هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا تَأْوِيلَهُۥ يَوْمَ يَأْتِى تَأْوِيلُهُۥ يَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ نَسُوهُ مِن قَبْلُ قَدْ جَآءَتْ رُسُلُ رَبِّنَا بِٱلْحَقِّ فَهَل لَّنَا مِن شُفَعَآءَ فَيَشْفَعُوا۟ لَنَآ أَوْ نُرَدُّ فَنَعْمَلَ غَيْرَ ٱلَّذِى كُنَّا نَعْمَلُ قَدْ خَسِرُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَضَلَّ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَفْتَرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)hal yanzuroona illaa ta'weelahu yawma ya'tee ta'weeluhu yaqoolu lladheena nasoohu min qablu qad jaa'at rusulu rabbinaa bil-haqqi fahal lanaa min shufa'aa'a fayashfa'oo lanaa aw nuraddu fana'mala ghayra lladhee kunnaa na'malu qad khasiroo anfusahum wadalla 'anhum maa kaanoo yaftaroon
DIN 31635hal yanẓurūna ʾillā taʾwīlahu yawma yaʾtī taʾwīluhu yaqūlu llaḏīna nasūhu min qablu qad ǧāʾat rusulu rabbinā bil-ḥaqqi fahal lanā min šufaʿāʾa fayašfaʿū lanā ʾaw nuraddu fanaʿmala ġayra llaḏī kunnā naʿmalu qad ḫasirū ʾanfusahum waḍalla ʿanhum mā kānū yaftarūna
Are they waiting for anything but its fulfillment? The Day its fulfillment comes true, those who disregarded it before will say, "The messengers of our Lord did come with the truth. Have we any intercessors to intercede for us? Or, could we be sent back, to behave differently from the way we behaved before?" They ruined their souls, and what they used to invent has failed them.
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Await they aught save the fulfilment thereof? On the day when the fulfilment thereof cometh, those who were before forgetful thereof will say: The messengers of our Lord did bring the Truth! Have we any intercessors, that they may intercede for us? Or can we be returned (to life on earth), that we may act otherwise than we used to act? They have lost their souls, and that which they devised hath failed them
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Do they wait now for aught but its interpretation?- on the day when its interpretation shall come, those who forgot it before will say, There did come to us the apostles of our Lord in truth, have we intercessors to intercede for us? or, could we return, we would do otherwise than we did.' They have lost themselves, and that which they devised has strayed away from them
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
What have they to wait for now but its interpretation? When its interpretation shall come, they who aforetime were oblivious of it shall say, "The Prophets of our Lord did indeed bring the truth; shall we have any intercessor to intercede for us? or could we not be sent back? Then would we act otherwise than we have acted." But they have ruined themselves; and the deities of their own devising have fled from them
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Do they wait for any other than the interpretation thereof? On the day whereon the interpretation thereof shall come, they who had forgotten the same before, shall say, now are we convinced by demonstration that the messengers of our Lord came unto us with truth: Shall we therefore have any intercessors, who will intercede for us? Or shall we be sent back into the world, that we may do other works than what we did in our life-time? But now have they lost their souls; and that which they impiously imagined, hath fled from them
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
إِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ فِى سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ ٱسْتَوَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْعَرْشِ يُغْشِى ٱلَّيْلَ ٱلنَّهَارَ يَطْلُبُهُۥ حَثِيثًا وَٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ وَٱلنُّجُومَ مُسَخَّرَٰتٍۭ بِأَمْرِهِۦٓ أَلَا لَهُ ٱلْخَلْقُ وَٱلْأَمْرُ تَبَارَكَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)inna rabbakumu llaahu lladhee khalaqa s-samaawaati wal-'arda fee sittati ayyaamin thumma stawaa 'alaa l-'arshi yughshee llayla n-nahaara yatlubuhu hatheethan wash-shamsa wal-qamara wan-nujooma musakhkharaatin bi'amrihi alaa lahu l-khalqu wal-'amru tabaaraka llaahu rabbu l-'aalameen
DIN 31635ʾinna rabbakumu llāhu llaḏī ḫalaqa s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍa fī sittati ʾayyāmin ṯumma stawā ʿalā l-ʿarši yuġšī llayla n-nahāra yaṭlubuhu ḥaṯīṯan waš-šamsa wal-qamara wan-nuǧūma musaḫḫarātin biʾamrihi ʾalā lahu l-ḫalqu wal-ʾamru tabāraka llāhu rabbu l-ʿālamīna
Your Lord is God; He who created the heavens and the earth in six days, then established Himself on the Throne. The night overtakes the day, as it pursues it persistently; and the sun, and the moon, and the stars are subservient by His command. His is the creation, and His is the command. Blessed is God, Lord of all beings.
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Lo! your Lord is Allah Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days, then mounted He the Throne. He covereth the night with the day, which is in haste to follow it, and hath made the sun and the moon and the stars subservient by His command. His verily is all creation and commandment. Blessed be Allah, the Lord of the Worlds
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Verily, your Lord is God who created the heavens and the earth in six days; then He made for the Throne. He covers night with the day - it pursues it incessantly - and the sun and the moon and the stars are subject to His bidding. Aye!- His is the creation and the bidding,- blessed be God the Lord of the worlds
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Your Lord is God, who in six days created the Heavens and the Earth, and then mounted the throne: He throweth the veil of night over the day: it pursueth it swiftly: and he created the sun and the moon and the stars, subjected to laws by His behest: Is not all creation and its empire His? Blessed be God the Lord of the Worlds
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Verily your Lord is God, who created the heavens and the earth in six days; and then ascended his throne: He causeth the night to cover the day; it succeedeth the same swiftly: He also created the sun and the moon, and the stars, which are absolutly subject unto his command. Is not the whole creation, and the empire thereof, his? Blessed be God, the Lord of all creatures
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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ٱدْعُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ تَضَرُّعًا وَخُفْيَةً إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُعْتَدِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)ud'oo rabbakum tadarru'an wakhufyatan innahu laa yuhibbu l-mu'tadeen
DIN 31635udʿū rabbakum taḍarruʿan waḫufyatan ʾinnahu lā yuḥibbu l-muʿtadīna
Call upon your Lord humbly and privately. He does not love the aggressors.
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(O mankind!) Call upon your Lord humbly and in secret. Lo! He loveth not aggressors
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Call on your Lord humbly and secretly, verily, He loves not the transgressors
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Call upon your Lord with lowliness and in secret, for He loveth not transgressors
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Call upon your Lord humbly and in secret; for He loveth not those who transgress
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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وَلَا تُفْسِدُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بَعْدَ إِصْلَٰحِهَا وَٱدْعُوهُ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا إِنَّ رَحْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ قَرِيبٌ مِّنَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)walaa tufsidoo fee l-'ardi ba'da islaahihaa wad'oohu khawfan watama'an inna rahmata llaahi qareebun mina l-muhsineen
DIN 31635walā tufsidū fī l-ʾarḍi baʿda ʾiṣlāḥihā wadʿūhu ḫawfan waṭamaʿan ʾinna raḥmata llāhi qarībun mina l-muḥsinīna
And do not corrupt on earth after its reformation, and pray to Him with fear and hope. God's mercy is close to the doers of good.
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Work not confusion in the earth after the fair ordering (thereof). and call on Him in fear and hope. Lo! the mercy of Allah is nigh unto the good
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And do not evil in the earth after it has been righted; and call upon Him with fear and earnestness; verily, the mercy of God is nigh unto those who do well
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And commit not disorders on the earth after it hath been well ordered; and call on Him with fear and longing desire: Verily the mercy of God is nigh unto the righteous
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And act not corruptly in the earth, after its reformation; and call upon Him with fear and desire: For the mercy of God is near unto the righteous
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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وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى يُرْسِلُ ٱلرِّيَٰحَ بُشْرًۢا بَيْنَ يَدَىْ رَحْمَتِهِۦ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَقَلَّتْ سَحَابًا ثِقَالًا سُقْنَٰهُ لِبَلَدٍ مَّيِّتٍ فَأَنزَلْنَا بِهِ ٱلْمَآءَ فَأَخْرَجْنَا بِهِۦ مِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ كَذَٰلِكَ نُخْرِجُ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wahuwa lladhee yursilu r-riyaaha bushran bayna yaday rahmatihi hattaa idhaa aqallat sahaaban thiqaalan suqnaahu libaladin mayyitin fa'anzalnaa bihi l-maa'a fa'akhrajnaa bihi min kulli th-thamaraati kadhaalika nukhriju l-mawtaa la'allakum tadhakkaroon
DIN 31635wahuwa llaḏī yursilu r-riyāḥa bušran bayna yaday raḥmatihi ḥattā ʾiḏā ʾaqallat saḥāban ṯiqālan suqnāhu libaladin mayyitin faʾanzalnā bihi l-māʾa faʾaḫraǧnā bihi min kulli ṯ-ṯamarāti kaḏālika nuḫriǧu l-mawtā laʿallakum taḏakkarūna
It is He who sends the wind ahead of His mercy. Then, when they have gathered up heavy clouds, We drive them to a dead land, where We make water come down, and with it We bring out all kinds of fruits. Thus We bring out the dead-perhaps you will reflect.
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And He it is Who sendeth the winds as tidings heralding His mercy, till, when they bear a cloud heavy (with rain), We lead it to a dead land, and then cause water to descend thereon and thereby bring forth fruits of every kind. Thus bring We forth the dead. Haply ye may remember
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
He it is who sends forth the winds as heralds before His mercy; until when they lift the heavy cloud which we drive to a dead land, and send down thereon water, and bring forth therewith every kind of fruit; - thus do we brine, forth the dead; haply ye may remember
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And He it is who sendeth forth the winds as the heralds of his compassion, until they bring up the laden clouds, which we drive along to some dead land and send down water thereon, by which we cause an upgrowth of all kinds of fruit. - Thus will we bring forth the dead. Haply ye will reflect
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
It is He who sendeth the winds, spread abroad before his mercy, until they bring a cloud heavy with rain, which We drive unto a dead country; and We cause water to descend thereon, by which We cause all sorts of fruits to spring forth. Thus will We bring forth the dead from their graves; that peradventure ye may consider
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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وَٱلْبَلَدُ ٱلطَّيِّبُ يَخْرُجُ نَبَاتُهُۥ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِۦ وَٱلَّذِى خَبُثَ لَا يَخْرُجُ إِلَّا نَكِدًا كَذَٰلِكَ نُصَرِّفُ ٱلْـَٔايَٰتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَشْكُرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wal-baladu t-tayyibu yakhruju nabaatuhu bi'idhni rabbihi walladhee khabutha laa yakhruju illaa nakidan kadhaalika nusarrifu l-'aayaati liqawmin yashkuroon
DIN 31635wal-baladu ṭ-ṭayyibu yaḫruǧu nabātuhu biʾiḏni rabbihi wallaḏī ḫabuṯa lā yaḫruǧu ʾillā nakidan kaḏālika nuṣarrifu l-ʾāyāti liqawmin yaškurūna
As for the good land, it yields its produce by the leave of its Lord. But as for the bad, it produces nothing but hardship and misery. Thus We explain the revelations in various ways for people who are thankful.
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As for the good land, its vegetation cometh forth by permission of its Lord; while as for that which is bad, only the useless cometh forth (from it). Thus do We recount the tokens for people who give thanks
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And the good land brings forth its vegetation by the permission of its Lord; and that which is vile brings forth naught but scarcity. Thus do we turn about our signs for a people who are grateful
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
In a rich soil, its plants spring forth abundantly by the will of its Lord, and in that which is bad, they spring forth but scantily. Thus do We diversify our signs for those who are thankful
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
From a good country shall its fruit spring forth abundantly, by the permission of its Lord; but from the land which is bad, it shall not spring forth otherwise than scarcely. Thus do We explain the signs of divine providence unto people who are thankful
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
لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ فَقَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥٓ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)laqad arsalnaa noohan ilaa qawmihi faqaala yaa qawmi 'budoo llaaha maa lakum min ilaahin ghayruhu innee akhaafu 'alaykum 'adhaaba yawmin 'azeem
DIN 31635laqad ʾarsalnā nūḥan ʾilā qawmihi faqāla yā qawmi ʿbudū llāha mā lakum min ʾilāhin ġayruhu ʾinnī ʾaḫāfu ʿalaykum ʿaḏāba yawmin ʿaẓīmin
We sent Noah to his people. He said, "O my people! Worship God; you have no god other than Him. I fear for you the punishment of a tremendous Day."
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We sent Noah (of old) unto his people, and he said: O my people! Serve Allah. Ye have no other Allah save Him. Lo! I fear for you the retribution of an Awful Day
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
We did send Noah unto his people, and he said, 'O my people! serve God, ye have no god but Him; verily, I fear for you the torment of the mighty day
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Of old sent We Noah to his people, and he said, "O my people! worship God. Ye have no God but Him: indeed I fear for you the chastisement of the great day
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
We formerly sent Noah unto his people: And he said, O my people, worship God: Ye have no other God than Him. Verily I fear for you the punishment of the great day
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
قَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِن قَوْمِهِۦٓ إِنَّا لَنَرَىٰكَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)qaala l-mala'u min qawmihi innaa lanaraaka fee dalaalin mubeen
DIN 31635qāla l-malaʾu min qawmihi ʾinnā lanarāka fī ḍalālin mubīnin
The dignitaries among his people said, "We see that you are in obvious error."
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The chieftains of his people said: Lo! we see thee surely in plain error
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Said the chiefs of his people, 'Verily, we do surely see you in obvious error
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
The chiefs of his people said, "We clearly see that thou art in a palpable error
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
The chiefs of his people answered Him, we surely perceive thee to be in a manifest error
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
قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ لَيْسَ بِى ضَلَٰلَةٌ وَلَٰكِنِّى رَسُولٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)qaala yaa qawmi laysa bee dalaalatun walaakinnee rasoolun min rabbi l-'aalameen
DIN 31635qāla yā qawmi laysa bī ḍalālatun walākinnī rasūlun min rabbi l-ʿālamīna
He said, "O my people, I am not in error, but I am a messenger from the Lord of the Worlds."
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He said: O my people! There is no error in me, but I am a messenger from the Lord of the Worlds
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Said he, 'O my people! there is no error in me; but I am an apostle from the Lord of the worlds
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
He said, "There is no error in me, O my people! but I am a messenger from the Lord of the Worlds
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
He replied, O my people, there is no error in me; but I am a messenger from the Lord of all creatures
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
أُبَلِّغُكُمْ رِسَٰلَٰتِ رَبِّى وَأَنصَحُ لَكُمْ وَأَعْلَمُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)uballighukum risaalaati rabbee wa'ansahu lakum wa'a'lamu mina llaahi maa laa ta'lamoon
DIN 31635ʾuballiġukum risālāti rabbī waʾanṣaḥu lakum waʾaʿlamu mina llāhi mā lā taʿlamūna
"I deliver to you the messages of my Lord, and I advise you, and I know from God what you do not know."
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I convey unto you the messages of my Lord and give good counsel unto you, and know from Allah that which ye know not
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
I preach to you the messages of my Lord, and I give you sincere advice; and I know from God what ye know not
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
I bring to you the messages of my Lord, and I give you friendly counsel; for I know from God what ye know not
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
I bring unto you the messages of my Lord; and I counsel you aright: For I know from God, that which ye know not
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
أَوَعَجِبْتُمْ أَن جَآءَكُمْ ذِكْرٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ عَلَىٰ رَجُلٍ مِّنكُمْ لِيُنذِرَكُمْ وَلِتَتَّقُوا۟ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)awa'ajibtum an jaa'akum dhikrun min rabbikum 'alaa rajulin minkum liyundhirakum walitattaqoo wala'allakum turhamoon
DIN 31635ʾawaʿaǧibtum ʾan ǧāʾakum ḏikrun min rabbikum ʿalā raǧulin minkum liyunḏirakum walitattaqū walaʿallakum turḥamūna
"Do you wonder that a reminder has come to you from your Lord, through a man from among you, to warn you, and to lead you to righteousness, so that you may attain mercy?"
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Marvel ye that there should come unto you a Reminder from your Lord by means of a man among you, that he may warn you, and that ye may keep from evil, and that haply ye may find mercy
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
What! do ye wonder that there came to you a reminder from your Lord by a man from amongst yourselves, to warn you, and that ye may fear? but haply ye may receive mercy
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Marvel ye that a Warning should come to you from your Lord through one of yourselves, that he may warn you, and that ye may fear for yourselves, and that haply ye may find mercy
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Do ye wonder that an admonotion hath come unto your from your Lord by a man from among you, to warn you, that ye may take heed to yourselves, and that peradventure ye may obtain mercy
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
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَنجَيْنَٰهُ وَٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُۥ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ وَأَغْرَقْنَا ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا عَمِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)fakadhdhaboohu fa'anjaynaahu walladheena ma'ahu fee l-fulki wa'aghraqnaa lladheena kadhdhaboo bi'aayaatinaa innahum kaanoo qawman 'ameen
DIN 31635fakaḏḏabūhu faʾanǧaynāhu wallaḏīna maʿahu fī l-fulki waʾaġraqnā llaḏīna kaḏḏabū biʾāyātinā ʾinnahum kānū qawman ʿamīna
But they called him a liar. So We saved him and those with him in the Ark, and We drowned those who rejected Our revelations. They were blind people.
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But they denied him, so We saved him and those with him in the ship, and We drowned those who denied Our tokens. Lo! they were blind folk
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
But they called him a liar, and we rescued him and those who were with him in the ark; and we drowned those who said our signs were lies, verily, they were a blind people
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
But they treated him as a liar: so we delivered him and those who were with him in the ark, and we drowned those who charged our signs with falsehood; for they were a blind people
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And they accused him of imposture: But We delivered him and those who were with him in the ark, and We drowned those who charged our signs with falsehood; for they were a blind people
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
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- George Sale · 1734
وَإِلَىٰ عَادٍ أَخَاهُمْ هُودًا قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥٓ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'ilaa 'aadin akhaahum hoodan qaala yaa qawmi 'budoo llaaha maa lakum min ilaahin ghayruhu afalaa tattaqoon
DIN 31635waʾilā ʿādin ʾaḫāhum hūdan qāla yā qawmi ʿbudū llāha mā lakum min ʾilāhin ġayruhu ʾafalā tattaqūna
And to Aad, their brother Hud. He said, "O my people! Worship God; you have no god other than Him. Will you not take heed?"
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And unto (the tribe of) A'ad (We sent) their brother, Hud. He said: O my people! Serve Allah. Ye have no other Allah save Him. Will ye not ward off (evil)
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And unto 'Ad (we sent) their brother Hud, who said, 'O my people! serve God, ye have no god save Him; what! will ye not then fear
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And to Ad we sent their brother Houd. "O my people!" said he, "worship God: ye have no other god than Him: Will ye not then fear Him
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And unto the tribe of Ad We sent their brother Hud. He said, O my people worship God: Ye have no other God than Him; will ye not fear Him
George Sale · published 1734
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قَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦٓ إِنَّا لَنَرَىٰكَ فِى سَفَاهَةٍ وَإِنَّا لَنَظُنُّكَ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)qaala l-mala'u lladheena kafaroo min qawmihi innaa lanaraaka fee safaahatin wa'innaa lanazunnuka mina l-kaadhibeen
DIN 31635qāla l-malaʾu llaḏīna kafarū min qawmihi ʾinnā lanarāka fī safāhatin waʾinnā lanaẓunnuka mina l-kāḏibīna
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The elite of his people who disbelieved said, "We see foolishness in you, and we think that you are a liar."
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The chieftains of his people, who were disbelieving, said: Lo! we surely see thee in foolishness, and lo! we deem thee of the liars
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Said the chiefs of those who misbelieved amongst his people, 'Verily, we see thee in folly, and, verily, we certainly think thou art of the liars
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Said the unbelieving chiefs among his people, "We certainly perceive that thou art unsound of mind; and we surely deem thee an impostor
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
The chiefs of those among his people who believed not, answered, Verily we perceive that thou art guided by folly; and we certainly esteem thee to be one of the liars
George Sale · published 1734
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قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ لَيْسَ بِى سَفَاهَةٌ وَلَٰكِنِّى رَسُولٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)qaala yaa qawmi laysa bee safaahatun walaakinnee rasoolun min rabbi l-'aalameen
DIN 31635qāla yā qawmi laysa bī safāhatun walākinnī rasūlun min rabbi l-ʿālamīna
He said, "O my people! There is no foolishness in me, but I am a messenger from the Lord of the Worlds.
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He said: O my people! There is no foolishness in me, but I am a messenger from the Lord of the Worlds
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
He said, 'O my people! there is no folly in me; but I am an apostle from the Lord of the worlds
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
He said, "O my people! it is not unsoundness of mind in me, but I am an Apostle from the Lord of the Worlds
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
He replied, O my people, I am not guided by folly; but I am a messenger unto you from the Lord of all creatures
George Sale · published 1734
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أُبَلِّغُكُمْ رِسَٰلَٰتِ رَبِّى وَأَنَا۠ لَكُمْ نَاصِحٌ أَمِينٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)uballighukum risaalaati rabbee wa'anaa lakum naasihun ameen
DIN 31635ʾuballiġukum risālāti rabbī waʾanā lakum nāṣiḥun ʾamīnun
"I convey to you the messages of my Lord, and I am a trustworthy adviser to you."
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I convey unto you the messages of my Lord and am for you a true adviser
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
I preach to you the messages of your Lord; and, verily, I am to you a faithful adviser
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
The messages of my Lord do I announce to you, and I am your faithful counsellor
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
I bring unto you the messages of my Lord; and I am a faithful counsellor unto you
George Sale · published 1734
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أَوَعَجِبْتُمْ أَن جَآءَكُمْ ذِكْرٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ عَلَىٰ رَجُلٍ مِّنكُمْ لِيُنذِرَكُمْ وَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟ إِذْ جَعَلَكُمْ خُلَفَآءَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ وَزَادَكُمْ فِى ٱلْخَلْقِ بَصْۜطَةً فَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟ ءَالَآءَ ٱللَّهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)awa'ajibtum an jaa'akum dhikrun min rabbikum 'alaa rajulin minkum liyundhirakum wadhkuroo idh ja'alakum khulafaa'a min ba'di qawmi noohin wazaadakum fee l-khalqi bastatan fadhkuroo aalaa'a llaahi la'allakum tuflihoon
DIN 31635ʾawaʿaǧibtum ʾan ǧāʾakum ḏikrun min rabbikum ʿalā raǧulin minkum liyunḏirakum waḏkurū ʾiḏ ǧaʿalakum ḫulafāʾa min baʿdi qawmi nūḥin wazādakum fī l-ḫalqi basṭatan faḏkurū ʾālāʾa llāhi laʿallakum tufliḥūna
"Are you surprised that a reminder has come to you from your Lord, through a man from among you, to warn you? Remember how He made you successors after the people of Noah, and increased you greatly in stature. And remember God's blessings, so that you may prosper."
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Marvel ye that there should come unto you a Reminder from your Lord by means of a man among you, that he may warn you? Remember how He made you viceroys after Noah's folk, and gave you growth of stature. Remember (all) the bounties of your Lord, that haply ye may be successful
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
What! do ye then wonder that there comes to you a reminder from your Lord by a man from amongst yourselves, to warn you? remember when He made you vicegerents after Noah's people and increased you in length of stature; remember, then, the benefits of God,- haply ye may prosper
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Marvel ye that a warning hath come to you from your Lord through one of yourselves that He may warn you? Remember how he hath made you the successors of the people of Noah, and increased you in tallness of stature. Remember then the favours of God, that it may haply be well with you
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Do ye wonder that an admonition hath come unto you from your Lord, by a man from among you, that he may warn you? Call to mind how He hath appointed you successors unto the people of Noah, and hath added unto you in stature largely. Remember the benefits of God, that ye may prosper
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
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- George Sale · 1734
قَالُوٓا۟ أَجِئْتَنَا لِنَعْبُدَ ٱللَّهَ وَحْدَهُۥ وَنَذَرَ مَا كَانَ يَعْبُدُ ءَابَآؤُنَا فَأْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَآ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo aji'tanaa lina'buda llaaha wahdahu wanadhara maa kaana ya'budu aabaa'unaa fa'tinaa bimaa ta'idunaa in kunta mina s-saadiqeen
DIN 31635qālū ʾaǧiʾtanā linaʿbuda llāha waḥdahu wanaḏara mā kāna yaʿbudu ʾābāʾunā faʾtinā bimā taʿidunā ʾin kunta mina ṣ-ṣādiqīna
They said, "Did you come to us to make us worship God alone, and abandon what our ancestors used to worship? Then bring us what you threaten us with, if you are truthful."
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They said: Hast come unto us that we should serve Allah alone, and forsake what our fathers worshipped? Then bring upon us that wherewith thou threatenest us if thou art of the truthful
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
They said, 'Hast thou come to us that we may worship God alone, and leave what our fathers used to worship? then bring us what thou dost threaten us with, if thou art of those who tell the truth
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
They said, "Art thou come to us in order that we may worship one God alone, and leave what our fathers worshipped? Then bring that upon us with which thou threatenest us, if thou be a man of truth
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
They said, art thou come unto us, that we should worship God alone, and leave the deities which our fathers worshipped? Now bring down that judgement upon us, with which thou threatenest us, if thou speakest truth
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
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- George Sale · 1734
قَالَ قَدْ وَقَعَ عَلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ رِجْسٌ وَغَضَبٌ أَتُجَٰدِلُونَنِى فِىٓ أَسْمَآءٍ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّا نَزَّلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَٰنٍ فَٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟ إِنِّى مَعَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْمُنتَظِرِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)qaala qad waqa'a 'alaykum min rabbikum rijsun waghadabun atujaadiloonanee fee asmaa'in sammaytumoohaa antum wa'aabaa'ukum maa nazzala llaahu bihaa min sultaanin faantaziroo innee ma'akum mina l-muntazireen
DIN 31635qāla qad waqaʿa ʿalaykum min rabbikum riǧsun waġaḍabun ʾatuǧādilūnanī fī ʾasmāʾin sammaytumūhā ʾantum waʾābāʾukum mā nazzala llāhu bihā min sulṭānin fāntaẓirū ʾinnī maʿakum mina l-muntaẓirīna
He said, "Condemnation and wrath have befallen you from your Lord. Are you arguing with me over names, which you and your ancestors invented, for which God sent down no authority? Just wait; I am waiting with you."
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He said: Terror and wrath from your Lord have already fallen on you. Would ye wrangle with me over names which ye have named, ye and your fathers, for which no warrant from Allah hath been revealed? Then await (the consequence), lo! I (also) am of those awaiting (it)
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
He said, 'There shall fall upon you from your Lord horror and wrath; do ye wrangle with me about names, which ye and your fathers have named yourselves, for which God sent down no power; wait then expectant, and I with you will wait expectant too
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
He said, "Vengeance and wrath shall suddenly light on you from your Lord. Do ye dispute with me about names that you and your fathers have given your idols, and for which God hath sent you down no warranty? Wait ye then, and I too will wait with you
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Hud answered, now shall there suddenly fall upon you from your Lord vengeance and indignation. Will ye dispute with me concerning the names which ye have named, and your fathers; as to which God hath not revealed unto you any authority? Do ye wait therefore, and I will be one of those who wait with you
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
فَأَنجَيْنَٰهُ وَٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُۥ بِرَحْمَةٍ مِّنَّا وَقَطَعْنَا دَابِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُؤْمِنِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)fa'anjaynaahu walladheena ma'ahu birahmatin minnaa waqata'naa daabira lladheena kadhdhaboo bi'aayaatinaa wamaa kaanoo mu'mineen
DIN 31635faʾanǧaynāhu wallaḏīna maʿahu biraḥmatin minnā waqaṭaʿnā dābira llaḏīna kaḏḏabū biʾāyātinā wamā kānū muʾminīna
So We saved him and those with him, by mercy from Us, and We cut off the roots of those who rejected Our revelations and were not believers.
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And We saved him and those with him by a mercy from Us, and We cut the root of those who denied Our revelations and were not believers
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
But we rescued him and those with him, by mercy from ourselves, and we cut off the hindermost parts of those who said our signs were lies and who were not believers
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And we delivered him, and those who were on his side, by our mercy, and we cut off, to the last man, those who had treated our signs as lies, and who were not believers
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And We delivered him, and them who believed with him, by our mercy; and We cut off the uttermost part of those who charged our signs with falsehood, and were not believers
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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وَإِلَىٰ ثَمُودَ أَخَاهُمْ صَٰلِحًا قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥ قَدْ جَآءَتْكُم بَيِّنَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ هَٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةُ ٱللَّهِ لَكُمْ ءَايَةً فَذَرُوهَا تَأْكُلْ فِىٓ أَرْضِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٍ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'ilaa thamooda akhaahum saalihan qaala yaa qawmi 'budoo llaaha maa lakum min ilaahin ghayruhu qad jaa'atkum bayyinatun min rabbikum haadhihi naaqatu llaahi lakum aayatan fadharoohaa ta'kul fee ardi llaahi walaa tamassoohaa bisoo'in faya'khudhakum 'adhaabun aleem
DIN 31635waʾilā ṯamūda ʾaḫāhum ṣāliḥan qāla yā qawmi ʿbudū llāha mā lakum min ʾilāhin ġayruhu qad ǧāʾatkum bayyinatun min rabbikum hāḏihi nāqatu llāhi lakum ʾāyatan faḏarūhā taʾkul fī ʾarḍi llāhi walā tamassūhā bisūʾin fayaʾḫuḏakum ʿaḏābun ʾalīmun
And to Thamood, their brother Saleh. He said, "O my people! Worship God; you have no god other than Him. Clarification has come to you from your Lord. This she-camel of God is a sign for you. So leave her to graze on God's earth, and do her no harm, lest a painful penalty seizes you."
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And to (the tribe of) Thamud (We sent) their brother Salih. He said: O my people! Serve Allah. Ye have no other Allah save Him. A wonder from your Lord hath come unto you. Lo! this is the camel of Allah, a token unto you; so let her feed in Allah's earth, and touch her not with hurt lest painful torment seize you
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Unto Thamud (we sent) their brother Zalih, who said, 'O my people! worship God; ye have no god but Him: there has come to you a manifest sign from your Lord. This she-camel of God's is a sign for you; leave her then to eat in the land of God, and touch her not with evil, or there will overtake you grievous woe
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And to Themoud we sent their brother Saleh. He said, O my people! worship God: ye have no other god than Him: now hath a clear proof of my mission come to you from your Lord, this she-camel of God being a sign to you: therefore let her go at large to pasture on God's earth: and touch her not to harm her, lest a grievous chastisement seize you
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And unto the tribe of Thamud We sent their brother Saleh. He said O my people, worship God: Ye have no God besides Him. Now hath a manifest proof come unto you from your Lord. This she-camel of God is a sign unto you: Therefore dismiss her freely, that she may feed in God's earth; and do her no hurt, lest a painful punishment seize you
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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وَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟ إِذْ جَعَلَكُمْ خُلَفَآءَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ عَادٍ وَبَوَّأَكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ تَتَّخِذُونَ مِن سُهُولِهَا قُصُورًا وَتَنْحِتُونَ ٱلْجِبَالَ بُيُوتًا فَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟ ءَالَآءَ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wadhkuroo idh ja'alakum khulafaa'a min ba'di 'aadin wabawwa'akum fee l-'ardi tattakhidhoona min suhoolihaa qusooran watanhitoona l-jibaala buyootan fadhkuroo aalaa'a llaahi walaa ta'thaw fee l-'ardi mufsideen
DIN 31635waḏkurū ʾiḏ ǧaʿalakum ḫulafāʾa min baʿdi ʿādin wabawwaʾakum fī l-ʾarḍi tattaḫiḏūna min suhūlihā quṣūran watanḥitūna l-ǧibāla buyūtan faḏkurū ʾālāʾa llāhi walā taʿṯaw fī l-ʾarḍi mufsidīna
"And remember how He made you successors after Aad, and settled you in the land. You make for yourselves mansions on its plains, and carve out dwellings in the mountains. So remember God's benefits, and do not roam the earth corruptingly."
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And remember how He made you viceroys after A'ad and gave you station in the earth. Ye choose castles in the plains and hew the mountains into dwellings. So remember (all) the bounties of Allah and do not evil, making mischief in the earth
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And remember how he made you vicegerents after 'Ad and established you in the earth, so that ye took for yourselves castles on its plains and hewed out mountains into houses; and remember the benefits of God, and waste not the land, despoiling it
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And remember how he hath made you successors to the Adites, and given you dwellings on the earth, so that on its plains ye build castles, and hew out houses in the hills. And bear in mind the benefits of God, and lay not the earth waste with deeds of licence
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And call to mind how He hath appointed you successors unto the tribe of Ad, and hath given you a habitation on earth; ye build yourselves castles on the plains thereof, and cut out the mountains into houses. Remember therefore the benefits of God, and commit not violence in the earth, acting corruptly
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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قَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦ لِلَّذِينَ ٱسْتُضْعِفُوا۟ لِمَنْ ءَامَنَ مِنْهُمْ أَتَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ صَٰلِحًا مُّرْسَلٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا بِمَآ أُرْسِلَ بِهِۦ مُؤْمِنُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)qaala l-mala'u lladheena stakbaroo min qawmihi lilladheena stud'ifoo liman aamana minhum ata'lamoona anna saalihan mursalun min rabbihi qaaloo innaa bimaa ursila bihi mu'minoon
DIN 31635qāla l-malaʾu llaḏīna stakbarū min qawmihi lillaḏīna stuḍʿifū liman ʾāmana minhum ʾataʿlamūna ʾanna ṣāliḥan mursalun min rabbihi qālū ʾinnā bimā ʾursila bihi muʾminūna
The elite of his people, who were arrogant, said to the common people who had believed, "Do you know that Saleh is sent from his Lord?" They said, "We are believers in what he was sent with."
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The chieftains of his people, who were scornful, said unto those whom they despised, unto such of them as believed: Know ye that Salih is one sent from his Lord? They said: Lo! In that wherewith he hath been sent we are believers
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Said the chiefs of those who were big with pride from amongst his people to those who were weak,- to those amongst them who believed, 'Do ye know that Zalih is sent from his Lord?' They said, 'We do believe in that with which he is sent
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Said the chiefs of his people puffed up with pride, to those who were esteemed weak, even to those of them who believed, "What! know ye for certain that Saleh is sent by his Lord?" They said, "Truly we believe in that with which he hath been sent
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
The chiefs among his people who were puffed up with pride, said unto those who were esteemed weak, namely, unto those who believed among them, do ye know that Saleh hath been sent from his Lord? They answered, we do surely believe in that wherewith he hath been sent
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوٓا۟ إِنَّا بِٱلَّذِىٓ ءَامَنتُم بِهِۦ كَٰفِرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)qaala lladheena stakbaroo innaa billadhee aamantum bihi kaafiroon
DIN 31635qāla llaḏīna stakbarū ʾinnā billaḏī ʾāmantum bihi kāfirūna
Those who were arrogant said, "We reject what you believe in."
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Those who were scornful said: Lo! in that which ye believe we are disbelievers
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Said those who were big with pride, 'Verily, in what ye do believe we disbelieve
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Then said those proud men, "Verily, we reject that in which ye believe
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Those who were elated with pride replied, verily we believe not in that wherein ye believe
George Sale · published 1734
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فَعَقَرُوا۟ ٱلنَّاقَةَ وَعَتَوْا۟ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ وَقَالُوا۟ يَٰصَٰلِحُ ٱئْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَآ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)fa'aqaroo n-naaqata wa'ataw 'an amri rabbihim waqaaloo yaa saalihu tinaa bimaa ta'idunaa in kunta mina l-mursaleen
DIN 31635faʿaqarū n-nāqata waʿataw ʿan ʾamri rabbihim waqālū yā ṣāliḥu ʾtinā bimā taʿidunā ʾin kunta mina l-mursalīna
The translators word this verse differently
So they hamstrung the she-camel, and defied the command of their Lord, and said, "O Saleh, bring upon us what you threaten us with, if you are one of the messengers."
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So they hamstrung the she-camel, and they flouted the commandment of their Lord, and they said: O Salih! Bring upon us that thou threatenest if thou art indeed of those sent (from Allah)
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Then they did hamstring the camel, and rebelled against the bidding of their Lord and said, 'O Zalih! bring us what thou didst threaten us with, if thou art of those who are sent
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And they ham-strung the she-camel, and rebelled against their Lord's command, and said, "O Saleh, let thy menaces be accomplished upon us if thou art one of the Sent Ones
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And they cut off the feet of the camel, and insolently transgressed the command of their Lord, and said, oh, cause that to come upon us, with which thou hast threatened us, if thou art one of those who have been sent by God
George Sale · published 1734
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فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلرَّجْفَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ فِى دَارِهِمْ جَٰثِمِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)fa'akhadhathumu r-rajfatu fa'asbahoo fee daarihim jaathimeen
DIN 31635faʾaḫaḏathumu r-raǧfatu faʾaṣbaḥū fī dārihim ǧāṯimīna
The translators word this verse differently
Whereupon the quake overtook them, and they became lifeless bodies in their homes.
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So the earthquake seized them, and morning found them prostrate in their dwelling-place
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Then the earthquake took them, and in the morning they lay prone in their dwellings
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Then the earthquake surprised them; and in the morning they were found dead on their faces in their dwellings
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Whereupon a terrible noise from heaven assailed them; and in the morning they were found in their dwellings prostrate on their breasts and dead
George Sale · published 1734
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فَتَوَلَّىٰ عَنْهُمْ وَقَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ لَقَدْ أَبْلَغْتُكُمْ رِسَالَةَ رَبِّى وَنَصَحْتُ لَكُمْ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تُحِبُّونَ ٱلنَّٰصِحِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)fatawallaa 'anhum waqaala yaa qawmi laqad ablaghtukum risaalata rabbee wanasahtu lakum walaakin laa tuhibboona n-naasiheen
DIN 31635fatawallā ʿanhum waqāla yā qawmi laqad ʾablaġtukum risālata rabbī wanaṣaḥtu lakum walākin lā tuḥibbūna n-nāṣiḥīna
Then he turned away from them, and said, "O my people, I have delivered to you the message of my Lord, and I have advised you, but you do not like those who give advice."
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And (Salih) turned from them and said: O my people! I delivered my Lord's message unto you and gave you good advice, but ye love not good advisers
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and he turned away from them and said, 'O my people! I did preach to you the message of my Lord, and I gave you good advice! but ye love not sincere advisers
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
So he turned away from them, and said, "O my people! I did indeed announce to you the message of my Lord: and I gave you faithful counsel, but ye love not faithful counsellors
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And Saleh departed from them, and said, O my people, now have I delivered unto you the message of my Lord; and I advised you well, but ye love not those who advise you well
George Sale · published 1734
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وَلُوطًا إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِۦٓ أَتَأْتُونَ ٱلْفَٰحِشَةَ مَا سَبَقَكُم بِهَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ مِّنَ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)walootan idh qaala liqawmihi ata'toona l-faahishata maa sabaqakum bihaa min ahadin mina l-'aalameen
DIN 31635walūṭan ʾiḏ qāla liqawmihi ʾataʾtūna l-fāḥišata mā sabaqakum bihā min ʾaḥadin mina l-ʿālamīna
And Lot, when he said to his people, "Do you commit lewdness no people anywhere have ever committed before you?"
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And Lot! (Remember) when he said unto his folk: Will ye commit abomination such as no creature ever did before you
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And Lot, when he said to his people, 'Do ye approach an abomination which no one in all the world ever anticipated you in
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
We also sent Lot, when he said to his people, commit ye this filthy deed in which no creature hath gone before you
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And remember Lot, when he said unto his people, do ye commit a wickedness, wherein no creature hath set you an example
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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إِنَّكُمْ لَتَأْتُونَ ٱلرِّجَالَ شَهْوَةً مِّن دُونِ ٱلنِّسَآءِ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ مُّسْرِفُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)innakum lata'toona r-rijaala shahwatan min dooni n-nisaa'i bal antum qawmun musrifoon
DIN 31635ʾinnakum lataʾtūna r-riǧāla šahwatan min dūni n-nisāʾi bal ʾantum qawmun musrifūna
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"You lust after men rather than women. You are an excessive people."
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Lo! ye come with lust unto men instead of women. Nay, but ye are wanton folk
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
verily, ye approach men with lust rather than women - nay, ye are a people who exceed
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Come ye to men, instead of women, lustfully? Ye are indeed a people given up to excess
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Do ye approach lustfully unto men, leaving the women? Certainly ye are people who transgress all modesty
George Sale · published 1734
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وَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوٓا۟ أَخْرِجُوهُم مِّن قَرْيَتِكُمْ إِنَّهُمْ أُنَاسٌ يَتَطَهَّرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wamaa kaana jawaaba qawmihi illaa an qaaloo akhrijoohum min qaryatikum innahum unaasun yatatahharoon
DIN 31635wamā kāna ǧawāba qawmihi ʾillā ʾan qālū ʾaḫriǧūhum min qaryatikum ʾinnahum ʾunāsun yataṭahharūna
And his people's only answer was to say, "Expel them from your town; they are purist people."
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And the answer of his people was only that they said (one to another): Turn them out of your township. They are folk, forsooth, who keep pure
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
But his people's answer only was to say, 'Turn them out of your village, verily, they are a people who pretend to purity
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
But the only answer of his people was to say, "Turn them out of your city, for they are men who vaunt them pure
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
But the answer of his people was no other than that they said the one to the other, expel them from your city; for they are men who preserve themselves pure from the crimes which ye commit
George Sale · published 1734
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فَأَنجَيْنَٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَهُۥ كَانَتْ مِنَ ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)fa'anjaynaahu wa'ahlahu illaa mra'atahu kaanat mina l-ghaabireen
DIN 31635faʾanǧaynāhu waʾahlahu ʾillā mraʾatahu kānat mina l-ġābirīna
But We saved him and his family, except for his wife; she was of those who lagged behind.
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And We rescued him and his household, save his wife, who was of those who stayed behind
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
But we saved him and his people, except his wife, who was of those who lingered
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And we delivered him and his family, except his wife; she was of those who lingered
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Therefore We delivered him and his family, except his wife; she was one of those who stayed behind
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِم مَّطَرًا فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'amtarnaa 'alayhim mataran faanzur kayfa kaana 'aaqibatu l-mujrimeen
DIN 31635waʾamṭarnā ʿalayhim maṭaran fānẓur kayfa kāna ʿāqibatu l-muǧrimīna
And We rained down on them a rain; note the consequences for the sinners.
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And We rained a rain upon them. See now the nature of the consequence of evil-doers
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and we rained down upon them a rain; - see then how was the end of the sinners
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And we rained a rain upon them: and see what was the end of the wicked
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And we rained a shower of stones upon them. Behold therefore what was the end of the wicked
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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وَإِلَىٰ مَدْيَنَ أَخَاهُمْ شُعَيْبًا قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥ قَدْ جَآءَتْكُم بَيِّنَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ فَأَوْفُوا۟ ٱلْكَيْلَ وَٱلْمِيزَانَ وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا۟ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشْيَآءَهُمْ وَلَا تُفْسِدُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بَعْدَ إِصْلَٰحِهَا ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'ilaa madyana akhaahum shu'ayban qaala yaa qawmi 'budoo llaaha maa lakum min ilaahin ghayruhu qad jaa'atkum bayyinatun min rabbikum fa'awfoo l-kayla wal-meezaana walaa tabkhasoo n-naasa ashyaa'ahum walaa tufsidoo fee l-'ardi ba'da islaahihaa dhaalikum khayrun lakum in kuntum mu'mineen
DIN 31635waʾilā madyana ʾaḫāhum šuʿayban qāla yā qawmi ʿbudū llāha mā lakum min ʾilāhin ġayruhu qad ǧāʾatkum bayyinatun min rabbikum faʾawfū l-kayla wal-mīzāna walā tabḫasū n-nāsa ʾašyāʾahum walā tufsidū fī l-ʾarḍi baʿda ʾiṣlāḥihā ḏālikum ḫayrun lakum ʾin kuntum muʾminīna
And to Median, their brother Shuaib. He said, "O my people, worship God; you have no god other than Him. A clear proof has come to you from your Lord. Give full measure and weight, and do not cheat people out of their rights, and do not corrupt the land once it has been set right. This is better for you, if you are believers."
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And unto Midian (We sent) their brother, Shu'eyb. He said: O my people! Serve Allah. Ye have no other Allah save Him. Lo! a clear proof hath come unto you from your Lord; so give full measure and full weight and wrong not mankind in their goods, and work not confusion in the earth after the fair ordering thereof. That will be better for you, if ye are believers
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And unto Midian did we send their brother Shohaib, who said, 'O my people! serve God, ye have no god save Him. There has come to you a manifest sign from your Lord; then give good weight and measure, and be not niggardly of your gifts to men, and do not evil in the earth after it has been righted. That is better for you if ye are believers
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And we sent to Madian their brother Shoaib. He said, "O my people! worship God; ye have no other God than Him: now hath a clear sign come to you from your Lord: give therefore the full in measures and weights; take from no man his chattels, and commit no disorder on the earth after it has been made so good. This will be better for you, if you will believe it
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And unto Madian we sent their brother Shoaib. He said unto them, O my people, worship God; ye have no God besides Him. Now hath an evident demonstration come unto you from your Lord. Therefore give full measure and just weight, and diminish not unto men ought of their matters; neither act corruptly in the earth, after its reformation. This will be better for you, if ye believe
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
وَلَا تَقْعُدُوا۟ بِكُلِّ صِرَٰطٍ تُوعِدُونَ وَتَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ مَنْ ءَامَنَ بِهِۦ وَتَبْغُونَهَا عِوَجًا وَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟ إِذْ كُنتُمْ قَلِيلًا فَكَثَّرَكُمْ وَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)walaa taq'udoo bikulli siraatin too'idoona watasuddoona 'an sabeeli llaahi man aamana bihi watabghoonahaa 'iwajan wadhkuroo idh kuntum qaleelan fakaththarakum waanzuroo kayfa kaana 'aaqibatu l-mufsideen
DIN 31635walā taqʿudū bikulli ṣirāṭin tūʿidūna wataṣuddūna ʿan sabīli llāhi man ʾāmana bihi watabġūnahā ʿiwaǧan waḏkurū ʾiḏ kuntum qalīlan fakaṯṯarakum wānẓurū kayfa kāna ʿāqibatu l-mufsidīna
"And do not lurk on every path, making threats and turning away from the path of God those who believe in Him, seeking to distort it. And remember how you were few, and how He made you numerous. So note the consequences for the corrupters."
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Lurk not on every road to threaten (wayfarers), and to turn away from Allah's path him who believeth in Him, and to seek to make it crooked. And remember, when ye were but few, how He did multiply you. And see the nature of the consequence for the corrupters
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and sit not down in every path, threatening and turning from the path of God those who believe in Him, and craving to make it crooked. Remember when ye were few and He multiplied you; and see what was the end of the evildoers
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And lay not in ambush by every road in menacing sort; nor mislead him who believeth in God, from His way, nor seek to make it crooked; and remember when ye were few and that he multiplied you, and behold what hath been the end of the authors of disorder
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And beset not every way, threatening the passenger; and turning aside from the path of God him who believeth in Him, and seeking to make it crooked. And remember, when ye were few, and God multiplied you: And behold, what hath been the end of those who acted corruptly
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
وَإِن كَانَ طَآئِفَةٌ مِّنكُمْ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِٱلَّذِىٓ أُرْسِلْتُ بِهِۦ وَطَآئِفَةٌ لَّمْ يُؤْمِنُوا۟ فَٱصْبِرُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يَحْكُمَ ٱللَّهُ بَيْنَنَا وَهُوَ خَيْرُ ٱلْحَٰكِمِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'in kaana taa'ifatun minkum aamanoo billadhee ursiltu bihi wataa'ifatun lam yu'minoo fasbiroo hattaa yahkuma llaahu baynanaa wahuwa khayru l-haakimeen
DIN 31635waʾin kāna ṭāʾifatun minkum ʾāmanū billaḏī ʾursiltu bihi waṭāʾifatun lam yuʾminū faṣbirū ḥattā yaḥkuma llāhu baynanā wahuwa ḫayru l-ḥākimīna
"Since some of you believed in what I was sent with, and some did not believe, be patient until God judges between us; for He is the Best of Judges."
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And if there is a party of you which believeth in that wherewith I have been sent, and there is a party which believeth not, then have patience until Allah judge between us. He is the Best of all who deal in judgment
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And if there be a party of you who believe in what I am sent with, and a party who believe not, then wait patiently until God judges between us, for He is the best of judges
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And if a part of you believe in that with which I am sent, and a part of you believe not, then wait steadfastly until God shall judge between us, for He is the best of judges
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And if part of you believe in that wherewith I am sent, and part believe not, wait patiently until God judge between us; for He is the best judge
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
قَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦ لَنُخْرِجَنَّكَ يَٰشُعَيْبُ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مَعَكَ مِن قَرْيَتِنَآ أَوْ لَتَعُودُنَّ فِى مِلَّتِنَا قَالَ أَوَلَوْ كُنَّا كَٰرِهِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)qaala l-mala'u lladheena stakbaroo min qawmihi lanukhrijannaka yaa shu'aybu walladheena aamanoo ma'aka min qaryatinaa aw lata'oodunna fee millatinaa qaala awalaw kunnaa kaariheen
DIN 31635qāla l-malaʾu llaḏīna stakbarū min qawmihi lanuḫriǧannaka yā šuʿaybu wallaḏīna ʾāmanū maʿaka min qaryatinā ʾaw lataʿūdunna fī millatinā qāla ʾawalaw kunnā kārihīna
The translators word this verse differently
The arrogant elite among his people said, "O Shuaib, We will evict you from our town, along with those who believe with you, unless you return to our religion." He said, "Even if we are unwilling?"
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The chieftains of his people, who were scornful, said: Surely we will drive thee out, O Shu'eyb, and those who believe with thee, from our township, unless ye return to our religion. He said: Even though we hate it
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Said the crowd of those who were big with pride amongst His people, 'We will of a surety turn thee out, O Shohaib! and those who believe with thee, from our village; or else thou shalt return unto our faith.' Said he, 'What even if we be averse therefrom
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Said the chiefs of his people puffed up with pride, "We will surely banish thee, O Shoaib, and thy fellow-believers from our cities, unless indeed ye shall come back to our religion." "What!" said he, "though we abhor it
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
The chief men of his people who were arrogant said, 'Assuredly we will drive thee out, O Shu'aib, and the believers that are with thee from our town, or you shall return to our religion.' He said, 'Even though we be unwilling
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- George Sale · 1734
قَدِ ٱفْتَرَيْنَا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا إِنْ عُدْنَا فِى مِلَّتِكُم بَعْدَ إِذْ نَجَّىٰنَا ٱللَّهُ مِنْهَا وَمَا يَكُونُ لَنَآ أَن نَّعُودَ فِيهَآ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّنَا وَسِعَ رَبُّنَا كُلَّ شَىْءٍ عِلْمًا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا رَبَّنَا ٱفْتَحْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ قَوْمِنَا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلْفَٰتِحِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)qadi ftaraynaa 'alaa llaahi kadhiban in 'udnaa fee millatikum ba'da idh najjaanaa llaahu minhaa wamaa yakoonu lanaa an na'ooda feehaa illaa an yashaa'a llaahu rabbunaa wasi'a rabbunaa kulla shay'in 'ilman 'alaa llaahi tawakkalnaa rabbanaa ftah baynanaa wabayna qawminaa bil-haqqi wa'anta khayru l-faatiheen
DIN 31635qadi ftaraynā ʿalā llāhi kaḏiban ʾin ʿudnā fī millatikum baʿda ʾiḏ naǧǧānā llāhu minhā wamā yakūnu lanā ʾan naʿūda fīhā ʾillā ʾan yašāʾa llāhu rabbunā wasiʿa rabbunā kulla šayʾin ʿilman ʿalā llāhi tawakkalnā rabbanā ftaḥ baynanā wabayna qawminā bil-ḥaqqi waʾanta ḫayru l-fātiḥīna
"We would be fabricating falsehood against God, if we were to return to your religion, after God has saved us from it. It is not for us to return to it, unless God, our Lord, wills. Our Lord embraces all things in knowledge. In God we place our trust. Our Lord, decide between us and our people in truth, for You are the Best of Deciders."
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We should have invented a lie against Allah if we returned to your religion after Allah hath rescued us from it. It is not for us to return to it unless Allah our Lord should (so) will. Our Lord comprehendeth all things in knowledge. In Allah do we put our trust. Our Lord! Decide with truth between us and our folk, for Thou art the best of those who make decision
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
We shall have devised a lie against God if we return unto your faith, after God has saved us from it; and what should ail us that we should return thereto, unless that God our Lord should please? our Lord embraces everything in His knowledge; - on God do we rely. O our Lord! open between us and between our people in truth, for Thou art the best of those who open
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Now shall we have devised a lie concerning God, if after he hath delivered us from your religion we shall return to it; nor can we return to it, unless by the will of God our Lord: our Lord embraceth all things in his ken. In God have we put our trust: O our Lord! decide between us and between our people, with truth; for the best to decide art Thou
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
If we return to your religion after God has saved us therefrom, we would indeed admit that we had been forging a lie against God. And it behoves us not to return thereto except that God, our Lord, should so will. Our Lord comprehends all things in His knowledge. In God have we put our trust. So, Our Lord, decide Thou between us and between our people with truth and Thou art the Best of those who decide
George Sale · published 1734
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وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦ لَئِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتُمْ شُعَيْبًا إِنَّكُمْ إِذًا لَّخَٰسِرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)waqaala l-mala'u lladheena kafaroo min qawmihi la'ini taba'tum shu'ayban innakum idhan lakhaasiroon
DIN 31635waqāla l-malaʾu llaḏīna kafarū min qawmihi laʾini tabaʿtum šuʿayban ʾinnakum ʾiḏan laḫāsirūna
The elite of his people who disbelieved said, "If you follow Shuaib, you will be losers."
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But the chieftains of his people, who were disbelieving, said: If ye follow Shu'eyb, then truly ye shall be the losers
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And the chiefs of those who disbelieved amongst his people said, 'If ye follow Shohaib, verily, ye shall be the losers
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And the chiefs of his people who believed not, said, "If ye follow Shoaib, ye shall then surely perish
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And the chief men of his people, who disbelieved, said, 'If you follow Shu'aib, you shall then certainly be of the losers
George Sale · published 1734
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فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلرَّجْفَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ فِى دَارِهِمْ جَٰثِمِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)fa'akhadhathumu r-rajfatu fa'asbahoo fee daarihim jaathimeen
DIN 31635faʾaḫaḏathumu r-raǧfatu faʾaṣbaḥū fī dārihim ǧāṯimīna
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Thereupon, the quake struck them; and they became lifeless bodies in their homes.
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So the earthquake seized them and morning found them prostrate in their dwelling-place
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
then there took them the earthquake, and in the morning they lay in their dwellings prone
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
An earthquake therefore surprised them, and they were found in the morning dead on their faces, in their dwellings
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
So the earthquake seized them and in their homes they lay prostrate upon the ground
George Sale · published 1734
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ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ شُعَيْبًا كَأَن لَّمْ يَغْنَوْا۟ فِيهَا ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ شُعَيْبًا كَانُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)alladheena kadhdhaboo shu'ayban ka'an lam yaghnaw feehaa lladheena kadhdhaboo shu'ayban kaanoo humu l-khaasireen
DIN 31635allaḏīna kaḏḏabū šuʿayban kaʾan lam yaġnaw fīhā llaḏīna kaḏḏabū šuʿayban kānū humu l-ḫāsirīna
Those who rejected Shuaib-as if they never prospered therein. Those who rejected Shuaib-it was they who were the losers.
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Those who denied Shu'eyb became as though they had not dwelt there. Those who denied Shu'eyb, they were the losers
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Those who called Shohaib a liar, (were) as though they had not dwelt therein! - Those who called Shohaib a liar, they were the losers then
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Those who had treated Shoaib as an impostor, became as though they had never dwelt in them: they who treated Shoaib as an impostor, were they that perished
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Those who accused Shu'aib of lying became as if they had never dwelt therein. Those who accused Shu'aib of lying -- it was they who were the losers
George Sale · published 1734
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فَتَوَلَّىٰ عَنْهُمْ وَقَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ لَقَدْ أَبْلَغْتُكُمْ رِسَٰلَٰتِ رَبِّى وَنَصَحْتُ لَكُمْ فَكَيْفَ ءَاسَىٰ عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ كَٰفِرِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)fatawallaa 'anhum waqaala yaa qawmi laqad ablaghtukum risaalaati rabbee wanasahtu lakum fakayfa aasaa 'alaa qawmin kaafireen
DIN 31635fatawallā ʿanhum waqāla yā qawmi laqad ʾablaġtukum risālāti rabbī wanaṣaḥtu lakum fakayfa ʾāsā ʿalā qawmin kāfirīna
So he turned away from them, and said, "O my people, I have delivered to you the messages of my Lord, and I have advised you, so why should I grieve over a disbelieving people?"
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So he turned from them and said: O my people! I delivered my Lord's messages unto you and gave you good advice; then how can I sorrow for a people that rejected (truth)
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And he turned away from them and said, 'O my people! I preached to you the messages of my Lord, and I gave you good advice; how should I be vexed for a people who do misbelieve
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
So he turned away from them and said, O my people! I proclaimed to you the messages of my Lord, and I counselled you aright; but how should I be grieved for a people who do not believe
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Then he turned away from them and said, 'O my people, indeed I delivered to you the messages of my Lord and gave you sincere counsel, How then should I sorrow for a disbelieving people
George Sale · published 1734
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وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا فِى قَرْيَةٍ مِّن نَّبِىٍّ إِلَّآ أَخَذْنَآ أَهْلَهَا بِٱلْبَأْسَآءِ وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَضَّرَّعُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wamaa arsalnaa fee qaryatin min nabiyyin illaa akhadhnaa ahlahaa bil-ba'saa'i wad-darraa'i la'allahum yaddarra'oon
DIN 31635wamā ʾarsalnā fī qaryatin min nabiyyin ʾillā ʾaḫaḏnā ʾahlahā bil-baʾsāʾi waḍ-ḍarrāʾi laʿallahum yaḍḍarraʿūna
We did not send any prophet to any town but We afflicted its people with misery and adversity, so that they may humble themselves.
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And We sent no prophet unto any township but We did afflict its folk with tribulation and adversity that haply they might grow humble
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
We have not sent unto a city any prophet except we overtook the people thereof with trouble and distress, that haply they might humble themselves
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Nor did we ever send a prophet to any city without afflicting its people with adversity and trouble, that haply they might humble them
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And never did We send a Prophet to any town but We did seize its people with adversity and suffering, that they might humble themselves
George Sale · published 1734
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ثُمَّ بَدَّلْنَا مَكَانَ ٱلسَّيِّئَةِ ٱلْحَسَنَةَ حَتَّىٰ عَفَوا۟ وَّقَالُوا۟ قَدْ مَسَّ ءَابَآءَنَا ٱلضَّرَّآءُ وَٱلسَّرَّآءُ فَأَخَذْنَٰهُم بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)thumma baddalnaa makaana s-sayyi'ati l-hasanata hattaa 'afaw waqaaloo qad massa aabaa'anaa d-darraa'u was-sarraa'u fa'akhadhnaahum baghtatan wahum laa yash'uroon
DIN 31635ṯumma baddalnā makāna s-sayyiʾati l-ḥasanata ḥattā ʿafaw waqālū qad massa ʾābāʾanā ḍ-ḍarrāʾu was-sarrāʾu faʾaḫaḏnāhum baġtatan wahum lā yašʿurūna
The translators word this verse differently
Then We substituted prosperity in place of hardship. Until they increased in number, and said, "Adversity and prosperity has touched our ancestors." Then We seized them suddenly, while they were unaware.
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Then changed We the evil plight for good till they grew affluent and said: Tribulation and distress did touch our fathers. Then We seized them unawares, when they perceived not
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and then did we give them, in exchange for evil, good, until they increased and said, 'Distress and joy both touched our fathers;' then we overtook them suddenly ere they could perceive
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Then changed we their ill for good, until they waxed wealthy, and said, "Of old did troubles and blessings befall our fathers:" therefore did we seize upon them suddenly when they were unaware
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
The We changed their evil condition to good until they grew in affluence and numbers and said, 'Suffering and happiness betided our fathers also, what if they befell us.' Then We seized them suddenly, while they perceive not
George Sale · published 1734
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وَلَوْ أَنَّ أَهْلَ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱتَّقَوْا۟ لَفَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِم بَرَكَٰتٍ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبُوا۟ فَأَخَذْنَٰهُم بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)walaw anna ahla l-quraa aamanoo waattaqaw lafatahnaa 'alayhim barakaatin mina s-samaa'i wal-'ardi walaakin kadhdhaboo fa'akhadhnaahum bimaa kaanoo yaksiboon
DIN 31635walaw ʾanna ʾahla l-qurā ʾāmanū wāttaqaw lafataḥnā ʿalayhim barakātin mina s-samāʾi wal-ʾarḍi walākin kaḏḏabū faʾaḫaḏnāhum bimā kānū yaksibūna
Had the people of the towns believed and turned righteous, We would have opened for them the blessings of the heaven and the earth; but they rejected the truth, so We seized them by what they were doing.
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And if the people of the townships had believed and kept from evil, surely We should have opened for them blessings from the sky and from the earth. But (unto every messenger) they gave the lie, and so We seized them on account of what they used to earn
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Had the people of the town but believed and feared, we would have opened up for them blessings from the heavens and from the earth; but they said it was a lie, so we overtook them for that which they had earned
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
But if that the people of these cities had believed and feared us, we would surely have laid open to them blessings out of the Heaven and the Earth: but they treated our signs as lies, and we took vengeance on them for their deeds
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And if the people of those towns had believed and been righteous, We would have surely opened for them blessings from heaven and earth; but they disbelieved, so We seized them because of that which they earned
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
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- George Sale · 1734
أَفَأَمِنَ أَهْلُ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ أَن يَأْتِيَهُم بَأْسُنَا بَيَٰتًا وَهُمْ نَآئِمُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)afa'amina ahlu l-quraa an ya'tiyahum ba'sunaa bayaatan wahum naa'imoon
DIN 31635ʾafaʾamina ʾahlu l-qurā ʾan yaʾtiyahum baʾsunā bayātan wahum nāʾimūna
Do the people of the towns feel secure that Our might will not come upon them by night, while they sleep?
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Are the people of the townships then secure from the coming of Our wrath upon them as a night-raid while they sleep
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Were the people of these cities then secure that our violence would not come on them by night, while they slept
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Were the people, therefore, of those cities secure that our wrath would not light on them by night, while they were slumbering
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Are the people of these towns then secure from the coming of Our punishment upon them by night while they are asleep
George Sale · published 1734
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أَوَأَمِنَ أَهْلُ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ أَن يَأْتِيَهُم بَأْسُنَا ضُحًى وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)awa'amina ahlu l-quraa an ya'tiyahum ba'sunaa duhan wahum yal'aboon
DIN 31635ʾawaʾamina ʾahlu l-qurā ʾan yaʾtiyahum baʾsunā ḍuḥan wahum yalʿabūna
Do the people of the towns feel secure that Our might will not come upon them by day, while they play?
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Or are the people of the townships then secure from the coming of Our wrath upon them in the daytime while they play
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
were the people of these cities secure that our violence would not come on them in the morning whilst they played
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Were the people of those cities secure that our wrath would not light on them in broad day, while they were disporting themselves
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And are the people of these towns secure from the coming of Our punishment upon them in the early part of the forenoon while they play
George Sale · published 1734
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أَفَأَمِنُوا۟ مَكْرَ ٱللَّهِ فَلَا يَأْمَنُ مَكْرَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَّا ٱلْقَوْمُ ٱلْخَٰسِرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)afa'aminoo makra llaahi falaa ya'manu makra llaahi illaa l-qawmu l-khaasiroon
DIN 31635ʾafaʾaminū makra llāhi falā yaʾmanu makra llāhi ʾillā l-qawmu l-ḫāsirūna
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Do they feel safe from God's plan? None feel safe from God's plan except the losing people.
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Are they then secure from Allah's scheme? None deemeth himself secure from Allah's scheme save folk that perish
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
were they secure from the craft of God? none feel secure from the craft of God except a people that shall lose
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Did they, therefore, deem themselves secure from the deep counsel of God? But none deem themselves secure from the deep counsel of God, save those who perish
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Are they then secure from the design of God? And none feels secure from the design of God save the people who are destined to perish
George Sale · published 1734
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أَوَلَمْ يَهْدِ لِلَّذِينَ يَرِثُونَ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ أَهْلِهَآ أَن لَّوْ نَشَآءُ أَصَبْنَٰهُم بِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَنَطْبَعُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ فَهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)awalam yahdi lilladheena yarithoona l-'arda min ba'di ahlihaa an law nashaa'u asabnaahum bidhunoobihim wanatba'u 'alaa quloobihim fahum laa yasma'oon
DIN 31635ʾawalam yahdi lillaḏīna yariṯūna l-ʾarḍa min baʿdi ʾahlihā ʾan law našāʾu ʾaṣabnāhum biḏunūbihim wanaṭbaʿu ʿalā qulūbihim fahum lā yasmaʿūna
Is it not guidance for those who inherit the land after its inhabitants, that if We willed, We could strike them for their sins? And seal up their hearts, so that they would not hear?
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Is it not an indication to those who inherit the land after its people (who thus reaped the consequence of evil-doing) that, if We will, We can smite them for their sins and print upon their hearts so that they hear not
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Is it not shown to those who inherit the earth after its (former) people, that, did we please, we would smite them in their sins, and would set a stamp upon their hearts, and then they should not hear
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Is it not proved to those who inherit this land after its ancient occupants, that if we please we can smite them for their sins, and put a seal upon their hearts, that they hearken not
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Does it not lead those, who have inherited the earth in succession to its former inhabitants, to realize that if We please, We can smite them also for their sins and seal up their hearts, so that they would not listen to words of guidance
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
تِلْكَ ٱلْقُرَىٰ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ أَنۢبَآئِهَا وَلَقَدْ جَآءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ فَمَا كَانُوا۟ لِيُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِمَا كَذَّبُوا۟ مِن قَبْلُ كَذَٰلِكَ يَطْبَعُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)tilka l-quraa naqussu 'alayka min anbaa'ihaa walaqad jaa'athum rusuluhum bil-bayyinaati famaa kaanoo liyu'minoo bimaa kadhdhaboo min qablu kadhaalika yatba'u llaahu 'alaa quloobi l-kaafireen
DIN 31635tilka l-qurā naquṣṣu ʿalayka min ʾanbāʾihā walaqad ǧāʾathum rusuluhum bil-bayyināti famā kānū liyuʾminū bimā kaḏḏabū min qablu kaḏālika yaṭbaʿu llāhu ʿalā qulūbi l-kāfirīna
These towns-We narrate to you some of their tales. Their messengers came to them with the clear signs, but they would not believe in what they had rejected previously. Thus God seals the hearts of the disbelievers.
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Such were the townships. We relate some tidings of them unto thee (Muhammad). Their messengers verily came unto them with clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty), but they could not believe because they had before denied. Thus doth Allah print upon the hearts of disbelievers (that they hear not)
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
These cities, we do relate to thee their stories. There came to them our apostles with manifest signs; but they did not at all believe in what they called a lie before.- Thus doth God set a stamp upon the hearts of those who misbelieve
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
We will tell thee the stories of these cities. Their apostles came to them with clear proofs of their mission; but they would not believe in what they had before treated as imposture. - Thus doth God seal up the hearts of the unbelievers
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Such were the towns some of whose news We have related to thee. And verily the Messengers came to them with clear Signs. But they would not believe what they had rejected before. Thus does God seal up the hearts of the disbelievers
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
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- George Sale · 1734
وَمَا وَجَدْنَا لِأَكْثَرِهِم مِّنْ عَهْدٍ وَإِن وَجَدْنَآ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَفَٰسِقِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wamaa wajadnaa li'aktharihim min 'ahdin wa'in wajadnaa aktharahum lafaasiqeen
DIN 31635wamā waǧadnā liʾakṯarihim min ʿahdin waʾin waǧadnā ʾakṯarahum lafāsiqīna
We found most of them untrue to their covenants; We found most of them corrupt.
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We found no (loyalty to any) covenant in most of them. Nay, most of them We found wrong-doers
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Nor did we find in most of them a covenant; but we did find most of them workers of abomination
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And we found not of their covenant in most of them; but we found most of them to be perverse
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And We found not in most of them any observance of covenant and, surely, We found most of them to be evil-doers
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
ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَا مِنۢ بَعْدِهِم مُّوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَإِي۟هِۦ فَظَلَمُوا۟ بِهَا فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)thumma ba'athnaa min ba'dihim moosaa bi'aayaatinaa ilaa fir'awna wamala'ihi fazalamoo bihaa faanzur kayfa kaana 'aaqibatu l-mufsideen
DIN 31635ṯumma baʿaṯnā min baʿdihim mūsā biʾāyātinā ʾilā firʿawna wamalaʾihi faẓalamū bihā fānẓur kayfa kāna ʿāqibatu l-mufsidīna
Then, after them, We sent Moses with Our miracles to Pharaoh and his establishment, but they denounced them. So consider the end of the evildoers.
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Then, after them, We sent Moses with our tokens unto Pharaoh and his chiefs, but they repelled them. Now, see the nature of the consequence for the corrupters
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Then we raised up after them Moses with our signs to Pharaoh and his chiefs; but they dealt unjustly therewith, and see what was the end of the evildoers
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Then after them we sent Moses with our signs to Pharaoh and his nobles, who acted unjustly in their regard. But see what was the end of the corrupt doers
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Then, after them, We sent Moses with Our Signs to Pharaoh and his chiefs, but they unjustly rejected them. Behold, then, what was the end of those who created disorder
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
وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ يَٰفِرْعَوْنُ إِنِّى رَسُولٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)waqaala moosaa yaa fir'awnu innee rasoolun min rabbi l-'aalameen
DIN 31635waqāla mūsā yā firʿawnu ʾinnī rasūlun min rabbi l-ʿālamīna
Moses said, "O Pharaoh, I am a messenger from the Lord of the Worlds."
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Moses said: O Pharaoh! Lo! I am a messenger from the Lord of the Worlds
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Moses said, 'O Pharaoh! verily, I am an apostle from the Lord of the worlds
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And Moses said, "O Pharaoh! verily I am an apostle from the Lord of the Worlds
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And Moses said, 'O Pharaoh, surely, I am a Messenger from the Lord of the worlds
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
حَقِيقٌ عَلَىٰٓ أَن لَّآ أَقُولَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ إِلَّا ٱلْحَقَّ قَدْ جِئْتُكُم بِبَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ فَأَرْسِلْ مَعِىَ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
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Easy-read (simplified)haqeequn 'alaa an laa aqoola 'alaa llaahi illaa l-haqqa qad ji'tukum bibayyinatin min rabbikum fa'arsil ma'iya banee israa'eel
DIN 31635ḥaqīqun ʿalā ʾan lā ʾaqūla ʿalā llāhi ʾillā l-ḥaqqa qad ǧiʾtukum bibayyinatin min rabbikum faʾarsil maʿiya banī ʾisrāʾīla
"It is only proper that I should not say about God anything other than the truth. I have come to you with clear evidence from your Lord, so let the Children of Israel go with me."
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Approved upon condition that I speak concerning Allah nothing but the truth. I come unto you (lords of Egypt) with a clear proof from your Lord. So let the Children of Israel go with me
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
it is not right for me to speak against God aught but the truth. I have come to you with a manifest sign from my Lord; send then the children of Israel with me
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Nothing but truth is it right for me to speak of God. Now am I come to you from your Lord with a proof of my mission; send away, therefore, the children of Israel with me
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
It is not right that I should say anything of God except the truth. I have come to you with a clear Sign from your Lord; therefore, let the children of Israel go with me
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
قَالَ إِن كُنتَ جِئْتَ بِـَٔايَةٍ فَأْتِ بِهَآ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)qaala in kunta ji'ta bi'aayatin fa'ti bihaa in kunta mina s-saadiqeen
DIN 31635qāla ʾin kunta ǧiʾta biʾāyatin faʾti bihā ʾin kunta mina ṣ-ṣādiqīna
The translators word this verse differently
He said, "If you brought a miracle, then present it, if you are truthful."
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(Pharaoh) said: If thou comest with a token, then produce it, if thou art of those who speak the truth
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Said he, 'If thou hast come with a sign, then bring it, if thou art of those who speak the truth
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
He said, "If thou comest with a sign, shew it if thou art a man of truth
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Pharaoh replied, 'If thou hast indeed come with a Sign, then produce it, if thou art truthful
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
فَأَلْقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِىَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُّبِينٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)fa'alqaa 'asaahu fa'idhaa hiya thu'baanun mubeen
DIN 31635faʾalqā ʿaṣāhu faʾiḏā hiya ṯuʿbānun mubīnun
So he threw his staff, and it was an apparent serpent.
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Then he flung down his staff and lo! it was a serpent manifest
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Then he threw his rod down, and lo! it was an obvious snake
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
So he threw down his rod, and lo! it distinctly became a serpent
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
So he flung his rod and behold! it was a serpent plainly visible
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
وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِىَ بَيْضَآءُ لِلنَّٰظِرِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wanaza'a yadahu fa'idhaa hiya baydaa'u lilnnaazireen
DIN 31635wanazaʿa yadahu faʾiḏā hiya bayḍāʾu lilnnāẓirīna
And He pulled out his hand, and it was white to the onlookers.
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And he drew forth his hand (from his bosom), and lo! it was white for the beholders
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and he drew out his hand, and lo! it was white to the beholders
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Then drew he forth his hand, and lo! it was white to the beholders
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And he drew forth his hand, and lo! it appeared white to the beholders
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
قَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِن قَوْمِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)qaala l-mala'u min qawmi fir'awna inna haadhaa lasaahirun 'aleem
DIN 31635qāla l-malaʾu min qawmi firʿawna ʾinna hāḏā lasāḥirun ʿalīmun
The notables among Pharaoh's people said, "This is really a skilled magician."
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The chiefs of Pharaoh's people said: Lo! this is some knowing wizard
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Said the chiefs of Pharaoh's people, 'Verily, this is surely a knowing magician
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
The nobles of Pharaoh's people said, "Verily, this is an expert enchanter
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
The chiefs of Pharaoh's people said, 'This is most surely a skillful sorcerer
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
يُرِيدُ أَن يُخْرِجَكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُمْ فَمَاذَا تَأْمُرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)yureedu an yukhrijakum min ardikum famaadhaa ta'muroon
DIN 31635yurīdu ʾan yuḫriǧakum min ʾarḍikum famāḏā taʾmurūna
"He wants to evict you from your land, so what do you recommend?"
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Who would expel you from your land. Now what do ye advise
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
he desires to turn you out of your land; - what is it then ye bid
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Fain would he expel you from your land: what then do ye order to be done
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
He desires to turn you out from your land. Now what do you advise
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
قَالُوٓا۟ أَرْجِهْ وَأَخَاهُ وَأَرْسِلْ فِى ٱلْمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo arjih wa'akhaahu wa'arsil fee l-madaa'ini haashireen
DIN 31635qālū ʾarǧih waʾaḫāhu waʾarsil fī l-madāʾini ḥāširīna
They said, "Put him off, and his brother, and send heralds to the cities."
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They said (unto Pharaoh): Put him off (a while) - him and his brother - and send into the cities summoners
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
They said, 'Give him and his brother some hope; and send into the cities to collect
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
They said, "Put him and his brother off awhile, and send round men to your cities who shall muster
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
They said, 'Put him off and his brother awhile, and send into the city summoners
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
يَأْتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَٰحِرٍ عَلِيمٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)ya'tooka bikulli saahirin 'aleem
DIN 31635yaʾtūka bikulli sāḥirin ʿalīmin
The translators word this verse differently
"And let them bring you every skillful magician."
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To bring each knowing wizard unto thee
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and bring you every knowing magician
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And bring to thee every skilled enchanter
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Who should bring to thee every skillful sorcerer
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