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Muhammad Asad   
On the morrow, however, an aching void grew up in the heart of the mother of Moses, and she would indeed have disclosed all about him had We not endowed her heart with enough strength to keep alive her faith [in Our promise]
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
And the heart of Moses’ mother ached so much that she almost gave away his identity, had We not reassured her heart in order for her to have faith ˹in Allah’s promise˺.
Safi Kaskas   
[Later] Moses' mother felt her heart totally empty. She was about to disclose the matter had We not strengthened her heart that she would be counted among the believers.

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Arabic   
وَأَصْبَحَ فُؤَادُ أُمِّ مُوسَىٰ فَارِغًا إِن كَادَتْ لَتُبْدِي بِهِ لَوْلَا أَن رَّبَطْنَا عَلَىٰ قَلْبِهَا لِتَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِين
Transliteration (2021)   
wa-aṣbaḥa fuādu ummi mūsā fārighan in kādat latub'dī bihi lawlā an rabaṭnā ʿalā qalbihā litakūna mina l-mu'minīn
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And became (the) heart (of the) mother (of) Musa empty. That, she was near (to) disclosing about him, if not that We strengthened [over] her heart, so that she would be of the believers.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
On the morrow, however, an aching void grew up in the heart of the mother of Moses, and she would indeed have disclosed all about him had We not endowed her heart with enough strength to keep alive her faith [in Our promise]
M. M. Pickthall   
And the heart of the mother of Moses became void, and she would have betrayed him if We had not fortified her heart, that she might be of the believers
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
But there came to be a void in the heart of the mother of Moses: She was going almost to disclose his (case), had We not strengthened her heart (with faith), so that she might remain a (firm) believer
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
And the heart of Moses’ mother ached so much that she almost gave away his identity, had We not reassured her heart in order for her to have faith ˹in Allah’s promise˺.
Safi Kaskas   
[Later] Moses' mother felt her heart totally empty. She was about to disclose the matter had We not strengthened her heart that she would be counted among the believers.
Wahiduddin Khan   
Moses mothers heart was full of anxietyshe would have disclosed his identity had We not strengthened her heart so that she might be a firm believer [in Our promise]
Shakir   
And the heart of Musa's mother was free (from anxiety) she would have almost disclosed it had We not strengthened her heart so that she might be of the believers
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
And it came to be in the morning that the mind of the mother of Moses was that which is empty. Truly, she was about to show him, if We had not invigorated her heart so that she became among the ones who believe.
T.B.Irving   
Next morning the vitals of Moses´ mother felt empty; she almost revealed who he was, if We had not bound up her heart so she would be a believer.
Abdul Hye   
And the heart of the mother of Moses became empty (from worry, except the thought of Moses). Surely, she was very near to disclose him (that the child was her son), had We not strengthened her heart with faith so that she might remain as one of the believers.
The Study Quran   
But the heart of Moses’ mother became empty, and she would have disclosed it, had We not fortified her heart, that she might be among the believers
Dr. Kamal Omar   
And the heart of the mother of Musa got perturbed and became restless. If she could she would have definitely made it evident had We not placed restrictions on her heart so that she remains of those who are Believers
Farook Malik   
On the other hand, the heart of Moses’s mother was sorely troubled. She would have disclosed as to who he was, had We not strengthened her heart so that she might become one of the true believers
Talal A. Itani (new translation)   
The heart of Moses' mother became vacant. She was about to disclose him, had We not steadied her heart, that she may remain a believer
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
And the heart-sight of Musa's mother became empty, (and) decidedly she indeed almost declared him, had We not braced her heart, that she might be of the believers
Muhammad Sarwar   
The heart of Moses' mother was relieved and confident. But she would almost have made the whole matter public had We not strengthened her heart with faith
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
And the heart of the mother of Musa became restless; indeed she was about to disclose this (the real facts about Musa), had We not strengthened her heart to remain among those who have firm belief (in Allah‘s promise)
Shabbir Ahmed   
And the heart of the mother of Moses became void. She almost gave away his identity had We not strengthened her heart, so that she might remain a firm believer
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Musa´s mother had a sense of void; her heart ached and she almost gave herself away! But We fortified her heart so she may remain a firm believer
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
And there come an emptiness in the heart of the mother of Musa (Moses): She was almost going to tell his (story and her loss), if We had not strengthened her heart (with faith), so that she may remain a (true) believer
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
And the heart of Moses' mother became empty [of all else]. She was about to disclose [the matter concerning] him had We not bound fast her heart that she would be of the believers
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
And Moses' mother's heart became anxious, that she nearly revealed her identity. But We strengthened her heart, so that she would be of the believers
Abdel Haleem   
The next day, Moses’ mother felt a void in her heart––if We had not strengthened it to make her one of those who believe, she would have revealed everything about him–&ndash
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
And the heart of the mother of Musa became void, and she had wellnigh disclosed him, had We not fortified her heart, that she might remain one of the believers
Ahmed Ali   
The mother of Moses was perturbed in the morning. Had We not strengthened her heart to remain a believer she had almost given him away
Aisha Bewley   
Musa´s mother felt a great emptiness in her heart and she almost gave him away; only We fortified her heart so that she would be one of the muminun.
Ali Ünal   
A void grew in the heart of the mother of Moses, and she would almost have disclosed all about him (in the hope that he would be returned to her) had We not strengthened her heart so that she might have faith (in Our promise)
Ali Quli Qara'i   
The heart of Moses’ mother became desolate, and indeed she was about to divulge it had We not fortified her heart so that she might have faith [in Allah’s promise]
Hamid S. Aziz   
And the heart of the mother of Moses became void (empty) on the morrow; she well nigh disclosed him, had We not strengthened her heart that she might be of the believers
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
And heart of Moses’ mother became empty (of sorrow or fear or patience). She almost exposed him if We had not strengthened her heart in order to be of the believers
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
But then came a void in the heart of the mother of Moses. She would have disclosed his identity had We not strengthened her heart with faith, so that she would remain a believer
Musharraf Hussain   
By the morning Musa’s mother was impatient and she nearly revealed his identity, if We hadn’t strengthened her resolve to remain silent about him.
Maududi   
On the other hand, the heart of Moses´ mother was sorely distressed. Had We not strengthened her heart that she might have full faith (in Our promise), she would have disclosed the secret
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
And the heart of Moses' mother became anxious, that she nearly revealed her identity. But We strengthened her heart, so that she would be of the believers
Mohammad Shafi   
And Moses' mother became agitated in her heart! And she would have betrayed him had We not calmed her heart down so as for her to be of those who believe

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
And next morning the heart of the mother of Musa became impatient. Surely, it was near that she might have disclosed his condition, if We had not solaced her heart, that she might remain believing on Our promise.
Rashad Khalifa   
The mind of Moses' mother was growing so anxious that she almost gave away his identity. But we strengthened her heart, to make her a believer.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
In the morning the heart of Moses' mother became empty. She would have revealed (who he was) had We not settled her heart so that she might be among the believers
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
And the heart of Moses’ mother was free (from anxiety). She would almost have disclosed it, had We not strengthened her heart, so that she might be of the believers
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira   
And Moses' mother's heart became/became in the morning empty, that truly she was about to/almost to show/uncover with him, where it not for that We strengthened/braced on her heart/mind , to be from the believers
Bijan Moeinian   
Meanwhile Moses’ mother was going through such anxiety that she would have given away the baby’s identity, if I (God) had not cast peace on her to be a believer [in God’s promises.]
Faridul Haque   
And in the morning, the heart of Moosa’s mother became impatient; and she would have almost certainly given away his secret had We not strengthened her heart, so that she may have faith in Our promise
Sher Ali   
And the heart of the mother of Moses became free from anxiety. She had almost disclosed his identity, were it not that WE had strengthen her heart so that she might be of the firm believers
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
And the heart of Musa’s (Moses’s) mother felt empty (of patience). And she would nearly have disclosed the secret (owing to her impatience), had We not energized her heart with the strength of peace and patience so that she might remain one of the firm believers (in Allah’s promise)
Amatul Rahman Omar   
And the heart of the mother of Moses became free (from anxiety). She would have nearly disclosed his identity ( out of joy, how Allah had become guardian of her child) had We not strengthened her heart to help her remain of the (firm minded) believers
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
And the heart of the mother of Moosa (Moses) became empty (from every thought, except the thought of Moosa (Moses)). She was very near to disclose his (case, i.e. the child is her son), had We not strengthened her heart (with Faith), so that she might remain as one of the believers

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
On the morrow the heart of Moses" mother became empty, and she wellnigh disclosed him had We not strengthened her heart, that she might be among the believers
George Sale   
And the heart of the mother of Moses became oppressed with fear; and she had almost discovered him, had We not armed her heart with constancy, that she might be one of those who believe the promises of God
Edward Henry Palmer   
And the heart of Moses' mother was void on the morrow; she well-nigh disclosed him, had it not been that we bound up her heart that she might be of the believers
John Medows Rodwell   
And the heart of Moses' mother became a blank through fear: and almost had she discovered him, but that we girt up her heart with constancy, in order that she might be one of those who believe
N J Dawood (2014)   
Moses‘ mother‘s heart was sorely troubled. She would have revealed who he was, had We not strengthened her heart so that she might become a true believer

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
An empty feeling came into the heart of Moses’ mother. She was about to disclose the matter if We had not strengthened her heart so she would remain a believer.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
Next morning the vitals of Moses' mother felt empty; she almost revealed who he was, if We had not bound up her heart so she would be a believer.
Sayyid Qutb   
By the morning an aching void came over the heart of Moses' mother, and she would indeed have disclosed his identity had We not strengthened her heart so that she could continue to have faith.
Ahmed Hulusi   
And the heart of Moses’ mother became full with the thoughts of her son... Had We not given her a sense of security to be of the believers, she would nearly have disclosed his identity.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
And the heart of the mother of Moses became void; she was about to disclose it had We not strengthened her heart so that she might be of the believers (in Our promises)
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim   
Meanwhile, Mussa's mother was left with an unsatisfied feeling and with a heart experiencing an aching void the world could not fill, she almost betrayed him had We not emboldened her heart to fall in line with those whose hearts reflect the image of religious and spiritual virtues
Mir Aneesuddin   
And the heart of Musa’s mother became void (of patience and) she would have almost exposed it had We not strengthened her heart so that she might remain among the believers.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
But there came to be a void in the heart of the mother of Moses: She was going almost to disclose his (case), had We not strengthened her heart (with faith), so that she might remain a (firm) believer
OLD Literal Word for Word   
And became (the) heart (of the) mother (of) Musa empty. That, she was near (to) disclosing about him, if not that We strengthened [over] her heart, so that she would be of the believers