Popular Translations
Muhammad Asad
But there is [also] a kind of man who would willingly sell his own self in order to please God: and God is most compassionate towards His servants
Arthur John Arberry
But other men there are that sell themselves desiring God's good pleasure; and God is gentle with His servants
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
And there is the type of man who gives his life to earn the pleasure of Allah: And Allah is full of kindness to (His) devotees
Arabic
وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن یَشۡرِی نَفۡسَهُ ٱبۡتِغَاۤءَ مَرۡضَاتِ ٱللَّهِۗ وَٱللَّهُ رَءُوفُۢ بِٱلۡعِبَادِ ٢٠٧
Transliteration (2021)
wamina l-nāsi man yashrī nafsahu ib'tighāa marḍāti l-lahi wal-lahu raūfun bil-ʿibād