Surah As-Saffat — Verse 141

Those who set the Ranks · 37:141 · 141/182

فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُدْحَضِينَ

Fasahama fakana mina almudhadeen

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

And he drew lots and was among the losers.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

They cast lots, he suffered defeat,

Marmaduke Pickthall

And then drew lots and was of those rejected;

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

He (agreed to) cast lots, and he was condemned:

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Then he participated in drawing lots (to offload one of the passengers) and was the one who was defeated.

Al-Hilali & Khan

Then he (agreed to) cast lots, and he was among the losers.

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

cast lots, and was among the losers.

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

And then they cast lots, and he was the one who lost;

Rowwad · source edition

then he cast lots[30] with them, but was among those who lost.

Notes

[30] To determine who would be cast overboard in order to save the rest of the passengers; the ship was about to sink, for it was overloaded.

Noor International · source edition

(141) And he drew lots[1302] and was among the losers.

Notes

[1302]- To determine who would be cast overboard in order to save the other passengers. Having been overloaded, the ship was on the verge of sinking.