فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
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Easy-read (simplified)faman shaa'a dhakarah
DIN 31635faman šāʾa ḏakarahu
The translators word this verse differently
Whoever wills, shall remember it.
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So let whosoever will pay heed to it
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and whoso pleases will remember it
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And whoso is willing beareth it in mind
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Verily the Koran is an admonition; -- and he who is willing retaineth the same
George Sale · published 1734
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فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)fee suhufin mukarramah
DIN 31635fī ṣuḥufin mukarramatin
The translators word this verse differently
On honorable pages.
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On honoured leaves
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
In honoured pages
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Written on honoured pages
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
written in volumes honourable
George Sale · published 1734
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مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
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Easy-read (simplified)marfoo'atin mutahharah
DIN 31635marfūʿatin muṭahharatin
Exalted and purified.
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Exalted, purified
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
exalted, purified
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Exalted, purified
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
exalted, and pure
George Sale · published 1734
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بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)bi'aydee safarah
DIN 31635biʾaydī safaratin
By the hands of scribes.
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(Set down) by scribes
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
in the hands of
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
By the hands of Scribes, honoured, righteous
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
by the hands of scribes honoured
George Sale · published 1734
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كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)kiraamin bararah
DIN 31635kirāmin bararatin
The translators word this verse differently
Noble and devoted.
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Noble and righteous
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
noble, righteous scribes
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
By the hands of Scribes, honoured, righteous
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and just
George Sale · published 1734
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قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
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Easy-read (simplified)qutila l-'insaanu maa akfarah
DIN 31635qutila l-ʾinsānu mā ʾakfarahu
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Perish man! How thankless he is!
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Man is (self-)destroyed: how ungrateful
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
May man be killed! how ungrateful he is
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Cursed be man! What hath made him unbelieving
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
May man be cursed! What hath seduced him to infidelity
George Sale · published 1734
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مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
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Easy-read (simplified)min ayyi shay'in khalaqah
DIN 31635min ʾayyi šayʾin ḫalaqahu
From what did He create him?
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From what thing doth He create him
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Of what did He create him
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Of what thing did God create him
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Of what thing doth God create him
George Sale · published 1734
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مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
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Easy-read (simplified)min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarah
DIN 31635min nuṭfatin ḫalaqahu faqaddarahu
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From a sperm drop He created him, and enabled him.
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From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Of a clot. He created him and fated him
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Out of moist germs
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Of a drop of seed doth He create him; and He formeth him with proportion
George Sale · published 1734
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ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
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Easy-read (simplified)thumma s-sabeela yassarah
DIN 31635ṯumma s-sabīla yassarahu
The translators word this verse differently
Then He eased the way for him.
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Then maketh the way easy for him
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
then the path He did make easy for him
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Then made him an easy passage from the womb
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and then facilitateth his passage out of the womb
George Sale · published 1734
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ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
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Easy-read (simplified)thumma amaatahu fa'aqbarah
DIN 31635ṯumma ʾamātahu faʾaqbarahu
Then He puts him to death, and buries him.
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Then causeth him to die, and burieth him
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
then He killed him, and laid him in the tomb
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Then causeth him to die and burieth him
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Afterwards He causeth him to die, and layeth him in the grave
George Sale · published 1734
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ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
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Easy-read (simplified)thumma idhaa shaa'a ansharah
DIN 31635ṯumma ʾiḏā šāʾa ʾanšarahu
Then, when He wills, He will resurrect him.
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Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
then when He pleases will He raise him up again
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Then, when he pleaseth, will raise him again to life
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
hereafter, when it shall please Him, He shall raise him to life
George Sale · published 1734
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كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
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Easy-read (simplified)kallaa lammaa yaqdi maa amarah
DIN 31635kallā lammā yaqḍi mā ʾamarahu
The translators word this verse differently
But no, he did not fulfill what He has commanded him.
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Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Nay, he has not fulfilled his bidding
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Aye! but man hath not yet fulfilled the bidding of his Lord
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Assuredly. He hath not hitherto fully performed what God hath commanded him
George Sale · published 1734
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فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
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Easy-read (simplified)falyanzuri l-'insaanu ilaa ta'aamih
DIN 31635falyanẓuri l-ʾinsānu ʾilā ṭaʿāmihi
Let man consider his food.
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Let man consider his food
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
But let man look unto his foods
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Let man look at his food
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Let man consider his food; in what manner it is provided
George Sale · published 1734
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أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
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Easy-read (simplified)annaa sababnaa l-maa'a sabbaa
DIN 31635ʾannā ṣababnā l-māʾa ṣabban
The translators word this verse differently
We pour down water in abundance.
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How We pour water in showers
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Verily, we have poured the water out in torrents
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
It was We who rained down the copious rains
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
We pour down water by showers
George Sale · published 1734
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ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
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Easy-read (simplified)thumma shaqaqnaa l-'arda shaqqaa
DIN 31635ṯumma šaqaqnā l-ʾarḍa šaqqan
The translators word this verse differently
Then crack the soil open.
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Then split the earth in clefts
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
then we have cleft the earth asunder
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Then cleft the earth with clefts
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
afterwards We cleave the earth in clefts
George Sale · published 1734
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فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
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Easy-read (simplified)fa'anbatnaa feehaa habbaa
DIN 31635faʾanbatnā fīhā ḥabban
The translators word this verse differently
And grow in it grains.
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And cause the grain to grow therein
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and made to grow therefrom the grain
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And caused the upgrowth of the grain
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and We cause corn to spring forth therein
George Sale · published 1734
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وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'inaban waqadbaa
DIN 31635waʿinaban waqaḍban
The translators word this verse differently
And grapes and herbs.
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And grapes and green fodder
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and the grape, and the hay
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And grapes and healing herbs
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and grapes, and clover
George Sale · published 1734
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وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
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Easy-read (simplified)wazaytoonan wanakhlaa
DIN 31635wazaytūnan wanaḫlan
And olives and dates.
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And olive-trees and palm-trees
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and the olive, and the palm
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And the olive and the palm
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and the olive, and the palm
George Sale · published 1734
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وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
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Easy-read (simplified)wahadaa'iqa ghulbaa
DIN 31635waḥadāʾiqa ġulban
The translators word this verse differently
And luscious gardens.
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And garden-closes of thick foliage
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and gardens closely planted
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And enclosed gardens thick with trees
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and gardens planted thick with trees
George Sale · published 1734
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وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
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Easy-read (simplified)wafaakihatan wa'abbaa
DIN 31635wafākihatan waʾabban
And fruits and vegetables.
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And fruits and grasses
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and fruits, and grass
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And fruits and herbage
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and fruits, and grass
George Sale · published 1734
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مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
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Easy-read (simplified)mataa'an lakum wali'an'aamikum
DIN 31635matāʿan lakum waliʾanʿāmikum
Enjoyment for you, and for your livestock.
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Provision for you and your cattle
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
a provision for you and for your cattle
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
For the service of yourselves and of your cattle
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
for the use of yourselves and of your cattle
George Sale · published 1734
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فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
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Easy-read (simplified)fa'idhaa jaa'ati s-saakhkhah
DIN 31635faʾiḏā ǧāʾati ṣ-ṣāḫḫatu
The translators word this verse differently
But when the Deafening Noise comes to pass.
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But when the Shout cometh
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
But when the stunning noise shall come
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
But when the stunning trumpet-blast shall arrive
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
When the stunning sound of the trumpet shall be heard
George Sale · published 1734
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يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
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Easy-read (simplified)yawma yafirru l-mar'u min akheeh
DIN 31635yawma yafirru l-marʾu min ʾaḫīhi
The Day when a person will flee from his brother.
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On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
on the day when man shall flee from his brother
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
On that day shall a man fly from his brother
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
on that day shall a man fly from his brother
George Sale · published 1734
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وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'ummihi wa'abeeh
DIN 31635waʾummihi waʾabīhi
And his mother and his father.
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And his mother and his father
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and his mother and his father
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And his mother and his father
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and his mother, and his father
George Sale · published 1734
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وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
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Easy-read (simplified)wasaahibatihi wabaneeh
DIN 31635waṣāḥibatihi wabanīhi
And his consort and his children.
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And his wife and his children
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and his spouse and his sons
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And his wife and his children
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and his wife, and his children
George Sale · published 1734
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لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
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Easy-read (simplified)likulli mri'in minhum yawma'idhin sha'nun yughneeh
DIN 31635likulli mriʾin minhum yawmaʾiḏin šaʾnun yuġnīhi
Every one of them, on that Day, will have enough to preoccupy him.
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Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others)
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Every man among them on that day shall have a business to employ him
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
For every man of them on that day his own concerns shall be enough
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Every man of them, on that day, shall have business of his own sufficient to employ his thoughts
George Sale · published 1734
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وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)wujoohun yawma'idhin musfirah
DIN 31635wuǧūhun yawmaʾiḏin musfiratun
Faces on that Day will be radiant.
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On that day faces will be bright as dawn
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Faces on that day shall be bright
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
There shall be faces on that day radiant
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
On that day the faces of some shall be bright
George Sale · published 1734
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ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)daahikatun mustabshirah
DIN 31635ḍāḥikatun mustabširatun
The translators word this verse differently
Laughing and rejoicing.
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Laughing, rejoicing at good news
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
laughing, joyous
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Laughing and joyous
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
laughing, and joyful
George Sale · published 1734
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وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)wawujoohun yawma'idhin 'alayhaa ghabarah
DIN 31635wawuǧūhun yawmaʾiḏin ʿalayhā ġabaratun
And Faces on that Day will be covered with misery.
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And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and faces shall have dust upon them
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And faces on that day with dust upon them
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And upon the faces of others, on that day, shall there be dust
George Sale · published 1734
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تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)tarhaquhaa qatarah
DIN 31635tarhaquhā qataratun
The translators word this verse differently
Overwhelmed by remorse.
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Veiled in darkness
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
darkness shall cover them
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Blackness shall cover them
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
darkness shall cover them
George Sale · published 1734
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أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ
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Easy-read (simplified)oolaa'ika humu l-kafaratu l-fajarah
DIN 31635ʾūlāʾika humu l-kafaratu l-faǧaratu
These are the faithless, the vicious.
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Those are the disbelievers, the wicked
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
those are the wicked misbelievers
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
These are the Infidels, the Impure
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
These are the unbelievers, the wicked
George Sale · published 1734
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Surah 81
At-Takwirالتكوير
The Overthrowing · 29 verses · Meccan
In plain wordsEditorial
Written by the editors. Not a translation, and
not a source. It carries the AALAMIN Editor signature and the
date it was signed, because someone has to answer for it.
Twenty-nine verses: the sun wound round, the stars fallen, the mountains moved, the seas set alight — and, placed among those without change of tone, the infant girl buried alive asked for what sin she was killed.
AALAMIN Editor · signed 29 August 2026
not a scholar — what this signature means
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إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
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Easy-read (simplified)idhaa sh-shamsu kuwwirat
DIN 31635ʾiḏā š-šamsu kuwwirat
When the sun is rolled up.
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When the sun is overthrown
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
When the sun is folded up
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
WHEN the sun shall be FOLDED UP
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
When the sun shall be folded up
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- George Sale · 1734
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhaa n-nujoomu nkadarat
DIN 31635waʾiḏā n-nuǧūmu nkadarat
When the stars are dimmed.
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And when the stars fall
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And when the stars do fall
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And when the stars shall fall
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and when the stars shall fall
George Sale · published 1734
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وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhaa l-jibaalu suyyirat
DIN 31635waʾiḏā l-ǧibālu suyyirat
When the mountains are set in motion.
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And when the hills are moved
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And when the mountains are moved
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And when the mountains shall be set in motion
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and when the mountains shall be made to pass away
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- George Sale · 1734
وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhaa l-'ishaaru 'uttilat
DIN 31635waʾiḏā l-ʿišāru ʿuṭṭilat
When the relationships are suspended.
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And when the camels big with young are abandoned
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And when the she-camels ten months gone with young shall be neglected
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And when the she-camels shall be abandoned
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and when the camels ten months gone with young shall be neglected
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- George Sale · 1734
وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhaa l-wuhooshu hushirat
DIN 31635waʾiḏā l-wuḥūšu ḥuširat
When the beasts are gathered.
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And when the wild beasts are herded together
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And when the beasts shall be crowded together
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And when the wild beasts shall be gathered together
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and when the wild beasts shall be gathered together
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- George Sale · 1734
وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhaa l-bihaaru sujjirat
DIN 31635waʾiḏā l-biḥāru suǧǧirat
When the oceans are set aflame.
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And when the seas rise
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And when the seas shall surge up
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And when the seas shall boil
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and when the seas shall boil
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- George Sale · 1734
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhaa n-nufoosu zuwwijat
DIN 31635waʾiḏā n-nufūsu zuwwiǧat
When the souls are paired.
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And when souls are reunited
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And when souls shall be paired with bodies
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And when souls shall be paired with their bodies
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and when the souls shall be joined again to their bodies
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- George Sale · 1734
وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhaa l-maw'oodatu su'ilat
DIN 31635waʾiḏā l-mawʾūdatu suʾilat
When the girl, buried alive, is asked:
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And when the girl-child that was buried alive is asked
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And when the child who was buried alive shall be asked
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And when the female child that had been buried alive shall be asked
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and when the girl who hath been buried alive shall be asked
George Sale · published 1734
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- George Sale · 1734
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بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍ قُتِلَتْ
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Easy-read (simplified)bi'ayyi dhanbin qutilat
DIN 31635biʾayyi ḏanbin qutilat
For what crime was she killed?
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For what sin she was slain
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
for what sin she was slain
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
For what crime she was put to death
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
for what crime she was put to death
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhaa s-suhufu nushirat
DIN 31635waʾiḏā ṣ-ṣuḥufu nuširat
The translators word this verse differently
When the records are made public.
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And when the pages are laid open
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And when the pages shall be spread out
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And when the leaves of the Book shall be unrolled
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and when the books shall be laid open
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- George Sale · 1734
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhaa s-samaa'u kushitat
DIN 31635waʾiḏā s-samāʾu kušiṭat
When the sky is peeled away.
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And when the sky is torn away
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And when the heaven shall be flayed
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And when the Heaven shall be stripped away
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and when the heaven shall be removed
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- George Sale · 1734
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhaa l-jaheemu su''irat
DIN 31635waʾiḏā l-ǧaḥīmu suʿʿirat
The translators word this verse differently
When the Fire is set ablaze.
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And when hell is lighted
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And when hell shall be set ablaze
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And when Hell shall be made to blaze
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and when hell shall burn fiercely
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- George Sale · 1734
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhaa l-jannatu uzlifat
DIN 31635waʾiḏā l-ǧannatu ʾuzlifat
When Paradise is brought near.
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And when the Garden is brought nigh
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And when Paradise shall be brought nigh
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And when Paradise shall be brought near
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and when paradise shall be brought near
George Sale · published 1734
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- George Sale · 1734
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ
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Easy-read (simplified)'alimat nafsun maa ahdarat
DIN 31635ʿalimat nafsun mā ʾaḥḍarat
Each soul will know what it has readied.
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(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
The soul shall know what it has produced
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Every soul shall know what it hath produced
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Every soul shall know what it hath wrought
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- George Sale · 1734
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ
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Easy-read (simplified)falaa uqsimu bil-khunnas
DIN 31635falā ʾuqsimu bil-ḫunnasi
The translators word this verse differently
I swear by the galaxies.
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Oh, but I call to witness the planets
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
I need not swear by the stars that slink back
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
It needs not that I swear by the stars of retrograde motions
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Verily I swear by the stars which are retrograde
George Sale · published 1734
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- George Sale · 1734
ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ
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Easy-read (simplified)al-jawaari l-kunnas
DIN 31635al-ǧawāri l-kunnasi
The translators word this verse differently
Precisely running their courses.
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The stars which rise and set
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
moving swiftly, slinking into their dens
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Which move swiftly and hide themselves away
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
which move swiftly, and which hide themselves
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- George Sale · 1734
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wallayli idhaa 'as'as
DIN 31635wallayli ʾiḏā ʿasʿasa
And by the night as it recedes.
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And the close of night
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Nor by the night when darkness draws on
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And by the night when it cometh darkening on
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and by the night, when it cometh on
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- George Sale · 1734
وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
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Easy-read (simplified)was-subhi idhaa tanaffas
DIN 31635waṣ-ṣubḥi ʾiḏā tanaffasa
The translators word this verse differently
And by the morn as it breathes.
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And the breath of morning
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Nor by the morn when it first breathes up
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And by the dawn when it brighteneth
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and by the morning, when it appeareth
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareem
DIN 31635ʾinnahu laqawlu rasūlin karīmin
The translators word this verse differently
This is the speech of a noble messenger.
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That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Verily, it is the speech of a noble apostle
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
That this is the word of an illustrious Messenger
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
that these are the words of an honourable messenger
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- George Sale · 1734
ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)dhee quwwatin 'inda dhee l-'arshi makeen
DIN 31635ḏī quwwatin ʿinda ḏī l-ʿarši makīnin
Endowed with power, eminent with the Lord of the Throne.
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Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
mighty, standing sure with the Lord of the throne
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Endued with power, having influence with the Lord of the Throne
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
endued with strengeth, of established dignity in the sight of the possessor of the throne
George Sale · published 1734
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- George Sale · 1734
مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)mutaa'in thamma ameen
DIN 31635muṭāʿin ṯamma ʾamīnin
The translators word this verse differently
Obeyed and honest.
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(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
obeyed and trusty too
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Obeyed there by Angels, faithful to his trust
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
obeyed by the angels under his authority, and faithful
George Sale · published 1734
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- George Sale · 1734
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)wamaa saahibukum bimajnoon
DIN 31635wamā ṣāḥibukum bimaǧnūnin
Your friend is not possessed.
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And your comrade is not mad
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Your comrade is not mad
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And your compatriot is not one possessed by djinn
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And your companion Mohammed is not distracted
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- George Sale · 1734
وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ
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Easy-read (simplified)walaqad ra'aahu bil-'ufuqi l-mubeen
DIN 31635walaqad raʾāhu bil-ʾufuqi l-mubīni
He saw him on the luminous horizon.
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Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
he saw him on the plain horizon
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
For he saw him in the clear horizon
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
He had already seen him in the clear horizon
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- George Sale · 1734
وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)wamaa huwa 'alaa l-ghaybi bidaneen
DIN 31635wamā huwa ʿalā l-ġaybi biḍanīnin
The translators word this verse differently
And He does not withhold knowledge of the Unseen.
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And he is not avid of the Unseen
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
nor does he grudge to communicate the unseen
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Nor doth he grapple with heaven's secrets
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And he suspected not the secrets revealed unto him
George Sale · published 1734
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- George Sale · 1734
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)wamaa huwa biqawli shaytaanin rajeem
DIN 31635wamā huwa biqawli šayṭānin raǧīmin
The translators word this verse differently
And it is not the word of an accursed devil.
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Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Nor is it the speech of a pelted devil
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Nor doth he teach the doctrine of a cursed Satan
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Neither are these the words of an accursed devil
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
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- George Sale · 1734
فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)fa'ayna tadhhaboon
DIN 31635faʾayna taḏhabūna
The translators word this verse differently
So where are you heading?
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Whither then go ye
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Then whither do ye go
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Whither then are ye going
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Whither, therefore, are ye going
George Sale · published 1734
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- George Sale · 1734
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)in huwa illaa dhikrun lil'aalameen
DIN 31635ʾin huwa ʾillā ḏikrun lilʿālamīna
The translators word this verse differently
It is only a Reminder to all mankind.
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This is naught else than a reminder unto creation
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
It is but a reminder to the worlds
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Verily, this is no other than a warning to all creatures
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
This is no other than an admonition unto all creatures
George Sale · published 1734
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- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ
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Easy-read (simplified)liman shaa'a minkum an yastaqeem
DIN 31635liman šāʾa minkum ʾan yastaqīma
The translators word this verse differently
To whoever of you wills to go straight.
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Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
to whomsoever of you pleases to go straight
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
To him among you who willeth to walk in a straight path
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
unto him among you who shall be willing to walk uprightly
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wamaa tashaa'oona illaa an yashaa'a llaahu rabbu l-'aalameen
DIN 31635wamā tašāʾūna ʾillā ʾan yašāʾa llāhu rabbu l-ʿālamīna
But you cannot will, unless God wills-The Lord of the Worlds.
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And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
but ye will not please, except God, the Lord of the world, should please
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
But will it ye shall not, unless as God willeth it, the Lord of the worlds
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
But ye shall not will, unless God willeth, the Lord of all creatures
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