Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

That he considers himself self-sufficient.

اَنْ رَاٰهُ اسْتَغْنٰىۜ
An raahu istaghna
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  • Aisha Bewley

    seeing himself as self-sufficient.

  • Progressive Muslims

    When he achieves, he has no need.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    (And) in that he looks upon himself as self-sufficient. (Forgetting how indebted he is to the Creator and the society for all his mental and physical possessions).

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    That he considers himself self-sufficient.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    When he achieves, he no longer has need!

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    When he achieves, he no longer has need!

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    When he becomes rich.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    For he thinks he is sufficient in himself.

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

    Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

  • Muhammad Asad

    whenever he believes himself to be self-sufficient:

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    That he thinketh himself independent!

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    for he believes himself to be self-sufficient.*

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    He believes he is independent and not contingent or conditioned by anything else.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    … thinks that he is not in need of his Lord and that he has power to do everything.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    Because he considers himself self-sufficient.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    In that he looketh upon himself as self-sufficient.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    once they think they are self-sufficient.

  • Taqi Usmani

    because he deems himself to be free of need.

  • Abdul Haleem

    when he thinks he is self-sufficient:

  • Arthur John Arberry

    for he thinks himself self-sufficient.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    at seeing himself get rich!

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    In that he thinks himself independent (or self-sufficient or rich)!

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    That he sees himself becoming self-sufficient.

  • George Sale

    because he seeth himself abound in riches.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    And he considers himself as self-sufficient.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    Because he thinks himself to be independent (of God).

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    when he considers himself without need.