(4:154) And We raised over them the mount for [refusal of] their covenant; and We said to them, “Enter the gate bowing humbly”, and We said to them, “Do not transgress on the sabbath”, and We took from them a solemn covenant.
Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan,
(4:154) And for their covenant, We raised over them the Mount and (on the other occasion) We said: “Enter the gate prostrating (or bowing) with humility;” and We commanded them: “Transgress not (by doing worldly works on) the Sabbath (Saturday).” And We took from them a firm covenant.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
(4:154) And We caused the Mount to tower above them at (the taking of) their covenant: and We bade them: Enter the gate, prostrate! and We bode them: Transgress not the Sabbath! and We took from them a firm covenant.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
(4:154) And for their covenant we raised over them (the towering height) of Mount (Sinai); and (on another occasion) we said: “Enter the gate with humility”; and (once again) we commanded them: “Transgress not in the matter of the sabbath.” And we took from them a solemn covenant.
Mohammad Habib Shakir
(4:154) And We lifted the mountain (Sainai) over them at (the taking of the covenant) and We said to them: Enter the door making obeisance; and We said to them: Do not exceed the limits of the Sabbath, and We made with them a firm covenant.
Dr. Ghali
(4:154) And We raised above them the Tur, (Mount) (taking) compact with them. And We said to them, “Enter in at the gate, constantly prostrating.” And We said to them, “Do not be aggressors on the Sabbath, ” (Mount) and We took from them a solemn compact.
Ali Unal
(4:154) (Moreover) We raised the Mount to tower above them to secure their promise (to hold firmly to the Book), and (on another occasion when We guided them to a town) We commanded them, “Go into it through its gate prostrating (humbly in utmost submission to God)”; and again We once commanded them, “Do not exceed the bounds with respect to the Sabbath,” and We took from them a most solemn pledge.
Amatul Rahman Omar
(4:154) And We raised the Mount above them while taking their covenant (at the foot of the Mount), and We said to them, `Enter the gate (of the town) submissively,´ and We said to them, `Do not violate the (law of) Sabbath.´ And We took from them a solemn covenant.
Literal
(4:154) And We raised above them the Mountain with their promise/covenant, and We said to them: “Enter the door/entrance prostrating”. And We said to them: “Do not transgress/violate in the Saturday/Sabbath”. And We took from them a strong promise/covenant.
Ahmed Ali
(4:154) We exalted them on the Mount, and they gave a solemn pledge, and We said to them: “Enter the gates submissively,” and told them: “Do not break the Sabbath,” and took a solemn pledge from them.
A. J. Arberry
(4:154) And We raised above them the Mount, taking compact with them; and We said to them, ‘Enter in at the gate, prostrating’; and We said to them, ‘Transgress not the Sabbath’; and We took from them a solemn compact.
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
(4:154) And We raised the Mount over them for their bond. And We said unto them: enter the portal prostrating yourselves. And We said unto them: transgress not in the matter of the Sabbath and We took from them a firm bond.
Maulana Mohammad Ali
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Muhammad Sarwar
(4:154) We raised Mount (Sinai) above them because of Our solemn promise to them. Also, We told them to prostrate themselves when entering the gate (of the holy house) and not to commit transgression on the Sabbath. We made a solemn covenant with them.
Hamid Abdul Aziz
(4:154) And because of their disbelief, and because of their utterance of a mighty calumny against Mary;
Faridul Haque
(4:154) We then raised the mount (Sinai) above them to take a covenant from them and decreed them that, Enter the gate while prostrating and decreed them that, Do not cross the limits of the Sabbath, and We took from them a firm covenant.
Talal Itani
(4:154) And We raised the Mount above them in accordance with their covenant, and We said to them, Enter the gate humbly, and We said to them, Do not violate the Sabbath, and We received from them a solemn pledge.
Ahmed Raza Khan
(4:154) We then raised the mount (Sinai) above them to take a covenant from them and decreed them that, Enter the gate while prostrating and decreed them that, Do not cross the limits of the Sabbath, and We took from them a firm covenant.
Wahiduddin Khan
(4:154) And We raised above them the Mount, while making a covenant with them, and We said to them. “Enter the gate humbly,” and We also commanded them, “Transgress not in the matter of the Sabbath.” We took from them a firm covenant.
Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
(4:154) And for their covenant, We raised over them the mount and (on the other occasion) We said: “Enter the gate prostrating (or bowing) with humility;” and We commanded them: “Transgress not on the Sabbath (Saturday).” And We took from them a firm covenant.
Ali Quli Qarai
(4:154) And We raised the Mount above them for the sake of their covenant, and We said to them, Enter the gate prostrating and We said to them, Do not violate the Sabbath, and We took from them a solemn covenant.
Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish
(4:154) And We raised the Mount above them, and took covenant with them, and We said: ‘Enter in at the gate, prostrating’, and We said to them, ‘Do not transgress the Sabbath’, and We took from them a solemn covenant.
That is translated surah An Nisa ayat 154 (QS 4: 154) in arabic and english text, may be useful.
WarafaAAna fawqahumu alttoora bimeethaqihim waqulna lahumu odkhuloo albaba sujjadan waqulna lahum la taAAdoo fee alssabti waakhathna minhum meethaqan ghaleethan
