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An-Najm 53:27 – Al-Qamar 54:24

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Talal Itani · published 2012

Surah 53

An-Najmالنجم

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53:27

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ لَيُسَمُّونَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ تَسْمِيَةَ ٱلْأُنثَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)inna lladheena laa yu'minoona bil-'aakhirati layusammoona l-malaa'ikata tasmiyata l-'unthaa

DIN 31635ʾinna llaḏīna lā yuʾminūna bil-ʾāḫirati layusammūna l-malāʾikata tasmiyata l-ʾunṯā

Those who do not believe in the Hereafter give the angels the names of females.

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Lo! it is those who disbelieve in the Hereafter who name the angels with the names of females

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Verily, those who believe not in the hereafter do surely name the angels with female names

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Verily, it is they who believe not in the life to come, who name the angels with names of females

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Verily they who believe not in the life to come give unto the angels a female appellation

George Sale · published 1734

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  • Talal Itani · 2012
  • Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
  • Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
  • John Medows Rodwell · 1861
  • George Sale · 1734

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53:28

وَمَا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّنَّ لَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ شَيْـًٔا

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Easy-read (simplified)wamaa lahum bihi min 'ilmin in yattabi'oona illaa z-zanna wa'inna z-zanna laa yughnee mina l-haqqi shay'aa

DIN 31635wamā lahum bihi min ʿilmin ʾin yattabiʿūna ʾillā ẓ-ẓanna waʾinna ẓ-ẓanna lā yuġnī mina l-ḥaqqi šayʾan

They have no knowledge of that. They only follow assumptions, and assumptions are no substitute for the truth.

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And they have no knowledge thereof. They follow but a guess, and lo! a guess can never take the place of the truth

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

but they have no knowledge thereof; they do but follow suspicion, and, verily, suspicion shall not avail against the truth at all

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

But herein they have no knowledge: they follow a mere conceit; and mere conceit can never take the place of truth

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

But they have no knowledge herein: They follow no other than a bare opinion; and a bare opinion attaineth not any thing of truth

George Sale · published 1734

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53:29

فَأَعْرِضْ عَن مَّن تَوَلَّىٰ عَن ذِكْرِنَا وَلَمْ يُرِدْ إِلَّا ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا

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Easy-read (simplified)fa'a'rid 'an man tawallaa 'an dhikrinaa walam yurid illaa l-hayaata d-dunyaa

DIN 31635faʾaʿriḍ ʿan man tawallā ʿan ḏikrinā walam yurid ʾillā l-ḥayāta d-dunyā

The translators word this verse differently

So avoid him who has turned away from Our remembrance, and desires nothing but the present life.

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Then withdraw (O Muhammad) from him who fleeth from Our remembrance and desireth but the life of the world

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

But turn aside from him who turns his back upon our remembrance and desires naught but this world's life

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Withdraw then from him who turneth his back on our warning and desireth only this present life

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Wherefore withdraw from him who turneth away from our admonition, and seeketh only the present life

George Sale · published 1734

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  • George Sale · 1734
53:30

ذَٰلِكَ مَبْلَغُهُم مِّنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)dhaalika mablaghuhum mina l-'ilmi inna rabbaka huwa a'lamu biman dalla 'an sabeelihi wahuwa a'lamu bimani htadaa

DIN 31635ḏālika mablaġuhum mina l-ʿilmi ʾinna rabbaka huwa ʾaʿlamu biman ḍalla ʿan sabīlihi wahuwa ʾaʿlamu bimani htadā

That is the extent of their knowledge. Your Lord knows best who has strayed from His path, and He knows best who has accepted guidance.

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Such is their sum of knowledge. Lo! thy Lord is Best Aware of him who strayeth, and He is Best Aware of him whom goeth right

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

This is their sum of knowledge; verily, thy Lord knows best who has erred from His way, and He knows best who is guided

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

This is the sum of their knowledge. Truly thy Lord best knoweth him who erreth from his way, and He best knoweth him who hath received guidance

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

This is their highest pitch of knowledge. Verily thy Lord well knoweth him who erreth from his way; and He well knoweth him who is rightly directed

George Sale · published 1734

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53:31

وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ لِيَجْزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسَٰٓـُٔوا۟ بِمَا عَمِلُوا۟ وَيَجْزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا۟ بِٱلْحُسْنَى

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Easy-read (simplified)walillaahi maa fee s-samaawaati wamaa fee l-'ardi liyajziya lladheena asaa'oo bimaa 'amiloo wayajziya lladheena ahsanoo bil-husnaa

DIN 31635walillāhi mā fī s-samāwāti wamā fī l-ʾarḍi liyaǧziya llaḏīna ʾasāʾū bimā ʿamilū wayaǧziya llaḏīna ʾaḥsanū bil-ḥusnā

To God belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on earth. He will repay those who do evil according to their deeds, and recompense those who do good with the best.

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And unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, that He may reward those who do evil with that which they have done, and reward those who do good with goodness

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

God's is what is in the heavens and what is in the earth, that He may reward those who do evil for what they have done; and may reward those who do good with good

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And whatever is in the Heavens and in the Earth is God's that he may reward those who do evil according to their deeds: and those who do good will He reward with good things

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Unto God belongeth whatever is in heaven and earth: That He may reward those who do evil, according to that which they shall have wrought; and may reward those who do well, with the most excellent reward

George Sale · published 1734

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53:32

ٱلَّذِينَ يَجْتَنِبُونَ كَبَٰٓئِرَ ٱلْإِثْمِ وَٱلْفَوَٰحِشَ إِلَّا ٱللَّمَمَ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَٰسِعُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِكُمْ إِذْ أَنشَأَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِذْ أَنتُمْ أَجِنَّةٌ فِى بُطُونِ أُمَّهَٰتِكُمْ فَلَا تُزَكُّوٓا۟ أَنفُسَكُمْ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰٓ

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Easy-read (simplified)alladheena yajtaniboona kabaa'ira l-'ithmi wal-fawaahisha illaa llamama inna rabbaka waasi'u l-maghfirati huwa a'lamu bikum idh ansha'akum mina l-'ardi wa'idh antum ajinnatun fee butooni ummahaatikum falaa tuzakkoo anfusakum huwa a'lamu bimani taqaa

DIN 31635allaḏīna yaǧtanibūna kabāʾira l-ʾiṯmi wal-fawāḥiša ʾillā llamama ʾinna rabbaka wāsiʿu l-maġfirati huwa ʾaʿlamu bikum ʾiḏ ʾanšaʾakum mina l-ʾarḍi waʾiḏ ʾantum ʾaǧinnatun fī buṭūni ʾummahātikum falā tuzakkū ʾanfusakum huwa ʾaʿlamu bimani taqā

The translators word this verse differently

Those who avoid gross sins and indecencies-except for minor lapses-your Lord is of Vast Forgiveness. He knows you well, ever since He created you from the earth, and ever since you were embryos in your mothers' wombs. So do not acclaim your own virtue; He is fully aware of the righteous.

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Those who avoid enormities of sin and abominations, save the unwilled offences - (for them) lo! thy Lord is of vast mercy. He is Best Aware of you (from the time) when He created you from the earth, and when ye were hidden in the bellies of your mothers. Therefor ascribe not purity unto yourselves. He is Best Aware of him who wardeth off (evil)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

those who shun great sins and iniquities,- all but venial faults,- verily, thy Lord is of ample forgiveness; He knows best about you, when He produced you from the earth, and when ye were embryos in the wombs of your mothers. Make not yourselves out, then, to be pure; He knows best who it is that fears

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

To those who avoid great crimes and scandals but commit only lighter faults, verily, thy Lord will be diffuse of mercy. He well knew you when he produced you out of the earth, and when ye were embryos in your mother's womb. Assert not then your own purity. He best knoweth who feareth him

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

As to those who avoid great crimes, and hainous sins, and are guilty only of lighter faults; verily thy Lord will be extensive in mercy towards them. He well knew you when He produced you out of the earth, and when ye were embryo's in your mothers' wombs: Wherefore justify not your selves: He best knoweth the man who feareth Him

George Sale · published 1734

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  • George Sale · 1734

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53:33

أَفَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى تَوَلَّىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)afara'ayta lladhee tawallaa

DIN 31635ʾafaraʾayta llaḏī tawallā

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Have you considered him who turned away?

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Didst thou (O Muhammad) observe him who turned away

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Hast thou considered him who turns his back

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Hast thou considered him who turned his back

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

What thinkest thou of him who turneth aside from following the truth

George Sale · published 1734

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53:34

وَأَعْطَىٰ قَلِيلًا وَأَكْدَىٰٓ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'a'taa qaleelan wa'akdaa

DIN 31635waʾaʿṭā qalīlan waʾakdā

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And gave a little, and held back?

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And gave a little, then was grudging

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

who gives but little and then stops

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Who giveth little and is covetous

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and giveth little, and covetously stoppeth his hand

George Sale · published 1734

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53:35

أَعِندَهُۥ عِلْمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ فَهُوَ يَرَىٰٓ

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Easy-read (simplified)a'indahu 'ilmu l-ghaybi fahuwa yaraa

DIN 31635ʾaʿindahu ʿilmu l-ġaybi fahuwa yarā

Does he possess knowledge of the unseen, and can therefore foresee?

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Hath he knowledge of the Unseen so that he seeth

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Has he then the knowledge of the unseen, so that he can see

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Is it that he hath the knowledge and vision of the secret things

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Is the knowledge of futurity with him, so that he seeth the same

George Sale · published 1734

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53:36

أَمْ لَمْ يُنَبَّأْ بِمَا فِى صُحُفِ مُوسَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)am lam yunabba' bimaa fee suhufi moosaa

DIN 31635ʾam lam yunabbaʾ bimā fī ṣuḥufi mūsā

Or was he not informed of what is in the Scrolls of Moses?

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Or hath he not had news of what is in the books of Moses

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Has he not been informed of what is in the pages of Moses

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Hath he not been told of what is in the pages of Moses

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

hath he not been informed of that which is contained in the books of Moses

George Sale · published 1734

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53:37

وَإِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلَّذِى وَفَّىٰٓ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'ibraaheema lladhee waffaa

DIN 31635waʾibrāhīma llaḏī waffā

And of Abraham, who fulfilled?

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And Abraham who paid his debt

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and Abraham who fulfilled his word

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And of Abraham faithful to his pledge

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and of Abraham who faithfully performed his engagements

George Sale · published 1734

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53:38

أَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)allaa taziru waaziratun wizra ukhraa

DIN 31635ʾallā taziru wāziratun wizra ʾuḫrā

That no soul bears the burdens of another soul.

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That no laden one shall bear another's load

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

that no burdened soul shall bear the burden of another

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

That no burdened soul shall bear the burdens of another

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

To wit: That a burdened soul shall not bear the burden of another

George Sale · published 1734

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53:39

وَأَن لَّيْسَ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'an laysa lil'insaani illaa maa sa'aa

DIN 31635waʾan laysa lilʾinsāni ʾillā mā saʿā

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And that the human being attains only what he strives for.

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And that man hath only that for which he maketh effort

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and that man shall have only that for which he strives

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And that nothing shall be reckoned to a man but that for which he hath made efforts

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and that nothing shall be imputed to a man for righteousness, except his own labour

George Sale · published 1734

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53:40

وَأَنَّ سَعْيَهُۥ سَوْفَ يُرَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'anna sa'yahu sawfa yuraa

DIN 31635waʾanna saʿyahu sawfa yurā

And that his efforts will be witnessed.

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And that his effort will be seen

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and that his striving shall at length be seen

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And that his efforts shall at last be seen in their true light

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and that his labour shall surely be made manifest hereafter

George Sale · published 1734

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53:41

ثُمَّ يُجْزَىٰهُ ٱلْجَزَآءَ ٱلْأَوْفَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)thumma yujzaahu l-jazaa'a l-'awfaa

DIN 31635ṯumma yuǧzāhu l-ǧazāʾa l-ʾawfā

The translators word this verse differently

Then he will be rewarded for it the fullest reward.

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And afterward he will be repaid for it with fullest payment

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Then shall he be rewarded for it with the most full reward

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

That then he shall be recompensed with a most exact recompense

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and that he shall be rewarded for the same with a most abundant reward

George Sale · published 1734

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53:42

وَأَنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلْمُنتَهَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'anna ilaa rabbika l-muntahaa

DIN 31635waʾanna ʾilā rabbika l-muntahā

And that to your Lord is the finality.

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And that thy Lord, He is the goal

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and that unto thy Lord is the limit

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And that unto thy Lord is the term of all things

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and that unto thy Lord will be the end of all things

George Sale · published 1734

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53:43

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَضْحَكَ وَأَبْكَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'annahu huwa adhaka wa'abkaa

DIN 31635waʾannahu huwa ʾaḍḥaka waʾabkā

And that it is He who causes laughter and weeping.

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And that He it is who maketh laugh, and maketh weep

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and that it is He who makes men laugh and weep

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And that it is He who causeth to laugh and to weep

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and that He causeth to laugh, and causeth to weep

George Sale · published 1734

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53:44

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَمَاتَ وَأَحْيَا

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'annahu huwa amaata wa'ahyaa

DIN 31635waʾannahu huwa ʾamāta waʾaḥyā

And that it is He who gives death and life.

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And that He it is Who giveth death and giveth life

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and that it is He who kills and makes alive

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And that He causeth to die and maketh alive

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and that He putteth to death, and giveth life

George Sale · published 1734

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53:45

وَأَنَّهُۥ خَلَقَ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'annahu khalaqa z-zawjayni dh-dhakara wal-'unthaa

DIN 31635waʾannahu ḫalaqa z-zawǧayni ḏ-ḏakara wal-ʾunṯā

And that it is He who created the two kinds-the male and the female.

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And that He createth the two spouses, the male and the female

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and that He created pairs, male and female

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And that He hath created the sexes, male and female

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and that He createth the two sexes, the male and the female

George Sale · published 1734

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53:46

مِن نُّطْفَةٍ إِذَا تُمْنَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)min nutfatin idhaa tumnaa

DIN 31635min nuṭfatin ʾiḏā tumnā

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From a sperm drop, when emitted.

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From a drop (of seed) when it is poured forth

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

from a clot when it is emitted

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

From the diffused germs of life

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

of seed when it is emitted

George Sale · published 1734

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53:47

وَأَنَّ عَلَيْهِ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'anna 'alayhi n-nash'ata l-'ukhraa

DIN 31635waʾanna ʿalayhi n-našʾata l-ʾuḫrā

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And that upon Him is the next existence.

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And that He hath ordained the second bringing forth

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and that for Him is the next production

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And that with Him is the second creation

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and that unto Him appertaineth another production, namely, the raising of the dead again to life hereafter

George Sale · published 1734

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53:48

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَغْنَىٰ وَأَقْنَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'annahu huwa aghnaa wa'aqnaa

DIN 31635waʾannahu huwa ʾaġnā waʾaqnā

And that it is He who enriches and impoverishes.

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And that He it is Who enricheth and contenteth

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and that he enriches and gives possession

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And that He enricheth and causeth to possess

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and that He enricheth, and causeth to acquire possessions

George Sale · published 1734

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53:49

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلشِّعْرَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'annahu huwa rabbu sh-shi'raa

DIN 31635waʾannahu huwa rabbu š-šiʿrā

And that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius.

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And that He it is Who is the Lord of Sirius

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and that He is the Lord of the Dog-star

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And that He is the Lord of Sirius

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and that He is the Lord of the dog-star

George Sale · published 1734

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53:50

وَأَنَّهُۥٓ أَهْلَكَ عَادًا ٱلْأُولَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'annahu ahlaka 'aadan l-'oolaa

DIN 31635waʾannahu ʾahlaka ʿādan l-ʾūlā

And that it is He who destroyed the first Aad.

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And that He destroyed the former (tribe of) A'ad

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and that He it was who destroyed 'Ad of yore

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And that it was He who destroyed the ancient Adites

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and that He destroyed the ancient tribe of Ad

George Sale · published 1734

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53:51

وَثَمُودَا۟ فَمَآ أَبْقَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)wathamooda famaa abqaa

DIN 31635waṯamūda famā ʾabqā

The translators word this verse differently

And Thamood, sparing no one.

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And (the tribe of) Thamud He spared not

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and Thamud, and left none of them

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And the people of Themoud and left not one survivor

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and Thamud, and left not any of them alive

George Sale · published 1734

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53:52

وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ هُمْ أَظْلَمَ وَأَطْغَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)waqawma noohin min qablu innahum kaanoo hum azlama wa'atghaa

DIN 31635waqawma nūḥin min qablu ʾinnahum kānū hum ʾaẓlama waʾaṭġā

And the people of Noah before that; for they were most unjust and most oppressive.

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And the folk of Noah aforetime, Lo! they were more unjust and more rebellious

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and the people of Noah before them,- verily, they were most unjust and outrageous

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And before them the people of Noah who were most wicked and most perverse

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and also the people of Noah, before them; for they were most unjust and wicked

George Sale · published 1734

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53:53

وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَةَ أَهْوَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)wal-mu'tafikata ahwaa

DIN 31635wal-muʾtafikata ʾahwā

The translators word this verse differently

And He toppled the ruined cities.

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And Al-Mu'tafikah He destroyed

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And the overthrown (cities) He threw down

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And it was He who destroyed the cities that were overthrown

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And He overthrew the cities which were turned upside down

George Sale · published 1734

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53:54

فَغَشَّىٰهَا مَا غَشَّىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)faghashshaahaa maa ghashshaa

DIN 31635faġaššāhā mā ġaššā

And covered them with whatever covered them.

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So that there covered them that which did cover

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and there covered them what did cover them

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

So that that which covered them covered them

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and that which covered them, covered them

George Sale · published 1734

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53:55

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)fabi'ayyi aalaa'i rabbika tatamaaraa

DIN 31635fabiʾayyi ʾālāʾi rabbika tatamārā

The translators word this verse differently

So which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?

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Concerning which then, of the bounties of thy Lord, canst thou dispute

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Which then of your Lord's benefits do ye dispute

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Which then of thy Lord's benefits wilt thou make a matter of doubt

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Which, therefore, of thy Lord's benefits, O man, wilt thou call in question

George Sale · published 1734

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53:56

هَٰذَا نَذِيرٌ مِّنَ ٱلنُّذُرِ ٱلْأُولَىٰٓ

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Easy-read (simplified)haadhaa nadheerun mina n-nudhuri l-'oolaa

DIN 31635hāḏā naḏīrun mina n-nuḏuri l-ʾūlā

The translators word this verse differently

This is a warning, just like the first warnings.

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This is a warner of the warners of old

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

This is a warner, one of the warners of yore

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

He who warneth you is one of the warners of old

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

This our apostle is a preacher like the preachers who preceded him

George Sale · published 1734

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53:57

أَزِفَتِ ٱلْـَٔازِفَةُ

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Easy-read (simplified)azifati l-'aazifah

DIN 31635ʾazifati l-ʾāzifatu

The translators word this verse differently

The inevitable is imminent.

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The threatened Hour is nigh

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

The approaching day approaches

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

The day that must draw nigh, draweth nigh already

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

The approaching day of judgment draweth near

George Sale · published 1734

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53:58

لَيْسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)laysa lahaa min dooni llaahi kaashifah

DIN 31635laysa lahā min dūni llāhi kāšifatun

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None besides God can unveil it.

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None beside Allah can disclose it

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

there, is none to discover it but God

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

and yet none but God can reveal its time

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

There is none who can reveal the exact time of the same, besides God

George Sale · published 1734

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53:59

أَفَمِنْ هَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ تَعْجَبُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)afamin haadhaa l-hadeethi ta'jaboon

DIN 31635ʾafamin hāḏā l-ḥadīṯi taʿǧabūna

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Do you marvel at this discourse?

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Marvel ye then at this statement

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

At this new discourse then do ye wonder

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Is it at these sayings that ye marvel

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Do ye, therefore, wonder at this new revelation

George Sale · published 1734

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53:60

وَتَضْحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبْكُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)watadhakoona walaa tabkoon

DIN 31635wataḍḥakūna walā tabkūna

And laugh, and do not weep?

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And laugh and not weep

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and do ye laugh and not weep

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And that ye laugh and weep not

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and do ye laugh, and not weep

George Sale · published 1734

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53:61

وَأَنتُمْ سَٰمِدُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'antum saamidoon

DIN 31635waʾantum sāmidūna

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Lost in your frivolity?

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While ye amuse yourselves

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and ye divert yourselves the while

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And that ye are triflers

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

spending your time in idle diversions

George Sale · published 1734

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53:62

فَٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِلَّهِ وَٱعْبُدُوا۟

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Easy-read (simplified)fasjudoo lillaahi wa'budoo

DIN 31635fasǧudū lillāhi waʿbudū

The translators word this verse differently

So bow down to God, and worship!

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Rather prostrate yourselves before Allah and serve Him

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

But adore God and serve (Him)

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Prostrate yourselves then to God and worship

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

But rather worship God, and serve him

George Sale · published 1734

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Surah 54

Al-Qamarالقمر

The Moon · 55 verses · Meccan

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Fifty-five verses: The moon split, and the argument that this is continuing magic. Then Noah, 'Aad, Thamud, Lot and Pharaoh's people, each account short, with the same line returning between them: and We have made the Qur'an easy to remember, so is there any who will remember.

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54:1

ٱقْتَرَبَتِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ وَٱنشَقَّ ٱلْقَمَرُ

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Easy-read (simplified)iqtarabati s-saa'atu waanshaqqa l-qamar

DIN 31635iqtarabati s-sāʿatu wānšaqqa l-qamaru

The translators word this verse differently

The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has split.

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The hour drew nigh and the moon was rent in twain

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

The Hour draws nigh, and the moon is split asunder

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

The hour hath approached and the MOON hath been cleft

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

The hour of judgment approacheth; and the moon hath been split in sunder

George Sale · published 1734

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54:2

وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ ءَايَةً يُعْرِضُوا۟ وَيَقُولُوا۟ سِحْرٌ مُّسْتَمِرٌّ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'in yaraw aayatan yu'ridoo wayaqooloo sihrun mustamirr

DIN 31635waʾin yaraw ʾāyatan yuʿriḍū wayaqūlū siḥrun mustamirrun

The translators word this verse differently

Yet whenever they see a miracle, they turn away, and say, "Continuous magic."

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And if they behold a portent they turn away and say: Prolonged illusion

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

But if they see a sign they turn aside and say, 'Magic, continuous

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

But whenever they see a miracle they turn aside and say, This is well-devised magic

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

But if the unbelievers see a sign, they turn aside, saying, this is a powerful charm

George Sale · published 1734

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54:3

وَكَذَّبُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ وَكُلُّ أَمْرٍ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ

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Easy-read (simplified)wakadhdhaboo waattaba'oo ahwaa'ahum wakullu amrin mustaqirr

DIN 31635wakaḏḏabū wāttabaʿū ʾahwāʾahum wakullu ʾamrin mustaqirrun

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They lied, and followed their opinions, but everything has its time.

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They denied (the Truth) and followed their own lusts. Yet everything will come to a decision

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And they call it a lie and follow their lusts; but every matter is settled

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And they have treated the prophets as impostors, and follow their own lusts; but everything is unalterably fixed

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And they accuse thee, O Mohammed, of imposture, and follow their own lusts: But every thing will be immutably fixed

George Sale · published 1734

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54:4

وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَنۢبَآءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزْدَجَرٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)walaqad jaa'ahum mina l-'anbaa'i maa feehi muzdajar

DIN 31635walaqad ǧāʾahum mina l-ʾanbāʾi mā fīhi muzdaǧarun

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And there came to them news containing a deterrent.

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And surely there hath come unto them news whereof the purport should deter

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

There has come to them some information with restraint in it

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

A message of prohibition had come to them

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And now hath a message come unto them, wherein is a determent from obstinate infidelity

George Sale · published 1734

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54:5

حِكْمَةٌۢ بَٰلِغَةٌ فَمَا تُغْنِ ٱلنُّذُرُ

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Easy-read (simplified)hikmatun baalighatun famaa tughni n-nudhur

DIN 31635ḥikmatun bāliġatun famā tuġni n-nuḏuru

The translators word this verse differently

Profound wisdom-but warnings are of no avail.

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Effective wisdom; but warnings avail not

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

wisdom far-reaching - but warners avail not

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Consummate wisdom - but warners profit them not

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

the same being consummate wisdom: But warners profit them not

George Sale · published 1734

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54:6

فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ يَوْمَ يَدْعُ ٱلدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَىْءٍ نُّكُرٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)fatawalla 'anhum yawma yad'u d-daa'i ilaa shay'in nukur

DIN 31635fatawalla ʿanhum yawma yadʿu d-dāʿi ʾilā šayʾin nukurin

The translators word this verse differently

So turn away from them. On the Day when the Caller calls to something terrible.

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So withdraw from them (O Muhammad) on the day when the Summoner summoneth unto a painful thing

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

But turn thy back on them! The day when the caller shall call to an awkward thing

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Quit them then. On the day when the summoner shall summon to a stern business

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

wherefore do thou withdraw from them. The day whereon the summoner shall summon mankind to an ungrateful business

George Sale · published 1734

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54:7

خُشَّعًا أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمْ جَرَادٌ مُّنتَشِرٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)khushsha'an absaaruhum yakhrujoona mina l-'ajdaathi ka'annahum jaraadun muntashir

DIN 31635ḫuššaʿan ʾabṣāruhum yaḫruǧūna mina l-ʾaǧdāṯi kaʾannahum ǧarādun muntaširun

Their eyes humiliated, they will emerge from the graves, as if they were swarming locusts.

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With downcast eyes, they come forth from the graves as they were locusts spread abroad

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Humbly casting down their looks shall they come forth from their graves, as though they were locusts scattered abroad

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

With downcast eyes shall they come forth from their graves, as if they were scattered locusts

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

they shall come forth from their graves with down-cast looks: Numerous as locusts scattered far abroad

George Sale · published 1734

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54:8

مُّهْطِعِينَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِ يَقُولُ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ هَٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)muhti'eena ilaa d-daa'i yaqoolu l-kaafiroona haadhaa yawmun 'asir

DIN 31635muhṭiʿīna ʾilā d-dāʿi yaqūlu l-kāfirūna hāḏā yawmun ʿasirun

Scrambling towards the Caller, the disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult Day."

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Hastening toward the summoner; the disbelievers say: This is a hard day

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Hurrying forwards to the caller! the misbelievers shall say, 'This is a difficult day

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Hastening to the summoner. "This," shall the infidels say, "is the distressful day

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

hastening with terror unto the summoner. The unbelievers shall say, this is a day of distress

George Sale · published 1734

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54:9

كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَكَذَّبُوا۟ عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوا۟ مَجْنُونٌ وَٱزْدُجِرَ

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Easy-read (simplified)kadhdhabat qablahum qawmu noohin fakadhdhaboo 'abdanaa waqaaloo majnoonun wazdujir

DIN 31635kaḏḏabat qablahum qawmu nūḥin fakaḏḏabū ʿabdanā waqālū maǧnūnun wazduǧira

Before them the people of Noah disbelieved. They rejected Our servant, and said, "Crazy," and he was rebuked.

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The folk of Noah denied before them, yea, they denied Our slave and said: A madman; and he was repulsed

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Noah's people before them called (the apostles) liars; they called our servant a liar; and they said, 'Mad!' and he was rejected

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Before them the people of Noah treated the truth as a lie. Our servant did they charge with falsehood, and said, "Demoniac!" and he was rejected

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

The people of Noah accused that prophet of imposture, before thy people rejected thee: They accused our servant of imposture, saying, he is a madman; and he was rejected with reproach

George Sale · published 1734

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54:10

فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّى مَغْلُوبٌ فَٱنتَصِرْ

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Easy-read (simplified)fada'aa rabbahu annee maghloobun faantasir

DIN 31635fadaʿā rabbahu ʾannī maġlūbun fāntaṣir

The translators word this verse differently

So he appealed to his Lord, "I am overwhelmed, so help me."

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So he cried unto his Lord, saying: I am vanquished, so give help

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And he called upon his Lord, 'Verily, I am overcome, come then to my help

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Then cried he to his Lord, "Verily, they prevail against me; come thou therefore to my succour

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

He called, therefore, upon his Lord, saying, verily I am overpowered; wherefore avenge me

George Sale · published 1734

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54:11

فَفَتَحْنَآ أَبْوَٰبَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ بِمَآءٍ مُّنْهَمِرٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)fafatahnaa abwaaba s-samaa'i bimaa'in munhamir

DIN 31635fafataḥnā ʾabwāba s-samāʾi bimāʾin munhamirin

So We opened the floodgates of heaven with water pouring down.

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Then opened We the gates of heaven with pouring water

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And we opened the gates of heaven with water pouring down

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

So we opened the gates of Heaven with water which fell in torrents

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

So We opened the gates of heaven, with water pouring down

George Sale · published 1734

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54:12

وَفَجَّرْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ عُيُونًا فَٱلْتَقَى ٱلْمَآءُ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْرٍ قَدْ قُدِرَ

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Easy-read (simplified)wafajjarnaa l-'arda 'uyoonan fal-taqaa l-maa'u 'alaa amrin qad qudir

DIN 31635wafaǧǧarnā l-ʾarḍa ʿuyūnan fal-taqā l-māʾu ʿalā ʾamrin qad qudira

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And We made the earth burst with springs, and the waters met for a purpose already destined.

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And caused the earth to gush forth springs, so that the waters met for a predestined purpose

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And we made the earth burst forth in springs, and the waters met at a bidding already decreed

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And we caused the earth to break forth with springs, and their waters met by settled decree

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and We caused the earth to break forth into springs; so that the water of heaven and earth met, according to the decree which had been established

George Sale · published 1734

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54:13

وَحَمَلْنَٰهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلْوَٰحٍ وَدُسُرٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)wahamalnaahu 'alaa dhaati alwaahin wadusur

DIN 31635waḥamalnāhu ʿalā ḏāti ʾalwāḥin wadusurin

And We carried him on a craft of planks and nails.

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And We carried him upon a thing of planks and nails

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

But we bore him on the thing of planks and nails

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And we bare him on a vessel made with planks and nails

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And We bare him on a vessel composed of planks and nails

George Sale · published 1734

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54:14

تَجْرِى بِأَعْيُنِنَا جَزَآءً لِّمَن كَانَ كُفِرَ

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Easy-read (simplified)tajree bi'a'yuninaa jazaa'an liman kaana kufir

DIN 31635taǧrī biʾaʿyuninā ǧazāʾan liman kāna kufira

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Sailing before Our eyes; a reward for him who was rejected.

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That ran (upon the waters) in Our sight, as a reward for him who was rejected

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

sailing on beneath our eyes, a reward for him who had been disbelieved

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Under our eyes it floated on: a recompence to him who had been rejected with unbelief

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

which moved forward under our eyes: As a recompense unto him who had been ungratefully rejected

George Sale · published 1734

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54:15

وَلَقَد تَّرَكْنَٰهَآ ءَايَةً فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)walaqad taraknaahaa aayatan fahal min muddakir

DIN 31635walaqad taraknāhā ʾāyatan fahal min muddakirin

And We left it as a sign. Is there anyone who would take heed?

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And verily We left it as a token; but is there any that remembereth

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And we left it a sign;- but is there any one who will mind

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And we left it a sign: but, is there any one who receives the warning

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And We left the said vessel for a sign: But is any one warned thereby

George Sale · published 1734

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54:16

فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

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Easy-read (simplified)fakayfa kaana 'adhaabee wanudhur

DIN 31635fakayfa kāna ʿaḏābī wanuḏuri

The translators word this verse differently

So how were My punishment and My warnings?

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Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Palmer's printing carries no text for this verse. It is not scored.

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And how great was my vengeance and my menace

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And how severe was my vengeance, and my threatening

George Sale · published 1734

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54:17

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)walaqad yassarnaa l-qur'aana lildhdhikri fahal min muddakir

DIN 31635walaqad yassarnā l-qurʾāna lilḏḏikri fahal min muddakirin

We made the Quran easy to learn. Is there anyone who would learn?

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And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Palmer's printing carries no text for this verse. It is not scored.

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Easy for warning have we made the Koran - but, is there any one who receives the warning

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Now have We made the Koran easy for admoniton: But is any one admonished thereby

George Sale · published 1734

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54:18

كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

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Easy-read (simplified)kadhdhabat 'aadun fakayfa kaana 'adhaabee wanudhur

DIN 31635kaḏḏabat ʿādun fakayfa kāna ʿaḏābī wanuḏuri

The translators word this verse differently

Aad denied the truth. So how were My punishment and My warnings?

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(The tribe of) A'ad rejected warnings. Then how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Ad called the apostles liars, and how was my punishment and my warning

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

The Adites called the truth a lie: but how great was my vengeance and my menace

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Ad charged their prophet with imposture: But how severe was my vengeance, and my threatening

George Sale · published 1734

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54:19

إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا صَرْصَرًا فِى يَوْمِ نَحْسٍ مُّسْتَمِرٍّ

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Easy-read (simplified)innaa arsalnaa 'alayhim reehan sarsaran fee yawmi nahsin mustamirr

DIN 31635ʾinnā ʾarsalnā ʿalayhim rīḥan ṣarṣaran fī yawmi naḥsin mustamirrin

We unleashed upon them a screaming wind, on a day of unrelenting misery.

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Lo! We let loose on them a raging wind on a day of constant calamity

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Verily, we sent on them a cold storm wind on a day of continuous ill-luck

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

For we sent against them a roaring wind in a day of continued distress

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Verily We sent against them a roaring wind, on a day of continued ill-luck

George Sale · published 1734

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54:20

تَنزِعُ ٱلنَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ مُّنقَعِرٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)tanzi'u n-naasa ka'annahum a'jaazu nakhlin munqa'ir

DIN 31635tanziʿu n-nāsa kaʾannahum ʾaʿǧāzu naḫlin munqaʿirin

Plucking the people away, as though they were trunks of uprooted palm-trees.

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Sweeping men away as though they were uprooted trunks of palm-trees

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

It reft men away as though they had been palm stumps torn up

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

It tore men away as though they were uprooted palm stumps

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

It carried men away, as though they had been roots of palm-trees forcibly torn up

George Sale · published 1734

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54:21

فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

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Easy-read (simplified)fakayfa kaana 'adhaabee wanudhur

DIN 31635fakayfa kāna ʿaḏābī wanuḏuri

The translators word this verse differently

So how were My punishment and My warnings?

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Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Palmer's printing carries no text for this verse. It is not scored.

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And how great was my vengeance and my menace

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And how severe was my vengeance, and my threatening

George Sale · published 1734

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54:22

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)walaqad yassarnaa l-qur'aana lildhdhikri fahal min muddakir

DIN 31635walaqad yassarnā l-qurʾāna lilḏḏikri fahal min muddakirin

We made the Quran easy to remember. Is there anyone who would remember?

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And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

We have made the Qur'an easy as a reminder - but is there any one who will mind

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Easy for warning have we made the Koran - but, is there any one who receives the warning

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Now have We made the Koran easy for admonition: But is any one admonished thereby

George Sale · published 1734

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54:23

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِٱلنُّذُرِ

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Easy-read (simplified)kadhdhabat thamoodu bin-nudhur

DIN 31635kaḏḏabat ṯamūdu bin-nuḏuri

The translators word this verse differently

Thamood rejected the warnings.

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(The tribe of) Thamud rejected warnings

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Thamud called the warnings lies

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

The tribe of Themoud treated the threatenings as lies

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Thamud charged the admonitions of their prophet with falsehood

George Sale · published 1734

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54:24

فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَبَشَرًا مِّنَّا وَٰحِدًا نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّفِى ضَلَٰلٍ وَسُعُرٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)faqaaloo abasharan minnaa waahidan nattabi'uhu innaa idhan lafee dalaalin wasu'ur

DIN 31635faqālū ʾabašaran minnā wāḥidan nattabiʿuhu ʾinnā ʾiḏan lafī ḍalālin wasuʿurin

The translators word this verse differently

They said, "Are we to follow one of us, a human being? We would then go astray, and end up in Hell.

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For they said; Is it a mortal man, alone among us, that we are to follow? Then indeed we should fall into error and madness

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and said, 'A mortal, one of us, alone, shall we follow him? then indeed were we in error and excitement

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And they said, "Shall we follow a single man from among ourselves? Then verily should we be in error and in folly

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and said, shall we follow a single man among us? Verily we should then be guilty of error, and preposterous madness

George Sale · published 1734

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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