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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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.
Compare translations (4)
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
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
in a signed study →
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."
Compare translations (4)
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
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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
The translators word this verse differently
They lied, and followed their opinions, but everything has its time.
Compare translations (4)
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
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 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
The translators word this verse differently
And there came to them news containing a deterrent.
Compare translations (4)
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
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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.
Compare translations (4)
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
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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.
Compare translations (4)
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
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
in a signed study →
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
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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
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 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
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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
The translators word this verse differently
And We made the earth burst with springs, and the waters met for a purpose already destined.
Compare translations (4)
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
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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
The translators word this verse differently
Sailing before Our eyes; a reward for him who was rejected.
Compare translations (4)
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
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
وَلَقَد تَّرَكْنَٰهَآ ءَايَةً فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
Easy-read · not authoritative
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
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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?
Compare translations (4)
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
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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?
Compare translations (4)
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
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
in a signed study →
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
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ
Easy-read · not authoritative
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?
Compare translations (4)
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
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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?
Compare translations (4)
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
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِٱلنُّذُرِ
Easy-read · not authoritative
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
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَبَشَرًا مِّنَّا وَٰحِدًا نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّفِى ضَلَٰلٍ وَسُعُرٍ
Easy-read · not authoritative
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.
Compare translations (4)
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
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734