The Night Journey
17. Al-Isrā’
الإسراء
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وَلَا
تَجْعَلْ
يَدَكَ
مَغْلُولَةً
إِلَى
عُنُقِكَ
وَلَا
تَبْسُطْهَا
كُلَّ
الْبَسْطِ
فَتَقْعُدَ
مَلُومًا
مَّحْسُورًا
wa-lā tajʿal yadaka maghlūlatan ʾilā ʿunuqika wa-lā tabsuṭhā kulla l-basṭi fa-taqʿuda malūman maḥsūran
Make not thy hand tied (like a niggard's) to thy neck, nor stretch it forth to its utmost reach, so that thou become blameworthy and destitute.
— Abdullah Yusufali
Do not keep your hand chained to your neck, nor open it altogether, or you will sit blameworthy and regretful.
