سورة الشُّعَرَاء

Surah Al-Shu‘arâ’ 26:13

The Poets · Verse 13 of 227

وَيَضِيقُ صَدْرِي وَلَا يَنْطَلِقُ لِسَانِي فَأَرْسِلْ إِلَىٰ هَارُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

`And my bosom straitens, (and my heart fails me), and my tongue is not fluent (for feeling inadequate to deliver the message I am entrusted with), therefore send to Aaron (to help me).

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

My breast will be straitened. And my speech may not go (smoothly): so send unto Aaron.

Ahmed Ali

My heart is constrained, my tongue falters, so delegate Aaron;

12 more translations

Ali Unal

"And my breast will be constricted (so that I fail to show the necessary perseverance and tolerance), and my tongue will not be free (to convey Your Message with the right fluency), so appoint Aaron as a Messenger beside me.

Daryabadi

And my breast straiteneth, and my tongue moveth not quickly: so send for Harun.

Faridul Haque

“I feel hesitant, and my tongue does not speak fast, therefore make Haroon also a Noble Messenger.”

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And my breast straitens, and my tongue is not eloquent, so send for Aaron (too).

Maulvi Sher Ali

`And my breast is not straitened and my tongue is not fluent; so send word to Aaron also;

Muhammad Asad

and then my breast will be straitened and my tongue will not be free: send, then, [this Thy command) to Aaron.

Muhammad Musin Khan

And my breast straitens, and my tongue expresses not well. So send for Harun (Aaron) (to come along with me).

Muhammad Pickthall

And I shall be embarrassed, and my tongue will not speak plainly, therefor send for Aaron (to help me).

Muhammad Sarwar

I feel nervous and my tongue is not fluent, so send Aaron with me.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And by breast straitens, and my tongue is not eloquent, therefore send Thou to Haroun (to help me);

Rashad Khalifa

I may lose my temper. My tongue gets tied; send for my brother Aaron.

Shabbir Ahmed

I will feel uncomfortable and I might not speak confidently, so send for Aaron to help me.