Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Qalam Verse 18

Mufti Taqi Usmani

and did not make any exception (by saying inshā’allāh ).

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

leaving no thought for Allah’s Will.[[ Another possible translation: “… without leaving some for the poor.”]]

Ruwwad Translation Center

and made no exception [by saying: if Allah wills].

A. J. Arberry

and they added not the saving words.

Abdul Haleem

and made no allowance [for the Will of God]:

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And they made not the exception.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

But made no reservation, ("If it be Allah's Will").

Abul Ala Maududi

without making any allowance (for the will of Allah).

Ahmed Ali

But did not add: "If God may please."

Ahmed Raza Khan

And they did not say, “If Allah wills”.

Ali Quli Qarai

and they did not make any exception.

Ali Ünal

They made no allowance (in their oaths, being oblivious of the rights of the needy and oblivious of God’s will).

Amatul Rahman Omar

And (they were so sure of it that) they made no reservation (for the poor and did not say, `If it be Allâh´s will´).

English Literal

And nor they exempt/make exception.

Faridul Haque

And they did not say, “If Allah wills”.

Hamid S. Aziz

And were not willing to set aside a portion (for the poor).

Hilali & Khan

Without saying: Insha' Allah (If Allah will).

Maulana Mohammad Ali

So it became as black, barren land --

Mohammad Habib Shakir

And were not willing to set aside a portion (for the poor).

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And made no exception (for the Will of Allah);

Muhammad Sarwar

without adding ("if God wills").

Qaribullah & Darwish

without adding to their swearing, (Allah willing, InshaAllah).

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Without saying: "If Allah wills."

Wahiduddin Khan

without saying, "If it be God's will."

Talal Itani

Without any reservation.

Tafsir jalalayn

And they did not make any exception, to their vow, for God's will (the sentence is a new [syntactically independent] one, in other words; and that was their condition).

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

Without (saying;"If Allah wills.")

meaning their vow that they made. Therefore, Allah broke their vow.

He then said,

فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَايِفٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمْ نَايِمُونَ