The Star 53:60

وَتَضۡحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبۡكُونَ ۝٦٠
wataḍḥakūna walā tabkūn
62 Translations
Why do you laugh instead of weeping
and laugh at it and don’t weep?
And laugh and not weep
And keep laughing and do not weep
And you laugh rather than weeping!
and laugh and do not cry,
and laugh and not weep
And do you laugh and not weep (in consideration of your recalcitrance and sinfulness)
(For on hearing the mention of the Hour of punishment) you laugh rather than weep
and do you laugh, and do you not weep
and you laugh (at it), and you do not cry
That you laugh at it instead of crying [for your miserable future]
And will you laugh and not weep
and laugh and do not weep,
and do ye laugh and not weep
And you laugh, and do not weep
And you laugh and do not weep.
and do ye laugh, and not weep
And will you laugh and not weep
Or do you laugh, and do you not wee
And that ye laugh and weep not
And you laugh, and you weep not
And will you laugh and not weep
Will you laugh and not cry?
and laugh instead of weeping
Will you laugh at it rather than weep
And do you laugh and not weep,
and you laugh and do not weep,
Will you laugh at it and not weep!
And do you laugh and not weep
And you are laughing, instead of cryin
And you are laughing, while you should be crying
And you are laughing, while you should be crying?
And you laugh/wonder, and you do not weep
And do you laugh instead of weeping
And do you laugh, and do you not weep
And laugh and not weep
and do they laugh instead of weeping
and laugh (at it), and not weep
And poke fun at it instead of weeping,
You laugh and do not cry
And poke fun at it instead of weeping,
And you laugh to scorn and manifest contempt, instead of weeping out your eyes and your heart
Would you laugh and not cry?
laughing ˹at it˺ and not weeping ˹in awe˺,
And laugh and do not cry?
and laugh instead of weeping
Are you laughing, instead of crying?
And you laugh and do not weep
And you laugh and do not weep
And you laugh, and do not weep?
And will you laugh and not weep
And will you laugh and not weep
And do you laugh and weep not
And do you laugh and not weep
And will you laugh and not weep—
And do you laugh and not weep?
And laugh, and do not weep
And you laugh and do not wee
And you laugh and do not weep?
And will ye laugh and not weep,
And will ye laugh and not weep,