وَلْيَخْشَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَوْ تَرَكُوا۟ مِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّةً ضِعَٰفًا خَافُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ فَلْيَتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَلْيَقُولُوا۟ قَوْلًا سَدِيدًا
Easy-read (simplified)walyakhsha lladheena law tarakoo min khalfihim dhurriyyatan di'aafan khaafoo 'alayhim falyattaqoo llaaha walyaqooloo qawlan sadeedaa
DIN 31635walyaḫša llaḏīna law tarakū min ḫalfihim ḏurriyyatan ḍiʿāfan ḫāfū ʿalayhim falyattaqū llāha walyaqūlū qawlan sadīdan
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
The translators word this verse differently
Marked words appear in this translation and in no other English translation of this verse. Common small words and older spellings are not marked. The marks show where the wording differs, not where the meaning does.
Those who are concerned about the fate of their weak children, in case they leave them behind, should fear God, and speak appropriate words.
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
And let those fear (in their behaviour toward orphans) who if they left behind them weak offspring would be afraid for them. So let them mind their duty to Allah, and speak justly
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
And let these fear lest they leave behind them a weak seed, for whom they would be afraid; and let them fear God, and speak a straightforward speech
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
And let those be afraid to wrong the orphans, who, should they leave behind them weakly offspring, would be solicitous on their account. Let them, therefore, fear God, and let them propose what is right
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
And let those fear to abuse orphans, who if they leave behind them a weak off-spring, are sollicitous for them: let them therefore fear God, and speak that which is convenient
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Dhe le të druhen ata që, po të linin pas pasardhës të dobët, do të kishin frikë për ta; pra, le të frikësohen nga Allahu dhe le të flasin fjalë të drejta!
আর তারা যেন এ কথা ভেবে ভয় করে যে, তারাও যদি অসহায় সন্তান রেখে মারা যেতো, তবে (মৃত্যুর সময়) তারা কতো যে উদ্বিগ্ন হতো! কাজেই তারা যেন আল্লাহকে ভয় করে(১) এবং সংগত কথা বলে।
I neka se plaše oni, koji bi strahovali za svoju nejaku djecu ako ih ostave iza sebe. Neka se Allaha boje i neka govore samo pravo.
I neka se plaše oni, koji bi strahovali za svoju nejaku djecu ako ih ostave iza sebe. Neka se Allaha boje i neka govore samo pravo.
Yo hulu ɓen, si tawno ko kamɓe angaccunoo ɓaawo maɓɓe ngeñcudi lo'uɓe, ɓe kultana ɓen, yo ɓe kulu Alla ɓe wowla konngol sawaaba=peewngol.
და დაე, ეშინოდეთ მათ, რომლებიც — თუ თავიანთ უკან დატოვებდნენ სუსტ შთამომავლობას [პატარა ბავშვებს] — იდარდებდნენ მათზე (რომ მათ მიმართ უსამართლოდ მოექცეოდნენ და სიღარიბეში დარჩებოდნენ). მაშ, დაე, ისინი [ობლების მეურვეები და სხვანი] ერიდებოდნენ ალლაჰის (სასჯელს) (ობლების ქონების დაცვით, მათი კარგი აღზრდით და მათთვის ტანჯვის მიუყენებლობით) და უთხრან მათ სწორი სიტყვა [სამართლიანი და კეთილი სიტყვა]!
Und diejenigen sollen sich fürchten, die, wenn sie schwache Nachkommenschaft hinterließen, um sie bangen würden; so sollen sie Allah fürchten und treffende Worte sagen.
Και ας φοβούνται εκείνοι (οι κηδεμόνες των ορφανών) που αν θα πέθαιναν αφήνοντας αδύναμους απογόνους, θα φοβόντουσαν (και θα ανησυχούσαν) γι' αυτούς (να χαθούν ή να αδικηθούν), ας φυλαχθούν, λοιπόν, από την τιμωρία του Αλλάχ (μέσω της τήρησης των εντολών Του σχετικά με τα ορφανά υπό την κηδεμονία τους, και να μην τους αδικούν ώστε ο Αλλάχ να στείλει μετά το θάνατό τους εκείνον που θα πρόσεχε τα παιδιά τους όπως εκείνοι πρόσεχαν τα άλλα ορφανά) και ας (τους) λένε σωστά (και καλά) λόγια.
और उन लोगों को डरना चाहिए कि यदि वे अपने पीछे कमज़ोर संतान छोड़ जाते, तो उन्हें उनके बारे में कैसा भय होता। अतः उन्हें चाहिए कि अल्लाह से डरें और भली बात कहें।
E che temano quelli che, se dovessero lasciare dietro di loro una discendenza debole, hanno timore di non avere sostegno: che temano Allāh e dicano parole giuste.
9. Ir lai tie (vykdytojai ir globėjai) turi tokią pačią baimę savo galvose, kokią jie turėtų dėl savęs, jei jie būtų palikę silpnus palikuonis. Taigi, lai jie bijo Allaho ir kalba teisingai.
Warri odoo duuba isaaniitti ilmaan dadhaboo (xixiqqoo) dhiisaanii (du'anii) isaan irratti sodaatanu, (yatiima miidhuu) haa sodaatanu. Rabbiin sodaatanii jecha haqaa haa jedhanu.
И пусть боятся те, которые, если бы оставили после себя слабое потомство, испытали бы за него страх. Так пусть же они боятся Аллаха и говорят верное слово.
И нека се прибојавају, као кад би сами иза себе оставили нејаку децу за коју страхују, и нека се боје Аллаха и нека говоре праведно.
Na wachelee wale ambao lau kuwa na wao wangeliacha nyuma yao dhuria wanyonge, wangeliwahofia. Basi nao wamche Mwenyezi Mungu, na waseme kauli iliyo sawa.
Låt dem tänka på hur de själva skulle ängslas om de efterlämnade svaga efterkommande som de var oroliga för. Låt de frukta Gud och säga det som är korrekt.
Geriye (küçük) zayıf çocuklar bırakıp, (onlar adına) endişe duyanlar,(himayeleri altındaki yetimler hakkında da aynı endişeyi taşıyıp) Allah'tan sakınsınlar. Dosdoğru söz söylesinler.
اور چاہئے کہ وه اس بات سے ڈریں کہ اگر وه خود اپنے پیچھے (ننھے ننھے) ناتواں بچے چھوڑ جاتے جن کے ضائع ہو جانے کا اندیشہ رہتا ہے، (تو ان کی چاہت کیا ہوتی) پس اللہ تعالیٰ سے ڈر کر جچی تلی بات کہا کریں۔[1]
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لِّلرِّجَالِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ ٱلْوَٰلِدَانِ وَٱلْأَقْرَبُونَ وَلِلنِّسَآءِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ ٱلْوَٰلِدَانِ وَٱلْأَقْرَبُونَ مِمَّا قَلَّ مِنْهُ أَوْ كَثُرَ نَصِيبًا مَّفْرُوضًا
Easy-read (simplified)lilrrijaali naseebun mimmaa taraka l-waalidaani wal-'aqraboona walilnnisaa'i naseebun mimmaa taraka l-waalidaani wal-'aqraboona mimmaa qalla minhu aw kathura naseeban mafroodaa
DIN 31635lilrriǧāli naṣībun mimmā taraka l-wālidāni wal-ʾaqrabūna walilnnisāʾi naṣībun mimmā taraka l-wālidāni wal-ʾaqrabūna mimmā qalla minhu ʾaw kaṯura naṣīban mafrūḍan
Men receive a share of what their parents and relatives leave, and women receive a share of what their parents and relatives leave; be it little or much-a legal share.
Unto the men (of a family) belongeth a share of that which parents and near kindred leave, and unto the women a share of that which parents and near kindred leave, whether it be little or much - a legal share
Men should have a portion of what their parents and kindred leave, and women should have a portion of what their parents and kindred leave, whether it be little or much, a determined portion
Men ought to have a part of what their parents and kindred leave; and women a part of what their parents and kindred leave: whether it be little or much, let them have a stated portion
Men ought to have a part of what their parents and kindred leave behind them when they die: And women also ought to have a part of what their parents and kindred leave, whether it be little, or whether it be much; a determinate part is due to them
وَإِذَا حَضَرَ ٱلْقِسْمَةَ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَٰكِينُ فَٱرْزُقُوهُم مِّنْهُ وَقُولُوا۟ لَهُمْ قَوْلًا مَّعْرُوفًا
Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhaa hadara l-qismata ooloo l-qurbaa wal-yataamaa wal-masaakeenu farzuqoohum minhu waqooloo lahum qawlan ma'roofaa
DIN 31635waʾiḏā ḥaḍara l-qismata ʾūlū l-qurbā wal-yatāmā wal-masākīnu farzuqūhum minhu waqūlū lahum qawlan maʿrūfan
The translators word this verse differently
If the distribution is attended by the relatives, and the orphans, and the needy, give them something out of it, and speak to them kindly.
And when kinsfolk and orphans and the needy are present at the division (of the heritage), bestow on them therefrom and speak kindly unto them
And when the next of kin and the orphans and the poor are present at the division, then maintain them out of it, and speak to them a reasonable speech
And when they who are of kin are present at the division, and the orphans and the poor, let them too have a share; and speak to them with kindly speech
And when they who are of kin are present at the dividing of what is left, and also the orphans, and the poor; distribute unto them some part thereof; and if the estate be too small, at least speak comfortably unto them
4:9 — the verse above
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ أَمْوَٰلَ ٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ ظُلْمًا إِنَّمَا يَأْكُلُونَ فِى بُطُونِهِمْ نَارًا وَسَيَصْلَوْنَ سَعِيرًا
Easy-read (simplified)inna lladheena ya'kuloona amwaala l-yataamaa zulman innamaa ya'kuloona fee butoonihim naaran wasayaslawna sa'eeraa
DIN 31635ʾinna llaḏīna yaʾkulūna ʾamwāla l-yatāmā ẓulman ʾinnamā yaʾkulūna fī buṭūnihim nāran wasayaṣlawna saʿīran
Those who consume the wealth of orphans illicitly consume only fire into their bellies; and they will roast in a Blaze.
Lo! Those who devour the wealth of orphans wrongfully, they do but swallow fire into their bellies, and they will be exposed to burning flame
Verily, those who devour the property of orphans unjustly, only devour into their bellies fire, and they shall broil in flames
Verily they who swallow the substance of the orphan wrongfully, shall swallow down only fire into their bellies, and shall burn in the flame
Surely they who devour the possessions of orphans unjustly, shall swallow down nothing but fire into their bellies, and shall broil in raging flames
يُوصِيكُمُ ٱللَّهُ فِىٓ أَوْلَٰدِكُمْ لِلذَّكَرِ مِثْلُ حَظِّ ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ فَإِن كُنَّ نِسَآءً فَوْقَ ٱثْنَتَيْنِ فَلَهُنَّ ثُلُثَا مَا تَرَكَ وَإِن كَانَتْ وَٰحِدَةً فَلَهَا ٱلنِّصْفُ وَلِأَبَوَيْهِ لِكُلِّ وَٰحِدٍ مِّنْهُمَا ٱلسُّدُسُ مِمَّا تَرَكَ إِن كَانَ لَهُۥ وَلَدٌ فَإِن لَّمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ وَلَدٌ وَوَرِثَهُۥٓ أَبَوَاهُ فَلِأُمِّهِ ٱلثُّلُثُ فَإِن كَانَ لَهُۥٓ إِخْوَةٌ فَلِأُمِّهِ ٱلسُّدُسُ مِنۢ بَعْدِ وَصِيَّةٍ يُوصِى بِهَآ أَوْ دَيْنٍ ءَابَآؤُكُمْ وَأَبْنَآؤُكُمْ لَا تَدْرُونَ أَيُّهُمْ أَقْرَبُ لَكُمْ نَفْعًا فَرِيضَةً مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا
Easy-read (simplified)yooseekumu llaahu fee awlaadikum lildhdhakari mithlu hazzi l-'unthayayni fa'in kunna nisaa'an fawqa thnatayni falahunna thuluthaa maa taraka wa'in kaanat waahidatan falahaa n-nisfu wali'abawayhi likulli waahidin minhumaa s-sudusu mimmaa taraka in kaana lahu waladun fa'in lam yakun lahu waladun wawarithahu abawaahu fali'ummihi th-thuluthu fa'in kaana lahu ikhwatun fali'ummihi s-sudusu min ba'di wasiyyatin yoosee bihaa aw daynin aabaa'ukum wa'abnaa'ukum laa tadroona ayyuhum aqrabu lakum naf'an fareedatan mina llaahi inna llaaha kaana 'aleeman hakeemaa
DIN 31635yūṣīkumu llāhu fī ʾawlādikum lilḏḏakari miṯlu ḥaẓẓi l-ʾunṯayayni faʾin kunna nisāʾan fawqa ṯnatayni falahunna ṯuluṯā mā taraka waʾin kānat wāḥidatan falahā n-niṣfu waliʾabawayhi likulli wāḥidin minhumā s-sudusu mimmā taraka ʾin kāna lahu waladun faʾin lam yakun lahu waladun wawariṯahu ʾabawāhu faliʾummihi ṯ-ṯuluṯu faʾin kāna lahu ʾiḫwatun faliʾummihi s-sudusu min baʿdi waṣiyyatin yūṣī bihā ʾaw daynin ʾābāʾukum waʾabnāʾukum lā tadrūna ʾayyuhum ʾaqrabu lakum nafʿan farīḍatan mina llāhi ʾinna llāha kāna ʿalīman ḥakīman
God instructs you regarding your children: The male receives the equivalent of the share of two females. If they are daughters, more than two, they get two-thirds of what he leaves. If there is only one, she gets one-half. As for the parents, each gets one-sixth of what he leaves, if he had children. If he had no children, and his parents inherit from him, his mother gets one-third. If he has siblings, his mother gets one-sixth. After fulfilling any bequest and paying off debts. Your parents and your children-you do not know which are closer to you in welfare. This is God's Law. God is Knowing and Judicious.
Allah chargeth you concerning (the provision for) your children: to the male the equivalent of the portion of two females, and if there be women more than two, then theirs is two-thirds of the inheritance, and if there be one (only) then the half. And to each of his parents a sixth of the inheritance, if he have a son; and if he have no son and his parents are his heirs, then to his mother appertaineth the third; and if he have brethren, then to his mother appertaineth the sixth, after any legacy he may have bequeathed, or debt (hath been paid). Your parents and your children: Ye know not which of them is nearer unto you in usefulness. It is an injunction from Allah. Lo! Allah is Knower, Wise
God instructs you concerning your children; for a male the like of the portion of two females, and if there be women above two, then let them have two-thirds of what (the deceased) leaves; and if there be but one, then let her have a half; and as to the parents, to each of them a sixth of what he leaves, if he has a son; but if he have no son, and his parents inherit, then let his mother have a third, and if he have brethren, let his mother have a sixth after payment of the bequest he bequeaths and of his debt. Your parents or your children, ye know not which of them is nearest to you in usefulness: - an ordinance this from God; verily, God is knowing and wise
With regard to your children, God commandeth you to give the male the portion of two females; and if they be females more than two, then they shall have two-thirds of that which their father hath left: but if she be an only daughter, she shall have the half; and the father and mother of the deceased shall each of them have a sixth part of what he hath left, if he have a child; but if he have no child, and his parents be his heirs, then his mother shall have the third: and if he have brethren, his mother shall have the sixth, after paying the bequests he shall have bequeathed, and his debts. As to your fathers, or your children, ye know not which of them is the most advantageous to you. This is the law of God. Verily, God is Knowing, Wise
God hath thus commanded you concerning your children. A male shall have as much as the share of two females: But if they be females only, and above two in number, they shall have two third parts of what the deceased shall leave; and if there be but one, she shall have the half. And the parents of the deceased shall have each of them a sixth part of what he shall leave, if he have a child: But if he have no child, and his parents be his heirs, then his mother shall have the third part. And if he have brethren, his mother shall have a sixth part, after the legacies which he shall bequeath, and his debts be paid. Ye know not whether your parents or your children be of greater use unto you. This is an ordinance from God, and God is knowing and wise
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَلْيَخْشَ الَّذِينَ لَوْ تَرَكُوا مِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّةً ضِعَافًا خَافُوا عَلَيْهِمْ فَلْيَتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَلْيَقُولُوا قَوْلًا سَدِيدًا
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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CLEARED ON THE WORK, WITH TWO RECORDED CAVEATS ON THIS COPY. (1) Rights basis is the expired copyright term, NOT the redistributing repository's licence. That repository dedicates its contents to the public domain under the Unlicense while also redistributing plainly in-copyright translations (Abdel Haleem, Saheeh International, The Study Quran), so it is dedicating rights it cannot hold and its blanket grant is not relied upon here. (2) The file declares its own upstream as tanzil.net, and Tanzil attaches a non-commercial condition to its TRANSLATION distributions, though not to its Qur'anic text. Since Pickthall's copyright has expired, nobody holds rights in these words and no licence is required from anyone; Tanzil's terms are a contract binding those who download from Tanzil, which we did not. The chain is nonetheless not spotless and Anwar may prefer a clean digitisation of the 1930 printing. NOT VERIFIED: that this digital text matches the 1930 first printing rather than a later revised edition. No page images were collated. Recorded as unverified rather than presented as established. SERVED TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE CITED FILE AT ONE VERSE, 37:97: the file reads "red-hotfire" (a glued token, also in Gutenberg #16955); the served row reads "red-hot fire", restored 2026-09-13 from Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (London: George Allen & Unwin, printed for Alfred A. Knopf; 1930), p. 460, XXXVII 97 - scan archive.org in.ernet.dli.2015.216140, PDF page 475; banked data/derivation-sources/pickthall-1930-dli-2015.216140-text.pdf (sha256 70e81146c97fa3a590243a82e04e349108546074787e2551a78c616202138870) on Anwar Malik's grant.
CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. The digital edition's upstream is not stated by the redistributor and the printing is unverified. No statement of purpose is recorded for Palmer because none was sourced from his own preface in this pass; nothing is asserted on his behalf.
CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. TWO edition caveats. (1) The upstream is not stated by the redistributor. (2) Rodwell's own edition PRESENTS THE SURAHS IN HIS OWN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER, not the mushaf order — he says so in his preface. This digital text is keyed to mushaf order, so it derives from a restored-order printing (such as the Everyman edition) rather than from Rodwell's own arrangement. Which printing is not stated and has not been established.
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CLEARED. Parallel edition, held in ayah_text_variants. It sits alongside the Uthmani spine for search normalisation and is never used to correct it.
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