Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And were he to offer his excuses.

وَلَوْ اَلْقٰى مَعَاذ۪يرَهُۜ
Walaw alqa maAAatheerah
#wordmeaningroot
1walawEven if
2alqāhe presentsلقي
3maʿādhīrahuhis excusesعذر
  • Aisha Bewley

    in spite of any excuses he might offer.

  • Progressive Muslims

    Even though he puts forth his excuses.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Even though he were to put forward all his excuses.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And were he to offer his excuses.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    Even though he puts forth his excuses.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    Even though he puts forth his excuses.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    No excuses will be accepted.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    Whatever the excuses he may offer.

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

    Even if he presents his excuses.

  • Muhammad Asad

    even though he may veil himself in excuses.

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Although he tender his excuses.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    even though he might make up excuses.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    and of no import shall be his excuse.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    Even though he may bring many excuses to justify his behavior.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    Though he may put forth his excuses (to cover his evil deeds).

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    Even though he were to put up his excuses.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    despite the excuses they come up with.

  • Taqi Usmani

    even though he may offer his excuses.

  • Abdul Haleem

    despite all the excuses he may put forward.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    even though he offer his excuses.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    and even if he thrusts forward his excuses.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    Though he puts forth his excuses.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    Even though he cast forth his (ready) excuses.

  • George Sale

    And though he offer his excuses, they shall not be received.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    Even though he may give his excuses.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    (No excuse will be accepted from him) even though he puts forth his (all possible) excuses, (to prove his innocence).

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    though he should offer his excuses.