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Quran 27:46

Surah An-Naml (The Ant), verse 46 of 93 · Juz 19

قَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ لِمَ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ بِٱلسَّيِّئَةِ قَبْلَ ٱلْحَسَنَةِ ۖ لَوْلَا تَسْتَغْفِرُونَ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ

Translations of Quran 27:46
EnglishTalal Itani

He said, “O my people, why are you quick to do evil rather than good? If only you would seek Allah’s forgiveness, so that you may be shown mercy.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

He said: O my people! Why will ye hasten on the evil rather than the good? Why will ye not ask pardon of Allah, that ye may receive mercy.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

ey benim kavmim! Dedi: niçin haseneden önce seyyieyi iviyorsunuz? Ne olur Allaha istiğfar etseniz, belki rahmetine nâil olursunuz

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

O mon peuple ! leur disait Saleh, pourquoi voulez-vous hâter le mal du supplice plutôt que le bien des récompenses divines ? Que n’implorez-vous le pardon de Dieu, afin qu’il ait pitié de vous ?

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Saleh zeide: O mijn volk! waarom verhaast gij het kwade veeleer dan het goede? Weshalve smeekt geen vergiffenis, van God, opdat gij genade moogt erlangen: gij zijt anders verloren.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Popolo mio! lor disse Saleh, perchè volete affrettare il male (del supplizio) piuttosto che il bene (delle ricompense)? Perchè non implorate il perdono di Dio, acciò abbia pietà di voi?

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