Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
and [this time] they believed [in him] and so We allowed them to enjoy their life during the time allotted to them
M. M. Pickthall
And they believed, therefor We gave them comfort for a while
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
And they believed; so We permitted them to enjoy (their life) for a while
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
who then believed ˹in him˺, so We allowed them enjoyment for a while.
Wahiduddin Khan
and they believed in him: so We let them live in ease for a while
Safi Kaskas
They believed, so We let them enjoy their life.
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And they believed, so We gave them enjoyment for a while.
T.B.Irving
They believed so We let them enjoy themselves for a while.
Shakir
And they believed, so We gave them provision till a time
Abdul Hye
They believed; so We gave them enjoyment for a while.
The Study Quran
And they believed; so We granted them enjoyment for a while
Talal Itani (2012)
And they believed, so We gave them enjoyment for a while
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
They believed, so We gave them enjoyment for some time.
Dr. Kamal Omar
Then, (when preaching was reinforced over them), they Believed, so We gave them provision for the limited period
Dr. Munir Munshey
They believed, so We had them enjoy life for a while
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And they believed; So We let them enjoy (their lives) for a while
And they believed, so We gave them enjoyment [of life] for a time
They believed in him, so We permitted them to enjoy their life for a while
Muhammad Sarwar
They believed in him so We granted them enjoyment for an appointed time
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
So, they believed, then, We let them enjoy for a time
Shabbir Ahmed
And this time they believed in him and so We let them enjoy this life
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Then they believed; so We gave them enjoyment for a while
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
And they believed, so We gave them enjoyment for a time
Abdel Haleem
They believed, so We let them live out their lives
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And they believed, whrefore We let them enjoy life for a season
Ahmed Ali
And they came to believe; so We allowed them to enjoy the good things of life for an age
Aisha Bewley
They had iman and so We gave them enjoyment for a time.
Ali Ünal
And they believed in him (this time), and so, (sparing them,) We allowed them to enjoy life for a term allotted to them
Ali Quli Qara'i
and they believed [in him]. So We provided for them for a while
Hamid S. Aziz
And they believed; therefore, We gave them provision for a time
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
And they believed. So We permitted them to enjoy their time
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
And they believed, so We let them enjoy for a while.
Musharraf Hussain
They believed, so We allowed them to enjoy their lives fully.
Maududi
and they believed. So We let them enjoy life for a while
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And they believed, so We gave them enjoyment for a time.
Mohammad Shafi
And they believed, so We let them enjoy life for a while
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And they believed, then We allowed them to enjoy for a time.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
and they believed, and We gave them enjoyment for awhile
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And they believed, so We gave them provision till a time
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
So they believed, so We gave them long life/made them enjoy to a time/period of time
Bijan Moeinian
As they chose to believe in him, we let them live [comfortably] until the day that they were supposed to face their natural deaths. The next few verses deals with the man’s attributing children to God in account of his ignorance
Faridul Haque
So they accepted faith - We therefore gave them usage for a while
They did believe, and we let them enjoy this life.
Sher Ali
And they all believed; so WE permitted them to enjoy life for a long while
Amatul Rahman Omar
They all believed (in him) so We provided them gains till the end of their lives
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
(Seeing the signs of torment,) they believed. So We granted them prosperity for a time
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
And they believed; so We gave them enjoyment for a while
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
And they believed so We provided them a brief enjoyment [of this life] for a while.
Munir Mezyed
They all adhered to Absolute Monotheism and so We gave them comfort for a while.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
Then they believed and We gave them provision for a while.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
They believed, so We allowed them to have joy for a while.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
And they attained faith, so We gave them enjoyment for some time.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
They believed so We let them enjoy themselves for a while.
Samy Mahdy
So, they believed, so We gave them enjoyment till a while.
Sayyid Qutb
They believed, so We let them enjoy life for a while.
Ahmed Hulusi
They believed, so We made them live in joy for some time.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
And they believed, so We gave them enjoyment for a while.
Mir Aneesuddin
so they believed, therefore We made them enjoy till a time.
And his mission was accepted with the consenting minds of the whole who conformed their will to Allah's will and by consequence We made them enjoy life up to a predetermined point of time
The Wise Quran
And they believed; and We gave them enjoyment for a while.