At-Tawbah 9:82

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فَلْيَضْحَكُوا قَلِيلًا وَلْيَبْكُوا كَثِيرًا جَزَاءً بِمَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ

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Let them laugh a little, and weep much; in recompense for what they used to earn.

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • Allah

Let them laugh a little, and weep much; in recompense for what they used to earn.

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • God

Let them laugh a little now — they'll cry a lot later, because of what they've done.

ClearQuran for Kids • Talal Itani

Let them laugh a little now — they will cry a lot later, as a reward for what they used to do.

ClearQuran for Teens • Talal Itani

Let them laugh a little and weep much — a recompense for what they used to earn.

ClearQuran • AI-assisted

So let them laugh a little, and weep much—in return for what they used to earn.

Community • Allah

So let them laugh a little, and weep much—in return for what they used to earn.

Community • God

So let them laugh a little and [then] weep much as recompense for what they used to earn.

Saheeh International

So let them laugh a little and (they will) cry much as a recompense of what they used to earn (by committing sins).

Hilali and Khan

Let them laugh a little and weep a lot as a recompense for what they used to do.

Rowwad Translation Center

Let them laugh a little: much will they weep: a recompense for the (evil) that they do.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Then let them laugh a little: they will weep much, as the reward of what they used to earn.

Marmaduke Pickthall

Let them laugh a little and weep much in return for their misdeeds.

Wahiduddin Khan

Let them, then, laugh little, and weep much at the contemplation of the punishment for the evil they have committed.

Abul A'la Maududi

So let them laugh a little; much will they weep as a requital for what they used to earn.

Ali Quli Qarai

Falyadhakoo qaleelan walyabkoo katheeran jazaan bima kanoo yaksiboona

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