Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
Said [Moses] “O my Sustainer! I have slain one of them, and so I fear that they will slay me
M. M. Pickthall
He said: My Lord! Lo! I killed a man among them and I fear that they will kill me
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
He said: "O my Lord! I have slain a man among them, and I fear lest they slay me
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
Moses appealed, “My Lord! I have indeed killed a man from them, so I fear they may kill me.
Wahiduddin Khan
Moses said, My Lord, I have killed one of their people and fear that they may kill me
Safi Kaskas
He said, "My Lord, I killed one of them, and I fear they will kill me.
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
He said: My Lord! Truly, I killed a soul among them and I fear that they will kill me.
T.B.Irving
He said: "My Lord, I killed a person among them, and fear they may execute me.
Shakir
He said: My Lord! surely I killed one of them, so I fear lest they should slay me
Abdul Hye
He said: “My Lord! Surely, I have killed a man from them and I fear that they will kill me.
The Study Quran
He said, “My Lord! Verily I have killed a soul among them, and I fear that they will slay me
Talal Itani (2012)
He said, 'My Lord, I have killed one of them, and I fear they will kill me
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
He said, “My Lord, I have killed a man among them, so I fear they will kill me.
Dr. Kamal Omar
He said: “My Nourisher-Sustainer! I have indeed killed (without intention) from amongst them a man, so I fear that they will kill me
Dr. Munir Munshey
(Musa) said, "My Lord, I have killed one of their men. I am afraid they will kill me."
Syed Vickar Ahamed
He said: "O my Lord! I have killed one of their men, and I fear that they will kill me
He said, "My Lord, indeed, I killed from among them someone, and I fear they will kill me
Moses submitted: "Lord! I have killed one of them: I fear that they will put me to death
Muhammad Sarwar
(Moses) said, "Lord, I have killed a man from their people and I am afraid that they will kill me
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
He said, .My Lord, I have killed a person from them, therefore I fear that they will kill me
Shabbir Ahmed
Moses said, "My Lord! I killed a man among them and I am afraid they will kill me
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
He said, "Lord! Surely I have killed a self among them; so I fear that they will kill me
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
He said: "My Lord, I have killed a person from them, so I fear that they will kill me."
Abdel Haleem
Moses said, ‘My Lord, I killed one of their men, and I fear that they may kill me
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
He said: My Lord! verily I have slain a man among them and I fear they shall slay me
Ahmed Ali
He said: "O Lord, I have killed a man of theirs, and fear they would kill me
Aisha Bewley
He said, ´My Lord, I killed one of them and I am afraid they will kill me;
Ali Ünal
(Moses) said: "My Lord! I killed a person among them, so I fear that they will kill me (and not let me convey Your Message)
Ali Quli Qara'i
He said, ‘My Lord! Indeed I have killed one of their men, so I fear they will kill me
Hamid S. Aziz
Said he, "My Lord! Verily, I have killed a person amongst them, and I fear that they will kill me
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
He said, “O my Lord, I have slain a person among them, so I fear they will try to slay me
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
He said: “My Lord, I killed one of them so I am afraid that they will kill me,
Musharraf Hussain
Musa said, “My Lord, I killed one of their men, I fear they’ll kill me.
Maududi
Moses said: "My Lord, I have killed one person from among them, and I fear that they will kill me
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
He said: "My Lord, I have killed a person from them, so I fear that they will kill me.
Mohammad Shafi
Moses said, "My Lord! I had killed one of their men and I fear that they will kill me."
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
He said, 'I have killed a person from among them, I therefore, fear that they may kill me'.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
'My Lord, ' (said Moses), 'I have killed a living soul among them, and fear that they will slay me
Maulana Muhammad Ali
He said: My Lord, I killed one of them, so I fear lest they slay me
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
He said: "My Lord, that I, I killed a self from them so I fear that they kill me."
Bijan Moeinian
Moses said: “My Lord, I have killed one of their people, I am afraid of being slaughtered by them.”
Faridul Haque
He submitted, “My Lord! I killed a soul among them and I fear they will kill me.”
He said, "My Lord, I killed one of them, and I fear lest they kill me.
Sher Ali
Moses said, `My Lord, I killed a person from among them, and I fear that they will kill me
Amatul Rahman Omar
(Moses) said, `My Lord! I killed a person from among them (accidentally) and I fear that they will kill me (before I am able to fulfill my mission)
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Musa (Moses) submitted: ‘O Lord, I killed one of them, so I fear they would kill me
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
He said: "My Lord! I have killed a man among them, and I fear that they will kill me
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
He said, “O my Lord! I did slay a soul from among them and therefore I fear that they will slay me.
Munir Mezyed
He said: "My Lord! Indeed, I killed a man and I fear that they will kill me.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
He said: my Lord, I killed someone from them and fear that they will kill me.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
(Moses) said, “My Lord, I have killed a man among them, and I fear they will execute me.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
He said, “My Lord, I have in fact killed one of them, and I fear lest they kill me.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
He said: "My Lord, I killed a person among them, and fear they may execute me.
Samy Mahdy
He said, “My Lord, I have killed a soul among them, so I fear they will kill me.
Sayyid Qutb
He said: 'My Lord! I have killed one of them and I fear that they will kill me.
Ahmed Hulusi
(Moses) said, “My Rabb, indeed I have killed someone from them, and I fear they may kill me because of this.”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
He said: �My Lord! Verily I have killed one of them, so I fear that they would slay me�
Mir Aneesuddin
He said, “My Fosterer! I have killed a person from among them, so I fear that they will kill me,
And there said Mussa: "O Allah, my Creator, I killed one of them and I fear they might kill me"
The Wise Quran
He said, 'My Lord! Indeed, I have killed a person amongst them, and I fear that they will kill me.