سورة القَلَم
Surah Al-Qalam 68:9
The Pen · Verse 9 of 52
وَدُّوا لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
They wish you to be (dishonestly) pliant (and not condemn their evil deeds in strong language) so they (too) would (in return) adopt a conciliatory attitude.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Their desire is that thou shouldst be pliant: so would they be pliant.
Ahmed Ali
They only want that you should relent, so that they may come to terms.
12 more translations
Ali Unal
They wish you to compromise (with them in matters of faith), so they would compromise (with you).
Daryabadi
Fain would they that thou shouldst be pliant, so that they will be pliant.
Faridul Haque
They wish that in some way you may yield, so they too might soften their stand.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
They wish that thou shouldst be pliant, so they (too) would be pliant.
Maulvi Sher Ali
They wish that thou shouldst compromise so that they may also compromise.
Muhammad Asad
they would like thee to be soft [with them], so that they might be soft [with thee].
Muhammad Musin Khan
They wish that you should compromise (in religion out of courtesy) with them, so they (too) would compromise with you.
Muhammad Pickthall
Who would have had thee compromise, that they may compromise.
Muhammad Sarwar
They would like you to relent to them so that they could also relent towards you.
Muhammed ali Shakir
They wish that you should be pliant so they (too) would be pliant.
Rashad Khalifa
They wish that you compromise, so they too can compromise.
Shabbir Ahmed
They wish that you strike a deal with them so that they can strike a deal.