Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Anbya Verse 83

Mufti Taqi Usmani

And (remember) Ayyūb (Job), when he called his Lord saying, “Here I am, afflicted by pain and You are the most merciful of all the merciful.”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And ˹remember˺ when Job cried out to his Lord, “I have been touched with adversity,[[ This refers to his loss of health, wealth, and children. ]] and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.”

Ruwwad Translation Center

And [remember] Job, when he cried out to his Lord, “I have been struck by adversity, and You are the Most Merciful of those who show mercy.”

A. J. Arberry

And Job -- when he called unto his Lord, 'Behold, affliction has visited me, and Thou art the most merciful of the merciful.'

Abdul Haleem

Remember Job, when he cried to his Lord, ‘Suffering has truly afflicted me, but you are the Most Merciful of the merciful.’

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And Ayyub! recall what time he cried unto his Lord: verily hurt hath touched me, and Thou art the Most Merciful of the mercifuls.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And (remember) Job, when He cried to his Lord, "Truly distress has seized me, but Thou art the Most Merciful of those that are merciful."

Abul Ala Maududi

We bestowed (the same wisdom, judgement and knowledge) upon Job. Recall, when he cried to his Lord: "Behold, disease has struck me and You are the Most Merciful of those that are merciful."

Ahmed Ali

(Remember) Job when he called to his Lord: "I am afflicted with distress, and You are the most compassionate of all."

Ahmed Raza Khan

And remember Ayyub (Job), when he called his Lord that, “Hardship has afflicted me, and You are the Most Merciful of all those who have mercy.”

Ali Quli Qarai

And [remember] Job, when he called out to his Lord, ‘Indeed distress has befallen me, and You are the most merciful of the merciful.’

Ali Ünal

And (mention) Job (among those whom We made leaders): he called out to his Lord, saying: "Truly, affliction has visited me (so that I can no longer worship You as I must); and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful."

Amatul Rahman Omar

And (We showed Our favours to) Job. Behold! he called out to his Lord, `I am afflicted with some distress, and You are the Most- Merciful of all who show mercy.´

English Literal

And Job, when he called/cried (to) his Lord: "That I, the harm touched me, and you are most merciful (of) the merciful."

Faridul Haque

And remember Ayyub (Job), when he called his Lord that, "Hardship has afflicted me, and You are the Most Merciful of all those who have mercy."

Hamid S. Aziz

And some devils (evil ones), who dived for him, and did other works beside, it was We who kept guard over them.

Hilali & Khan

And (remember) Ayub (Job), when he cried to his Lord: "Verily, distress has seized me, and You are the Most Merciful of all those who show mercy."

Maulana Mohammad Ali

And of the devils there were those who dived for him and did other work besides that; and We kept guard over them:

Mohammad Habib Shakir

And Ayub, when he cried to his Lord, (saying): Harm has afflicted me, and Thou art the most Merciful of the merciful.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And Job, when he cried unto his Lord, (saying): Lo! adversity afflicteth me, and Thou art Most Merciful of all who show mercy.

Muhammad Sarwar

When Job prayed, "Lord, I have been afflicted with hardships. Have mercy on me; You are the Most Merciful of those who have mercy,

Qaribullah & Darwish

And Job when he called to his Lord: 'Affliction has befallen me, and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful'

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

And (remember) Ayyub, when he cried to his Lord: "Verily, distress has seized me, and You are the Most Merciful of all those who show mercy."

Wahiduddin Khan

Remember Job when he called on his Lord saying, "I have been afflicted with great distress: but You are the most merciful of the merciful."

Talal Itani

And Job, when he cried out to his Lord: “Great harm has afflicted me, and you are the Most Merciful of the merciful.”

Tafsir jalalayn

And, mention, Job (Ayyba, is substituted by [the following, idh nd rabbahu ...]) when he called out to his Lord -- after he had been afflicted with the loss of all of his possessions and children, the laceration of his body, his being shunned by all except his wife, for a period of thirteen, seventeen, or eighteen years, as well as [the affliction of enduring] a straitened means of livelihood -- `Indeed (read ann because of the implicit y' [of the first person pronoun]) harm, adversity, has befallen me, and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful'.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

The Prophet Ayub

Allah tells;

وَأَيُّوبَ إِذْ نَادَى رَبَّهُ أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ




فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ فَكَشَفْنَا مَا بِهِ مِن ضُرٍّ

And (remember) Ayub, when he cried to his Lord;"Verily, distress has seized me, and You are the Most Merciful of all those who show mercy."