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Quran 4:72

Surah An-Nisa (The Women), verse 72 of 176 · Juz 5

وَإِنَّ مِنكُمْ لَمَن لَّيُبَطِّئَنَّ فَإِنْ أَصَـٰبَتْكُم مُّصِيبَةٌ قَالَ قَدْ أَنْعَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىَّ إِذْ لَمْ أَكُن مَّعَهُمْ شَهِيدًا

Translations of Quran 4:72
EnglishTalal Itani

Among you is he who lags behind. Then, when a calamity befalls you, he says, “Allah has favored me, that I was not martyred with them.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Lo! among you there is he who loitereth; and if disaster overtook you, he would say: Allah hath been gracious unto me since I was not present with them.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Maamafih içinizden öylesi vardır ki her halde ağır alacaktır: bakar eğer size bir musîbet isabet ederse "cidden, der: Allah bana lütfetti zira onlarla beraber hâzır bulunmadım".

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Il y aura parmi vous tel qui se traînera lentement à votre suite. Si vous éprouvez des revers, il dira : Dieu m’a témoigné une grâce particulière, en ce que je n’ai point assisté au combat.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Er is menigeen onder u, die u langzaam zal volgen, en indien gij tegenspoed zult ondervinden, zal hij zeggen: God heeft mij eene bijzondere gunst bewezen, dat ik niet met hen was.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Vi sarà fra voi taluno che vi seguirà lentamente. Se avrete dei rovesci dirà: Iddio mi ha concessa una grazia particolare perchè non mi ha fatto trovare nel combattimento.

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