Surah Al-Ma'arij — Verse 21

The Ascending Stairways · 70:21 · 21/44

وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا

Wa-itha massahu alkhayru manooAAa

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

And when good touches him, withholding [of it],

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

but tight-fisted when good fortune comes his way.

Marmaduke Pickthall

And, when good befalleth him, grudging;

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And niggardly when good reaches him;-

Mufti Taqi Usmani

and very niggard when visited by good (fortune),

Al-Hilali & Khan

And niggardly when good touches him.

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

and tight-fisted when good fortune visits him,

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

and whenever good fortune comes to him, he selfishly withholds it [from others].