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Quran 4:5

Surah An-Nisa (The Women), verse 5 of 176 · Juz 4

وَلَا تُؤْتُوا۟ ٱلسُّفَهَآءَ أَمْوَٰلَكُمُ ٱلَّتِى جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ قِيَـٰمًا وَٱرْزُقُوهُمْ فِيهَا وَٱكْسُوهُمْ وَقُولُوا۟ لَهُمْ قَوْلًا مَّعْرُوفًا

Translations of Quran 4:5
EnglishTalal Itani

Do not give the immature your money which Allah has assigned to you for support. But provide for them from it, and clothe them, and speak to them with kind words.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Give not unto the foolish (what is in) your (keeping of their) wealth, which Allah hath given you to maintain; but feed and clothe them from it, and speak kindly unto them.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Maamafih Allah’ın sizi başına diktiği mallarınızı sefihlere vermeyin de bunlarda yapacağınız tasarruf ile onları besleyin ve geydirin ve kendilerine güzel güzel nasihat edin.

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Ne confiez pas aux ineptes les biens que Dieu a confiés à vos soins comme un fonds ; mais, les gérant vous-mêmes, fournissez leur sur ce fonds la nourriture et les vêtements, et tenez-leur toujours un langage doux et honnête.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Vertrouw het vermogen der zwakken van zinnen, hetwelk God u tot hun onderhoud heeft gegeven, niet in hunne handen, maar voed hen; geef hun kleederen en spreek vriendelijk met hen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Non consegnate agl’inetti i beni che Dio ha confidato alla vostra cura o custodia; ma dategli vitto, e vestito, e servitevene trattandoli con maniere dolci, e pulite.

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