(38:23) Indeed this, my brother, has ninety-nine ewes, and I have one ewe; so he said, ‘Entrust her to me,’ and he overpowered me in speech.”
Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan,
(38:23) Verily, this my brother (in religion) has ninety nine ewes, while I have (only) one ewe, and he says: “Hand it over to me, and he overpowered me in speech.”
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
(38:23) Lo! this my brother hath ninety and nine ewes while I had one ewe; and he said: Entrust it to me, and he conquered me in speech.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
(38:23) This man is my brother: He has nine and ninety ewes, and I have (but) one: Yet he says, ‘commit her to my care,’ and is (moreover) harsh to me in speech.
Mohammad Habib Shakir
(38:23) Surely this is my brother; he has ninety-nine ewes and I have a single ewe; but he said: Make it over to me, and he has prevailed against me in discourse.
Dr. Ghali
(38:23) Surely this my brother has ninety-nine ewes, and I have one ewe. So he said to me, ?Let me be her sponsor’ and he got the better of me in speech.” (Literally: was mightier in the address)
Ali Unal
(38:23) (One of them explained the case): “This is my brother: He has ninety-nine ewes, and I have but one. Then he said, Make it over to me, and he overpowered me in (force of) speech.”
Amatul Rahman Omar
(38:23) `(The case of the litigation is that,) this is my brother. He has ninety nine ewes while I have one ewe
Literal
(38:23) That, this (is) my brother for him (are) nine and ninety ewes/female sheep, and for me (is) one ewe/female sheep. So he said: `Let me sponsor/maintain it.` And he overwhelmed me in the speech/conversation .
Ahmed Ali
(38:23) This man here is my brother. He has ninety and nine ewes while I have only one. He demands that I should give him my ewe, and wants to get the better of me in argument.”
A. J. Arberry
(38:23) Behold, this my brother has ninety-nine ewes, and I have one ewe. So he said, “Give her into my charge”; and he overcame me in the argument.’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
(38:23) Verily this my brother hath nine and ninety ewes while I have one ewe; and he saith: entrust it to me, and he hath prevailed upon me in speech.
Maulana Mohammad Ali
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Muhammad Sarwar
(38:23) One of them said, “This is my brother who has ninety-nine ewes when I have only one. He has demanded me to place that one in his custody; he had the stronger argument”.
Hamid Abdul Aziz
(38:23) “Lo! This is my brother; he has ninety-nine ewes and I have but one; but he said, ´Give to me´, and he has prevailed against me in discourse.”
Faridul Haque
(38:23) This is my brother
Talal Itani
(38:23) This brother of mine has ninety nine ewes, and I have one ewe, and he said, Entrust it to me, and he pressured me with words.
Ahmed Raza Khan
(38:23) This is my brother; he has ninety nine ewes and I have one ewe; and he now says Give that one also to me and he is very demanding in speech.
Wahiduddin Khan
(38:23) This brother of mine has ninety-nine ewes and I have only one. He said, Let me have charge of it,” and got the better of me with his words.”
Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
(38:23) Verily, this my brother (in religion) has ninety-nine ewes, while I have (only) one ewe, and he says: “Hand it over to me, and he overpowered me in speech.”
Ali Quli Qarai
(38:23) This brother of mine has ninety-nine ewes, while I have only a single ewe, and [yet] he says, Commit it to my care, and he browbeats me in speech.
Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish
(38:23) This, my brother has ninetynine ewes, but I have only one ewe (a female sheep). He said: “Give her into my keeping” and overcame me in the argument’
That is translated surah Sad ayat 23 (QS 38: 23) in arabic and english text, may be useful.
Inna hatha akhee lahu tisAAun watisAAoona naAAjatan waliya naAAjatun wahidatun faqala akfilneeha waAAazzanee fee alkhitabi
