Yusuf Ali
"As for the boat, it belonged to certain men in dire want: they plied on the water: I but wished to render it unserviceable, for there was after them a certain king who seized on every boat by force.

Sahih International
As for the ship, it belonged to poor people working at sea. So I intended to cause defect in it as there was after them a king who seized every [good] ship by force.

Shakir
As for the boat, it belonged to (some) poor men who worked on the river and I wished that I should damage it, and there was behind them a king who seized every boat by force.

Pickthall
As for the ship, it belonged to poor people working on the river, and I wished to mar it, for there was a king behind them who is taking every ship by force.

محمد جالندھری
(کہ وہ جو) کشتی (تھی) غریب لوگوں کی تھی جو دریا میں محنت (کرکے یعنی کشتیاں چلا کر گذارہ) کرتے تھے۔ اور ان کے سامنے (کی طرف) ایک بادشاہ تھا جو ہر ایک کشتی کو زبردستی چھین لیتا تھا تو میں نے چاہا کہ اسے عیب دار کردوں (تاکہ وہ اسے غصب نہ کرسکے)