Surah 66
At-Tahrimالتحريم
The Prohibition · 12 verses · Medinan
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Twelve verses treating openly, in revelation, an oath made in the Prophet's household and a secret told and passed on. It ends with four figures set as examples: the wives of Noah and Lot, who were under two righteous servants and betrayed them, and Pharaoh's wife asking for a house near God, and Mary.
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يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ لِمَ تُحَرِّمُ مَآ أَحَلَّ ٱللَّهُ لَكَ تَبْتَغِى مَرْضَاتَ أَزْوَٰجِكَ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)yaa ayyuhaa n-nabiyyu lima tuharrimu maa ahalla llaahu laka tabtaghee mardaata azwaajika wallaahu ghafoorun raheem
DIN 31635yā ʾayyuhā n-nabiyyu lima tuḥarrimu mā ʾaḥalla llāhu laka tabtaġī marḍāta ʾazwāǧika wallāhu ġafūrun raḥīmun
O prophet! Why do you prohibit what God has permitted for you, seeking to please your wives? God is Forgiving and Merciful.
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O Prophet! Why bannest thou that which Allah hath made lawful for thee, seeking to please thy wives? And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
O thou prophet! wherefore dost thou prohibit what God has made lawful to thee, craving to please thy wives? but God is forgiving, compassionate
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
WHY, O Prophet! dost thou hold that to be FORBIDDEN which God hath made lawful to thee, from a desire to please thy wives, since God is Lenient, Merciful
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
O prophet, why holdest thou that to be prohibited which God hath allowed thee, seeking to please thy wives; since God is inclined to forgive and merciful
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 →
قَدْ فَرَضَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ تَحِلَّةَ أَيْمَٰنِكُمْ وَٱللَّهُ مَوْلَىٰكُمْ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ
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Easy-read (simplified)qad farada llaahu lakum tahillata aymaanikum wallaahu mawlaakum wahuwa l-'aleemu l-hakeem
DIN 31635qad faraḍa llāhu lakum taḥillata ʾaymānikum wallāhu mawlākum wahuwa l-ʿalīmu l-ḥakīmu
God has decreed for you the dissolution of your oaths. God is your Master. He is the All-Knowing, the Most Wise.
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Allah hath made lawful for you (Muslims) absolution from your oaths (of such a kind), and Allah is your Protector. He is the Knower, the Wise
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
God has allowed you to expiate your oaths; for God is your sovereign, and He is the knowing, the wise
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
God hath allowed you release from your oaths; and God is your master: and He is the Knowing, Wise
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
God hath allowed you the dissolution of your oaths: And God is your master; and He is knowing and wise
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 →
وَإِذْ أَسَرَّ ٱلنَّبِىُّ إِلَىٰ بَعْضِ أَزْوَٰجِهِۦ حَدِيثًا فَلَمَّا نَبَّأَتْ بِهِۦ وَأَظْهَرَهُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ عَرَّفَ بَعْضَهُۥ وَأَعْرَضَ عَنۢ بَعْضٍ فَلَمَّا نَبَّأَهَا بِهِۦ قَالَتْ مَنْ أَنۢبَأَكَ هَٰذَا قَالَ نَبَّأَنِىَ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ٱلْخَبِيرُ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'idh asarra n-nabiyyu ilaa ba'di azwaajihi hadeethan falammaa nabba'at bihi wa'azharahu llaahu 'alayhi 'arrafa ba'dahu wa'a'rada 'an ba'din falammaa nabba'ahaa bihi qaalat man anba'aka haadhaa qaala nabba'aniya l-'aleemu l-khabeer
DIN 31635waʾiḏ ʾasarra n-nabiyyu ʾilā baʿḍi ʾazwāǧihi ḥadīṯan falammā nabbaʾat bihi waʾaẓharahu llāhu ʿalayhi ʿarrafa baʿḍahu waʾaʿraḍa ʿan baʿḍin falammā nabbaʾahā bihi qālat man ʾanbaʾaka hāḏā qāla nabbaʾaniya l-ʿalīmu l-ḫabīru
The Prophet told something in confidence to one of his wives. But when she disclosed it, and God made it known to him; he communicated part of it, and he avoided another part. Then, when he informed her of it, she said, "Who informed you of this?" He said, "The All-Knowing, the All-Informed, informed me."
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When the Prophet confided a fact unto one of his wives and when she afterward divulged it and Allah apprised him thereof, he made known (to her) part thereof and passed over part. And when he told it her she said: Who hath told thee? He said: The Knower, the Aware hath told me
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And when the prophet told as a secret to one of his wives a recent event, and when she gave information thereof and exposed it, he acquainted her with some of it and avoided part of it. But when he informed her of it, she said, 'Who told thee this?' he said, 'The wise one, the well-aware informed me
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
When the prophet told a recent occurrence as a secret to one of his wives, and when she divulged it and God informed him of this, he acquainted her with part and withheld part. And when he had told her of it, she said, "Who told thee this?" He said, "The Knowing, the Sage hath told it me
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
When the prophet intrusted as a secret unto one of his wives a certain accident; and when she disclosed the same, and God made it known unto him; he acquainted her with part of what she had done, and forbore to upbraid her with the other part thereof. And when he had acquainted her therewith, she said, who hath discovered this unto thee? He answered, the knowing, the sagacious God hath discovered it unto me
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 →
إِن تَتُوبَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ فَقَدْ صَغَتْ قُلُوبُكُمَا وَإِن تَظَٰهَرَا عَلَيْهِ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ مَوْلَىٰهُ وَجِبْرِيلُ وَصَٰلِحُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ ظَهِيرٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)in tatoobaa ilaa llaahi faqad saghat quloobukumaa wa'in tazaaharaa 'alayhi fa'inna llaaha huwa mawlaahu wajibreelu wasaalihu l-mu'mineena wal-malaa'ikatu ba'da dhaalika zaheer
DIN 31635ʾin tatūbā ʾilā llāhi faqad ṣaġat qulūbukumā waʾin taẓāharā ʿalayhi faʾinna llāha huwa mawlāhu waǧibrīlu waṣāliḥu l-muʾminīna wal-malāʾikatu baʿda ḏālika ẓahīrun
The translators word this verse differently
If you repent to God, then your hearts have listened. But if you band together against him, then God is his Ally, as is Gabriel, and the righteous believers. In addition, the angels will assist him.
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If ye twain turn unto Allah repentant, (ye have cause to do so) for your hearts desired (the ban); and if ye aid one another against him (Muhammad) then lo! Allah, even He, is his Protecting Friend, and Gabriel and the righteous among the believers; and furthermore the angels are his helpers
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
If ye both turn repentant unto God, - for your hearts have swerved! - but if ye back each other up against him,- verily, God, He is the sovereign; and Gabriel and the righteous of the believers, and the angels after that, will back him up
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
If ye both be turned to God in penitence, for now have your hearts gone astray . . . . but if ye conspire against the Prophet, then know that God is his Protector, and Gabriel, and every just man among the faithful; and the angels are his helpers besides
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
If ye both be turned unto God -- for your hearts have swerved -- it is well: But if ye join against him, verily God is his patron; and Gabriel, and the good man among the faithful, and the angels also are his assistants
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 →
عَسَىٰ رَبُّهُۥٓ إِن طَلَّقَكُنَّ أَن يُبْدِلَهُۥٓ أَزْوَٰجًا خَيْرًا مِّنكُنَّ مُسْلِمَٰتٍ مُّؤْمِنَٰتٍ قَٰنِتَٰتٍ تَٰٓئِبَٰتٍ عَٰبِدَٰتٍ سَٰٓئِحَٰتٍ ثَيِّبَٰتٍ وَأَبْكَارًا
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Easy-read (simplified)'asaa rabbuhu in tallaqakunna an yubdilahu azwaajan khayran minkunna muslimaatin mu'minaatin qaanitaatin taa'ibaatin 'aabidaatin saa'ihaatin thayyibaatin wa'abkaaraa
DIN 31635ʿasā rabbuhu ʾin ṭallaqakunna ʾan yubdilahu ʾazwāǧan ḫayran minkunna muslimātin muʾminātin qānitātin tāʾibātin ʿābidātin sāʾiḥātin ṯayyibātin waʾabkāran
Perhaps, if he divorces you, his Lord will give him in exchange wives better than you: submissive, believing, obedient, penitent, devout, fasting-previously married, or virgins.
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It may happen that his Lord, if he divorce you, will give him in your stead wives better than you, submissive (to Allah), believing, pious, penitent, devout, inclined to fasting, widows and maids
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
It may be that his Lord if he divorce you will give him in exchange wives better than you, Muslims, believers, devout, repentant, worshipping, given to fasting - such as have known men and virgins too
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Haply if he put you both away, his Lord will give him in exchange other wives better than you, Muslims, believers, devout, penitent, obedient, observant of fasting, both known of men and virgins
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
If he divorce you, his Lord can easily give him in exchange other wives better than you, women resigned unto God, true believers, devout, penitent, obedient, given to fasting, both such as have been known by other men, and virgins
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 →
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ قُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَكُمْ وَأَهْلِيكُمْ نَارًا وَقُودُهَا ٱلنَّاسُ وَٱلْحِجَارَةُ عَلَيْهَا مَلَٰٓئِكَةٌ غِلَاظٌ شِدَادٌ لَّا يَعْصُونَ ٱللَّهَ مَآ أَمَرَهُمْ وَيَفْعَلُونَ مَا يُؤْمَرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)yaa ayyuhaa lladheena aamanoo qoo anfusakum wa'ahleekum naaran waqooduhaa n-naasu wal-hijaaratu 'alayhaa malaa'ikatun ghilaazun shidaadun laa ya'soona llaaha maa amarahum wayaf'aloona maa yu'maroon
DIN 31635yā ʾayyuhā llaḏīna ʾāmanū qū ʾanfusakum waʾahlīkum nāran waqūduhā n-nāsu wal-ḥiǧāratu ʿalayhā malāʾikatun ġilāẓun šidādun lā yaʿṣūna llāha mā ʾamarahum wayafʿalūna mā yuʾmarūna
O you who believe! Protect yourselves and your families from a Fire, whose fuel is people and stones. Over it are angels, fierce and powerful. They never disobey God in anything He commands them, and they carry out whatever they are commanded.
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O ye who believe! Ward off from yourselves and your families a Fire whereof the fuel is men and stones, over which are set angels strong, severe, who resist not Allah in that which He commandeth them, but do that which they are commanded
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
O ye who believe! save yourselves and your families from the fire, whose fuel is men and stones;- over it are angels stout and stern; they disobey not God in what He bids them, but they do what they are bidden
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
O Believers! save yourselves and your families from the fire whose fuel is men and stones, over which are set angels fierce and mighty: they disobey not God in what He hath commanded them, but execute His behests
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
O true believers, save your souls, and those of your families, from the fire whose fuel is men and stones, over which are set angels fierce and terrible; who disobey not God in what He hath commanded them, but perform what they are commanded
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 →
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَا تَعْتَذِرُوا۟ ٱلْيَوْمَ إِنَّمَا تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)yaa ayyuhaa lladheena kafaroo laa ta'tadhiroo l-yawma innamaa tujzawna maa kuntum ta'maloon
DIN 31635yā ʾayyuhā llaḏīna kafarū lā taʿtaḏirū l-yawma ʾinnamā tuǧzawna mā kuntum taʿmalūna
The translators word this verse differently
O you who disbelieved! Make no excuses today. You are being repaid for what you used to do.
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(Then it will be said): O ye who disbelieve! Make no excuses for yourselves this day. Ye are only being paid for what ye used to do
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
O ye who disbelieve! excuse not yourselves today;- ye shall only be rewarded for that which ye have done
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
O ye Infidels! make no excuses for yourselves this day; ye shall surely be recompensed according to your works
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
O unbelievers, excuse not yourselves this day; ye shall surely be rewarded for what ye have done
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 →
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ تُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ تَوْبَةً نَّصُوحًا عَسَىٰ رَبُّكُمْ أَن يُكَفِّرَ عَنكُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمْ وَيُدْخِلَكُمْ جَنَّٰتٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ يَوْمَ لَا يُخْزِى ٱللَّهُ ٱلنَّبِىَّ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مَعَهُۥ نُورُهُمْ يَسْعَىٰ بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَبِأَيْمَٰنِهِمْ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَآ أَتْمِمْ لَنَا نُورَنَا وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَآ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)yaa ayyuhaa lladheena aamanoo tooboo ilaa llaahi tawbatan nasoohan 'asaa rabbukum an yukaffira 'ankum sayyi'aatikum wayudkhilakum jannaatin tajree min tahtihaa l-'anhaaru yawma laa yukhzee llaahu n-nabiyya walladheena aamanoo ma'ahu nooruhum yas'aa bayna aydeehim wabi'aymaanihim yaqooloona rabbanaa atmim lanaa nooranaa waghfir lanaa innaka 'alaa kulli shay'in qadeer
DIN 31635yā ʾayyuhā llaḏīna ʾāmanū tūbū ʾilā llāhi tawbatan naṣūḥan ʿasā rabbukum ʾan yukaffira ʿankum sayyiʾātikum wayudḫilakum ǧannātin taǧrī min taḥtihā l-ʾanhāru yawma lā yuḫzī llāhu n-nabiyya wallaḏīna ʾāmanū maʿahu nūruhum yasʿā bayna ʾaydīhim wabiʾaymānihim yaqūlūna rabbanā ʾatmim lanā nūranā waġfir lanā ʾinnaka ʿalā kulli šayʾin qadīrun
O you who believe! Repent to God with sincere repentance. Perhaps your Lord will remit your sins, and admit you into gardens beneath which rivers flow, on the Day when God will not disappoint the Prophet and those who believed with him. Their light streaming before them, and to their right, they will say, "Our Lord, complete our light for us, and forgive us; You are capable of all things."
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O ye who believe! Turn unto Allah in sincere repentance! It may be that your Lord will remit from you your evil deeds and bring you into Gardens underneath which rivers flow, on the day when Allah will not abase the Prophet and those who believe with him. Their light will run before them and on their right hands; they will say: Our Lord! Perfect our light for us, and forgive us! Lo! Thou art Able to do all things
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
O ye who believe! turn repentant to God with sincere repentance; it may be that thy Lord will cover for you your offences and will bring you into gardens beneath which rivers flow!- the day God will not disgrace the Prophet nor those who believe with him; their light shall run on before them, and at their right hands! they shall say, 'Our Lord! perfect for us our light and forgive us; verily, Thou art mighty over all
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
O Believers! turn to God with the turning of true penitence; haply your Lord will cancel your evil deeds, and will bring you into the gardens 'neath which the rivers flow, on the day when God will not shame the Prophet, nor those who have shared his faith: their light shall run before them, and on their right hands! they shall say, "Lord perfect our light, and pardon us: for thou hast power over all things
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
O true believers, turn unto God with a sincere repentance: Peradventure your Lord will do away from you your evil deeds, and will admit you into gardens, through which rivers flow; on the day whereon God will not put to shame the prophet, or those who believe with him: Their light shall run before them, and on their right hands, and they shall say, Lord, make our light perfect, and forgive us; for thou art almighty
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 →
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ جَٰهِدِ ٱلْكُفَّارَ وَٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ وَٱغْلُظْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَمَأْوَىٰهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ
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Easy-read (simplified)yaa ayyuhaa n-nabiyyu jaahidi l-kuffaara wal-munaafiqeena waghluz 'alayhim wama'waahum jahannamu wabi'sa l-maseer
DIN 31635yā ʾayyuhā n-nabiyyu ǧāhidi l-kuffāra wal-munāfiqīna waġluẓ ʿalayhim wamaʾwāhum ǧahannamu wabiʾsa l-maṣīru
O prophet! Strive hard against the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and be stern with them. Their abode is Hell. What a miserable destination!
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O Prophet! Strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and be stern with them. Hell will be their home, a hapless journey's end
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
O thou prophet! fight strenuously against the misbelievers and hypocrites and be stern towards them; for their resort is hell, and an evil journey shall it be
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
O Prophet! make war on the infidels and hypocrites, and deal rigorously with them. Hell shall be their abode! and wretched the passage to it
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
O prophet, attack the infidels with arms, and the hypocrites with arguments; and treat them with severity: Their abode shall be hell, and an ill journey shall it be thither
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 →
ضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلًا لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ٱمْرَأَتَ نُوحٍ وَٱمْرَأَتَ لُوطٍ كَانَتَا تَحْتَ عَبْدَيْنِ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا صَٰلِحَيْنِ فَخَانَتَاهُمَا فَلَمْ يُغْنِيَا عَنْهُمَا مِنَ ٱللَّهِ شَيْـًٔا وَقِيلَ ٱدْخُلَا ٱلنَّارَ مَعَ ٱلدَّٰخِلِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)daraba llaahu mathalan lilladheena kafaroo mra'ata noohin wamra'ata lootin kaanataa tahta 'abdayni min 'ibaadinaa saalihayni fakhaanataahumaa falam yughniyaa 'anhumaa mina llaahi shay'an waqeela dkhulaa n-naara ma'a d-daakhileen
DIN 31635ḍaraba llāhu maṯalan lillaḏīna kafarū mraʾata nūḥin wamraʾata lūṭin kānatā taḥta ʿabdayni min ʿibādinā ṣāliḥayni faḫānatāhumā falam yuġniyā ʿanhumā mina llāhi šayʾan waqīla dḫulā n-nāra maʿa d-dāḫilīna
God illustrates an example of those who disbelieve: the wife of Noah and the wife of Lot. They were under two of Our righteous servants, but they betrayed them. They availed them nothing against God, and it was said, "Enter the Fire with those who are entering."
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Allah citeth an example for those who disbelieve: the wife of Noah and the wife of Lot, who were under two of Our righteous slaves yet betrayed them so that they (the husbands) availed them naught against Allah and it was said (unto them): Enter the Fire along with those who enter
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
God strikes out a parable to those who misbelieve: the wife of Noah and the wife of Lot; they were under two of our righteous servants, but they betrayed them: and they availed them nothing against God; and it was said, 'Enter the fire with those who enter
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
God setteth forth as an example to unbelievers the wife of Noah and the wife of Lot; they were under two of our righteous servants, both of whom they deceived: but their husbands availed them nought against God: and it shall be said "Enter ye into the fire with those who enter
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
God propoundeth as a similitude unto the unbelievers, the wife of Noah, and the wife of Lot: They were under two of our righteous servants, and they deceived them both; wherefore their husbands were of no advantage unto them at all, in the sight of God: And it shall be said unto them, at the last day, enter ye into hell fire, with those who enter therein
George Sale · published 1734
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- George Sale · 1734
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وَضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلًا لِّلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱمْرَأَتَ فِرْعَوْنَ إِذْ قَالَتْ رَبِّ ٱبْنِ لِى عِندَكَ بَيْتًا فِى ٱلْجَنَّةِ وَنَجِّنِى مِن فِرْعَوْنَ وَعَمَلِهِۦ وَنَجِّنِى مِنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wadaraba llaahu mathalan lilladheena aamanoo mra'ata fir'awna idh qaalat rabbi bni lee 'indaka baytan fee l-jannati wanajjinee min fir'awna wa'amalihi wanajjinee mina l-qawmi z-zaalimeen
DIN 31635waḍaraba llāhu maṯalan lillaḏīna ʾāmanū mraʾata firʿawna ʾiḏ qālat rabbi bni lī ʿindaka baytan fī l-ǧannati wanaǧǧinī min firʿawna waʿamalihi wanaǧǧinī mina l-qawmi ẓ-ẓālimīna
And God illustrates an example of those who believe: the wife of Pharaoh, when she said, "My Lord, build for me, with you, a house in Paradise, and save me from Pharaoh and his works, and save me from the wrongdoing people."
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And Allah citeth an example for those who believe: the wife of Pharaoh when she said: My Lord! Build for me a home with thee in the Garden, and deliver me from Pharaoh and his work, and deliver me from evil-doing folk
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And God strikes out a parable for those who believe: the wife of Pharaoh, when she said, 'My Lord, build for me a house with Thee in Paradise, and save me from Pharaoh and his works, and save me from the unjust people
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
God also holdeth forth to those who believe the example of the wife of Pharaoh, when she said, "Lord, build me an house with thee in Paradise, and deliver me from Pharaoh and his doings; and deliver me from the wicked
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
God also propoundeth as a similitude unto those who believe, the wife of Pharaoh; when she said, Lord, build me an house with thee in paradise; and deliver me from Pharaoh and his doings, and deliver me from the unjust people
George Sale · published 1734
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وَمَرْيَمَ ٱبْنَتَ عِمْرَٰنَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَهَا فَنَفَخْنَا فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِنَا وَصَدَّقَتْ بِكَلِمَٰتِ رَبِّهَا وَكُتُبِهِۦ وَكَانَتْ مِنَ ٱلْقَٰنِتِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wamaryama bnata 'imraana llatee ahsanat farjahaa fanafakhnaa feehi min roohinaa wasaddaqat bikalimaati rabbihaa wakutubihi wakaanat mina l-qaaniteen
DIN 31635wamaryama bnata ʿimrāna llatī ʾaḥṣanat farǧahā fanafaḫnā fīhi min rūḥinā waṣaddaqat bikalimāti rabbihā wakutubihi wakānat mina l-qānitīna
And Mary, the daughter of Imran, who guarded her womb, and so We breathed into her of Our Spirit; and she believed in the truth of her Lord's Words and His Books, and was one of the devout.
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And Mary, daughter of 'Imran, whose body was chaste, therefor We breathed therein something of Our Spirit. And she put faith in the words of her Lord and His scriptures, and was of the obedient
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And Mary, daughter of Imran, who guarded her private parts, and we breathed therein of our spirit and she verified the words of her Lord and His books, and was of the devout
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And Mary, the daughter of Imran, who kept her maidenhood, and into whose womb we breathed of our spirit, and who believed in the words of her Lord and His Scriptures, and was one of the devout
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And Mary the daughter of Imran; who preserved her chastity, and into whose womb we breathed of our spirit, and who believed in the words of her Lord and his scriptures, and was a devout and obedient person
George Sale · published 1734
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Surah 67
Al-Mulkالملك
The Sovereignty · 30 verses · Meccan
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Written by the editors. Not a translation, and
not a source. It carries the AALAMIN Editor signature and the
date it was signed, because someone has to answer for it.
Thirty verses turning to made things as evidence: death and life as a test, seven heavens without flaw, birds held up in the air. It opens by blessing the one in whose hand the kingdom lies — the word this surah is named for — and its closing verses are a run of instructions to say something.
AALAMIN Editor · signed 25 August 2026
تَبَٰرَكَ ٱلَّذِى بِيَدِهِ ٱلْمُلْكُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)tabaaraka lladhee biyadihi l-mulku wahuwa 'alaa kulli shay'in qadeer
DIN 31635tabāraka llaḏī biyadihi l-mulku wahuwa ʿalā kulli šayʾin qadīrun
Blessed is He in whose hand is the sovereignty, and Who has power over everything.
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Blessed is He in Whose hand is the Sovereignty, and, He is Able to do all things
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Blessed be He in whose hand is the kingdom, for He is mighty over all
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
BLESSED be He is whose hand is the KINGDOM! and over all things is He potent
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Blessed be He in whose hand is the kingdom; for He is almighty
George Sale · published 1734
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ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلْمَوْتَ وَٱلْحَيَوٰةَ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْغَفُورُ
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Easy-read (simplified)alladhee khalaqa l-mawta wal-hayaata liyabluwakum ayyukum ahsanu 'amalan wahuwa l-'azeezu l-ghafoor
DIN 31635allaḏī ḫalaqa l-mawta wal-ḥayāta liyabluwakum ʾayyukum ʾaḥsanu ʿamalan wahuwa l-ʿazīzu l-ġafūru
He who created death and life-to test you-as to which of you is better in conduct. He is the Almighty, the Forgiving.
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Who hath created life and death that He may try you which of you is best in conduct; and He is the Mighty, the Forgiving
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Who created death and life, to try you, which of you does best; for He is the mighty, the forgiving
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Who hath created death and life to prove which of you will be most righteous in deed; and He is the Mighty, the Forgiving
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Who hath created death and life, that He might prove you, which of you is most righteous in his actions: And He is mighty, and ready to forgive
George Sale · published 1734
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- George Sale · 1734
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ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٍ طِبَاقًا مَّا تَرَىٰ فِى خَلْقِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ مِن تَفَٰوُتٍ فَٱرْجِعِ ٱلْبَصَرَ هَلْ تَرَىٰ مِن فُطُورٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)alladhee khalaqa sab'a samaawaatin tibaaqan maa taraa fee khalqi r-rahmaani min tafaawutin farji'i l-basara hal taraa min futoor
DIN 31635allaḏī ḫalaqa sabʿa samāwātin ṭibāqan mā tarā fī ḫalqi r-raḥmāni min tafāwutin farǧiʿi l-baṣara hal tarā min fuṭūrin
The translators word this verse differently
He who created seven heavens in layers. You see no discrepancy in the creation of the Compassionate. Look again. Can you see any cracks?
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Who hath created seven heavens in harmony. Thou (Muhammad) canst see no fault in the Beneficent One's creation; then look again: Canst thou see any rifts
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Who created seven heavens in stories; thou canst not see any discordance in the creation of the Merciful
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Who hath created seven Heavens one above another: No defect canst thou see in the creation of the God of Mercy: Repeat the gaze: seest thou a single flaw
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Who hath created seven heavens, one above another: Thou canst not see in a creature of the most Merciful any unfitness or disproportion. Lift up thine eyes again to heaven, and look whether thou seest any flaw
George Sale · published 1734
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ثُمَّ ٱرْجِعِ ٱلْبَصَرَ كَرَّتَيْنِ يَنقَلِبْ إِلَيْكَ ٱلْبَصَرُ خَاسِئًا وَهُوَ حَسِيرٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)thumma rji'i l-basara karratayni yanqalib ilayka l-basaru khaasi'an wahuwa haseer
DIN 31635ṯumma rǧiʿi l-baṣara karratayni yanqalib ʾilayka l-baṣaru ḫāsiʾan wahuwa ḥasīrun
The translators word this verse differently
Then look again, and again, and your sight will return to you dazzled and exhausted.
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Then look again and yet again, thy sight will return unto thee weakened and made dim
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Why, look again! canst thou see a flaw? Then look again twice!- thy look shall return to thee driven back and dulled
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Then twice more repeat the gaze: thy gaze shall return to thee dulled and weary
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Then take two other views; and thy sight shall return unto thee dull and fatigued
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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وَلَقَدْ زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِمَصَٰبِيحَ وَجَعَلْنَٰهَا رُجُومًا لِّلشَّيَٰطِينِ وَأَعْتَدْنَا لَهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلسَّعِيرِ
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Easy-read (simplified)walaqad zayyannaa s-samaa'a d-dunyaa bimasaabeeha waja'alnaahaa rujooman lilshshayaateeni wa'a'tadnaa lahum 'adhaaba s-sa'eer
DIN 31635walaqad zayyannā s-samāʾa d-dunyā bimaṣābīḥa waǧaʿalnāhā ruǧūman lilššayāṭīni waʾaʿtadnā lahum ʿaḏāba s-saʿīri
We have adorned the lower heaven with lanterns, and made them missiles against the devils; and We have prepared for them the punishment of the Blaze.
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And verily We have beautified the world's heaven with lamps, and We have made them missiles for the devils, and for them We have prepared the doom of flame
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And we have adorned the lower heaven with lamps; and set them to pelt the devils with; and we have prepared for them the torment of the blaze
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Moreover we have decked the lowest heaven with lights, and have placed them there to be hurled at the Satans, for whom we have prepared the torment of the flaming fire
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Moreover We have adorned the lowest heaven with lamps, and have appointed them to be darted at the devils, for whom We have prepared the torment of burning fire
George Sale · published 1734
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وَلِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِرَبِّهِمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ
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Easy-read (simplified)walilladheena kafaroo birabbihim 'adhaabu jahannama wabi'sa l-maseer
DIN 31635walillaḏīna kafarū birabbihim ʿaḏābu ǧahannama wabiʾsa l-maṣīru
For those who reject their Lord, there is the torment of Hell. What an evil destination!
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And for those who disbelieve in their Lord there is the doom of hell, a hapless journey's end
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And for those who disbelieve in their Lord is the torment of hell, and an evil journey shall it be
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And for those who believe not in their Lord is the torment of Hell; and horrid the journey thither
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And for those who believe not in their Lord, is also prepared the torment of hell; an ill journey shall it be thither
George Sale · published 1734
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إِذَآ أُلْقُوا۟ فِيهَا سَمِعُوا۟ لَهَا شَهِيقًا وَهِىَ تَفُورُ
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Easy-read (simplified)idhaa ulqoo feehaa sami'oo lahaa shaheeqan wahiya tafoor
DIN 31635ʾiḏā ʾulqū fīhā samiʿū lahā šahīqan wahiya tafūru
The translators word this verse differently
When they are thrown into it, they will hear it roaring, as it seethes.
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When they are flung therein they hear its roaring as it boileth up
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
When they shall be cast therein they shall hear its braying as it boils
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
When they shall be thrown into it, they shall hear it braying: and it shall boil
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
When they shall be thrown thereinto, they shall hear it bray like an ass; and it shall boil
George Sale · published 1734
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تَكَادُ تَمَيَّزُ مِنَ ٱلْغَيْظِ كُلَّمَآ أُلْقِىَ فِيهَا فَوْجٌ سَأَلَهُمْ خَزَنَتُهَآ أَلَمْ يَأْتِكُمْ نَذِيرٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)takaadu tamayyazu mina l-ghayzi kullamaa ulqiya feehaa fawjun sa'alahum khazanatuhaa alam ya'tikum nadheer
DIN 31635takādu tamayyazu mina l-ġayẓi kullamā ʾulqiya fīhā fawǧun saʾalahum ḫazanatuhā ʾalam yaʾtikum naḏīrun
The translators word this verse differently
It almost bursts with fury. Every time a batch is thrown into it, its keepers will ask them, "Has no warner come to you?"
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As it would burst with rage. Whenever a (fresh) host is flung therein the wardens thereof ask them: Came there unto you no warner
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
it will well-nigh burst for rage! Whenever a troop of them is thrown in, its treasurers shall ask them, 'Did not a warner come to you
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Almost shall it burst for fury. So oft as a crowd shall be thrown into it, its keepers shall ask them, "Came not the warner to you
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and almost burst for fury. So often as a company of them shall be thrown therein, the keepers thereof shall ask them, saying, did not a warner come unto you
George Sale · published 1734
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قَالُوا۟ بَلَىٰ قَدْ جَآءَنَا نَذِيرٌ فَكَذَّبْنَا وَقُلْنَا مَا نَزَّلَ ٱللَّهُ مِن شَىْءٍ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا فِى ضَلَٰلٍ كَبِيرٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo balaa qad jaa'anaa nadheerun fakadhdhabnaa waqulnaa maa nazzala llaahu min shay'in in antum illaa fee dalaalin kabeer
DIN 31635qālū balā qad ǧāʾanā naḏīrun fakaḏḏabnā waqulnā mā nazzala llāhu min šayʾin ʾin ʾantum ʾillā fī ḍalālin kabīrin
They will say, "Yes, a warner did come to us, but we disbelieved, and said, 'God did not send down anything; you are very much mistaken.'"
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They say: Yea, verily, a warner came unto us; but we denied and said: Allah hath naught revealed; ye are in naught but a great error
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
They shall say, 'Yea! a warner came to us, and we called him liar, and said, "God has not sent down aught; ye are but in great error
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
They shall say, Yes! there came to us one charged with warnings; but we treated him as a liar, and said, "Nothing hath God sent down: ye are in nothing but a vast delusion
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
They shall answer, yea, a warner came unto us: But we accused him of imposture, and said, God hath not revealed any thing; ye are in no other than a great error
George Sale · published 1734
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وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْ كُنَّا نَسْمَعُ أَوْ نَعْقِلُ مَا كُنَّا فِىٓ أَصْحَٰبِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ
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Easy-read (simplified)waqaaloo law kunnaa nasma'u aw na'qilu maa kunnaa fee ashaabi s-sa'eer
DIN 31635waqālū law kunnā nasmaʿu ʾaw naʿqilu mā kunnā fī ʾaṣḥābi s-saʿīri
And they will say, "Had we listened or reasoned, we would not have been among the inmates of the Blaze."
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And they say: Had we been wont to listen or have sense, we had not been among the dwellers in the flames
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And they shall say, 'Had we but listened or had sense we had not been amongst the fellows of the blaze
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And they shall say, "Had we but hearkened or understood, we had not been among the dwellers in the flames
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And they shall say, if we had hearkened, or had rightly considered, we should not have been among the inhabitants of burning fire
George Sale · published 1734
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فَٱعْتَرَفُوا۟ بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسُحْقًا لِّأَصْحَٰبِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ
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Easy-read (simplified)fa'tarafoo bidhanbihim fasuhqan li'ashaabi s-sa'eer
DIN 31635faʿtarafū biḏanbihim fasuḥqan liʾaṣḥābi s-saʿīri
The translators word this verse differently
So they will acknowledge their sins. So away with the inmates of the Blaze.
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So they acknowledge their sins; but far removed (from mercy) are the dwellers in the flames
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And they will confess their sins; but 'Avaunt to the fellows of the blaze
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And their sin shall they acknowledge: but, "Avaunt, ye dwellers in the flame
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And they shall confess their sins; but far be the inhabitants of burning fire from obtaining mercy
George Sale · published 1734
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- George Sale · 1734
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إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُم بِٱلْغَيْبِ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ وَأَجْرٌ كَبِيرٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)inna lladheena yakhshawna rabbahum bil-ghaybi lahum maghfiratun wa'ajrun kabeer
DIN 31635ʾinna llaḏīna yaḫšawna rabbahum bil-ġaybi lahum maġfiratun waʾaǧrun kabīrun
As for those who fear their Lord in secret-for them is forgiveness and a great reward.
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Lo! those who fear their Lord in secret, theirs will be forgiveness and a great reward
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Verily, those who fear their Lord in secret, for them is forgiveness and a great hire
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
But pardon and a great reward for those who fear their Lord in secret
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Verily they who fear their Lord in secret, shall receive pardon and a great reward
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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وَأَسِرُّوا۟ قَوْلَكُمْ أَوِ ٱجْهَرُوا۟ بِهِۦٓ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِيمٌۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'asirroo qawlakum awi jharoo bihi innahu 'aleemun bidhaati s-sudoor
DIN 31635waʾasirrū qawlakum ʾawi ǧharū bihi ʾinnahu ʿalīmun biḏāti ṣ-ṣudūri
The translators word this verse differently
Whether you keep your words secret, or declare them-He is Aware of the inner thoughts.
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And keep your opinion secret or proclaim it, lo! He is Knower of all that is in the breasts (of men)
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Speak ye secretly or openly, verily, He knows the nature of men's breasts
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Be your converse hidden or open, He truly knoweth the inmost recess of your breasts
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Either conceal your discourse, or make it public; He knoweth the innermost parts of your breasts
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
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أَلَا يَعْلَمُ مَنْ خَلَقَ وَهُوَ ٱللَّطِيفُ ٱلْخَبِيرُ
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Easy-read (simplified)alaa ya'lamu man khalaqa wahuwa llateefu l-khabeer
DIN 31635ʾalā yaʿlamu man ḫalaqa wahuwa llaṭīfu l-ḫabīru
Would He not know, He Who created? He is the Refined, the Expert.
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Should He not know what He created? And He is the Subtile, the Aware
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Ay! He knows who created! for He is the subtle, the well-aware
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
What! shall He not know who hath created? for He is the Subtil, the Cognizant
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Shall not He know all things who hath created them; since He is the sagacious, the knowing
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
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هُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ ذَلُولًا فَٱمْشُوا۟ فِى مَنَاكِبِهَا وَكُلُوا۟ مِن رِّزْقِهِۦ وَإِلَيْهِ ٱلنُّشُورُ
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Easy-read (simplified)huwa lladhee ja'ala lakumu l-'arda dhaloolan famshoo fee manaakibihaa wakuloo min rizqihi wa'ilayhi n-nushoor
DIN 31635huwa llaḏī ǧaʿala lakumu l-ʾarḍa ḏalūlan famšū fī manākibihā wakulū min rizqihi waʾilayhi n-nušūru
It is He who made the earth manageable for you, so travel its regions, and eat of His provisions. To Him is the Resurgence.
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He it is Who hath made the earth subservient unto you, so Walk in the paths thereof and eat of His providence. And unto Him will be the resurrection (of the dead)
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
He it is who made the earth flat for you; so walk in the spacious sides thereof and eat of His provision; for unto Him the resurrection is
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
It is He who hath made the earth level for you: traverse then its broad sides, and eat of what He hath provided. - Unto Him shall be the resurrection
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
It is He who hath levelled the earth for you: Therefore walk through the regions thereof, and eat of his provision; unto Him shall be the resurrection
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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ءَأَمِنتُم مَّن فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ أَن يَخْسِفَ بِكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ فَإِذَا هِىَ تَمُورُ
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Easy-read (simplified)a'amintum man fee s-samaa'i an yakhsifa bikumu l-'arda fa'idhaa hiya tamoor
DIN 31635ʾaʾamintum man fī s-samāʾi ʾan yaḫsifa bikumu l-ʾarḍa faʾiḏā hiya tamūru
Are you confident that the One in heaven will not cause the earth to collapse beneath you as it spins?
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Have ye taken security from Him Who is in the heaven that He will not cause the earth to swallow you when lo! it is convulsed
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Are ye sure that He who is in the heaven will not cleave the earth with you, and that it then shall quake
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
What! are ye sure that He who is in Heaven will not cleave the Earth beneath you? And lo, it shall quake
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Are ye secure that He who dwelleth in heaven will not cause the earth to swallow you up? And behold, it shall shake
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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أَمْ أَمِنتُم مَّن فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ أَن يُرْسِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ حَاصِبًا فَسَتَعْلَمُونَ كَيْفَ نَذِيرِ
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Easy-read (simplified)am amintum man fee s-samaa'i an yursila 'alaykum haasiban fasata'lamoona kayfa nadheer
DIN 31635ʾam ʾamintum man fī s-samāʾi ʾan yursila ʿalaykum ḥāṣiban fasataʿlamūna kayfa naḏīri
Or are you confident that the One in Heaven will not unleash against you a violent storm? Then you will know what My warning is like.
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Or have ye taken security from Him Who is in the heaven that He will not let loose on you a hurricane? But ye shall know the manner of My warning
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Or are ye sure that He who is in the heaven will not send against you a heavy sand storm, and that ye then shall know how the warning was
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Or are ye sure that He who is in Heaven will not send against you a stone-charged whirlwind? Then shall ye know what my warning meant
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Or are ye secure that He who dwelleth in heaven will not send against you an impetuous whirlwind, driving the sands to overwhelm you? Then shall ye know how important my warning was
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
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وَلَقَدْ كَذَّبَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ نَكِيرِ
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Easy-read (simplified)walaqad kadhdhaba lladheena min qablihim fakayfa kaana nakeer
DIN 31635walaqad kaḏḏaba llaḏīna min qablihim fakayfa kāna nakīri
The translators word this verse differently
Those before them also denied the truth; and how was My disapproval?
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And verily those before them denied, then (see) the manner of My wrath (with them)
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
But those before them did call the apostles liars, and what a change it was
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And verily, those who flourish before you treated their prophets as liars: and how grievous my wrath
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Those also who were before you disbelieved; and how grievous was my displeasure
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
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أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ إِلَى ٱلطَّيْرِ فَوْقَهُمْ صَٰٓفَّٰتٍ وَيَقْبِضْنَ مَا يُمْسِكُهُنَّ إِلَّا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ إِنَّهُۥ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍۭ بَصِيرٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)awalam yaraw ilaa t-tayri fawqahum saaffaatin wayaqbidna maa yumsikuhunna illaa r-rahmaanu innahu bikulli shay'in baseer
DIN 31635ʾawalam yaraw ʾilā ṭ-ṭayri fawqahum ṣāffātin wayaqbiḍna mā yumsikuhunna ʾillā r-raḥmānu ʾinnahu bikulli šayʾin baṣīrun
Have they not seen the birds above them, spreading their wings, and folding them? None holds them except the Compassionate. He is Perceiver of everything.
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Have they not seen the birds above them spreading out their wings and closing them? Naught upholdeth them save the Beneficent. Lo! He is Seer of all things
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Or have they not looked at the birds above them expanding their wings or closing them? - none holds them in except the Merciful One; for He on everything doth look
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Behold they not the birds over their heads, outstretching and drawing in their wings? None, save the God of Mercy, upholdeth them: for he regardeth all things
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Do they not behold the birds above them, extending and drawing back their wings? None sustaineth them, except the Merciful; for He regardeth all things
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
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أَمَّنْ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى هُوَ جُندٌ لَّكُمْ يَنصُرُكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ إِنِ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ إِلَّا فِى غُرُورٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)amman haadhaa lladhee huwa jundun lakum yansurukum min dooni r-rahmaani ini l-kaafiroona illaa fee ghuroor
DIN 31635ʾamman hāḏā llaḏī huwa ǧundun lakum yanṣurukum min dūni r-raḥmāni ʾini l-kāfirūna ʾillā fī ġurūrin
The translators word this verse differently
Or who is this who is a force for you to protect you against the Compassionate? The disbelievers are in nothing but delusion.
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Or who is he that will be an army unto you to help you instead of the Beneficent? The disbelievers are in naught but illusion
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Or who is this who will be a host for you, to help you against the Merciful?- the misbelievers are only in delusion
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Who is he that can be as an army to you, to succour you, except the God of Mercy? Truly, the infidels are in the merest delusion
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Or who is he that will be as an army unto you, to defend you against the Merciful? Verily the unbelievers are in no other than a mistake
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
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أَمَّنْ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى يَرْزُقُكُمْ إِنْ أَمْسَكَ رِزْقَهُۥ بَل لَّجُّوا۟ فِى عُتُوٍّ وَنُفُورٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)amman haadhaa lladhee yarzuqukum in amsaka rizqahu bal lajjoo fee 'utuwwin wanufoor
DIN 31635ʾamman hāḏā llaḏī yarzuqukum ʾin ʾamsaka rizqahu bal laǧǧū fī ʿutuwwin wanufūrin
Or who is this that will provide for you, if He withholds His provision? Yet they persist in defiance and aversion.
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Or who is he that will provide for you if He should withhold His providence? Nay, but they are set in pride and frowardness
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Or who is this who will provide you if He hold back His provision? - Nay, but they persist in perverseness and aversion
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Or who is he that will furnish you supplies, if He withhold His supplies? Yet do they persist in pride and in fleeing from Him
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Or who is he that will give you food, if He withholdeth his provision? Yet they persist in perverseness, and flying from the truth
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
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أَفَمَن يَمْشِى مُكِبًّا عَلَىٰ وَجْهِهِۦٓ أَهْدَىٰٓ أَمَّن يَمْشِى سَوِيًّا عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)afaman yamshee mukibban 'alaa wajhihi ahdaa amman yamshee sawiyyan 'alaa siraatin mustaqeem
DIN 31635ʾafaman yamšī mukibban ʿalā waǧhihi ʾahdā ʾamman yamšī sawiyyan ʿalā ṣirāṭin mustaqīmin
Is he who walks bent on his own design better guided, or he who walks upright on a straight path?
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Is he who goeth groping on his face more rightly guided, or he who walketh upright on a straight road
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Is he who walks prone upon his face more guided than he who walks upright upon a straight path
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Is he who goeth along grovelling on his face, better guided than he who goeth upright on a straight path
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Is he, therefore, who goeth grovelling upon his face, better directed than he who walketh upright in a strait way
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
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قُلْ هُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنشَأَكُمْ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرَ وَٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةَ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَشْكُرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)qul huwa lladhee ansha'akum waja'ala lakumu s-sam'a wal-'absaara wal-'af'idata qaleelan maa tashkuroon
DIN 31635qul huwa llaḏī ʾanšaʾakum waǧaʿala lakumu s-samʿa wal-ʾabṣāra wal-ʾafʾidata qalīlan mā taškurūna
The translators word this verse differently
Say, "It is He who produced you; and made for you the hearing, and the vision, and the organs. But rarely do you give thanks."
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Say (unto them, O Muhammad): He it is who gave you being, and hath assigned unto you ears and eyes and hearts. Small thanks give ye
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Say, 'It is He who produced you and made for you hearing and sight and hearts' - little is it that ye give thanks
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
SAY: It is He who hath brought you forth, and gifted you with hearing and sight and heart: yet how few are grateful
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Say, it is He who hath given you being, and endued you with hearing, and sight, and understanding; yet how little gratitude have ye
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
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قُلْ هُوَ ٱلَّذِى ذَرَأَكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)qul huwa lladhee dhara'akum fee l-'ardi wa'ilayhi tuhsharoon
DIN 31635qul huwa llaḏī ḏaraʾakum fī l-ʾarḍi waʾilayhi tuḥšarūna
Say, "It is He who scattered you on earth, and to Him you will be rounded up."
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Say: He it is Who multiplieth you in the earth, and unto Whom ye will be gathered
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Say, 'It is He who sowed you in the earth, and unto Him shall ye be gathered
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
SAY: It is He who hath sown you in the earth, and to Him shall ye be gathered
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Say, it is He who hath sown you in the earth, and unto Him shall ye be gathered together
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
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وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا ٱلْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wayaqooloona mataa haadhaa l-wa'du in kuntum saadiqeen
DIN 31635wayaqūlūna matā hāḏā l-waʿdu ʾin kuntum ṣādiqīna
And they say, "When will this promise be fulfilled, if you are truthful?"
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And they say: When (will) this promise (be fulfilled), if ye are truthful
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
They say, 'When shall this threat be, if ye do speak the truth
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And they say, "When shall this threat be put in force, if ye speak the truth
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
They say, when shall this menace be put in execution if ye speak truth
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
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قُلْ إِنَّمَا ٱلْعِلْمُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَإِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)qul innamaa l-'ilmu 'inda llaahi wa'innamaa anaa nadheerun mubeen
DIN 31635qul ʾinnamā l-ʿilmu ʿinda llāhi waʾinnamā ʾanā naḏīrun mubīnun
Say, "Knowledge is with God, and I am only a clear warner."
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Say: The knowledge is with Allah only, and I am but a plain warner
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Say, 'The knowledge is only with God; and I am but a plain warner
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
SAY: Nay truly, this knowledge is with God alone: and I am only an open warner
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Answer, the knowledge of this matter is with God alone: For I am only a public warner
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
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فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ زُلْفَةً سِيٓـَٔتْ وُجُوهُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَقِيلَ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَدَّعُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)falammaa ra'awhu zulfatan see'at wujoohu lladheena kafaroo waqeela haadhaa lladhee kuntum bihi tadda'oon
DIN 31635falammā raʾawhu zulfatan sīʾat wuǧūhu llaḏīna kafarū waqīla hāḏā llaḏī kuntum bihi taddaʿūna
But when they see it approaching, the faces of those who disbelieved will turn gloomy, and it will be said, "This is what you used to call for."
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But when they see it nigh, the faces of those who disbelieve will be awry, and it will be said (unto them): This is that for which ye used to call
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And when they see it nigh, sorry shall be the faces of those who misbelieve; and it shall be said, 'This is that for which ye used to call
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
But when they shall see it nigh, sad shall wax the countenances of the infidels: and it shall be said, "This is what ye have been calling for
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
But when they shall see the same nigh at hand, the countenance of the infidels shall grow sad: And it shall be said unto them, this is what ye have been demanding
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
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قُلْ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِنْ أَهْلَكَنِىَ ٱللَّهُ وَمَن مَّعِىَ أَوْ رَحِمَنَا فَمَن يُجِيرُ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)qul ara'aytum in ahlakaniya llaahu waman ma'iya aw rahimanaa faman yujeeru l-kaafireena min 'adhaabin aleem
DIN 31635qul ʾaraʾaytum ʾin ʾahlakaniya llāhu waman maʿiya ʾaw raḥimanā faman yuǧīru l-kāfirīna min ʿaḏābin ʾalīmin
Say, "Have you considered? Should God make me perish, and those with me; or else He bestows His mercy on us; who will protect the disbelievers from an agonizing torment?"
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Say (O Muhammad): Have ye thought: Whether Allah causeth me (Muhammad) and those with me to perish or hath mercy on us, still, who will protect the disbelievers from a painful doom
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Say, 'Have ye considered, whether God destroy me and those with me, or whether we obtain mercy, yet who will protect the misbelievers from grievous torment
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
SAY: What think ye? Whether God destroy me or not, and those who follow me, or whether he have mercy on us, yet who will protect the infidels from a woeful torment
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Say, what think ye? Whether God destroy me and those who are with me, or have mercy on us; who will protect the unbelievers from a painful punishment
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
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قُلْ هُوَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦ وَعَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا فَسَتَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ هُوَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)qul huwa r-rahmaanu aamannaa bihi wa'alayhi tawakkalnaa fasata'lamoona man huwa fee dalaalin mubeen
DIN 31635qul huwa r-raḥmānu ʾāmannā bihi waʿalayhi tawakkalnā fasataʿlamūna man huwa fī ḍalālin mubīnin
Say, "He is the Compassionate. We have faith in Him, and in Him we trust. Soon you will know who is in evident error."
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Say: He is the Beneficent. In Him we believe and in Him we put our trust. And ye will soon know who it is that is in error manifest
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Say, 'He is the Merciful; we believe in Him, and upon Him do we rely; and ye shall shortly know who it is that is in obvious error
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
SAY: He is the God of Mercy: in Him do we believe, and in Him put we our trust; and ye shall know hereafter who is in a manifest error
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Say, He is the Merciful; in Him do we believe, and in Him do we put our trust. Ye shall hereafter know who is in a manifest error
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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قُلْ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِنْ أَصْبَحَ مَآؤُكُمْ غَوْرًا فَمَن يَأْتِيكُم بِمَآءٍ مَّعِينٍۭ
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Easy-read (simplified)qul ara'aytum in asbaha maa'ukum ghawran faman ya'teekum bimaa'in ma'een
DIN 31635qul ʾaraʾaytum ʾin ʾaṣbaḥa māʾukum ġawran faman yaʾtīkum bimāʾin maʿīnin
The translators word this verse differently
Say, "Have you considered? If your water drains away, who will bring you pure running water?"
Compare translations (4)
Say: Have ye thought: If (all) your water were to disappear into the earth, who then could bring you gushing water
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Say, 'Have ye considered if your waters on the morrow should have sunk, who is to bring you flowing water
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
SAY: What think ye? If at early morn your waters shall have sunk away, who then will give you clear running water
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Say, what think ye? If your water be in the morning swallowed up by the earth, who will give you clear and running water
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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Surah 68
Al-Qalamالقلم
The Pen · 52 verses · Meccan
In plain wordsEditorial
Written by the editors. Not a translation, and
not a source. It carries the AALAMIN Editor signature and the
date it was signed, because someone has to answer for it.
Fifty-two verses opening on the pen and what they inscribe, sworn by in answer to the charge of madness. Then the owners of a garden who agreed to harvest at first light and not let a poor person in, and said nothing about God willing it, and found the place in the morning as though it had been reaped in the night. It opens with a disconnected letter.
AALAMIN Editor · signed 29 August 2026
نٓ وَٱلْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)noon wal-qalami wamaa yasturoon
DIN 31635nūn wal-qalami wamā yasṭurūna
Noon. By the pen, and by what they inscribe.
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Nun. By the pen and that which they write (therewith)
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
N. By the pen, and what they write
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Nun. By the PEN and by what they write
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
N. By the pen, and what they write
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- George Sale · 1734
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مَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجْنُونٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)maa anta bini'mati rabbika bimajnoon
DIN 31635mā ʾanta biniʿmati rabbika bimaǧnūnin
The translators word this verse differently
By the grace of your Lord, you are not insane.
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Thou art not, for thy Lord's favour unto thee, a madman
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
thou art not, by God's grace, mad
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Thou, O Prophet; by the grace of thy Lord art not possessed
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
thou, O Mohammed, through the grace of thy Lord, art not distracted
George Sale · published 1734
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- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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وَإِنَّ لَكَ لَأَجْرًا غَيْرَ مَمْنُونٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'inna laka la'ajran ghayra mamnoon
DIN 31635waʾinna laka laʾaǧran ġayra mamnūnin
The translators word this verse differently
In fact, you will have a reward that will never end.
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And lo! thine verily will be a reward unfailing
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and, verily, thine is a hire that is not grudged
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And truly a boundless recompense doth await thee
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Verily there is prepared for thee an everlasting reward
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'innaka la'alaa khuluqin 'azeem
DIN 31635waʾinnaka laʿalā ḫuluqin ʿaẓīmin
And you are of a great moral character.
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And lo! thou art of a tremendous nature
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and, verily, thou art of a grand nature
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
For thou art of a noble nature
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
For thou art of a noble disposition
George Sale · published 1734
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- George Sale · 1734
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فَسَتُبْصِرُ وَيُبْصِرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)fasatubsiru wayubsiroon
DIN 31635fasatubṣiru wayubṣirūna
You will see, and they will see.
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And thou wilt see and they will see
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
But thou shalt see and they shall see
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
But thou shalt see and they shall see
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Thou shalt see, and the infidels shall see
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
بِأَييِّكُمُ ٱلْمَفْتُونُ
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Easy-read (simplified)bi'ayyikumu l-maftoon
DIN 31635biʾayyikumu l-maftūnu
Which of you is the afflicted.
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Which of you is the demented
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
which of you is the infatuated
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Which of you is the demented
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
which of you are bereaved of your senses
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
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)inna rabbaka huwa a'lamu biman dalla 'an sabeelihi wahuwa a'lamu bil-muhtadeen
DIN 31635ʾinna rabbaka huwa ʾaʿlamu biman ḍalla ʿan sabīlihi wahuwa ʾaʿlamu bil-muhtadīna
The translators word this verse differently
Your Lord knows best who has strayed from His path, and He knows best the well-guided.
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Lo! thy Lord is Best Aware of him who strayeth from His way, and He is Best Aware of those who walk aright
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Verily, thy Lord He knows best who errs from His way; and He knows best those who are guided
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Now thy Lord! well knoweth He the man who erreth from his path, and well doth he know those who have yielded to Guidance
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Verily thy Lord well knoweth him who wandereth from his path; and He well knoweth those who are rightly directed
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
فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)falaa tuti'i l-mukadhdhibeen
DIN 31635falā tuṭiʿi l-mukaḏḏibīna
The translators word this verse differently
So do not obey the deniers.
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Therefor obey not thou the rejecters
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Then obey not those who call thee liar
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Give not place, therefore, to those who treat thee as a liar
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Wherefore obey not those who charge thee with imposture
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
وَدُّوا۟ لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)waddoo law tudhinu fayudhinoon
DIN 31635waddū law tudhinu fayudhinūna
The translators word this verse differently
They would like you to compromise, so they would compromise.
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Who would have had thee compromise, that they may compromise
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
they would fain that thou shouldst be smooth with them, then would they be smooth with thee
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
They desire thee to deal smoothly with them: then would they be smooth as oil with thee
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
They desire that thou shouldest be easy with them, and they will be easy with thee
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
وَلَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍ مَّهِينٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)walaa tuti' kulla hallaafin maheen
DIN 31635walā tuṭiʿ kulla ḥallāfin mahīnin
The translators word this verse differently
And do not obey any vile swearer.
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Neither obey thou each feeble oath-monger
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And obey not any mean swearer
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
But yield not to the man of oaths, a despicable person
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
But obey not any who is a common swearer, a despicable fellow
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
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- George Sale · 1734
هَمَّازٍ مَّشَّآءٍۭ بِنَمِيمٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)hammaazin mashshaa'in binameem
DIN 31635hammāzin maššāʾin binamīmin
The translators word this verse differently
Backbiter, spreader of slander.
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Detracter, spreader abroad of slanders
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
a back-biter, a walker about with slander
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Defamer, going about with slander
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
a defamer, going about with slander
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)mannaa'in lilkhayri mu'tadin atheem
DIN 31635mannāʿin lilḫayri muʿtadin ʾaṯīmin
The translators word this verse differently
Preventer of good, transgressor, sinner.
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Hinderer of the good, transgressor, malefactor
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
a forbidder of good, a transgressor, a sinner
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Hinderer of the good, transgressor, criminal
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
who forbiddeth that which is good, who is also a transgressor, a wicked person
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
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- George Sale · 1734
عُتُلٍّۭ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)'utullin ba'da dhaalika zaneem
DIN 31635ʿutullin baʿda ḏālika zanīmin
The translators word this verse differently
Rude and fake besides.
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Greedy therewithal, intrusive
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
rude, and base-born too
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Harsh - beside this, impure by birth
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
cruel, and besides this, of spurious birth
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٍ وَبَنِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)an kaana dhaa maalin wabaneen
DIN 31635ʾan kāna ḏā mālin wabanīna
The translators word this verse differently
Just because he has money and children.
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It is because he is possessed of wealth and children
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
though he have wealth and sons
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Though a man of riches and blessed with sons
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Although he be possessed of wealth and many children
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
إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)idhaa tutlaa 'alayhi aayaatunaa qaala asaateeru l-'awwaleen
DIN 31635ʾiḏā tutlā ʿalayhi ʾāyātunā qāla ʾasāṭīru l-ʾawwalīna
When Our Verses are recited to him, he says, "Myths of the ancients!"
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That, when Our revelations are recited unto him, he saith: Mere fables of the men of old
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
When our signs are recited to him he says, 'Old folks' tales
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Who when our wondrous verses are recited to him saith - "Fables of the ancients
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
When our signs are rehearsed unto him, he saith, they are fables of the ancients
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلْخُرْطُومِ
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Easy-read (simplified)sanasimuhu 'alaa l-khurtoom
DIN 31635sanasimuhu ʿalā l-ḫurṭūmi
We will brand him on the muzzle.
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We shall brand him on the nose
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
We will brand him on the snout
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
We will brand him on the nostrils
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
We will stigmatize him on the nose
George Sale · published 1734
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- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
إِنَّا بَلَوْنَٰهُمْ كَمَا بَلَوْنَآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ إِذْ أَقْسَمُوا۟ لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا مُصْبِحِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)innaa balawnaahum kamaa balawnaa ashaaba l-jannati idh aqsamoo layasrimunnahaa musbiheen
DIN 31635ʾinnā balawnāhum kamā balawnā ʾaṣḥāba l-ǧannati ʾiḏ ʾaqsamū layaṣrimunnahā muṣbiḥīna
We tested them, as We tested the owners of the garden, when they vowed to harvest it in the morning.
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Lo! We have tried them as We tried the owners of the garden when they vowed that they would pluck its fruit next morning
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Verily, we have tried them as we tried the fellows of the garden when they swore, 'We will cut its fruit at morn
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Verily, we have proved them (the Meccans) as we proved the owners of the garden, when they swore that at morn they would cut its fruits
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Verily We have tried the Meccans, as We formerly tried the owners of the garden; when they swore that they would gather the fruit thereof in the morning
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
وَلَا يَسْتَثْنُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)walaa yastathnoon
DIN 31635walā yastaṯnūna
The translators word this verse differently
Without any reservation.
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And made no exception (for the Will of Allah)
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
But they made not the exception
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
But added no reserve
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and added not the exception, if it please God
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734