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Quran 8:34

Surah Al-Anfal (The Spoils of War), verse 34 of 75 · Juz 9

وَمَا لَهُمْ أَلَّا يُعَذِّبَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَهُمْ يَصُدُّونَ عَنِ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ وَمَا كَانُوٓا۟ أَوْلِيَآءَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنْ أَوْلِيَآؤُهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْمُتَّقُونَ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Translations of Quran 8:34
EnglishTalal Itani

Yet why should Allah not punish them, when they are turning others away from the Sacred Mosque, although they are not its custodians? Its rightful custodians are the pious; but most of them do not know.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

What (plea) have they that Allah should not punish them, when they debar (His servants) from the Inviolable Place of Worship, though they are not its fitting guardians. Its fitting guardians are those only who keep their duty to Allah. But most of them know not.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Şimdi ise Allahın kendilerini azâb etmemesi için neleri var? Mü'minleri Mescidi haramdan menediyorlar, halbuki hizmetine ehil de değiller, onun hizmetine ehl olanlar ancak müttekılerdir ve lâkin çokları bilmezler

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Mais rien n’empêchera Dieu de les châtier quand ils éloigneront les fidèles du temple sacré de la Mecque, quoiqu’ils n’en soient pas les gardiens ; car les gardiens du temple sont ceux qui craignent Dieu ; la plupart d’entre eux l’ignorent.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Maar zij kunnen geene verontschuldiging aanvoeren, waarom God hen niet zou straffen, naardien zij de geloovigen hebben belet, den heiligen tempel te bezoeken, hoewel zij er de bewakers niet van zijn. De bewakers daarvan zijn alleen, die God vreezen; maar het grootste deel hunner weet het niet.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Ma non ostante Dio li castigherà quando allontaneranno i fedeli dal sacro tempio della Mecca, sebbene non ne siano i custodi, perchè i custodi del tempio sono coloro che temono Dio; la maggior parte l’ignora.

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