Ayah Sad (The Letter Sad) 38:36

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Muhammad Asad

And so We made subservient to him the wind, so that it gently sped at his behest whithersoever he willed

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

So We subjected to him the wind, blowing gently at his command to wherever he pleased.

Safi Kaskas

So We gave him power over the wind, to direct it to softly blow wherever he wished,

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فَسَخَّرۡنَا لَهُ ٱلرِّیحَ تَجۡرِی بِأَمۡرِهِۦ رُخَاۤءً حَیۡثُ أَصَابَ ۝٣٦

Transliteration (2021)

fasakharnā lahu l-rīḥa tajrī bi-amrihi rukhāan ḥaythu aṣāb

Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more

Then We subjected to him the wind to flow by his command, gently, wherever he directed,

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

And so We made subservient to him the wind, so that it gently sped at his behest whithersoever he willed

M. M. Pickthall

So We made the wind subservient unto him, setting fair by his command whithersoever he intended

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Then We subjected the wind to his power, to flow gently to his order, Whithersoever he willed,

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

So We subjected to him the wind, blowing gently at his command to wherever he pleased.

Safi Kaskas

So We gave him power over the wind, to direct it to softly blow wherever he wished,

Wahiduddin Khan

Then We subjected the wind to his power, so that it blew gently, at his behest, wherever he wille

Shakir

Then We made the wind subservient to him; it made his command to run gently wherever he desired

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

So We caused the wind to be subservient to him. It runs at his command, a gentle wind, wherever it lit.

T.B.Irving

So We subjected the wind to him: it blew gently at his command wherever he directed it;

Abdul Hye

So, We (accepted his prayer and) subjected to him the wind, it blew gently to his order wherever he willed,

The Study Quran

So We made the wind subservient unto him, coursing gently by his command whither he wished

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

So, We subjected the wind to his command, flowing gently at his discretion.

Talal Itani (2012)

So We placed the wind at his service, blowing gently by his command, wherever he directed

Dr. Kamal Omar

So We regulated and controlled for him the wind. It does blow gently to his order wherever he went

M. Farook Malik

We accepted his prayer and subjected to him the wind, which blew gently in whichever direction he wanted

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

So We subjected to him the wind, which ran at his command, gently where he would direct it light on

Muhammad Sarwar

We made the wind subservient to him, to blow gently wherever he desired at his comman

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

Then We subjugated the wind for him that blew smoothly on his command to wherever he wished

Shabbir Ahmed

So We gave him the science of making the wind serve him and it carried his ships wherever he intended (34:12)

Dr. Munir Munshey

So We gave him control over the wind. Upon his orders, it gently sped towards the region of his choice

Syed Vickar Ahamed

So, We made the Wind obey his power, to flow gently by his order, where ever he wanted—

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

So We subjected to him the wind blowing by his command, gently, wherever he directed

[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)

So, We committed the wind to run by his command, raining gently where he directed it

Abdel Haleem

So We gave him power over the wind, which at his request ran gently wherever he willed

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Then We subjected to him the wind: it ran gently by his command withersoever he directed

Ahmed Ali

So we subjugated the wind to his service which carried his merchandise wheresoever he wished

Aisha Bewley

So We subjected the wind to him to blow at his command, softly, wherever he directed.

Ali Ünal

We (accepted his prayer and) subdued the wind to his service, so that it coursed gently by his command wherever he willed

Ali Quli Qara'i

So We disposed the wind for him, blowing softly by his command wherever he intended

Hamid S. Aziz

Then We made the wind subservient to him; it made his command to run gently wherever he desired

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

Then We brought the wind under his control to blow gently by his command wherever he wanted,

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

Then We subjected the wind to his power, to flow gently to his order, wherever he willed

Musharraf Hussain

So We made the winds compliant to him, blowing gently at his command wherever he wanted them to go;

Maududi

We subjected the wind to him, so that it blew gently at his bidding, wherever he directed it

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

So, We commissioned the wind to run by his command, raining gently where he directed it

Mohammad Shafi

We then made the wind subservient to him, so that it blew gently at his behest in the direction he willed

Controversial or status undetermined works

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

Then We subjected the wind to him that it ran by his commandment softly, wherever he desired.

Rashad Khalifa

We (answered his prayer and) committed the wind at his disposal, pouring rain wherever he wanted.

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

So We subjected the wind to him, so that it ran softly by his command wherever he wished

Maulana Muhammad Ali

So We made the wind subservient to him; it made his command to run gently wherever he desired

Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

So We manipulated/subjugated for him the wind/breeze it flows/passes with his order/command, soft/gentle where/when it struck/marked

Bijan Moeinian

I [granted his wish and as a mean of the power] subdued the winds to him so that he may direct them anywhere he wants [and water that place.]

Faridul Haque

We therefore gave the wind under his control, moving steadily by his command wherever he wished

Sher Ali

So WE subjected to him the wind, blowing gently by his command withersoever he would go

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

Then We caused the wind to obey him. It used to blow gently under his command wherever he would desire (it) to go

Amatul Rahman Omar

So (We accepted his prayer and) We subjected to him a gentle wind. It blew gently according to his requirements in the direction he desired to go

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali

So, We subjected to him the wind, it blew gently to his order whithersoever he willed

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

Arthur John Arberry

So We subjected to him the wind, that ran at his commandment, softly, wherever he might light on

George Sale

And We made the wind subject to him; it ran gently at his command, whithersoever he directed

Edward Henry Palmer

And we subjected to him the wind to run on at his bidding gently wherever he directed it

John Medows Rodwell

So we subjected the wind to him; it ran softly at his bidding, whithersoever he directed it

N J Dawood (2014)

We subjected the wind to him, so that it blew softly at his bidding wherever he directed it;

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Fode Drame

Then We made the wind subservient to him. It moved gently by his command wherever he aims.

Munir Mezyed

Then We made the wind subservient to him. It blew gently to his command wherever he willed,

Sahib Mustaqim Bleher

Then We made the wind of service to him to travel by his command willingly wherever he directed it.

Linda “iLHam” Barto

We subjected the wind to his power, to flow gently to his order as he willed.

Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation

So We subjected to him the wind, flowing gently by his command wherever he directed;

Irving & Mohamed Hegab

So We subjected the wind to him: it blew gently at his command wherever he directed it;

Samy Mahdy

So We subserviated the wind for him, running by his command, gently whither wherever he inflicted.

Sayyid Qutb

We made the wind subservient to him, so that it gently sped at his command wherever he wished,

Ahmed Hulusi

So We subjected (that which moves like) the wind to his command; with it, he traveled wherever he willed, without causing harm to anything.

Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli

So We made subservient unto him the wind; that it ran at his command, softly, wherever he desired,

Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim

And there We subdued the wind and We made its activity subservient to his command, it flowed gently to wherever He willed and yielded to his demand

Mir Aneesuddin

So We subjected to his (service) the wind, to move softly by his command, to which ever place he desired,

The Wise Quran

And We subjected to him the wind to run at his command gently wherever he directed it;

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

Then We subjected the wind to his power, to flow gently to his order, Whithersoever he willed,

OLD Literal Word for Word

Then We subjected to him the wind to flow by his command, gently, wherever he directed

OLD Transliteration

Fasakhkharna lahu alrreeha tajree bi-amrihi rukhaan haythu asaba

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