Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

“So eat thou, and drink thou, and let thine eye be comforted; and if thou see any mortal, say thou: ‘I have vowed to the Almighty a fast, so I will not speak this day to any man.’”

فَكُل۪ي وَاشْرَب۪ي وَقَرّ۪ي عَيْناًۚ فَاِمَّا تَرَيِنَّ مِنَ الْبَشَرِ اَحَداًۙ فَقُول۪ٓي اِنّ۪ي نَذَرْتُ لِلرَّحْمٰنِ صَوْماً فَلَنْ اُكَلِّمَ الْيَوْمَ اِنْسِياًّۚ
Fakulee washrabee waqarree AAaynanfa-imma tarayinna mina albashari ahadan faqooleeinnee nathartu lirrahmani sawmanfalan okallima alyawma insiyya
#wordmeaningroot
1fakulīSo eatاكل
2wa-ish'rabīand drinkشرب
3waqarrīand coolقرر
4ʿaynan(your) eyesعين
5fa-immāAnd if
6tarayinnayou seeراي
7minafrom
8l-basharihuman beingبشر
9aḥadananyoneاحد
10faqūlīthen sayقول
11innīIndeed, I
12nadhartu[I] have vowedنذر
13lilrraḥmānito the Most Graciousرحم
14ṣawmana fastصوم
15falanso not
16ukallimaI will speakكلم
17l-yawmatodayيوم
18insiyyan(to any) human beingانس
  • Aisha Bewley

    Eat and drink and delight your eyes. If you should see anyone at all, just say, "I have made a vow of abstinence to the All-Merciful and today I will not speak to any human being."’

  • Progressive Muslims

    "So eat and drink and be happy. If you see any human being, then Say: "I have declared a fast for the Almighty, and I will not talk today to any of mankind.""

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    "Eat then and drink, and let your eyes be gladdened! And if you see any human being, convey this to him, 'Behold, I have made a vow of silence for the Beneficent. Hence, I may not speak to any person today.' "

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    “So eat thou, and drink thou, and let thine eye be comforted; and if thou see any mortal, say thou: ‘I have vowed to the Almighty a fast, so I will not speak this day to any man.’”

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    "So eat and drink and be content. If you see any human being, then say: 'I have vowed an abstinence for the Almighty, so I will not talk today to any of mankind.'"

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    "So eat and drink and be happy. If you see any human being, then say, 'I have declared a fast for the Gracious, and I will not talk today to any of the people.'"

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    "Eat and drink, and be happy. When you see anyone, say, 'I have made a vow of silence *; I am not talking today to anyone.' '

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    Eat and drink, and be at peace. If you see any man, tell him: 'I have verily vowed a fast to Ar-Rahman and cannot speak to any one this day.'

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

    So eat and drink and be contented. And if you see from among humanity anyone, say, 'Indeed, I have vowed to the Most Merciful abstention, so I will not speak today to man.' "

  • Muhammad Asad

    Eat, then, and drink, and let thine eye be gladdened! And if thou shouldst see any human being, convey this unto him: `Behold, abstinence from speech have I vowed unto the Most Gracious; hence, I may not speak today to any mortal.

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    So eat and drink and be consoled. And if thou meetest any mortal, say: Lo! I have vowed a fast unto the Beneficent, and may not speak this day to any mortal.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    So eat and drink and cool your eyes; and if you see any person say to him: 'Verily I have vowed a fast to the Most Compassionate Lord, and so I shall not speak to anyone today.' "

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    "Eat then and drink", he said, and compose your countenance and let your eyes speak content. Should you come across anyone of the people, you just say: "I vowed to Allah to fast from talking and to consecrate the day in religious observance, pray to Him and converse with Him, glorify Him and extol His glorious attributes; by consequence I will not give a speaking tongue today to a human being".

  • Bijan Moeinian

    If you do not want to talk to a human being, simply use the sign language explaining that you have made a vow to the Lord to fast and not to talk to anyone today. "

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    "So eat and drink and be glad. And if you see any human being, say: ‘Verily! I have vowed a fast unto the Most Gracious (Allâh) so I shall not speak to any human being this day.’"

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    "So eat and drink and cool (thine) eye. And if thou dost see any man, say, 'I have vowed a fast to (Allah) Most Gracious, and this day will I enter into not talk with any human being'"

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    So eat and drink, and put your heart at ease. But if you see any of the people, say, ‘I have vowed silence to the Most Compassionate, so I am not talking to anyone today.’"

  • Taqi Usmani

    So eat, drink and cool your eyes. Then if you see any human being, say (to him), "I have vowed a fast (of silence) for the All-Merciful (Allah,) and therefore, I shall never speak to any human today."

  • Abdul Haleem

    so eat, drink, be glad, and say to anyone you may see: "I have vowed to the Lord of Mercy to abstain from conversation, and I will not talk to anyone today."’

  • Arthur John Arberry

    Eat therefore, and drink, and be comforted; and if thou shouldst see any mortal, say, "I have vowed to the All-merciful a fast, and today I will not speak to any man.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    so eat, and drink, and cheer thine eye; and if thou shouldst see any mortal say, "Verily, I have vowed to the Merciful One a fast, and I will not speak today with a human being. "'

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    And shake towards you the trunk of the palm tree, it will drop upon you fresh ripe dates;

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    So eat and drink and comfort your eye, yet in case you ever definitely see any mortal, (Literally: any of the mortals) then say, "Surely I have vowed fasting to The All-Merciful, so I will never speak today to any human being. "

  • George Sale

    And eat, and drink, and calm thy mind. Moreover if thou see any man, and he question thee, say, verily I have vowed a fast unto the merciful; wherefore I will by no means speak to a man this day.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    "So eat and drink and cool (wet your) eye. And if you see any man, say, 'I have promised solemnly to (Allah) the Most Gracious (Ar-Rahmán), and this day, I will not enter into talk with any human being.' "

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    `Eat therefore and drink and be happy. Then if you see any human being tell (him), "I have vowed a fast to the Gracious God so I will not speak to any human being today".'

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Eat, drink, and be comforted. Then if you see any human, say, ‘‘Indeed I have vowed a fast to the All-beneficent, so I will not speak to any human today.’’ ’