The Night Journey
17. Al-Isrā’
الإسراء
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وَلَا
تَقْتُلُوا
أَوْلَادَكُمْ
خَشْيَةَ
إِمْلَاقٍ
نَّحْنُ
نَرْزُقُهُمْ
وَإِيَّاكُمْ
إِنَّ
قَتْلَهُمْ
كَانَ
خِطْئًا
كَبِيرًا
wa-lā taqtulū ʾawlādakum khashyata ʾimlāqin naḥnu narzuquhum wa-ʾiyyākum ʾinna qatlahum kāna khiṭʾan kabīran
Kill not your children for fear of want: We shall provide sustenance for them as well as for you. Verily the killing of them is a great sin.
— Abdullah Yusufali
Do not kill your children for the fear of penury: We will provide for them and for you. Killing them is indeed a great iniquity.
