يَٰبُنَيَّ
إِنَّهَآ
إِن
تَكُ
مِثۡقَالَ
حَبَّةٖ
مِّنۡ
خَرۡدَلٖ
فَتَكُن
فِي
صَخۡرَةٍ
أَوۡ
فِي
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
أَوۡ
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
يَأۡتِ
بِهَا
ٱللَّهُۚ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
لَطِيفٌ
خَبِيرٞ
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O my dear son! Lo! though it be but the weight of a grain of mustard-seed, and though it be in a rock, or in the heavens, or in the earth, Allah will bring it forth. Lo! Allah is Subtile, Aware.
— M. Pickthall
[And Luqmān said], "O my son, indeed if it [i.e., a wrong] should be the weight of a mustard seed and should be within a rock or [anywhere] in the heavens or in the earth, Allāh will bring it forth. Indeed, Allāh is Subtle1 and Aware.
— Saheeh International
"O my son!" (said Luqman), "If there be (but) the weight of a mustard-seed and it were (hidden) in a rock, or (anywhere) in the heavens or on earth, Allah will bring it forth: for Allah understands the finest mysteries, (and) is well-acquainted (with them).
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
This is useful advice which Allah tells us Luqman gave, so that people may follow it and take it as"See the full heading "This is useful advice which Allah tells us Luqman gave, so thatpeople may follow it and take it as a good example
He said:
يبُنَىَّ إِنَّهَآ إِن تَكُ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَ
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