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Quran 6:140

Surah Al-An'am (The Cattle), verse 140 of 165 · Juz 8

قَدْ خَسِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ قَتَلُوٓا۟ أَوْلَـٰدَهُمْ سَفَهًۢا بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَحَرَّمُوا۟ مَا رَزَقَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ ٱفْتِرَآءً عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۚ قَدْ ضَلُّوا۟ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُهْتَدِينَ

Translations of Quran 6:140
EnglishTalal Itani

Lost are those who kill their children foolishly, with no basis in knowledge, and forbid what Allah has provided for them—innovations about Allah. They have gone astray. They are not guided.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

They are losers who besottedly have slain their children without knowledge, and have forbidden that which Allah bestowed upon them, inventing a lie against Allah. They indeed have gone astray and are not guided.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Bilgisizlikle düşüncesizlikle evlâdlarını öldürenler ve Allahın kendilerine merzuk buyurduğu nimetleri Allaha iftirâ ederek harâm ve memnu kılanlar şüphe yok ki ziyan ettiler. Şüphe yok ki yanlış gittiler, ve hiç bir zeman muvaffak olmadılar.

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Ils sont perdus ceux qui tuent leurs enfants par folle, par ignorance, ceux qui défendent les aliments que Dieu a donnés aux hommes par pure invention sur son compte. Ils sont égarés, ils ne sont point sur le chemin droit.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Zij zijn onredbaar verloren, die hunne kinderen dwazelijk, zonder kennis, hebben vermoord, en verboden hebben, wat God hun tot voedsel heeft gegeven, terwijl zij eene leugen tegen God uitdachten. Zij dwaalden en werden niet op den rechten weg geleid.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Sono perduti quei che uccidono i loro fanciulli per follia, e per ignoranza, quei che vietano i cibi accordati da Dio, servendosi di lui per pura invenzione. Essi sono smarriti, e non sono sulla via dritta.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.