Comparative Study
   41:11  

1  Then He turned towards the heaven when it was ˹still like˺ smoke, saying to it and to the earth, ‘Submit, willingly or unwillingly.’ They both responded, ‘We submit willingly.’  Dr. Mustafa Khattab

2  And He [it is who] applied His design to the skies, which were [yet but] smoke; and He [it is who] said to them and to the earth, “Come [into being], both of you, willingly or unwillingly!” - to which both responded, “We do come in obedience.”   Muhammad Asad

3  Then He turned to the sky, and it was smoke, and said to it and to the earth, “Come, willingly or unwillingly.” They said, “We come willingly.”  Talal Itani

4  Then He turned to the heaven while it was all smoke. He said to the heaven and the earth: Come (into being), willingly or unwillingly. They said: Here we come (into being) in willing obeisance.  Maududi

5  Then He Istawa (rose over) towards the heaven when it was smoke, and said to it and to the earth: Come both of you willingly or unwillingly. They both said: We come, willingly.  Muhsin Khan

6  Then He turned to the sky, which was smoke––He said to it and the earth, ‘Come into being, willingly or not,’ and they said, ‘We come willingly’––  Muhammad Abdel Haleem

7  Again, He turned His attention to the heaven while it was smoke and He said to it and to the earth: Approach both of you willing or unwilling. They both said: We approached as ones who are obedient.  Dr.Leila Bakhtiar

8  Then turned He to the heaven when it was smoke, and said unto it and unto the earth: Come both of you, willingly or loth. They said: We come, obedient.  Marmaduke Pickthall

9  Then He directed Himself to the heaven while it was smoke and said to it and to the earth, "Come [into being], willingly or by compulsion." They said, "We have come willingly."  Sahih Int.

10  Moreover He comprehended in His design the sky, and it had been (as) smoke: He said to it and to the earth: "Come ye together, willingly or unwillingly." They said: "We do come (together), in willing obedience."  Yusuf Ali

11  then he directed (himself) towards the heaven while it (was) smoke, and he said to it and to the earth, "come both of you willingly or unwillingly." they both said, "we come willingly."  Word by Word