[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Why then, when disaster befalls them for what their hands have delivered, do they come to you swearing by God that they only wanted to do good and reconcile?
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
How then, when they are seized by misfortune, because of the deeds which they hands have sent forth? Then their come to thee, swearing by Allah: "We meant no more than good-will and conciliation!"
Wahiduddin Khan
How will it be when an affliction befalls them because of what they themselves have done? They will come to you, swearing by God, saying that they were seeking nothing but goodwill and conciliation
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
So how [will it be] when disaster strikes them because of what their hands have put forth and then they come to you swearing by Allah , "We intended nothing but good conduct and accommodation."
The Wise Quran
How then when there befalls them a misfortune because of what their hands have sent forth? Then they will come to you, swearing by God, 'We meant nothing but good and concord.'
The Study Quran
How will it be when misfortune befalls them because of what their hands have sent forth? Then they will come to thee, swearing by God, “We sought naught but virtue and harmony.
Talal Itani (2012)
How about when a disaster strikes them because what their hands have put forward, and then they come to you swearing by God: 'We only intended goodwill and reconciliation'
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
How about when a disaster strikes them because of what they’ve done? Then they come to you, swearing by God, “We intended nothing but goodwill and conciliation.”
T.B.Irving
How will it be when some disaster strikes them because of what their hands have already prepared? Then they will come to you swearing by God: "We only wanted to have kindness and success!"
Syed Vickar Ahamed
How then, when they are seized by misfortune, because of the deeds which are the acts of their own hands? Then they come to you, swearing by Allah: "We only meant good-will and conciliation!"
Sher Ali
Then how is it that when an affliction befalls them because of what their hands have sent on before, they come to thee swearing by ALLAH, saying, `We meant nothing but the doing of good and conciliation.
Shakir
But how will it be when misfortune befalls them on account of what their hands have sent before? Then they will come to you swearing by Allah: We did not desire (anything) but good and concord
Shabbir Ahmed
They feel ashamed when wrong decisions and judgments hurt them for their own doings. Then they come to you (O Messenger), swearing that they went to others with good and noble intentions
Samy Mahdy
So, how about when a calamity inflicted them with what their hands had put forward? then they came to you swearing by Allah: “We only wanted excellence and reconciliation”?
Safi Kaskas
How will they fare when disaster strikes them because of what they themselves have done? They will come to you swearing by God, "We desired nothing but good and to achieve reconciliation."
Rashad Khalifa
How will it be when a disaster hits them, as a consequence of their own works? They will come to you then and swear by GOD: "Our intentions were good and righteous!"
N J Dawood 2014
But how would it be if some disaster befell them on account of what their hands committed? They would come to you swearing by God that ‘we desired nothing but amity and conciliation.‘
Mustaqim
So how will it be if an affliction befalls them on account of what they have sent ahead and then they come to you swearing by Allah that we only wanted goodness and reconciliation.
Mustafa Khattab 2018
How ˹horrible˺ will it be if a disaster strikes them because of what their hands have done, then they come to you swearing by Allah, “We intended nothing but goodwill and reconciliation.”
Musharraf Hussain
But when a disaster strikes them because of what they have done, they turn to you swearing by Allah: “We only want what is best and to maintain harmony.
MunirMezyed2023
How would it be if a disaster strikes them on account of what their hands have sent forth? Then they would come to you, swearing by Allâh Almighty that they were seeking only kindness and conciliation.
Munir Mezyed
How would it be if a misfortune smote them as a consequence of what their hands have sent forth? Then they would come to you swearing by Allâh, “We seek for nothing but goodwill and conciliation!"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
But, how (apologetic) they are when they suffer a calamity because of the acts of their own hands, and they come to you swearing by Allah, .We meant nothing but to promote good and bring about harmony
Muhammad Sarwar
What would happen if they were to be afflicted by a disaster brought about by their own hands? They would then come to you swearing by God, "We only wanted to bring about friendship and reconciliation."
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
How would it be if a misfortune smote them because of that which their own hands have sent before (them)? Then would they come unto thee, swearing by Allah that they were seeking naught but harmony and kindness
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
So (how will it be) when an affliction alights upon (Literally: afflicts) them for what their hands have forwarded? Thereafter they come to you swearing by Allah, " "Decidedly we willingly intend (nothing) except fairness and successful conciliation
Muhammad Asad
But how [will they fare] when calamity befalls them [on the Day of Judgment] because of what they have wrought in this world - whereupon they will come to thee, swearing by God, "Our aim was but to do good, and to bring about harmony"
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
So how if a disaster struck them with what their hands advanced/presented/undertook , then they came to you swearing by God: "That truly we wanted except a goodness, and harmony."
Mohammad Shafi
Then, how about it, when a calamity befalls them on account of what they did before, and they come to you swearing by Allah, "We did not desire anything but goodwill and amity"
Mir Aneesuddin
Then how will it be when the disaster will befall them on account of that which their hands have sent forth, then they will come to you swearing by Allah, "We did not intend anything except good and conciliation."
Maulana Muhammad Ali
But how is it that when a misfortune befalls them on account of that which their hands have sent before, they come to thee swearing by Allah: We desired naught but good and concord
Maududi
But what happens when some misfortune visits them because of their own misdeeds? Then, they come to you swearing by Allah, saying: ´We wanted nothing but to do good and to bring about conciliation (between the two parties)´
Linda "iLham" Barto
How will it go for them when disaster strikes them because of the deeds in which their hands have invested? They will come to you swearing by Allah, “We wanted only goodwill and harmony.”
John Medows Rodwell
But how, when some misfortune shall fortune them, for their previous handywork? Then will they come to thee, swearing by God, "We desire nothing but to promote good and concord!"
Irving/Hegab
How will it be when some disaster strikes them because of what their hands have already prepared? Then they will come to you swearing by Allah: "We only wanted to have kindness and success!"
Hilali - Khan
How then, when a catastrophe befalls them because of what their hands have sent forth, they come to you swearing by Allah, "We meant no more than goodwill and conciliation!"
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
How would it be if some affliction hit them for what their hands have forwarded? Then, they would come to you swearing by Allah, 'We sought only kindness and conciliation!
Hamid S. Aziz
How then when there befalls them a misfortune through their own actions? Then will they come to you, and swear by Allah, "We meant naught but good and concord (harmony, reconciliation)."
George Sale
But how will they behave when a misfortune shall befall them, for that which their hands have sent before them? Then will they come unto thee, and swear by God, saying, if we intended any other, than to do good, and to reconcile the parties
Fode Drame
But then how will it fare with them when a calamity befalls them because of that which their hands have put forth, then they will come to you swearing by Allah [saying] “We intended nothing except excellence and congruity.”
Faridul Haque
What will be their state, if some calamity befalls them as a result of what their own hands have sent before them - and then they come to you (O dear Prophet Mohammed - peace and blessings be upon him), swearing by Allah that, "Our goal was only to do good and create harmony"
Edward Henry Palmer
How then when there befalls them a mischance through what their hands have sent on before? then will they come to you, and swear by God, 'We meant naught but good and concord.
Dr. Munir Munshey
Why is it that, when disaster strikes because of what their own hands have caused, they come to you swearing? They say, "By Allah, we only wanted to promote good will, and be gracious!"
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Then what will be their plight (at that time) when some disaster befalls them on account of their own crooked works, and they will appear before you swearing by Allah, (saying): ‘We intended nothing but piety and mutual harmony’
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
How then will it be when they are lit on by an affliction for what their hands put forward? Again, they drew near thee, swearing by God: Truly, we wanted but kindness and conciliation!
Dr. Kamal Omar
Then how (it is that) when a catastrophe befell them because of what their hands sent forth — afterwards they came to you. (And) they swear by Allah, ’we did not intend but to do good and to do conciliation!’
Corpus.Quran
So how when befalls them disaster for what sent forth their hands then they come to you swearing by Allah Not we intended except good and reconciliation
Bilal Muhammad 2018
O how they will be seized by misfortune because of the deeds which their hands have sent forth. Then they come to you swearing by God, “We meant no more than good-will and conciliation.
Bijan Moeinian
When they are afflicted by a distress, caused by their own deeds, they come to you swear by God that [by not obeying the Lord’s laws and referring to none-Devine source of references] they had the best intention of the world
Bakhtiari Nejad
And how is it that when a tragedy strikes them for what their hands have sent ahead (what they have done), then they come to you swearing by God: “We only wanted good and success (for you).”
Arthur John Arberry
How shall it be, when they are visited by an affliction for what their own hands have forwarded, then they come to thee swearing by God, 'We sought only kindness and conciliation'
Amatul Rahman Omar
Then how is it that when a calamity befalls them because of their own misdoings they come to you swearing by Allah (saying), `We meant nothing but to do good and (to effect) concord and reconciliation?
Ali Ünal
But how then, when a disaster befalls them because of what they have forwarded with their own hands (to their future), they come to you, swearing by God and say: "We intended only goodwill and conciliation!"
Ali Quli Qara'i
But how will it be when an affliction visits them because of what their hands have sent ahead? Then they will come to you, swearing by Allah: ‘We desired nothing but benevolence and comity.’
Aisha Bewley
How will it be when a disaster strikes them because of what they have done, and then they come to you swearing by Allah: ´We desired nothing but good and reconciliation´?
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
How shall it be, when any affliction befalls them, for what their hands have sent forth? Then O beloved! They come to you swearing by Allah that our object was kindness and concord only.
Ahmed Hulusi
Yet when a calamity strikes them as a result of their actions they say, “B’illahi (by the reality of Allah) we intended nothing other than good and conciliation.”
Ahmed Ali
How shall it be when they suffer misfortunes for their own misdeeds? Then they will come to you swearing by God and saying: "We wish for nothing but good and amity."
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
How then, when some ill befalleth them because of that which their hands have sent forth and then they come to thee swearing by Allah: we meant naught save kindness and concord
Abdul Hye
How then (they behave) when a calamity befalls them for what their hands have sent forth? They come to you (Muhammad) swearing by Allah: “Surely, we want only goodwill and reconciliation.”
Abdel Haleem
If disaster strikes them because of what they themselves have done, then they will come to you, swearing by God, ‘We only wanted to do good and achieve harmony.’