Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
and brusquely turned his back [on Moses]
M. M. Pickthall
Then turned he away in haste
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Further, he turned his back, striving hard (against Allah)
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
then turned his back, striving ˹against the truth˺.
Wahiduddin Khan
Then he quickly turned his back
Safi Kaskas
Then he hastily turned away,
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Again, Pharaoh drew back, hastening about.
T.B.Irving
then he turned away to try his best.
Shakir
Then he went back hastily
Abdul Hye
Then he turned his back and strive (against Allah),
The Study Quran
Then turned his back, moving swiftly
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Then he turned his back, striving.
Talal Itani (2012)
Then turned his back, and tried
Dr. Kamal Omar
Then he about-turned: he moves (away) quickly
Dr. Munir Munshey
And turned back to hatch a scheme
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Also, he turned his back, working hard (against Allah)
Then he turned his back, striving
Then he quickly turned back
Muhammad Sarwar
Then he turned away in a hurry
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
then he turned back, and tried hard (to refute the Messenger)
Shabbir Ahmed
Then turned he away briskly
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Thereafter he withdrew in a (hasty) endeavor
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
Then he turned away in a hurry
Abdel Haleem
He turned away and hastil
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Then he turned back striving
Ahmed Ali
Then he turned away, deliberating
Aisha Bewley
and then he hastily backed away.
Ali Ünal
Thereafter he turned away and set out to struggle (with him)
Ali Quli Qara'i
Then he turned back, walking swiftly
Hamid S. Aziz
Then turned he away (from Allah) in haste
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Further, he turned his back, striving hard
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
then he turned his back trying (against God).
Musharraf Hussain
then turned his back and rushed
Maududi
and then he turned back to have recourse to his craftiness
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Then he turned away in a hurry.
Mohammad Shafi
He then turned his back hastil
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Then he gave his back to him. striving against him.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
and hastily turned away
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Then he went back hastily
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
Then he gave his back/ended/passed hastening
Bijan Moeinian
Then he went back in hurry, …
Faridul Haque
He then turned away, striving in his effort
Then he turned away in a hurry
Sher Ali
Then he turned away from the Truth, devising schemes
Amatul Rahman Omar
Then he turned back striving (and devising schemes against him)
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Then, turning away (from the truth), he launched struggle (in rivalry against Musa [Moses])
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Then he turned his back, striving hard (against Allah)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
Then he turned away in view to work hard [for his plans].
Munir Mezyed
Then He turned away (in aversion), striving (to convince his people not to follow Mosses).
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
Then he turned away hastily,
Linda “iLHam” Barto
He purposely turned his back.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
then he turned away to try his best [against Allah(God)].
Samy Mahdy
Then he turned his back, pursuing.
Sayyid Qutb
He then turned away hastily.
Ahmed Hulusi
Then turned his back and ran.
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)
"and he turned his back, hurrying (to do mischief),"
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
Further, he turned his back striving hard (against Allah)
Mir Aneesuddin
then he turned away in haste,
He turned his back to contend the truth with falsehood
The Wise Quran
Then he turned his back, striving,