Al-Isra' 17:29

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وَلَا تَجْعَلْ يَدَكَ مَغْلُولَةً إِلَىٰ عُنُقِكَ وَلَا تَبْسُطْهَا كُلَّ الْبَسْطِ فَتَقْعُدَ مَلُومًا مَحْسُورًا

القرآن الكريم

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And do not keep your hand tied to your neck, nor spread it out fully, lest you end up liable and regretful.

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • Allah

And do not keep your hand tied to your neck, nor spread it out fully, lest you end up liable and regretful.

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • God

Don't keep your hand tied tightly to your neck, and don't stretch it out too far either — otherwise, you'll end up blamed and regretful.

ClearQuran for Kids • Talal Itani

Do not keep your hand tied tightly to your neck, nor stretch it out completely wide — otherwise, you will end up blamed and full of regret.

ClearQuran for Teens • Talal Itani

Do not keep your hand chained to your neck, and do not stretch it open completely, or you will sit blamed and depleted.

ClearQuran • AI-assisted

And do not keep your hand tied to your neck, nor spread it out entirely, lest you end up liable and regretful.

Community • Allah

And do not keep your hand tied to your neck, nor spread it out entirely, lest you end up liable and regretful.

Community • God

And do not make your hand [as] chained to your neck or extend it completely and [thereby] become blamed and insolvent.

Saheeh International

And let not your hand be tied (like a miser) to your neck, nor stretch it forth to its utmost reach (like a spendthrift), so that you become blameworthy and in severe poverty.

Hilali and Khan

Do not be too tight-fisted, nor too open-handed, for you will end up blameworthy and destitute.

Rowwad Translation Center

Make not thy hand tied (like a niggard's) to thy neck, nor stretch it forth to its utmost reach, so that thou become blameworthy and destitute.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And let not thy hand be chained to thy neck nor open it with a complete opening, lest thou sit down rebuked, denuded.

Marmaduke Pickthall

Be neither miserly, nor so open-handed that you suffer reproach and become destitute.

Wahiduddin Khan

(vi) Do not keep your hand fastened to your neck nor outspread it, altogether outspread, for you will be left sitting rebuked, destitute.

Abul A'la Maududi

Do not keep your hand chained to your neck, nor open it altogether, or you will sit blameworthy and regretful.

Ali Quli Qarai

Wala tajAAal yadaka maghloolatan ila AAunuqika wala tabsutha kulla albasti fataqAAuda malooman mahsooran

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