(141) And he drew lots[1302] and was among the losers.— الترجمة الإنجليزية - صحيح انترناشونال
[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.
141. Then he (agreed to) cast lots, and he was among the losers.— الترجمة الإنجليزية
— Dr. Ghali - English translationفَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُدۡحَضِينَThen he cast lots. Yet he was of the rebutted,
— Muhsin Khan - English translationفَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُدۡحَضِينَHe (agreed to) cast lots, and he was among the losers,
— Pickthall - English translationفَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُدۡحَضِينَAnd then drew lots and was of those rejected;
— Yusuf Ali - English translationفَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُدۡحَضِينَHe (agreed to) cast lots, and he was condemned:
— Sahih International - English translationفَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُدۡحَضِينَAnd he drew lots and was among the losers.
— Abul Ala Maududi(With tafsir) - English translationفَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُدۡحَضِينَ(37:141) cast lots, and was among the losers.
— Abdul Haleem - English translationفَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُدۡحَضِينَThey cast lots, he suffered defeat,
— Mufti Taqi Usmani - English translationفَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُدۡحَضِينَThen he participated in drawing lots (to offload one of the passengers) and was the one who was defeated.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran - English translationفَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُدۡحَضِينَThen ˹to save it from sinking,˺ he drew straws ˹with other passengers˺. He lost ˹and was thrown overboard˺.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab - English translationفَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُدۡحَضِينَThen ˹to save it from sinking,˺ he drew straws ˹with other passengers˺. He lost ˹and was thrown overboard˺.
then he cast lots with them, but was among those who lost.— الترجمة الإنجليزية - مركز رواد الترجمة
141. The ship was close to sinking because of its load, so the passengers drew lots to throw some of them overboard, fearing its sinking because of too many passengers. Jonah was one of the names that were drawn, and so they threw him in to the sea.— الترجمة الإنجليزية للمختصر في تفسير القرآن الكريم
They cast lots, and he was the one who lost.— ترجمة معاني القرآن الكريم - عادل صلاحي