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24. Surah • 14. Verse
Word Analysis
وَلَوْلَا
walawlā
And if not
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
upon you
فِى
fī
in
فِى
fī
in
مَآ
mā
what
فِيهِ
fīhi
concerning it
Rashad Khalifa
The Final Testament
If it were not for GOD's grace towards you, and His mercy in this world and in the Hereafter, you would have suffered a great retribution because of this incident.
The Monotheist Group
The Quran: A Monotheist Translation
And had it not been for the grace of God upon you, and His mercy in this world and the Hereafter, a great retribution would have touched you for what you have spoken.
Edip-Layth
Quran: A Reformist Translation
Had it not been for God's favor upon you and His mercy upon you in this world and the Hereafter, a great retribution would have touched you for what you have spoken.
Marmaduke Pickthall
Holy Quran Translation
Had it not been for the grace of Allah and His mercy unto you in the world and the Hereafter an awful doom had overtaken you for that whereof ye murmured.
Mustafa Khattab
The Clear Quran
Had it not been for Allah’s grace and mercy upon you in this world and the Hereafter, you would have certainly been touched with a tremendous punishment for what you plunged into—
Abul A'la Maududi
Tafhim commentary
Were it not for Allah's Bounty and His Mercy unto you in the world and in the Hereafter a grievous chastisement would have seized you on account of what you indulged in.
Abdul Haleem
Holy Quran Translation
If it were not for God’s bounty and mercy towards you in this world and the next, you would already have been afflicted by terrible suffering for indulging in such talk.
Al-Hilali & Khan
Holy Quran Translation
Had it not been for the Grace of Allâh and His Mercy unto you in this world and in the Hereafter, a great torment would have touched you for that whereof you had spoken.
Taqi Usmani
Holy Quran Translation
Had it not been for the grace of Allah upon you, and His mercy in this world and in the Hereafter, a severe punishment would have reached you for what you indulged in -
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Holy Quran Translation
Were it not for the grace and mercy of Allah on you, in this world and the Hereafter, a grievous penalty would have seized you in that ye rushed glibly into this affair.
Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
Holy Quran Translation
Were it not for the grace of God and His mercy upon you in this world and the next, you would have suffered a great affliction for the false accusation.
Aisha Bewley
Holy Quran Translation
Were it not for Allah’s favour to you and His mercy, both in this world and the Next World, a terrible punishment would have afflicted you for your plunging headlong into it.
Ali Quli Qarai
Holy Quran Translation
Were it not for Allah’s grace and His mercy upon you in this world and the Hereafter, there would have befallen you a great punishment for what you ventured into,
Arthur John Arberry
Holy Quran Translation
But for God's bounty to you and His mercy in the present world and the world to come there would have visited you for your mutterings a mighty chastisement.
Mahmoud Ghali
Holy Quran Translation
And had it not been for the Grace of Allah upon you and His mercy in the present (life) (Literally: the lowly "life", i. e., the life of this world) and the Hereafter, indeed a tremendous torment would have touched you for what you press on (i.e., for what you press on talking about falsehood Éifk').
Bijan Moeinian
Holy Quran Translation
If it were not for the Lord’s Grace (and the Mercy that He has showered the world and the Hereafter with, ) you would have been harshly punished in account of this incidence (slandering an innocent woman. )
E. Henry Palmer
Holy Quran Translation
And but for God's grace upon you, and His mercy in this world and the next, there would have touched you, for that which ye spread abroad, mighty woe.
George Sale
Holy Quran Translation
Had it not been for the indulgence of God towards you, and his mercy, in this world and in that which is to come, verily a grievous punishment had been inflicted on you, for the calumny which ye have spread:
Hamid S. Aziz
Holy Quran Translation
Why did they not bring four witnesses to it? But since they did not bring witnesses, then verily they stand forth as liars in the sight of Allah.
Amatul Rahman Omar
Holy Quran Translation
But for the fact that Allâh has shown His grace and mercy to you in the present world, and in the next a great punishment would have certainly befallen you on account of that (slander) which you spread.
Muhammad Asad
Holy Quran Translation
And were it not for God’s favour upon you, [O men,] and His grace in this world and in the life to come, awesome suffering would indeed have afflicted you in result of all [the calumny] in which you indulge
Abdel Khalek Himmat
Al- Muntakhab
And had it not been for Allah's efficacious grace and mercy abounding in you here and Hereafter, you would have been afflicted with the torment laid upon the damned for plunging into this affair.
Progressive Muslims
Holy Quran Translation
And had it not been for God's favour upon you and His mercy upon you in this world and the Hereafter, a great retribution would have touched you for what you have spoken.
Sahih International
(Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)
And if it had not been for the favor of Allah upon you and His mercy in this world and the Hereafter, you would have been touched for that [lie] in which you were involved by a great punishment
Shabbir Ahmed
Holy Quran Translation
And were it not for the Favor and Grace of Allah upon you, in this world and in the Hereafter, an awful suffering would have afflicted you for the slanders you fall for.
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Holy Quran Translation
If it was not because of the grace and mercy of Allah on you, in this world and the Hereafter, a painful penalty would have caught you because you so easily spoke about this affair.
Sam Gerrans
The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation
And were it not for the bounty of God to you and His mercy in the World and the Hereafter, a great punishment would have touched you for what you expounded upon