Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

“What ails you, that you speak not?”

مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنْطِقُونَ
Ma lakum la tantiqoon
#wordmeaningroot
1What (is)
2lakumfor you
3not
4tanṭiqūnayou speakنطق
  • Aisha Bewley

    What is the matter with you that you do not speak?’

  • Progressive Muslims

    "What is the matter, you do not speak"

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    What ails you that you speak not?"

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    “What ails you, that you speak not?”

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    "What is the matter, you do not speak?"

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    "What is the matter, you do not speak?"

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    "Why do you not speak?"

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    What is wrong with you that you do not speak?"

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

    What is with you that you do not speak?"

  • Muhammad Asad

    What is amiss with you that you do not speak?"

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    What aileth you that ye speak not?

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    What is the matter with you, why do you not speak?"

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    "Are you mute" he asked "what ails you that you do not talk nor do you say something to the purpose!"

  • Bijan Moeinian

    Then he asked: "How come you do not talk?"

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    "What is the matter with you that you speak not?"

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    "What is the matter with you that ye speak not (intelligently)?"

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    What is wrong with you that you cannot speak?"

  • Taqi Usmani

    What is wrong with you that you do not speak?"

  • Abdul Haleem

    Why do you not speak?’

  • Arthur John Arberry

    What ails you, that you speak not?'

  • E. Henry Palmer

    What ails you that ye will not speak?'

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    "What is the matter with you that you do not speak?"

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    How is it with you that you do not pronounce (a word)

  • George Sale

    What aileth you that ye speak not?

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    "What is the matter with you that you do not speak (and make sense)?"

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    `What is wrong with you that you do not even speak?'

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Why do you not speak?’