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Quran 16:92

Surah An-Nahl (The Bee), verse 92 of 128 · Juz 14

وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ كَٱلَّتِى نَقَضَتْ غَزْلَهَا مِنۢ بَعْدِ قُوَّةٍ أَنكَـٰثًا تَتَّخِذُونَ أَيْمَـٰنَكُمْ دَخَلًۢا بَيْنَكُمْ أَن تَكُونَ أُمَّةٌ هِىَ أَرْبَىٰ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ ۚ إِنَّمَا يَبْلُوكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِهِۦ ۚ وَلَيُبَيِّنَنَّ لَكُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ مَا كُنتُمْ فِيهِ تَخْتَلِفُونَ

Translations of Quran 16:92
EnglishTalal Itani

And do not be like her who unravels her yarn, breaking it into pieces, after she has spun it strongly. Nor use your oaths as means of deception among you, because one community is more prosperous than another. Allah is testing you thereby. On the Day of Resurrection, He will make clear to you everything you had disputed about.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And be not like unto her who unravelleth the thread, after she hath made it strong, to thin filaments, making your oaths a deceit between you because of a nation being more numerous than (another) nation. Allah only trieth you thereby, and He verily will explain to you on the Day of Resurrection that wherein ye differed.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Ve bir ümmet diğer bir ümmetten daha nemalı olduğu için yeminlerinizi aranızda bir hud'a ittihaz ederek o, ipliğini kat kat kuvvetle büktükten sonra sökmeye çalışan karı gibi olmayın, her halde Allah sizi onunla imtihan eder ve elbette o ıhtilâf etmekte olduğunuz şeyleri Kıyamet günü size muhakkak beyan edecektir

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Ne ressemblez point a cette femme qui a défait le fil qu’elle avait tordu solidement, ne faites point entre vous de serments perfides, parce que vous voyez qu’une troupe d’entre vous se trouve être plus nombreuse qu’une autre. Dieu cherche à vous éprouver à cet égard ; mais, au jour de la résurrection, il vous rappellera l’objet de vos différends.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Gelijk niet op de vrouw, die vernietigde wat zij gesponnen had; die den draad losdraaide, nadat zij hem stevig had gesponnen; door elkander bedriegelijke eeden te doen, omdat het eene deel sterker is dan het andere. Waarlijk, God beproeft u slechts hierin, en hij zal u dat duidelijk maken op den dag der opstanding, waaromtrent gij thans verschilt.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Non vogliate somigliare a quella donna che ha disfatto il filo che aveva torto solidamente, non fate fra voi giuramenti fallaci perchè una massa di voi si trova più forte dell’altra. Dio cerca di provarvi su questo punto; ma il giorno della resurrezione vi rammenterà l’oggetto delle vostre dispute.

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