Surah 37
As-Saaffaatالصافات
Those drawn up in Ranks · 182 verses · Meccan
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One hundred and eighty-two verses: ranks of angels, and then prophets one after another, each closing on peace be upon him — Noah, Abraham, Moses and Aaron, Elias, Lot, Jonah. Its centre is Abraham telling his son what he has seen in a dream, and the son answering that he should do as he is commanded.
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وَٱلصَّٰٓفَّٰتِ صَفًّا
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Easy-read (simplified)was-saaffaati saffaa
DIN 31635waṣ-ṣāffāti ṣaffan
The translators word this verse differently
By the aligners aligning.
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By those who set the ranks in battle order
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
By the (angels) ranged in ranks
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
By the angels ranged in order for Songs of Praise
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
By the angels, who rank themselves in order
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
فَٱلزَّٰجِرَٰتِ زَجْرًا
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Easy-read (simplified)faz-zaajiraati zajraa
DIN 31635faz-zāǧirāti zaǧran
The translators word this verse differently
And the drivers driving.
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And those who drive away (the wicked) with reproof
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and the drivers driving
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And by those who repel demons
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and by those who drive forward and dispel the clouds
George Sale · published 1734
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فَٱلتَّٰلِيَٰتِ ذِكْرًا
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Easy-read (simplified)fat-taaliyaati dhikraa
DIN 31635fat-tāliyāti ḏikran
And the reciters of the Reminder.
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And those who read (the Word) for a reminder
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and the reciters of the reminder
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And by those who recite the Koran for warning
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and by those who read the Koran for an admonition
George Sale · published 1734
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إِنَّ إِلَٰهَكُمْ لَوَٰحِدٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)inna ilaahakum lawaahid
DIN 31635ʾinna ʾilāhakum lawāḥidun
Your God is indeed One.
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Lo! thy Lord is surely One
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Verily, your God is one
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Truly your God is but one
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
verily your God is one
George Sale · published 1734
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رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ ٱلْمَشَٰرِقِ
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Easy-read (simplified)rabbu s-samaawaati wal-'ardi wamaa baynahumaa warabbu l-mashaariq
DIN 31635rabbu s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍi wamā baynahumā warabbu l-mašāriqi
Lord of the heavens and the earth, and everything between them; and Lord of the Easts.
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Lord of the heavens and of the earth and all that is between them, and Lord of the sun's risings
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
the Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between the two, and the Lord of the sunrises
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Lord of the Heavens and of the Earth, and of all that is between them, and Lord of the East
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
The Lord of heaven and earth, and of whatever is between them, and the Lord of the east
George Sale · published 1734
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- George Sale · 1734
إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِزِينَةٍ ٱلْكَوَاكِبِ
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Easy-read (simplified)innaa zayyannaa s-samaa'a d-dunyaa bizeenatin l-kawaakib
DIN 31635ʾinnā zayyannā s-samāʾa d-dunyā bizīnatin l-kawākibi
We have adorned the lower heaven with the beauty of the planets.
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Lo! We have adorned the lowest heaven with an ornament, the planets
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Verily, we have adorned the lower heaven with the adornment of the stars
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
We have adorned the lower heaven with the adornment of the stars
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
We have adorned the lower heaven with the ornament of the stars
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- George Sale · 1734
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وَحِفْظًا مِّن كُلِّ شَيْطَٰنٍ مَّارِدٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)wahifzan min kulli shaytaanin maarid
DIN 31635waḥifẓan min kulli šayṭānin māridin
The translators word this verse differently
And guarded it against every defiant devil.
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With security from every froward devil
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and to preserve it from every rebellious devil
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
They serve also as a guard against every rebellious Satan
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And We have placed therein a guard, against every rebellious devil
George Sale · published 1734
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لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى ٱلْمَلَإِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ وَيُقْذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)laa yassamma'oona ilaa l-mala'i l-'a'laa wayuqdhafoona min kulli jaanib
DIN 31635lā yassammaʿūna ʾilā l-malaʾi l-ʾaʿlā wayuqḏafūna min kulli ǧānibin
They cannot eavesdrop on the Supernal Elite, for they get bombarded from every side.
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They cannot listen to the Highest Chiefs for they are pelted from every side
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
that they may not listen to the exalted chiefs; for they are hurled at from every side
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
That they overhear not what passeth in the assembly on high, for they are darted at from every side
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
that they may not listen to the discourse of the exalted princes, -- for they are darted at from every side
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- George Sale · 1734
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دُحُورًا وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ وَاصِبٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)duhooran walahum 'adhaabun waasib
DIN 31635duḥūran walahum ʿaḏābun wāṣibun
The translators word this verse differently
Repelled-they will have a lingering torment.
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Outcast, and theirs is a perpetual torment
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
driven off, and for them is lasting woe
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Driven off and consigned to a lasting torment
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
to repel them, and a lasting torment is prepared for them
George Sale · published 1734
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إِلَّا مَنْ خَطِفَ ٱلْخَطْفَةَ فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٌ ثَاقِبٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)illaa man khatifa l-khatfata fa'atba'ahu shihaabun thaaqib
DIN 31635ʾillā man ḫaṭifa l-ḫaṭfata faʾatbaʿahu šihābun ṯāqibun
The translators word this verse differently
Except for him who snatches a fragment-he gets pursued by a piercing projectile.
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Save him who snatcheth a fragment, and there pursueth him a piercing flame
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
save such as snatches off a word, and there follows him a darting flame
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
While, if one steal a word by stealth, a glistening flame pursueth him
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
except him who catcheth a word by stealth, and is pursued by a shining flame
George Sale · published 1734
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فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَهُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَم مَّنْ خَلَقْنَآ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُم مِّن طِينٍ لَّازِبٍۭ
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Easy-read (simplified)fastaftihim ahum ashaddu khalqan am man khalaqnaa innaa khalaqnaahum min teenin laazib
DIN 31635fastaftihim ʾahum ʾašaddu ḫalqan ʾam man ḫalaqnā ʾinnā ḫalaqnāhum min ṭīnin lāzibin
Inquire of them, "Are they more difficult to create, or the others We created?" We created them from sticky clay.
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Then ask them (O Muhammad): Are they stronger as a creation, or those (others) whom we have created? Lo! We created them of plastic clay
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Ask them whether they are stronger by nature or (the angels) whom we have created? We have created them of sticky clay
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Ask the Meccans then, Are they, or the angels whom we have made, the stronger creation? Aye, of coarse clay have we created them
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Ask the Meccans therefore, whether they be stronger by nature, or the angels whom We have created? We have surely created them of stiff clay
George Sale · published 1734
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بَلْ عَجِبْتَ وَيَسْخَرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)bal 'ajibta wayaskharoon
DIN 31635bal ʿaǧibta wayasḫarūna
The translators word this verse differently
But you wonder, and they ridicule.
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Nay, but thou dost marvel when they mock
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Nay, thou dost wonder and they jest
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
But while thou marvellest they mock
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Thou wondrest at God's power and their obstinacy; but they mock at the arguments urged to convince them
George Sale · published 1734
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- George Sale · 1734
وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُوا۟ لَا يَذْكُرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhaa dhukkiroo laa yadhkuroon
DIN 31635waʾiḏā ḏukkirū lā yaḏkurūna
And when reminded, they pay no attention.
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And heed not when they are reminded
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and when they are reminded they will not remember
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
When they are warned, no warning do they take
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
When they are warned, they do not take warning
George Sale · published 1734
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وَإِذَا رَأَوْا۟ ءَايَةً يَسْتَسْخِرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhaa ra'aw aayatan yastaskhiroon
DIN 31635waʾiḏā raʾaw ʾāyatan yastasḫirūna
And when they see a sign, they ridicule.
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And seek to scoff when they behold a portent
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and when they see a sign they make a jest thereof
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And when they see a sign, they fall to mocking
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and when they see any sign, they scoff thereat
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- George Sale · 1734
وَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)waqaaloo in haadhaa illaa sihrun mubeen
DIN 31635waqālū ʾin hāḏā ʾillā siḥrun mubīnun
And they say, "This is nothing but plain magic.
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And they say: Lo! this is mere magic
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and say, 'This is naught but obvious sorcery
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And say, "This is no other than clear sorcery
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and say, this is no other than manifest sorcery
George Sale · published 1734
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- George Sale · 1734
أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)a'idhaa mitnaa wakunnaa turaaban wa'izaaman a'innaa lamab'oothoon
DIN 31635ʾaʾiḏā mitnā wakunnā turāban waʿiẓāman ʾaʾinnā lamabʿūṯūna
When we have died and become dust and bones, shall we be resurrected?
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When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then, forsooth, be raised (again)
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
What! when we are dead, and have become earth and bones, shall we then be raised
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
What! when dead, and turned to dust and bones, shall we indeed be raised
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
After we shall be dead, and become dust and bones, shall we really be raised to life
George Sale · published 1734
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أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)awa'aabaa'unaa l-'awwaloon
DIN 31635ʾawaʾābāʾunā l-ʾawwalūna
The translators word this verse differently
And our ancestors of old?"
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And our forefathers
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
what! and our fathers of yore
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Our sires also of olden times
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and our fore-fathers also
George Sale · published 1734
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قُلْ نَعَمْ وَأَنتُمْ دَٰخِرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)qul na'am wa'antum daakhiroon
DIN 31635qul naʿam waʾantum dāḫirūna
The translators word this verse differently
Say, "Yes indeed, and you will be totally subdued."
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Say (O Muhammad): Ye, in truth; and ye will be brought low
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Say, 'Yes, and ye shall shrink up
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Say, Yes; and ye shall be covered with disgrace
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Answer, yea: And ye shall then be despicable
George Sale · published 1734
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فَإِنَّمَا هِىَ زَجْرَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ فَإِذَا هُمْ يَنظُرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)fa'innamaa hiya zajratun waahidatun fa'idhaa hum yanzuroon
DIN 31635faʾinnamā hiya zaǧratun wāḥidatun faʾiḏā hum yanẓurūna
The translators word this verse differently
It will be a single nudge, and they will be staring.
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There is but one Shout, and lo! they behold
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and it shall only be one scare, and, behold, they shall look on
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
For, one blast only, and lo! they shall gaze around them
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
There shall be but one blast of the trumpet, and they shall see themselves raised
George Sale · published 1734
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وَقَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَا هَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ
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Easy-read (simplified)waqaaloo yaa waylanaa haadhaa yawmu d-deen
DIN 31635waqālū yā waylanā hāḏā yawmu d-dīni
They will say, "Woe to us. This is the Day of Judgment."
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And say: Ah, woe for us! This is the Day of Judgment
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and they shall say, 'O, woe is us! this is the day of judgment
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And shall say, "Oh! woe to us! this is the day of reckoning
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And they shall say, alas for us! This is the day of judgment
George Sale · published 1734
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- George Sale · 1734
هَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)haadhaa yawmu l-fasli lladhee kuntum bihi tukadhdhiboon
DIN 31635hāḏā yawmu l-faṣli llaḏī kuntum bihi tukaḏḏibūna
"This is the Day of Separation which you used to deny.
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This is the Day of Separation, which ye used to deny
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
this is the day of decision, which ye did call a lie
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
This is the day of decision which ye gainsaid as an untruth
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
this is the day of distinction between the righteous and the wicked, which ye rejected as a falsehood
George Sale · published 1734
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- George Sale · 1734
ٱحْشُرُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ وَأَزْوَٰجَهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْبُدُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)uhshuroo lladheena zalamoo wa'azwaajahum wamaa kaanoo ya'budoon
DIN 31635uḥšurū llaḏīna ẓalamū waʾazwāǧahum wamā kānū yaʿbudūna
The translators word this verse differently
Gather those who did wrong, and their mates, and what they used to worship.
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(And it is said unto the angels): Assemble those who did wrong, together with their wives and what they used to worship
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Gather ye together, ye who were unjust, with their mates and what they used to serve
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Gather together those who have acted unjustly, and their consorts, and the gods whom they adored
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Gather together those who have acted unjustly, and their comrades, and the idols which they worshipped
George Sale · published 1734
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- George Sale · 1734
مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَٱهْدُوهُمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
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Easy-read (simplified)min dooni llaahi fahdoohum ilaa siraati l-jaheem
DIN 31635min dūni llāhi fahdūhum ʾilā ṣirāṭi l-ǧaḥīmi
Besides God, and lead them to the way to Hell.
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Instead of Allah, and lead them to the path to hell
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
beside God, and guide them to the way of hell
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Beside God; and guide them to the road for Hell
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
besides God, and direct them in the way to hell
George Sale · published 1734
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- George Sale · 1734
وَقِفُوهُمْ إِنَّهُم مَّسْـُٔولُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)waqifoohum innahum mas'ooloon
DIN 31635waqifūhum ʾinnahum masʾūlūna
And stop them. They are to be questioned."
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And stop them, for they must be questioned
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and stop them; verily, they shall be questioned
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Set them forth: they shall be questioned
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And set them before God's tribunal; for they shall be called to account
George Sale · published 1734
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مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)maa lakum laa tanaasaroon
DIN 31635mā lakum lā tanāṣarūna
What is the matter with you? Why do you not help one another?
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What aileth you that ye help not one another
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Why do ye not help each other
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
How now, that ye help not one another
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
What aileth you that ye defend not one another
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
بَلْ هُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ مُسْتَسْلِمُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)bal humu l-yawma mustaslimoon
DIN 31635bal humu l-yawma mustaslimūna
The translators word this verse differently
In fact, on that Day, they will be submissive.
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Nay, but this day they make full submission
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
nay, on that day they shall resign themselves
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
But on this day they shall submit themselves to God
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
But on this day they shall submit themselves to the judgment of God
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'aqbala ba'duhum 'alaa ba'din yatasaa'aloon
DIN 31635waʾaqbala baʿḍuhum ʿalā baʿḍin yatasāʾalūna
The translators word this verse differently
They will come to one another, questioning one another.
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And some of them draw near unto others, mutually questioning
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and some shall draw near to others, to question each other
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And shall address one another with mutual reproaches
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And they shall draw nigh unto one another, and shall dispute among themselves
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَأْتُونَنَا عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ
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Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo innakum kuntum ta'toonanaa 'ani l-yameen
DIN 31635qālū ʾinnakum kuntum taʾtūnanā ʿani l-yamīni
The translators word this verse differently
They will say, "You used to come at us from the right."
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They say: Lo! ye used to come unto us, imposing, (swearing that ye spoke the truth)
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and they shall say, 'Verily, ye came to us from the right
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
They shall say, "In sooth, ye came to us in well-omened sort
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And the seduced shall say unto those who seduced them, verily ye came unto us with presages of prosperity
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
قَالُوا۟ بَل لَّمْ تَكُونُوا۟ مُؤْمِنِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo bal lam takoonoo mu'mineen
DIN 31635qālū bal lam takūnū muʾminīna
The translators word this verse differently
They will say, "You yourselves were not believers.
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They answer: Nay, but ye (yourselves) were not believers
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
They shall say, 'Nay, ye were not believers
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
But they will answer, "Nay, it was ye who would not believe
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and the seducers shall answer, nay, rather ye were not true believers
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيْكُم مِّن سُلْطَٰنٍۭ بَلْ كُنتُمْ قَوْمًا طَٰغِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wamaa kaana lanaa 'alaykum min sultaanin bal kuntum qawman taagheen
DIN 31635wamā kāna lanā ʿalaykum min sulṭānin bal kuntum qawman ṭāġīna
We had no authority over you. You yourselves were rebellious people.
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We had no power over you, but ye were wayward folk
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
nor had we any authority over you; nay, ye were an outrageous people
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
and we had no power whatever over you. Nay, ye were people given to transgress
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
For we had no power over you to compel you; but ye were people who voluntarily transgressed
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
فَحَقَّ عَلَيْنَا قَوْلُ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا لَذَآئِقُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)fahaqqa 'alaynaa qawlu rabbinaa innaa ladhaa'iqoon
DIN 31635faḥaqqa ʿalaynā qawlu rabbinā ʾinnā laḏāʾiqūna
The translators word this verse differently
The Word of our Lord has been realized against us. We are tasting it.
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Now the Word of our Lord hath been fulfilled concerning us. Lo! we are about to taste (the doom)
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And the sentence of our Lord shall be due for us; verily, we shall surely taste thereof
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Just, therefore, is the doom which our Lord hath passed upon us. We shall surely taste it
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Wherefore the sentence of our Lord hath been justly pronounced against us, and we shall surely taste his vengeance
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
فَأَغْوَيْنَٰكُمْ إِنَّا كُنَّا غَٰوِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)fa'aghwaynaakum innaa kunnaa ghaaween
DIN 31635faʾaġwaynākum ʾinnā kunnā ġāwīna
The translators word this verse differently
We seduced you. We were seducers."
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Thus we misled you. Lo! we were (ourselves) astray
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
we did seduce you - verily, we were erring too
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
We made you err, for we had erred ourselves
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
We seduced you; but we also erred ourselves
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
فَإِنَّهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ مُشْتَرِكُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)fa'innahum yawma'idhin fee l-'adhaabi mushtarikoon
DIN 31635faʾinnahum yawmaʾiḏin fī l-ʿaḏābi muštarikūna
The translators word this verse differently
On that Day, they will share in the punishment.
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Then lo! this day they (both) are sharers in the doom
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
therefore, verily, on that day they shall share the torment
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Partners therefore shall they be in punishment on that day
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
They shall both thereof be made partakers of the same punishment on that day
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)innaa kadhaalika naf'alu bil-mujrimeen
DIN 31635ʾinnā kaḏālika nafʿalu bil-muǧrimīna
Thus We deal with the sinners.
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Lo! thus deal We with the guilty
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
thus it is that we will do with the sinners
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Truly, thus will we deal with the wicked
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Thus will We deal with the wicked
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوٓا۟ إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)innahum kaanoo idhaa qeela lahum laa ilaaha illaa llaahu yastakbiroon
DIN 31635ʾinnahum kānū ʾiḏā qīla lahum lā ʾilāha ʾillā llāhu yastakbirūna
When it was said to them, "There is no god except God," they grew arrogant.
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For when it was said unto them, There is no Allah save Allah, they were scornful
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Verily, when it is said to them, 'There is no god but God,' they get too big with pride
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Because when it was said to them, There is no God but God, they swelled with pride
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Because when it is said unto them, there is no god besides the true God, they swell with arrogance
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
وَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُوٓا۟ ءَالِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٍ مَّجْنُونٍۭ
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Easy-read (simplified)wayaqooloona a'innaa lataarikoo aalihatinaa lishaa'irin majnoon
DIN 31635wayaqūlūna ʾaʾinnā latārikū ʾālihatinā lišāʿirin maǧnūnin
And said, "Are we to abandon our gods for a mad poet?"
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And said: Shall we forsake our gods for a mad poet
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and say, 'What! shall we leave our gods for an infatuated poet
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And said, "Shall we then abandon our gods for a crazed poet
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and say, shall we abandon our gods for a distracted poet
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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بَلْ جَآءَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَصَدَّقَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)bal jaa'a bil-haqqi wasaddaqa l-mursaleen
DIN 31635bal ǧāʾa bil-ḥaqqi waṣaddaqa l-mursalīna
In fact, he came with the truth, and he confirmed the messengers.
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Nay, but he brought the Truth, and he confirmed those sent (before him)
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Nay, he came with the truth, and verified the apostles
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Nay, he cometh with truth and confirmeth the Sent Ones of old
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Nay; he cometh with the truth, and beareth witness to the former apostles
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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