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Quran 9:32

Surah At-Tawbah (The Repentance), verse 32 of 129 · Juz 10

يُرِيدُونَ أَن يُطْفِـُٔوا۟ نُورَ ٱللَّهِ بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْ وَيَأْبَى ٱللَّهُ إِلَّآ أَن يُتِمَّ نُورَهُۥ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ

Translations of Quran 9:32
EnglishTalal Itani

They want to extinguish Allah’s light with their mouths, but Allah refuses except to 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 disdaineth (aught) save that He shall perfect His light, however much the disbelievers are averse.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

İstiyorlar ki Allahın nurunu ağızlariyle söndürsünler, Allah da razı olmuyor, ancak nurunu itmam eylemek dileyor, kâfirler isterlerse hoşlanmasınlar

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Ils veulent éteindre la lumière de Dieu avec leurs bouches ; mais Dieu ne veut que rendre sa lumière plus parfaite, dussent les infidèles en concevoir du dépit.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Zij trachten het licht van God door hunne monden uit te blusschen; maar God wil slechts zijn licht volmaken, hoewel de ongeloovigen daarvan een afkeer hebben.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Vogliono spegnere la luce di Dio colla bocca; ma Dio non vuole che rendere la sua luce più perfetta, ancorchè gl’infedeli dovessero concepirne dispetto.

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