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Ayah an-Nahl (The Bee) 16:50
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Muhammad Asad
they fear their Sustainer high above them, and do whatever they are bidden to do
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
They fear their Lord above them, and do whatever they are commanded.
Safi Kaskas
They fear their Lord above them and do whatever they are commanded to do.
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يَخَافُونَ رَبَّهُم مِّن فَوْقِهِمْ وَيَفْعَلُونَ مَا يُؤْمَرُون
Transliteration (2021)
yakhāfūna rabbahum min fawqihim wayafʿalūna mā yu'marūn
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Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
They fear their Lord from above them, and they do what they are commanded.
Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
they fear their Sustainer high above them, and do whatever they are bidden to do
M. M. Pickthall
They fear their Lord above them, and do what they are bidden
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
They all revere their Lord, high above them, and they do all that they are commanded
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
They fear their Lord above them, and do whatever they are commanded.
Safi Kaskas
They fear their Lord above them and do whatever they are commanded to do.
Wahiduddin Khan
they fear their Lord above them, and do what they are commanded
Shakir
They fear their Lord above them and do what they are commanded
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
They fear their Lord above them and accomplish what they are commanded.‡
T.B.Irving
they fear their Lord Above them, and do whatever they are ordered to.
Abdul Hye
they fear their Lord above them, and they do what they are commanded.
The Study Quran
They fear their Lord above them, and they do whatsoever they are commanded
Dr. Kamal Omar
They fear their Nourisher-Sustainer from over and above them and they do what they are commanded
Farook Malik
they fear their Lord Who is above them, and they do whatever they are commanded to do
Talal A. Itani (new translation)
They fear their Lord above them, and they do what they are commanded
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
They fear their Lord above them, and they perform what they are commanded. A prostration is to be performed here
Muhammad Sarwar
They (angels) have fear of their Lord above them and fulfill His commands
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
They fear their Lord above them and do as they are commanded
Shabbir Ahmed
They all fear their Lord, High above them, and they do all that they are commanded. (24:41)
Dr. Munir Munshey
They fear their Lord above, and they carry out their orders
Syed Vickar Ahamed
They all fear their Lord, high above them, and they do all that they are commanded
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
They fear their Lord above them, and they do what they are commanded
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
They fear their Lord from above them, and they do what they are commanded
Abdel Haleem
they fear their Lord above them, and they do as they are commanded
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
They fear their Lord above them and do that which they are commanded
Ahmed Ali
They have fear of God for His power over them, and act as commanded
Aisha Bewley
They fear their Lord above them and do everything they are ordered to do.
Ali Ünal
They (the angels) fear their Lord high above them (i.e., Who has absolute power over them), and they do what they are commanded
Ali Quli Qara'i
They fear their Lord above them, and do what they are commanded
Hamid S. Aziz
They fear their Lord above them, and they do what they are commanded
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
They are afraid of their Master that is above them (and superior to them), and they (the angels) do what they are ordered
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
They all revere their Lord high above themselves, and they do all that they are asked
Musharraf Hussain
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frightened of their Lord above, and they do as they are told.
Maududi
They hold their Lord, Who is above them, in fear, and do as they are bidden
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
They fear their Lord from above them, and they do what they are commanded
Mohammad Shafi
They fear their Lord over them. And they do what they are commanded
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
They fear their Lord above them and do what they are commanded. [^] (SAJDA
Rashad Khalifa
They reverence their Lord, high above them, and they do what they are commanded to do.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
they fear their Lord from above them and do as they are commanded
Maulana Muhammad Ali
They fear their Lord above them and do what they are commanded
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
They fear their Lord from above them, and they make/do what they are ordered/commanded
Bijan Moeinian
They are at awe with their Creator, Who is high above them, and they obey their orders
Faridul Haque
They bear upon themselves the fear of their Lord, and do only what they are commanded. (Command of prostration # 3
Sher Ali
They fear their Lord above them, and they do what they are commanded
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
They keep fearing their Lord, Who is high above them, and obey whatever command they are given
Amatul Rahman Omar
They fear (disobedience to) their Lord above them, and do whatever they are commanded. [Prostration]
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
They fear their Lord above them, and they do what they are commanded
Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry
they fear their Lord above them, and they do what they are commanded
George Sale
They fear their Lord, Who is exalted above them, and perform that which they are commanded
Edward Henry Palmer
They fear their Lord above them, and they do what they are bidden
John Medows Rodwell
They fear their Lord who is above them, and do what they are bidden
N J Dawood (2014)
they fear their Lord on high and do as they are bidden
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Linda “iLHam” Barto
They all revere their Lord who is high above them, and they do all that they are commanded.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
they fear their Lord Above them, and do whatever they are ordered to.
Sayyid Qutb
They fear their Lord, who is high above them, and do as they are bidden.
Ahmed Hulusi
They fear their Rabb who commands from within their depths and they do as they are commanded.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
They fear their Lord (supreme) from above them, and they do what they are commanded.
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim
They entertain the profound reverence dutiful to Him and keep in awe of Him, their Creator, Who is far above them and beyond all, and they discharge their duties in obedience to His command
Mir Aneesuddin
They fear their Fosterer above them and do what they are commanded.
Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)
They all revere their Lord, high above them, and they do all that they are commanded
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They fear their Lord above them, and they do what they are commanded