25. Surah Al-Furqan, Verse 72
وَالَّذ۪ينَ لَا يَشْهَدُونَ الزُّورَۙ وَاِذَا مَرُّوا بِاللَّغْوِ مَرُّوا كِرَاماً
Wallatheena layashhadoona azzoora wa-itha marroo billaghwimarroo kirama
those who do not bear false witness and who, when they pass by worthless talk, pass by with dignity;
- Progressive Muslims
And those who do not bear false witness, and if they pass by vein talk they pass by with dignity.
- Shabbir Ahmed
Now those who: Never give false witness. Do not participate in assemblies of vanity. And when they pass near senseless play, pass by with dignity.
- Sam Gerrans
And who do not bear witness to falsehood, and when they pass by vain speech, pass by with dignity;
- The Monotheist Group
Andthose who do not bear false witness, and if they pass by vain talk they pass by with dignity.
- Edip-Layth
Those who do not bear false witness, and if they pass by vain talk they pass by with dignity.
- Aisha Bewley
those who do not bear false witness and who, when they pass by worthless talk, pass by with dignity;
- Rashad Khalifa
They do not bear false witness. When they encounter vain talk, they ignore it.
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
And those who do not give false evidence, and if they come across unbecoming talk ignore it and pass by in a sedate way;
- Sahih International
And [they are] those who do not testify to falsehood, and when they pass near ill speech, they pass by with dignity.
- Muhammad Asad
And [know that true servants of God are only] those who never bear witness to what is false, and [who], whenever they pass by [people engaged in] frivolity, pass on with dignity;
- Marmaduke Pickthall
And those who will not witness vanity, but when they pass near senseless play, pass by with dignity.
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
f) The worshippers who do not give false evidence nor listen to it, and should they come upon someone whose mouth is full of loud futilities or upon people indulging in personal vanities or in a discourse as futile in effect as it is feeble in principle, they pass by withdrawing nicely and with self- sustained dignity.
- Bijan Moeinian
The righteous ones are those who say the truth once they are asked to testify. If they encounter vain talks and actions, they pass by it with dignity.
- Al-Hilali & Khan
And those who do not bear witness to falsehood, and if they pass by some evil play or evil talk, they pass by it with dignity.
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Those who witness no falsehood, and, if they pass by futility, they pass by it with honourable (avoidance);
- Mustafa Khattab
˹They are˺ those who do not bear false witness, and when they come across falsehood, they pass ˹it˺ by with dignity.
- Taqi Usmani
- and those who do not witness falsehood, and when they pass by the absurd things, Pass by them with dignity,
- Abdul Haleem
[The servants of the Lord of Mercy are] those who do not give false testimony, and who, when they see some frivolity, pass by with dignity;
- Arthur John Arberry
And those who bear not false witness and, when they pass by idle talk, pass by with dignity;
- E. Henry Palmer
And those who do not testify falsely; and when they pass by frivolous discourse, pass by it honourably;
- Hamid S. Aziz
And he who repents and does good, verily, he has turned to Allah with true conversion.
- Mahmoud Ghali
And who do not testify to false witness (i. e., illegal sexual intercourse) and, when they pass by idle talk, pass by honorably.
- George Sale
And they who do not bear false witness; and when they pass by vain discourse, pass by the same with decency:
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
Those who do not testify to lies, and if they come by useless (things), they avoid it with honor;
- Amatul Rahman Omar
And those who do not give false evidence and when they pass by something vain they (do not indulge in it, but) pass on with dignity.
- Ali Quli Qarai
Those who do not give false testimony, and when they come upon vain talk, pass by nobly.