Surah Al-Isra Ayah 28 (17:28)

Verse 28 of 111Juz 15Page 285Hizb 29

وَإِمَّا تُعْرِضَنَّ عَنْهُمُ ٱبْتِغَآءَ رَحْمَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكَ تَرْجُوهَا فَقُل لَّهُمْ قَوْلًا مَّيْسُورًا ۝٢٨

Wa'immaa tu`ridanna `anhumubtighaa'a rahmatim mir rabbika tarjoohaa faqul lahum qawlam maysooraa

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.

  1. i.e., if you have not the means to give them at present.

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Quran 17:28 in other translations

Hilali and 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).

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

Muhammad Junagarhi

اور اگر تجھے ان سے منھ پھیر لینا پڑے اپنے رب کی اس رحمت کی جستجو میں، جس کی تو امید رکھتا ہے تو بھی تجھے چاہیئے کہ عمدگی اور نرمی سے انہیں سمجھا دے.

Indonesian · Ministry of Religious Affairs

Dan jika engkau berpaling dari mereka untuk memperoleh rahmat dari Tuhanmu yang engkau harapkan, maka katakanlah kepada mereka ucapan yang lemah lembut.

Bengali · Abu Bakr Zakaria

আর যদি তাদের থেকে তমার মুখ ফিরাতেই হয়, যখন তোমার রবের কাছ থেকে অনুগ্রহ লাভের প্রত্যাশায়, তখন তাদের সাথে নম্রভাবে কথা বল;

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