Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

Nor food save of foul pus,

وَلَا طَعَامٌ اِلَّا مِنْ غِسْل۪ينٍۙ
Wala taAAamun illamin ghisleen
#wordmeaningroot
1walāAnd not
2ṭaʿāmunany foodطعم
3illāexcept
4minfrom
5ghis'līnin(the) discharge of woundsغسل
  • Aisha Bewley

    nor any food except exuding pus

  • Progressive Muslims

    Nor any food, except from pollutants.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Nor any food but the discarded shreds he gave to others.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    Nor food save of foul pus,

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    Nor any food, except from pollutants.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    Nor any food, except for pollutants.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    Nor any food, except the bitter variety.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    Nor food other than suppuration (filth)

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

    Nor any food except from the discharge of wounds;

  • Muhammad Asad

    nor any food save the filth

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Nor any food save filth

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    and has no food except the filth from the washing of wounds,

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    Nor will he feed except upon the bloody rotten discharges;

  • Bijan Moeinian

    No wonder his food today is nothing but left over water of washing of wounds.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    Nor any food except filth from the washing of wounds.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    "Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds,

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    nor any food except ˹oozing˺ pus,

  • Taqi Usmani

    nor any food except that which comes out from wounds when washing,

  • Abdul Haleem

    and the only food he has is the filth

  • Arthur John Arberry

    neither any food saving foul pus,

  • E. Henry Palmer

    nor any food except foul ichor,

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    "Nor any food except filth,

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    Neither any food except of foul refuse,

  • George Sale

    nor any food, but the filthy corruption flowing from the bodies of the damned,

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    "Nor does he have any food (here) except the corruption from the washing of wound,

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    `Nor (will he be served with) any food excepting something extremely hot,

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    nor any food except pus,