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Quran 9:118

Surah At-Tawbah (The Repentance), verse 118 of 129 · Juz 11

وَعَلَى ٱلثَّلَـٰثَةِ ٱلَّذِينَ خُلِّفُوا۟ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا ضَاقَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْأَرْضُ بِمَا رَحُبَتْ وَضَاقَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنفُسُهُمْ وَظَنُّوٓا۟ أَن لَّا مَلْجَأَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَّآ إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ تَابَ عَلَيْهِمْ لِيَتُوبُوٓا۟ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Translations of Quran 9:118
EnglishTalal Itani

Also towards the three who were left behind. Then, when the earth, as vast as it is, closed in on them, and their very souls closed in on them, and they realized that there was no refuge from Allah, except in Him, He redeemed them, so that they may repent. Allah is the Redeemer, the Merciful.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And to the three also (did He turn in mercy) who were left behind, when the earth, vast as it is, was straitened for them, and their own souls were straitened for them till they bethought them that there is no refuge from Allah save toward Him. Then turned He unto them in mercy that they (too) might turn (repentant unto Him). Lo! Allah! He is the Relenting, the Merciful.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

O üç kişiye de ki giri bırakılmışlardı, nihayet o derece bunalmışlardı ki Yer yüzü bütün genişliğile başlarına dar geldi vicdanları da kendilerini tazyık etti ve Allahdan yine Allaha sığınmaktan başka çare olmadığını anladılar, evet, tam o vakıt tevbelerinin kabulile tekrar iltifat buyurdu ki o tevbekârlar miyanına rucu' etsinler, hakıkat, Allah, odur öyle tevvab, öyle rahîm

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Il revint aussi à ces trois d’entre eux qui étaient restés. Toute vaste qu’elle est, la terre devint alors étroite pour eux ; ils se croyaient à l’étroit dans leurs propres corps, et pensaient que le seul abri contre Dieu était chez Dieu lui-même ; il revint à eux, afin qu’eux aussi revinssent à lui ; car Dieu aime revenir aux pécheurs, et il est miséricordieux.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Ook is hij verzoend met de drie die achter bleven, zoodat de aarde, hoe ruim zij ook is, te beperkt voor hen werd, en hunne lichamen te klein werden voor hunne zielen, en zij kwamen tot de overtuiging, dat er tegen God geen schuilplaats was, tenzij men zijne toevlucht tot hem nam. Hij wendde zich daarop tot hen, opdat zij berouw mochten gevoelen; want God is vergevingsgezind en genadig.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Egli ritornò ancora a quei tre che erano rimasti. Per quanto la terra sia vasta, divenne stretta per essi; si credevano allora troppo alle strette nei proprj corpi, e pensavano che per salvarsi dalla collera di Dio, non dovevano cercare un asilo che presso di lui. Egli ritornò a loro, affinchè anch’essi ritornassero a lui, poichè Dio ama di ritornare (ai peccatori), ed è misericordioso.

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