Al-Qur'an Surah Ad-Duhaa Verse 9

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Therefore, as for orphan, do not oppress him,

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

So do not oppress the orphan,

Ruwwad Translation Center

So do not mistreat the orphan,

A. J. Arberry

As for the orphan, do not oppress him,

Abdul Haleem

So do not be harsh with the orphan

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Wherefore as to the orphan, be thou not Unto him overbearing.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Therefore, treat not the orphan with harshness,

Abul Ala Maududi

Therefore, be not harsh with the orphan;

Ahmed Ali

So do not oppress the orphan,

Ahmed Raza Khan

Therefore do not oppress the orphan.

Ali Quli Qarai

So, as for the orphan, do not oppress him;

Ali Ünal

Therefore, do not oppress the orphan;

Amatul Rahman Omar

Therefore as to the orphan, do not allow him to be an oppressed person.

English Literal

So as for the orphan , so do not humiliate/compel .

Faridul Haque

Therefore do not oppress the orphan.

Hamid S. Aziz

Therefore, the orphan oppress him not;

Hilali & Khan

Therefore, treat not the orphan with oppression,

Maulana Mohammad Ali

And him who asks, chide not.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

Therefore, as for the orphan, do not oppress (him).

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Therefor the orphan oppress not,

Muhammad Sarwar

Do not oppress the orphans

Qaribullah & Darwish

Do not oppress the orphan,

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Therefore, treat not the orphan with oppression.

Wahiduddin Khan

Therefore do not treat the orphan with harshness,

Talal Itani

Therefore, do not mistreat the orphan.

Tafsir jalalayn

So, as for the orphan, do not oppress [him], by appropriating his wealth or otherwise,

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

Therefore, treat not the orphan with oppression.

meaning,

`just as you were an orphan and Allah sheltered you, then do not oppress the orphan.'

In other words,

`do not humiliate him, scorn him or despise him. Rather, you should be kind and gentle to him.'

Qatadah said,

"Be like a merciful father to the orphan."

وَأَمَّا السَّايِلَ فَلَأ تَنْهَرْ