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Quran 8:23

Surah Al-Anfal (The Spoils of War), verse 23 of 75 · Juz 9

وَلَوْ عَلِمَ ٱللَّهُ فِيهِمْ خَيْرًا لَّأَسْمَعَهُمْ ۖ وَلَوْ أَسْمَعَهُمْ لَتَوَلَّوا۟ وَّهُم مُّعْرِضُونَ

Translations of Quran 8:23
EnglishTalal Itani

Had Allah recognized any good in them, He would have made them hear; and had He made them hear, they would have turned away defiantly.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Had Allah known of any good in them He would have made them hear, but had He made them hear they would have turned away, averse.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Allah onlarda bir hayır görseyidi elbette kulaklarına sokardı ve bu hallerinde kulaklarına soksa idi yine aldırmazlar döner giderlerdi

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Si Dieu leur eût connu quelque bonne disposition, il leur aurait donné l’ouïe ; mais, s’ils l’avaient, ils se détourneraient et s’éloigneraient de lui.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Indien God slechts iets goeds in hen had ontdekt, zou hij hun zekerlijk hebben doen hooren; maar indien hij hen had doen hooren, zouden zij zich gewis afgewend en zich ver verwijderd hebben.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Se Dio avesse conosciuta in essi qualche buona disposizione, avrebbe lor dato l’udito, ma se l’avessero, si volgerebbero, e si allontanerebbero da lui.

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