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سورة النّجْم

Surah Al-Najm 53:34

The Parts of the Qur‘ân · Verse 34 of 62

وَأَعْطَىٰ قَلِيلًا وَأَكْدَىٰ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And gives but a little (in the cause of Allâh) and does it grudgingly.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Gives a little, then hardens (his heart)?

Ahmed Ali

Who gives but little, and is niggardly?

12 more translations

Ali Unal

He has given (the needy) a little, then he is stern (in not giving).

Daryabadi

And gave little, and then stopped?

Faridul Haque

And he gave a little, then refrained?

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And gives a little, then withholds?

Maulvi Sher Ali

And gives a little, and does it grudgingly?

Muhammad Asad

and gives so little [of himself for the good of his soul], and so grudgingly?

Muhammad Musin Khan

And gave a little, then stopped (giving)?

Muhammad Pickthall

And gave a little, then was grudging?

Muhammad Sarwar

and grudgingly spends very little for the cause of God?.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And gives a little and (then) withholds.

Rashad Khalifa

Rarely did he give to charity, and then very little.

Shabbir Ahmed

Gives a little, and so grudgingly?