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Saad 38:36 – Az-Zumar 39:7

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Surah 38

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The letter Saad · 88 verses · Meccan

38:36

فَسَخَّرْنَا لَهُ ٱلرِّيحَ تَجْرِى بِأَمْرِهِۦ رُخَآءً حَيْثُ أَصَابَ

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Easy-read (simplified)fasakhkharnaa lahu r-reeha tajree bi'amrihi rukhaa'an haythu asaab

DIN 31635fasaḫḫarnā lahu r-rīḥa taǧrī biʾamrihi ruḫāʾan ḥayṯu ʾaṣāba

So We placed the wind at his service, blowing gently by his command, wherever he directed.

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So We made the wind subservient unto him, setting fair by his command whithersoever he intended

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And we subjected to him the wind to run on at his bidding gently wherever he directed it

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

So we subjected the wind to him; it ran softly at his bidding, whithersoever he directed it

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And We made the wind subject to him; it ran gently at his command, whithersoever he directed

George Sale · published 1734

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38:37

وَٱلشَّيَٰطِينَ كُلَّ بَنَّآءٍ وَغَوَّاصٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)wash-shayaateena kulla bannaa'in waghawwaas

DIN 31635waš-šayāṭīna kulla bannāʾin waġawwāṣin

And the demons-every builder and diver.

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And the unruly, every builder and diver (made We subservient)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and the devils - every builder and diver

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And the Satans - every builder and diver

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And We also put the devils in subjection under him; and among them such as were every way skilled in building, and in diving for pearls

George Sale · published 1734

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38:38

وَءَاخَرِينَ مُقَرَّنِينَ فِى ٱلْأَصْفَادِ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'aakhareena muqarraneena fee l-'asfaad

DIN 31635waʾāḫarīna muqarranīna fī l-ʾaṣfādi

And others fettered in chains.

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And others linked together in chains

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and others bound in fetters

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And others bound in chains

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And others We delivered to him bound in chains

George Sale · published 1734

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38:39

هَٰذَا عَطَآؤُنَا فَٱمْنُنْ أَوْ أَمْسِكْ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)haadhaa 'ataa'unaa famnun aw amsik bighayri hisaab

DIN 31635hāḏā ʿaṭāʾunā famnun ʾaw ʾamsik biġayri ḥisābin

"This is Our gift; so give generously, or withhold; without account."

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(Saying): This is Our gift, so bestow thou, or withhold, without reckoning

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

this is our gift, so be thou lavish or withhold without account

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

This," said we, "is our gift: be bounteous then, or withhold thy favours; no account shalt thou render

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

saying, this is our gift: Therefore be bounteous, or be sparing unto whom thou shalt think fit, without rendering an account

George Sale · published 1734

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38:40

وَإِنَّ لَهُۥ عِندَنَا لَزُلْفَىٰ وَحُسْنَ مَـَٔابٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'inna lahu 'indanaa lazulfaa wahusna ma'aab

DIN 31635waʾinna lahu ʿindanā lazulfā waḥusna maʾābin

The translators word this verse differently

For him is nearness to Us, and a beautiful resort.

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And lo! he hath favour with Us, and a happy journey's end

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And, verily, he had with us a near approach, and a good resort

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And his rank also is high with Us, and an excellent retreat

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And he shall approach near unto Us, and shall have an excellent abode in paradise

George Sale · published 1734

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38:41

وَٱذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَآ أَيُّوبَ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّى مَسَّنِىَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ بِنُصْبٍ وَعَذَابٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)wadhkur 'abdanaa ayyooba idh naadaa rabbahu annee massaniya sh-shaytaanu binusbin wa'adhaab

DIN 31635waḏkur ʿabdanā ʾayyūba ʾiḏ nādā rabbahu ʾannī massaniya š-šayṭānu binuṣbin waʿaḏābin

And mention Our servant Job, when he called out to his Lord, "Satan has afflicted me with hardship and pain."

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And make mention (O Muhammad) of Our bondman Job, when he cried unto his Lord (saying): Lo! the devil doth afflict me with distress and torment

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And remember our servant Job when he called upon his Lord that 'the devil has touched me with toil and torment

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And remember our servant Job when he cried to his Lord, "Verily, Satan hath laid on me disease and pain

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And remember our servant Job; when he cried unto his Lord, saying, verily Satan hath afflicted me with calamity and pain

George Sale · published 1734

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38:42

ٱرْكُضْ بِرِجْلِكَ هَٰذَا مُغْتَسَلٌۢ بَارِدٌ وَشَرَابٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)urkud birijlika haadhaa mughtasalun baaridun washaraab

DIN 31635urkuḍ biriǧlika hāḏā muġtasalun bāridun wašarābun

"Stamp with your foot-here is cool water to wash with, and to drink."

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(And it was said unto him): Strike the ground with thy foot. This (spring) is a cool bath and a refreshing drink

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Stamp with thy foot, this is a cool washing-place and a drink

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Stamp," said we, "with thy foot. This is to wash with; cool, and to drink

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And it was said unto him, strike the earth with thy foot; which when he had done, a fountain sprang up, and it was said to him, this is for thee to wash in, to refresh thee, and to drink

George Sale · published 1734

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38:43

وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥٓ أَهْلَهُۥ وَمِثْلَهُم مَّعَهُمْ رَحْمَةً مِّنَّا وَذِكْرَىٰ لِأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ

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Easy-read (simplified)wawahabnaa lahu ahlahu wamithlahum ma'ahum rahmatan minnaa wadhikraa li'oolee l-'albaab

DIN 31635wawahabnā lahu ʾahlahu wamiṯlahum maʿahum raḥmatan minnā waḏikrā liʾūlī l-ʾalbābi

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And We restored his family for him, and their like with them; as a mercy from Us, and a lesson for those who possess insight.

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And We bestowed on him (again) his household and therewith the like thereof, a mercy from Us, and a memorial for men of understanding

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And we granted him his family, and the like of them with them, as a mercy from us and a reminder to those endowed with minds

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And we gave him back his family, and as many more with them in our mercy; and for a monition to men of judgment

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And We restored unto him his family, and as many more with them, through our mercy; and for an admonition unto those who are indued with understanding

George Sale · published 1734

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38:44

وَخُذْ بِيَدِكَ ضِغْثًا فَٱضْرِب بِّهِۦ وَلَا تَحْنَثْ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَٰهُ صَابِرًا نِّعْمَ ٱلْعَبْدُ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)wakhudh biyadika dighthan fadrib bihi walaa tahnath innaa wajadnaahu saabiran ni'ma l-'abdu innahu awwaab

DIN 31635waḫuḏ biyadika ḍiġṯan faḍrib bihi walā taḥnaṯ ʾinnā waǧadnāhu ṣābiran niʿma l-ʿabdu ʾinnahu ʾawwābun

"Take with your hand a bundle, and strike with it, and do not break your oath." We found him patient. What an excellent servant! He was obedient.

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And (it was said unto him): Take in thine hand a branch and smite therewith, and break not thine oath. Lo! We found him steadfast, how excellent a slave! Lo! he was ever turning in repentance (to his Lord)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and take in thy hand a bundle, and strike therewith, and break not thy oath!' Verily, we found him patient, an excellent servant; verily, he turned frequently to us

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And we said, "Take in thine hand a rod, and strike with it, nor break thine oath." Verily, we found him patient! How excellent a servant, one who turned to Us was he

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And We said unto him, take a handful of rods in thy hand, and strike thy wife therewith; and break not thine oath. Verily We found him a patient person: How excellent a servant was he! For he was one who frequently turned himself unto Us

George Sale · published 1734

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38:45

وَٱذْكُرْ عِبَٰدَنَآ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسْحَٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ أُو۟لِى ٱلْأَيْدِى وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرِ

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Easy-read (simplified)wadhkur 'ibaadanaa ibraaheema wa'ishaaqa waya'qooba oolee l-'aydee wal-'absaar

DIN 31635waḏkur ʿibādanā ʾibrāhīma waʾisḥāqa wayaʿqūba ʾūlī l-ʾaydī wal-ʾabṣāri

And mention Our servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob-endowed with ability and vision.

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And make mention of Our bondmen, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, men of parts and vision

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And remember our servants Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, endowed with might and sight

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And remember our servants Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, men of might and vision

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Remember also our servants Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, who were men strenuous and prudent

George Sale · published 1734

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38:46

إِنَّآ أَخْلَصْنَٰهُم بِخَالِصَةٍ ذِكْرَى ٱلدَّارِ

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Easy-read (simplified)innaa akhlasnaahum bikhaalisatin dhikraa d-daar

DIN 31635ʾinnā ʾaḫlaṣnāhum biḫāliṣatin ḏikrā d-dāri

We distinguished them with a distinct quality: the remembrance of the Home.

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Lo! We purified them with a pure thought, remembrance of the Home (of the Hereafter)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

verily, we made them sincere by a sincere quality - the remembrance of the abode

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

With this cleansing did we cleanse them the remembrance of the abode of Paradise

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Verily We purified them with a perfect purification, through the remembrance of the life to come

George Sale · published 1734

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38:47

وَإِنَّهُمْ عِندَنَا لَمِنَ ٱلْمُصْطَفَيْنَ ٱلْأَخْيَارِ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'innahum 'indanaa lamina l-mustafayna l-'akhyaar

DIN 31635waʾinnahum ʿindanā lamina l-muṣṭafayna l-ʾaḫyāri

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To Us they are among the chosen, the outstanding.

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Lo! in Our sight they are verily of the elect, the excellent

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and, verily, they were with us of the elect, the best

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And verily, they were, in our sight, of the elect and of the good

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and they were, in our sight, elect and good men

George Sale · published 1734

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38:48

وَٱذْكُرْ إِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَٱلْيَسَعَ وَذَا ٱلْكِفْلِ وَكُلٌّ مِّنَ ٱلْأَخْيَارِ

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Easy-read (simplified)wadhkur ismaa'eela wal-yasa'a wadhaa l-kifli wakullun mina l-'akhyaar

DIN 31635waḏkur ʾismāʿīla wal-yasaʿa waḏā l-kifli wakullun mina l-ʾaḫyāri

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And mention Ishmael, Elisha, and Ezekiel; all are among the outstanding.

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And make mention of Ishmael and Elisha and Dhu'l-Kifl. All are of the chosen

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And remember Ishmael and Elisha and Dhu-l-kifl, for each was of the righteous

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And remember Ishmael and Elisha and Dhoulkefl, for all these were of the just

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And remember Ismael, and Elisha, and Dhu'lkefl: For all these were good men

George Sale · published 1734

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38:49

هَٰذَا ذِكْرٌ وَإِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ لَحُسْنَ مَـَٔابٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)haadhaa dhikrun wa'inna lilmuttaqeena lahusna ma'aab

DIN 31635hāḏā ḏikrun waʾinna lilmuttaqīna laḥusna maʾābin

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This is a reminder. The devout will have a good place of return.

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This is a reminder. And lo! for those who ward off (evil) is a happy journey's end

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

This is a reminder! verily, for the pious is there an excellent resort

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

This is a monition: and verily, the pious shall have a goodly retreat

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

This is an admonition. Verily the pious shall have an excellent place to return unto

George Sale · published 1734

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38:50

جَنَّٰتِ عَدْنٍ مُّفَتَّحَةً لَّهُمُ ٱلْأَبْوَٰبُ

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Easy-read (simplified)jannaati 'adnin mufattahatan lahumu l-'abwaab

DIN 31635ǧannāti ʿadnin mufattaḥatan lahumu l-ʾabwābu

The Gardens of Eden, with their doors wide-open for them.

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Gardens of Eden, whereof the gates are opened for them

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

gardens of Eden with the doors open to them

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Gardens of Eden, whose portals shall stand open to them

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

namely, gardens of perpetual abode, the gates whereof shall stand open unto them

George Sale · published 1734

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38:51

مُتَّكِـِٔينَ فِيهَا يَدْعُونَ فِيهَا بِفَٰكِهَةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ وَشَرَابٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)muttaki'eena feehaa yad'oona feehaa bifaakihatin katheeratin washaraab

DIN 31635muttakiʾīna fīhā yadʿūna fīhā bifākihatin kaṯīratin wašarābin

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Relaxing therein, and calling for abundant fruit and beverage.

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Wherein, reclining, they call for plenteous fruit and cool drink (that is) therein

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

reclining therein; calling therein for much fruit and drink

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Therein reclining, they shall there call for many a fruit and drink

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

As they lie down therein, they shall there ask for many sorts of fruits, and for drink

George Sale · published 1734

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38:52

وَعِندَهُمْ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرْفِ أَتْرَابٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'indahum qaasiraatu t-tarfi atraab

DIN 31635waʿindahum qāṣirātu ṭ-ṭarfi ʾatrābun

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With them will be attendants with modest gaze, of same age.

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And with them are those of modest gaze, companions

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and beside them maids of modest glance, of their own age

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And with them shall be virgins of their own age, with modest retiring glances

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and near them shall sit the virgins of paradise, refraining their looks from beholding any besides their spouses, and of equal age with them

George Sale · published 1734

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38:53

هَٰذَا مَا تُوعَدُونَ لِيَوْمِ ٱلْحِسَابِ

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Easy-read (simplified)haadhaa maa too'adoona liyawmi l-hisaab

DIN 31635hāḏā mā tūʿadūna liyawmi l-ḥisābi

This is what you are promised for the Day of Account.

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This it is that ye are promised for the Day of Reckoning

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This is what ye were promised for the day of reckoning

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

This is what ye were promised at the day of reckoning

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

This is what ye are promised, at the day of account

George Sale · published 1734

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38:54

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَرِزْقُنَا مَا لَهُۥ مِن نَّفَادٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)inna haadhaa larizqunaa maa lahu min nafaad

DIN 31635ʾinna hāḏā larizqunā mā lahu min nafādin

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Such is Our bounty, inexhaustible.

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Lo! this in truth is Our provision, which will never waste away

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

This is surely our provision, it is never spent

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Yes! this is our provision: it shall never fail

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

This is our provision; which shall not fail

George Sale · published 1734

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38:55

هَٰذَا وَإِنَّ لِلطَّٰغِينَ لَشَرَّ مَـَٔابٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)haadhaa wa'inna lilttaagheena lasharra ma'aab

DIN 31635hāḏā waʾinna lilṭṭāġīna lašarra maʾābin

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All This. But the transgressors will have a miserable return.

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This (is for the righteous). And lo! for the transgressors there with be an evil journey's end

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

This!- and, verily, for the rebellious is there an evil resort

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Even so. But for the evil doers is a wretched home

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

This shall be the reward of the righteous. But for the transgressors is prepared an evil receptacle

George Sale · published 1734

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38:56

جَهَنَّمَ يَصْلَوْنَهَا فَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ

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Easy-read (simplified)jahannama yaslawnahaa fabi'sa l-mihaad

DIN 31635ǧahannama yaṣlawnahā fabiʾsa l-mihādu

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Hell; in which they will roast; what a miserable abode!

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Hell, where they will burn, an evil resting-place

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

hell; they shall broil therein, and an ill couch shall it be

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Hell - wherein they shall be burned: how wretched a bed

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

namely, hell: They shall be cast into the same to be burned, and a wretched couch shall it be

George Sale · published 1734

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38:57

هَٰذَا فَلْيَذُوقُوهُ حَمِيمٌ وَغَسَّاقٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)haadhaa falyadhooqoohu hameemun waghassaaq

DIN 31635hāḏā falyaḏūqūhu ḥamīmun waġassāqun

The translators word this verse differently

All this. Let them taste it-boiling and bitter cold.

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Here is a boiling and an ice-cold draught, so let them taste it

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

This,- so let them taste it!- hot water, and pus

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Even so. Let them then taste it - boiling water and gore

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

This let them taste, to wit, scalding water, and corruption flowing from the bodies of the damned

George Sale · published 1734

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38:58

وَءَاخَرُ مِن شَكْلِهِۦٓ أَزْوَٰجٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'aakharu min shaklihi azwaaj

DIN 31635waʾāḫaru min šaklihi ʾazwāǧun

The translators word this verse differently

And similar torments of diverse kinds.

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And other (torment) of the kind in pairs (the two extremes)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and other kinds of the same sort

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And other things of kindred sort

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and divers other things of the same kind

George Sale · published 1734

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38:59

هَٰذَا فَوْجٌ مُّقْتَحِمٌ مَّعَكُمْ لَا مَرْحَبًۢا بِهِمْ إِنَّهُمْ صَالُوا۟ ٱلنَّارِ

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Easy-read (simplified)haadhaa fawjun muqtahimun ma'akum laa marhaban bihim innahum saaloo n-naar

DIN 31635hāḏā fawǧun muqtaḥimun maʿakum lā marḥaban bihim ʾinnahum ṣālū n-nāri

The translators word this verse differently

"This is a crowd rushing headlong with you." There is no welcome for them. They will be scorched by the Fire.

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Here is an army rushing blindly with you. (Those who are already in the Fire say): No word of welcome for them. Lo! they will roast at the Fire

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

This is an army plunged in with you! there is no welcome for them! verily, they are going to broil in the fire

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

To their leaders it shall be said, "This company shall be thrown in headlong with you. No greetings shall await them, for they shall be burned in the fire

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And it shall be said to the seducers, this troop which was guided by you, shall be thrown, together with you, headlong into hell: They shall not be bidden welcome; for they shall enter the fire to be burned

George Sale · published 1734

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38:60

قَالُوا۟ بَلْ أَنتُمْ لَا مَرْحَبًۢا بِكُمْ أَنتُمْ قَدَّمْتُمُوهُ لَنَا فَبِئْسَ ٱلْقَرَارُ

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Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo bal antum laa marhaban bikum antum qaddamtumoohu lanaa fabi'sa l-qaraar

DIN 31635qālū bal ʾantum lā marḥaban bikum ʾantum qaddamtumūhu lanā fabiʾsa l-qarāru

The translators word this verse differently

They will say, "But it is you! There is no welcome for you! It is you who brought it upon us! What a miserable end!"

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They say: Nay, but you (misleaders), for you there is no word of welcome. Ye prepared this for us (by your misleading). Now hapless is the plight

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

They shall say, 'Nay, for you too is there no welcome! it was ye who prepared it beforehand for us, and an ill resting-place it is

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

They shall say: "But ye, too! there shall be no welcome for you. It was ye who prepared this for us, and wretched is the abode

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And the seduced shall say to their seducers, verily ye shall not be bidden welcome: Ye have brought it upon us; and a wretched abode is hell

George Sale · published 1734

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38:61

قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا مَن قَدَّمَ لَنَا هَٰذَا فَزِدْهُ عَذَابًا ضِعْفًا فِى ٱلنَّارِ

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Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo rabbanaa man qaddama lanaa haadhaa fazidhu 'adhaaban di'fan fee n-naar

DIN 31635qālū rabbanā man qaddama lanā hāḏā fazidhu ʿaḏāban ḍiʿfan fī n-nāri

They will say, "Our Lord, whoever brought this upon us, give him double torment in the Fire."

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They say: Our Lord! Whoever did prepare this for us, oh, give him double portion of the Fire

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

They shall say, 'Our Lord! whoso prepared this beforehand for us, give him double torment in the fire

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

They will say: "O our Lord! increase twofold in the fire, the punishment of him who hath brought this upon us

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

They shall say, O Lord, doubly increase the torment of him who hath brought this punishment upon us, in the fire of hell

George Sale · published 1734

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38:62

وَقَالُوا۟ مَا لَنَا لَا نَرَىٰ رِجَالًا كُنَّا نَعُدُّهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ

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Easy-read (simplified)waqaaloo maa lanaa laa naraa rijaalan kunnaa na'udduhum mina l-'ashraar

DIN 31635waqālū mā lanā lā narā riǧālan kunnā naʿudduhum mina l-ʾašrāri

And they will say, "What is it with us that we do not see men we used to count among the wicked?

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And they say: What aileth us that we behold not men whom we were wont to count among the wicked

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And they shall say, 'What ails us that we do not see men whom we used to think amongst the wicked

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And they will say: "Why see we not the men whom we numbered among the wicked

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And the infidels shall say, why do we not see the men whom we numbered among the wicked

George Sale · published 1734

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38:63

أَتَّخَذْنَٰهُمْ سِخْرِيًّا أَمْ زَاغَتْ عَنْهُمُ ٱلْأَبْصَٰرُ

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Easy-read (simplified)attakhadhnaahum sikhriyyan am zaaghat 'anhumu l-'absaar

DIN 31635ʾattaḫaḏnāhum siḫriyyan ʾam zāġat ʿanhumu l-ʾabṣāru

The translators word this verse differently

Did we take them for mockery, or have our eyes swerved from them?

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Did we take them (wrongly) for a laughing-stock, or have our eyes missed them

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

whom we used to take for mockery? have our eyes escaped them

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Whom we used to treat with scorn? Have they escaped our eyes

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and whom we received with scorn? Or do our eyes miss them

George Sale · published 1734

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38:64

إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ لَحَقٌّ تَخَاصُمُ أَهْلِ ٱلنَّارِ

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Easy-read (simplified)inna dhaalika lahaqqun takhaasumu ahli n-naar

DIN 31635ʾinna ḏālika laḥaqqun taḫāṣumu ʾahli n-nāri

This is certainly true-the feuding of the people of the Fire.

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Lo! that is very truth: the wrangling of the dwellers in the Fire

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Verily, that is the truth; the contention of the people of the fire

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Verily this is truth - the wrangling together of the people of the fire

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Verily this is a truth; to wit, the disputing of the inhabitants of hell fire

George Sale · published 1734

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38:65

قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ مُنذِرٌ وَمَا مِنْ إِلَٰهٍ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ ٱلْوَٰحِدُ ٱلْقَهَّارُ

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Easy-read (simplified)qul innamaa anaa mundhirun wamaa min ilaahin illaa llaahu l-waahidu l-qahhaar

DIN 31635qul ʾinnamā ʾanā munḏirun wamā min ʾilāhin ʾillā llāhu l-wāḥidu l-qahhāru

Say, "I am only a warner, and there is no god except God-the One, the Conqueror.

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Say (unto them, O Muhammad): I am only a warner, and there is no Allah save Allah, the One, the Absolute

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Say, 'I am only a warner; and there is no god but God, the one, the victorious

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

SAY: I am but a warner; and there is no God but God the One, the Almighty

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Say, O Mohammed, unto the idolaters, verily I am no other than a warner: And there is no god, except the one only God, the Almighty

George Sale · published 1734

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38:66

رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْغَفَّٰرُ

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Easy-read (simplified)rabbu s-samaawaati wal-'ardi wamaa baynahumaa l-'azeezu l-ghaffaar

DIN 31635rabbu s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍi wamā baynahumā l-ʿazīzu l-ġaffāru

The Lord of the heavens and the earth, and everything between them; the Mighty, the Forgiver."

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Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, the Mighty, the Pardoning

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and what is between the two, the mighty, the forgiving

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Lord of the Heavens and of the Earth, and of all that is between them, the Potent, the Forgiving

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

the Lord of heaven and earth, and of whatsoever is between them; the mighty, the forgiver of sins

George Sale · published 1734

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38:67

قُلْ هُوَ نَبَؤٌا۟ عَظِيمٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)qul huwa naba'un 'azeem

DIN 31635qul huwa nabaʾun ʿaẓīmun

Say, "It is a message of great importance.

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Say: It is tremendous tidings

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Say, 'It is a grand story

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

SAY: this is a weighty message

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Say, it is a weighty message

George Sale · published 1734

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38:68

أَنتُمْ عَنْهُ مُعْرِضُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)antum 'anhu mu'ridoon

DIN 31635ʾantum ʿanhu muʿriḍūna

The translators word this verse differently

From which you are turning away.

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Whence ye turn away

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and yet ye turn from it

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

From which ye turn aside

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

from which ye turn aside

George Sale · published 1734

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38:69

مَا كَانَ لِىَ مِنْ عِلْمٍۭ بِٱلْمَلَإِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰٓ إِذْ يَخْتَصِمُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)maa kaana liya min 'ilmin bil-mala'i l-'a'laa idh yakhtasimoon

DIN 31635mā kāna liya min ʿilmin bil-malaʾi l-ʾaʿlā ʾiḏ yaḫtaṣimūna

I have no knowledge of the Highest Assembly as they dispute.

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I had no knowledge of the Highest Chiefs when they disputed

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

I had no knowledge of the exalted chiefs when they contended

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Yet had I no knowledge of what passed among the celestial chiefs when they disputed

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

I had no knowledge of the exalted princes, when they disputed concerning the creation of man

George Sale · published 1734

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38:70

إِن يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَىَّ إِلَّآ أَنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)in yoohaa ilayya illaa annamaa anaa nadheerun mubeen

DIN 31635ʾin yūḥā ʾilayya ʾillā ʾannamā ʾanā naḏīrun mubīnun

It is only revealed to me that I am a clear warner."

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It is revealed unto me only that I may be a plain warner

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

I am only inspired that I am a plain warner

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Verily, it hath been revealed to me only because I am a public preacher

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

it hath been revealed unto me only as a proof that I am a public preacher

George Sale · published 1734

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38:71

إِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ إِنِّى خَٰلِقٌۢ بَشَرًا مِّن طِينٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)idh qaala rabbuka lilmalaa'ikati innee khaaliqun basharan min teen

DIN 31635ʾiḏ qāla rabbuka lilmalāʾikati ʾinnī ḫāliqun bašaran min ṭīnin

Your Lord said to the angels, "I am creating a human being from clay.

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When thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am about to create a mortal out of mire

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

When thy Lord said to the angels, 'Verily, I am about to create a mortal out of clay

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

When thy Lord said to the angels, "I am about to make man of clay

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

When thy Lord said unto the angels, verily I am about to create man of clay

George Sale · published 1734

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38:72

فَإِذَا سَوَّيْتُهُۥ وَنَفَخْتُ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِى فَقَعُوا۟ لَهُۥ سَٰجِدِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)fa'idhaa sawwaytuhu wanafakhtu feehi min roohee faqa'oo lahu saajideen

DIN 31635faʾiḏā sawwaytuhu wanafaḫtu fīhi min rūḥī faqaʿū lahu sāǧidīna

When I have formed him, and breathed into him of My spirit, fall prostrate before him.

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And when I have fashioned him and breathed into him of My Spirit, then fall down before him prostrate

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and when I have fashioned him, and breathed into him of my spirit, then fall ye down before him adoring

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And when I have formed him and breathed my spirit into him, then worshipping fall down before him

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

When I shall have formed him, therefore, and shall have breathed my spirit into him, do ye fall down and worship him

George Sale · published 1734

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38:73

فَسَجَدَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ كُلُّهُمْ أَجْمَعُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)fasajada l-malaa'ikatu kulluhum ajma'oon

DIN 31635fasaǧada l-malāʾikatu kulluhum ʾaǧmaʿūna

The translators word this verse differently

So the angels fell prostrate, all of them.

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The angels fell down prostrate, every one

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And the angels adored all of them

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And the angels prostrated themselves, all of them with one accord

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And all the angels worshipped him, in general

George Sale · published 1734

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38:74

إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ ٱسْتَكْبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)illaa ibleesa stakbara wakaana mina l-kaafireen

DIN 31635ʾillā ʾiblīsa stakbara wakāna mina l-kāfirīna

The translators word this verse differently

Except for Satan. He was too proud, and one of the faithless.

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Saving Iblis; he was scornful and became one of the disbelievers

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

save Iblis, who was too big with pride, and was of the misbelievers

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Save Eblis. He swelled with pride, and became an unbeliever

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

except Eblis, who was puffed up with pride, and became an unbeliever

George Sale · published 1734

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38:75

قَالَ يَٰٓإِبْلِيسُ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَن تَسْجُدَ لِمَا خَلَقْتُ بِيَدَىَّ أَسْتَكْبَرْتَ أَمْ كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلْعَالِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)qaala yaa ibleesu maa mana'aka an tasjuda limaa khalaqtu biyadayya astakbarta am kunta mina l-'aaleen

DIN 31635qāla yā ʾiblīsu mā manaʿaka ʾan tasǧuda limā ḫalaqtu biyadayya ʾastakbarta ʾam kunta mina l-ʿālīna

He said, "O Satan, what prevented you from prostrating before what I created with My Own hands? Are you too proud, or were you one of the exalted?"

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He said: O Iblis! What hindereth thee from falling prostrate before that which I have created with both My hands? Art thou too proud or art thou of the high exalted

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Said He, 'O Iblis! what prevents thee from adoring what I have created with my two hands? art thou too big with pride? or art thou amongst the exalted

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

O Eblis," said God, "what hindereth thee from prostrating thyself before him whom my hands have made? Is it that thou are puffed up with pride? or art thou a being of lofty merit

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

God said unto him, O Eblis, what hindreth thee from worshipping that which I have created with my hands? Art thou elated with vain pride? Or art thou really one of exalted merit

George Sale · published 1734

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38:76

قَالَ أَنَا۠ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِى مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُۥ مِن طِينٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)qaala anaa khayrun minhu khalaqtanee min naarin wakhalaqtahu min teen

DIN 31635qāla ʾanā ḫayrun minhu ḫalaqtanī min nārin waḫalaqtahu min ṭīnin

He said, "I am better than he; You created me from fire, and You created him from clay."

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He said: I am better than him. Thou createdst me of fire, whilst him Thou didst create of clay

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Said he, 'I am better than he, Thou hast created me from fire, and him Thou hast created from clay

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

He said: "I am more excellent than he; me hast thou created of fire: of clay hast thou created him

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

He answered, I am more excellent than he: Thou hast created me of fire, and hast created him of clay

George Sale · published 1734

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38:77

قَالَ فَٱخْرُجْ مِنْهَا فَإِنَّكَ رَجِيمٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)qaala fakhruj minhaa fa'innaka rajeem

DIN 31635qāla faḫruǧ minhā faʾinnaka raǧīmun

The translators word this verse differently

He said, "Then get out of here! You are an outcast!

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He said: Go forth from hence, for lo! thou art outcast

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Said He, 'Then go forth therefrom, for, Verily, thou art pelted

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

He said: "Begone then hence: thou art accursed

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

God said unto him, get thee hence therefore, for thou shalt be driven away from mercy

George Sale · published 1734

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38:78

وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكَ لَعْنَتِىٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'inna 'alayka la'natee ilaa yawmi d-deen

DIN 31635waʾinna ʿalayka laʿnatī ʾilā yawmi d-dīni

And My curse will be upon you until the Day of Judgment."

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And lo! My curse is on thee till the Day of Judgment

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and, verily, upon thee is my curse unto the day of judgment

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And lo! my ban shall be on thee till the day of the reckoning

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And my curse shall be upon thee, until the day of judgment

George Sale · published 1734

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38:79

قَالَ رَبِّ فَأَنظِرْنِىٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)qaala rabbi fa'anzirnee ilaa yawmi yub'athoon

DIN 31635qāla rabbi faʾanẓirnī ʾilā yawmi yubʿaṯūna

He said, "Lord, defer me until the Day they are resurrected."

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He said: My Lord! Reprieve me till the day when they are raised

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Said be, 'My Lord! then respite me until the day when they are raised

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

He said: "O my Lord! respite me till the day of Resurrection

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

He replied, O Lord, respite me, therefore, until the day of resurrection

George Sale · published 1734

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38:80

قَالَ فَإِنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُنظَرِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)qaala fa'innaka mina l-munzareen

DIN 31635qāla faʾinnaka mina l-munẓarīna

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He said, "You are one of those deferred.

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He said: Lo! thou art of those reprieved

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Said He, 'Then thou art amongst the respited

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

He said, "One then of the respited shalt thou be

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

God said, verily thou shalt be one of those who are respited

George Sale · published 1734

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38:81

إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْوَقْتِ ٱلْمَعْلُومِ

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Easy-read (simplified)ilaa yawmi l-waqti l-ma'loom

DIN 31635ʾilā yawmi l-waqti l-maʿlūmi

Until the Day of the Time Appointed."

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Until the day of the time appointed

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

until the day of the stated time

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Till the day of the time appointed

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

until the day of the determined time

George Sale · published 1734

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38:82

قَالَ فَبِعِزَّتِكَ لَأُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)qaala fabi'izzatika la'ughwiyannahum ajma'een

DIN 31635qāla fabiʿizzatika laʾuġwiyannahum ʾaǧmaʿīna

He said, "By Your majesty, I will seduce them all.

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He said: Then, by Thy might, I surely will beguile them every one

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Said he, 'Then, by Thy might! I will surely seduce them all together

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

He said: "I swear by thy might then that all of them will I seduce

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Eblis said, by thy might do I swear, I will surely seduce them all

George Sale · published 1734

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38:83

إِلَّا عِبَادَكَ مِنْهُمُ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)illaa 'ibaadaka minhumu l-mukhlaseen

DIN 31635ʾillā ʿibādaka minhumu l-muḫlaṣīna

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Except for your loyal servants among them."

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Save Thy single-minded slaves among them

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

except Thy servants amongst them who are sincere

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Save thy sincere servants among them

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

except thy servants who shall be peculiarly chosen from among them

George Sale · published 1734

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38:84

قَالَ فَٱلْحَقُّ وَٱلْحَقَّ أَقُولُ

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Easy-read (simplified)qaala fal-haqqu wal-haqqa aqool

DIN 31635qāla fal-ḥaqqu wal-ḥaqqa ʾaqūlu

He said, "The truth is, and I say the truth.

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He said: The Truth is, and the Truth I speak

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Said He, 'It is the truth, and the truth I speak

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

He said: "It is truth, and the truth I speak

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

God said, it is a just sentence; and I speak the truth

George Sale · published 1734

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38:85

لَأَمْلَأَنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنكَ وَمِمَّن تَبِعَكَ مِنْهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)la'amla'anna jahannama minka wamimman tabi'aka minhum ajma'een

DIN 31635laʾamlaʾanna ǧahannama minka wamimman tabiʿaka minhum ʾaǧmaʿīna

I will fill Hell with you, and with every one of them who follows you."

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That I shall fill hell with thee and with such of them as follow thee, together

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

I will surely fill hell with thee and with those who follow thee amongst them all together

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

From thee will I surely fill Hell, and with such of them as shall follow thee, one and all

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

I will surely fill hell with thee, and with such of them as shall follow thee, altogether

George Sale · published 1734

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38:86

قُلْ مَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلْمُتَكَلِّفِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)qul maa as'alukum 'alayhi min ajrin wamaa anaa mina l-mutakallifeen

DIN 31635qul mā ʾasʾalukum ʿalayhi min ʾaǧrin wamā ʾanā mina l-mutakallifīna

The translators word this verse differently

Say, "I ask of you no wage for this, and I am not a pretender.

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Say (O Muhammad, unto mankind): I ask of you no fee for this, and I am no simulating

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Say, 'I do not ask thee for it any hire, nor am I of those who take too much upon myself

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Say: I ask no wage of you for this, nor am I one who intermeddleth

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Say unto the Meccans, I ask not of you any reward for this my preaching: Neither am I one of those who assume a part which belongs not to them

George Sale · published 1734

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38:87

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)in huwa illaa dhikrun lil'aalameen

DIN 31635ʾin huwa ʾillā ḏikrun lilʿālamīna

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It is but a reminder to mankind.

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Lo! it is naught else than a reminder for all peoples

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

It is but a reminder to the servants

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Of a truth the Koran is no other than a warning to all creatures

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

The Koran is no other than an admonition unto all creatures

George Sale · published 1734

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38:88

وَلَتَعْلَمُنَّ نَبَأَهُۥ بَعْدَ حِينٍۭ

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Easy-read (simplified)walata'lamunna naba'ahu ba'da heen

DIN 31635walataʿlamunna nabaʾahu baʿda ḥīnin

The translators word this verse differently

And you will know its message after a while."

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And ye will come in time to know the truth thereof

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and ye shall surely know its story after a time

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And after a time shall ye surely know its message

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And ye shall surely know what is delivered therein to be true, after a season

George Sale · published 1734

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Surah 39

Az-Zumarالزمر

The Groups · 75 verses · Meccan

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Seventy-five verses arguing that religion belongs to God alone, against the claim that intermediaries bring people nearer. Near its end, two crowds are driven in groups — one to a gate that opens as they arrive, one to a gate opened only when they reach it — and the difference is left in the grammar.

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39:1

تَنزِيلُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ

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Easy-read (simplified)tanzeelu l-kitaabi mina llaahi l-'azeezi l-hakeem

DIN 31635tanzīlu l-kitābi mina llāhi l-ʿazīzi l-ḥakīmi

The revelation of the Book is from God, the Mighty and Wise.

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The revelation of the Scripture is from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

The sending down of the Book from God, the mighty, the wise

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

THE Book sent down from God, the Mighty, the Wise

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

The revelation of this book is from the mighty, the wise God

George Sale · published 1734

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39:2

إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَآ إِلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ بِٱلْحَقِّ فَٱعْبُدِ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصًا لَّهُ ٱلدِّينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)innaa anzalnaa ilayka l-kitaaba bil-haqqi fa'budi llaaha mukhlisan lahu d-deen

DIN 31635ʾinnā ʾanzalnā ʾilayka l-kitāba bil-ḥaqqi faʿbudi llāha muḫliṣan lahu d-dīna

We sent down to you the Book with the truth, so serve God, devoting your religion to Him.

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Lo! We have revealed the Scripture unto thee (Muhammad) with truth; so worship Allah, making religion pure for Him (only)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Verily, we have sent down to thee the Book in truth, then serve God, being sincere in religion unto Him

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

We have sent down the Book to thee with the truth: serve thou God then, and be sincere in thy worship

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Verily We have revealed this book unto thee with truth: Wherefore serve God, exhibiting the pure religion unto Him

George Sale · published 1734

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39:3

أَلَا لِلَّهِ ٱلدِّينُ ٱلْخَالِصُ وَٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ مَا نَعْبُدُهُمْ إِلَّا لِيُقَرِّبُونَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ زُلْفَىٰٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَهُمْ فِى مَا هُمْ فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى مَنْ هُوَ كَٰذِبٌ كَفَّارٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)alaa lillaahi d-deenu l-khaalisu walladheena takhadhoo min doonihi awliyaa'a maa na'buduhum illaa liyuqarriboonaa ilaa llaahi zulfaa inna llaaha yahkumu baynahum fee maa hum feehi yakhtalifoona inna llaaha laa yahdee man huwa kaadhibun kaffaar

DIN 31635ʾalā lillāhi d-dīnu l-ḫāliṣu wallaḏīna taḫaḏū min dūnihi ʾawliyāʾa mā naʿbuduhum ʾillā liyuqarribūnā ʾilā llāhi zulfā ʾinna llāha yaḥkumu baynahum fī mā hum fīhi yaḫtalifūna ʾinna llāha lā yahdī man huwa kāḏibun kaffārun

Is not to God that sincere faith is due? As for those who take guardians besides Him, "We only worship them that they may bring us nearer to God." God will judge between them regarding their differences. God does not guide the lying blasphemer.

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Surely pure religion is for Allah only. And those who choose protecting friends beside Him (say): We worship them only that they may bring us near unto Allah. Lo! Allah will judge between them concerning that wherein they differ. Lo! Allah guideth not him who is a liar, an ingrate

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Aye! God's is the sincere religion: and those who take beside Him patrons - 'We do not serve them save that they may bring us near to God - 'Verily, God will judge between them concerning that whereon they do dispute. Verily, God guides not him who is a misbelieving liar

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Is not a sincere worship due to God? But they who take others beside him as lords saying, "We serve them only that they may bring us near to God" - God will judge between them and the faithful, concerning that wherein they are at variance. Verily God will not guide him who is a liar, an infidel

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Ought not the pure religion to be exhibited unto God? But as to those who take other patrons besides Him, saying, we worship them only that they may bring us nearer unto God; verily God will judge between them concerning that wherein they disagree. Surely God will not direct him who is a liar, or ungrateful

George Sale · published 1734

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39:4

لَّوْ أَرَادَ ٱللَّهُ أَن يَتَّخِذَ وَلَدًا لَّٱصْطَفَىٰ مِمَّا يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْوَٰحِدُ ٱلْقَهَّارُ

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Easy-read (simplified)law araada llaahu an yattakhidha waladan llastafaa mimmaa yakhluqu maa yashaa'u subhaanahu huwa llaahu l-waahidu l-qahhaar

DIN 31635law ʾarāda llāhu ʾan yattaḫiḏa waladan llaṣṭafā mimmā yaḫluqu mā yašāʾu subḥānahu huwa llāhu l-wāḥidu l-qahhāru

If God wanted to have a son, He could have selected from His creation at will. Glory be to Him. He is God, the One, the Prevailing.

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If Allah had willed to choose a son, He could have chosen what He would of that which He hath created. Be He Glorified! He is Allah, the One, the Absolute

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Had God wished to take to Himself a child, He would have chosen what He pleased from what He creates;- celebrated be His praises! He is God, the one, the victorious

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Had God desired to have had a son, he had surely chosen what he pleased out of his own creation. But praise be to Him! He is God, the One, the Almighty

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

If God had been minded to have had a son, He had surely chosen what He pleased out of that which He hath created. But far be such a thing from Him! He is the sole, the almighty God

George Sale · published 1734

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39:5

خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بِٱلْحَقِّ يُكَوِّرُ ٱلَّيْلَ عَلَى ٱلنَّهَارِ وَيُكَوِّرُ ٱلنَّهَارَ عَلَى ٱلَّيْلِ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ يَجْرِى لِأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى أَلَا هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْغَفَّٰرُ

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Easy-read (simplified)khalaqa s-samaawaati wal-'arda bil-haqqi yukawwiru llayla 'alaa n-nahaari wayukawwiru n-nahaara 'alaa llayli wasakhkhara sh-shamsa wal-qamara kullun yajree li'ajalin musamman alaa huwa l-'azeezu l-ghaffaar

DIN 31635ḫalaqa s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍa bil-ḥaqqi yukawwiru llayla ʿalā n-nahāri wayukawwiru n-nahāra ʿalā llayli wasaḫḫara š-šamsa wal-qamara kullun yaǧrī liʾaǧalin musamman ʾalā huwa l-ʿazīzu l-ġaffāru

He created the heavens and the earth with reason. He wraps the night around the day, and He wraps the day around the night. And He regulates the sun and the moon, each running along a specific course. He is indeed the Almighty, the Forgiver.

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He hath created the heavens and the earth with truth. He maketh night to succeed day, and He maketh day to succeed night, and He constraineth the sun and the moon to give service, each running on for an appointed term. Is not He the Mighty, the Forgiver

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

He created the heavens and the earth in truth! It is He who clothes the day with night; and clothes the night with day; and subjects the sun and the moon, each one runs on to an appointed time; aye! He is the mighty, the forgiving

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

For truth hath he created the Heavens and the Earth: It is of Him that the night returneth upon the day and that the day returneth upon the night: and He controlleth the sun and the moon so that each speedeth to an appointed goal. Is He not the Mighty, the Gracious

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

He hath created the heavens and the earth with truth: He causeth the night to succeed the day, and He causeth the day to succeed the night, and He obligeth the sun and the moon to perform their services; each of them hasteneth to an appointed period. Is not He the mighty, the forgiver of sins

George Sale · published 1734

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39:6

خَلَقَكُم مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَٰحِدَةٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَأَنزَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَنْعَٰمِ ثَمَٰنِيَةَ أَزْوَٰجٍ يَخْلُقُكُمْ فِى بُطُونِ أُمَّهَٰتِكُمْ خَلْقًا مِّنۢ بَعْدِ خَلْقٍ فِى ظُلُمَٰتٍ ثَلَٰثٍ ذَٰلِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ لَهُ ٱلْمُلْكُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَأَنَّىٰ تُصْرَفُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)khalaqakum min nafsin waahidatin thumma ja'ala minhaa zawjahaa wa'anzala lakum mina l-'an'aami thamaaniyata azwaajin yakhluqukum fee butooni ummahaatikum khalqan min ba'di khalqin fee zulumaatin thalaathin dhaalikumu llaahu rabbukum lahu l-mulku laa ilaaha illaa huwa fa'annaa tusrafoon

DIN 31635ḫalaqakum min nafsin wāḥidatin ṯumma ǧaʿala minhā zawǧahā waʾanzala lakum mina l-ʾanʿāmi ṯamāniyata ʾazwāǧin yaḫluqukum fī buṭūni ʾummahātikum ḫalqan min baʿdi ḫalqin fī ẓulumātin ṯalāṯin ḏālikumu llāhu rabbukum lahu l-mulku lā ʾilāha ʾillā huwa faʾannā tuṣrafūna

He created you from one person, then made from it its mate, and brought down livestock for you-eight kinds in pairs. He creates you in the wombs of your mothers, in successive formations, in a triple darkness. Such is God, your Lord. His is the kingdom. There is no god but He. So what made you deviate?

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He created you from one being, then from that (being) He made its mate; and He hath provided for you of cattle eight kinds. He created you in the wombs of your mothers, creation after creation, in a threefold gloom. Such is Allah, your Lord. His is the Sovereignty. There is no Allah save Him. How then are ye turned away

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

He created you from one soul; then He made from it its mate; and He sent down upon you of the cattle four pairs! He creates you in the bellies of your mothers,- creation after creation, in three darknesses. That is God for you! His is the kingdom, there is no god but He; how then can ye be turned away

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

He created you all of one man, from whom He afterwards formed his wife; and of cattle He hath sent down to you four pairs. In the wombs of your mothers did He create you by creation upon creation in triple darkness. It is He who is God your Lord: the kingdom is His: There is no God but He. How then are ye so turned aside from Him

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

He created you of one man, and afterwards out of him formed his wife: And He hath bestowed on you four pair of cattle. He formeth you in the wombs of your mothers, by several gradual formations, within three vails of darkness. This is God your Lord: His is the kingdom: There is no God but He. Why therefore are ye turned aside from the worship of Him to idolatry

George Sale · published 1734

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  • Talal Itani · 2012
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  • John Medows Rodwell · 1861
  • George Sale · 1734
39:7

إِن تَكْفُرُوا۟ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَنِىٌّ عَنكُمْ وَلَا يَرْضَىٰ لِعِبَادِهِ ٱلْكُفْرَ وَإِن تَشْكُرُوا۟ يَرْضَهُ لَكُمْ وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُم مَّرْجِعُكُمْ فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِيمٌۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ

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Easy-read (simplified)in takfuroo fa'inna llaaha ghaniyyun 'ankum walaa yardaa li'ibaadihi l-kufra wa'in tashkuroo yardahu lakum walaa taziru waaziratun wizra ukhraa thumma ilaa rabbikum marji'ukum fayunabbi'ukum bimaa kuntum ta'maloona innahu 'aleemun bidhaati s-sudoor

DIN 31635ʾin takfurū faʾinna llāha ġaniyyun ʿankum walā yarḍā liʿibādihi l-kufra waʾin taškurū yarḍahu lakum walā taziru wāziratun wizra ʾuḫrā ṯumma ʾilā rabbikum marǧiʿukum fayunabbiʾukum bimā kuntum taʿmalūna ʾinnahu ʿalīmun biḏāti ṣ-ṣudūri

If you disbelieve, God is Independent of you, yet He does not approve ingratitude on the part of His servants. And if you are thankful, He will approve that in you. No bearer of burden can bear the burden of another. Then to your Lord is your return; and He will inform you of what you used to do. He is aware of what the hearts contain.

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If ye are thankless, yet Allah is Independent of you, though He is not pleased with thanklessness for His bondmen; and if ye are thankful He is pleased therewith for you. No laden soul will bear another's load. Then unto your Lord is your return; and He will tell you what ye used to do. Lo! He knoweth what is in the breasts (of men)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

If ye be thankless, yet is God independent of you. He is not pleased with ingratitude in His servants; but if ye give thanks, He is pleased with that in you. But no burdened soul shall bear the burden of another; then unto your Lord is your return, and He will inform you of that which ye have done. Verily, He knows the natures of men's breasts

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Suppose ye render him no thanks! yet forsooth is God rich without you: but He is not pleased with thanklessness in His servants: yet if ye be thankful He will be pleased with you. The soul burdened with its own works shall not be burdened with the burden of another: hereafter shall ye return to your Lord, and he will tell you of all your works, For he knoweth the very secrets of your breasts

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

If ye be ungrateful, verily God hath no need of you; yet He liketh not ingratitude in his servants: But if ye be thankful, He will be well pleased with you. A burdened soul shall not bear the burden of another: Hereafter shall ye return unto your Lord, and He shall declare unto you that which ye have wrought, and will reward you accordingly; for He knoweth the innermost parts of your breasts

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

Arabic textTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Qur'anic text from the Tanzil Project. Copyright (C) 2007-2026 Tanzil Project License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Source: tanzil.net · Updates: tanzil.net/updates/ https://tanzil.net/updates/

Translations Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Translations George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Translations John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Translations Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired

Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Translations Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026

Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com