The Quran

سورة الشُّعَرَاء

Surah Al-Shu‘arâ’ 26:61

The Poets · Verse 61 of 227

فَلَمَّا تَرَاءَى الْجَمْعَانِ قَالَ أَصْحَابُ مُوسَىٰ إِنَّا لَمُدْرَكُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And when the two hosts sighted each other the companions of Moses said, `We are surely overtaken.´

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And when the two bodies saw each other, the people of Moses said: "We are sure to be overtaken.

Ahmed Ali

When the two forces drew within seeing distance of each other, the people of Moses said: "We shall certainly be overtaken."

12 more translations

Ali Unal

When the two hosts came in view of each other, the companions of Moses said: "We are certainly overtaken!"

Daryabadi

And when the two parties saw each other, the companions of Musa said: verily we are overtaken.

Faridul Haque

And when the two groups saw each other, those with Moosa said, “They have caught us.”

Maulana Muhammad Ali

So when the two hosts saw each other, the companions of Moses cried out: Surely we are overtaken.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And when the two host came in sight of each other, the companions of Moses said, `We are surely caught.'

Muhammad Asad

and as soon as the two hosts came in sight of one another, the followers of Moses exclaimed: "Behold, we shall certainly be overtaken [and defeated]!"

Muhammad Musin Khan

And when the two hosts saw each other, the companions of Musa (Moses) said: "We are sure to be overtaken."

Muhammad Pickthall

And when the two hosts saw each other, those with Moses said: Lo! we are indeed caught.

Muhammad Sarwar

When the two groups came close to each other, the companions of Moses said, "We will be caught".

Muhammed ali Shakir

So when the two hosts saw each other, the companions of Musa cried out: Most surely we are being overtaken.

Rashad Khalifa

When both parties saw each other, Moses' people said, "We will be caught."

Shabbir Ahmed

When both parties saw each other, the companions of Moses said, "Ah, we are overtaken."