English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
And gives a little, and does it grudgingly?
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۔
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).
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).
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?