Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And were it not that We had made thee firm, thou wouldst have relied upon them a little,

وَلَوْلَٓا اَنْ ثَبَّتْنَاكَ لَقَدْ كِدْتَ تَرْكَنُ اِلَيْهِمْ شَيْـٔاً قَل۪يلاًۗ
Walawla an thabbatnaka laqadkidta tarkanu ilayhim shay-an qaleela
#wordmeaningroot
1walawlāAnd if not
2an[that]
3thabbatnākaWe (had) strengthened youثبت
4laqadcertainly
5kidttayou almostكود
6tarkanu(would) have inclinedركن
7ilayhimto them
8shayan(in) somethingشيا
9qalīlana littleقلل
  • Aisha Bewley

    If We had not made you firm, you would have leaned towards them a little.

  • Progressive Muslims

    And if We had not made you stand firm, you were about to lean towards them a little bit.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Their pressure was so intense that, without firm Conviction that brings Our support, you might have inclined toward them a little. (10:15), (11:113), (68:9).

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And were it not that We had made thee firm, thou wouldst have relied upon them a little,

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    And if We had not made you stand firm, you were about to lean towards them a little bit.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    If We had not made you stand firm, you were about to lean towards them a little bit.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    If it were not that we strengthened you, you almost leaned towards them just a little bit.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    If We had not kept you constant you had almost leaned towards them.

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    And if We had not strengthened you, you would have almost inclined to them a little.

  • Muhammad Asad

    And 'had We not made thee firm , thou might have inclined to them a. little

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    And if We had not made thee wholly firm thou mightest almost have inclined unto them a little.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    Indeed, had We not strengthened you, you might have inclined to them a little,

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    Had We not confirmed you and influenced your heart and mind and impelled to the feeling of authority and security of position you would have gone along with them up to a point, thinking that with making a small concession you would succeed in fulfilling the divine mission.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    If I had not strengthened your faith, you would have compromised a little bit with them.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    And had We not made you stand firm, you would nearly have inclined to them a little.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    And had We not given thee strength, thou wouldst nearly have inclined to them a little.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    Had We not made you steadfast, you probably would have inclined to them a little,

  • Taqi Usmani

    Had We not made you firm, it was likely that you would have inclined towards them a little bit.

  • Abdul Haleem

    If We had not made you stand firm, you would almost have inclined a little towards them.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    and had We not confirmed thee, surely thou wert near to inclining unto them a very little;

  • E. Henry Palmer

    and had it not been that we established thee, thou wouldst have well-nigh leant towards them a little:

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    And had it not been that We made you firm, you would have almost inclined towards them a little (made concessions, compromises).

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    And if we had not made you stand firm, indeed you were already almost about to (seek) support from them a (very) little.

  • George Sale

    And unless We had confirmed thee, thou hadst certainly been very near inclining unto them a little.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    And if We had not given you strength, you would have certainly listened to them a little.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    And if We had not made you firm and steadfast, you might have inclined towards them a little.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Had We not fortified you, certainly you might have inclined toward them a bit.