They said, "Our Lord, we have done wrong to ourselves. Unless You forgive us, and have mercy on us, we will be among the losers."
What is the supplication of Adam after the fall?
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- 01 7:23 THEY SAID: OUR LORD! WE HAVE WRONGED OURSELVES. IF THOU FORGIVE US NOT AND HAVE NOT MERCY ON US, SURELY WE ARE OF THE LOST. Carried whole because the prayer is in the PLURAL - both of them say it together - and because it contains no request beyond the two verbs, and no excuse.
- 02 2:37 THEN ADAM RECEIVED FROM HIS LORD WORDS OF REVELATION, AND HE RELENTED TOWARD HIM. Lo! He is the relenting, the Merciful. This is here because it says the words were GIVEN to him, which bears directly on where the prayer at 7:23 came from. ALSO CARRIED by How does the Qur'an tell the story of Adam and the fall?, where it falls inside the narrative arc with a different reason.
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Two verses in different surahs, and read together they say something about the prayer that neither says alone.
7:23 gives the words: OUR LORD, WE HAVE WRONGED OURSELVES. IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE US AND HAVE MERCY ON US, WE SHALL SURELY BE AMONG THE LOST.
Three things about it. It is PLURAL - they both say it, together; the text does not give Adam a solo. It contains no excuse: no mention of the serpent, no shifting of it onto the one who whispered, though the text has just described that whispering. And it names the injury as self-inflicted - we have wronged OURSELVES.
Then 2:37, in the other telling: THEN ADAM RECEIVED FROM HIS LORD WORDS, and He relented toward him.
The words were received. On the plainest reading of the two verses together, the prayer at 7:23 is not something Adam thought of; it is what he was given to say. The turning was answered with the means of turning.
That is worth pausing on, because it changes what the episode is. The sequence in the text is: the slip, then words provided, then the relenting. The forgiveness is not extracted by a well-chosen prayer. The prayer is part of the mercy.
And the relenting is immediate. There is no interval of estrangement in the text, no inherited condition, no debt carried forward. 2:37 grants it in the same verse that mentions the words, and 20:122 in the third telling - rendered by the study of Adam and the fall, not here - says His Lord CHOSE him, and relented toward him, and guided him.
The full narrative is carried in the study of Adam and the fall. What is here is the prayer, and the fact that the text says it was given.
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7:23
Why this passage is in the study finding 01
قَالَا رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَآ أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)qaalaa rabbanaa zalamnaa anfusanaa wa'in lam taghfir lanaa watarhamnaa lanakoonanna mina l-khaasireen
DIN 31635qālā rabbanā ẓalamnā ʾanfusanā waʾin lam taġfir lanā watarḥamnā lanakūnanna mina l-ḫāsirīna
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They said: Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If thou forgive us not and have not mercy on us, surely we are of the lost
They said, 'O our Lord! we have wronged ourselves - and if Thou dost not forgive us and have mercy on us, we shall surely be of those who are lost
They said, "O our Lord! With ourselves have we dealt unjustly: if thou forgive us not and have pity on us, we shall surely be of those who perish
They answered, O Lord, we have dealt unjustly with our own souls; and if thou forgive us not, and be not merciful unto us, we shall surely be of those who perish
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- Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
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Other languages (18)
Ata thanë: "Zoti ynë, ne i kemi bërë padrejtësi vetes; nëse Ti nuk na fal dhe nuk na mëshiron, ne me siguri do të jemi nga të humburit."
তারা বলল: ‘হে আমাদের রব ! আমরা নিজেদের প্রতি যুলম করছি। আর আপনি যদি আমাদের ক্ষমা না করেন এবং দয়া না করেন, তাহলে অবশ্যই আমরা ক্ষতিগ্রস্তদের অন্তর্ভুক্ত হবো।’
"Gospodaru naš", rekoše oni, "sami smo sebi nepravdu učinili, i ako nam Ti ne oprostiš i ne smiluješ nam se, sigurno ćemo u redovima gubitnika biti."
"Gospodaru naš," rekoše oni, "sami smo sebi nepravdu učinili, i ako nam Ti ne oprostiš i ne smiluješ nam se, sigurno ćemo u redovima gubitnika biti."
Ɓe mbi'i : "Joomi amen, min tooñii ko'e amen. Si A yaafaakii amen njurmiɗaa amen, ma min njeye e sooyɓe ɓeen".
ორივემ თქვეს [ადამმა და ჰავამ]: «ო, ჩვენო უფალო! ჩვენ თვითონვე დავუშავეთ საკუთარ თავს (რადგან შევჭამეთ აკრძალული ხის ნაყოფი), და თუ შენ არ გვაპატიებ და არ შეგვიწყალებ, ნამდვილად ვიქნებით წაგებულთაგანი».
Sie (beide) sagten: „Unser Herr, wir haben uns selbst Unrecht zugefügt. Und wenn Du uns nicht vergibst und Dich unser erbarmst, werden wir ganz gewiss zu den Verlorenen gehören.“
Είπαν: «Κύριέ μας! Αδικήσαμε τον εαυτό μας! Αν δεν μας συγχωρήσεις και δεν μας ελεήσεις, σίγουρα θα είμαστε από τους χαμένους!»
दोनों ने कहा : ऐ हमारे पालनहार! हमने अपने आपपर अत्याचार किया है। और यदि तूने हमें क्षमा न किया तथा हमपर दया न की, तो निश्चय हम अवश्य घाटा उठाने वालों में से हो जाएँगे।[7]
Dissero: «Dio nostro, abbiamo fatto un torto a noi stessi, e se non dovessi perdonarci e avere pietà di noi, saremmo in verità tra i perdenti».
23. Jie tarė: „Mūsų Viešpatie, mes patys save nuskriaudėme. Jei Tu mums neatleisi ir nesuteiksi mums Savo Gailestingumo, mes tikrai būsime pralaimėjusieji.“
"Gooftaa keenya! lubbuulee teenya miinee jirra. Yoo ati nuuf hin araaramneefi rahmata nuuf hin goone nuti Dhugumatti warra hoonga’an irraa taana" jedhan.
Они оба сказали: «Господь наш! Мы были несправедливы к самим себе, и если Ты не простишь нас и не помилуешь, мы непременно окажемся в числе потерпевших убыток».
„Господару наш“, рекоше они, „сами смо себи неправду учинили, и ако нам Ти не опростиш и не смилујеш нам се, сигурно ћемо да настрадамо.“
Wakasema: Mola wetu Mlezi! Tumezidhulumu nafsi zetu, na kama hutatufutia dhambi na ukaturehemu, hakika tutakuwa katika waliohasirika.
De svarade: ”Herre! Vi har gjort orätt mot oss själva. Om du inte förlåter oss och förbarmar dig över oss kommer vi att vara förlorade.”
O ikisi: "Rabbimiz! Biz kendimize zulmettik. Eğer bizi bağışlamaz ve bize merhamet etmezsen elbette hüsrana uğrayanlardan oluruz.” dediler.
دونوں نے کہا اے ہمارے رب! ہم نے اپنا بڑا نقصان کیا اور اگر تو ہماری مغفرت نہ کرے گا اور ہم پر رحم نہ کرے گا تو واقعی ہم نقصان پانے والوں میں سے ہوجائیں گے۔[1]
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وَقَاسَمَهُمَآ إِنِّى لَكُمَا لَمِنَ ٱلنَّٰصِحِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)waqaasamahumaa innee lakumaa lamina n-naasiheen
DIN 31635waqāsamahumā ʾinnī lakumā lamina n-nāṣiḥīna
And he swore to them, "I am a sincere advisor to you."
And he swore unto them (saying): Lo! I am a sincere adviser unto you
and he swore to them both, 'Verily, I am unto you a sincere adviser
And he sware to them both, "Verily I am unto you one who counselleth aright
And he sware unto them, saying, verily I am one of those who counsel you aright
فَدَلَّىٰهُمَا بِغُرُورٍ فَلَمَّا ذَاقَا ٱلشَّجَرَةَ بَدَتْ لَهُمَا سَوْءَٰتُهُمَا وَطَفِقَا يَخْصِفَانِ عَلَيْهِمَا مِن وَرَقِ ٱلْجَنَّةِ وَنَادَىٰهُمَا رَبُّهُمَآ أَلَمْ أَنْهَكُمَا عَن تِلْكُمَا ٱلشَّجَرَةِ وَأَقُل لَّكُمَآ إِنَّ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنَ لَكُمَا عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)fadallaahumaa bighuroorin falammaa dhaaqaa sh-shajarata badat lahumaa saw'aatuhumaa watafiqaa yakhsifaani 'alayhimaa min waraqi l-jannati wanaadaahumaa rabbuhumaa alam anhakumaa 'an tilkumaa sh-shajarati wa'aqul lakumaa inna sh-shaytaana lakumaa 'aduwwun mubeen
DIN 31635fadallāhumā biġurūrin falammā ḏāqā š-šaǧarata badat lahumā sawʾātuhumā waṭafiqā yaḫṣifāni ʿalayhimā min waraqi l-ǧannati wanādāhumā rabbuhumā ʾalam ʾanhakumā ʿan tilkumā š-šaǧarati waʾaqul lakumā ʾinna š-šayṭāna lakumā ʿaduwwun mubīnun
So he lured them with deceit. And when they tasted the tree, their nakedness became evident to them, and they began covering themselves with the leaves of the Garden. And their Lord called out to them, "Did I not forbid you from this tree, and say to you that Satan is a sworn enemy to you?"
Thus did he lead them on with guile. And when they tasted of the tree their shame was manifest to them and they began to hide (by heaping) on themselves some of the leaves of the Garden. And their Lord called them, (saying): Did I not forbid you from that tree and tell you: Lo! Satan is an open enemy to you
and he beguiled them by deceit, and when they twain tasted of the tree, their shame was shown them, and they began to stitch upon themselves the leaves of the garden. And their Lord called unto them, 'Did I not forbid you from that tree there, and say to you, Verily, Satan is to you an open foe
So he beguiled them by deceits: and when they had tasted of the tree, their nakedness appeared to them, and they began to sew together upon themselves the leaves of the garden. And their Lord called to them, "Did I not forbid you this tree, and did I not say to you, 'Verily, Satan is your declared enemy
And he caused them to fall through deceit. And when they had tasted of the tree, their nakedness appeared unto them; and they began to join together the leaves of paradise, to cover themselves. And their Lord called to them, saying, did I not forbid you this tree; and did I not say unto you, verily Satan is your declared enemy
7:23 — the verse above
قَالَ ٱهْبِطُوا۟ بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ وَلَكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُسْتَقَرٌّ وَمَتَٰعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)qaala hbitoo ba'dukum liba'din 'aduwwun walakum fee l-'ardi mustaqarrun wamataa'un ilaa heen
DIN 31635qāla hbiṭū baʿḍukum libaʿḍin ʿaduwwun walakum fī l-ʾarḍi mustaqarrun wamatāʿun ʾilā ḥīnin
He said, "Fall, some of you enemies to one another. On earth you will have residence and livelihood for a while."
He said: Go down (from hence), one of you a foe unto the other. There will be for you on earth a habitation and provision for a while
He said, 'Go ye down, one of you to the other a foe; but for you in the earth there is an abode, and a provision for a season
He said, "Get ye down, the one of you an enemy to the other; and on earth shall be your dwelling, and your provision for a season
God said, get ye down, the one of you an enemy unto the other; and ye shall have a dwelling place upon earth, and a provision for a season
قَالَ فِيهَا تَحْيَوْنَ وَفِيهَا تَمُوتُونَ وَمِنْهَا تُخْرَجُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)qaala feehaa tahyawna wafeehaa tamootoona waminhaa tukhrajoon
DIN 31635qāla fīhā taḥyawna wafīhā tamūtūna waminhā tuḫraǧūna
He said, "In it you will live, and in it you will die, and from it you will be brought out."
He said: There shall ye live, and there shall ye die, and thence shall ye be brought forth
He said, 'Therein shall ye live and therein shall ye die, from it shall ye be brought forth
He said, "On it shall ye live, and on it shall ye die, and from it shall ye be taken forth
He said, therein shall ye live, and therein shall ye die, and from thence shall ye be taken forth at the resurrection
2:37
Why this passage is in the study finding 02
فَتَلَقَّىٰٓ ءَادَمُ مِن رَّبِّهِۦ كَلِمَٰتٍ فَتَابَ عَلَيْهِ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
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Easy-read (simplified)fatalaqqaa aadamu min rabbihi kalimaatin fataaba 'alayhi innahu huwa t-tawwaabu r-raheem
DIN 31635fatalaqqā ʾādamu min rabbihi kalimātin fatāba ʿalayhi ʾinnahu huwa t-tawwābu r-raḥīmu
Then Adam received words from his Lord, so He relented towards him. He is the Relenting, the Merciful.
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Then Adam received from his Lord words (of revelation), and He relented toward him. Lo! He is the relenting, the Merciful
And Adam caught certain words from his Lord, and He turned towards him, for He is the compassionate one easily turned
And words of prayer learned Adam from his Lord: and God turned to him; for He loveth to turn, the Merciful
And Adam learned words of prayer from his Lord, and God turned unto him, for He is easy to be reconciled and merciful
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- Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
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Other languages (18)
Ademi mori nga Zoti i tij disa fjalë (si të kërkonte falje), kështu që Ai ia pranoi pendimin, sepse vërtet Ai është Pranuesi i pendimit, Mëshirëploti.
অত:পর আদম তার রবের পক্ষ থেকে কিছু বাণী পেলো। ফলে আল্লাহ তার তাওবাহ কবুল করলেন। নিশ্চয় তিনি তাওবাহ কবুলকারী, অতি দয়ালু।
I Adem primi neke riječi od Gospodara svoga, pa mu On oprosti; On je, doista, Onaj Koji mnogo pokajanje prima, Milostivi.
I Adam primi neke riječi od Gospodara svoga, pa mu On oprosti; On, doista, mnogo pokajanje prima i milostiv je.
Aadama heɓi konngi iwde e Joom mum O accani mo ko Kanko woni jaafotooɗo jurmotooɗo.
და ადამმა მიიღო თავისი უფლისგან სიტყვები (შთაგონებით)(რათა მათით ალლაჰს მონანიებით მიმართოს და მისგან მიტევება ითხოვოს), და მან [ალლაჰმა] მიიღო მისი მონანიება, რადგან იგია მონანიების მიმღები, შემწყალებელი!
Da empfing Adam von seinem Herrn Worte, und hierauf nahm Er seine Reue an. Wahrlich, Er ist ja der Reue-Annehmende und Barmherzige.
Έπειτα, ο Αδάμ έλαβε από τον Κύριό του λόγια (που θα πρέπει να πει, ώστε να τον συγχωρέσει). Και έτσι, αποδέχτηκε τη μεταμέλειά του. Στ’ αλήθεια, Αυτός είναι ο Ατ-Ταουάμπ (Αυτός που αποδέχεται τη μεταμέλεια), ο Αρ-Ραχείμ (Πολυεύσπλαχνος).
फिर आदम ने अपने पालनहार से कुछ शब्द सीख लिए, तो उसने उसकी तौबा क़बूल कर ली। निश्चय वही है जो बहुत तौबा क़बूल करने वाला, अत्यंत दयावान्[18] है।
Poi Ǣdem ( آدَم ) ricevette delle parole dal suo Dio, e Lui li perdonò. In verità Lui è Colui che accoglie il pentimento, il Misericordioso.
37. Tada Adamas (Adomas) gavo iš savo Viešpaties Žodžius [6]. Ir jo Viešpats atleido jam (priėmė jo atgailą). Iš tiesų, Jis – Tas, Kuris atleidžia (priima atgailą), Gailestingiausiasis.
Aadam Gooftaa isaa irraa jechoota fudhatee, [15] sana booda [Rabbiin] dhiifama isaaf godhe. Inni (Rabbiin) Isatu akkaan tawbaa qeebalaa, akkaan rahmata godhaadha.
Адам получил от своего Господа слова, и Он принял его покаяние. Воистину, Он — Принимающий покаяние, Милующий.
И Адам прими неке речи од Господара свога, па му Он опрости; Он је, заиста, Онај Који стално прима покајања, Милостиви.
Kisha Adam akapokea maneno kutoka kwa Mola wake Mlezi, na Mola wake Mlezi akamkubalia toba yake; Hakika Yeye ndiye Mwingi wa kukubali toba, Mwenye kurehemu.
Sedan mottog Adam [ångerns] ord från sin Herre som tog emot hans ånger. Han är förvisso den som ständigt godtar ånger, den Barmhärtige.
Derken, Âdem (vahy yoluyla) Rabbinden birtakım kelimeler aldı, (onlarla amel edip Rabbine yalvardı). O da bunun üzerine tövbesini kabul etti. Şüphesiz O, tövbeleri çok kabul edendir, çok bağışlayandır.
آدم (علیہ السلام) نے اپنے رب سے چند باتیں سیکھ لیں[1] اور اللہ تعالیٰ نے ان کی توبہ قبول فرمائی، بےشک وہی توبہ قبول کرنے واﻻ اور رحم کرنے واﻻ ہے۔
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وَقُلْنَا يَٰٓـَٔادَمُ ٱسْكُنْ أَنتَ وَزَوْجُكَ ٱلْجَنَّةَ وَكُلَا مِنْهَا رَغَدًا حَيْثُ شِئْتُمَا وَلَا تَقْرَبَا هَٰذِهِ ٱلشَّجَرَةَ فَتَكُونَا مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)waqulnaa yaa aadamu skun anta wazawjuka l-jannata wakulaa minhaa raghadan haythu shi'tumaa walaa taqrabaa haadhihi sh-shajarata fatakoonaa mina z-zaalimeen
DIN 31635waqulnā yā ʾādamu skun ʾanta wazawǧuka l-ǧannata wakulā minhā raġadan ḥayṯu šiʾtumā walā taqrabā hāḏihi š-šaǧarata fatakūnā mina ẓ-ẓālimīna
We said, "O Adam, inhabit the Garden, you and your spouse, and eat from it freely as you please, but do not approach this tree, lest you become wrongdoers."
And We said: O Adam! Dwell thou and thy wife in the Garden, and eat ye freely (of the fruits) thereof where ye will; but come not nigh this tree lest ye become wrong-doers
And we said, 'O Adam dwell, thou and thy wife, in Paradise, and eat therefrom amply as you wish; but do not draw near this tree or ye will be of the transgressors
And we said, "O Adam! dwell thou and thy wife in the Garden, and eat ye plentifully therefrom wherever ye list; but to this tree come not nigh, lest ye become of the transgressors
And We said, O Adam, dwell thou and thy wife in the garden, and eat of the fruit thereof plentifully wherever ye will; but approach not this tree, lest ye become of the number of the transgressors
فَأَزَلَّهُمَا ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ عَنْهَا فَأَخْرَجَهُمَا مِمَّا كَانَا فِيهِ وَقُلْنَا ٱهْبِطُوا۟ بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ وَلَكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُسْتَقَرٌّ وَمَتَٰعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)fa'azallahumaa sh-shaytaanu 'anhaa fa'akhrajahumaa mimmaa kaanaa feehi waqulnaa hbitoo ba'dukum liba'din 'aduwwun walakum fee l-'ardi mustaqarrun wamataa'un ilaa heen
DIN 31635faʾazallahumā š-šayṭānu ʿanhā faʾaḫraǧahumā mimmā kānā fīhi waqulnā hbiṭū baʿḍukum libaʿḍin ʿaduwwun walakum fī l-ʾarḍi mustaqarrun wamatāʿun ʾilā ḥīnin
But Satan caused them to slip from it, and caused them to depart the state they were in. We said, "Go down, some of you enemies of one another. And you will have residence on earth, and enjoyment for a while."
But Satan caused them to deflect therefrom and expelled them from the (happy) state in which they were; and We said: Fall down, one of you a foe unto the other! There shall be for you on earth a habitation and provision for a time
And Satan made them backslide therefrom and drove them out from what they were in, and we said, 'Go down, one of you the enemy of the other, and in the earth there is an abode and a provision for a time
But Satan made them slip from it, and caused their banishment from the place in which they were. And we said, "Get ye down, the one of you an enemy to the other: and there shall be for you in the earth a dwelling-place, and a provision for a time
But Satan caused them to forfeit paradise, and turned them out of the state of happiness wherein they had been; whereupon We said, get ye down, the one of you an enemy unto the other, and there shall be a dwelling place for you in earth, and a provision for a season
2:37 — the verse above
قُلْنَا ٱهْبِطُوا۟ مِنْهَا جَمِيعًا فَإِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُم مِّنِّى هُدًى فَمَن تَبِعَ هُدَاىَ فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)qulnaa hbitoo minhaa jamee'an fa'immaa ya'tiyannakum minnee hudan faman tabi'a hudaaya falaa khawfun 'alayhim walaa hum yahzanoon
DIN 31635qulnā hbiṭū minhā ǧamīʿan faʾimmā yaʾtiyannakum minnī hudan faman tabiʿa hudāya falā ḫawfun ʿalayhim walā hum yaḥzanūna
We said, "Go down from it, all of you. Yet whenever guidance comes to you from Me, then whoever follows My guidance-they have nothing to fear, nor shall they grieve.
We said: Go down, all of you, from hence; but verily there cometh unto you from Me a guidance; and whoso followeth My guidance, there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve
We said, 'Go down therefrom altogether and haply there may come from me a guidance, and whoso follows my guidance, no fear is theirs, nor shall they grieve
We said, "Get ye down from it, all together: and if Guidance shall come to you from me, whoso shall follow my guidance, on them shall come no fear, neither shall they be grieved
We said, get ye all down from hence; hereafter shall there come unto you a direction from me, and whoever shall follow my direction, on them shall no fear come, neither shall they be grieved
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)walladheena kafaroo wakadhdhaboo bi'aayaatinaa oolaa'ika ashaabu n-naari hum feehaa khaalidoon
DIN 31635wallaḏīna kafarū wakaḏḏabū biʾāyātinā ʾūlāʾika ʾaṣḥābu n-nāri hum fīhā ḫālidūna
But as for those who disbelieve and reject Our signs-these are the inmates of the Fire-wherein they will remain forever."
But they who disbelieve, and deny Our revelations, such are rightful Peoples of the Fire. They will abide therein
But those who misbelieve, and call our signs lies, they are the fellows of the Fire, they shall dwell therein for aye
But they who shall not believe, and treat our signs as false-hoods, these shall be inmates of the fire; in it shall they remain for ever
but they who shall be unbelievers, and accuse our signs of falsehood, they shall be the companions of hell fire, therein shall they remain for ever
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Read across the four public-domain translations - Sale 1734, Rodwell 1861, Palmer 1880, Pickthall 1930 - of 7:23, 2:37, in full, and nothing else. This study consults no , no , no occasion of revelation and no biography, because none is yet available in an edition whose usage rights can be verified. Itani 2012, the fifth translation shown with these verses, was not consulted for this study.
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Translations Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
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- 6 September 2026
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- 17 September 2026
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