Then they approached one another, blaming each other. (Al-Qalam [68] : 30)
1 Mufti Taqi Usmani
Then, (at the beginning,) they started reproaching one another;
2 Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Then they turned on each other, throwing blame.
3 Ruwwad Translation Center
Then they turned to one another, throwing blame.
4 A. J. Arberry
And they advanced one upon another, blaming each other.
5 Abdul Haleem
and then they turned to each other in mutual reproach.
6 Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Then they turned to each other reproaching
7 Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Then they turned, one against another, in reproach.
8 Abul Ala Maududi
Then they began to reproach one another.
9 Ahmed Ali
Then they started blaming one another,
10 Ahmed Raza Khan
So they came towards each other, blaming.
11 Ali Quli Qarai
Then they turned to one another, blaming each other.
12 Ali Ünal
Then they approached one another, reproaching themselves.
13 Amatul Rahman Omar
Then some of them turned their faces to the others, reproaching one another.
14 English Literal
So some/part of them approached/came on (to) some (each other) blaming/reprimanding each other
15 Faridul Haque
So they came towards each other, blaming.
16 Hamid S. Aziz
Then some of them advanced against others, blaming each other
17 Hilali & Khan
Then they turned, one against another, in blaming.
18 Maulana Mohammad Ali
Maybe, our Lord will give us instead one better than it -- surely to our Lord we make petition.
19 Mohammad Habib Shakir
Then some of them advanced against others, blaming each other.
20 Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
Then some of them drew near unto others, self-reproaching.
21 Muhammad Sarwar
Some of them started to blame others.
22 Qaribullah & Darwish
And they came blaming one another.
23 Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
Then they turned one against another, blaming.
24 Wahiduddin Khan
Then they began to heap reproaches on each other.
25 Talal Itani
Then they turned to one another, blaming one another.
26 Tafsir jalalayn
They then turned to one another, blaming each other.
27 Tafseer Ibn Kathir
"...Verily, we have been wrongdoers." Then they turned one against another, blaming.
meaning, they started blaming each other for what they had resolved to do, preventing the poor people from receiving their right of the harvested fruit. Thus, their response to each other was only to confess their error and sin.
قَالُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا طَاغِينَ
28 Almuntakhab Fi Tafsir Alquran Alkarim
Then they turned round on each other in reproach for the ingratitude to Allah and for the idea of evading benevolence to the poor