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Surah 23
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One hundred and eighteen verses that open by naming what makes believers successful and close on the moment a man asks to be sent back and is refused. Between them: the stages by which a human being is made from clay, and Noah, Moses and Aaron sent to peoples who each say the same thing to their messenger.
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)qad aflaha l-mu'minoon
DIN 31635qad ʾaflaḥa l-muʾminūna
Successful are the believers.
Successful indeed are the believers
Prosperous are the believers
HAPPY now the BELIEVERS
Now are the true believers happy
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى صَلَاتِهِمْ خَٰشِعُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)alladheena hum fee salaatihim khaashi'oon
DIN 31635allaḏīna hum fī ṣalātihim ḫāšiʿūna
Those who are humble in their prayers.
Who are humble in their prayers
who in their prayers are humble
Who humble them in their prayer
Who humble themselves in their prayer
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَنِ ٱللَّغْوِ مُعْرِضُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walladheena hum 'ani llaghwi mu'ridoon
DIN 31635wallaḏīna hum ʿani llaġwi muʿriḍūna
The translators word this verse differently
Those who avoid nonsense.
And who shun vain conversation
and who from vain talk turn aside
And who keep aloof from vain words
and who eschew all vain discourse
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِلزَّكَوٰةِ فَٰعِلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walladheena hum lilzzakaati faa'iloon
DIN 31635wallaḏīna hum lilzzakāti fāʿilūna
The translators word this verse differently
Those who work for charity.
And who are payers of the poor-due
and who in almsgiving are active
And who are doers of alms deeds
and who are doers of alms-deeds
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَٰفِظُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walladheena hum lifuroojihim haafizoon
DIN 31635wallaḏīna hum lifurūǧihim ḥāfiẓūna
The translators word this verse differently
Those who safeguard their chastity.
And who guard their modesty
And who guard their private parts
And who restrain their appetites
and who keep themselves from carnal knowledge of any women
إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)illaa 'alaa azwaajihim aw maa malakat aymaanuhum fa'innahum ghayru maloomeen
DIN 31635ʾillā ʿalā ʾazwāǧihim ʾaw mā malakat ʾaymānuhum faʾinnahum ġayru malūmīna
Except from their spouses, or their dependents-for then they are free from blame.
Save from their wives or the (slaves) that their right hands possess, for then they are not blameworthy
except for their wives or what their right hands possess for then, verily, they are not to be blamed
Save with their wives, or the slaves whom their right hands possess: for in that case they shall be free from blame
except their wives, or the captives which their right hands possess; -- for as to them they shall be blameless
فَمَنِ ٱبْتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْعَادُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)famani btaghaa waraa'a dhaalika fa'oolaa'ika humu l-'aadoon
DIN 31635famani btaġā warāʾa ḏālika faʾūlāʾika humu l-ʿādūna
The translators word this verse differently
But whoever seeks anything beyond that-these are the transgressors.
But whoso craveth beyond that, such are transgressors
but whoso craves aught beyond that, they are the transgressors
But they whose desires reach further than this are transgressors
But whoever coveteth any woman beyond these, they are transgressors
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَٰنَٰتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَٰعُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walladheena hum li'amaanaatihim wa'ahdihim raa'oon
DIN 31635wallaḏīna hum liʾamānātihim waʿahdihim rāʿūna
The translators word this verse differently
Those who are faithful to their trusts and pledges.
And who are shepherds of their pledge and their covenant
and who observe their trusts and covenants
And who tend well their trusts and their covenants
And who acquit themselves faithfully of their trust, and justly perform their covenant
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَوَٰتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walladheena hum 'alaa salawaatihim yuhaafizoon
DIN 31635wallaḏīna hum ʿalā ṣalawātihim yuḥāfiẓūna
The translators word this verse differently
Those who safeguard their prayers.
And who pay heed to their prayers
and who guard well their prayers
And who keep them strictly to their prayers
and who observe their appointed times of prayer
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْوَٰرِثُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)oolaa'ika humu l-waarithoon
DIN 31635ʾūlāʾika humu l-wāriṯūna
These are the inheritors.
These are the heirs
these are the heirs
These shall be the heritors
These shall be the heirs
ٱلَّذِينَ يَرِثُونَ ٱلْفِرْدَوْسَ هُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)alladheena yarithoona l-firdawsa hum feehaa khaalidoon
DIN 31635allaḏīna yariṯūna l-firdawsa hum fīhā ḫālidūna
Who will inherit Paradise, wherein they will dwell forever.
Who will inherit paradise. There they will abide
who shall inherit Paradise; they shall dwell therein for aye
Who shall inherit the paradise, to abide therein for ever
who shall inherit paradise; they shall continue therein for ever
وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِن سُلَٰلَةٍ مِّن طِينٍ
Easy-read (simplified)walaqad khalaqnaa l-'insaana min sulaalatin min teen
DIN 31635walaqad ḫalaqnā l-ʾinsāna min sulālatin min ṭīnin
We created man from an extract of clay.
Verily We created man from a product of wet earth
We have created man from an extract of clay
Now of fine clay have we created man
We formerly created man of a finer sort of clay
ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَٰهُ نُطْفَةً فِى قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ
Easy-read (simplified)thumma ja'alnaahu nutfatan fee qaraarin makeen
DIN 31635ṯumma ǧaʿalnāhu nuṭfatan fī qarārin makīnin
The translators word this verse differently
Then We made him a seed, in a secure repository.
Then placed him as a drop (of seed) in a safe lodging
then we made him a clot in a sure depository
Then we placed him, a moist germ, in a safe abode
afterwards We placed him in the form of seed in a sure receptacle
ثُمَّ خَلَقْنَا ٱلنُّطْفَةَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقْنَا ٱلْعَلَقَةَ مُضْغَةً فَخَلَقْنَا ٱلْمُضْغَةَ عِظَٰمًا فَكَسَوْنَا ٱلْعِظَٰمَ لَحْمًا ثُمَّ أَنشَأْنَٰهُ خَلْقًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَبَارَكَ ٱللَّهُ أَحْسَنُ ٱلْخَٰلِقِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)thumma khalaqnaa n-nutfata 'alaqatan fakhalaqnaa l-'alaqata mudghatan fakhalaqnaa l-mudghata 'izaaman fakasawnaa l-'izaama lahman thumma ansha'naahu khalqan aakhara fatabaaraka llaahu ahsanu l-khaaliqeen
DIN 31635ṯumma ḫalaqnā n-nuṭfata ʿalaqatan faḫalaqnā l-ʿalaqata muḍġatan faḫalaqnā l-muḍġata ʿiẓāman fakasawnā l-ʿiẓāma laḥman ṯumma ʾanšaʾnāhu ḫalqan ʾāḫara fatabāraka llāhu ʾaḥsanu l-ḫāliqīna
Then We developed the seed into a clot. Then We developed the clot into a lump. Then We developed the lump into bones. Then We clothed the bones with flesh. Then We produced it into another creature. Most Blessed is God, the Best of Creators.
Then fashioned We the drop a clot, then fashioned We the clot a little lump, then fashioned We the little lump bones, then clothed the bones with flesh, and then produced it as another creation. So blessed be Allah, the Best of creators
then we created the clot congealed blood, and we created the congealed blood a morsel; then we created the morsel bone, and we clothed the bone with flesh then we produced it another creation; and blessed be God, the best of creators
Then made we the moist germ a clot of blood: then made the clotted blood into a piece of flesh; then made the piece of flesh into bones: and we clothed the bones with flesh: then brought forth man of yet another make - Blessed therefore be God, the most excellent of Makers
Afterwards We made the seed coagulated blood; and We formed the coagulated blood into a piece of flesh: Then We formed the piece of flesh into bones; and We cloathed those bones with flesh: Then We produced the same by another creation. Wherefore blessed be God, the most excellent creator
ثُمَّ إِنَّكُم بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ لَمَيِّتُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)thumma innakum ba'da dhaalika lamayyitoon
DIN 31635ṯumma ʾinnakum baʿda ḏālika lamayyitūna
Then, after that, you will die.
Then lo! after that ye surely die
Then shall ye after that surely die
Then after this ye shall surely die
After this shall ye die
ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ تُبْعَثُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)thumma innakum yawma l-qiyaamati tub'athoon
DIN 31635ṯumma ʾinnakum yawma l-qiyāmati tubʿaṯūna
Then, on the Day of Resurrection, you will be resurrected.
Then lo! on the Day of Resurrection ye are raised (again)
then shall ye on the day of resurrection be raised
Then shall ye be waked up on the day of resurrection
And afterwards shall ye be restored to life, on the day of resurrection
وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعَ طَرَآئِقَ وَمَا كُنَّا عَنِ ٱلْخَلْقِ غَٰفِلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)walaqad khalaqnaa fawqakum sab'a taraa'iqa wamaa kunnaa 'ani l-khalqi ghaafileen
DIN 31635walaqad ḫalaqnā fawqakum sabʿa ṭarāʾiqa wamā kunnā ʿani l-ḫalqi ġāfilīna
We created above you seven pathways, and We are never heedless of the creation.
And We have created above you seven paths, and We are never unmindful of creation
And we have created above you seven roads; nor are we heedless of the creation
And we have created over you seven heavens: - and we are not careless of the creation
And We have created over you seven heavens: And We are not negligent of what We have created
وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءًۢ بِقَدَرٍ فَأَسْكَنَّٰهُ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰ ذَهَابٍۭ بِهِۦ لَقَٰدِرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'anzalnaa mina s-samaa'i maa'an biqadarin fa'askannaahu fee l-'ardi wa'innaa 'alaa dhahaabin bihi laqaadiroon
DIN 31635waʾanzalnā mina s-samāʾi māʾan biqadarin faʾaskannāhu fī l-ʾarḍi waʾinnā ʿalā ḏahābin bihi laqādirūna
And We sent down water from the sky in proper quantity, and settled it in the ground, and We are Able to take it away.
And we send down from the sky water in measure, and We give it lodging in the earth, and lo! We are Able to withdraw it
And we send down from the heaven water by measure, and we make it rest in the earth; but, verily, we are able to take it away
And we send down water from the Heaven in its due degree, and we cause it to settle on the earth; - and we have power for its withdrawal
And We send down rain from heaven, by measure; and We cause it to remain on the earth: We are also certainly able to deprive you of the same
فَأَنشَأْنَا لَكُم بِهِۦ جَنَّٰتٍ مِّن نَّخِيلٍ وَأَعْنَٰبٍ لَّكُمْ فِيهَا فَوَٰكِهُ كَثِيرَةٌ وَمِنْهَا تَأْكُلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'ansha'naa lakum bihi jannaatin min nakheelin wa'a'naabin lakum feehaa fawaakihu katheeratun waminhaa ta'kuloon
DIN 31635faʾanšaʾnā lakum bihi ǧannātin min naḫīlin waʾaʿnābin lakum fīhā fawākihu kaṯīratun waminhā taʾkulūna
With it We produce for you gardens of palms and vines, yielding abundant fruit for you to eat.
Then We produce for you therewith gardens of date-palms and grapes, wherein is much fruit for you and whereof ye eat
and we produce for you thereby gardens of palms and grapes wherein ye have many fruits, and whence ye eat
And by it we cause gardens of palm trees, and vineyards to spring forth for you, in which ye have plenteous fruits, and whereof ye eat
And We cause gardens of palm-trees, and vineyards, to spring forth for you by means thereof; wherein ye have many fruits, and whereof ye eat
وَشَجَرَةً تَخْرُجُ مِن طُورِ سَيْنَآءَ تَنۢبُتُ بِٱلدُّهْنِ وَصِبْغٍ لِّلْـَٔاكِلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)washajaratan takhruju min toori saynaa'a tanbutu bid-duhni wasibghin lil'aakileen
DIN 31635wašaǧaratan taḫruǧu min ṭūri saynāʾa tanbutu bid-duhni waṣibġin lilʾākilīna
And a tree springing out of Mount Sinai, producing oil, and seasoning for those who eat.
And a tree that springeth forth from Mount Sinai that groweth oil and relish for the eaters
And a tree growing out of Mount Sinai which produces oil, and a condiment for those who eat
And the tree that groweth up on Mount Sinai; which yieldeth oil and a juice for those who eat
And We also raise for you a tree springing from mount Sinai; which produceth oil, and a sauce for those who eat
وَإِنَّ لَكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَنْعَٰمِ لَعِبْرَةً نُّسْقِيكُم مِّمَّا فِى بُطُونِهَا وَلَكُمْ فِيهَا مَنَٰفِعُ كَثِيرَةٌ وَمِنْهَا تَأْكُلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'inna lakum fee l-'an'aami la'ibratan nusqeekum mimmaa fee butoonihaa walakum feehaa manaafi'u katheeratun waminhaa ta'kuloon
DIN 31635waʾinna lakum fī l-ʾanʿāmi laʿibratan nusqīkum mimmā fī buṭūnihā walakum fīhā manāfiʿu kaṯīratun waminhā taʾkulūna
And there is a lesson for you in livestock: We give you to drink from what is in their bellies, and you have many benefits in them, and from them you eat.
And lo! in the cattle there is verily a lesson for you. We give you to drink of that which is in their bellies, and many uses have ye in them, and of them do ye eat
And, verily, ye have a lesson in the cattle; we give you to drink of what is in their bellies; and ye have therein many advantages, and of them ye eat
And there is a lesson for you in the cattle: We give you to drink of what is in their bellies, and many advantages do ye derive from them, and for food they serve you
Ye have likewise an instruction in the cattle: We give you to drink of the milk which is in their bellies, and ye receive many advantages from them; and of them do ye eat
وَعَلَيْهَا وَعَلَى ٱلْفُلْكِ تُحْمَلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'alayhaa wa'alaa l-fulki tuhmaloon
DIN 31635waʿalayhā waʿalā l-fulki tuḥmalūna
And on them, and on the ships, you are transported.
And on them and on the ship ye are carried
and on them and on ships ye are borne
And on them and on ships are ye borne
And on them, and on ships, are ye carried
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ فَقَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥٓ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walaqad arsalnaa noohan ilaa qawmihi faqaala yaa qawmi 'budoo llaaha maa lakum min ilaahin ghayruhu afalaa tattaqoon
DIN 31635walaqad ʾarsalnā nūḥan ʾilā qawmihi faqāla yā qawmi ʿbudū llāha mā lakum min ʾilāhin ġayruhu ʾafalā tattaqūna
We sent Noah to his people. He said, "O my people, worship God, you have no deity other than Him. Will you not take heed?"
And We verily sent Noah unto his folk, and he said: O my people! Serve Allah. Ye have no other Allah save Him. Will ye not ward off (evil)
We sent Noah unto his people, and he said, 'O my people! worship God, ye have no god but Him; do ye then not fear
We sent Noah heretofore unto his people, and he said, "O my people! serve God: ye have no other God than He: will ye not therefore fear Him
We sent Noah heretofore unto his people, and he said, O my people, serve God: Ye have no God besides Him; will ye not therefore fear the consequence of your worshipping other gods
فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦ مَا هَٰذَآ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُرِيدُ أَن يَتَفَضَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَأَنزَلَ مَلَٰٓئِكَةً مَّا سَمِعْنَا بِهَٰذَا فِىٓ ءَابَآئِنَا ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)faqaala l-mala'u lladheena kafaroo min qawmihi maa haadhaa illaa basharun mithlukum yureedu an yatafaddala 'alaykum walaw shaa'a llaahu la'anzala malaa'ikatan maa sami'naa bihaadhaa fee aabaa'inaa l-'awwaleen
DIN 31635faqāla l-malaʾu llaḏīna kafarū min qawmihi mā hāḏā ʾillā bašarun miṯlukum yurīdu ʾan yatafaḍḍala ʿalaykum walaw šāʾa llāhu laʾanzala malāʾikatan mā samiʿnā bihāḏā fī ʾābāʾinā l-ʾawwalīna
But the notables of his people, who disbelieved, said, "This is nothing but a human like you, who wants to gain superiority over you. Had God willed, He would have sent down angels. We never heard of this from our forefathers of old.
But the chieftains of his folk, who disbelieved, said: This is only a mortal like you who would make himself superior to you. Had Allah willed, He surely could have sent down angels. We heard not of this in the case of our fathers of old
Said the chiefs of those who misbelieved among his people, 'This is nothing but a mortal like yourselves who wishes to have preference over you, and had God pleased He would have sent angels; we have not heard of this amongst our fathers of yore
But the chiefs of the people who believed not said, "This is but a man like yourselves: he fain would raise himself above you: but had it pleased God to send, He would have sent angels: We heard not of this with our sires of old
And the chiefs of his people, who believed not, said, this is no other than a man, as ye are: He seeketh to raise himself to a superiority over you. If God had pleased to have sent a messenger unto you, He would surely have sent angels: We have not heard this of our forefathers
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا رَجُلٌۢ بِهِۦ جِنَّةٌ فَتَرَبَّصُوا۟ بِهِۦ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ
Easy-read (simplified)in huwa illaa rajulun bihi jinnatun fatarabbasoo bihi hattaa heen
DIN 31635ʾin huwa ʾillā raǧulun bihi ǧinnatun fatarabbaṣū bihi ḥattā ḥīnin
He is nothing but a man possessed. Just ignore him for a while."
He is only a man in whom is a madness, so watch him for a while
he is nothing but a man possessed; let him bide then for a season
Verily he is but a man possessed; leave him alone therefore for a time
Verily he is no other than a man disturbed with frenzy: Wherefore wait concerning him for a time
قَالَ رَبِّ ٱنصُرْنِى بِمَا كَذَّبُونِ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala rabbi nsurnee bimaa kadhdhaboon
DIN 31635qāla rabbi nṣurnī bimā kaḏḏabūni
The translators word this verse differently
He said, "My Lord, help me, for they have rejected me."
He said: My Lord! Help me because they deny me
Said he, 'Help me, for they call me liar
He said, "O my Lord! help me against their charge of imposture
Noah said, O Lord, do thou protect me; for that they accuse me of falsehood
فَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْهِ أَنِ ٱصْنَعِ ٱلْفُلْكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا وَوَحْيِنَا فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَمْرُنَا وَفَارَ ٱلتَّنُّورُ فَٱسْلُكْ فِيهَا مِن كُلٍّ زَوْجَيْنِ ٱثْنَيْنِ وَأَهْلَكَ إِلَّا مَن سَبَقَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلْقَوْلُ مِنْهُمْ وَلَا تُخَٰطِبْنِى فِى ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓا۟ إِنَّهُم مُّغْرَقُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'awhaynaa ilayhi ani sna'i l-fulka bi'a'yuninaa wawahyinaa fa'idhaa jaa'a amrunaa wafaara t-tannooru fasluk feehaa min kullin zawjayni thnayni wa'ahlaka illaa man sabaqa 'alayhi l-qawlu minhum walaa tukhaatibnee fee lladheena zalamoo innahum mughraqoon
DIN 31635faʾawḥaynā ʾilayhi ʾani ṣnaʿi l-fulka biʾaʿyuninā wawaḥyinā faʾiḏā ǧāʾa ʾamrunā wafāra t-tannūru fasluk fīhā min kullin zawǧayni ṯnayni waʾahlaka ʾillā man sabaqa ʿalayhi l-qawlu minhum walā tuḫāṭibnī fī llaḏīna ẓalamū ʾinnahum muġraqūna
So We inspired him: "Build the Ark under Our observation and by Our inspiration. And when Our decree comes to pass, and the oven boils over, load into it two pairs of every kind, together with your family, except those of them against whom the word has already been pronounced. And do not speak to me concerning those who did wrong; for they are to be drowned."
Then We inspired in him, saying: Make the ship under Our eyes and Our inspiration. Then, when Our command cometh and the oven gusheth water, introduce therein of every (kind) two spouses, and thy household save him thereof against whom the Word hath already gone forth. And plead not with Me on behalf of those who have done wrong. Lo! they will be drowned
And we inspired him, 'Make the ark under our eyes and inspiration; and when the oven boils over, conduct into it of every kind two, with thy family, except him of them against whom the word has passed; and do not address me for those who do wrong, verily, they are to be drowned
So we revealed unto him, "Make the ark under our eye, and as we have taught, and when our doom shall come on, and the earth's surface shall boil up, Carry into it of every kind a pair, and thy family, save him on whom sentence hath already passed: and plead not with me for the wicked, for they shall be drowned
And We revealed our orders unto him, saying, make the ark in our sight; and according to our revelation. And when our decree cometh to be executed, and the oven shall boil and pour forth water, carry into it of every species of animals one pair; and also thy family, except such of them on whom a previous sentence of destruction hath passed: And speak not unto Me in behalf of those who have been unjust; for they shall be drowned
فَإِذَا ٱسْتَوَيْتَ أَنتَ وَمَن مَّعَكَ عَلَى ٱلْفُلْكِ فَقُلِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى نَجَّىٰنَا مِنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'idhaa stawayta anta waman ma'aka 'alaa l-fulki faquli l-hamdu lillaahi lladhee najjaanaa mina l-qawmi z-zaalimeen
DIN 31635faʾiḏā stawayta ʾanta waman maʿaka ʿalā l-fulki faquli l-ḥamdu lillāhi llaḏī naǧǧānā mina l-qawmi ẓ-ẓālimīna
Then, when you and those with you are settled in the Ark, say, "Praise be to God, who has saved us from the wrongdoing people."
And when thou art on board the ship, thou and whoso is with thee, then say: Praise be to Allah Who hath saved us from the wrongdoing folk
But when thou art settled, thou and those with thee in the ark, say, "Praise belongs to God, who saved us from the unjust people
And when thou, and they who shall be with thee, shall go up into the ark; say, 'Praise be unto God, who hath rescued us from the wicked folk
And when thou and they who shall be with thee, shall go up into the ark, say, praise be unto God, who hath delivered us from the ungodly people
وَقُل رَّبِّ أَنزِلْنِى مُنزَلًا مُّبَارَكًا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلْمُنزِلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)waqul rabbi anzilnee munzalan mubaarakan wa'anta khayru l-munzileen
DIN 31635waqul rabbi ʾanzilnī munzalan mubārakan waʾanta ḫayru l-munzilīna
And say, "My Lord, land me with a blessed landing, as you are the best of transporters."
And say: My Lord! Cause me to land at a blessed landing-place, for Thou art Best of all who bring to land
And say, "My Lord! make me to alight in a blessed alighting-place, for Thou art the best of those who cause men to alight
And say, 'O my Lord! disembark me with a blessed disembarking: for thou art the best to disembark
And say, O Lord, cause me to come down from this ark with a blessed descent; for thou art best able to bring me down from the same with safety
إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ وَإِن كُنَّا لَمُبْتَلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)inna fee dhaalika la'aayaatin wa'in kunnaa lamubtaleen
DIN 31635ʾinna fī ḏālika laʾāyātin waʾin kunnā lamubtalīna
The translators word this verse differently
Surely in that are signs. We are always testing.
Lo! herein verily are portents, for lo! We are ever putting (mankind) to the test
Verily, in that is a sign, and, verily, we were trying them
Verily in this were signs, and verily we made proof of man
Verily herein were signs of our omnipotence; and We proved mankind thereby
ثُمَّ أَنشَأْنَا مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ قَرْنًا ءَاخَرِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)thumma ansha'naa min ba'dihim qarnan aakhareen
DIN 31635ṯumma ʾanšaʾnā min baʿdihim qarnan ʾāḫarīna
Then, after them, We established another generation.
Then, after them, We brought forth another generation
Then we raised up after them another generation
We then raised up other generations after them
Afterwards We raised up another generation after them
فَأَرْسَلْنَا فِيهِمْ رَسُولًا مِّنْهُمْ أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥٓ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'arsalnaa feehim rasoolan minhum ani 'budoo llaaha maa lakum min ilaahin ghayruhu afalaa tattaqoon
DIN 31635faʾarsalnā fīhim rasūlan minhum ʾani ʿbudū llāha mā lakum min ʾilāhin ġayruhu ʾafalā tattaqūna
And We sent among them a messenger from themselves: "Serve God. You have no god other than Him. Will you not be cautious?"
And we sent among them a messenger of their own, saying: Serve Allah, Ye have no other Allah save Him. Will ye not ward off (evil)
and we sent amongst them a prophet of themselves (saying), 'Serve God, ye have no god but He; will ye then not fear
And we sent among them an apostle from out themselves, with, "Worship ye God! ye have no other God than He: will ye not therefore fear Him
and We sent unto them an apostle from among them, who said, worship God: Ye have no God besides Him; will ye not therefore fear his vengeance
وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِن قَوْمِهِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِلِقَآءِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَأَتْرَفْنَٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا مَا هَٰذَآ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يَأْكُلُ مِمَّا تَأْكُلُونَ مِنْهُ وَيَشْرَبُ مِمَّا تَشْرَبُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)waqaala l-mala'u min qawmihi lladheena kafaroo wakadhdhaboo biliqaa'i l-'aakhirati wa'atrafnaahum fee l-hayaati d-dunyaa maa haadhaa illaa basharun mithlukum ya'kulu mimmaa ta'kuloona minhu wayashrabu mimmaa tashraboon
DIN 31635waqāla l-malaʾu min qawmihi llaḏīna kafarū wakaḏḏabū biliqāʾi l-ʾāḫirati waʾatrafnāhum fī l-ḥayāti d-dunyā mā hāḏā ʾillā bašarun miṯlukum yaʾkulu mimmā taʾkulūna minhu wayašrabu mimmā tašrabūna
But the dignitaries of his people, those who disbelieved and denied the meeting of the Hereafter, and We had indulged them in the present life, said, "This is nothing but a human like you; he eats what you eat, and he drinks what you drink.
And the chieftains of his folk, who disbelieved and denied the meeting of the Hereafter, and whom We had made soft in the life of the world, said: This is only a mortal like you, who eateth of that whereof ye eat and drinketh of that ye drink
Said the chiefs of his people who misbelieved, and called the meeting of the last day a lie, and to whom we gave enjoyment in the life of this world, 'This is only a mortal like yourselves, who eats of what ye eat
And the chiefs of His people who believed not, and who deemed the meeting with us in the life to come to be a lie, and whom we had richly supplied in this present life, said, "This is but a man like yourselves; he eateth of what ye eat, And he drinketh of what ye drink
And the chiefs of his people, who believed not, and who denied the meeting of the life to come, and on whom We had bestowed affluence in this present life, said, this is not other than a man, as ye are; he eateth of that whereof ye eat, and he drinketh of that whereof ye drink
وَلَئِنْ أَطَعْتُم بَشَرًا مِّثْلَكُمْ إِنَّكُمْ إِذًا لَّخَٰسِرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wala'in ata'tum basharan mithlakum innakum idhan lakhaasiroon
DIN 31635walaʾin ʾaṭaʿtum bašaran miṯlakum ʾinnakum ʾiḏan laḫāsirūna
If you obey a human being like yourselves, then you will be losers.
If ye were to obey a mortal like yourselves, then, lo! ye surely would be losers
and drinks of what ye drink; and if ye obey a mortal like yourselves, verily, ye will then be surely losers
And if ye obey a man like yourselves, then ye will surely be undone
And if ye obey a man like unto your selves, ye will surely be sufferers
أَيَعِدُكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ إِذَا مِتُّمْ وَكُنتُمْ تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَنَّكُم مُّخْرَجُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)aya'idukum annakum idhaa mittum wakuntum turaaban wa'izaaman annakum mukhrajoon
DIN 31635ʾayaʿidukum ʾannakum ʾiḏā mittum wakuntum turāban waʿiẓāman ʾannakum muḫraǧūna
Does he promise you that when you have died and become dust and bones, you will be brought out?
Doth he promise you that you, when ye are dead and have become dust and bones, will (again) be brought forth
Does he promise you that when ye are dead, and have become dust and bones, that then ye will be brought forth
What! doth he foretell you, that after ye shall be dead and become dust and bones, ye shall be brought forth
Doth he threaten you that after ye shall be dead, and shall become dust and bones, ye shall be brought forth alive from your graves
هَيْهَاتَ هَيْهَاتَ لِمَا تُوعَدُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)hayhaata hayhaata limaa too'adoon
DIN 31635hayhāta hayhāta limā tūʿadūna
The translators word this verse differently
Farfetched, farfetched is what you are promised.
Begone, begone, with that which ye are promised
Away, away with what ye are threatened
Away, away with his predictions
Away, away with that ye are threatened with
إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّا حَيَاتُنَا ٱلدُّنْيَا نَمُوتُ وَنَحْيَا وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَبْعُوثِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)in hiya illaa hayaatunaa d-dunyaa namootu wanahyaa wamaa nahnu bimab'ootheen
DIN 31635ʾin hiya ʾillā ḥayātunā d-dunyā namūtu wanaḥyā wamā naḥnu bimabʿūṯīna
There is nothing but our life in this world. We die, and we live, and we are not resurrected.
There is naught but our life of the world; we die and we live, and we shall not be raised (again)
there is only our life in the world! We die and we live, and we shall not be raised
There is no life beyond our present life; we die, and we live, and we shall not be quickened again
There is no other life besides our present life: We die, and we live; and we shall not be raised again
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ ٱفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا وَمَا نَحْنُ لَهُۥ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)in huwa illaa rajulun ftaraa 'alaa llaahi kadhiban wamaa nahnu lahu bimu'mineen
DIN 31635ʾin huwa ʾillā raǧulun ftarā ʿalā llāhi kaḏiban wamā naḥnu lahu bimuʾminīna
He is nothing but a man, making up lies about God. We have no faith in him."
He is only a man who hath invented a lie about Allah. We are not going to put faith in him
He is only a man who forges against God a lie. And we believe not in him
This is merely a man who forgeth a lie about God: and we will not believe him
This is no other than a man, who deviseth a lie concerning God: But we will not believe him
قَالَ رَبِّ ٱنصُرْنِى بِمَا كَذَّبُونِ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala rabbi nsurnee bimaa kadhdhaboon
DIN 31635qāla rabbi nṣurnī bimā kaḏḏabūni
He said, "My Lord, help me, for they have rejected me."
He said: My Lord! Help me because they deny me
Said he, 'My Lord! help me, for they call me liar
He said, "O my Lord! help me against this charge of imposture
Their apostle said, O Lord, defend me; for that they have accused me of imposture
قَالَ عَمَّا قَلِيلٍ لَّيُصْبِحُنَّ نَٰدِمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala 'ammaa qaleelin layusbihunna naadimeen
DIN 31635qāla ʿammā qalīlin layuṣbiḥunna nādimīna
The translators word this verse differently
He said, "Soon they will be filled with regret."
He said: In a little while they surely will become repentant
He said, 'Within a little they will surely awake repenting
He said, "Yet a little, and they will soon repent them
God answered, after a little while they shall surely repent their obstinacy
فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ بِٱلْحَقِّ فَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ غُثَآءً فَبُعْدًا لِّلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'akhadhathumu s-sayhatu bil-haqqi faja'alnaahum ghuthaa'an fabu'dan lilqawmi z-zaalimeen
DIN 31635faʾaḫaḏathumu ṣ-ṣayḥatu bil-ḥaqqi faǧaʿalnāhum ġuṯāʾan fabuʿdan lilqawmi ẓ-ẓālimīna
The translators word this verse differently
Then the Blast struck them, justifiably, and We turned them into scum. So away with the wicked people.
So the (Awful) Cry overtook them rightfully, and We made them like as wreckage (that a torrent hurleth). A far removal for wrongdoing folk
And the noise seized them deservedly; and we made them as rubbish borne by a torrent; so, away with the unjust people
Then did the shout of the destroying angel in justice surprise them, we made them like leaves swept down by a torrent. Away then with the wicked people
Wherefore a severe punishment was justly inflicted on them, and We rendered them like the refuse which is carried down by a stream. Away therefore with the ungodly people
ثُمَّ أَنشَأْنَا مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ قُرُونًا ءَاخَرِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)thumma ansha'naa min ba'dihim quroonan aakhareen
DIN 31635ṯumma ʾanšaʾnā min baʿdihim qurūnan ʾāḫarīna
Then, after them, We raised other generations.
Then after them We brought forth other generations
Then we raised up after them other generations
Then raised we up other generations after them
Afterwards We raised up other generations after them
مَا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)maa tasbiqu min ummatin ajalahaa wamaa yasta'khiroon
DIN 31635mā tasbiqu min ʾummatin ʾaǧalahā wamā yastaʾḫirūna
The translators word this verse differently
No nation can advance its time, nor can they postpone it.
No nation can outstrip its term, nor yet postpone it
No nation can anticipate its appointed time, nor keep it back
Neither too soon, nor too late, shall a people reach its appointed time
No nation shall be punished before their determined time; neither shall they be respited after
ثُمَّ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلَنَا تَتْرَا كُلَّ مَا جَآءَ أُمَّةً رَّسُولُهَا كَذَّبُوهُ فَأَتْبَعْنَا بَعْضَهُم بَعْضًا وَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ أَحَادِيثَ فَبُعْدًا لِّقَوْمٍ لَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)thumma arsalnaa rusulanaa tatraa kulla maa jaa'a ummatan rasooluhaa kadhdhaboohu fa'atba'naa ba'dahum ba'dan waja'alnaahum ahaadeetha fabu'dan liqawmin laa yu'minoon
DIN 31635ṯumma ʾarsalnā rusulanā tatrā kulla mā ǧāʾa ʾummatan rasūluhā kaḏḏabūhu faʾatbaʿnā baʿḍahum baʿḍan waǧaʿalnāhum ʾaḥādīṯa fabuʿdan liqawmin lā yuʾminūna
Then We sent Our messengers in succession. Every time a messenger came to his community, they called him a liar. So We made them follow one another, and made them history. So away with a people who do not believe.
Then We sent our messengers one after another. Whenever its messenger came unto a nation they denied him; so We caused them to follow one another (to disaster) and We made them bywords. A far removal for folk who believe not
Then we sent our apostles one after another. Whenever its apostle came to any nation they called him a liar; and we made some to follow others; and we made them legends; away then with a people who do not believe
Then sent we our apostles one after another. Oft as their apostle presented himself to a nation, they treated him as a liar; and we caused one nation to follow another; and we made them the burden of a tale. Away then with the people who believe not
Afterwards We sent our apostles, one after another. So often as their apostle came unto any nation, they charged him with imposture: And We caused them successively to follow one another to destruction; and We made them only subjects of traditional stories. Away therefore with the unbelieving nations
ثُمَّ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ وَأَخَاهُ هَٰرُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ
Easy-read (simplified)thumma arsalnaa moosaa wa'akhaahu haaroona bi'aayaatinaa wasultaanin mubeen
DIN 31635ṯumma ʾarsalnā mūsā waʾaḫāhu hārūna biʾāyātinā wasulṭānin mubīnin
Then We sent Moses and his brother Aaron, with Our signs and a clear authority.
Then We sent Moses and his brother Aaron with Our tokens and a clear warrant
Then we sent Moses and his brother Aaron with our signs
Then sent we Moses and his brother Aaron, with our signs and manifest power
Afterwards We sent Moses, and Aaron his brother, with our signs and manifest power
إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَإِي۟هِۦ فَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ وَكَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا عَالِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)ilaa fir'awna wamala'ihi fastakbaroo wakaanoo qawman 'aaleen
DIN 31635ʾilā firʿawna wamalaʾihi fastakbarū wakānū qawman ʿālīna
To Pharaoh and his nobles, but they turned arrogant. They were oppressive people.
Unto Pharaoh and his chiefs, but they scorned (them) and they were despotic folk
and with plain authority to Pharaoh and his chiefs, but they were too big with pride, and were a haughty people
To Pharaoh and his princes; but they behaved them proudly, for they were a haughty people
unto Pharaoh and his princes: But they proudly refused to believe on him; for they were a haughty people
فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَنُؤْمِنُ لِبَشَرَيْنِ مِثْلِنَا وَقَوْمُهُمَا لَنَا عَٰبِدُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)faqaaloo anu'minu libasharayni mithlinaa waqawmuhumaa lanaa 'aabidoon
DIN 31635faqālū ʾanuʾminu libašarayni miṯlinā waqawmuhumā lanā ʿābidūna
They said, "Are we to believe in two mortals like us, and their people are our slaves?"
And they said: Shall we put faith in two mortals like ourselves, and whose folk are servile unto us
And they said, 'Shall we believe two mortals like ourselves, when their people are servants of ours
And they said, "Shall we believe on two men like ourselves, whose people are our slaves
And they said, shall we believe on two men like unto our selves; whose people are our servants
فَكَذَّبُوهُمَا فَكَانُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْمُهْلَكِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)fakadhdhaboohumaa fakaanoo mina l-muhlakeen
DIN 31635fakaḏḏabūhumā fakānū mina l-muhlakīna
So they called them liars, and thus were among those destroyed.
So they denied them, and became of those who were destroyed
So they called them liars, and were of those who perished
And they treated them both as impostors; wherefore they became of the destroyed
And they accused them of imposture: Wherefore they became of the number of those who were destroyed
وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walaqad aataynaa moosaa l-kitaaba la'allahum yahtadoon
DIN 31635walaqad ʾātaynā mūsā l-kitāba laʿallahum yahtadūna
And We gave Moses the Scripture, that they may be guided.
And We verily gave Moses the Scripture, that haply they might go aright
And we gave Moses the Book, that haply they might be guided
And we gave Moses the Book for Israel's guidance
And We heretofore gave the book of the law unto Moses, that the children of Israel might be directed thereby
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَأُمَّهُۥٓ ءَايَةً وَءَاوَيْنَٰهُمَآ إِلَىٰ رَبْوَةٍ ذَاتِ قَرَارٍ وَمَعِينٍ
Easy-read (simplified)waja'alnaa bna maryama wa'ummahu aayatan wa'aawaynaahumaa ilaa rabwatin dhaati qaraarin wama'een
DIN 31635waǧaʿalnā bna maryama waʾummahu ʾāyatan waʾāwaynāhumā ʾilā rabwatin ḏāti qarārin wamaʿīnin
And We made Mary's son and his mother a sign, and We sheltered them on high ground with security and flowing springs.
And We made the son of Mary and his mother a portent, and We gave them refuge on a height, a place of flocks and watersprings
And we made the son of Mary and his mother a sign; and we lodged them both on a high place, furnished with security and a spring
And we appointed the Son of Mary, and His mother for a sign; and we prepared an abode for both in a lofty spot, quiet, and watered with springs
And We appointed the son of Mary, and his mother, for a sign: And We prepared an abode for them in an elevated part of the earth, being a place of quiet and security, and watered with running springs
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