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Surah 43
Written by the editors. Not a translation, and not a source. It carries the AALAMIN Editor signature and the date it was signed, because someone has to answer for it.
Eighty-nine verses answering the objection that a prophet ought to have come with wealth, or from one of the two great towns. It imagines what would happen if belief were made profitable, and returns to Jesus, who was only a servant on whom favour was placed, and to the ancestors people follow without asking 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.
وَٱلْكِتَٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ
Easy-read (simplified)wal-kitaabi l-mubeen
DIN 31635wal-kitābi l-mubīni
By the Book that makes things clear.
By the Scripture which maketh plain
By the perspicuous Book
By the Luminous Book
By the perspicuous book
إِنَّا جَعَلْنَٰهُ قُرْءَٰنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)innaa ja'alnaahu qur'aanan 'arabiyyan la'allakum ta'qiloon
DIN 31635ʾinnā ǧaʿalnāhu qurʾānan ʿarabiyyan laʿallakum taʿqilūna
We made it an Arabic Quran, so that you may understand.
Lo! We have appointed it a Lecture, in Arabic that haply ye may understand
verily, we have made it an Arabic Qur'an; haply ye will have some sense
We have made it an Arabic Koran that ye may understand
verily We have ordained the same an Arabic Koran, that ye may understand
وَإِنَّهُۥ فِىٓ أُمِّ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ لَدَيْنَا لَعَلِىٌّ حَكِيمٌ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'innahu fee ummi l-kitaabi ladaynaa la'aliyyun hakeem
DIN 31635waʾinnahu fī ʾummi l-kitābi ladaynā laʿaliyyun ḥakīmun
And it is with Us, in the Source Book, sublime and wise.
And Lo! in the Source of Decrees, which We possess, it is indeed sublime, decisive
And it is in the Mother of the Book with us,- high and wise
And it is a transcript of the archetypal Book, kept by us; it is lofty, filled with wisdom
And it is certainly written in the original book, kept with Us, being sublime and full of wisdom
أَفَنَضْرِبُ عَنكُمُ ٱلذِّكْرَ صَفْحًا أَن كُنتُمْ قَوْمًا مُّسْرِفِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)afanadribu 'ankumu dh-dhikra safhan an kuntum qawman musrifeen
DIN 31635ʾafanaḍribu ʿankumu ḏ-ḏikra ṣafḥan ʾan kuntum qawman musrifīna
Shall We hold back the Reminder from you, since you are a transgressing people?
Shall We utterly ignore you because ye are a wanton folk
Shall we then push aside from you the Reminder, because ye are a people who are extravagant
Shall we then turn aside this warning from you because ye are a people who transgress
Shall We therefore turn away from you the admonition, and deprive you thereof, because ye are a people who transgress
وَكَمْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن نَّبِىٍّ فِى ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wakam arsalnaa min nabiyyin fee l-'awwaleen
DIN 31635wakam ʾarsalnā min nabiyyin fī l-ʾawwalīna
How many a prophet did We send to the ancients?
How many a prophet did We send among the men of old
How many prophets have we sent amongst those of yore
Yet how many prophets sent we among those of old
And how many prophets have We sent among those of old
وَمَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن نَّبِىٍّ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa ya'teehim min nabiyyin illaa kaanoo bihi yastahzi'oon
DIN 31635wamā yaʾtīhim min nabiyyin ʾillā kānū bihi yastahziʾūna
No messenger came to them, but they ridiculed him.
And never came there unto them a prophet but they used to mock him
and there never came to them a prophet but they did mock at him
But no prophet came to them whom they made not the object of their scorn
And no prophet came unto them, but they laughed him to scorn
فَأَهْلَكْنَآ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا وَمَضَىٰ مَثَلُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'ahlaknaa ashadda minhum batshan wamadaa mathalu l-'awwaleen
DIN 31635faʾahlaknā ʾašadda minhum baṭšan wamaḍā maṯalu l-ʾawwalīna
We destroyed people more powerful than they, and so the example of the ancients has passed away.
Then We destroyed men mightier than these in prowess; and the example of the men of old hath gone (before them)
then we destroyed them - more valiant than these; and the example of those of yore passed away
Wherefore we destroyed nations mightier than these Meccans in strength; and the example of those of old hath gone before
Wherefore We destroyed nations who were more mighty than these in strength; and the example of those who were of old, hath been already set before them
وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ خَلَقَهُنَّ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
Easy-read (simplified)wala'in sa'altahum man khalaqa s-samaawaati wal-'arda layaqoolunna khalaqahunna l-'azeezu l-'aleem
DIN 31635walaʾin saʾaltahum man ḫalaqa s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍa layaqūlunna ḫalaqahunna l-ʿazīzu l-ʿalīmu
And if you asked them, "Who created the heavens and the earth?" They would say, "The Mighty, the Knower created them."
And if thou (Muhammad) ask them: Who created the heavens and the earth, they will surely answer: The Mighty, the Knower created them
And if thou shouldst ask them who created the heavens and the earth, they will surely say, 'The mighty, the knowing One created them
And if thou ask them who created the Heavens and the Earth, they will say: "The Mighty, the Sage, created them both
If thou ask them who created the heavens and the earth, they will certainly answer, the mighty, the wise God created them
ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ مَهْدًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ فِيهَا سُبُلًا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)alladhee ja'ala lakumu l-'arda mahdan waja'ala lakum feehaa subulan la'allakum tahtadoon
DIN 31635allaḏī ǧaʿala lakumu l-ʾarḍa mahdan waǧaʿala lakum fīhā subulan laʿallakum tahtadūna
He who made the earth a habitat for you, and traced pathways for you on it, that you may be guided.
Who made the earth a resting-place for you, and placed roads for you therein, that haply ye may find your way
who made for you the earth a couch and placed for you therein roads, haply ye may be guided
Who hath made the Earth as a couch for you, and hath traced out routes therein for your guidance
Who hath spread the earth as a bed for you, and hath made you paths therein, that ye may be directed
وَٱلَّذِى نَزَّلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءًۢ بِقَدَرٍ فَأَنشَرْنَا بِهِۦ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتًا كَذَٰلِكَ تُخْرَجُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walladhee nazzala mina s-samaa'i maa'an biqadarin fa'ansharnaa bihi baldatan maytan kadhaalika tukhrajoon
DIN 31635wallaḏī nazzala mina s-samāʾi māʾan biqadarin faʾanšarnā bihi baldatan maytan kaḏālika tuḫraǧūna
He who sends down water from the sky in due proportion; and so We revive thereby a dead land. Thus you will be brought out.
And Who sendeth down water from the sky in (due) measure, and We revive a dead land therewith. Even so will ye be brought forth
and who sent down from the heaven water in due measure; and we raised up thereby a dead country; thus shall ye too be brought forth
And who sendeth down out of Heaven the rain in due degree, by which we quicken a dead land; thus shall ye be brought forth from the grave
And Who sendeth down rain from heaven by measure, whereby We quicken a dead country; -- so shall ye be brought forth from your graves
وَٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلْأَزْوَٰجَ كُلَّهَا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْفُلْكِ وَٱلْأَنْعَٰمِ مَا تَرْكَبُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walladhee khalaqa l-'azwaaja kullahaa waja'ala lakum mina l-fulki wal-'an'aami maa tarkaboon
DIN 31635wallaḏī ḫalaqa l-ʾazwāǧa kullahā waǧaʿala lakum mina l-fulki wal-ʾanʿāmi mā tarkabūna
He Who created all the pairs; and provided you with ships, and animals on which you ride.
He Who created all the pairs, and appointed for you ships and cattle whereupon ye ride
and who has created all species; and has made for you the ships and the cattle whereon to ride
And who hath created the sexual couples, all of them, and hath made for you the ships and beasts whereon ye ride
And Who hath created all the various species of things, and hath given you ships and cattle, whereon ye are carried
لِتَسْتَوُۥا۟ عَلَىٰ ظُهُورِهِۦ ثُمَّ تَذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَةَ رَبِّكُمْ إِذَا ٱسْتَوَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَتَقُولُوا۟ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱلَّذِى سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُۥ مُقْرِنِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)litastawoo 'alaa zuhoorihi thumma tadhkuroo ni'mata rabbikum idhaa stawaytum 'alayhi wataqooloo subhaana lladhee sakhkhara lanaa haadhaa wamaa kunnaa lahu muqrineen
DIN 31635litastawū ʿalā ẓuhūrihi ṯumma taḏkurū niʿmata rabbikum ʾiḏā stawaytum ʿalayhi wataqūlū subḥāna llaḏī saḫḫara lanā hāḏā wamā kunnā lahu muqrinīna
That you may mount their backs, and remember the favor of your Lord as you sit firmly upon them, and say, "Glory be to Him Who placed these at our service; surely we could not have done it by ourselves.
That ye may mount upon their backs, and may remember your Lord's favour when ye mount thereon, and may say: Glorified be He Who hath subdued these unto us, and we were not capable (of subduing them)
that ye may settle yourselves on their backs; then remember the favour of your Lord when ye settled thereon, and say, 'Celebrated be the praises of Him who hath subjected this to us! We could not have got this ourselves
That ye may sit balanced on their backs and remember the goodness of your Lord as ye sit so evenly thereon, and say: "Glory to Him who hath subjected these to us! We could not have attained to it of ourselves
that ye may sit firmly on the backs thereof, and may remember the favour of your Lord, when ye sit thereon, and may say, praise be unto Him, Who hath subjected these unto our service! For we could not have mastered them by our own power
وَإِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'innaa ilaa rabbinaa lamunqaliboon
DIN 31635waʾinnā ʾilā rabbinā lamunqalibūna
And surely, to our Lord we will return."
And lo! unto our Lord we surely are returning
and, verily, unto our Lord shall we return
And truly unto our Lord shall we return
And unto our Lord shall we surely return
وَجَعَلُوا۟ لَهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ جُزْءًا إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَكَفُورٌ مُّبِينٌ
Easy-read (simplified)waja'aloo lahu min 'ibaadihi juz'an inna l-'insaana lakafoorun mubeen
DIN 31635waǧaʿalū lahu min ʿibādihi ǧuzʾan ʾinna l-ʾinsāna lakafūrun mubīnun
Yet they turn one of His servants into a part of Him. Man is clearly ungrateful.
And they allot to Him a portion of His bondmen! Lo! man is verily a mere ingrate
Yet they make for Him of His servants offspring; verily, man is surely obviously ungrateful
Yet do they assign to him some of his own servants for offspring! Verily man is an open ingrate
Yet have they attributed unto Him some of his servants as his offspring: Verily man is openly ungrateful
أَمِ ٱتَّخَذَ مِمَّا يَخْلُقُ بَنَاتٍ وَأَصْفَىٰكُم بِٱلْبَنِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)ami takhadha mimmaa yakhluqu banaatin wa'asfaakum bil-baneen
DIN 31635ʾami taḫaḏa mimmā yaḫluqu banātin waʾaṣfākum bil-banīna
Or has He chosen for Himself daughters from what He creates, and favored you with sons?
Or chooseth He daughters of all that He hath created, and honoureth He you with sons
Has He taken of what He creates daughters, and chosen sons for you
Hath God adopted daughters from among those whom he hath created, and chosen sons for you
Hath God taken daughters out of those beings which He hath created; and hath He chosen sons for you
وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِمَا ضَرَبَ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ مَثَلًا ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُۥ مُسْوَدًّا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhaa bushshira ahaduhum bimaa daraba lilrrahmaani mathalan zalla wajhuhu muswaddan wahuwa kazeem
DIN 31635waʾiḏā buššira ʾaḥaduhum bimā ḍaraba lilrraḥmāni maṯalan ẓalla waǧhuhu muswaddan wahuwa kaẓīmun
The translators word this verse differently
Yet when one of them is given news of what he attributes to the Most Gracious, his face darkens, and he suppresses grief.
And if one of them hath tidings of that which he likeneth to the Beneficent One, his countenance becometh black and he is full of inward rage
Yet when the tidings are given any one of that which he strikes out as a similitude for the Merciful One, his face grows black and he is choked
But when that is announced to any one of them, which he affirmeth to be the case with the God of Mercy, his face settleth into darkness and he is silent - sad
But when one of them hath the news brought of the birth of a child of that sex which they attribute unto the Merciful, as his similitude, his face becometh black, and he is oppressed with sorrow
أَوَمَن يُنَشَّؤُا۟ فِى ٱلْحِلْيَةِ وَهُوَ فِى ٱلْخِصَامِ غَيْرُ مُبِينٍ
Easy-read (simplified)awaman yunashsha'u fee l-hilyati wahuwa fee l-khisaami ghayru mubeen
DIN 31635ʾawaman yunaššaʾu fī l-ḥilyati wahuwa fī l-ḫiṣāmi ġayru mubīnin
The translators word this verse differently
"Someone brought up to be beautiful, and unable to help in a fight?"
(Liken they then to Allah) that which is bred up in outward show, and in dispute cannot make itself plain
What! one brought up amongst ornaments, and who is always in contention without obvious cause
What! make they a being to be the offspring of God who is brought up among trinkets, and is ever contentious without reason
Do they therefore attribute unto God female issue, which are brought up among ornaments, and are contentious without cause
وَجَعَلُوا۟ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عِبَٰدُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ إِنَٰثًا أَشَهِدُوا۟ خَلْقَهُمْ سَتُكْتَبُ شَهَٰدَتُهُمْ وَيُسْـَٔلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)waja'aloo l-malaa'ikata lladheena hum 'ibaadu r-rahmaani inaathan ashahidoo khalqahum satuktabu shahaadatuhum wayus'aloon
DIN 31635waǧaʿalū l-malāʾikata llaḏīna hum ʿibādu r-raḥmāni ʾināṯan ʾašahidū ḫalqahum satuktabu šahādatuhum wayusʾalūna
And they appoint the angels, who are servants to the Most Gracious, as females. Have they witnessed their creation? Their claim will be recorded, and they will be questioned.
And they make the angels, who are the slaves of the Beneficent, females. Did they witness their creation? Their testimony will be recorded and they will be questioned
And have they made the angels, who are the servants of the Merciful One, females? Were they witnesses of their creation? their witness shall be written down, and they shall be questioned
And they make the angels who are the servants of God of Mercy, females. What! did they witness their creation? Their witness shall be taken down, and they shall hereafter be enquired at
And do they make the angels, who are the servants of the Merciful, females? Were they present at their creation? Their testimony shall be written down, and they shall be examined concerning the same, on the day of judgment
وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْ شَآءَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ مَا عَبَدْنَٰهُم مَّا لَهُم بِذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَخْرُصُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)waqaaloo law shaa'a r-rahmaanu maa 'abadnaahum maa lahum bidhaalika min 'ilmin in hum illaa yakhrusoon
DIN 31635waqālū law šāʾa r-raḥmānu mā ʿabadnāhum mā lahum biḏālika min ʿilmin ʾin hum ʾillā yaḫruṣūna
And they say, "Had the Most Gracious willed, we would not have worshiped them." But they have no knowledge of that; they are merely guessing.
And they say: If the Beneficent One had (so) willed, we should not have worshipped them. They have no knowledge whatsoever of that. They do but guess
and they say, 'Had the Merciful pleased we should never have worshipped them.' They have no knowledge of that, they only conjecture
And they say: "Had the God of Mercy so willed it we should never have worshipped them." No knowledge have they in this: they only lie
And they say, if the Merciful had pleased, we had not worshipped them. They have no knowledge herein: They only utter a vain lie
أَمْ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمْ كِتَٰبًا مِّن قَبْلِهِۦ فَهُم بِهِۦ مُسْتَمْسِكُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)am aataynaahum kitaaban min qablihi fahum bihi mustamsikoon
DIN 31635ʾam ʾātaynāhum kitāban min qablihi fahum bihi mustamsikūna
The translators word this verse differently
Or have We given them a book prior to this one, to which they adhere?
Or have We given them any scripture before (this Qur'an) so that they are holding fast thereto
Have we given them a book before it to which they might hold
Have we ere this given them a Book? and do they possess it still
Have We given them a book of revelations before this; and do they keep the same in their custody
بَلْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا عَلَىٰٓ أُمَّةٍ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِم مُّهْتَدُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)bal qaaloo innaa wajadnaa aabaa'anaa 'alaa ummatin wa'innaa 'alaa aathaarihim muhtadoon
DIN 31635bal qālū ʾinnā waǧadnā ʾābāʾanā ʿalā ʾummatin waʾinnā ʿalā ʾāṯārihim muhtadūna
But they say, "We found our parents on a course, and we are guided in their footsteps."
Nay, for they say only: Lo! we found our fathers following a religion, and we are guided by their footprints
Nay; they say, 'We found our fathers (agreed) upon a religion, and, verily, we are guided by their traces
But say they: "Verily we found our fathers of that persuasion, and verily, by their footsteps do we guide ourselves
But they say, verily we found our fathers practising a religion; and we are guided in their footsteps
وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ فِى قَرْيَةٍ مِّن نَّذِيرٍ إِلَّا قَالَ مُتْرَفُوهَآ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا عَلَىٰٓ أُمَّةٍ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِم مُّقْتَدُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wakadhaalika maa arsalnaa min qablika fee qaryatin min nadheerin illaa qaala mutrafoohaa innaa wajadnaa aabaa'anaa 'alaa ummatin wa'innaa 'alaa aathaarihim muqtadoon
DIN 31635wakaḏālika mā ʾarsalnā min qablika fī qaryatin min naḏīrin ʾillā qāla mutrafūhā ʾinnā waǧadnā ʾābāʾanā ʿalā ʾummatin waʾinnā ʿalā ʾāṯārihim muqtadūna
Likewise, We sent no warner before you to any town, but the wealthy among them said, "We found our parents on a course, and we are following in their footsteps."
And even so We sent not a warner before thee (Muhammad) into any township but its luxurious ones said: Lo! we found our fathers following a religion, and we are following their footprints
Thus, too, did we never send before thee to a city any warner, but the affluent ones thereof said, 'Verily, we found our fathers (agreed) upon a religion, and, verily, we are led by their traces
And thus never before thy time did we send a warner to any city but its wealthy ones said: "Verily we found our fathers with a religion, and in their tracks we tread
Thus We sent no preacher, before thee, unto any city, but the inhabitants thereof who lived in affluence, said, verily we found our fathers practising a religion: And we tread in their footsteps
قَٰلَ أَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكُم بِأَهْدَىٰ مِمَّا وَجَدتُّمْ عَلَيْهِ ءَابَآءَكُمْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا بِمَآ أُرْسِلْتُم بِهِۦ كَٰفِرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala awalaw ji'tukum bi'ahdaa mimmaa wajadttum 'alayhi aabaa'akum qaaloo innaa bimaa ursiltum bihi kaafiroon
DIN 31635qāla ʾawalaw ǧiʾtukum biʾahdā mimmā waǧadttum ʿalayhi ʾābāʾakum qālū ʾinnā bimā ʾursiltum bihi kāfirūna
He would say, "Even if I bring you better guidance than what you found your parents following?" They would say, "We reject what you are sent with."
(And the warner) said: What! Even though I bring you better guidance than that ye found your fathers following? They answered: Lo! in what ye bring we are disbelievers
Say, 'What! if I come to you with what is a better guide than what ye found your fathers agreed upon?' and they will say, 'Verily, we, in what ye are sent with disbelieve
SAY, - such was our command to that apostle - "What! even if I bring you a religion more right than that ye found your fathers following?" And they said, "Verily we believe not in your message
And the preacher answered, what, although I bring you a more right religion than that which ye found your fathers to practise? And they replied, verily we believe not that which ye are sent to preach
فَٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)faantaqamnaa minhum faanzur kayfa kaana 'aaqibatu l-mukadhdhibeen
DIN 31635fāntaqamnā minhum fānẓur kayfa kāna ʿāqibatu l-mukaḏḏibīna
The translators word this verse differently
So We wreaked vengeance upon them. Behold, then, what was the fate of those who deny.
So We requited them. Then see the nature of the consequence for the rejecters
Then we took vengeance on them, and see how was the end of those who called the (apostles) liars
Wherefore we took vengeance on them, and behold what hath been the end of those who treated our messengers as liars
Wherefore We took vengeance on them: And behold what hath been the end of those who accused our apostles of imposture
وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِيمُ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦٓ إِنَّنِى بَرَآءٌ مِّمَّا تَعْبُدُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'idh qaala ibraaheemu li'abeehi waqawmihi innanee baraa'un mimmaa ta'budoon
DIN 31635waʾiḏ qāla ʾibrāhīmu liʾabīhi waqawmihi ʾinnanī barāʾun mimmā taʿbudūna
When Abraham said to his father and his people, "I am innocent of what you worship.
And when Abraham said unto his father and his folk: Lo! I am innocent of what ye worship
When Abraham said to his father and his people, 'Verily, I am clear of all that ye serve
And bear in mind when Abraham said to his father and to his people, "Verily I am clear of what ye worship
Remember when Abraham said unto his father, and his people, verily I am clear of the gods which ye worship
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِى فَطَرَنِى فَإِنَّهُۥ سَيَهْدِينِ
Easy-read (simplified)illaa lladhee fataranee fa'innahu sayahdeen
DIN 31635ʾillā llaḏī faṭaranī faʾinnahu sayahdīni
Except for He who created me, for He will guide me."
Save Him Who did create me, for He will surely guide me
except Him who created me; for, verily, He will guide me
Save Him who hath created me; for he will vouchsafe me guidance
except Him who hath created me; for He will direct me aright
وَجَعَلَهَا كَلِمَةًۢ بَاقِيَةً فِى عَقِبِهِۦ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)waja'alahaa kalimatan baaqiyatan fee 'aqibihi la'allahum yarji'oon
DIN 31635waǧaʿalahā kalimatan bāqiyatan fī ʿaqibihi laʿallahum yarǧiʿūna
And he made it an enduring word in his progeny, so that they may return.
And he made it a word enduring among his seed, that haply they might return
and he made it a word remaining among his posterity, that haply they might return
And this he established as a doctrine that should abide among his posterity, that to God might they be turned
And he ordained this to be a constant doctrine among his posterity; that they should be turned from idolatry to the worship of the only true God
بَلْ مَتَّعْتُ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ وَءَابَآءَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْحَقُّ وَرَسُولٌ مُّبِينٌ
Easy-read (simplified)bal matta'tu haa'ulaa'i wa'aabaa'ahum hattaa jaa'ahumu l-haqqu warasoolun mubeen
DIN 31635bal mattaʿtu hāʾulāʾi waʾābāʾahum ḥattā ǧāʾahumu l-ḥaqqu warasūlun mubīnun
I gave these and their forefathers some enjoyment, until the truth and a manifest messenger came to them.
Nay, but I let these and their fathers enjoy life (only) till there should come unto them the Truth and a messenger making plain
Nay; but I let these (Meccans) and their fathers have enjoyment until the truth came to them, and an apostle
In sooth to these idolatrous Arabians and to their fathers did I allow their full enjoyments, till the truth should come to them, and an undoubted apostle
Verily I have permitted these Meccans and their fathers to live in prosperity, until the truth should come unto them, and a manifest apostle
وَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْحَقُّ قَالُوا۟ هَٰذَا سِحْرٌ وَإِنَّا بِهِۦ كَٰفِرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walammaa jaa'ahumu l-haqqu qaaloo haadhaa sihrun wa'innaa bihi kaafiroon
DIN 31635walammā ǧāʾahumu l-ḥaqqu qālū hāḏā siḥrun waʾinnā bihi kāfirūna
But when the truth came to them, they said, "This is sorcery, and we refuse to believe in it."
And now that the Truth hath come unto them they say: This is mere magic, and lo! we are disbelievers therein
And when the truth came to them they said, 'This is magic, and we therein do disbelieve
But now that the truth hath come to them, they say, "'Tis sorcery, and we believe it not
But now the truth is come unto them, they say, this is a piece of sorcery; and we believe not therein
وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْلَا نُزِّلَ هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانُ عَلَىٰ رَجُلٍ مِّنَ ٱلْقَرْيَتَيْنِ عَظِيمٍ
Easy-read (simplified)waqaaloo lawlaa nuzzila haadhaa l-qur'aanu 'alaa rajulin mina l-qaryatayni 'azeem
DIN 31635waqālū lawlā nuzzila hāḏā l-qurʾānu ʿalā raǧulin mina l-qaryatayni ʿaẓīmin
They also said, "If only this Quran was sent down to a man of importance from the two cities."
And they say: If only this Qur'an had been revealed to some great man of the two towns
And they say, 'Unless this Qur'an were sent down to a man great in the two cities
And they say, "Had but this Koran been sent down to some great one of the two cities
And they say, had this Koran been sent down unto some great man of either of the two cities, we would have received it
أَهُمْ يَقْسِمُونَ رَحْمَتَ رَبِّكَ نَحْنُ قَسَمْنَا بَيْنَهُم مَّعِيشَتَهُمْ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَرَفَعْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ دَرَجَٰتٍ لِّيَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُهُم بَعْضًا سُخْرِيًّا وَرَحْمَتُ رَبِّكَ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)ahum yaqsimoona rahmata rabbika nahnu qasamnaa baynahum ma'eeshatahum fee l-hayaati d-dunyaa warafa'naa ba'dahum fawqa ba'din darajaatin liyattakhidha ba'duhum ba'dan sukhriyyan warahmatu rabbika khayrun mimmaa yajma'oon
DIN 31635ʾahum yaqsimūna raḥmata rabbika naḥnu qasamnā baynahum maʿīšatahum fī l-ḥayāti d-dunyā warafaʿnā baʿḍahum fawqa baʿḍin daraǧātin liyattaḫiḏa baʿḍuhum baʿḍan suḫriyyan waraḥmatu rabbika ḫayrun mimmā yaǧmaʿūna
Is it they who allocate the mercy of your Lord? It is We who have allocated their livelihood in this life, and We elevated some of them in rank above others, that some of them would take others in service. But your Lord's mercy is better than what they amass.
Is it they who apportion thy Lord's mercy? We have apportioned among them their livelihood in the life of the world, and raised some of them above others in rank that some of them may take labour from others; and the mercy of thy Lord is better than (the wealth) that they amass
Is it they who distribute the mercy of thy Lord? We distribute amongst them their livelihood in the life of this world, and we exalt some of them above others in degrees, that some may take others into subjection; but the mercy of thy Lord is better than that which they amass
Are they then the distributors of thy Lord's Mercy? It is we who distribute their subsistence among them in this world's life; and we raise some of them by grades above others, that the one may take the other to serve him: but better is the mercy of thy Lord than all their hoards
Do they distribute the mercy of thy Lord? We distribute their nesessary provision among them, in this present life, and We raise some of them several degrees above the others, that the one of them may take the other to serve him: And the mercy of thy Lord is more valuable than the riches which they gather together
وَلَوْلَآ أَن يَكُونَ ٱلنَّاسُ أُمَّةً وَٰحِدَةً لَّجَعَلْنَا لِمَن يَكْفُرُ بِٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ لِبُيُوتِهِمْ سُقُفًا مِّن فِضَّةٍ وَمَعَارِجَ عَلَيْهَا يَظْهَرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walawlaa an yakoona n-naasu ummatan waahidatan laja'alnaa liman yakfuru bir-rahmaani libuyootihim suqufan min fiddatin wama'aarija 'alayhaa yazharoon
DIN 31635walawlā ʾan yakūna n-nāsu ʾummatan wāḥidatan laǧaʿalnā liman yakfuru bir-raḥmāni libuyūtihim suqufan min fiḍḍatin wamaʿāriǧa ʿalayhā yaẓharūna
Were it not that humanity would become a single community, We would have provided those who disbelieve in the Most Gracious with roofs of silver to their houses, and stairways by which they ascend.
And were it not that mankind would have become one community, We might well have appointed, for those who disbelieve in the Beneficent, roofs of silver for their houses and stairs (of silver) whereby to mount
And but that men would then have been one nation, we would have made for those who misbelieve in the Merciful One roofs of silver for their houses, and steps up thereto which they might mount
But for fear that all mankind would have become a single people of unbelievers, verily we would certainly have given to those who believe not in the God of Mercy roofs of silver to their houses, and silver stairs to ascend by
If it were not that mankind would have become one sect of infidels, verily We had given unto those who believe not in the Merciful, roofs of silver to their houses, and stairs of silver, by which they might ascend thereto
وَلِبُيُوتِهِمْ أَبْوَٰبًا وَسُرُرًا عَلَيْهَا يَتَّكِـُٔونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walibuyootihim abwaaban wasururan 'alayhaa yattaki'oon
DIN 31635walibuyūtihim ʾabwāban wasururan ʿalayhā yattakiʾūna
And doors to their houses, and furnishings on which they recline.
And for their houses doors (of silver) and couches of silver whereon to recline
and to their houses doors, and bedsteads on which they might recline
And doors of silver to their houses, and couches of silver to recline on
and doors of silver to their houses, and couches of silver, for them to lean on
وَزُخْرُفًا وَإِن كُلُّ ذَٰلِكَ لَمَّا مَتَٰعُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wazukhrufan wa'in kullu dhaalika lammaa mataa'u l-hayaati d-dunyaa wal-'aakhiratu 'inda rabbika lilmuttaqeen
DIN 31635wazuḫrufan waʾin kullu ḏālika lammā matāʿu l-ḥayāti d-dunyā wal-ʾāḫiratu ʿinda rabbika lilmuttaqīna
And decorations. Yet all that is nothing but the stuff of this life. Yet the Hereafter, with your Lord, is for the righteous.
And ornaments of gold. Yet all that would have been but a provision of the life of the world. And the Hereafter with your Lord would have been for those who keep from evil
and gilding,- for, verily, all that is a provision of the life of this world, but the hereafter is better with thy Lord for those who fear
And ORNAMENTS OF GOLD: for all these are merely the good things of the present life; but the next life doth thy Lord reserve for those who fear Him
and ornaments of gold: For all this is the provision of the present life; but the next life with thy Lord shall be for those who fear Him
وَمَن يَعْشُ عَن ذِكْرِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ نُقَيِّضْ لَهُۥ شَيْطَٰنًا فَهُوَ لَهُۥ قَرِينٌ
Easy-read (simplified)waman ya'shu 'an dhikri r-rahmaani nuqayyid lahu shaytaanan fahuwa lahu qareen
DIN 31635waman yaʿšu ʿan ḏikri r-raḥmāni nuqayyiḍ lahu šayṭānan fahuwa lahu qarīnun
Whoever shuns the remembrance of the Most Gracious, We assign for him a devil, to be his companion.
And he whose sight is dim to the remembrance of the Beneficent, We assign unto him a devil who becometh his comrade
And whosoever turns from the reminder of the Merciful One, we will chain to him a devil, who shall be his mate
And whoso shall withdraw from the Warning of the God of Mercy, we will chain a Satan to him, and he shall be his fast companion
Whoever shall withdraw from the admonition of the Merciful, We will chain a devil unto him; and he shall be his inseparable companion
وَإِنَّهُمْ لَيَصُدُّونَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَيَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُم مُّهْتَدُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'innahum layasuddoonahum 'ani s-sabeeli wayahsaboona annahum muhtadoon
DIN 31635waʾinnahum layaṣuddūnahum ʿani s-sabīli wayaḥsabūna ʾannahum muhtadūna
The translators word this verse differently
They hinder them from the path, though they think they are guided.
And lo! they surely turn them from the way of Allah, and yet they deem that they are rightly guided
and, verily these shall turn them from the path while they reckon that they are guided
For the Satans will turn men aside from the Way, who yet shall deem themselves rightly guided
And the devils shall turn them aside from the way of truth; yet they shall imagine themselves to be rightly directed
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَنَا قَالَ يَٰلَيْتَ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَكَ بُعْدَ ٱلْمَشْرِقَيْنِ فَبِئْسَ ٱلْقَرِينُ
Easy-read (simplified)hattaa idhaa jaa'anaa qaala yaa layta baynee wabaynaka bu'da l-mashriqayni fabi'sa l-qareen
DIN 31635ḥattā ʾiḏā ǧāʾanā qāla yā layta baynī wabaynaka buʿda l-mašriqayni fabiʾsa l-qarīnu
Until, when He comes to Us, he will say, "If only there were between me and you the distance of the two Easts." What an evil companion!
Till, when he cometh unto Us, he saith (unto his comrade): Ah, would that between me and thee there were the distance of the two horizons - an evil comrade
until when he comes to us he shall say, 'O, would that between me and thee there were the distance of the two orients, for an evil mate (art thou)
Until when man shall come before us, he shall say, "O Satan, would that between me and thee were the distance of the East and West." And a wretched companion is a Satan
Until, when he shall appear before us at the last day, he shall say unto the devil, would to God that between me and thee there was the distance of the east from the west! Oh how wretched a companion art thou
وَلَن يَنفَعَكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ إِذ ظَّلَمْتُمْ أَنَّكُمْ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ مُشْتَرِكُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walan yanfa'akumu l-yawma idh zalamtum annakum fee l-'adhaabi mushtarikoon
DIN 31635walan yanfaʿakumu l-yawma ʾiḏ ẓalamtum ʾannakum fī l-ʿaḏābi muštarikūna
It will not benefit you on that Day, since you did wrong. You are partners in the suffering.
And it profiteth you not this day, because ye did wrong, that ye will be sharers in the doom
But it shall not avail you on that day, since ye were unjust; verily, in the torment shall ye share
But it shall not avail you on that day, because ye were unjust: partners shall ye be in the torment
But wishes shall not avail you on this day, since ye have been unjust; for ye shall be partakers of the same punishment
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