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وَإِمَّا تُعْرِضَنَّ عَنْهُمُ ٱبْتِغَآءَ رَحْمَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكَ تَرْجُوهَا فَقُل لَّهُمْ قَوْلًا مَّيْسُورًا

Waimm a tuAAri d anna AAanhumu ibtigh a a ra h matin min rabbika tarjooh a faqul lahum qawlan maysoor a n

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,³⁴ at least speak unto them with gentle speech.

- Mohammad Asad

You shall speak courteously to needy persons if you are waiting for your Rabb's bounty and you lack the means to assist them.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

But if you must turn them down 'because you lack the means to give'- while hoping to receive your Lord's bounty- then 'at least' give them a kind word.

- Mustafa Khattab

But if thou turn away from them, seeking mercy from thy Lord, for which thou hopest, then speak unto them a reasonable word.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

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. ²²¹¹

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Surah 17. Al-Israa, Ayah 28

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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,³⁴ at least speak unto them with gentle speech.

- Mohammad Asad

You shall speak courteously to needy persons if you are waiting for your Rabb's bounty and you lack the means to assist them.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

But if you must turn them down 'because you lack the means to give'- while hoping to receive your Lord's bounty- then 'at least' give them a kind word.

- Mustafa Khattab

But if thou turn away from them, seeking mercy from thy Lord, for which thou hopest, then speak unto them a reasonable word.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

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. ²²¹¹

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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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,34 at least speak unto them with gentle speech.

- Mohammad Asad

You shall speak courteously to needy persons if you are waiting for your Rabb's bounty and you lack the means to assist them.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

But if you must turn them down 'because you lack the means to give'- while hoping to receive your Lord's bounty- then 'at least' give them a kind word.

- Mustafa Khattab

But if thou turn away from them, seeking mercy from thy Lord, for which thou hopest, then speak unto them a reasonable word.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

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. 2211

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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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,³⁴ at least speak unto them with gentle speech.

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. ²²¹¹