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Quran 61:8

Surah As-Saff (The Ranks), verse 8 of 14 · Juz 28

يُرِيدُونَ لِيُطْفِـُٔوا۟ نُورَ ٱللَّهِ بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْ وَٱللَّهُ مُتِمُّ نُورِهِۦ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ

Translations of Quran 61:8
EnglishTalal Itani

They want to extinguish Allah’s light with their mouths; but Allah will complete His light, even though the disbelievers dislike it.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Fain would they put out the light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah will perfect His light however much the disbelievers are averse.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

İstiyorlar ki Allahın nûrunu ağızlariyle söndürsünler, Allah ise nûrunu tamamlıyacaktır, isterse kâfirler hoşlanmasınlar.

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Ils voudraient de leur souffle éteindre la lumière de Dieu, tandis que Dieu ajoute à sa lumière (à la lumière qu’il donne), dussent les infidèles en concevoir du dépit.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Zij trachten Gods licht met hunnen mond uit te blusschen; maar God zal zijn licht volmaken, hoewel de ongeloovigen afkeerig daarvan zijn.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Vorrebbero col loro soffio spegnere la luce di Dio, mentre Dio accresce la sua luce (la luce che manda) ancorchè gl’infedeli dovessero concepirne dispetto.

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