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Muhammad Asad   
And they carry your loads to [many] a place which [otherwise] you would be unable to reach without great hardship to yourselves. Verily, your Sustainer is most compassionate, a dispenser of grace
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
And they carry your loads to ˹distant˺ lands which you could not otherwise reach without great hardship. Surely your Lord is Ever Gracious, Most Merciful.
Safi Kaskas   
And they carry your cargoes to places that you would be unable to reach without great difficulties. Truly, your Lord is very compassionate, a purveyor of mercy!

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Arabic   
وَتَحۡمِلُ أَثۡقَالَكُمۡ إِلَىٰ بَلَدࣲ لَّمۡ تَكُونُوا۟ بَـٰلِغِیهِ إِلَّا بِشِقِّ ٱلۡأَنفُسِۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكُمۡ لَرَءُوفࣱ رَّحِیمࣱ ۝٧
Transliteration (2021)   
wataḥmilu athqālakum ilā baladin lam takūnū bālighīhi illā bishiqqi l-anfusi inna rabbakum laraūfun raḥīmu
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
  
And they carry your loads to a land not you could reach it except with great trouble (to) yourselves. Indeed, your Lord surely is Most Kind, Most Merciful.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
And they carry your loads to [many] a place which [otherwise] you would be unable to reach without great hardship to yourselves. Verily, your Sustainer is most compassionate, a dispenser of grace
M. M. Pickthall   
And they bear your loads for you unto a land ye could not reach save with great trouble to yourselves. Lo! your Lord is Full of Pity, Merciful
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
And they carry your heavy loads to lands that ye could not (otherwise) reach except with souls distressed: for your Lord is indeed Most Kind, Most Merciful
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
And they carry your loads to ˹distant˺ lands which you could not otherwise reach without great hardship. Surely your Lord is Ever Gracious, Most Merciful.
Safi Kaskas   
And they carry your cargoes to places that you would be unable to reach without great difficulties. Truly, your Lord is very compassionate, a purveyor of mercy!
Wahiduddin Khan   
They carry your loads to places which you could otherwise not reach without great hardshipsurely, your Lord is compassionate and merciful
Shakir   
And they carry your heavy loads to regions which you could not reach but with distress of the souls; most surely your Lord is Compassionate, Merciful
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
And they carry your lading to a land, being that which reaches you not but under adverse circumstances to yourselves. Truly, your Lord is Gentle, Compassionate.
T.B.Irving   
They transport your loads to lands you would not reach except through travail for yourselves-your Lord is so Gentle, Merciful
Abdul Hye   
And they carry your loads to a land where you could not reach except with great trouble to yourselves. Truly, your Lord is Kind, Merciful.
The Study Quran   
And they bear your burdens to a land you would never reach, save with great hardship to yourselves. Truly your Lord is Kind, Merciful
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
They transport your loads to regions you couldn’t reach without considerable hardship. Your Lord is Kind and Merciful.
Talal Itani (2012)   
And they carry your loads to territory you could not have reached without great hardship. Your Lord is Clement and Merciful
Dr. Kamal Omar   
And they hold (and carry) your loads to a place that you could not reach except under great burden and tiredness to yourselves. Surely, your Nourisher-Sustainer is indeed full of kindness, continuously Merciful
M. Farook Malik   
They carry your heavy loads to far-off towns that you could not otherwise reach without painful toil; indeed your Lord is Kind and Merciful
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
And they carry your heavy (burdens) to land you could not have reached excepting with arduous (effort) (Literally: arduous "effort upon yourselves). Surely your Lord is indeed Ever-Compassionate, Ever-Merciful
Muhammad Sarwar   
They carry your heavy loads to lands which you would not have been able to reach without great difficulty. Your Lord is certainly Compassionate and All-Merciful
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
And they carry your loads to a city where you were not able to reach without putting yourselves to arduous labor. Surely, your Lord is Very- Kind, Very-Merciful
Shabbir Ahmed   
They carry your loads to places you could not reach without much hardship. Verily, your Lord is Compassionate, Merciful
Dr. Munir Munshey   
They carry your burden from town to town, something you could not otherwise do except with the greatest of effort. Indeed, your Lord is the most Gracious and the most Merciful
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
And they carry your heavy loads to a land where you could not (possibly) go except with considerable pain to (your bodies and) selves: Truly, your Lord is Most Kind (Ra'uf), Most Merciful (Raheem)
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
And they carry your loads to a land you could not have reached except with difficulty to yourselves. Indeed, your Lord is Kind and Merciful
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
And they carry your loads to a place you would not have been able to reach except with great strain. Your Lord is Compassionate, Merciful
Abdel Haleem   
They carry your loads to lands you yourselves could not reach without great hardship––truly your Lord is kind and merciful–&ndash
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
And they bear Your loads to a city Which ye could not reach except with travail of souls; verily your Lord is Kind, Merciful
Ahmed Ali   
They carry your burdens to lands so distant you could not have reached without much hardship. Indeed your Lord is compassionate and kind
Aisha Bewley   
They carry your loads to lands you would never reach except with great difficulty. Your Lord is All-Gentle, Most Merciful.
Ali Ünal   
They carry your loads to many a land which (otherwise) you would be unable to reach except with great hardship to yourselves. Indeed your Lord is All-Pitying, All-Compassionate
Ali Quli Qara'i   
And they bear your burdens to towns which you could not reach except by straining yourselves. Indeed your Lord is most kind and merciful
Hamid S. Aziz   
And they bear your heavy burdens to lands which you could not otherwise reach, except with souls distressed; - verily, your Lord is Kind and Merciful
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
And they carry your heavy loads to a land that you were not able to reach except with (great) difficulty to yourselves. Indeed, your God is gentle and kind.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
And they carry your heavy loads to lands that you could not otherwise reach, except with souls distressed, for your Lord is indeed Most Kind, the Merciful Redeemer
Musharraf Hussain   
They carry your loads from one city to another, without them you would travel with great difficulty. Your Lord is Compassionate and Kind.
Maududi   
and they carry your loads to many a place which you would be unable to reach without much hardship. Surely your Lord is Intensely Loving, Most Merciful
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
And they carry your loads to a land that you would not have been able to reach except with great strain. Your Lord is Compassionate, Merciful
Mohammad Shafi   
And they carry your heavy loads to lands you could not reach but with much difficulty. Your Lord is indeed Kind, Merciful

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
And they carry your loads to a city, which you could not reach but being heavily tired. No doubt, your Lord is most Kind, Merciful.
Rashad Khalifa   
And they carry your loads to lands that you could not reach without a great hardship. Surely, your Lord is Compassionate, Most Merciful.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
They carry your loads to a land which you could not otherwise reach except by painful toil to oneself. Your Lord is the Clement, the Most Merciful
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
And they carry your heavy loads to regions which you could not reach but with distress to yourselves. Surely your Lord is Compassionate, Merciful
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
And it loads/carries your loads/belonging (weights) to a country/land , you were not reaching it, except with the selves' difficulty/hardship, that your Lord (is) merciful/compassionate (E), merciful
Bijan Moeinian   
They carry your loads to the most difficult to reach places that otherwise you had to carry with the most pain. How kind and merciful of your Lord to have created them for you
Faridul Haque   
And they transport your loads to a town where you could not reach except utterly exhausted; indeed your Lord is Most Compassionate, Most Merciful
Sher Ali   
And they carry your loads to a land which you could not reach except with great hardship to yourselves. Surely, your Lord is compassionate, Merciful
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
And these (animals also) carry your loads to those distant cities (and remote areas) where you cannot reach (otherwise) without toiling hard. Surely, your Lord is Most Clement, Ever-Merciful
Amatul Rahman Omar   
And it is (these cattle) that carry your heavy loads to lands that you could never reach except by putting yourselves to great hardships. Indeed, your Lord is Most Compassionate, Ever Merciful
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
And they carry your loads to a land that you could not reach except with great trouble to yourselves. Truly, your Lord is full of Kindness, Most Merciful

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
and they bear your loads unto a land that you never would reach, excepting with great distress. Surely your Lord is All-clement, All-compassionate
George Sale   
And they carry your burdens to a distant country, at which ye could not otherwise arrive, unless with great difficulty to yourselves; for your Lord is compassionate and merciful
Edward Henry Palmer   
And they bear your heavy burdens to towns which ye could not otherwise reach, except with great wretchedness of soul;- verily, your Lord is kind and merciful
John Medows Rodwell   
And they carry your burdens to lands which ye could not else reach but with travail of soul: truly your Lord is full of goodness, and merciful
N J Dawood (2014)   
They carry your burdens to a land you could not otherwise reach except with painful toil. Surely kindly is your Lord, and compassionate

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
And they carry your loads to lands that you were not going to reach them except through hardship on the souls. Lo! Your Lord is indeed All-tender All-merciful.
Munir Mezyed   
They carry your (heavy) loads to a land that you are not capable of reaching it, but with great difficulties for yourselves. Indeed, your Lord is full of Compassion, Most Merciful.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
And they carry your burden to a land you could not have reached without personal exertion, for your Lord is lenient and merciful.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
They carry your heavy loads to lands that you could not otherwise reach except with great difficulty. Your Lord is indeed the Kindest, Most Merciful.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
And they carry your heavy burdens to a land you could not have reached without great hardship to yourselves; indeed, your Lord is truly Compassionate, Bestowing of mercy.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
They transport your loads to lands you would not reach except through travail for yourselves-your Lord is so Gentle, Merciful
Samy Mahdy   
And they carry your heavy loads to a town you could not have reached except with the breath's exertion. Surely Your Lord is A Clement, Merciful.
Sayyid Qutb   
And they carry your loads to distant lands, which you could not otherwise reach without much hardship to yourselves. Your Lord is certainly Most Compassionate, Merciful.
Ahmed Hulusi   
They carry your loads and take you to many places that you cannot reach yourselves without difficulty! Indeed, your Rabb is the Ra’uf, the Rahim.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
And they carry your heavy loads unto a land that you could not reach except with distress of (your) self. Verily your Lord is Compassionate, Merciful.
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
And they carry your burdens to a land you could not have reached but with hardship and severe toil. Allah, your Creator, is indeed Raufun (Compassionate) and Rahimun (Merciful)
Mir Aneesuddin   
And they carry your heavy (things) to a land which you could not have reached but with hardship to yourselves, your Fosterer is certainly full of pity, Merciful.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
And they carry your heavy loads to lands that ye could not (otherwise) reach except with souls distressed: for your Lord is indeed Most Kind, Most Merciful
OLD Literal Word for Word   
And they carry your loads to a land not you could reach it except with great trouble (to) yourselves. Indeed, your Lord surely is Most Kind, Most Merciful
OLD Transliteration   
Watahmilu athqalakum ila baladin lam takoonoo baligheehi illa bishiqqi al-anfusi inna rabbakum laraoofun raheemun