Al-Isra' 17:31

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وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَوْلَادَكُمْ خَشْيَةَ إِمْلَاقٍ ۖ نَحْنُ نَرْزُقُهُمْ وَإِيَّاكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ قَتْلَهُمْ كَانَ خِطْئًا كَبِيرًا

القرآن الكريم

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And do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them, and for you. Killing them is a grave sin.

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • Allah

And do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them, and for you. Killing them is a grave sin.

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • God

Don't kill your children because you're afraid of being poor. We give them what they need, and We give you what you need too. Killing them is a very terrible mistake.

ClearQuran for Kids • Talal Itani

Do not kill your children out of fear of poverty. We provide for them and for you. Killing them is truly a terrible sin.

ClearQuran for Teens • Talal Itani

Do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them and for you. Surely killing them is a grave sin.

ClearQuran • AI-assisted

And do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them, and for you. Killing them is a heinous sin.

Community • Allah

And do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them, and for you. Killing them is a heinous sin.

Community • God

And do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them and for you. Indeed, their killing is ever a great sin.

Saheeh International

And kill not your children for fear of poverty. We shall provide for them as well as for you. Surely, the killing of them is a great sin.

Hilali and Khan

Do not kill your children for fear of poverty, for We provide for them and for you. Indeed, killing them is a great sin.

Rowwad Translation Center

Kill not your children for fear of want: We shall provide sustenance for them as well as for you. Verily the killing of them is a great sin.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Slay not your children, fearing a fall to poverty, We shall provide for them and for you. Lo! the slaying of them is great sin.

Marmaduke Pickthall

You shall not kill your offspring for fear of want. It is We who provide for them, and for you. Indeed, killing them is a great sin.

Wahiduddin Khan

(vii) Do not kill your children for fear of want. We will provide for them and for you. Surely killing them is a great sin.

Abul A'la Maududi

Do not kill your children for the fear of penury: We will provide for them and for you. Killing them is indeed a great iniquity.

Ali Quli Qarai

Wala taqtuloo awladakum khashyata imlaqin nahnu narzuquhum waiyyakum inna qatlahum kana khitan kabeeran

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