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وَيَخِرُّونَ لِلْاَذْقَانِ يَبْكُونَ وَيَز۪يدُهُمْ خُشُوعاً

Wayakhirroona lil-athqaniyabkoona wayazeeduhum khushooAAa

they fall to the ground in prostration, and it increases them in humility.

  • Progressive Muslims

    And they fall upon their chins crying, and it increases them in humility.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    And so they fall down on their chins, weeping, and increasing in humility.

  • Sam Gerrans

    And they fall on their faces weeping; and it increases them in humility.

  • The Monotheist Group

    And they fall upon their chins crying, and it increases them in humility.

  • Edip-Layth

    They fall upon their chins crying, and it increases them in humility.

  • Aisha Bewley

    they fall to the ground in prostration, and it increases them in humility.

  • Rashad Khalifa

    They fall down on their chins, prostrating and weeping, for it augments their reverence.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    And weeping they kneel down, and this increases their humility.

  • Sahih International

    And they fall upon their faces weeping, and the Qur'an increases them in humble submission.

  • Muhammad Asad

    And so they fall down upon their faces, weeping, and [their consciousness of God's grace] increases their humility.

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    They fall down on their faces, weeping, and it increaseth humility in them.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat

    The Quran influences their senses and minds and excites their emotion that it prompts weeping and as they stand in awe of their Creator they prostrate themselves in profound reverence and humility.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    Then they fall down on their faces, overwhelmed with the excitement and are thus raised to a higher level of humility.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    And they fall down on their faces weeping and it increases their humility.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    They fall down on their faces in tears, and it increases their (earnest) humility.

  • Mustafa Khattab

    And they fall down upon their faces weeping, and it increases them in humility."

  • Taqi Usmani

    They fall down on their faces weeping, and it increases humbleness in their hearts.

  • Abdul Haleem

    They fall down on their faces, weeping, and [the Quran] increases their humility.’

  • Arthur John Arberry

    And they fall down upon their faces weeping; and it increases them in humility. '

  • E. Henry Palmer

    they fall down upon their beards weeping, and it increases their humility. '

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    They fall down upon their faces weeping, and it increases their humility.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    And they collapse upon their faces weeping, and it increases them in submissiveness. A prostration is to be performed here.

  • George Sale

    And they fall down on their faces, weeping; and the hearing thereof increaseth their humility.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    They fall down on their faces with tears, and it increases their (truly heartfelt) humility.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    They fall down on their faces weeping and (as they listen to the divine words) it adds to their humility. [Prostration]

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Weeping, they fall down on their faces, and it increases them in humility. ’