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Quran 49:11

Surah Al-Hujurat (The Rooms), verse 11 of 18 · Juz 26

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا يَسْخَرْ قَوْمٌ مِّن قَوْمٍ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونُوا۟ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ وَلَا نِسَآءٌ مِّن نِّسَآءٍ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَكُنَّ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُنَّ ۖ وَلَا تَلْمِزُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَكُمْ وَلَا تَنَابَزُوا۟ بِٱلْأَلْقَـٰبِ ۖ بِئْسَ ٱلِٱسْمُ ٱلْفُسُوقُ بَعْدَ ٱلْإِيمَـٰنِ ۚ وَمَن لَّمْ يَتُبْ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ

Translations of Quran 49:11
EnglishTalal Itani

O you who believe! No people shall ridicule other people, for they may be better than they. Nor shall any women ridicule other women, for they may be better than they. Nor shall you slander one another, nor shall you insult one another with names. Evil is the return to wickedness after having attained faith. Whoever does not repent—these are the wrongdoers.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

O ye who believe! Let not a folk deride a folk who may be better than they (are), not let women (deride) women who may be better than they are; neither defame one another, nor insult one another by nicknames. Bad is the name of lewdness after faith. And whoso turneth not in repentance, such are evil-doers.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Ey o bütün iyman edenler! alay etmesin Bir kavm bir kavm ile belki kendilerinden daha hayırlı olurlar, ne de bir takım kadınlar diğer kadınlarla, belki onlardan daha hayırlı olurlar, hem kendilerinizi ayıblamayın ve kötü lâkablarla atışmayın, iymandan sonra fâsıklık ne kötü isimdir, her kim de tevbe etmezse artık onlar kendilerine zulmedenlerdir

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Que les hommes ne se moquent pas des hommes : ceux que l’on raille valent peut-être mieux que leurs railleurs ; ni les femmes des autres femmes : peut-être celles-ci valent mieux que les autres. Ne vous diffamez pas entre vous, ne vous donnez point de sobriquets. Que ce nom : Méchanceté, vient mal après la foi que vous professez ! Ceux qui ne se repentent pas, ceux-là seront véritablement méchants.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

O ware geloovigen! laat de menschen geene andere menschen bespotten en uitlachen, die misschien beter dan zij zelven zijn; en laat de vrouwen even min andere vrouwen spottend uitlachen, die mogelijk beter dan zij zelve zijn. Lastert elkander ook niet, en geeft elkander geene kwetsende bijnamen. Een slechte naam is het, met zonde te zijn beladen, na het geloof te hebben omhelsd, en zij die geen berouw gevoelen, zijn boosdoeners.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Gli uomini non si burlino degli uomini: quei che sono derisi valgono forse più dei lor derisori; nè le donne delle altre donne: forse queste sono migliori delle altre. Non vi diffamate fra voi, non vi date soprannomi per beffe. Il nome cattivezza quanto sta male dopo la fede (che professate)? Coloro che non si pentono sono veramente malvagi.

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