Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
crystal-like, [but] of silver - the measure whereof they alone will determine
M. M. Pickthall
(Bright as) glass but (made) of silver, which they (themselves) have measured to the measure (of their deeds)
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Crystal-clear, made of silver: they will determine the measure thereof (according to their wishes)
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
crystalline silver, filled precisely as desired.
Wahiduddin Khan
and gleaming silver goblets which have been filled to the exact measure
Safi Kaskas
clear glasses made from silver according to their own measure.
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
crystal like silver, and that they calculated a calculating.
T.B.Irving
crystal [set] with silver, which they will measure out just as they please,
Shakir
(Transparent as) glass, made of silver; they have measured them according to a measure
Abdul Hye
crystal-clear, made of silver. They will determine the measure there (according to their wishes).
The Study Quran
silvern crystal that they have measured out with due measure
Talal Itani (2012)
Crystal of silver—they measured them exactly
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Silver cups, they measure them precisely.
Dr. Kamal Omar
crystals of silver. They took a measure of it measuring (it as they desired)
Dr. Munir Munshey
Goblets made of crystal clear silver would be filled to measure, as per their wishes
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Crystal-clear, made of silver: They will determine the amount in there (according to their wishes)
Clear glasses [made] from silver of which they have determined the measure
and goblets made of crystal-clear silver, filled by their attendants in due measure
Muhammad Sarwar
Also there will be crystal clear goblets of silver containing the exact measure of drink which they desire
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
__crystals (as shining as if made) of silver, measured by those (who filled them) with due measure
Shabbir Ahmed
Silver trays shining as crystal - all this design they have determined (with their good deeds)
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Crystals of silver that they have determined its (measure), an exact determination
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
Crystal laced with silver, measured accordingly
Abdel Haleem
and gleaming silver goblets according to their fancy
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Godblets of silver, they shall have filled them to exact measure
Ahmed Ali
And crystal clear bottles of silver, of which they will determine the measure themselves
Aisha Bewley
crystalline silver — they have measured them very exactly.
Ali Ünal
Crystal-clear, made of silver – they themselves determine the measure of the drink (as they wish.
Ali Quli Qara'i
—crystal of silver— [from] which they dispense in a precise measure
Hamid S. Aziz
(Transparent as) glass but made of silver; they will determine the measure thereof
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Crystal and silver. They will determine its amount
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
crystals like silver, they determine their measure (and size).
Musharraf Hussain
selecting the size of the cups to drink from.
Maududi
goblets bright as crystal but made of silver, filled to exact measure
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Crystal laced with silver, measured accordingly.
Mohammad Shafi
From silver [vessel] to glass [goblet] — [the drink will be poured out] in required quantity
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
What type of glass, glass of silver, the cupbearers would have placed them on complete measurement.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
goblets of silver that they have precisely measured
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Crystal-clear, made of silver -- they have measured them according to a measure
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
Clear glass/mirrors from silver, they predestined/evaluated it predestination/evaluation
Bijan Moeinian
Their silver made transparent cups are filled as much as they wish
Faridul Haque
Glass made from silver, which the servers have filled up to the measure
Translucent cups, though made of silver; they rightly deserved all this.
Sher Ali
Bright as glass but made of silver, which they will measure according to their own measure
Amatul Rahman Omar
(Looking) crystal clear (but made) of silver, made in special mold determined (by the agents of the Lord of judgment and measure)
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And glasses made of silver which they will have filled with exact measures (according to everyone’s desire)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Crystal-clear, made of silver. They will determine the measure thereof according to their wishes
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
Delicate like crystal made of silver which they measured with a perfect measurement.
Munir Mezyed
Transparent cups made of silver which they will determine the exact measure of drink.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
Crystal made of silver, which they will measure out.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
[They will be] crystal clear and with silver. They will determine however much they want.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
crystalline silver cups—that they measured out with perfect measure.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
When His Lord called out to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa,
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
crystal [set] with silver, which they will measure out just as they please,
Samy Mahdy
Flasks from silver, they evaluated them, an evaluation.
Ahmed Hulusi
Silver and crystal cups of which they have determined the amount.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
(Bright as) crystal, made of silver; they will determine the appropriate measure
Mir Aneesuddin
transparent as) glass (but made) of silver*, which are measured according to a measure. * Probably photo chromatic glasses containing silver halides which darken in sunlight and bleach in dark.
Vessels of translucent silver, like to the glorious sun’s transparent beams, whose extent has been prescribed to satisfy individual needs
The Wise Quran
Glass of silver, they measured it, measuring.