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Surah 41
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Fifty-four verses: a book whose verses are set out in detail, offered to people who say their hearts are covered and there is a barrier between. It answers with the making of the heavens and the earth, and with a scene in which a man's own hearing, sight and skin testify against him and he asks the skin why. It opens with disconnected letters.
حمٓ
Easy-read (simplified)haa meem
DIN 31635ḥā mīm
The translators spell these letters differently
Ha, Meem.
Ha. Mim
‘H. M.
HA. MIM
H. M.
تَنزِيلٌ مِّنَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Easy-read (simplified)tanzeelun mina r-rahmaani r-raheem
DIN 31635tanzīlun mina r-raḥmāni r-raḥīmi
A revelation from the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
A revelation from the Beneficent, the Merciful
A revelation from the merciful, the compassionate
A Revelation from the Compassionate, the Merciful
This is a revelation from the most Merciful
كِتَٰبٌ فُصِّلَتْ ءَايَٰتُهُۥ قُرْءَانًا عَرَبِيًّا لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)kitaabun fussilat aayaatuhu qur'aanan 'arabiyyan liqawmin ya'lamoon
DIN 31635kitābun fuṣṣilat ʾāyātuhu qurʾānan ʿarabiyyan liqawmin yaʿlamūna
A Scripture whose Verses are detailed, a Quran in Arabic for people who know.
A Scripture whereof the verses are expounded, a Lecture in Arabic for people who have knowledge
a book whose signs are detailed; an Arabic Qur'an for a people who do know
A Book whose verses (signs) are MADE PLAIN - an Arabic Koran, for men of knowledge
A book the verses whereof are distinctly explained, an Arabic Koran, for the instruction of people who understand
بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا فَأَعْرَضَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)basheeran wanadheeran fa'a'rada aktharuhum fahum laa yasma'oon
DIN 31635bašīran wanaḏīran faʾaʿraḍa ʾakṯaruhum fahum lā yasmaʿūna
Bringing good news, and giving warnings. But most of them turn away, so they do not listen.
Good tidings and a warning. But most of them turn away so that they hear not
a herald of glad tidings and a warning. But most of them turn aside and do not hear
Announcer of glad tidings and charged with warnings! But most of them withdraw and hearken not
bearing good tidings, and denouncing threats: But the greater part of them turn aside, and hearken not thereto
وَقَالُوا۟ قُلُوبُنَا فِىٓ أَكِنَّةٍ مِّمَّا تَدْعُونَآ إِلَيْهِ وَفِىٓ ءَاذَانِنَا وَقْرٌ وَمِنۢ بَيْنِنَا وَبَيْنِكَ حِجَابٌ فَٱعْمَلْ إِنَّنَا عَٰمِلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)waqaaloo quloobunaa fee akinnatin mimmaa tad'oonaa ilayhi wafee aadhaaninaa waqrun wamin bayninaa wabaynika hijaabun fa'mal innanaa 'aamiloon
DIN 31635waqālū qulūbunā fī ʾakinnatin mimmā tadʿūnā ʾilayhi wafī ʾāḏāninā waqrun wamin bayninā wabaynika ḥiǧābun faʿmal ʾinnanā ʿāmilūna
And they say, "Our hearts are screened from what you call us to, and in our ears is deafness, and between us and you is a barrier. So do what you want, and so will we."
And they say: Our hearts are protected from that unto which thou (O Muhammad) callest us, and in our ears there is a deafness, and between us and thee there is a veil. Act, then. Lo! we also shall be acting
and say, 'Our hearts are veiled from what thou dost call us to, and in our ears is dullness, and between us and thee there is a veil. Act thou; verily, we are acting too
And they say, "Our hearts are under shelter from thy teachings, and in our ears is a deafness, and between us and thee there is a veil. Act as thou thinkest right: we verily shall act as we think right
And they say, our hearts are veiled from the doctrine to which thou invitest us; and there is a deafness in our ears, and a curtain between us and thee: Wherefore act thou, as thou shalt think fit; for we shall act according to our own sentiments
قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَىَّ أَنَّمَآ إِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَٰحِدٌ فَٱسْتَقِيمُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ وَٱسْتَغْفِرُوهُ وَوَيْلٌ لِّلْمُشْرِكِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qul innamaa anaa basharun mithlukum yoohaa ilayya annamaa ilaahukum ilaahun waahidun fastaqeemoo ilayhi wastaghfiroohu wawaylun lilmushrikeen
DIN 31635qul ʾinnamā ʾanā bašarun miṯlukum yūḥā ʾilayya ʾannamā ʾilāhukum ʾilāhun wāḥidun fastaqīmū ʾilayhi wastaġfirūhu wawaylun lilmušrikīna
Say, "I am only a human like you; it is inspired in me that your God is One God. So be upright towards Him, and seek forgiveness from Him." And woe to the idolaters.
Say (unto them O Muhammad): I am only a mortal like you. It is inspired in me that your Allah is One Allah, therefor take the straight path unto Him and seek forgiveness of Him. And woe unto the idolaters
Say, 'I am but a mortal like yourselves, I am inspired that your God is one God; then go straight to Him, and ask forgiveness of Him; and woe to the idolaters
SAY: I am only a man like you. It is revealed to me that your God is one God: go straight then to Him, and implore his pardon. And woe to those who join gods with God
Say, verily I am only a man like you. It is revealed unto me that your God is one God: Wherefore direct your way strait unto Him; and ask pardon of Him for what is past. And woe be to the idolaters
ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَهُم بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ هُمْ كَٰفِرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)alladheena laa yu'toona z-zakaata wahum bil-'aakhirati hum kaafiroon
DIN 31635allaḏīna lā yuʾtūna z-zakāta wahum bil-ʾāḫirati hum kāfirūna
Those who do not pay the alms; and regarding the Hereafter, they are disbelievers.
Who give not the poor-due, and who are disbelievers in the Hereafter
who give not alms, and in the hereafter disbelieve
Who pay not the alms of obligation, and in the life to come believe not
who give not the appointed alms, and believe not in the life to come
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍ
Easy-read (simplified)inna lladheena aamanoo wa'amiloo s-saalihaati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoon
DIN 31635ʾinna llaḏīna ʾāmanū waʿamilū ṣ-ṣāliḥāti lahum ʾaǧrun ġayru mamnūnin
The translators word this verse differently
As for those who believe and do righteous deeds-for them is a reward uninterrupted.
Lo! as for those who believe and do good works, for them is a reward enduring
Verily, those who believe and do right, for them is a hire that is not grudged
But they who believe and do the things that are right shall receive a perfect recompense
But as to those who believe, and work righteousness; they shall receive an everlasting reward
قُلْ أَئِنَّكُمْ لَتَكْفُرُونَ بِٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلْأَرْضَ فِى يَوْمَيْنِ وَتَجْعَلُونَ لَهُۥٓ أَندَادًا ذَٰلِكَ رَبُّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qul a'innakum latakfuroona billadhee khalaqa l-'arda fee yawmayni wataj'aloona lahu andaadan dhaalika rabbu l-'aalameen
DIN 31635qul ʾaʾinnakum latakfurūna billaḏī ḫalaqa l-ʾarḍa fī yawmayni wataǧʿalūna lahu ʾandādan ḏālika rabbu l-ʿālamīna
Say, "Do you reject the One who created the earth in two days? And you attribute equals to Him? That is the Lord of the Universe."
Say (O Muhammad, unto the idolaters): Disbelieve ye verily in Him Who created the earth in two Days, and ascribe ye unto Him rivals? He (and none else) is the Lord of the Worlds
Say, 'What! do ye really misbelieve in Him who created the earth in two days, and do ye make peers for Him?- that is the Lord of the worlds
SAY: Do ye indeed disbelieve in Him who in two days created the earth? and do ye assign Him peers? The Lord of the worlds is He
Say, do ye indeed disbelieve in Him who created the earth in two days; and do ye set up equals unto Him? He is the Lord of all creatures
وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ مِن فَوْقِهَا وَبَٰرَكَ فِيهَا وَقَدَّرَ فِيهَآ أَقْوَٰتَهَا فِىٓ أَرْبَعَةِ أَيَّامٍ سَوَآءً لِّلسَّآئِلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)waja'ala feehaa rawaasiya min fawqihaa wabaaraka feehaa waqaddara feehaa aqwaatahaa fee arba'ati ayyaamin sawaa'an lilssaa'ileen
DIN 31635waǧaʿala fīhā rawāsiya min fawqihā wabāraka fīhā waqaddara fīhā ʾaqwātahā fī ʾarbaʿati ʾayyāmin sawāʾan lilssāʾilīna
He placed stabilizers over it; and blessed it; and planned its provisions in four days, equally to the seekers.
He placed therein firm hills rising above it, and blessed it and measured therein its sustenance in four Days, alike for (all) who ask
And He placed thereon firm mountains above it and blessed it, and apportioned therein its foods in four days alike for those who ask
And he hath placed on the earth the firm mountains which tower above it; and He hath blessed it, and distributed food throughout it, for the cravings of all alike, in four days
And He placed in the earth mountains firmly rooted, rising above the same: And He blessed it; and provided therein the food of the creatures designed to be the inhabitants thereof, in four days; equally, for those who ask
ثُمَّ ٱسْتَوَىٰٓ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَهِىَ دُخَانٌ فَقَالَ لَهَا وَلِلْأَرْضِ ٱئْتِيَا طَوْعًا أَوْ كَرْهًا قَالَتَآ أَتَيْنَا طَآئِعِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)thumma stawaa ilaa s-samaa'i wahiya dukhaanun faqaala lahaa walil'ardi tiyaa taw'an aw karhan qaalataa ataynaa taa'i'een
DIN 31635ṯumma stawā ʾilā s-samāʾi wahiya duḫānun faqāla lahā walilʾarḍi ʾtiyā ṭawʿan ʾaw karhan qālatā ʾataynā ṭāʾiʿīna
Then He turned to the sky, and it was smoke, and said to it and to the earth, "Come, willingly or unwillingly." They said, "We come willingly."
Then turned He to the heaven when it was smoke, and said unto it and unto the earth: Come both of you, willingly or loth. They said: We come, obedient
Then He made for the heaven and it was but smoke, and He said to it and to the earth, 'Come, ye two, whether ye will or no!' They said, 'We come willingly
Then He applied himself to the Heaven, which then was but smoke: and to it and to the Earth He said, "Come ye, whether in obedience or against your will?" and they both said, "We come obedient
Then He set his mind to the creation of heaven; and it was smoke: And He said unto it, and to the earth, come, either obediently, or against your will. They answered, we come, obedient to thy command
فَقَضَىٰهُنَّ سَبْعَ سَمَٰوَاتٍ فِى يَوْمَيْنِ وَأَوْحَىٰ فِى كُلِّ سَمَآءٍ أَمْرَهَا وَزَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِمَصَٰبِيحَ وَحِفْظًا ذَٰلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْعَلِيمِ
Easy-read (simplified)faqadaahunna sab'a samaawaatin fee yawmayni wa'awhaa fee kulli samaa'in amrahaa wazayyannaa s-samaa'a d-dunyaa bimasaabeeha wahifzan dhaalika taqdeeru l-'azeezi l-'aleem
DIN 31635faqaḍāhunna sabʿa samāwātin fī yawmayni waʾawḥā fī kulli samāʾin ʾamrahā wazayyannā s-samāʾa d-dunyā bimaṣābīḥa waḥifẓan ḏālika taqdīru l-ʿazīzi l-ʿalīmi
So He completed them as seven universes in two days, and He assigned to each universe its laws. And We decorated the lower universe with lamps, and for protection. That is the design of the Almighty, the All-Knowing.
Then He ordained them seven heavens in two Days and inspired in each heaven its mandate; and We decked the nether heaven with lamps, and rendered it inviolable. That is the measuring of the Mighty, the Knower
And He decreed them seven heavens in two days, and inspired every heaven with its bidding: and we adorned the lower heaven with lamps and guardian angels; that is the decree of the mighty, the knowing One
And He made them seven heavens in two days, and in each heaven made known its office: And we furnished the lower heaven with lights and guardian angels. This, the disposition of the Almighty, the All-knowing
And He formed them into seven heavens, in two days; and revealed unto every heaven its office. And We adorned the lower heaven with lights, and placed therein a guard of angels. This is the disposition of the mighty, the wise God
فَإِنْ أَعْرَضُوا۟ فَقُلْ أَنذَرْتُكُمْ صَٰعِقَةً مِّثْلَ صَٰعِقَةِ عَادٍ وَثَمُودَ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'in a'radoo faqul andhartukum saa'iqatan mithla saa'iqati 'aadin wathamood
DIN 31635faʾin ʾaʿraḍū faqul ʾanḏartukum ṣāʿiqatan miṯla ṣāʿiqati ʿādin waṯamūda
But if they turn away, say, "I have warned you of a thunderbolt, like the thunderbolt of Aad and Thamood."
But if they turn away, then say: I warn you of a thunderbolt like the thunderbolt (which fell of old upon the tribes) of A'ad and Thamud
But if they turn aside, then say, 'I have warned you of a thunder-clap like the thunder-clap of 'Ad and Thamud
If they turn away, then SAY: I warn you of a tempest, like the tempest of Ad and Themoud
If the Meccans withdraw from these instructions, say, I denounce unto you a sudden destruction, like the destruction of Ad and Thamud
إِذْ جَآءَتْهُمُ ٱلرُّسُلُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ قَالُوا۟ لَوْ شَآءَ رَبُّنَا لَأَنزَلَ مَلَٰٓئِكَةً فَإِنَّا بِمَآ أُرْسِلْتُم بِهِۦ كَٰفِرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)idh jaa'athumu r-rusulu min bayni aydeehim wamin khalfihim allaa ta'budoo illaa llaaha qaaloo law shaa'a rabbunaa la'anzala malaa'ikatan fa'innaa bimaa ursiltum bihi kaafiroon
DIN 31635ʾiḏ ǧāʾathumu r-rusulu min bayni ʾaydīhim wamin ḫalfihim ʾallā taʿbudū ʾillā llāha qālū law šāʾa rabbunā laʾanzala malāʾikatan faʾinnā bimā ʾursiltum bihi kāfirūna
Their messengers came to them, from before them and from behind them, saying, "Do not worship anyone but God." They said, "Had our Lord willed, He would have sent down angels; Therefore, we reject what you are sent with."
When their messengers came unto them from before them and behind them, saying: Worship none but Allah! they said: If our Lord had willed, He surely would have sent down angels (unto us), so lo! we are disbelievers in that wherewith ye have been sent
when their apostles came to them from before them and from behind them (saying), "Serve ye none but God."' They said, 'If our Lord pleased He would send down angels; so we in what ye are sent with disbelieve
When the apostles came to them on every side, saying, "Worship none but God," they said, "Had our Lord been pleased to send down, He had surely sent down angels; and in sooth, your message we do not believe
When the apostles came unto them before them and behind them, saying, worship God alone; they answered, if our Lord had been pleased to send messengers, He had surely sent angels: And we believe not the message with which ye are sent
فَأَمَّا عَادٌ فَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ ٱلْحَقِّ وَقَالُوا۟ مَنْ أَشَدُّ مِنَّا قُوَّةً أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَهُمْ هُوَ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةً وَكَانُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا يَجْحَدُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'ammaa 'aadun fastakbaroo fee l-'ardi bighayri l-haqqi waqaaloo man ashaddu minnaa quwwatan awalam yaraw anna llaaha lladhee khalaqahum huwa ashaddu minhum quwwatan wakaanoo bi'aayaatinaa yajhadoon
DIN 31635faʾammā ʿādun fastakbarū fī l-ʾarḍi biġayri l-ḥaqqi waqālū man ʾašaddu minnā quwwatan ʾawalam yaraw ʾanna llāha llaḏī ḫalaqahum huwa ʾašaddu minhum quwwatan wakānū biʾāyātinā yaǧḥadūna
As for Aad, they turned arrogant on earth, and opposed justice, and said, "Who is more powerful than us?" Have they not considered that God, who created them, is more powerful than they? And they went on denying Our revelations.
As for A'ad, they were arrogant in the land without right, and they said: Who is mightier than us in power? Could they not see that Allah Who created them, He was mightier than them in power? And they denied Our revelations
And as for 'Ad, they were big with pride in the land, without right, and said, 'Who is stronger than us in might?' Did they not see that God who created them He was stronger than they in might? But they did gainsay our signs
As to Ad, they bore them proudly and unjustly in the land, and said, "Who more mighty than we in prowess?" Saw they not that God their creator was mightier than they in prowess? And they rejected our signs
As to the tribe of Ad, they behaved insolently in the earth, without reason, and said, who is more mighty than we in strength? Did they not see that God, who had created them, was more mighty than they in strength? And they knowingly rejected our signs
فَأَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا صَرْصَرًا فِىٓ أَيَّامٍ نَّحِسَاتٍ لِّنُذِيقَهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْخِزْىِ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ أَخْزَىٰ وَهُمْ لَا يُنصَرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'arsalnaa 'alayhim reehan sarsaran fee ayyaamin nahisaatin linudheeqahum 'adhaaba l-khizyi fee l-hayaati d-dunyaa wala'adhaabu l-'aakhirati akhzaa wahum laa yunsaroon
DIN 31635faʾarsalnā ʿalayhim rīḥan ṣarṣaran fī ʾayyāmin naḥisātin linuḏīqahum ʿaḏāba l-ḫizyi fī l-ḥayāti d-dunyā walaʿaḏābu l-ʾāḫirati ʾaḫzā wahum lā yunṣarūna
So We unleashed upon them a screaming wind, for a few miserable days, to make them taste the punishment of shame in this life; but the punishment of the Hereafter is more shameful; and they will not be saved.
Therefor We let loose on them a raging wind in evil days, that We might make them taste the torment of disgrace in the life of the world. And verily the doom of the Hereafter will be more shameful, and they will not be helped
And we sent upon them a cold blast in unfortunate days, that we might make them taste the torment of disgrace in the life of this world;- but the torment of the hereafter is more disgraceful, and they shall not be helped
Therefore on ill-omened days did we send against them an impetuous blast that we might make them taste the chastisement of shame in this world: - but more shameful shall be the chastisement of the life to come; and they shall not be protected
Wherefore We sent against them a piercing wind, on days of ill luck, that We might make them taste the punishment of shame in this world: But the punishment of the life to come will be more shameful; and they shall not be protected therefrom
وَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَهَدَيْنَٰهُمْ فَٱسْتَحَبُّوا۟ ٱلْعَمَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰ فَأَخَذَتْهُمْ صَٰعِقَةُ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْهُونِ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'ammaa thamoodu fahadaynaahum fastahabboo l-'amaa 'alaa l-hudaa fa'akhadhathum saa'iqatu l-'adhaabi l-hooni bimaa kaanoo yaksiboon
DIN 31635waʾammā ṯamūdu fahadaynāhum fastaḥabbū l-ʿamā ʿalā l-hudā faʾaḫaḏathum ṣāʿiqatu l-ʿaḏābi l-hūni bimā kānū yaksibūna
And as for Thamood, We guided them, but they preferred blindness over guidance. So the thunderbolt of the humiliating punishment seized them, because of what they used to earn.
And as for Thamud, We gave them guidance, but they preferred blindness to the guidance, so the bolt of the doom of humiliation overtook them because of what they used to earn
And as for Thamud we guided them; but they preferred blindness to guidance, and the thunder-clap of the torment of abasement caught them for what they had earned
And as to Themoud, we had vouchsafed them guidance; but to guidance did they prefer blindness; wherefore the tempest of a shameful punishment overtook them for their doings
And as to Thamud, We directed them; but they loved blindness better than the true direction: Wherefore the terrible noise of an ignominious punishment assailed them, for that which they had deserved
وَنَجَّيْنَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَكَانُوا۟ يَتَّقُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wanajjaynaa lladheena aamanoo wakaanoo yattaqoon
DIN 31635wanaǧǧaynā llaḏīna ʾāmanū wakānū yattaqūna
The translators word this verse differently
And We saved those who believed and were righteous.
And We delivered those who believed and used to keep their duty to Allah
but we saved those who believed and who did fear
But we rescued the believing and the God-fearing
but We delivered those who believed, and feared God
وَيَوْمَ يُحْشَرُ أَعْدَآءُ ٱللَّهِ إِلَى ٱلنَّارِ فَهُمْ يُوزَعُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wayawma yuhsharu a'daa'u llaahi ilaa n-naari fahum yooza'oon
DIN 31635wayawma yuḥšaru ʾaʿdāʾu llāhi ʾilā n-nāri fahum yūzaʿūna
The Day when God's enemies are herded into the Fire, forcibly.
And (make mention of) the day when the enemies of Allah are gathered unto the Fire, they are driven on
And the day when the enemies of God shall be gathered together into the fire, marshalled along
And warn of the day when the enemies of God shall be gathered unto the fire urged on in bands
And warn them of the day, on which the enemies of God shall be gathered together unto hell fire, and shall march in distinct bands
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا مَا جَآءُوهَا شَهِدَ عَلَيْهِمْ سَمْعُهُمْ وَأَبْصَٰرُهُمْ وَجُلُودُهُم بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)hattaa idhaa maa jaa'oohaa shahida 'alayhim sam'uhum wa'absaaruhum wajulooduhum bimaa kaanoo ya'maloon
DIN 31635ḥattā ʾiḏā mā ǧāʾūhā šahida ʿalayhim samʿuhum waʾabṣāruhum waǧulūduhum bimā kānū yaʿmalūna
Until, when they have reached it, their hearing, and their sight, and their skins will testify against them regarding what they used to do.
Till, when they reach it, their ears and their eyes and their skins testify against them as to what they used to do
until when they come to it, their hearing and their eyesight and their skins shall bear witness against them of that which they have done
Until when they reach it, their ears and their eyes and their skins shall bear witness against them of their deeds
until, when they shall arrive thereat their ears, and their eyes, and their skins shall bear witness against them of that which they shall have wrought
وَقَالُوا۟ لِجُلُودِهِمْ لِمَ شَهِدتُّمْ عَلَيْنَا قَالُوٓا۟ أَنطَقَنَا ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنطَقَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ وَهُوَ خَلَقَكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)waqaaloo lijuloodihim lima shahidttum 'alaynaa qaaloo antaqanaa llaahu lladhee antaqa kulla shay'in wahuwa khalaqakum awwala marratin wa'ilayhi turja'oon
DIN 31635waqālū liǧulūdihim lima šahidttum ʿalaynā qālū ʾanṭaqanā llāhu llaḏī ʾanṭaqa kulla šayʾin wahuwa ḫalaqakum ʾawwala marratin waʾilayhi turǧaʿūna
And they will say to their skins, "Why did you testify against us?" They will say, "God, Who made all things speak, made us speak. It is He who created you the first time, and to Him you are returned."
And they say unto their skins: Why testify ye against us? They say: Allah hath given us speech Who giveth speech to all things, and Who created you at the first, and unto Whom ye are returned
And they shall say to their skins, 'Why have ye borne witness against us?' they shall say, 'God gave us speech who has given speech to everything; He created you at first, and unto Him shall ye be returned
And they shall say to their skins, "Why witness ye against us?" They shall say, "God, who giveth a voice to all things, hath given us a voice: He created you at first, and to Him are ye brought back
And they shall say unto their skins, wherefore do ye bear witness against us? They shall answer, God hath caused us to speak, who giveth speech unto all things: He created you the first time; and unto Him are ye returned
وَمَا كُنتُمْ تَسْتَتِرُونَ أَن يَشْهَدَ عَلَيْكُمْ سَمْعُكُمْ وَلَآ أَبْصَٰرُكُمْ وَلَا جُلُودُكُمْ وَلَٰكِن ظَنَنتُمْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَعْلَمُ كَثِيرًا مِّمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa kuntum tastatiroona an yashhada 'alaykum sam'ukum walaa absaarukum walaa juloodukum walaakin zanantum anna llaaha laa ya'lamu katheeran mimmaa ta'maloon
DIN 31635wamā kuntum tastatirūna ʾan yašhada ʿalaykum samʿukum walā ʾabṣārukum walā ǧulūdukum walākin ẓanantum ʾanna llāha lā yaʿlamu kaṯīran mimmā taʿmalūna
You were unable to hide yourselves from your hearing, and your sight, and your skins, to prevent them from testifying against you, and you imagined that God was unaware of much of what you do.
Ye did not hide yourselves lest your ears and your eyes and your skins should testify against you, but ye deemed that Allah knew not much of what ye did
and ye could not conceal yourselves that your hearing and your eyesight should not be witness against you, nor your skins; but ye thought that God did not know much of what ye do
And ye did not hide yourselves so that neither your ears nor your eyes nor your skins should witness against you: but ye thought that God knew not many a thing that ye did
Ye did not hide your selves, while ye sinned, so that your ears, and your eyes, and your skins could not bear witness against you: But ye thought that God was ignorant of many things which ye did
وَذَٰلِكُمْ ظَنُّكُمُ ٱلَّذِى ظَنَنتُم بِرَبِّكُمْ أَرْدَىٰكُمْ فَأَصْبَحْتُم مِّنَ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wadhaalikum zannukumu lladhee zanantum birabbikum ardaakum fa'asbahtum mina l-khaasireen
DIN 31635waḏālikum ẓannukumu llaḏī ẓanantum birabbikum ʾardākum faʾaṣbaḥtum mina l-ḫāsirīna
The translators word this verse differently
It is that thought of yours about your Lord that led you to ruin-so you became of the losers.
That, your thought which ye did think about your Lord, hath ruined you; and ye find yourselves (this day) among the lost
And that thought of yours which ye thought concerning your Lord has destroyed you, and ye have now become of those who lose
And this your thought which ye did think of your Lord hath ruined you, so that ye are become of those who perish
This was your opinion, which ye imagined of your Lord: It hath ruined you; and ye are become lost people
فَإِن يَصْبِرُوا۟ فَٱلنَّارُ مَثْوًى لَّهُمْ وَإِن يَسْتَعْتِبُوا۟ فَمَا هُم مِّنَ ٱلْمُعْتَبِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'in yasbiroo fan-naaru mathwan lahum wa'in yasta'tiboo famaa hum mina l-mu'tabeen
DIN 31635faʾin yaṣbirū fan-nāru maṯwan lahum waʾin yastaʿtibū famā hum mina l-muʿtabīna
The translators word this verse differently
If they endure patiently, the Fire will be their residence; and if they make up excuses, they will not be pardoned.
And though they are resigned, yet the Fire is still their home; and if they ask for favour, yet they are not of those unto whom favour can be shown
And if they are patient, still the fire is a resort for them; and if they ask for favour again, they shall not be taken into favour
And be they patient, still the fire shall be their abode: or if they beg for favour, yet shall they not be of favoured
Whether they bear their torment, hell fire shall be their abode; or whether they beg for favour, they shall not obtain favour
وَقَيَّضْنَا لَهُمْ قُرَنَآءَ فَزَيَّنُوا۟ لَهُم مَّا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَحَقَّ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقَوْلُ فِىٓ أُمَمٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ خَٰسِرِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)waqayyadnaa lahum quranaa'a fazayyanoo lahum maa bayna aydeehim wamaa khalfahum wahaqqa 'alayhimu l-qawlu fee umamin qad khalat min qablihim mina l-jinni wal-'insi innahum kaanoo khaasireen
DIN 31635waqayyaḍnā lahum quranāʾa fazayyanū lahum mā bayna ʾaydīhim wamā ḫalfahum waḥaqqa ʿalayhimu l-qawlu fī ʾumamin qad ḫalat min qablihim mina l-ǧinni wal-ʾinsi ʾinnahum kānū ḫāsirīna
The translators word this verse differently
We had assigned companions for them, who glamorized to them what was in front of them, and what was behind them. And the Word proved true against them in communities of jinn and humans that have passed away before them. They were losers.
And We assigned them comrades (in the world), who made their present and their past fairseeming unto them. And the Word concerning nations of the jinn and humankind who passed away before them hath effect for them. Lo! they were ever losers
We will allot to them mates, for they have made seemly to them what was before them and what was behind them; and due against them was the sentence on the nations who passed away before them; both of ginns and of mankind; verily, they were the losers
And we will appoint Satans as their fast companions; for it was they who made their present and future state seem fair and right to them; and the sentence passed on the peoples of Djinn and men who flourished before them hath become their due, and they shall perish
And We will give them the devils to be their companions; for they dressed up for them the false notions which they entertained of this present world, and of that which is to come; and the sentence justly fitteth them, which was formerly pronounced on the nations of genii and men who were before them; for they perished
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَا تَسْمَعُوا۟ لِهَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانِ وَٱلْغَوْا۟ فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَغْلِبُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)waqaala lladheena kafaroo laa tasma'oo lihaadhaa l-qur'aani wal-ghaw feehi la'allakum taghliboon
DIN 31635waqāla llaḏīna kafarū lā tasmaʿū lihāḏā l-qurʾāni wal-ġaw fīhi laʿallakum taġlibūna
The translators word this verse differently
Those who disbelieve say, "Do not listen to this Quran, and talk over it, so that you may prevail."
Those who disbelieve say: Heed not this Qur'an, and drown the hearing of it; haply ye may conquer
Those who misbelieve say, 'Listen not to this Qur'an, but talk foolishly about it, haply ye may gain the upper hand
Yet the unbelievers say, "Hearken not to this Koran, but keep up a talking, that ye may overpower the voice of the reader
The unbelievers say, hearken not unto this Koran: But use vain discourse during the reading thereof; that ye may overcome the voice of the reader by your scoffs and laughter
فَلَنُذِيقَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ أَسْوَأَ ٱلَّذِى كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)falanudheeqanna lladheena kafaroo 'adhaaban shadeedan walanajziyannahum aswa'a lladhee kaanoo ya'maloon
DIN 31635falanuḏīqanna llaḏīna kafarū ʿaḏāban šadīdan walanaǧziyannahum ʾaswaʾa llaḏī kānū yaʿmalūna
The translators word this verse differently
We will make those who disbelieve taste an intense agony, and We will recompense them according to the worst of what they used to do.
But verily We shall cause those who disbelieve to taste an awful doom, and verily We shall requite them the worst of what they used to do
But we will make those who misbelieve taste keen torment; and we will recompense them with the worst of that which they have done
Surely therefore will we cause the unbelievers to taste a terrible punishment; And recompense them according to the worst of their actions
Wherefore We will surely cause the unbelievers to taste a grievous punishment, and We will certainly reward them for the evils which they shall have wrought
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