يَغْشَى ٱلنَّاسَ هَٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)yaghshaa n-naasa haadhaa 'adhaabun aleem
DIN 31635yaġšā n-nāsa hāḏā ʿaḏābun ʾalīmun
The translators word this verse differently
Enveloping mankind; this is a painful punishment.
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That will envelop the people. This will be a painful torment
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
to cover men - this is grievous torment
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Which shall enshroud mankind: this will be an afflictive torment
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
which shall cover mankind: This will be a tormenting plague
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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رَّبَّنَا ٱكْشِفْ عَنَّا ٱلْعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤْمِنُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)rabbanaa kshif 'annaa l-'adhaaba innaa mu'minoon
DIN 31635rabbanā kšif ʿannā l-ʿaḏāba ʾinnā muʾminūna
"Our Lord, lift the torment from us, we are believers."
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(Then they will say): Our Lord relieve us of the torment. Lo! we are believers
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Our Lord! remove from us the torment; verily, we are believers
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
They will cry, "Our Lord! relieve us from this torment: see! we are believers
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
They shall say, O Lord, take this plague from off us: Verily we will become true believers
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
أَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ وَقَدْ جَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مُّبِينٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)annaa lahumu dh-dhikraa waqad jaa'ahum rasoolun mubeen
DIN 31635ʾannā lahumu ḏ-ḏikrā waqad ǧāʾahum rasūlun mubīnun
The translators word this verse differently
But how can they be reminded? An enlightening messenger has already come to them.
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How can there be remembrance for them, when a messenger making plain (the Truth) had already come unto them
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
How can they have the reminder (now), when they have had a plain apostle
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
But how did warning avail them, when an undoubted apostle had come to them
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
How should an admonition be of avail to them in this condition; when a manifest apostle came unto them
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا۟ مُعَلَّمٌ مَّجْنُونٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)thumma tawallaw 'anhu waqaaloo mu'allamun majnoon
DIN 31635ṯumma tawallaw ʿanhu waqālū muʿallamun maǧnūnun
The translators word this verse differently
But they turned away from him, and said, "Educated, but crazy!"
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And they had turned away from him and said: One taught (by others), a madman
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and when they turned their backs away from him and said, 'Taught! mad
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And they turned their backs on him, and said, "Taught by others, possessed
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
but they retired from him, saying, this man is instructed by others, or is a distracted person
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
in a signed study →
إِنَّا كَاشِفُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابِ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُمْ عَآئِدُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)innaa kaashifoo l-'adhaabi qaleelan innakum 'aa'idoon
DIN 31635ʾinnā kāšifū l-ʿaḏābi qalīlan ʾinnakum ʿāʾidūna
The translators word this verse differently
We will ease the punishment a little, but you will revert.
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Lo! We withdraw the torment a little. Lo! ye return (to disbelief)
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Verily, we will remove the torment a little, (but) ye will surely return
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Were we to relieve you from the plague even a little, ye would certainly relapse
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
We will take the plague from off you, a little: But ye will certainly return to your infidelity
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
يَوْمَ نَبْطِشُ ٱلْبَطْشَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)yawma nabtishu l-batshata l-kubraa innaa muntaqimoon
DIN 31635yawma nabṭišu l-baṭšata l-kubrā ʾinnā muntaqimūna
The Day when We launch the Great Assault-We will avenge.
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On the day when We shall seize them with the greater seizure, (then) in truth We shall punish
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
On the day when we will assault with the great assault, verily, we will take vengeance
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
On the day when we shall fiercely put forth our great fierceness, we will surely take vengeance on them
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
On the day whereon We shall fiercely assault them with great power, verily We will take vengeance on them
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَجَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ كَرِيمٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)walaqad fatannaa qablahum qawma fir'awna wajaa'ahum rasoolun kareem
DIN 31635walaqad fatannā qablahum qawma firʿawna waǧāʾahum rasūlun karīmun
Before them We tested the people of Pharaoh; a noble messenger came to them.
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And verily We tried before them Pharaoh's folk, when there came unto them a noble messenger
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And we already tried the people of Pharaoh when there came to them a noble apostle
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Of old, before their time, had we proved the people of Pharaoh, when a noble apostle presented himself to them
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
We made trial of the people of Pharaoh before them, and an honourable messenger came unto them, saying
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
أَنْ أَدُّوٓا۟ إِلَىَّ عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)an addoo ilayya 'ibaada llaahi innee lakum rasoolun ameen
DIN 31635ʾan ʾaddū ʾilayya ʿibāda llāhi ʾinnī lakum rasūlun ʾamīnun
The translators word this verse differently
Saying, "Hand over God's servants to me. I am an honest messenger to you."
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Saying: Give up to me the slaves of Allah. Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Send back to me God's servants; verily, I am to you a faithful apostle
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Send away with me," cried he, "the servants of God; for I am an apostle worthy of all credit
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
send unto me the servants of God; verily I am a faithful messenger unto you
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
وَأَن لَّا تَعْلُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ إِنِّىٓ ءَاتِيكُم بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'an laa ta'loo 'alaa llaahi innee aateekum bisultaanin mubeen
DIN 31635waʾan lā taʿlū ʿalā llāhi ʾinnī ʾātīkum bisulṭānin mubīnin
And, "Do not exalt yourselves above God. I come to you with clear authority.
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And saying: Be not proud against Allah. Lo! I bring you a clear warrant
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and, 'Exalt not yourselves above God; verily, I come to you with obvious authority
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And exalt not yourselves against God, for I come to you with undoubted power
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And lift not yourselves up against God: For I come unto you with manifest power
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
وَإِنِّى عُذْتُ بِرَبِّى وَرَبِّكُمْ أَن تَرْجُمُونِ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'innee 'udhtu birabbee warabbikum an tarjumoon
DIN 31635waʾinnī ʿuḏtu birabbī warabbikum ʾan tarǧumūni
I have taken refuge in my Lord and your Lord, lest you stone me.
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And lo! I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord lest ye stone me to death
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And, verily, I seek refuge in my Lord and your Lord, that ye stone me not
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And I take refuge with Him who is my Lord and your Lord, that ye stone me not
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And I fly for protection unto my Lord, and your Lord, that ye stone me not
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
وَإِن لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوا۟ لِى فَٱعْتَزِلُونِ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'in lam tu'minoo lee fa'taziloon
DIN 31635waʾin lam tuʾminū lī faʿtazilūni
The translators word this verse differently
But if you do not believe in me, keep away from me."
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And if ye put no faith in me, then let me go
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And if ye believe not in me then let me alone
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And if ye believe me not, at least separate yourselves from me
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
If ye do not believe me, at least depart from me
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوْمٌ مُّجْرِمُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)fada'aa rabbahu anna haa'ulaa'i qawmun mujrimoon
DIN 31635fadaʿā rabbahu ʾanna hāʾulāʾi qawmun muǧrimūna
He appealed to his Lord: "These are a sinful people."
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And he cried unto his Lord, (saying): These are guilty folk
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Then he called upon his Lord, 'Verily, these are a sinful people
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And he cried to his Lord, "That these are a wicked people
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And when they accused him of imposture, he called upon his Lord, saying, these are a wicked people
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
فَأَسْرِ بِعِبَادِى لَيْلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)fa'asri bi'ibaadee laylan innakum muttaba'oon
DIN 31635faʾasri biʿibādī laylan ʾinnakum muttabaʿūna
"Set out with My servants by night-you will be followed.
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Then (his Lord commanded): Take away My slaves by night. Lo! ye will be followed
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
So journey with my servants by night - verily, ye will be pursued
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
March forth then, said God, with my servants by night, for ye will be pursued
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And God said unto him, march forth with my servants by night; for ye will be pursued
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
وَٱتْرُكِ ٱلْبَحْرَ رَهْوًا إِنَّهُمْ جُندٌ مُّغْرَقُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)watruki l-bahra rahwan innahum jundun mughraqoon
DIN 31635watruki l-baḥra rahwan ʾinnahum ǧundun muġraqūna
And cross the sea quickly; they are an army to be drowned."
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And leave the sea behind at rest, for lo! they are a drowned host
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
But leave the sea in quiet - verily, they are a host to be drowned
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And leave behind you the cleft sea: they are a drowned host
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And leave the sea divided, that the Egyptians may enter the same; for they are a host doomed to be drowned
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
كَمْ تَرَكُوا۟ مِن جَنَّٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)kam tarakoo min jannaatin wa'uyoon
DIN 31635kam tarakū min ǧannātin waʿuyūnin
How many gardens and fountains did they leave behind?
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How many were the gardens and the watersprings that they left behind
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
How many gardens and springs have they left
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
How many a garden and fountain did they quit
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
How many gardens, and fountains
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
وَزُرُوعٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)wazuroo'in wamaqaamin kareem
DIN 31635wazurūʿin wamaqāmin karīmin
The translators word this verse differently
And plantations, and splendid buildings.
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And the cornlands and the goodly sites
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and corn lands and a noble place
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And corn fields and noble dwellings
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and fields of corn, and fair dwellings
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
وَنَعْمَةٍ كَانُوا۟ فِيهَا فَٰكِهِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wana'matin kaanoo feehaa faakiheen
DIN 31635wanaʿmatin kānū fīhā fākihīna
The translators word this verse differently
And comforts they used to enjoy.
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And pleasant things wherein they took delight
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and comfort wherein they did enjoy themselves
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And pleasures in which they rejoiced them
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and advantages which they enjoyed, did they leave behind them
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
كَذَٰلِكَ وَأَوْرَثْنَٰهَا قَوْمًا ءَاخَرِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)kadhaalika wa'awrathnaahaa qawman aakhareen
DIN 31635kaḏālika waʾawraṯnāhā qawman ʾāḫarīna
The translators word this verse differently
So it was; and We passed it on to another people.
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Even so (it was), and We made it an inheritance for other folk
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Thus - and we gave them for an inheritance to another people
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
So was it: and we gave them as a heritage to another people
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Thus We dispossessed them thereof; and We gave the same for an inheritance unto another people
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
فَمَا بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنظَرِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)famaa bakat 'alayhimu s-samaa'u wal-'ardu wamaa kaanoo munzareen
DIN 31635famā bakat ʿalayhimu s-samāʾu wal-ʾarḍu wamā kānū munẓarīna
Neither heaven nor earth wept over them, nor were they reprieved.
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And the heaven and the earth wept not for them, nor were they reprieved
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And the heaven wept not for them, nor the earth, nor were they respited
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Nor Heaven nor Earth wept for them, nor was their sentence respited
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Neither heaven nor earth wept for them; neither were they respited any longer
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
وَلَقَدْ نَجَّيْنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ مِنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْمُهِينِ
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Easy-read (simplified)walaqad najjaynaa banee israa'eela mina l-'adhaabi l-muheen
DIN 31635walaqad naǧǧaynā banī ʾisrāʾīla mina l-ʿaḏābi l-muhīni
And We delivered the Children of Israel from the humiliating persecution.
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And We delivered the Children of Israel from the shameful doom
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
But we saved the children of Israel from shameful woe
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And we rescued the children of Israel from a degrading affliction
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And We delivered the children of Israel from a shameful affliction
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
مِن فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيًا مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)min fir'awna innahu kaana 'aaliyan mina l-musrifeen
DIN 31635min firʿawna ʾinnahu kāna ʿāliyan mina l-musrifīna
The translators word this verse differently
From Pharaoh. He was a transgressing tyrant.
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(We delivered them) from Pharaoh. Lo! he was a tyrant of the wanton ones
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
from Pharaoh; verily, he was haughty, one of the extravagant
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
From Pharaoh, for he was haughty, given to excess
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
from Pharaoh; for he was haughty, and a transgressor
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
وَلَقَدِ ٱخْتَرْنَٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)walaqadi khtarnaahum 'alaa 'ilmin 'alaa l-'aalameen
DIN 31635walaqadi ḫtarnāhum ʿalā ʿilmin ʿalā l-ʿālamīna
And We chose them knowingly over all other people.
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And We chose them, purposely, above (all) creatures
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And we did choose them, wittingly, above the worlds
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And we chose them, in our prescience, above all peoples
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And We chose them, knowingly, above all people
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔايَٰتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَٰٓؤٌا۟ مُّبِينٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'aataynaahum mina l-'aayaati maa feehi balaa'un mubeen
DIN 31635waʾātaynāhum mina l-ʾāyāti mā fīhi balāʾun mubīnun
And We gave them many signs, in which was an obvious test.
Compare translations (4)
And We gave them portents wherein was a clear trial
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and we gave them signs wherein was an obvious trial
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And we shewed them miracles wherein was their clear trial
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and We shewed them several signs, wherein was an evident trial
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَيَقُولُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)inna haa'ulaa'i layaqooloon
DIN 31635ʾinna hāʾulāʾi layaqūlūna
The translators word this verse differently
These people say.
Compare translations (4)
Lo! these, forsooth, are saying
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Verily, these say
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Yet these infidels say
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Verily these Meccans say
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّا مَوْتَتُنَا ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُنشَرِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)in hiya illaa mawtatunaa l-'oolaa wamaa nahnu bimunshareen
DIN 31635ʾin hiya ʾillā mawtatunā l-ʾūlā wamā naḥnu bimunšarīna
"There is nothing but our first death, and we will not be resurrected.
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There is naught but our first death, and we shall not be raised again
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
It is but our first death
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
There is but our first death, neither shall we be raised again
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
assuredly our final end will be no other than our first natural death; neither shall we be raised again
George Sale · published 1734
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فَأْتُوا۟ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)fa'too bi'aabaa'inaa in kuntum saadiqeen
DIN 31635faʾtū biʾābāʾinā ʾin kuntum ṣādiqīna
Bring back our ancestors, if you are truthful."
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Bring back our fathers, if ye speak the truth
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
so bring our fathers, if ye do speak the truth
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Bring back our sires, if ye be men of truth
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Bring now our forefathers back to life, if ye speak truth
George Sale · published 1734
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أَهُمْ خَيْرٌ أَمْ قَوْمُ تُبَّعٍ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ أَهْلَكْنَٰهُمْ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ مُجْرِمِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)ahum khayrun am qawmu tubba'in walladheena min qablihim ahlaknaahum innahum kaanoo mujrimeen
DIN 31635ʾahum ḫayrun ʾam qawmu tubbaʿin wallaḏīna min qablihim ʾahlaknāhum ʾinnahum kānū muǧrimīna
Are they better, or the people of Tubba and those before them? We annihilated them. They were evildoers.
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Are they better, or the folk of Tubb'a and those before them? We destroyed them, for surely they were guilty
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Are they better than the people of Tubbah, and those before them? We destroyed them - verily, they were sinners
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Are they better than the people of Tobba, And those who flourished before them whom we destroyed for their evil deeds
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Are they better, or the people of Tobba, and those who were before them? We destroyed them, because they wrought wickedness
George Sale · published 1734
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وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wamaa khalaqnaa s-samaawaati wal-'arda wamaa baynahumaa laa'ibeen
DIN 31635wamā ḫalaqnā s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍa wamā baynahumā lāʿibīna
We did not create the heavens and the earth and what is between them to play.
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And We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, in play
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Nor did we create the heavens and the earth, and what is between the two in sport
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
We have not created the Heavens and the Earth and whatever is between them in sport
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
We have not created the heavens and the earth, and whatever is between them, by way of sport
George Sale · published 1734
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مَا خَلَقْنَٰهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)maa khalaqnaahumaa illaa bil-haqqi walaakinna aktharahum laa ya'lamoon
DIN 31635mā ḫalaqnāhumā ʾillā bil-ḥaqqi walākinna ʾakṯarahum lā yaʿlamūna
We created them only for a specific purpose, but most of them do not know.
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We created them not save with truth; but most of them know not
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
we did but create them in truth, though most of them know it not
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
We have not created them but for a serious end: but the greater part of them understand it not
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
We have created them no otherwise than in truth; but the greater part of them do not understand
George Sale · published 1734
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إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ مِيقَٰتُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)inna yawma l-fasli meeqaatuhum ajma'een
DIN 31635ʾinna yawma l-faṣli mīqātuhum ʾaǧmaʿīna
The Day of Sorting Out is the appointed time for them all.
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Assuredly the Day of Decision is the term for all of them
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Verily, the day of separation is their appointed term
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Verily the day of severing shall be the appointed time of all
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Verily the day of separation shall be the appointed term of them all
George Sale · published 1734
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يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِى مَوْلًى عَن مَّوْلًى شَيْـًٔا وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)yawma laa yughnee mawlan 'an mawlan shay'an walaa hum yunsaroon
DIN 31635yawma lā yuġnī mawlan ʿan mawlan šayʾan walā hum yunṣarūna
The Day when no friend will avail a friend in any way, and they will not be helped.
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A day when friend can in naught avail friend, nor can they be helped
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
the day when master shall not avail client at all, nor shall they be helped
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
A day when the master shall not at all be aided by the servant, neither shall they be helped
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
a day, whereon the master and the servant shall be of no advantage to one another, neither shall they be helped
George Sale · published 1734
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إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ ٱللَّهُ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
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Easy-read (simplified)illaa man rahima llaahu innahu huwa l-'azeezu r-raheem
DIN 31635ʾillā man raḥima llāhu ʾinnahu huwa l-ʿazīzu r-raḥīmu
Except for him upon whom God has mercy. He is the Mighty, the Merciful.
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Save him on whom Allah hath mercy. Lo! He is the Mighty, the Merciful
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
save whomsoever God shall have mercy on; verily, He is the mighty, the merciful
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Save those on whom God shall have mercy: for He is the mighty, the merciful
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
excepting those on whom God shall have mercy: For He is the mighty, the merciful
George Sale · published 1734
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إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ ٱلزَّقُّومِ
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Easy-read (simplified)inna shajarata z-zaqqoom
DIN 31635ʾinna šaǧarata z-zaqqūmi
The Tree of Bitterness.
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Lo! the tree of Zaqqum
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Verily, the Zaqqum tree
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Verily the tree of Ez-Zakkoum
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Verily the fruit of the tree of al Zakkum
George Sale · published 1734
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طَعَامُ ٱلْأَثِيمِ
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Easy-read (simplified)ta'aamu l-'atheem
DIN 31635ṭaʿāmu l-ʾaṯīmi
The food of the sinner.
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The food of the sinner
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
(shall be) the food of the sinful
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Shall be the sinner's food
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
shall be the food of the impious
George Sale · published 1734
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كَٱلْمُهْلِ يَغْلِى فِى ٱلْبُطُونِ
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Easy-read (simplified)kal-muhli yaghlee fee l-butoon
DIN 31635kal-muhli yaġlī fī l-buṭūni
The translators word this verse differently
Like molten lead; boiling inside the bellies.
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Like molten brass, it seetheth in their bellies
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
as it were melting, shall it boil in their bellies
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Like dregs of oil shall it boil up in their bellies
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
As the dregs of oil shall it boil in the bellies of the damned
George Sale · published 1734
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كَغَلْىِ ٱلْحَمِيمِ
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Easy-read (simplified)kaghalyi l-hameem
DIN 31635kaġalyi l-ḥamīmi
Like the boiling of seething water.
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As the seething of boiling water
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
like the boiling of hot water
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Like the boiling of scalding water
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
like the boiling of the hottest water
George Sale · published 1734
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خُذُوهُ فَٱعْتِلُوهُ إِلَىٰ سَوَآءِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
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Easy-read (simplified)khudhoohu fa'tiloohu ilaa sawaa'i l-jaheem
DIN 31635ḫuḏūhu faʿtilūhu ʾilā sawāʾi l-ǧaḥīmi
Seize him and drag him into the midst of Hell!
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(And it will be said): Take him and drag him to the midst of hell
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Take him and hale him into the midst of hell
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Seize ye him, and drag him into the mid-fire
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And it shall be said to the tormentors, take him, and drag him into the midst of hell
George Sale · published 1734
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ثُمَّ صُبُّوا۟ فَوْقَ رَأْسِهِۦ مِنْ عَذَابِ ٱلْحَمِيمِ
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Easy-read (simplified)thumma subboo fawqa ra'sihi min 'adhaabi l-hameem
DIN 31635ṯumma ṣubbū fawqa raʾsihi min ʿaḏābi l-ḥamīmi
Then pour over his head the suffering of the Inferno!
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Then pour upon his head the torment of boiling water
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
then pour over his head the torment of hot water
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Then pour on his head of the tormenting boiling water
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And pour on his head the torture of boiling water
George Sale · published 1734
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ذُقْ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْكَرِيمُ
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Easy-read (simplified)dhuq innaka anta l-'azeezu l-kareem
DIN 31635ḏuq ʾinnaka ʾanta l-ʿazīzu l-karīmu
The translators word this verse differently
Taste! You who were powerful and noble.
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(Saying): Taste! Lo! thou wast forsooth the mighty, the noble
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Taste! verily, thou art the mighty, the honourable
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Taste this:' for thou forsooth art the mighty, the honourable
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
saying, taste this; for thou art that mighty and honourable person
George Sale · published 1734
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إِنَّ هَٰذَا مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَمْتَرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)inna haadhaa maa kuntum bihi tamtaroon
DIN 31635ʾinna hāḏā mā kuntum bihi tamtarūna
The translators word this verse differently
This is what you used to doubt.
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Lo! this is that whereof ye used to doubt
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Verily, this is that whereon ye did dispute
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Lo! this is that of which ye doubted
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Verily this is the punishment of which ye doubted
George Sale · published 1734
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إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى مَقَامٍ أَمِينٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)inna l-muttaqeena fee maqaamin ameen
DIN 31635ʾinna l-muttaqīna fī maqāmin ʾamīnin
As for the righteous, they will be in a secure place.
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Lo! those who kept their duty will be in a place secured
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Verily, the pious shall be in a safe place
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
But the pious shall be in a secure place
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
But the pious shall be lodged in a place of security
George Sale · published 1734
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فِى جَنَّٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)fee jannaatin wa'uyoon
DIN 31635fī ǧannātin waʿuyūnin
Amidst gardens and springs.
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Amid gardens and watersprings
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
in gardens and springs
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Amid gardens and fountains
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
among gardens and fountains
George Sale · published 1734
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يَلْبَسُونَ مِن سُندُسٍ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)yalbasoona min sundusin wa'istabraqin mutaqaabileen
DIN 31635yalbasūna min sundusin waʾistabraqin mutaqābilīna
Dressed in silk and brocade, facing one another.
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Attired in silk and silk embroidery, facing one another
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
they shall be clad in satin and stout silk face to face
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Clothed in silk and richest robes, facing one another
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
They shall be cloathed in fine silk, and in satin; and they shall sit facing one another
George Sale · published 1734
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كَذَٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجْنَٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)kadhaalika wazawwajnaahum bihoorin 'een
DIN 31635kaḏālika wazawwaǧnāhum biḥūrin ʿīnin
So it is, and We will wed them to lovely companions.
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Even so (it will be). And We shall wed them unto fair ones with wide, lovely eyes
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Thus!- and we will wed them to bright and large-eyed maids
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Thus shall it be: and we will wed them to the virgins with large dark eyes
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Thus shall it be: And We will espouse them to fair damsels, having large black eyes
George Sale · published 1734
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يَدْعُونَ فِيهَا بِكُلِّ فَٰكِهَةٍ ءَامِنِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)yad'oona feehaa bikulli faakihatin aamineen
DIN 31635yadʿūna fīhā bikulli fākihatin ʾāminīna
They will call therein for every kind of fruit, in peace and security.
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They call therein for every fruit in safety
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
They shall call therein for every fruit in safety
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Therein shall they call, secure, for every kind of fruit
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
In that place shall they call for all kinds of fruits, in full security
George Sale · published 1734
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لَا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا ٱلْمَوْتَ إِلَّا ٱلْمَوْتَةَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَوَقَىٰهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
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Easy-read (simplified)laa yadhooqoona feehaa l-mawta illaa l-mawtata l-'oolaa wawaqaahum 'adhaaba l-jaheem
DIN 31635lā yaḏūqūna fīhā l-mawta ʾillā l-mawtata l-ʾūlā wawaqāhum ʿaḏāba l-ǧaḥīmi
Therein they will not taste death, beyond the first death; and He will protect them from the torment of Hell.
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They taste not death therein, save the first death. And He hath saved them from the doom of hell
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
They shall not taste therein of death save their first death, and we will keep them from the torment of hell
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Therein, their first death passed, shall they taste death no more; and He shall keep them from the pains of Hell
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
They shall not taste death therein, after the first death; and God shall deliver from the pains of hell
George Sale · published 1734
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فَضْلًا مِّن رَّبِّكَ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ
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Easy-read (simplified)fadlan min rabbika dhaalika huwa l-fawzu l-'azeem
DIN 31635faḍlan min rabbika ḏālika huwa l-fawzu l-ʿaẓīmu
The translators word this verse differently
A favor from your Lord. That is the supreme salvation.
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A bounty from thy Lord. That is the supreme triumph
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Grace from thy Lord, that is the grand bliss
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Tis the gracious bounty of thy Lord! This is the great felicity
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Through the gracious bounty of thy Lord. This will be great felicity
George Sale · published 1734
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فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرْنَٰهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)fa'innamaa yassarnaahu bilisaanika la'allahum yatadhakkaroon
DIN 31635faʾinnamā yassarnāhu bilisānika laʿallahum yataḏakkarūna
We made it easy in your language, so that they may remember.
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And We have made (this Scripture) easy in thy language only that they may heed
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And we have only made it easy for thy tongue, that haply they may be mindful
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
We have made this Koran easy for thee in thine own tongue, that they may take the warning
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Moreover We have rendered the Koran easy for thee, by revealing it in thine own tongue: To the end that they may be admonished
George Sale · published 1734
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فَٱرْتَقِبْ إِنَّهُم مُّرْتَقِبُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)fartaqib innahum murtaqiboon
DIN 31635fartaqib ʾinnahum murtaqibūna
The translators word this verse differently
So wait and watch. They too are waiting and watching.
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Wait then (O Muhammad). Lo! they (too) are waiting
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Then watch thou; verily, they are watching too
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Therefore wait thou, for they are waiting
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Wherefore do thou wait the event; for they wait to see some misfortune befall thee
George Sale · published 1734
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Surah 45
Al-Jaathiyaالجاثية
Crouching · 37 verses · Meccan
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Thirty-seven verses ending with every nation kneeling, called to its own record, and told that this book of Ours speaks about you in truth — because We were having transcribed what you were doing. Before that: the man who takes his desire as his god, and the claim that nothing destroys us but time. It opens with disconnected letters.
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حمٓ
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Easy-read (simplified)haa meem
DIN 31635ḥā mīm
The translators spell these letters differently
Ha, Meem.
Compare translations (4)
Ha. Mim
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
‘H. M.
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
HA. MIM
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
H. M.
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
in a signed study →
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 Exalted in Might, the Wise.
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The revelation of the Scripture is from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
A revelation of the Book from God, the mighty, the wise
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
This Book is 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
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
in a signed study →
إِنَّ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)inna fee s-samaawaati wal-'ardi la'aayaatin lilmu'mineen
DIN 31635ʾinna fī s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍi laʾāyātin lilmuʾminīna
In the heavens and the earth are proofs for the believers.
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Lo! in the heavens and the earth are portents for believers
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Verily, in the heavens and the earth are signs to those who believe
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Assuredly in the Heavens and the Earth are signs for those who believe
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Verily both in heaven and earth are signs of the divine power unto the true believers
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
in a signed study →
وَفِى خَلْقِكُمْ وَمَا يَبُثُّ مِن دَآبَّةٍ ءَايَٰتٌ لِّقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wafee khalqikum wamaa yabuththu min daabbatin aayaatun liqawmin yooqinoon
DIN 31635wafī ḫalqikum wamā yabuṯṯu min dābbatin ʾāyātun liqawmin yūqinūna
And in your own creation, and in the creatures He scattered, are signs for people of firm faith.
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And in your creation, and all the beasts that He scattereth in the earth, are portents for a folk whose faith is sure
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and in your creation and the beasts that are spread abroad are signs to a people who are sure
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And in your own creation, and in the beasts which are scattered abroad are signs to the firm in faith
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And in the creation of yourselves, and of the beasts which are scattered over the face of the earth, are signs unto people of sound judgment
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
in a signed study →
وَٱخْتِلَٰفِ ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ وَمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مِن رِّزْقٍ فَأَحْيَا بِهِ ٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا وَتَصْرِيفِ ٱلرِّيَٰحِ ءَايَٰتٌ لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wakhtilaafi llayli wan-nahaari wamaa anzala llaahu mina s-samaa'i min rizqin fa'ahyaa bihi l-'arda ba'da mawtihaa watasreefi r-riyaahi aayaatun liqawmin ya'qiloon
DIN 31635waḫtilāfi llayli wan-nahāri wamā ʾanzala llāhu mina s-samāʾi min rizqin faʾaḥyā bihi l-ʾarḍa baʿda mawtihā wataṣrīfi r-riyāḥi ʾāyātun liqawmin yaʿqilūna
And in the alternation of night and day, and in the sustenance God sends down from the sky, with which He revives the earth after its death, and in the circulation of the winds, are marvels for people who reason.
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And the difference of night and day and the provision that Allah sendeth down from the sky and thereby quickeneth the earth after her death, and the ordering of the winds, are portents for a people who have sense
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and in the alternation of night and day, and the provision that God has sent down from heaven and quickened thereby the earth after its death, and in the veering of the winds are signs unto a people who have sense
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And in the succession of night and day, and in the supply which God sendeth down from the Heaven whereby He giveth life to the earth when dead, and in the change of the winds, are signs for a people of discernment
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and also in the vicissitude of night and day, and the rain which God sendeth down from heaven, whereby He quickeneth the earth after it hath been dead: In the change of the winds also are signs, unto people of understanding
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
in a signed study →
تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱللَّهِ نَتْلُوهَا عَلَيْكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ وَءَايَٰتِهِۦ يُؤْمِنُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)tilka aayaatu llaahi natloohaa 'alayka bil-haqqi fabi'ayyi hadeethin ba'da llaahi wa'aayaatihi yu'minoon
DIN 31635tilka ʾāyātu llāhi natlūhā ʿalayka bil-ḥaqqi fabiʾayyi ḥadīṯin baʿda llāhi waʾāyātihi yuʾminūna
These are God's Verses which We recite to you in truth. In which message, after God and His revelations, will they believe?
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These are the portents of Allah which We recite unto thee (Muhammad) with truth. Then in what fact, after Allah and His portents, will they believe
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
These are the signs of God which we recite to thee in truth; and in what new story after God and His signs will they believe
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Such are the signs of God: with truth do we recite them to thee. But in what teaching will they believe, if they reject God and his signs
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
These are the signs of God; We rehearse them unto thee with truth. In what revelation therefore will they believe, after they have rejected God and his signs
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
in a signed study →
وَيْلٌ لِّكُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)waylun likulli affaakin atheem
DIN 31635waylun likulli ʾaffākin ʾaṯīmin
Woe to every sinful liar.
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Woe unto each sinful liar
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Woe to every sinful liar
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Woe to every lying sinner
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Woe unto every lying, and impious person
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
in a signed study →
يَسْمَعُ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ يُصِرُّ مُسْتَكْبِرًا كَأَن لَّمْ يَسْمَعْهَا فَبَشِّرْهُ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)yasma'u aayaati llaahi tutlaa 'alayhi thumma yusirru mustakbiran ka'an lam yasma'haa fabashshirhu bi'adhaabin aleem
DIN 31635yasmaʿu ʾāyāti llāhi tutlā ʿalayhi ṯumma yuṣirru mustakbiran kaʾan lam yasmaʿhā fabašširhu biʿaḏābin ʾalīmin
The translators word this verse differently
Who hears God's revelations being recited to him, yet he persists arrogantly, as though he did not hear them. Announce to him a painful punishment.
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Who heareth the revelations of Allah recited unto him, and then continueth in pride as though he heard them not. Give him tidings of a painful doom
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
who hears God's signs sent to him, then persists in being big with pride as though he heard them not - so give him the glad-tidings of grievous woe
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Who heareth the signs of God recited to him, and then, as though he heard them not, persisteth in proud disdain! Apprise him of an afflictive punishment
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
who heareth the signs of God, which are read unto him, and afterwards proudly persisteth in infidelity, as though he heard them not: -- Denounce unto him a painful punishment
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
in a signed study →
وَإِذَا عَلِمَ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِنَا شَيْـًٔا ٱتَّخَذَهَا هُزُوًا أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُّهِينٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhaa 'alima min aayaatinaa shay'an takhadhahaa huzuwan oolaa'ika lahum 'adhaabun muheen
DIN 31635waʾiḏā ʿalima min ʾāyātinā šayʾan taḫaḏahā huzuwan ʾūlāʾika lahum ʿaḏābun muhīnun
And when he learns something of Our revelations, he takes them in mockery. For such there is a shameful punishment.
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And when he knoweth aught of Our revelations he maketh it a jest. For such there is a shameful doom
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and when he knows something of our signs takes them for a jest! These,- for them is shameful woe
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And when he becometh acquainted with any of our signs he turneth them into ridicule. These! a shameful punishment for them
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And who, when he cometh to the knowledge of any of our signs, receiveth the same with scorn. For these is prepared a shameful punishment
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
in a signed study →
مِّن وَرَآئِهِمْ جَهَنَّمُ وَلَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُم مَّا كَسَبُوا۟ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا مَا ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَوْلِيَآءَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)min waraa'ihim jahannamu walaa yughnee 'anhum maa kasaboo shay'an walaa maa takhadhoo min dooni llaahi awliyaa'a walahum 'adhaabun 'azeem
DIN 31635min warāʾihim ǧahannamu walā yuġnī ʿanhum mā kasabū šayʾan walā mā taḫaḏū min dūni llāhi ʾawliyāʾa walahum ʿaḏābun ʿaẓīmun
The translators word this verse differently
Beyond them lies Hell. What they have earned will not benefit them at all, nor will those they adopted as lords instead of God. They will have a terrible punishment.
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Beyond them there is hell, and that which they have earned will naught avail them, nor those whom they have chosen for protecting friends beside Allah. Theirs will be an awful doom
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
behind them is hell, and what they have earned shall not avail them aught, nor what they have taken besides God for patrons; and for them is mighty woe
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Hell is behind them! and neither their gains nor the lords whom they have adopted beside God shall avail them in the least: and theirs, a great punishment
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Before them lieth hell; and whatever they shall have gained shall not avail them at all, neither shall the idols which they have taken for their patrons, besides God: And they shall suffer a grievous punishment
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
in a signed study →
هَٰذَا هُدًى وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مِّن رِّجْزٍ أَلِيمٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)haadhaa hudan walladheena kafaroo bi'aayaati rabbihim lahum 'adhaabun min rijzin aleem
DIN 31635hāḏā hudan wallaḏīna kafarū biʾāyāti rabbihim lahum ʿaḏābun min riǧzin ʾalīmun
This is guidance. Those who blaspheme their Lord's revelations will have a punishment of agonizing pain.
Compare translations (4)
This is guidance. And those who disbelieve the revelations of their Lord, for them there is a painful doom of wrath
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
This is a guidance, and those who misbelieve in the signs of their Lord, for them is torment of a grievous plague
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
This is "Guidance:" and for those who disbelieve the signs of their Lord is the punishment of an afflictive torment
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
This is a true direction; And for those who disbelieve the signs of their Lord, is prepared the punishment of a painful torment
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
in a signed study →