Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

“The day wealth and sons benefit not

يَوْمَ لَا يَنْفَعُ مَالٌ وَلَا بَنُونَۙ
Yawma la yanfaAAu malun walabanoon
#wordmeaningroot
1yawma(The) Dayيوم
2not
3yanfaʿuwill benefitنفع
4mālunwealthمول
5walāand not
6banūnasonsبني
  • Aisha Bewley

    the Day when neither wealth nor sons will be of any use –

  • Progressive Muslims

    "The Day when no money or children can help. "

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    The Day when wealth and children will not avail anyone.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    “The day wealth and sons benefit not

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    "The Day when no money or sons can help."

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    "The day when no money or children can help."

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    That is the day when neither money, nor children, can help.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    The day when neither wealth nor children will be of any avail

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

    The Day when there will not benefit wealth or children

  • Muhammad Asad

    the Day on which neither wealth will be of any use, nor children,

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    The day when wealth and sons avail not (any man)

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    the Day when nothing will avail, neither wealth nor offspring,

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    "The Day when neither wealth nor progeny shall be of advantage. "

  • Bijan Moeinian

    the day in which neither money, nor children, is of any help. "

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    The Day whereon neither wealth nor sons will avail,

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    "The Day whereon neither wealth nor sons will avail,

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    the Day when neither wealth nor children will be of any benefit.

  • Taqi Usmani

    the Day when neither wealth will be of any use (to any one) nor sons,

  • Abdul Haleem

    the Day when neither wealth nor children can help,

  • Arthur John Arberry

    the day when neither wealth nor sons shall profit

  • E. Henry Palmer

    the day when wealth shall profit not, nor sons,

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    "And disgrace me not on the Day when they are raised;

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    The Day when neither money nor sons will profit (anyone),

  • George Sale

    on the day in which neither riches nor children shall avail,

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    The Day when neither wealth nor sons will be of (any) use,

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    `The day when wealth will not avail, nor sons (be of any good),

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    the day when neither wealth nor children will avail,