Quran 17:28 — Al-Israa, verse 28
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
but if, while seeking some bounty that you expect from your Lord, you turn them down, then at least speak some word of comfort to them.
وَإِمَّا تُعْرِضَنَّ عَنْهُمُ ابْتِغَاءَ رَحْمَةٍ مِنْ رَبِّكَ تَرْجُوهَا فَقُلْ لَهُمْ قَوْلًا مَيْسُورًا
wa-immā tuʿ'riḍanna ʿanhumu ib'tighāa raḥmatin min rabbika tarjūhā faqul lahum qawlan maysūran
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- But if thou turnest from them, seeking mercy from thy Lord that thou hopest for, then speak unto them gentle words.
- Muhammad Asad
- And if thou [must] turn aside from those [that are in want, because thou thyself art] seeking to obtain thy Sustainer's grace and hoping for it, at least speak unto them with gentle speech.
- Sahih International
- 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.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَإِمَّاwa-immā | And if | — |
| 2 | تُعْرِضَنَّtuʿ'riḍanna | you turn away | عرض |
| 3 | عَنْهُمُʿanhumu | from them | — |
| 4 | ٱبْتِغَآءَib'tighāa | seeking | بغي |
| 5 | رَحْمَةٍۢraḥmatin | mercy | رحم |
| 6 | مِّنmin | from | — |
| 7 | رَّبِّكَrabbika | your Lord | ربب |
| 8 | تَرْجُوهَاtarjūhā | which you expect | رجو |
| 9 | فَقُلfaqul | then say | قول |
| 10 | لَّهُمْlahum | to them | — |
| 11 | قَوْلًۭاqawlan | a word | قول |
| 12 | مَّيْسُورًۭاmaysūran | gentle | يسر |