Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And it is not the word of a poet — little do you believe —

وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍۜ قَل۪يلاً مَا تُـؤْمِنُونَۙ
Wama huwa biqawli shaAAirinqaleelan ma tu/minoon
#wordmeaningroot
1wamāAnd not
2huwait
3biqawli(is the) wordقول
4shāʿirin(of) a poetشعر
5qalīlanlittleقلل
6(is) what
7tu'minūnayou believeامن
  • Aisha Bewley

    It is not the word of a poet – how little iman you have!

  • Progressive Muslims

    It is not the utterance of a poet; rarely do you believe.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    This is not the speech of a poet. Seldom do you reach conviction.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And it is not the word of a poet — little do you believe —

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    It is not the utterance of a poet; rarely do you believe.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    It is not the utterance of a poet; rarely do you acknowledge.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    Not the utterance of a poet; rarely do you believe.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    And not the word of a poet. How little is it that you believe!

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

    And it is not the word of a poet; little do you believe.

  • Muhammad Asad

    and is not – however little you may believe it - the word of a poet;

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    It is not poet's speech - little is it that ye believe!

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    not the speech of a poet. Little do you believe!*

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    And not a gifted utterance championed by a poet that you could hardly believe.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    These are not the words of a poet (how stubborn of you not to refer to your own conscious to find the truth. )

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    It is not the word of a poet: little is that you believe!

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    It is not the word of a poet: little it is ye believe!

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    It is not the prose of a poet ˹as you claim˺, ˹yet˺ you hardly have any faith.

  • Taqi Usmani

    and it is not the speech of a poet, (but) little you believe,

  • Abdul Haleem

    not the words of a poet- how little you believe!-

  • Arthur John Arberry

    It is not the speech of a poet (little do you believe)

  • E. Henry Palmer

    and it is not the speech of a poet:- little is it ye believe!

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    And it is not the word of a poet; little is it that you believe;

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    And in no way is it the saying of a poet- little do you believe-

  • George Sale

    and not the discourse of a poet: How little do ye believe!

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    It is not the word of a poet: Little it is you believe!

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    It is not at all the word of a poet. Little is the faith you have!

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    and it is not the speech of a poet. Little is the faith that you have!