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Muhammad Asad   
all the angels and all the inspiration [ever granted to man] ascend unto Him [daily,] in a day the length whereof is [like] fifty thousand years…
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
˹through which˺ the angels and the ˹holy˺ spirit will ascend to Him on a Day fifty thousand years in length.
Safi Kaskas   
Unto Him the angels and the Spirit will ascend in a Day whose length is fifty thousand years.

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Arabic   
تَعْرُجُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَالرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِي يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَة
Transliteration (2021)   
taʿruju l-malāikatu wal-rūḥu ilayhi fī yawmin kāna miq'dāruhu khamsīna alfa sanati
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more   
Ascend the Angels and the Spirit to Him in a Day, [is] its measure (is) fifty thousand year(s).

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
all the angels and all the inspiration [ever granted to man] ascend unto Him [daily,] in a day the length whereof is [like] fifty thousand years…
M. M. Pickthall   
(Whereby) the angels and the Spirit ascend unto Him in a Day whereof the span is fifty thousand years
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
The angels and the spirit ascend unto him in a Day the measure whereof is (as) fifty thousand years
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
˹through which˺ the angels and the ˹holy˺ spirit will ascend to Him on a Day fifty thousand years in length.
Safi Kaskas   
Unto Him the angels and the Spirit will ascend in a Day whose length is fifty thousand years.
Wahiduddin Khan   
by which the angels and the Spirit will ascend to Him in one Day which will last for fifty thousand years
Shakir   
To Him ascend the angels and the Spirit in a day the measure of which is fifty thousand years
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
The angels and the Spirit go up to Him on a Day whose measure had been fifty thousand years.
T.B.Irving   
The angels and the Spirit will climb up to Him on a day whose range is fifty thousand years
Abdul Hye   
The angels and the spirit (Gabriel) ascend to Him in a Day the measure of which is 50,000 years
The Study Quran   
Unto Him ascend the angels and the Spirit on a day whose measure is fifty thousand years
Dr. Kamal Omar   
The angels and the Ar-Ruh ascend to Him in an aeon the measure whereof is fifty thousand years
Farook Malik   
The angels and the Spirit ascend to Him in a Day the measure of which is fifty thousand years
Talal A. Itani (new translation)   
Unto Him the angels and the Spirit ascend on a Day the duration of which is fifty thousand years
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
To Him the Angels and the Spirit ascend with difficulty to Him in a Day whereof the determined (length) is fifty thousand years
Muhammad Sarwar   
On that Day (of Judgment), long as fifty thousand years, the angels and the Spirit will ascend to Him
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
to whom ascend the angels and the Spirit in a day the length of which is fifty thousand years
Shabbir Ahmed   
The Universal forces and the Divine Energy ascend unto Him in a Day the measure of which is fifty thousand years
Dr. Munir Munshey   
The angels and the spirits rise up towards Him during a day that spans fifty thousand years
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
The angels and the Spirit [Ruh, Gabriel] rise up to Him in a Day whose measure is fifty thousand years
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
The angels and the Spirit will ascend to Him during a Day the extent of which is fifty thousand years
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
The Angels and the Spirit ascent to Him in a day which is equivalent to fifty thousand years
Abdel Haleem   
by which the angels and the Spirit ascend to Him, on a Day whose length is fifty thousand years
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Whereby the angels ascend Unto Him and also the spirit, On a Day whereof the measure is fifty thousand years
Ahmed Ali   
To whom the angels and the soul take a day to ascend, whose length is fifty thousand years
Aisha Bewley   
The angels and the Spirit ascend to Him in a day whose length is fifty thousand years.
Ali Ünal   
The angels and the Spirit ascend to Him (thereby), in a day the measure of which is fifty thousand years (of your normal worldly years)
Ali Quli Qara'i   
The angels and the Spirit ascend to Him in a day whose span is fifty thousand years
Hamid S. Aziz   
To Him ascend the angels and the Spirit in a Day the measure of which is fifty thousand years
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
The angels and the spirit ascend to Him in a day that its measure is fifty thousand years.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
The angels and the spirit ascend to him in a day the duration of fifty thousand years
Musharraf Hussain   
by which the angels and the Noble Spirit ascend to Him on a Day with a time-span of fifty thousand years.
Maududi   
by which the angels and the Spirit ascend to Him in one Day the duration of which is fifty thousand years
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
The angels and the Spirit ascend to Him in a day which is equivalent to fifty thousand years
Mohammad Shafi   
The time taken by the angels and the Spirit to ascend to Him is fifty thousand years [of man's reckoning]

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
The angels and Jibrael ascend towards Him. That chastisement will fall on a day the measure of which is fifty thousand years.
Rashad Khalifa   
The angels, with their reports, climb to Him in a day that equals fifty thousand years.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
To Him the angels and the Spirit (Gabriel) ascend in a day, the measure of which is fifty thousand years
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
To Him ascend the angels and the Spirit in a day the measure of which is fifty thousand years
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira   
The angels and the Soul/Spirit ascend/climb to Him in a day/time its value/estimation/ measure was/is fifty thousand years
Bijan Moeinian   
Whenever the Angles and the Spirit ascend to God, it takes only a day for them while during this one day 50,years is passed by in earth
Faridul Haque   
The angels and Jibreel, ascend towards Him – the punishment will befall on a day which spans fifty thousand years
Sher Ali   
The angels and the Spirit ascend to HIM in a day, the measure of which is fifty thousand years
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
The angels and al-Ruh al-Amin (the Spirit) rise towards His (Throne) in a Day which measures fifty thousand years (according to the worldly scale).
Amatul Rahman Omar   
The angels and the Spirit (of the faithful) ascend to Him in a day the measure of which is (equal to) fifty thousand years (a day of spiritual advancement of the faithful is equivalent to fifty thousand years of material advancement, thus the development and progress of the human soul knows no end)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
The angels and the Rooh (Jibrael (Gabriel)) ascend to Him in a Day the measure whereof is fifty thousand years

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
To Him the angels and the Spirit mount up, in a day whereof the measure is fifty thousand years
George Sale   
by which the angels ascend unto Him, and the spirit Gabriel also, in a day whose space is fifty thousand years
Edward Henry Palmer   
whereby ascend the angels and the Spirit unto Him in a day whose length is fifty thousand years
John Medows Rodwell   
By which the angels and the spirit ascend to him in a day, whose length is fifty thousand years
N J Dawood (2014)   
whereby the angels and the Spirit will ascend to Him in one day whose space is fifty thousand years

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
The angels and the Spirit ascend unto Him in a [cosmic] day, the measure of which is fifty thousand [Earth] years.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
The angels and the Spirit will climb up to Him on a day whose range is fifty thousand years
Ahmed Hulusi   
The angels and the Spirit will return to their essence in a period (which will seem to be) of fifty thousand years (the period of time to reach Allah in their essence).
Mir Aneesuddin   
The angels and the spirit ascend to Him, in a day (period), the measure of which is fifty thousand years.
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim   
To Him ascend the angels and the souls or the Spirit fast as they press their rate of motion to attain their purpose in a day of Allah's calendar that equals fifty thousand years of the earthly calendar

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
The angels and the spirit ascend unto him in a Day the measure whereof is (as) fifty thousand years
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Ascend the Angels and the Spirit to Him in a Day, [is] its measure (is) fifty thousand year(s)