Ayah al-Layl (The Night) 92:8

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Muhammad Asad

But as for him who is niggardly, and thinks that he is self-sufficient

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

And as for him who is miserly, and thinks himself self-sufficient

Safi Kaskas

But as for he who is stingy and considers himself self-sufficient,

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وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ

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وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

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wa-ammā man bakhila wa-is’taghnā

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But as for he who withholds (i.e., stingy) and considers himself self-sufficient

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Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more

But as for (him) who withholds and considers himself free from need,

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

But as for him who is niggardly, and thinks that he is self-sufficient

M. M. Pickthall

But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

And as for the one who is stingy, indifferent ˹to Allah˺,

Safi Kaskas

But as for he who is stingy and considers himself self-sufficient,

Wahiduddin Khan

But as for one who is miserly and unheeding

Shakir

And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself free from need (of Allah)

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

And as for him who was a miser and was self-sufficient

T.B.Irving

while anyone who acts miserably, and feels he is self-sufficient

Abdul Hye

As for the one who is miser and thinks itself self-sufficient,

The Study Quran

And as for one who is miserly and deems himself beyond need

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

But as for he who is stingy and indifferent.

Talal Itani (2012)

But as for him who is stingy and complacent

Dr. Kamal Omar

And as for that who behaved niggardly and remained unconcerned

M. Farook Malik

As for him who is a stingy and considers himself independent of Alla

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

And as for him who is miserly, and thinks himself self-sufficient

Muhammad Sarwar

But for those who are niggardly, horde their wealth

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

But the one who is miser and deems himself self-sufficient

Shabbir Ahmed

But he who withholds and thinks himself self-sufficient becoming careless of others

Dr. Munir Munshey

While anyone who acts niggardly, (lives nonchalantly), and considers himself self-sufficient

Syed Vickar Ahamed

But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself to be self-sufficient

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of nee

[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)

And as for he who is stingy and holds back.

Abdel Haleem

There is the one who is miserly, who is self-satisfied

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And as for him who stinteth and is heedless

Ahmed Ali

But he who does not give and is unconcerned

Aisha Bewley

But as for him who is stingy and self-satisfied,

Ali Ünal

But as for him who is niggardly and regards himself as self-sufficient in independence of Him

Ali Quli Qara'i

But as for him who is stingy and self-complacent

Hamid S. Aziz

But as for him who is niggardly and thinks himself independent (or self-sufficient)

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

And as for anyone who is stingy and supposes he has no need

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

But he who suffers from greed and thinks himself self-sufficient

Musharraf Hussain

But for the miserly, who thinks he is self-sufficient

Maududi

As for him who was a miser and behaved with aversion (to Allah)

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

And as for he who is stingy and holds back.

Mohammad Shafi

And he who was miserly [in giving things in Allah's Path], and considered that he needed no divine help

Controversial or status undetermined works

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

And as for him who stinted and became independent,

Rashad Khalifa

But he who is stingy, though he is rich

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

but for him that is a miser, and sufficed

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself self-sufficient

Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

And but who was stingy/miser and sufficed/availed

Bijan Moeinian

But the one who is greedy, not generous and thinks that he does not need anyone

Faridul Haque

And for him who hoarded wealth and remained carefree

Sher Ali

But as for him who is niggardly and is disdainfully indifferent

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

But he who is miser and disregards (spending in the cause of Allah)

Amatul Rahman Omar

But as for him who is niggardly (and cripples his capacities) and is (disdainfully) indifferent (to God and the Hereafter)

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali

But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

Arthur John Arberry

But as for him who is a miser, and self-sufficient

George Sale

But whoso shall be covetous, and shall be wholly taken up with this world

Edward Henry Palmer

But as for him who is niggardly, And longs for wealth

John Medows Rodwell

But as to him who is covetous and bent on riches

N J Dawood (2014)

but for him that gives nothing and strives to enrich himsel

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Fode Drame

But as for him who holds back with stinginess and seeks satisfaction in that which he has,

Munir Mezyed

But the one who refrains from giving alms, considers himself free of need

Sahib Mustaqim Bleher

And whoever is stingy and arrogant,

Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation

But as for the one who has been stingy and complacent

Linda “iLHam” Barto

[Consider] the one who is a greedy miser and [considers him-/herself] independent…

Irving & Mohamed Hegab

while anyone who acts miserably, and feels he is self-sufficient

Samy Mahdy

And as for him who skimped and self-availed.

Sayyid Qutb

But as for him who is a miser and deems himself self-sufficient,

Thomas Cleary

As for those who a11stingy and complacently satiated

Ahmed Hulusi

But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need (for purification and protection),

Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)

"But as for the stingy one who thinks he needs no one,"

Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim

But he ho is niggardly thinking he is self-sufficient and exercises greed

Mir Aneesuddin

And as for him who was niggardly and considered himself independent

The Wise Quran

And as for he who was stingy and was free of need,

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient

OLD Literal Word for Word

But as for (him) who withholds and considers himself free fr

OLD Transliteration

Waamma man bakhila waistaghna

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