Surah Al-Isra — Verse 28
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وَإِمَّا تُعْرِضَنَّ عَنْهُمُ ٱبْتِغَآءَ رَحْمَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكَ تَرْجُوهَا فَقُل لَّهُمْ قَوْلًا مَّيْسُورًا
Wa-imma tuAAridanna AAanhumuibtighaa rahmatin min rabbika tarjooha faqullahum qawlan maysoora
Translations of this verse 11
Saheeh International
And if you [must] turn away from them [i.e., the needy] awaiting mercy from your Lord which you expect, then speak to them a gentle word.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
but if, while seeking some bounty that you expect from your Lord, you turn them down, then at least speak some word of comfort to them.
Marmaduke Pickthall
But if thou turn away from them, seeking mercy from thy Lord, for which thou hopest, then speak unto them a reasonable word.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
And even if thou hast to turn away from them in pursuit of the Mercy from thy Lord which thou dost expect, yet speak to them a word of easy kindness.
Mufti Taqi Usmani
And if you turn away from them looking for a bounty from your Lord you are expecting, then speak to them in polite words.
Al-Hilali & Khan
And if you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) turn away from them (kindred, poor, wayfarer whom We have ordered you to give their rights, but if you have no money at the time they ask you for it) and you are awaiting a mercy from your Lord for which you hope, then, speak unto them a soft kind word (i.e. Allâh will give me and I shall give you).
Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)
(v) And when you must turn away from them - (that is, from the destitute, the near of kin, the needy, and the wayfarer) - in pursuit of God's Mercy which you expect to receive, then speak to them kindly.
Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an
And if thou [must] turn aside from those [that are in want, because thou thyself art] seeking to obtain thy Sustainer's grace and hoping for it, at least speak unto them with gentle speech.
Rowwad · source edition
But if you must turn away from [those in need] while hoping to receive bounty from your Lord[26], then say to them words of comfort.
Notes
[26] i.e., if you have nothing to give them now.
Noor International · source edition
(28) And if you [must] turn away from them [i.e., the needy] awaiting mercy from your Lord which you expect,[738] then speak to them a gentle word.
Notes
[738]- i.e., if you have not the means to give them at present.
Hilali and Khan · source edition
28. And if you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) turn away from them (kindred, poor, wayfarer whom We have ordered you to give their rights, but if you have no money at the time they ask you for it) and you are awaiting a mercy from your Lord for which you hope, then, speak unto them a soft kind word (i.e. Allâh will give me and I shall give you).