Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
Behold, We established him securely on earth, and endowed him with [the knowledge of] the right means to achieve anything [that he might set out to achieve]
M. M. Pickthall
Lo! We made him strong in the land and gave him unto every thing a road
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Verily We established his power on earth, and We gave him the ways and the means to all ends
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
Surely We established him in the land, and gave him the means to all things.
Safi Kaskas
We gave him power and authority on Earth, and We gave him ways to achieve anything.
Wahiduddin Khan
We established him in the land, and gave him the means to achieve all things
Shakir
Surely We established him in the land and granted him means of access to every thing
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Truly, We established him firmly on the earth and gave him a route to everything.
T.B.Irving
We established things on earth for him, and gave him access to everything;
Abdul Hye
Surely, We established him in the earth and gave him means of everything.
The Study Quran
Truly We established him in the land, and gave him the means to all things
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
We established him on earth, and We gave him from everything a way.
Talal Itani (2012)
We established him on earth, and gave him all kinds of means
Dr. Kamal Omar
Verily We, We established him in the earth and We bestowed him a positive way to all things
Indeed We established his power in the land and We gave him all kinds of ways and means
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Surely We established him in the earth, and We brought him means to (accomplish) everything
Muhammad Sarwar
We had given him great power in the land and all kinds of resources
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Surely, We gave him power on earth and gave him means to (have) everything (he needs)
Shabbir Ahmed
We established him in power on earth and granted him the ways and means to accomplish his objectives
Dr. Munir Munshey
We established him firmly in the land and laid at his disposal the means to obtain everything
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Surely, We established his power on earth, and We gave him the ability to do everything
Indeed We established him upon the earth, and We gave him to everything a way
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
We had facilitated for him in the land, and We had given him the means of everything
Abdel Haleem
We established his power in the land, and gave him the means to achieve everything
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Verily We! We established him in the earth, and vouchsafed unto him of everything a way
Ahmed Ali
Say: "I will cite before you his commemoration." We gave him authority in the land and means of accomplishing every end
Aisha Bewley
We gave him power and authority on the earth and granted him a way to everything.
Ali Ünal
We surely established him with power in the land, and for everything (that he rightly purposed) We granted him a way (the just means appropriate to just ends)
Ali Quli Qara'i
Indeed We had granted him power in the land and given him the means to all things
Hamid S. Aziz
Verily, We established him firmly in the land, and We gave him a way to everything
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
Indeed, We established him on the earth, and we gave him the means of everything.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Indeed We established his power on earth, and We gave him the ways and means to all ends
Musharraf Hussain
We established and gave him power on Earth, and gave him the resources to achieve great things.
Maududi
We granted him power in the land and endowed him with all kinds of resources
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
We had facilitated for him in the land, and We had given him the means to all things.
Mohammad Shafi
We did indeed give him authority on earth and means to pursue any thing he did
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Undoubtedly, We gave him a control in the earth and bestowed him a means of everything.
We granted him authority on earth, and provided him with all kinds of means.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
We established him in the land and gave him means to all things
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Truly We established him in the land and granted him means of access to everything
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
We have highly positioned/strengthened for him in the earth/Planet Earth, and We gave/brought him from every thing a reason/motive/connection
Bijan Moeinian
I (God) gave him all kind of means and tools to establish his authority on the earth
Faridul Haque
Indeed We gave him authority in the land and bestowed him the means of everything
Sher Ali
WE established him in the earth and gave him the means to achieve everything
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
(In ancient times) We did grant him power in the land and blessed (his rule) with all the means and resources
Amatul Rahman Omar
Verily, We granted him authority on the earth, (his empire extended from Persia to the Black Sea on one side and from Asia Minor to Afghanistan and Baluchistan on the other) and provided him with all sorts of means
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Verily, We established him in the earth, and We gave him the means of everything
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
We had indeed established him in the earth and We had granted him a way to everything.
Munir Mezyed
Indeed, We firmly established him in the land and gave him with means of access to everything.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
We established him on earth and gave him the means for everything.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Truly, We established his power on earth. We gave him a way to achieve everything.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
Indeed, We empowered him in the land and brought him all kinds of means.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
We established [his authority] on earth for him, and gave him access to everything;
Samy Mahdy
We enabled him on the earth, and gave him, from everything a reason.
Sayyid Qutb
We established his power on earth, and gave him means to achieve anything.
Ahmed Hulusi
We established him upon the earth and made easy for him every path (to attain his wishes).
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
Verily We did make him mighty in the earth, and We granted him the means (of access) to every thing
Allah says: "We confirmed him on earth and We imparted to him the knowledge of the ways and means serving a purposeful end"
Mir Aneesuddin
We certainly established him in the earth and gave him means of (access to) everything.
The Wise Quran
Indeed, We established him in the earth, and We gave him a way of everything;