Surah Al-Isra (الإسراء) • The Night Journey

Quran 17:34

17:34

وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا۟ مَالَ ٱلْيَتِيمِ إِلَّا بِٱلَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ حَتَّىٰ يَبْلُغَ أَشُدَّهُۥ ۚ وَأَوْفُوا۟ بِٱلْعَهْدِ ۖ إِنَّ ٱلْعَهْدَ كَانَ مَسْـُٔولًا

walā taqrabū māla l-yatīmi illā bi-allatī hiya aḥsanu ḥattā yablugha ashuddahu wa-awfū bil-ʿahdi inna l-ʿahda kāna masūlan

And do not approach the property of an orphan, except in the way that is best, until he reaches maturity. And fulfill [every] commitment. Indeed, the commitment is ever [that about which one will be] questioned.

— Saheeh International

Do not go near the orphan’s property, except with the best [intentions], until he reaches the age of maturity. Honour your pledges: you will be questioned about your pledges.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And come not near to the orphan’s property except to improve it, until he attains the age of full strength. And fulfil (every) covenant. Verily, the covenant, will be questioned about.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
تَقْرَبُوا۟taqrabūcome near
مَالَmāla(the) wealth
ٱلْيَتِيمِl-yatīmi(of) the orphan
إِلَّاillāexcept
بِٱلَّتِىbi-allatīwith what
هِىَhiya[it] is
أَحْسَنُaḥsanubest
حَتَّىٰḥattāuntil
يَبْلُغَyablughahe reaches
أَشُدَّهُۥۚashuddahuhis maturity
وَأَوْفُوا۟wa-awfūAnd fulfil
بِٱلْعَهْدِۖbil-ʿahdithe covenant
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱلْعَهْدَl-ʿahdathe covenant
كَانَkānawill be
مَسْـُٔولًۭاmasūlanquestioned