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سورة التّوبَة

Surah Al-Taubah 9:126

The Repentance · Verse 126 of 129

أَوَلَا يَرَوْنَ أَنَّهُمْ يُفْتَنُونَ فِي كُلِّ عَامٍ مَرَّةً أَوْ مَرَّتَيْنِ ثُمَّ لَا يَتُوبُونَ وَلَا هُمْ يَذَّكَّرُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

Do they not see that they are tried every year once or twice. Still they do not repent nor would they take heed.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

See they not that they are tried every year once or twice? Yet they turn not in repentance, and they take no heed.

Ahmed Ali

Do they not know that they are tried every year once or twice? Even then they do not repent and take heed.

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Ali Unal

Do they not see that they are tried time and again every year (by coming face to face with such decisive events and situations as reveal to them their inner world and remind them that they should turn to God in repentance and mend their ways)? Yet they neither repent (and mend their ways) nor take warning (from all that befalls them).

Daryabadi

Behold they not that they are tried every year once or twice? Yet they repent not, nor are they admonished.

Faridul Haque

Do they not observe that they are tested once or twice every year? Yet they do not repent, nor do they heed advice!

Maulana Muhammad Ali

See they not that they are tried once or twice in every year, yet they repent not, nor do they mind.

Maulvi Sher Ali

Do they not see that they are tried every year once or twice? Yet they do not repent, nor do they take heed.

Muhammad Asad

Are they, then, not aware that they are being tested year-in, year-out? And yet, they do not repent and do not bethink themselves [of God];

Muhammad Musin Khan

See they not that they are tried once or twice every year (with different kinds of calamities, disease, famine, etc.)? Yet, they turn not in repentance, nor do they learn a lesson (from it).

Muhammad Pickthall

See they not that they are tested once or twice in every year? Still they turn not in repentance, neither pay they heed.

Muhammad Sarwar

Do they not realize that God tests them once or twice a year but, nevertheless, they do not repent and give it proper thought?

Muhammed ali Shakir

Do they not see that they are tried once or twice in every year, yet they do not turn (to Allah) nor do they mind.

Rashad Khalifa

Do they not see that they suffer from exacting trials every year once or twice? Yet, they consistently fail to repent, and fail to take heed?

Shabbir Ahmed

Do they not see that they are tested once or twice each year? Still they do not repent, nor pay heed. (Tested at your hands. 9:14).