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Surah 26
فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
Easy-read (simplified)faattaqoo llaaha wa'atee'oon
DIN 31635fāttaqū llāha waʾaṭīʿūni
So fear God, and obey me.
Therefor keep your duty to Allah and obey me
But fear God and obey me
But fear God and obey me
Fear God, and obey me
وَلَا تُطِيعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)walaa tutee'oo amra l-musrifeen
DIN 31635walā tuṭīʿū ʾamra l-musrifīna
And do not obey the command of the extravagant.
And obey not the command of the prodigal
and obey not the bidding of the extravagant
And obey not the bidding of those who commit excess
and obey not the command of the transgressors
ٱلَّذِينَ يُفْسِدُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)alladheena yufsidoona fee l-'ardi walaa yuslihoon
DIN 31635allaḏīna yufsidūna fī l-ʾarḍi walā yuṣliḥūna
Who spread turmoil on earth, and do not reform."
Who spread corruption in the earth, and reform not
who do evil in the earth and do not act aright
Who act disorderly on the earth and reform it not
who act corruptly in the earth, and reform not the same
قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَحَّرِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo innamaa anta mina l-musahhareen
DIN 31635qālū ʾinnamā ʾanta mina l-musaḥḥarīna
The translators word this verse differently
They said, "You are surely one of the bewitched.
They said: Thou art but one of the bewitched
They said, 'Thou art only of the infatuated
They said, "Certainly thou art a person bewitched
They answered, verily thou art distracted
مَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا فَأْتِ بِـَٔايَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)maa anta illaa basharun mithlunaa fa'ti bi'aayatin in kunta mina s-saadiqeen
DIN 31635mā ʾanta ʾillā bašarun miṯlunā faʾti biʾāyatin ʾin kunta mina ṣ-ṣādiqīna
You are nothing but a man like us. So bring us a sign, if you are truthful.
Thou art but a mortal like us. So bring some token if thou art of the truthful
thou art but mortal like ourselves; so bring us a sign, if thou be of those who speak the truth
Thou art only a man like us: produce now a sign if thou art a man of truth
Thou art no other than a man like unto us: Produce now some sign, if thou speakest truth
قَالَ هَٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةٌ لَّهَا شِرْبٌ وَلَكُمْ شِرْبُ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala haadhihi naaqatun lahaa shirbun walakum shirbu yawmin ma'loom
DIN 31635qāla hāḏihi nāqatun lahā širbun walakum širbu yawmin maʿlūmin
He said, "This is a she-camel; she has her turn of drinking, and you have your turn of drinking-on a specified day.
He said: (Behold) this she-camel. She hath the right to drink (at the well), and ye have the right to drink, (each) on an appointed day
He said, 'This she-camel shall have her drink and you your drink on a certain day
He said, "This she-camel, then - drink shall there be for her, and drink shall there be for you, on a several day for each
Saleh said, this she-camel shall be a sign unto you: She shall have her portion of water, and ye shall have your portion of water alternately, on a several day appointed for you
وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٍ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ
Easy-read (simplified)walaa tamassoohaa bisoo'in faya'khudhakum 'adhaabu yawmin 'azeem
DIN 31635walā tamassūhā bisūʾin fayaʾḫuḏakum ʿaḏābu yawmin ʿaẓīmin
And do not touch her with harm, lest the punishment of a great day seizes you."
And touch her not with ill lest there come on you the retribution of an awful day
but touch her not with evil, or there will seize you the torment of a mighty day
But harm her not, lest the punishment of a tremendous day overtake you
and do her no hurt, lest the punishment of a terrible day be inflicted on you
فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ نَٰدِمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'aqaroohaa fa'asbahoo naadimeen
DIN 31635faʿaqarūhā faʾaṣbaḥū nādimīna
The translators word this verse differently
But they slaughtered her, and became full of remorse.
But they hamstrung her, and then were penitent
But they hamstrung her, and on the morrow they repented
But they ham-strung her, and repented of it on the morrow
But they slew her; and were made to repent of their impiety
فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'akhadhahumu l-'adhaabu inna fee dhaalika la'aayatan wamaa kaana aktharuhum mu'mineen
DIN 31635faʾaḫaḏahumu l-ʿaḏābu ʾinna fī ḏālika laʾāyatan wamā kāna ʾakṯaruhum muʾminīna
The translators word this verse differently
So the punishment overtook them. Surely in this is a sign, but most of them are not believers.
So the retribution came on them. Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers
and the torment seized them; verily, in that is a sign; but most of them will never be believers
For the punishment overtook them. In this truly was a sign, but most of them believed not
For the punishment which had been threatened overtook them. Verily herein was a sign; but the greater part of them did not believe
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'inna rabbaka lahuwa l-'azeezu r-raheem
DIN 31635waʾinna rabbaka lahuwa l-ʿazīzu r-raḥīmu
Your Lord is the Almighty, the Merciful.
And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful
but verily, thy Lord He is mighty, merciful
But thy Lord! - He is the Powerful, the Merciful
Thy Lord is the mighty, the merciful
كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)kadhdhabat qawmu lootin l-mursaleen
DIN 31635kaḏḏabat qawmu lūṭin l-mursalīna
The people of Lot disbelieved the messengers.
The folk of Lot denied the messengers (of Allah)
The people of Lot called the apostles liars
The people of Lot treated their apostles as liars
The people of Lot likewise accused God's messengers of imposture
إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ لُوطٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)idh qaala lahum akhoohum lootun alaa tattaqoon
DIN 31635ʾiḏ qāla lahum ʾaḫūhum lūṭun ʾalā tattaqūna
When their brother Lot said to them, "Do you not fear?
When their brother Lot said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)
when their brother Lot said to them, 'Do ye not fear
When their brother Lot said to them, "Will ye not fear God
When their brother Lot said unto them, will ye not fear God
إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ
Easy-read (simplified)innee lakum rasoolun ameen
DIN 31635ʾinnī lakum rasūlun ʾamīnun
I am to you a faithful messenger.
Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you
verily, I am to you a faithful apostle
I am your Apostle worthy of all credit
Verily I am a faithful messenger unto you
فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
Easy-read (simplified)faattaqoo llaaha wa'atee'oon
DIN 31635fāttaqū llāha waʾaṭīʿūni
So fear God, and obey me.
So keep your duty to Allah and obey me
then fear God and obey me
Fear God, then, and obey me
Wherefore fear God, and obey me
وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa as'alukum 'alayhi min ajrin in ajriya illaa 'alaa rabbi l-'aalameen
DIN 31635wamā ʾasʾalukum ʿalayhi min ʾaǧrin ʾin ʾaǧriya ʾillā ʿalā rabbi l-ʿālamīna
I ask of you no payment for it. My payment is only from the Lord of the Worlds.
And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds
I do not ask you for it any hire; my hire is only with the Lord of the worlds
For this I ask you no reward: my reward is of the Lord of the worlds alone
I demand no reward of you for my preaching: I expect my reward from no other than the Lord of all creatures
أَتَأْتُونَ ٱلذُّكْرَانَ مِنَ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)ata'toona dh-dhukraana mina l-'aalameen
DIN 31635ʾataʾtūna ḏ-ḏukrāna mina l-ʿālamīna
The translators word this verse differently
Do you approach the males of the world?
What! Of all creatures do ye come unto the males
Do ye approach males of all the world
What! with men, of all creatures, will ye have commerce
Do ye approach unto the males among mankind
وَتَذَرُونَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُم مِّنْ أَزْوَٰجِكُم بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ عَادُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)watadharoona maa khalaqa lakum rabbukum min azwaajikum bal antum qawmun 'aadoon
DIN 31635wataḏarūna mā ḫalaqa lakum rabbukum min ʾazwāǧikum bal ʾantum qawmun ʿādūna
And forsake the wives your Lord created for you? Indeed, you are intrusive people."
And leave the wives your Lord created for you? Nay, but ye are froward folk
and leave what God your Lord has created for you of your wives? nay, but ye are people who transgress
And leave ye your wives whom your Lord hath created for you? Ah! ye are an erring people
and leave your wives which your Lord hath created for you? Surely ye are people who transgress
قَالُوا۟ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ يَٰلُوطُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْمُخْرَجِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo la'in lam tantahi yaa lootu latakoonanna mina l-mukhrajeen
DIN 31635qālū laʾin lam tantahi yā lūṭu latakūnanna mina l-muḫraǧīna
The translators word this verse differently
They said, "Unless you refrain, O Lot, you will be expelled."
They said: If thou cease not, O Lot, thou wilt soon be of the outcast
They said, 'Surely, if thou dost not desist, O Lot! thou shalt be of those who are expelled
They said, "O Lot, if thou desist not, one of the banished shalt thou surely be
They answered, unless thou desist, O Lot, thou shalt certainly be expelled our city
قَالَ إِنِّى لِعَمَلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلْقَالِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala innee li'amalikum mina l-qaaleen
DIN 31635qāla ʾinnī liʿamalikum mina l-qālīna
He said, "I certainly deplore your conduct."
He said: I am in truth of those who hate your conduct
Said he, 'Verily, I am of those who hate your deed
He said, "I utterly abhor your doings
He said, verily I am one of those who abhor your doings
رَبِّ نَجِّنِى وَأَهْلِى مِمَّا يَعْمَلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)rabbi najjinee wa'ahlee mimmaa ya'maloon
DIN 31635rabbi naǧǧinī waʾahlī mimmā yaʿmalūna
"My Lord, save me and my family from what they do."
My Lord! Save me and my household from what they do
my Lord! save me and my people from what they do
My Lord! deliver me and my family from what they do
O Lord, deliver me, and my family, from that which they act
فَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ أَجْمَعِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)fanajjaynaahu wa'ahlahu ajma'een
DIN 31635fanaǧǧaynāhu waʾahlahu ʾaǧmaʿīna
So We saved him and his family, altogether.
So We saved him and his household, every one
And we saved him and his people all together
So we delivered him and his whole family
Wherefore We delivered him, and all his family
إِلَّا عَجُوزًا فِى ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)illaa 'ajoozan fee l-ghaabireen
DIN 31635ʾillā ʿaǧūzan fī l-ġābirīna
Except for an old woman among those who tarried.
Save an old woman among those who stayed behind
except an old woman amongst those who lingered
Save an aged one among those who tarried
except an old woman, his wife, who perished among those who remained behind
ثُمَّ دَمَّرْنَا ٱلْـَٔاخَرِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)thumma dammarnaa l-'aakhareen
DIN 31635ṯumma dammarnā l-ʾāḫarīna
Then We destroyed the others.
Then afterward We destroyed the others
Then we destroyed the others
Then we destroyed the rest
Then We destroyed the rest
وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِم مَّطَرًا فَسَآءَ مَطَرُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'amtarnaa 'alayhim mataran fasaa'a mataru l-mundhareen
DIN 31635waʾamṭarnā ʿalayhim maṭaran fasāʾa maṭaru l-munḏarīna
And We rained down on them a rain. Dreadful is the rain of those forewarned.
And We rained on them a rain. And dreadful is the rain of those who have been warned
and we rained down upon them a rain; and evil was the rain of those who were warned
And we rained a rain upon them, and fatal was the rain to those whom we had warned
and We rained on them a shower of stones; and terrible was the shower which fell on those who had been warned in vain
إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)inna fee dhaalika la'aayatan wamaa kaana aktharuhum mu'mineen
DIN 31635ʾinna fī ḏālika laʾāyatan wamā kāna ʾakṯaruhum muʾminīna
Surely in this is a sign, but most of them are not believers.
Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers
Verily, in that is a sign; but most, of them will never be believers
In this truly was a sign; but most of them did not believe
Verily herein was a sign; but the greater part of them did not believe
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'inna rabbaka lahuwa l-'azeezu r-raheem
DIN 31635waʾinna rabbaka lahuwa l-ʿazīzu r-raḥīmu
Your Lord is the Almighty, the Merciful.
And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful
And, verily, thy Lord He is mighty, merciful, compassionate
But thy Lord! He is the Powerful, the Merciful
Thy Lord is the mighty, the merciful
كَذَّبَ أَصْحَٰبُ لْـَٔيْكَةِ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)kadhdhaba ashaabu l-'aykati l-mursaleen
DIN 31635kaḏḏaba ʾaṣḥābu l-ʾaykati l-mursalīna
The translators word this verse differently
The People of the Woods disbelieved the messengers.
The dwellers in the wood (of Midian) denied the messengers (of Allah)
The fellows of the Grove called the apostles liars
The dwellers in the forest of Madian treated the Apostles as liars
The inhabitants of the wood also accused God's messengers of imposture
إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ شُعَيْبٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)idh qaala lahum shu'aybun alaa tattaqoon
DIN 31635ʾiḏ qāla lahum šuʿaybun ʾalā tattaqūna
When Shuaib said to them, "Do you not fear?
When Shu'eyb said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)
Sho'haib said to them, 'Will ye not fear
When Shoaib their brother said to them, "Will ye not fear God
When Shoaib said unto them, will ye not fear God
إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ
Easy-read (simplified)innee lakum rasoolun ameen
DIN 31635ʾinnī lakum rasūlun ʾamīnun
I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you
verily, I am to you a faithful apostle
I truly am your trustworthy Apostle
Verily I am a faithful messenger unto you
فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
Easy-read (simplified)faattaqoo llaaha wa'atee'oon
DIN 31635fāttaqū llāha waʾaṭīʿūni
So fear God, and obey me.
So keep your duty to Allah and obey me
then fear God and obey me
Fear God, then, and obey me
Wherefore fear God, and obey me
وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa as'alukum 'alayhi min ajrin in ajriya illaa 'alaa rabbi l-'aalameen
DIN 31635wamā ʾasʾalukum ʿalayhi min ʾaǧrin ʾin ʾaǧriya ʾillā ʿalā rabbi l-ʿālamīna
I ask of you no payment for it. My payment is only from the Lord of the Worlds.
And I ask of you no wage for it; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds
I do not ask you for it any hire; my hire is only with the Lord of the worlds
No reward ask I of you for this: my reward is of the Lord of the Worlds alone
I ask no reward of you for my preaching: I expect my reward from no other than the Lord of all creatures
أَوْفُوا۟ ٱلْكَيْلَ وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْمُخْسِرِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)awfoo l-kayla walaa takoonoo mina l-mukhsireen
DIN 31635ʾawfū l-kayla walā takūnū mina l-muḫsirīna
Give full measure, and do not cheat.
Give full measure, and be not of those who give less (than the due)
Give good measure, and be not of those who diminish
Fill the measure, and be not of those who minish
Give just measure, and be not defrauders
وَزِنُوا۟ بِٱلْقِسْطَاسِ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِ
Easy-read (simplified)wazinoo bil-qistaasi l-mustaqeem
DIN 31635wazinū bil-qisṭāsi l-mustaqīmi
And weigh with accurate scales.
And weigh with the true balance
and weigh with a fair balance
Weigh with exact balance
and weigh with an equal balance
وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا۟ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشْيَآءَهُمْ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)walaa tabkhasoo n-naasa ashyaa'ahum walaa ta'thaw fee l-'ardi mufsideen
DIN 31635walā tabḫasū n-nāsa ʾašyāʾahum walā taʿṯaw fī l-ʾarḍi mufsidīna
The translators word this verse differently
And do not defraud people of their belongings, and do not work corruption in the land.
Wrong not mankind in their goods, and do not evil, making mischief, in the earth
and do not cheat men of their goods; and waste not the land, despoiling it
And defraud not men in their substance, and do no wrong on the earth by deeds of licence
and diminish not unto men ought of their matters; neither commit violence in the earth, acting corruptly
وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُمْ وَٱلْجِبِلَّةَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)waattaqoo lladhee khalaqakum wal-jibillata l-'awwaleen
DIN 31635wāttaqū llaḏī ḫalaqakum wal-ǧibillata l-ʾawwalīna
And fear Him who created you and the masses of old."
And keep your duty unto Him Who created you and the generations of the men of old
and fear Him who created you and the races of yore
And fear Him who made you and the races of old
And fear him who hath created you, and also the former generations
قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَحَّرِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo innamaa anta mina l-musahhareen
DIN 31635qālū ʾinnamā ʾanta mina l-musaḥḥarīna
The translators word this verse differently
They said, "You are one of those bewitched.
They said: Thou art but one of the bewitched
Said they, 'Thou art only of the infatuated
They said, "Certainly thou art a person bewitched
They answered, certainly thou art distracted
وَمَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا وَإِن نَّظُنُّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa anta illaa basharun mithlunaa wa'in nazunnuka lamina l-kaadhibeen
DIN 31635wamā ʾanta ʾillā bašarun miṯlunā waʾin naẓunnuka lamina l-kāḏibīna
And you are nothing but a man like us; and we think that you are a liar.
Thou art but a mortal like us, and lo! we deem thee of the liars
and thou art only a mortal like ourselves; and, verily, we think that thou art surely of the liars
Thou art but a man like us, and we deem thee liar
Thou art no more than a man, like unto us; and we do surely esteem thee to be a liar
فَأَسْقِطْ عَلَيْنَا كِسَفًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'asqit 'alaynaa kisafan mina s-samaa'i in kunta mina s-saadiqeen
DIN 31635faʾasqiṭ ʿalaynā kisafan mina s-samāʾi ʾin kunta mina ṣ-ṣādiqīna
So bring down on us pieces from the sky, if you are truthful."
Then make fragments of the heaven fall upon us, if thou art of the truthful
so make a portion of the heaven to fall down upon us, if thou art of those who tell the truth
Make now a part of the heaven to fall down upon us, if thou art a man of truth
Cause now a part of the heaven to fall upon us, if thou speakest truth
قَالَ رَبِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala rabbee a'lamu bimaa ta'maloon
DIN 31635qāla rabbī ʾaʿlamu bimā taʿmalūna
He said, "My Lord is Well Aware of what you do."
He said: My Lord is Best Aware of what ye do
Said he, 'My Lord knows best what ye do
He said, "My Lord best knoweth your doings
Shoaib said, my Lord best knoweth that which ye do
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَهُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمِ ٱلظُّلَّةِ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ
Easy-read (simplified)fakadhdhaboohu fa'akhadhahum 'adhaabu yawmi z-zullati innahu kaana 'adhaaba yawmin 'azeem
DIN 31635fakaḏḏabūhu faʾaḫaḏahum ʿaḏābu yawmi ẓ-ẓullati ʾinnahu kāna ʿaḏāba yawmin ʿaẓīmin
The translators word this verse differently
But they denied him. So the punishment of the day of gloom gripped them. It was the punishment of a great day.
But they denied him, so there came on them the retribution of the day of gloom. Lo! it was the retribution of an awful day
but they called him liar, and the torment of the day of the shadow seized them; for it was the torment of a mighty day
And when they treated him as a liar, the chastisement of the day of cloud overtook them. This truly was the chastisement of a dreadful day
And they charged him with falsehood: Wherefore the punishment of the day of the shadowing cloud overtook them; and this was the punishment of a grievous day
إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)inna fee dhaalika la'aayatan wamaa kaana aktharuhum mu'mineen
DIN 31635ʾinna fī ḏālika laʾāyatan wamā kāna ʾakṯaruhum muʾminīna
Surely in this is a sign, but most of them are not believers.
Lo! herein is indeed a portent; yet most of them are not believers
verily, in that is a sign; but most of them will never be believers
In this was a sign, but most of them believed not
Verily herein was a sign; but the greater part of them did not believe
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'inna rabbaka lahuwa l-'azeezu r-raheem
DIN 31635waʾinna rabbaka lahuwa l-ʿazīzu r-raḥīmu
Your Lord is the Almighty, the Merciful.
And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful
but, verily, thy Lord He is mighty, merciful
But thy Lord! - He is the Mighty, the Merciful
Thy Lord is the mighty, the merciful
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'innahu latanzeelu rabbi l-'aalameen
DIN 31635waʾinnahu latanzīlu rabbi l-ʿālamīna
It is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
And lo! it is a revelation of the Lord of the Worlds
And, verily, it is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds
Verily from the Lord of the Worlds hath this Book come down
This book is certainly a revelation from the Lord of all creatures
نَزَلَ بِهِ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلْأَمِينُ
Easy-read (simplified)nazala bihi r-roohu l-'ameen
DIN 31635nazala bihi r-rūḥu l-ʾamīnu
The Honest Spirit came down with it.
Which the True Spirit hath brought down
the Faithful Spirit came down with it
The faithful spirit hath come down with it
which the faithful spirit hath caused to descend
عَلَىٰ قَلْبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُنذِرِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)'alaa qalbika litakoona mina l-mundhireen
DIN 31635ʿalā qalbika litakūna mina l-munḏirīna
Upon your heart, that you may be one of the warners.
Upon thy heart, that thou mayst be (one) of the warners
upon thy heart, that thou shouldst be of those who warn
Upon thy heart, that thou mightest become a warner
upon thy heart, that thou mightest be a preacher to thy prople
بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِىٍّ مُّبِينٍ
Easy-read (simplified)bilisaanin 'arabiyyin mubeen
DIN 31635bilisānin ʿarabiyyin mubīnin
In a clear Arabic tongue.
In plain Arabic speech
in plain Arabic language
In the clear Arabic tongue
in the perspicuous Arabic tongue
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَفِى زُبُرِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'innahu lafee zuburi l-'awwaleen
DIN 31635waʾinnahu lafī zuburi l-ʾawwalīna
And it is in the scriptures of the ancients.
And lo! it is in the Scriptures of the men of old
and, verily, it is (foretold) in the scriptures of yore
And truly it is foretold in the Scriptures of them of yore
And it is born witness to in the scriptures of former ages
أَوَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُمْ ءَايَةً أَن يَعْلَمَهُۥ عُلَمَٰٓؤُا۟ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
Easy-read (simplified)awalam yakun lahum aayatan an ya'lamahu 'ulamaa'u banee israa'eel
DIN 31635ʾawalam yakun lahum ʾāyatan ʾan yaʿlamahu ʿulamāʾu banī ʾisrāʾīla
Is it not a sign for them that the scholars of the Children of Israel recognized it?
Is it not a token for them that the doctors of the Children of Israel know it
Have they not a sign, that the learned men of the children of Israel recognise it
Was it not a sign to them that the learned among the children of Israel recognised it
Was it not a sign unto them, that the wise men among the children of Israel knew it
وَلَوْ نَزَّلْنَٰهُ عَلَىٰ بَعْضِ ٱلْأَعْجَمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)walaw nazzalnaahu 'alaa ba'di l-'a'jameen
DIN 31635walaw nazzalnāhu ʿalā baʿḍi l-ʾaʿǧamīna
Had We revealed it to one of the foreigners.
And if We had revealed it unto one of any other nation than the Arabs
Had we sent it down to any barbarian
If we had sent it down unto any foreigner
Had We revealed it unto any of the foreigners
فَقَرَأَهُۥ عَلَيْهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ مُؤْمِنِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)faqara'ahu 'alayhim maa kaanoo bihi mu'mineen
DIN 31635faqaraʾahu ʿalayhim mā kānū bihi muʾminīna
And he had recited it to them, they still would not have believed in it.
And he had read it unto them, they would not have believed in it
and he had read it to them, they would not have believed therein
And he had recited it to them, they had not believed
and he had read the same unto them, yet they would not have believed therein
كَذَٰلِكَ سَلَكْنَٰهُ فِى قُلُوبِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)kadhaalika salaknaahu fee quloobi l-mujrimeen
DIN 31635kaḏālika salaknāhu fī qulūbi l-muǧrimīna
The translators word this verse differently
Thus We make it pass through the hearts of the guilty.
Thus do We make it traverse the hearts of the guilty
Thus have we made for it a way into the hearts of the sinners
In such sort have we influenced the heart of the wicked ones
Thus have We caused obstinate infidelity to enter the hearts of the wicked
لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِۦ حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَلِيمَ
Easy-read (simplified)laa yu'minoona bihi hattaa yarawu l-'adhaaba l-'aleem
DIN 31635lā yuʾminūna bihi ḥattā yarawu l-ʿaḏāba l-ʾalīma
They will not believe in it until they witness the painful punishment.
They will not believe in it till they behold the painful doom
they will not believe therein until they see the grievous woe
That they will not believe it till they see the grievous chastisement
They shall not believe therein, until they see a painful punishment
فَيَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)faya'tiyahum baghtatan wahum laa yash'uroon
DIN 31635fayaʾtiyahum baġtatan wahum lā yašʿurūna
It will come to them suddenly, while they are unaware.
So that it will come upon them suddenly, when they perceive not
and it shall come to them suddenly while they do not perceive
And it shall come upon them on a sudden when they look not for it
It shall come suddenly upon them, and they shall not foresee it
فَيَقُولُوا۟ هَلْ نَحْنُ مُنظَرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)fayaqooloo hal nahnu munzaroon
DIN 31635fayaqūlū hal naḥnu munẓarūna
Then they will say, "Are we given any respite?"
Then they will say: Are we to be reprieved
They will say, 'Shall we be respited
And they will say, "Can we be respited
And they shall say, shall we be respited
أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)afabi'adhaabinaa yasta'jiloon
DIN 31635ʾafabiʿaḏābinā yastaʿǧilūna
The translators word this verse differently
Do they seek to hasten Our punishment?
Would they (now) hasten on Our doom
What! do they wish to hasten on our torment
What! will they seek to hasten on our chastisement
Do they therefore desire our punishment to be hastened
أَفَرَءَيْتَ إِن مَّتَّعْنَٰهُمْ سِنِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)afara'ayta in matta'naahum sineen
DIN 31635ʾafaraʾayta ʾin mattaʿnāhum sinīna
The translators word this verse differently
Have you considered: if We let them enjoy themselves for some years.
Hast thou then seen, if We content them for (long) years
What thinkest thou? if we let them enjoy themselves for years
How thinkest thou? If after we have given them their fill for years
What thinkest thou? If We suffer them to enjoy the advantage of this life for several years
ثُمَّ جَآءَهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يُوعَدُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)thumma jaa'ahum maa kaanoo yoo'adoon
DIN 31635ṯumma ǧāʾahum mā kānū yūʿadūna
The translators word this verse differently
Then there comes to them what they were promised.
And then cometh that which they were promised
and then there come to them what they are threatened
That with which they are menaced come upon them at last
and afterwards that with which they are threatened come upon them
مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يُمَتَّعُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)maa aghnaa 'anhum maa kaanoo yumatta'oon
DIN 31635mā ʾaġnā ʿanhum mā kānū yumattaʿūna
The translators word this verse differently
Of what avail to them will be their past enjoyments?
(How) that wherewith they were contented naught availeth them
that will not avail them which they had to enjoy
Of what avail will their enjoyments be to them
what will that which they have enjoyed profit them
وَمَآ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا لَهَا مُنذِرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa ahlaknaa min qaryatin illaa lahaa mundhiroon
DIN 31635wamā ʾahlaknā min qaryatin ʾillā lahā munḏirūna
The translators word this verse differently
Never did We destroy a town, but it had warners.
And We destroyed no township but it had its warners
But we do not destroy any city without its having warners
We never destroyed a city which had not first its warners
We have destroyed no city, but preachers were first sent unto it
ذِكْرَىٰ وَمَا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)dhikraa wamaa kunnaa zaalimeen
DIN 31635ḏikrā wamā kunnā ẓālimīna
The translators word this verse differently
As a reminder-We are never unjust.
For reminder, for We never were oppressors
as a reminder, for we are never unjust
With admonition; nor did we deal unjustly
to admonish the inhabitants thereof; neither did We treat them unjustly
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