Quran 17 : 100

Say, "If you possess the treasures (of) the Mercy (of) my Lord, then surely you would withhold (out of) fear (of) spending." And is man stingy.
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Aantum
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Tamlikūna
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Khazaaiina
رَحْمَةِ
Raḥmahi
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Rabbiā
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Aliinsaānu
قَتُورًا
Qatūrana

Linda "iLham" Barto

Say, “If you had the treasures of my Lord’s mercy, you would withhold them for fear of exhausting them. Humanity is so stingy!”

Arthur John Arberry

Say: 'If you possessed the treasuries of my Lord's mercy, yet would you hold back for fear of expending; and man is ever niggardly.

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

Say: 'If you possessed the treasuries of my Lord's Mercy, you would hold them back for fear of spending and mankind is ever grudging

Mustaqim

Say: if you were to own the treasures of your Lord´s mercy you would withhold out of fear of poverty, and man is always stingy.

Shakir

Say: If you control the treasures of the mercy of my Lord, then you would withhold (them) from fear of spending, and man is niggardly

John Medows Rodwell

SAY: If ye held the treasures of my Lord's mercy ye would certainly refrain from them through fear of spending them: for man is covetous

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Say: If you control the treasures of the mercy of my Lord, then you would withold (them) for fear of spending. And man is ever niggardly

Corpus.Quran

Say If you possess the treasures (of) the Mercy (of) my Lord then surely you would withhold (out of) fear (of) spending And is man stingy

Edward Henry Palmer

Say, 'Did ye control the treasuries of the mercy of my Lord, then ye would hold them through fear of expending; for man is ever niggardly!

N J Dawood 2014

Say: ‘Had you possessed the treasures of my Lord‘s mercy, you would have covetously hoarded them. How niggardly is man!‘

The Study Quran

Say, “Were you to possess the treasuries of my Lord’s Mercy, you would surely withhold them, out of fear of spending. Man is ever miserly!

Samy Mahdy

Say, “If you are owning the treasuries of my Lord’s mercy, then you would withhold in awe of the spending.” And the human is ever Niggardly.

Aisha Bewley

Say: ´Even if you possessed the vast storehouses of my Lord´s mercy, you would still hold back, fearing they would run out.´

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

Say, “If you possessed the treasures of the mercy of my Lord, then you would withhold out of fear of spending.” Man is ever reluctant to give.

The Wise Quran

Say, 'If you control the treasuries of the mercy of my Lord, then surely you would withhold from fear of spending; and man is ever niggardly.'

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Say thou: if it were ye who owned the treasures of the mercy of my Lord, ye would surely refrain for fear of expending; and man is ever miserly

Wahiduddin Khan

Say, Even if you possessed the treasures of the mercy of my Lord, you would surely hold them back for fear of spending. Man is indeed niggardly

George Sale

Say, if ye possessed the treasures of the mercy of my Lord, ye would surely refrain from using them, for fear of spending them; for man is covetous

Irving/Hegab

SAY: "Even if you controlled the treasures of my Lord's mercy, you would still hold them back in dread of overspending [them]. Man is so grudging!"

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

Say, .If you were to own the treasures of my Lord‘s blessing, you would certainly hold them back, lest it should be spent. Man is so niggardly

Ahmed Ali

Say: "Even if you owned the stores of the mercy of my Lord, you would have held them back for fear of spending them, for man is niggardly."

Musharraf Hussain

Say: “If you controlled the treasures of My Lord’s kindness, you would hold them tightly for fear of spending them. People are tight-fisted, miserly.

Ahmed Hulusi

Say, “If you possessed the depositories of the grace of my Rabb, you would stingily withhold it out of fear that it would finish”... Man is so stingy!

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

Say (unto them): If ye possessed the treasures of the mercy of my Lord, ye would surely hold them back for fear of spending, for man was ever grudging

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

Say: "If you were the ones possessing the vaults of the mercy of my Lord, you would have held back for concern of spending. And man was always stingy!"

Abdel Haleem

Say, ‘If you possessed the very stores of my Lord’s bounty, you would hold them back in your fear of spending: man is ever grudging.’

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

Say: If you possessed the treasures of the mercy of my Lord, then, you would hold back for dread of spending. And the human being had been ever stingy.

MunirMezyed2023

Say: ‘If it happens that you possess the treasures of mercy of my Lord, then you will surely withhold out of fear of spending. Man is ever parsimonious’.

Bakhtiari Nejad

Say: “If you owned the treasures of my Lord’s mercy, then you would have held them for fear of spending (and finishing them).” Human being is tightfisted.

Hamid S. Aziz

Say, "If you did control the treasuries of the mercy of my Lord, then you would hold them back for fear of spending; for man is ever niggardly!"

Faridul Haque

Proclaim, "If you owned the treasures of the mercy of my Lord, you would hoard them too for fear that they may get spent; and man is a big miser."

Safi Kaskas

Say, "If you were to possess the vast storehouses of my Lord's mercy, you would still hold on to them, fearing they run out. Man has always been tightfisted

Muhammad Sarwar

Say, "Had you owned the treasures of the Mercy of my Lord, you would have locked them up for fear of spending them. The human being has always been stingy

Talal Itani (2012)

Say, 'If you possessed the treasuries of my Lord's mercy, you would have withheld them for fear of spending.' The human being has always been stingy

Ali Quli Qara'i

Say, ‘Even if you possessed the treasuries of my Lord’s mercy, you would withhold them for the fear of being spent, and man is very niggardly.’

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

Say you, 'if you would have been owners of the treasures of the mercy of my Lord, you would surely hold them back for fear of speeding. For man was ever grudging.

Rashad Khalifa

Proclaim, "If you possessed my Lord's treasures of mercy, you would have withheld them, fearing that you might exhaust them. The human being is stingy."

Bilal Muhammad 2018

Say, “If you had control of the treasures of the mercy of my Lord, then you would have kept them back, for fear of losing them, for human beings are indeed greedy.

Sher Ali

Say, `Even if you possessed the limitless treasures of the mercy of my Lord, you would surely hold them back for the fear of exhausting them, for man is niggardly.

Dr. Munir Munshey

Say, "Even if you had treasures of what my Lord blessed you with, you would still, for fear of poverty, hold it back (not spend it)." Man is indeed stingy

Mohammad Shafi

Say, "Even if you were in control of the treasures of the Mercy of my Lord, you would miserly hold on to it for fear of exhausting it. And man is stingy."

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Say: "If ye had control of the Treasures of the Mercy of my Lord, behold, ye would keep them back, for fear of spending them: for man is (every) niggardly!"

Munir Mezyed

Say (unto them): If it happens that you possess the treasures of mercy of my Lord, then you will definitely withhold out of fear of spending. Man is ever parsimonious."

Abdul Hye

Say (to the disbelievers): “Even if you possessed all the treasures of the Mercy of my Lord, you would surely hold them back for fear of spending. Human is ever miserly!”

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Say: "If you had control of the Treasures of the Mercy of my Lord, then you would keep them back, in the fear of spending them: Because man is (always) stingy!"

T.B.Irving

SAY: "Even if you controlled the treasures of my Lord´s mercy, you would still hold them back in dread of overspending [them]. Man is so grudging!"

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

Say [to them], "If you possessed the depositories of the mercy of my Lord, then you would withhold out of fear of spending." And ever has man been stingy

Fode Drame

Say, “If it were you who controlled the treasures of mercy of my Lord, then you will most certainly hold back for fear of spending.” Ah! Human being is indeed tight handed.

Maududi

Tell them, (O Prophet): "Even if you owned the treasures of my Lord´s Mercy you would have held them back for fear of spending them." Man is indeed ever niggardly

Shabbir Ahmed

Say, "If you owned the treasure-houses of my Lord's Bounty, you would try to hold on to them tightly for fear of spending too much. For, man has ever been self-serving."

Amatul Rahman Omar

Say, `Even if you possessed all the treasures of the mercy and blessings of my Lord yet you would hold (them) back for fear of depleting, for a human being is very niggardly indeed.

Bijan Moeinian

Say to them: “Even if you had the Lord’s treasures of mercy at your disposition, you would have held it back, fearing that they may be exhausted!” How narrow minded is man

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

Say: "If you own/possess my Lord's safes/storages (of) mercy, then you would have held/seized (E) fear (of) the spending/expenditure (poverty), and the human was/is miserly/stingy."

Mir Aneesuddin

0. Say, “Had you (any) control on the treasures of the mercy of my Fosterer, then you would have held back (the treasures, due to the) fear that they will be spent off, and man is niggardly.”

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Say, "If you possessed the treasuries of the mercy of my Lord, then lo, you would indeed hold back in apprehension of expending." (i.e., You would be miserly) and man has been constantly grudging

Dr. Kamal Omar

Say: “If you are: you own the treasures of the mercy of my Nourisher-Sustainer, then surely you would have held (them) back (from freely spending) for fear of exhaustion." And the human being has become miserly

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

Say: ‘If you were the owners of the treasures of my Lord’s mercy, you would even then hold (your hands) back (from spending) for fear of (total) exhaustion. And man has turned out to be highly narrow-minded and miserly

Ali Ünal

Say: "If you possessed the treasures of my Lord’s Mercy, still you would surely hold them back for fear of spending (in God’s cause and as subsistence for the needy)." Indeed human is ever grudging

Hilali - Khan

Say (to the disbelievers): "If you possessed the treasure of the Mercy of my Lord (wealth, money, provision, etc.), then you would surely hold back (from spending) for fear of (being exhausted), and man is ever miserly!"

Mustafa Khattab 2018

Say ˹to them, O Prophet˺, “Even if you were to possess the ˹infinite˺ treasuries of my Lord’s mercy, then you would certainly withhold ˹them˺, fearing they would run out—for humankind is ever stingy!”

Muhammad Asad

Say: "If you were to own' all the treasure-houses of my Sustainer's bounty, lo! you would still try to hold on [to them] tightly for fear of spending [too much]: for man has always been avaricious [whereas God is limitless in His bounty]