Quran 17:34 — Al-Israa, verse 34
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Do not go near the orphan’s property, except with the best [intentions], until he reaches the age of maturity. Honour your pledges: you will be questioned about your pledges.
وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا مَالَ الْيَتِيمِ إِلَّا بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ حَتَّىٰ يَبْلُغَ أَشُدَّهُ ۚ وَأَوْفُوا بِالْعَهْدِ ۖ إِنَّ الْعَهْدَ كَانَ مَسْئُولًا
walā taqrabū māla l-yatīmi illā bi-allatī hiya aḥsanu ḥattā yablugha ashuddahu wa-awfū bil-ʿahdi inna l-ʿahda kāna masūlan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And do not approach the property of the orphan save in the fairest manner, until he is of age. And fulfil the covenant; surely the covenant shall be questioned of.
- Muhammad Asad
- And do not touch the substance of an orphan, save to improve it, before he comes of age. And be true to every promise - for, verily, [on Judgment Day] you will be called to account for every promise which you have made!
- Sahih International
- And do not approach the property of an orphan, except in the way that is best, until he reaches maturity. And fulfill [every] commitment. Indeed, the commitment is ever [that about which one will be] questioned.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَاwalā | And (do) not | — |
| 2 | تَقْرَبُوا۟taqrabū | come near | قرب |
| 3 | مَالَmāla | (the) wealth | مول |
| 4 | ٱلْيَتِيمِl-yatīmi | (of) the orphan | يتم |
| 5 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 6 | بِٱلَّتِىbi-allatī | with what | — |
| 7 | هِىَhiya | [it] is | — |
| 8 | أَحْسَنُaḥsanu | best | حسن |
| 9 | حَتَّىٰḥattā | until | — |
| 10 | يَبْلُغَyablugha | he reaches | بلغ |
| 11 | أَشُدَّهُۥ ۚashuddahu | his maturity | شدد |
| 12 | وَأَوْفُوا۟wa-awfū | And fulfil | وفي |
| 13 | بِٱلْعَهْدِ ۖbil-ʿahdi | the covenant | عهد |
| 14 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 15 | ٱلْعَهْدَl-ʿahda | the covenant | عهد |
| 16 | كَانَkāna | will be | كون |
| 17 | مَسْـُٔولًۭاmasūlan | questioned | سأل |