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19. Surah • 4. Verse
Word Analysis
إِنِّى
innī
Indeed, [I]
مِنِّى
minnī
my bones
وَلَمْ
walam
and not
Rashad Khalifa
The Final Testament
He said, "My Lord, the bones have turned brittle in my body, and my hair is aflame with gray. As I implore You, my Lord, I never despair.
The Monotheist Group
The Quran: A Monotheist Translation
He said: "My Lord, my bones have gone frail, and my hair has turned white, and I have never been mischievous in imploring You my Lord."
Edip-Layth
Quran: A Reformist Translation
He said, "My Lord, my bones have gone frail, and my hair has turned white, and I have never been mischievous in calling to You my Lord."
Taqi Usmani
Holy Quran Translation
He said, "My Lord, I am in a state that bones in my body have turned feeble, and the head has flared up grey with old age, and I never remained, My Lord, unanswered in my prayer to You.
Abul A'la Maududi
Tafhim commentary
He said: "Lord! My bones have grown feeble and my head is glistening with age; yet, never have my prayers to You, my Lord, been unfruitful.
Al-Hilali & Khan
Holy Quran Translation
He said: "My Lord! Indeed my bones have grown feeble, and grey hair has spread on my head, And I have never been unblest in my invocation to You, O my Lord!
Abdul Haleem
Holy Quran Translation
‘Lord, my bones have weakened and my hair is ashen grey, but never, Lord, have I ever prayed to You in vain:
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Holy Quran Translation
Praying: "O my Lord! infirm indeed are my bones, and the hair of my head doth glisten with grey: but never am I unblest, O my Lord, in my prayer to Thee!
Marmaduke Pickthall
Holy Quran Translation
Saying: My Lord! Lo! the bones of me wax feeble and my head is shining with grey hair, and I have never been unblest in prayer to Thee, my Lord.
Mustafa Khattab
The Clear Quran
saying, "My Lord! Surely my bones have become brittle, and grey hair has spread across my head, but I have never been disappointed in my prayer to You, my Lord!
Aisha Bewley
Holy Quran Translation
and said, ‘My Lord, my bones have lost their strength and my head is crowned with white, but in calling on You, My Lord, I have never been disappointed.
Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
Holy Quran Translation
And said: "O my Lord, my bones decay, my head is white and hoary, yet in calling You, O Lord, I have never been deprived.
George Sale
Holy Quran Translation
and said, O Lord, verily my bones are weakened, and my head is become white with hoariness and I have never been unsuccessful in my prayers to thee, O Lord.
Mahmoud Ghali
Holy Quran Translation
He said, "Lord! Surely the bone (s) within me have become feeble, and my head is turned white with hoary (hair) (Literally: is aflame with hoary "hair") and I have not been wretched in invoking you, Lord!
E. Henry Palmer
Holy Quran Translation
Said he, 'My Lord! verily, my bones are weak, and my head flares with hoariness; - and I never was unfortunate in my prayers to Thee, my Lord!
Ali Quli Qarai
Holy Quran Translation
He said, ‘My Lord! Indeed my bones have become feeble, and my head has turned white with age, yet never have I, my Lord, been disappointed in supplicating You!
Amatul Rahman Omar
Holy Quran Translation
He said (praying), `My Lord! now the very bones within me have waxed feeble and the hair of (my) head are all gray and hoary, my Lord! never have I been (hitherto) deprived of a favourable response to my prayer to You.
Bijan Moeinian
Holy Quran Translation
He said: "My Lord! Because of my age, my very bones have become weak and my head is shining with gray hair and you have never refused my prayers.
Hamid S. Aziz
Holy Quran Translation
When he called on his Lord in secret.
Arthur John Arberry
Holy Quran Translation
saying, 'O my Lord, behold the bones within me are feeble and my head is all aflame with hoariness. And in calling on Thee, my Lord, I have never been hitherto unprosperous.
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Holy Quran Translation
(And he) prayed: "My Lord! Indeed my bones are weak, and the hair of my head shine with gray: But never am I not blessed (by You), O my Lord, in my prayer to You!
Abdel Khalek Himmat
Al- Muntakhab
He said: "O Allah", my Creator, " I have lived long enough to make old bones and my hair has turned white and never has my; invocatory prayer to You O Allah, my Creator, been unblest or a disadvantage".
Muhammad Asad
Holy Quran Translation
he prayed: "O my Sustainer! Feeble have become my bones, and my head glistens with grey hair. But never yet, O my Lord, has my prayer unto Thee remained unanswered.
Sahih International
(Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)
He said, "My Lord, indeed my bones have weakened, and my head has filled with white, and never have I been in my supplication to You, my Lord, unhappy.
Shabbir Ahmed
Holy Quran Translation
He said, "My Lord! My bones have turned brittle and my head is shining with gray hair, and I have never remained unblessed in my prayer to you, my Lord. "
Progressive Muslims
Holy Quran Translation
He said: "My Lord, my bones have gone frail, and my hair has turned white, and I have never been mischievous in calling to You my Lord. "
Sam Gerrans
The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation
He said: “My Lord: feeble are become the bones within me, and my head is aflame with white hair, yet never have I been wretched in my call to Thee, my Lord,