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23. Surah • 3. Verse
Word Analysis
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
Those who
هُمْ
hum
[they]
عَنِ
ʿani
from
Rashad Khalifa
The Final Testament
And they avoid vain talk.
The Monotheist Group
The Quran: A Monotheist Translation
And they abstain from vain talk.
Edip-Layth
Quran: A Reformist Translation
They abstain from vain talk.
Mustafa Khattab
The Clear Quran
those who avoid idle talk;
Abdul Haleem
Holy Quran Translation
who shun idle talk,
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Holy Quran Translation
Who avoid vain talk;
Taqi Usmani
Holy Quran Translation
and who keep themselves away from vain things,
Marmaduke Pickthall
Holy Quran Translation
And who shun vain conversation,
Al-Hilali & Khan
Holy Quran Translation
And those who turn away from Al-Laghw (dirty, false, evil vain talk, falsehood, and all that Allâh has forbidden).
Abul A'la Maududi
Tafhim commentary
who avoid whatever is vain and frivolous;[1]
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Literally, laghv is anything nonsensical, meaningless and vain, which is in no way conducive to achieving one’s goal and purpose in life. The believers pay no heed to such useless things and they show no inclination or interest for them. If by chance they see such things being indulged in, they keep away and avoid them scrupulously, or treat them with utmost indifference. This attitude has been described in(Surah Al-Furqan, Ayat 72), thus: If they have to pass by what is vain, they pass by like dignified people.
Hamid S. Aziz
Holy Quran Translation
Who in their prayers are humble,
Amatul Rahman Omar
Holy Quran Translation
And who keep aloof from all that is vain and idle,
Bijan Moeinian
Holy Quran Translation
The believers are those who avoid worthless talk.
George Sale
Holy Quran Translation
and who eschew all vain discourse,
E. Henry Palmer
Holy Quran Translation
and who from vain talk turn aside,
Mahmoud Ghali
Holy Quran Translation
And the ones who from idle talk are veering away.
Ali Quli Qarai
Holy Quran Translation
who avoid vain talk,
Arthur John Arberry
Holy Quran Translation
and from idle talk turn away
Aisha Bewley
Holy Quran Translation
those who turn away from worthless talk;
Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
Holy Quran Translation
Who shun all frivolities,
Abdel Khalek Himmat
Al- Muntakhab
Who refrain from small or idle talk, gossip and slander.
Muhammad Asad
Holy Quran Translation
and who turn away from all that is frivolous,
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Holy Quran Translation
And those who avoid useless talk;
Shabbir Ahmed
Holy Quran Translation
And who turn away from all that is senseless. (And they value time).
Sahih International
(Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)
And they who turn away from ill speech
Progressive Muslims
Holy Quran Translation
And they abstain from vain talk.
Sam Gerrans
The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation
And those who from vain speech turn away,