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Muhammad Asad   
[But Moses] went on: “[He of whom I speak is] the Sustainer of the east and the west and of all that is between the two”- as you would know] if you would but use your reason!”
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Moses responded: “˹He is˺ the Lord of the east and west, and everything in between, if only you had any sense.”
Safi Kaskas   
[Moses] said, "Lord of the east and the west and that between them, if you [would just use your] reason."

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Arabic   
قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغۡرِبِ وَمَا بَیۡنَهُمَاۤۖ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡقِلُونَ ۝٢٨
Transliteration (2021)   
qāla rabbu l-mashriqi wal-maghribi wamā baynahumā in kuntum taʿqilūn
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Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
  
He said, "Lord (of) the east and the west and whatever (is) between them, if you were (to) reason."

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
[But Moses] went on: “[He of whom I speak is] the Sustainer of the east and the west and of all that is between the two”- as you would know] if you would but use your reason!”
M. M. Pickthall   
He said: Lord of the East and the West and all that is between them, if ye did but understand
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
(Moses) said: "Lord of the East and the West, and all between! if ye only had sense!"
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Moses responded: “˹He is˺ the Lord of the east and west, and everything in between, if only you had any sense.”
Safi Kaskas   
[Moses] said, "Lord of the east and the west and that between them, if you [would just use your] reason."
Wahiduddin Khan   
Moses said, He is the Lord of the East and the West, and all that lies between them, if only you could understand
Shakir   
He said: The Lord of the east and the west and what is between them, if you understand
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
Moses said: The Lord of the East and the West and whatever is between the two of them if you had been reasonable!
T.B.Irving   
He said: "[He comes from] the Lord of the East and West, and whatever lies in between them, if you know how to reason."
Abdul Hye   
(Moses) said: “Lord of the east and the west, and all that is between them, if you did but understand!”
The Study Quran   
He said, “The Lord of the East and the West and whatsoever is between them, if you understand.
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
He responded, “The Lord of the East and the West and all that’s between, if you would use reason.”
Talal Itani (2012)   
He said, 'Lord of the East and the West, and everything between them, if you understand.'
Dr. Kamal Omar   
(Musa continued and) said: “Nourisher-Sustainer for the east and the west and whatever is between those two if you had been using intellect.”
M. Farook Malik   
Moses continued:" He is the Lord of the east and west, and all that lies between them. If you would only care and try to understand."
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
He said, "The Lord of the east and the west and whatever is between them (both), in case you (can) consider."
Muhammad Sarwar   
Moses continued, "He is the Lord of the East and West and all that is between them, if only you would think"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
He (Musa) said, .Lord of the East and the West and whatever lies between them, if you are to understand
Shabbir Ahmed   
Moses said, "He is the Lord of the East and the West and everything in between. You would know if you use reason."
Dr. Munir Munshey   
(Musa) continued, "The Lord of the East and the West and whatever lies between the two, if you were to understand."
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
Said (Musa): "Lord of the East and the West, and all between! If you only had the sense (to understand)!"
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
[Moses] said, "Lord of the east and the west and that between them, if you were to reason."
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
He said: "The Lord of the east and the west, and what is between them, if you understand."
Abdel Haleem   
Moses continued, ‘Lord of the East and West and everything between them. If you would only use your reason!’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
He said: Lord of the east and the west and whatsoever is in-between, if ye understand
Ahmed Ali   
(Moses) said: "The Lord of the East and the Lord of the West and all that lies between them, if you have sense."
Aisha Bewley   
He said, ´The Lord of the East and the West and everything between them if you used your intellect.´
Ali Ünal   
(Moses) went on: "He is the Lord of the east and the west and all that is between them, if you would but reason and understand!"
Ali Quli Qara'i   
He said, ‘The Lord of the east and the west and whatever is between them —should you apply reason.’
Hamid S. Aziz   
Moses said, "(He is) The Lord of the East and of the West, and of all that is between the two, if you did but understand."
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
He (Moses) said: “The Lord of the east and the west and whatever between them, if you understand.”
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
Moses said, “Lord of the East and the West, and all between, if you only had sense.
Musharraf Hussain   
Musa said, “The Lord of the East and the West and whatever is in between, if only you would reflect.”
Maududi   
Moses continued: "(He is) the Lord of the east and the west, and all between them. If you only had any understanding!"
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
He said: "The Lord of the east and the west, and what is between them, if you comprehend.
Mohammad Shafi   
Moses went on, "Lord of the east and the west and of all that is between the two if you would but understand!"

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Musa said, 'the Lord of east and west and what ever is between them if you have wisdom'.
Rashad Khalifa   
He said, "The Lord of the east and the west, and everything between them, if you understand."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
'He is the Lord of the East and the West, ' said he (Moses), 'and all that is between them, if you could understand!
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
He said: The Lord of the East and the West and what is between them, if you have any sense
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
He (Moses) said: "Lord (of) the sunrise/east and the sunset/west and what (is) between them (B) if you were reasoning/comprehending ."
Bijan Moeinian   
Moses continued his speech: “He is the Lord in the east and the Lord in the west, do you get it?”
Faridul Haque   
He said, “The Lord of the East and the West and all that is between them; if you have sense.”
Sher Ali   
Moses Said, `The Lord of the East and of the West, and of all that is between the two, if only you have sense.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
(Musa [Moses]) said: ‘(He) is the Lord of the east and the west, and (the whole universe) between the two if you have (some) sense.
Amatul Rahman Omar   
(Moses) said (continuing his speech), `(In respect of time the Lord of the worlds is the same as) the Lord of the east and of the west and of all that lies between the two. (You can be rightly guided) if you could only use your senses.
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
Moosa (Moses) said: "Lord of the east and the west, and all that is between them, if you did but understand!"

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
He said, 'The Lord of the East and West, and what between them is, if you have understanding,
George Sale   
Moses said, the Lord of the east, and of the west, and of whatever is between them; if ye are men of understanding
Edward Henry Palmer   
Said he, 'The Lord of the east and of the west, and of what is between the two, if ye had but sense!
John Medows Rodwell   
He said, "Lord is He of the East and of the West, and of all that is between them, if ye can understand."
N J Dawood (2014)   
The Lord of the East and of the West,‘ said Moses, ‘and all that lies between them. If only you could understand!‘

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
He said, “The Lord of the east and of the west and what is between them if you truly understand.”
Munir Mezyed   
Moses said: ‘Lord of the east and the west, as well as all that is between them, if you only have a higher level of consciousness.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
He said: the Lord of the East and the West and what is between them, if you understand.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
(Moses) said, “[He is] Lord of the East and the West and all between, if only you could understand.”
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
He said, “The Lord of the east and the west and whatever is between them, if youpl can (ever) reason.”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
He said: "[He comes from] the Lord of the East and West, and whatever lies in between them, if you know how to reason."
Samy Mahdy   
He said, “The East’s Lord and the West, and what is between them, if you are reasoning.”
Sayyid Qutb   
[Moses] went on: 'He is indeed the Lord of the east and the west and of all that is between them, if you would but use your reason.'
Ahmed Hulusi   
(Moses) said, “The Rabb of the east, the west and everything in between... If you use your intellect!”
Mir Aneesuddin   
He said, "Your messenger who has been sent to you is certainly possessed by jinn."
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
"Not only that" Mussa Added, "but He is Allah, the Creator of the East and the West and of all that lies between them if you really care to deviate into sense."

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
(Moses) said: "Lord of the East and the West, and all between! if ye only had sense!"
OLD Literal Word for Word   
He said, "Lord (of) the east and the west and whatever (is) between them, if you were (to) reason.
OLD Transliteration   
Qala rabbu almashriqi waalmaghribi wama baynahuma in kuntum taAAqiloona