English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
And gives a little, and does it grudgingly?
English - Five Volume Translation
And gives a little, and does it grudgingly?
Important Words:
أکدیٰ (gives grudgingly) is derived from کدی. They say أکدی الرجل i.e. the man gave niggardly or grudgingly; he did not succeed in getting what he wanted. أکداہ عن کذا means, he prevented him from such a thing. أکدی المعدن means, the mine refused to bring out diamonds and jewels. أکدی الحافر means, the digger in the course of digging came across a hard or stony piece of ground or clod and could dig no further. سأله فأکدی means he begged of him but found him like a hard piece of ground and he did not give. أکدی المطر means, the rain decreased. (Aqrab).
English - Short Commentary Translation
And gives a little, and does it grudgingly?
When used about a person Akda means, he gave niggardly or grudgingly; he did not succeed in getting what he wanted. When used about a mine it means, it refused to bring out diamonds and jewels, but when used about a digger it means, in the course of digging he came across a hard or stony piece of ground or clod and could dig no further (Aqrab).
اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ
اور تھوڑا سا دیا اور ہاتھ روک لیا۔
French
Et qui donne peu, et cela aussi à contre cœur ?
German
und wenig gibt und kargt?
Italian
e dà poco e con avarizia?
Spanish
Y da muy poco, y lo hace a regañadientes?
اردو تفسیرِ صغیر
اور (خدا کے رستہ میں) تھوڑا سا دیا اور پھر بخل سے کام لینے لگ گیا۔
اردو ترجمہ مودودی
اور تھوڑا سا دے کر رک گیا
English - Sahih
And gave a little and [then] refrained?
اردو ترجمہ احمد علی
اور تھوڑا سا دیا اور سخت دل ہو گیا
English - Talal Itani
And gave a little, and withheld?
English - Arberry
and gives a little, and then grudgingly?
English - Maududi
who gave a little, and then stopped?
English - Ahmed Ali
Who gives but little, and is niggardly?
English - Yusuf Ali
Gives a little, then hardens (his heart)?
English - Five Volume Commentary *
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Important Words:
أکدیٰ (gives grudgingly) is derived from کدی. They say أکدی الرجل i.e. the man gave niggardly or grudgingly; he did not succeed in getting what he wanted. أکداہ عن کذا means, he prevented him from such a thing. أکدی المعدن means, the mine refused to bring out diamonds and jewels. أکدی الحافر means, the digger in the course of digging came across a hard or stony piece of ground or clod and could dig no further. سأله فأکدی means he begged of him but found him like a hard piece of ground and he did not give. أکدی المطر means, the rain decreased. (Aqrab).
English - Short Commentary Notes *
2886
When used about a person Akda means, he gave niggardly or grudgingly; he did not succeed in getting what he wanted. When used about a mine it means, it refused to bring out diamonds and jewels, but when used about a digger it means, in the course of digging he came across a hard or stony piece of ground or clod and could dig no further (Aqrab).
English - Pickthall
And gave a little, then was grudging?
English - Muhammad Ali ra
And gives a little, then withholds?
English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ra
And gives only a little in the cause of Allah, and is niggardly?