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Quran 31:16

Surah Luqman, verse 16 of 34 · Juz 21

يَـٰبُنَىَّ إِنَّهَآ إِن تَكُ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ فَتَكُن فِى صَخْرَةٍ أَوْ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ أَوْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَأْتِ بِهَا ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَطِيفٌ خَبِيرٌ

Translations of Quran 31:16
EnglishTalal Itani

“O my son, even if it were the weight of a mustard-seed, in a rock, or in the heavens, or on earth, Allah will bring it to light. Allah is Kind and Expert.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

O my dear son! Lo! though it be but the weight of a grain of mustard-seed, and though it be in a rock, or in the heavens, or in the earth, Allah will bring it forth. Lo! Allah is Subtile, Aware.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Yavrum! haberin olsun ki yaptığın bir hardal danesi tartısı olsa da bir kaya içinde veya Göklerde veya Yerin dibinde gizlense Allah onu getirir mizanına kor, çünkü Allah lâtiftir, habîrdir

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

O mon enfant ! ce qui n’aurait que le poids d’un grain de moutarde, fût-il caché dans un rocher, au ciel ou dans la terre, Dieu le produira au grand jour, car il est pénétrant et instruit de tout.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

O mijn zoon! waarlijk, iedere zaak, hetzij die goed of kwaad zij, hetzij die de zwaarte van een korrel mostaardzaad hebbe en in eene rots, of in de hemelen of in de aarde zij verborgen, zal door God aan het licht worden gebracht; want God is helderziende en alwetend.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Figlio mio! Ciò che non avrebbe il peso d’un grano di senapa, ancorchè fosse nascoso in un sasso, o in cielo, od in terra, sarà da Dio mostrato al pubblico; poichè è penetrante, ed istrutto di tutto.

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