Word He said, "It (is) my staff; I lean upon it, and I bring down leaves with it for my sheep, and for me in it (are) uses other."
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Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning Muhammad Asad He answered: "It is my staff; I lean on it; and with it I beat down leaves for my sheep; and [many] other uses have I for it." M. M. Pickthall He said: This is my staff whereon I lean, and wherewith I bear down branches for my sheep, and wherein I find other uses Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) He said, "It is my rod: on it I lean; with it I beat down fodder for my flocks; and in it I find other uses." Shakir He said: This is my staff: I recline on it and I beat the leaves with it to make them fall upon my sheep, and I have other uses for it Wahiduddin Khan He replied, It is my staff. I lean on it, and with it, I beat down the leaves for my flock; I also have other uses for it Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar Moses said: This is my staff. I lean on it, and beat down leaves from a tree with it for my herd of sheep and for me in it are other uses. T.B.Irving He said: "It is my staff. I lean on it, and beat down fodder for my sheep and goats with it; and I have still other uses for it." The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab He replied, “It is my staff! I lean on it, and with it I beat down ˹branches˺ for my sheep, and have other uses for it.” Safi Kaskas "It is my staff; I lean upon it, I bring down leaves for my sheep and I have other uses for it." Abdul Hye He said: “This is my stick, I lean on it, beat down branches with it for my sheep, and for me there are other uses in it.” The Study Quran He said, “It is my staff. I lean upon it and beat down leaves for my sheep. And I have other uses for it. [The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) He said: "It is my staff, I lean on it, and I guide my sheep with it, and I have other uses in it." Abdel Haleem ‘It is my staff,’ he said, ‘I lean on it; restrain my sheep with it; I also have other uses for it.&rsquo Abdul Majid Daryabadi He said: it is my staff; I lean there on; and therewith beat down fodder for my sheep; and for me therein are other purposes Ahmed Ali "It's my staff," he answered; "I lean on it, and fell leaves for my goats with it, and I have other uses for it." Aisha Bewley He said, ´It is my staff. I lean on it and beat down leaves for my sheep with it and have other uses for it.´ Ali Ünal He said: "It is my staff. I lean on it, and with it I beat down leaves for my flock, and I have some other uses for it." Ali Quli Qara'i He said, ‘It is my staff. I lean upon it, and with it I beat down leaves for my sheep; and I have other uses for it.&rsquo Hamid S. Aziz Said he, "It is my staff on which I lean, and wherewith I beat down leaves for my flocks, and for which I have other uses." Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali He said, "It is my staff. I lean upon it, and with it I beat down (leaves) for my sheep; and I (also) have other purposes for it." Muhammad Sarwar He replied, "It is my staff. I lean on it, bring down leaves for my sheep with it and I need it for other reasons Muhammad Taqi Usmani He said, .It is my staff. I lean on it, and I beat down leaves with it for my sheep, and I have many other uses for it Shabbir Ahmed He said, "Your Guidance is my strength. It will help me in all walks of life. I will prove to be a competent shepherd for the Israelites, and will use it as the challenges come forth." Syed Vickar Ahamed He (Musa) said, "It is my rod: I lean on it; With it I beat down corn stalk for my cattle; And in it I find other uses." Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) He said, "It is my staff; I lean upon it, and I bring down leaves for my sheep and I have therein other uses." Farook Malik Moses replied: "It is my staff; I lean on it, I beat down fodder with it for my flocks and I have also other uses for it." Dr. Munir Munshey Said, "It is my stick. I lean on it to rest my weight, and with it I chop off the leaves to feed my cattle. It also has other uses for me." Dr. Kamal Omar He said: “This is my rod, whereon I lean, and wherewith I beat down branches for my sheep, and for me therein are other uses (also).” Talal A. Itani (new translation) He said, 'This is my staff. I lean on it, and herd my sheep with it, and I have other uses for it.' Maududi Moses answered: "This is my staff. I lean on it (when I walk), and with it I beat down leaves for my flock, and I have many other uses for it." Ali Bakhtiari Nejad He said: it is my cane, I lean on it and I chop off the leaves for my sheep with it, and I have other uses for it A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018) He said, “It is my staff. On it I lean, and with it I beat down fodder for my flocks, and in it I find other uses. Musharraf Hussain He replied, “This is my walking stick; I lean on it sometimes , I gather leaves for my sheep, and I use it for other things.” [The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) He said: "It is my staff, I lean on it, and I guide my sheep with it, and I have other uses in it." Mohammad Shafi Moses said, "It is my staff. I lean upon it and I beat the leaves with it to make them fall upon my sheep, and I have other uses for it."
Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works Bijan Moeinian Moses said: “This is my staff: I lean upon it, beat down branches for my sheep, and use it for anything else that it may become handy for.&rdquo Faridul Haque He said, "This is my staff; I support myself on it, and I knock down leaves for my sheep with it, and there are other uses for me in it." Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah 'It is my staff," Moses replied, "upon it I lean and with it I beat down leaves to feed my sheep and for me there are other uses in it. Maulana Muhammad Ali He said: This is my staff -- I lean on it, and beat the leaves with it for my sheep, and I have other uses for it Muhammad Ahmed - Samira He said: "It is my stick/cane, I lean on/support myself on it, and I hit/move/shake with it on my sheep and goats, and for me in it others needs/purposes." Sher Ali Moses said, `This is my rod, I lean on it and beat down therewith leaves for my sheep and other uses also I find in it. Rashad Khalifa He said, "This is my staff. I lean on it, herd my sheep with it, and I use it for other purposes." Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) He submitted it is my staff, I lean on it and with it beat down leaves for my sheeps and there are my other works in it. Amatul Rahman Omar (Moses) replied, `This is my staff. I lean on it, and beat down leaves for my sheep with it, and it serves (also) my many other needs. Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri He submitted: ‘This is my staff. I lean on it, and beat down leaves with it for my goats, and in it there are also many other benefits for me. Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali He said: "This is my stick, whereon I lean, and wherewith I beat down branches for my sheep, and wherein I find other uses."
Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works Arthur John Arberry 'Why, it is my staff,' said Moses. 'I lean upon it, and with it I beat down leaves to feed my sheep; other uses also I find in it Edward Henry Palmer Said he, 'It is my staff on which I lean, and wherewith I beat down leaves for my flocks, and for which I have other uses. George Sale He answered, it is my rod whereon I lean, and with which I beat down leaves for my flock; and I have other uses for it John Medows Rodwell Said he, "It is my staff on which I lean, and with which I beast down leaves for my sheep, and I have other uses for it." N J Dawood (2014) He said: ‘It is my staff; upon it I lean and with it I beat down the leaves for my flock. And I have other uses for it besides.&lsquo
New and/or Partial Translations, and works in progress Linda “iLHam” Barto He said, “It is my rod. I lean on it. I beat down fodder for my flocks with it. I find other uses for it.” Sayyid Qutb He answered: 'It is my staff; upon it I lean, and with it I beat down the leaves for my sheep; and other uses have I for it.' Ahmed Hulusi (Moses) said, “It is my staff... I lean on it, I beat down leaves for my sheep with it and it also serves my other needs.” Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli He (Moses)said: 'It is my rod: I lean on it, and I beat down leaves with it for my sheep, and there are (also) other uses therein for me' Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim "It is my staff", Mussa said, "I lean on and with it I beat the smaller bushes, the shrubs and the trees to furnish my sheep with food in addition to using it for other purposes." Mir Aneesuddin He said "This is my staff, I recline on it and I beat down the leaves with it for my sheep and there are other uses in it for me."
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