# 53. Surah An-Najm, Verse 34 - **Surah:** 53. Surah An-Najm (The Star) — سورة النجم - **Verse:** 34 / 62 · **Juz:** 27 · **Mushaf page:** 526 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-34 ## Arabic وَاَعْطٰى قَل۪يلاً وَاَكْدٰى ## Transcription WaaAAta qaleelan waakda ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley and gives little, and that grudgingly? ### Progressive Muslims And he gave very little, then he stopped. ### Shabbir Ahmed And gives so little of himself, yet with a heavy heart? ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation And gave a little, and then withheld? ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation And he gave very little, then he stopped. ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament Rarely did he give to charity, and then very little. ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira Who gives but little, and is niggardly? ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) And gave a little and [then] refrained? ### Muhammad Asad and gives so little [of himself for the good of his soul], and so grudgingly? ### Marmaduke Pickthall And gave a little, then was grudging? ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary who gave a little, and then stopped?[1] _Footnotes_ - [1] The reference is to Walid bin Mughirah who was one of the prominent chiefs of the Quraish. According to Ibn Jarir Tabari, this person had first become inclined to accept the invitation of the Prophet (peace be upon him), but when a polytheist friend of his came to know of his intention to become a Muslim, he counseled him not to give up his ancestral faith, and asked him that if he was afraid of the punishment of the Hereafter, he should pay him a certain amount of money and he would take the responsibility to suffer the punishment on his behalf. Walid accepted the offer and turned away from Allah’s way. Then he paid only a little of the amount that he had promised to his polytheist friend and withheld the rest, The allusion to this incident was meant to toll the disbelievers of Makkah what kind of errors and follies they were involved in because of their heedlessness of the Hereafter and their ignorance of the divine religion. ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab And when he gives he gives a little, be it what confers somewhat to the need or comfort of others or rendering a service, or giving one his due, or imparting knowledge, or giving help in some way or another, and yet he stops short and gives grudgingly. ### Bijan Moeinian and was stingy in charity? ### Al-Hilali & Khan And gave a little, then stopped (giving)? ### Abdullah Yusuf Ali Gives a little, then hardens (his heart)? ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran and ˹initially˺ paid a little ˹for his salvation˺, and then stopped? ### Taqi Usmani and gave a little, and stopped? ### Abdul Haleem he only gave a little and then he stopped. ### Arthur John Arberry and gives a little, and then grudgingly? ### E. Henry Palmer who gives but little and then stops? ### Hamid S. Aziz And gives a little and then withholds. ### Mahmoud Ghali And gives little and (then) parsimoniously? ### George Sale and giveth little, and covetously stoppeth his hand? ### Syed Vickar Ahamed Gives (in) a little then hardens his heart (and his feelings)? ### Amatul Rahman Omar And gives but a little (in the cause of Allâh) and does it grudgingly. ### Ali Quli Qarai gave a little and held off? ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü Az (bir şey) verip, (sonra vermeyi - infakı kesip) sımsıkı tutanı! ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı Azıcık verdi ve gerisini kaya gibi sımsıkı elinde tuttu. ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali Az verip sonra vermemekte direneni? ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali (33-34) Şimdi yüz çevireni; pek az verip de kaskatı cimrileşeni gördün mü? ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Ve biraz verip de dayatıvereni ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) Biraz verip de dayatıvereni? ### Gültekin Onan Azıcık verdi ve gerisini kaya gibi sımsıkı elinde tuttu. ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim (33-34) Şimdi (imandan) dönen, (malından) biraz (ını) verib de gerisini sert kaya gibi elinde tutan adamı gördün mü? ### İbni Kesir Biraz verip sonra vermemekte direneni. ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı ve (kendi ruhunun temizliği için kendisinden) bu kadar az ve bu kadar gönülsüzce vereni? ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı Biraz meyletmiş ve sonra katılaşmıştır/direnmiştir. ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Azıcık verdi, gerisini elinde sıkı sıkı tuttu? ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali Azıcık verdi, sona inatla sıkıca tuttu. ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an Azıcık verip ardından koklatmayanı? ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Azıcık verip, inatla cimrilik edeni? ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek Birazcık verip de çoğunu elinde tutanı? ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Biraz verip arkasını keseni. ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir (33, 34) (Gerçeğe) sırt dönen, azıcık verip sonra vermemekte direneni bir düşün! ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Azıcık verip, inatla cimrilik edeni? ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an Azıcık verip, inatla cimrilik edeni? ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali biraz verip sonra (yardımı) tümden keseni[1]? _Footnotes_ - [1] [Al-i İmran 3/180,](https://quran.so/3/180) [Nisa 4/37,](https://quran.so/4/37) [Hadid 57/24,](https://quran.so/57/24) [Leyl 92/8](https://quran.so/92/8)-[11.](https://quran.so/92/11) ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | وَأَعْطَىٰ — wa-aʿṭā | And gave | عطو — Ayn-Ta-Vav | | 2 | قَلِيلًۭا — qalīlan | a little | قلل — Kaf-Lam-Lam | | 3 | وَأَكْدَىٰٓ — wa-akdā | and withheld | كدي — Kef-Dal-Ye | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-33.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-35.md Retrieved: 2026-08-15 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.