Wealth and children are the adornments of the present life. But the things that last, the virtuous deeds, are better with your Lord for reward, and better for hope.
What does the Qur'an say about deeds that outlive a person?
Key findingsEditorial
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- 01 18:46 Wealth and children are an ornament of the life of the world; but THE GOOD DEEDS WHICH ENDURE are better in thy Lord's sight for reward, and better in respect of hope. In because it is the verse the phrase comes from, and because it sets the enduring deeds against the two things people actually build their lives on.
- 02 19:76 God increaseth in right guidance those who walk aright; and the good deeds which endure are better in thy Lord's sight for reward, and better for resort. In because it repeats the formula word for word in another surah, which makes it a fixed expression rather than a single image.
- 03 20:73 God is better and MORE LASTING. In because it is the same comparison made by Pharaoh's magicians about God rather than about deeds, and it shows what the word is doing - measuring by duration.
- 04 9:21 Their Lord giveth them good tidings of mercy from Him, and acceptance, and Gardens where ENDURING pleasure will be theirs. In because it puts the same word on the reward rather than on the deed, closing the circle: what endures is repaid with what endures.
In plain wordsEditorial written by the editors, not a translation
Four verses, and the whole study turns on one Arabic expression the translators render almost identically: the good deeds which endure - the abiding, the lasting, the enduring good.
18:46 is where it lives. Wealth and children are an ORNAMENT of the life of this world - and then the comparison: but the enduring good deeds are better with your Lord for reward, and better in respect of HOPE. Two things are being weighed, and the verse concedes that the first two are genuinely attractive before it sets them aside.
19:76 repeats the second half exactly. When a phrase recurs unchanged across surahs it is a formula, and worth marking as one.
What the text does NOT do is say what the enduring deeds ARE. No verse in these renderings lists them. The familiar list - ongoing charity, knowledge that benefits, a child who prays for you - is a , and it is not here; no hadith collection has cleared the rights audit, so this study cannot quote or assess it. A reader who arrives expecting that list should be told plainly where it lives.
20:73 and 9:21 supply the frame around the phrase. Pharaoh's magicians, facing execution, say God is better AND MORE LASTING - the same measure, applied to God. And 9:21 promises a garden where the pleasure is enduring. The word travels across the deed, the reward and the giver.
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18:46
Why this passage is in the study finding 01
ٱلْمَالُ وَٱلْبَنُونَ زِينَةُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْبَٰقِيَٰتُ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتُ خَيْرٌ عِندَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ أَمَلًا
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Easy-read (simplified)al-maalu wal-banoona zeenatu l-hayaati d-dunyaa wal-baaqiyaatu s-saalihaatu khayrun 'inda rabbika thawaaban wakhayrun amalaa
DIN 31635al-mālu wal-banūna zīnatu l-ḥayāti d-dunyā wal-bāqiyātu ṣ-ṣāliḥātu ḫayrun ʿinda rabbika ṯawāban waḫayrun ʾamalan
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Wealth and children are an ornament of the life of the world. But the good deeds which endure are better in thy Lord's sight for reward, and better in respect of hope
Wealth and children are an adornment of the life of this world; but enduring good works are better with thy Lord, as a recompense, and better as a hope
Wealth and children are the adornment of this present life: but good works, which are lasting, are better in the sight of thy Lord as to recompense, and better as to hope
Wealth and children are the ornaments of this present life: But good works, which are permanent, are better in the sight of thy Lord, with respect to the reward, and better with respect to hope
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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)
Pasuria dhe djemtë janë stoli të jetës së kësaj bote, por veprat e mira, të cilat mbesin, janë më të mira te Zoti yt si shpërblim dhe më të mira se ajo që shpresojnë.
ধন-সম্পদ ও সন্তান-সন্ততি দুনিয়ার জীবনের শোভা। আর স্থায়ী সৎকাজ(১৬) তোমার রবের নিকট প্রতিদানে উত্তম এবং প্রত্যাশাতেও উত্তম।
Bogatstvo i sinovi su ukras u životu na ovom svijetu, a dobra djela, koja vječno ostaju, bit će od Gospodara tvog bolje nagrađena i ono u što se čovjek može pouzdati.
Bogatstvo i sinovi su ukras u životu na ovom svijetu, a dobra djela, koja vječno ostaju, bit će od Gospodara tvog bolje nagrađena i ono u što se čovjek može pouzdati.
Jawdi ndi e ɓiɗɓe worɓe ɓe ko cuɗaari nguurndam aduna, moƴƴi keddotooɗi ɗin ko ɗi ɓuri moƴƴude mbarjaari ka Joomi maaɗa e moƴƴude yela.
ქონება და შვილები სამშვენისია მიწიერი ცხოვრების, ხოლო წარუვალი კეთილი საქმენი უკეთესია შენი ღმერთის წინაშე საზღაურით და უკეთესია იმედით!
Der Besitz und die Söhne sind der Schmuck des diesseitigen Lebens. Das Bleibende aber, die rechtschaffenen Werke -, sie sind bei deinem Herrn besser hinsichtlich der Belohnung und besser hinsichtlich der Hoffnung.
Ο πλούτος και τα παιδιά είναι τα στολίδια της εγκόσμιας ζωής, αλλά οι ενάρετες πράξεις που θα μείνουν (δηλ. που θα μείνουν οι ανταμοιβές τους στη Μέλλουσα Ζωή), έχουν τις καλύτερες ανταμοιβές από τον Κύριό σου, και έχουν το καλύτερο που μπορούν να ελπίζουν (οι πιστοί, από ό,τι περιμένουν οι άπιστοι από τα πλούτη και τα παιδιά τους στην εγκόσμια ζωή).
धन और पुत्र सांसारिक जीवन की शोभा हैं। और बाकी रहने वाली नेकियाँ तेरे पालनहार के यहाँ सवाब में बहुत उत्तम और आशा की दृष्टि से भी बहुत बेहतर हैं।
Il denaro e i figli sono un ornamento di questa vita, ma le opere buone sono molto migliori presso il tuo Dio, per una ricompensa più duratura e buona speranza.
46. Turtas ir vaikai yra šio pasaulio gyvenimo puošmenos. Tačiau teisingi geri darbai, [1] kurie tęsiasi, yra geriau tavo Viešpačiui dėl atlygio ir geresni dėl vilties.
Qabeenyiifi ilmaan faaya jirreenya addunyaati, Gaggaarii haftuu taatetu Gooftaa kee biratti mindaadhaan irra caala; gama abdiittis irra caalaadha.
Богатство и сыновья — украшение мирской жизни, а нетленные праведные деяния — лучше у твоего Господа по награде и лучше по надежде.
Богатство и синови су украс у животу на овом свету, а добра дела, која вечно остају, биће од Господара твог боље награђена и оно у шта се човек може поуздати.
Mali na wana ni pambo la uhai wa dunia. Na mema yanayobakia ni bora mbele ya Mola wako Mlezi kwa malipo, na bora kwa matumaini.
Rikedom och barn är bland de glädjeämnen som det jordiska livet erbjuder, men bestående goda handlingar ger en rikligare belöning från din Herre och en säkrare grund för hopp [om denna belöning].
Mallar ve evlatlar, dünya hayatının süsüdür. Baki kalacak salih ameller ise, Rabbinin katında sevap olarak da, ümit olarak da daha hayırlıdır.
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هُنَالِكَ ٱلْوَلَٰيَةُ لِلَّهِ ٱلْحَقِّ هُوَ خَيْرٌ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ عُقْبًا
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Easy-read (simplified)hunaalika l-walaayatu lillaahi l-haqqi huwa khayrun thawaaban wakhayrun 'uqbaa
DIN 31635hunālika l-walāyatu lillāhi l-ḥaqqi huwa ḫayrun ṯawāban waḫayrun ʿuqban
The translators word this verse differently
That is because authority belongs to God, the True. He is Best in rewarding, and Best in requiting.
In this case is protection only from Allah, the True, He is Best for reward, and best for consequence
In such a case the patronage is God's, the true; He is best at rewarding and best at bringing to an issue
Protection in such a case is of God - the Truth: He is the best rewarder, and He bringeth to the best issue
In such case protection belongeth of right unto God alone; He is the best rewarder, and the best giver of success
وَٱضْرِبْ لَهُم مَّثَلَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا كَمَآءٍ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَٱخْتَلَطَ بِهِۦ نَبَاتُ ٱلْأَرْضِ فَأَصْبَحَ هَشِيمًا تَذْرُوهُ ٱلرِّيَٰحُ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ مُّقْتَدِرًا
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Easy-read (simplified)wadrib lahum mathala l-hayaati d-dunyaa kamaa'in anzalnaahu mina s-samaa'i fakhtalata bihi nabaatu l-'ardi fa'asbaha hasheeman tadhroohu r-riyaahu wakaana llaahu 'alaa kulli shay'in muqtadiraa
DIN 31635waḍrib lahum maṯala l-ḥayāti d-dunyā kamāʾin ʾanzalnāhu mina s-samāʾi faḫtalaṭa bihi nabātu l-ʾarḍi faʾaṣbaḥa hašīman taḏrūhu r-riyāḥu wakāna llāhu ʿalā kulli šayʾin muqtadiran
And cite for them the parable of the present life: it is like water that We send down from the sky; the plants of the earth absorb it; but then it becomes debris, scattered by the wind. God has absolute power over everything.
And coin for them the similitude of the life of the world as water which We send down from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth mingleth with it and then becometh dry twigs that the winds scatter. Allah is able to do all things
Strike out for them, too, a parable of the life of this world; like water which we send down from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth is mingled therewith; - and on the morrow it is dried up, and the winds scatter it; for God is powerful over all
And set before them a similitude of the present life. It is as water which we send down from Heaven, and the herb of the Earth is mingled with it, and on the morrow it becometh dry stubble which the winds scatter: for God hath power over all things
And propound to them a similitude of the present life. It is like water which We send down from heaven; and the herb of the earth is mixed therewith, and after it hath been green and flourishing, in the morning it becometh dry stubble, which the winds scatter abroad: And God is able to do all things
18:46 — the verse above
وَيَوْمَ نُسَيِّرُ ٱلْجِبَالَ وَتَرَى ٱلْأَرْضَ بَارِزَةً وَحَشَرْنَٰهُمْ فَلَمْ نُغَادِرْ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدًا
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Easy-read (simplified)wayawma nusayyiru l-jibaala wataraa l-'arda baarizatan wahasharnaahum falam nughaadir minhum ahadaa
DIN 31635wayawma nusayyiru l-ǧibāla watarā l-ʾarḍa bārizatan waḥašarnāhum falam nuġādir minhum ʾaḥadan
On the Day when We set the mountains in motion; and you see the earth emerging; and We gather them together, and leave none of them behind.
And (bethink you of) the Day when we remove the hills and ye see the earth emerging, and We gather them together so as to leave not one of them behind
And the day when we will move the mountains, and thou shalt see the (whole) earth stalking forth; and we will gather them, and will not leave one of them behind
And call to mind the day when we will cause the mountains to pass away, and thou shalt see the earth a levelled plain, and we will gather mankind together, and not leave of them any one
On a certain day We will cause the mountains to pass away, and thou shalt see the earth appearing plain and even; and We will gather mankind together, and We will not leave any one of them behind
وَعُرِضُوا۟ عَلَىٰ رَبِّكَ صَفًّا لَّقَدْ جِئْتُمُونَا كَمَا خَلَقْنَٰكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍۭ بَلْ زَعَمْتُمْ أَلَّن نَّجْعَلَ لَكُم مَّوْعِدًا
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'uridoo 'alaa rabbika saffan laqad ji'tumoonaa kamaa khalaqnaakum awwala marratin bal za'amtum allan naj'ala lakum maw'idaa
DIN 31635waʿuriḍū ʿalā rabbika ṣaffan laqad ǧiʾtumūnā kamā ḫalaqnākum ʾawwala marratin bal zaʿamtum ʾallan naǧʿala lakum mawʿidan
They will be presented before your Lord in a row. "You have come to Us as We created you the first time. Although you claimed We would not set a meeting for you."
And they are set before thy Lord in ranks (and it is said unto them): Now verily have ye come unto Us as We created you at the first. But ye thought that We had set no tryst for you
Then shall they be presented to thy Lord in ranks. - Now have ye come to us as we created you at first! nay, but ye thought that we would never make our promise good
And they shall be set before thy Lord in ranks: - "Now are ye come unto us as we created you at first: but ye thought that we should not make good to you the promise
And they shall be set before thy Lord in distinct order, and He shall say unto them, now are ye come unto us naked, as We created you the first time: But ye thought that We should not perform our promise unto you
19:76
Why this passage is in the study finding 02
وَيَزِيدُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱهْتَدَوْا۟ هُدًى وَٱلْبَٰقِيَٰتُ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتُ خَيْرٌ عِندَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ مَّرَدًّا
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Easy-read (simplified)wayazeedu llaahu lladheena htadaw hudan wal-baaqiyaatu s-saalihaatu khayrun 'inda rabbika thawaaban wakhayrun maraddaa
DIN 31635wayazīdu llāhu llaḏīna htadaw hudan wal-bāqiyātu ṣ-ṣāliḥātu ḫayrun ʿinda rabbika ṯawāban waḫayrun maraddan
The translators word this verse differently
God increases in guidance those who accept guidance. And the things that endure-the righteous deeds-have the best reward with your Lord, and the best outcome.
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Allah increaseth in right guidance those who walk aright, and the good deeds which endure are better in thy Lord's sight for reward, and better for resort
And those who are guided God will increase in guidance. And enduring good works are best with thy Lord for a reward, and best for restoration
But God will increase the guidance of the already guided. And good works which abide, are in thy Lord's sight better in respect of guerdon, and better in the issue than all worldly good
God shall more fully direct those who receive direction; and the good works which remain for ever, are better in the sight of thy Lord than worldly possessions, in respect to the reward, and more eligible in respect to the future recompence
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Allahu ua shton udhëzimin atyre që janë të udhëzuar. Veprat e mira, të cilat mbesin, janë më të mira te Zoti yt si shpërblim dhe më të mira si përfundim.
আর যারা হিদায়াতের পথে চলে, আল্লাহ তাদের হিদায়াত বাড়িয়ে দিবেন। আর স্থায়ী সৎকর্মসমূহ তোমার রবের কাছে পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তির দিক দিয়ে শ্রেষ্ঠ এবং পরিণতি হিসেবেও অতি উত্তম।
Allah će povećati uputu onima koji su na Pravom putu! A dobra djela, koja vječno ostaju – od Gospodara tvoga bit će bolje nagrađena i ljepše uzvraćena.
Allah će povećati uputu onima koji su na Pravom putu! A dobra djela, koja vječno ostaju – od Gospodara tvoga bit će bolje nagrađena i ljepše uzvraćena.
Alla no ɓeydana ɓen feewɓe Peewal, Moƴƴi heddotooɗi ɗin ɓuri moƴƴude mbarjaari ka Joomi maaɗa ɓuri moƴƴude kadi ruttorde.
და ალლაჰი კიდევ უფრო უმრავლებს სწორ გზაზე მყოფთ ხელმძღვანელობას და სიმტკიცეს ამ გზაზე. ხოლო მარადიული კეთილი საქმეები, რომლებიც რჩება (ადამიანისათვის), შენი უფლის წინაშე უკეთესია ჯილდოთი და უკეთესია საზღაურით.
Und Allah mehrt denjenigen, die rechtgeleitet sind, ihre Rechtleitung. Das Bleibende aber, die rechtschaffenen Werke - sie sind bei deinem Herrn besser in der Belohnung und besser als Rückkehr.
Ο Αλλάχ αυξάνει εκείνους που καθοδηγηθήκαν, σε περισσότερη καθοδήγηση (και πίστη και υπακοή). Και οι ενάρετες πράξεις που θα μείνουν (δηλ. που θα μείνουν οι ανταμοιβές τους στη Μέλλουσα Ζωή), έχουν τις καλύτερες ανταμοιβές από τον Κύριό σου (από οποιονδήποτε πλούτο στην εγκόσμια ζωή), και έχουν τις καλύτερες συνέπειες (για τους πιστούς).
और अल्लाह हिदायत पाने वालों को हिदायत में आधिक कर देता है और शेष रहने वाली नेकियाँ आपके पालनहार के निकट सवाब की दृष्टि से बेहतर तथा परिणाम की दृष्टि से कहीं अच्छी हैं।
E Allāh aumenta la rettitudine a chi è sulla retta via, e le azioni buone sono migliori presso il tuo Dio, e di migliore ricompensa e di migliore ritorno.
76. Ir Allahas padidina teisingą vedimą tiems, kurie eina teisingai. [5] Ir teisingi geri darbai, kurie tęsiasi, yra geriau jūsų Viešpačiui, dėl atlygio ir geriau dėl išsigelbėjimo.
Rabbiin warra qajeelaniif qajeeluma dabala, Hojiiwwan gaggaarii haftuu taateetu Rabbii kee biratti mindaadhaan caalaadha; deebiidhaanis isatu (irra) caalaadha.
Аллах приумножает руководство тем, которые последовали верным путём. А нетленные праведные деяния — лучше у твоего Господа по награде и лучше по исходу.
А Аллах ће помоћи онима који су на Правом путу! А добра дела која вечно остају – од Господара твог биће боље награђена и лепше узвраћена.
Na Mwenyezi Mungu huwazidishia wale walioongoka uongofu. Na mema yenye kubakia ni bora katika malipo mbele ya Mola wako Mlezi na yana marejeo mema.
De som följer sanningens väg ska Gud ge ytterligare ledning. Och de bestående goda handlingarna ger en överlägsen belöning hos din Herre och leder till ett bättre utfall.
Allah hidayete erenlerin hidayetini arttırır. Kalıcı olan salih ameller ise sevap bakımından da Rabbin yanında hayırlıdır, âkıbetçe de daha hayırlıdır.
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وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَحْسَنُ أَثَٰثًا وَرِءْيًا
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Easy-read (simplified)wakam ahlaknaa qablahum min qarnin hum ahsanu athaathan wari'yaa
DIN 31635wakam ʾahlaknā qablahum min qarnin hum ʾaḥsanu ʾaṯāṯan wariʾyan
How many a generation have We destroyed before them, who surpassed them in riches and splendor?
How many a generation have We destroyed before them, who were more imposing in respect of gear and outward seeming
And how many generations before them have we destroyed who were better off in property and appearance
But how many generations have we brought to ruin before them, who surpassed them in riches and in splendour
But how many generations have We destroyed before them, which excelled them in wealth, and in outward appearance
قُلْ مَن كَانَ فِى ٱلضَّلَٰلَةِ فَلْيَمْدُدْ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ مَدًّا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا رَأَوْا۟ مَا يُوعَدُونَ إِمَّا ٱلْعَذَابَ وَإِمَّا ٱلسَّاعَةَ فَسَيَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ هُوَ شَرٌّ مَّكَانًا وَأَضْعَفُ جُندًا
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Easy-read (simplified)qul man kaana fee d-dalaalati falyamdud lahu r-rahmaanu maddan hattaa idhaa ra'aw maa yoo'adoona immaa l-'adhaaba wa'immaa s-saa'ata fasaya'lamoona man huwa sharrun makaanan wa'ad'afu jundaa
DIN 31635qul man kāna fī ḍ-ḍalālati falyamdud lahu r-raḥmānu maddan ḥattā ʾiḏā raʾaw mā yūʿadūna ʾimmā l-ʿaḏāba waʾimmā s-sāʿata fasayaʿlamūna man huwa šarrun makānan waʾaḍʿafu ǧundan
Say, "Whoever is in error, the Most Merciful will lead him on." Until, when they see what they were promised-either the punishment, or the Hour. Then they will know who was in worse position and weaker in forces.
Say: As for him who is in error, the Beneficent will verily prolong his span of life until, when they behold that which they were promised, whether it be punishment (in the world), or the Hour (of doom), they will know who is worse in position and who is weaker as an army
Say, 'Whosoever is in error, let the Merciful extend to him length of days!- until they see what they are threatened with, whether it be the torment or whether it be the Hour, then they shall know who is worse placed and weakest in forces
SAY: As to those who are in error, the God of Mercy will lengthen out to them a length of days Until they see that with which they are threatened, whether it be some present chastisement, or whether it be "the Hour," and they shall then know which is in the worse state, and which the more weak in forces
Say, whosoever is in error, the Merciful will grant him a long and prosperous life; until they see that with which they are threatened, whether it be the punishment of this life, or that of the last hour; and hereafter they shall know who is in the worse condition, and the weaker in forces
19:76 — the verse above
أَفَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى كَفَرَ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَقَالَ لَأُوتَيَنَّ مَالًا وَوَلَدًا
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Easy-read (simplified)afara'ayta lladhee kafara bi'aayaatinaa waqaala la'ootayanna maalan wawaladaa
DIN 31635ʾafaraʾayta llaḏī kafara biʾāyātinā waqāla laʾūtayanna mālan wawaladan
Have you seen him who denied Our revelations, and said, "I will be given wealth and children"?
Hast thou seen him who disbelieveth in Our revelations and saith: Assuredly I shall be given wealth and children
Hast thou seen him who disbelieves in our signs, and says, 'I shall surely be given wealth and children
Hast thou marked him who believeth not in our signs, and saith, "I shall surely have riches and children bestowed upon me
Hast thou seen him who believeth not in our signs, and saith, I shall surely have riches and children bestowed on me
أَطَّلَعَ ٱلْغَيْبَ أَمِ ٱتَّخَذَ عِندَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ عَهْدًا
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Easy-read (simplified)attala'a l-ghayba ami takhadha 'inda r-rahmaani 'ahdaa
DIN 31635ʾaṭṭalaʿa l-ġayba ʾami taḫaḏa ʿinda r-raḥmāni ʿahdan
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Did he look into the future, or did he receive a promise from the Most Merciful?
Hath he perused the Unseen, or hath he made a pact with the Beneficent
Has he become acquainted with the unseen, or has he taken a compact with the Merciful
Hath he mounted up into the secrets of God? Hath he made a compact with the God of Mercy
Is he acquainted with the secrets of futurity; or hath he received a covenant from the Merciful that it shall be so
20:73
Why this passage is in the study finding 03
إِنَّآ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّنَا لِيَغْفِرَ لَنَا خَطَٰيَٰنَا وَمَآ أَكْرَهْتَنَا عَلَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلسِّحْرِ وَٱللَّهُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ
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Easy-read (simplified)innaa aamannaa birabbinaa liyaghfira lanaa khataayaanaa wamaa akrahtanaa 'alayhi mina s-sihri wallaahu khayrun wa'abqaa
DIN 31635ʾinnā ʾāmannā birabbinā liyaġfira lanā ḫaṭāyānā wamā ʾakrahtanā ʿalayhi mina s-siḥri wallāhu ḫayrun waʾabqā
We have believed in our Lord, so that He may forgive us our sins, and the magic you have compelled us to practice. God is Better, and more Lasting."
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Lo! we believe in our Lord, that He may forgive us our sins and the magic unto which thou didst force us. Allah is better and more lasting
Verily, we believe in our Lord, that He may pardon us our sins, and the magic thou hast forced us to use; and God is better and more lasting
of a truth we have believed on our Lord that he may pardon us our sins and the sorcery to which thou hast forced us, for God is better, and more abiding than thou
Verily we believe on our Lord, that he may forgive us our sins, and the sorcery which thou hast forced us to exercise: For God is better to reward, and more able to prolong punishment than thou
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Ne, pa dyshim, besojmë në Zotin tonë, që Ai të na i falë gabimet tona dhe magjinë që na e ke detyruar. Allahu është më i miri (në shpërblim) dhe më i përhershmi (në ndëshkim)."
‘নিশ্চয় আমরা আমাদের রবের প্রতি ঈমান এনেছি, যাতে তিনি আমাদের অপরাধসমূহ এবং যে যাদু তুমি আমাদেরকে করতে বাধ্য করেছো, তা ক্ষমা করে দেন। আর আল্লাহ সর্বশ্রেষ্ঠ ও চিরস্থায়ী।’(১১)
Mi vjerujemo u Gospodara našeg da bi nam grijehe naše oprostio i vradžbine na koje si nas ti primorao. A Allah bolje nagrađuje i kažnjava trajnije.”
Mi vjerujemo u Gospodara našeg da bi nam grijehe naše oprostio i vradžbine na koje si nas ti primorao. A Allah bolje nagrađuje i kažnjava trajnije.”
Minen dey, men ngooŋɗinii Joomi amen fii yo o yawtan men goopi amen e kon ko dooluɗaa men e mu'un immorde e mbilewu nguyn, ko Alla woni Moƴƴo keddotooɗo.
ჩვენ კი ვირწმუნეთ ჩვენი უფალი, რათა მოგვიტევოს ჩვენი ცოდვები და ის ჯადოქრობა, რომელსაც შენ [ო, ფარაონ] გვაიძულებდი. და ალლაჰი უკეთესია [ჩვენთვის ვიდრე შენ] და მარადიული».
Wahrlich, wir glauben an unseren Herrn, damit Er uns unsere Verfehlungen vergebe und (auch) die Zauberei, zu der du uns gezwungen hattest. Und Allah ist besser und beständiger.“
Πράγματι, πιστεύουμε στον Κύριό μας, και είθε να μας συγχωρήσει τις αμαρτίες μας και τη μαγεία που μας ανάγκασες να κάνουμε (εναντίον του Μωυσή). Πράγματι, ο Αλλάχ έχει μία καλύτερη ανταμοιβή (από ό,τι μας υποσχέθηκες), και μία τιμωρία που διαρκεί περισσότερο (από ό,τι μας απείλησες).»
निःसंदेह हम अपने पालनहार पर ईमान लाए हैं, ताकि वह हमारे लिए हमारे पापों और जादू के उन कामों को क्षमा कर दे, जो तूने हमें करने के लिए मजबूर किया है और अल्लाह सर्वोत्तम और सदा रहने वाला है।[20]
Noi abbiamo creduto in verità nel nostro Dio, e che voglia perdonarci i nostri errori e la magia a cui ci hai costretto, e Allāh è il Migliore e l’Eterno!»
73. Iš tiesų mes patikėjome mūsų Viešpačiu, kad Jis atleistų mums mūsų kaltes, ir už magiją, į kurią tu mus patraukei. Ir Allahas yra geriau dėl atlygio, lyginant su tavo [Firauno (Faraono)] atlygiu, ir ilgiau besitęsiantis (kalbant apie bausmes, lyginant su tavo bausmėmis).“
“Nuti Gooftaa keenyatti amannee jirra, Akka dogoggora keenyaafi (kufriifii) falfala irraas waan ati isatti nu dirqisiifte nuuf araaramuuf, Rabbitu caalaafi hafaadha.
Воистину, мы уверовали в нашего Господа, чтобы Он простил нам наши прегрешения и то колдовство, к которому ты нас принудил. А Аллах — лучше и долговечнее!»
Ми верујемо у нашег Господара да би нам наше грехе опростио и враџбине на које си нас ти приморао. А Аллах најбоље награђује и казна Његова је вечна.”
Hakika sisi tumemuamini Mola wetu Mlezi ili atusamehe makosa yetu na uchawi uliotulazimisha kuufanya. Na Mwenyezi Mungu ndiye Mbora na Mwenye kudumu zaidi (katika kuadhibu).
Vi tror på vår Herre för att han ska förlåta oss våra synder och den magi du tvingade oss att utföra. Guds [belöning] är bättre och [hans straff] varaktigare.”
"Gerçekten biz, günahlarımızı ve bizi işlemeye zorladığın büyüyü bağışlayarak bizi affetsin diye Rabbimize iman ettik. Allah’ın vereceği mükâfat daha hayırlı ve daha kalıcıdır."
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قَالَ ءَامَنتُمْ لَهُۥ قَبْلَ أَنْ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمْ إِنَّهُۥ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَكُمُ ٱلسِّحْرَ فَلَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُم مِّنْ خِلَٰفٍ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ فِى جُذُوعِ ٱلنَّخْلِ وَلَتَعْلَمُنَّ أَيُّنَآ أَشَدُّ عَذَابًا وَأَبْقَىٰ
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Easy-read (simplified)qaala aamantum lahu qabla an aadhana lakum innahu lakabeerukumu lladhee 'allamakumu s-sihra fala'uqatti'anna aydiyakum wa'arjulakum min khilaafin wala'usallibannakum fee judhoo'i n-nakhli walata'lamunna ayyunaa ashaddu 'adhaaban wa'abqaa
DIN 31635qāla ʾāmantum lahu qabla ʾan ʾāḏana lakum ʾinnahu lakabīrukumu llaḏī ʿallamakumu s-siḥra falaʾuqaṭṭiʿanna ʾaydiyakum waʾarǧulakum min ḫilāfin walaʾuṣallibannakum fī ǧuḏūʿi n-naḫli walataʿlamunna ʾayyunā ʾašaddu ʿaḏāban waʾabqā
He said, "Did you believe in him before I have given you permission? He must be your chief, who has taught you magic. I will cut off your hands and your feet on alternate sides, and I will crucify you on the trunks of the palm-trees. Then you will know which of us is more severe in punishment, and more lasting."
(Pharaoh) said: Ye put faith in him before I give you leave. Lo! he is your chief who taught you magic. Now surely I shall cut off your hands and your feet alternately, and I shall crucify you on the trunks of palm trees, and ye shall know for certain which of us hath sterner and more lasting punishment
Said he, 'Do ye believe in Him before I give you leave? Verily, he is your master who taught you magic! Therefore will I surely cut off your hands and feet on alternate sides, and I will surely crucify you on the trunks of palm trees; and ye shall surely know which of us is keenest at torment and more lasting
Said Pharaoh, "Believe ye on him ere I give you leave? He, in sooth, is your Master who hath taught you magic. I will therefore cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will crucify you on trunks of the palm, and assuredly shall ye learn which of us is severest in punishing, and who is the more abiding
Pharaoh said unto them, do ye believe in him before I give you permission? Verily this is your master, who hath taught you magic. But I will surely cut off your hands and your feet on the opposite sides; and I will crucify you on trunks of palm-trees: And ye shall know which of us is more severe in punishing, and can longer protract your pains
قَالُوا۟ لَن نُّؤْثِرَكَ عَلَىٰ مَا جَآءَنَا مِنَ ٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ وَٱلَّذِى فَطَرَنَا فَٱقْضِ مَآ أَنتَ قَاضٍ إِنَّمَا تَقْضِى هَٰذِهِ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَآ
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Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo lan nu'thiraka 'alaa maa jaa'anaa mina l-bayyinaati walladhee fataranaa faqdi maa anta qaadin innamaa taqdee haadhihi l-hayaata d-dunyaa
DIN 31635qālū lan nuʾṯiraka ʿalā mā ǧāʾanā mina l-bayyināti wallaḏī faṭaranā faqḍi mā ʾanta qāḍin ʾinnamā taqḍī hāḏihi l-ḥayāta d-dunyā
The translators word this verse differently
They said, "We will not prefer you to the proofs that have come to us, and Him who created us. So issue whatever judgment you wish to issue. You can only rule in this lowly life.
They said: We choose thee not above the clear proofs that have come unto us, and above Him Who created us. So decree what thou wilt decree. Thou wilt end for us only this life of the world
Said they, 'We will never prefer thee to what has come to us of manifest signs, and to Him who originated us. Decide then what thou canst decide; thou canst only decide in the life of this world
They said, "We will not have more regard to thee than to the clear tokens which have come to us, or than to Him who hath made us: doom the doom thou wilt: Thou canst only doom as to this present life
They answered, we will by no means have greater regard unto thee, than unto those evident miracles which have been shewn us, or than unto him who hath created us. Pronounce therefore that sentence against us which thou art about to pronounce: For thou canst only give sentence as to this present life
20:73 — the verse above
إِنَّهُۥ مَن يَأْتِ رَبَّهُۥ مُجْرِمًا فَإِنَّ لَهُۥ جَهَنَّمَ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
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Easy-read (simplified)innahu man ya'ti rabbahu mujriman fa'inna lahu jahannama laa yamootu feehaa walaa yahyaa
DIN 31635ʾinnahu man yaʾti rabbahu muǧriman faʾinna lahu ǧahannama lā yamūtu fīhā walā yaḥyā
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Whoever comes to his Lord guilty, for him is Hell, where he neither dies nor lives.
Lo! whoso cometh guilty unto his Lord, verily for him is hell. There he will neither die nor live
Verily, he who comes to his Lord a sinner,- verily, for him is hell; he shall not die therein, and shall not live
As for him who shall come before his Lord laden with crime - for him verily is Hell: he shall not die in it and he shall not live
Verily whosoever shall appear before his Lord on the day of judgment, polluted with crimes, shall have hell for his reward; he shall not die therein, neither shall he live
وَمَن يَأْتِهِۦ مُؤْمِنًا قَدْ عَمِلَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمُ ٱلدَّرَجَٰتُ ٱلْعُلَىٰ
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Easy-read (simplified)waman ya'tihi mu'minan qad 'amila s-saalihaati fa'oolaa'ika lahumu d-darajaatu l-'ulaa
DIN 31635waman yaʾtihi muʾminan qad ʿamila ṣ-ṣāliḥāti faʾūlāʾika lahumu d-daraǧātu l-ʿulā
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But whoever comes to Him a believer, having worked righteousness-these will have the highest ranks.
But whoso cometh unto Him a believer, having done good works, for such are the high stations
But he who comes to Him a believer who has done aright - these, for them are the highest ranks
But he who shall come before Him, a believer, with righteous works, - these! the loftiest grades await them
But whoever shall appear before him, having been a true believer, and shall have worked righteousness, for these are prepared the highest degrees of happiness
9:21
Why this passage is in the study finding 04
يُبَشِّرُهُمْ رَبُّهُم بِرَحْمَةٍ مِّنْهُ وَرِضْوَٰنٍ وَجَنَّٰتٍ لَّهُمْ فِيهَا نَعِيمٌ مُّقِيمٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)yubashshiruhum rabbuhum birahmatin minhu waridwaanin wajannaatin lahum feehaa na'eemun muqeem
DIN 31635yubašširuhum rabbuhum biraḥmatin minhu wariḍwānin waǧannātin lahum fīhā naʿīmun muqīmun
Their Lord announces to them good news of mercy from Him, and acceptance, and gardens wherein they will have lasting bliss.
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Their Lord giveth them good tidings of mercy from Him, and acceptance, and Gardens where enduring pleasure will be theirs
Their Lord gives them glad tidings of mercy from Himself, and goodwill; and gardens shall they have therein and lasting pleasure
Tidings of mercy from Himself, and of His good pleasure, doth their Lord send them, and of gardens in which lasting pleasure shall be theirs
Their Lord sendeth them good tidings of mercy from Him, and good will, and of gardens wherein they shall enjoy lasting pleasure
Sources
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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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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Zoti i tyre i përgëzon ata me mëshirën e me kënaqësinë e Tij dhe me kopshte të Xhenetit, ku do të kenë lumturi të përhershme.
তাদের রব তাদেরকে নিজের পক্ষ থেকে সুসংবাদ দিচ্ছেন, তাঁর রহমত ও সন্তুষ্টির এবং এমন জান্নাতসমূহের যাতে রয়েছে, তাদের জন্য চিরস্থায়ী নি‘আমত।
Gospodar im njihov šalje radosne vijesti da će im milostiv i blagonaklon biti i da će ih u džennetske bašče uvesti, u kojima će neprekidno uživati.
Gospodar im njihov šalje radosne vijesti da će im milostiv i blagonaklon biti i da će ih u rajske vrtove uvesti, u kojima će neprekidno uživati.
Joomi maɓɓe no wewlinira ɓe yurmeende immorde ka makko, e yarluyee, e Aljannaaji, no woodani ɓe nder majji dokke Alla ñiiɓatɗe
მათ (ამ გადასახლებულ მორწმუნეებს) მათი უფალი ახარებს თავისი (უდიდესი) წყალობით, კმაყოფილებით და სამოთხის ბაღებით, სადაც მათთვის იქნება მუდმივი ნეტარება.
Ihr Herr verkündet ihnen Barmherzigkeit von sich und Wohlgefallen und (Paradies)gärten, in denen sie andauernde Wonne haben.
Ο Κύριός τους τους αναγγέλλει ευχάριστα νέα ότι θα λάβουν έλεος απ' Αυτόν, την ευαρέστησή Του, και κήπους (στον Παράδεισο) όπου θα έχουν εκεί μέσα αιώνια ευδαιμονία.
उनका पालनहार उन्हें अपनी ओर से दया और प्रसन्नता तथा ऐसे बाग़ों की शुभ सूचना देता है, जिनमें उनके लिए शाश्वत आनंद है।
E il loro Dio annuncia loro la Sua pietà e il Suo compiacimento, e Paradisi dove avranno un bene durevole
21. Jų Viešpats suteikia jiems geras naujienas apie Savo Gailestingumą ir Jo buvimą patenkintu (jais), ir apie Sodus (Rojų) jiems, kuriuose amžini malonumai.
Gooftaan isaanii isaan gammachiisa rahmata isarraa taheen, jaalalaafi jannatoowwan ishee keessa qananiin yeroo hundaa isaaniif jirtuun.
Их Господь радует их вестью о милости от Себя, [Своём] довольстве и садах, в которых для них — вечное блаженство.
Господар њихов им шаље радосни наговештај о Његовој милости и задовољству, и о рајским баштама у којима ће непрекидно да уживају.
Mola wao Mlezi anawabashiria rehema zitokazo kwake, na radhi, na Bustani ambazo humo wana neema za kudumu.
Deras Herre ger dem glädjebudet om sin barmhärtighet och sitt välbehag, och om trädgårdar med beständig salighet
Rableri onlara rahmetini, rızasını, onlara içlerinde tükenmez ve ebedî bir naîm (nimet) bulunan cennetleri müjdeler.
انہیں ان کا رب خوشخبری دیتا ہے اپنی رحمت کی اور رضامندی کی اور جنتوں کی، ان کے لئے وہاں دوامی نعمت ہے۔
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أَجَعَلْتُمْ سِقَايَةَ ٱلْحَآجِّ وَعِمَارَةَ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ كَمَنْ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ وَجَٰهَدَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ لَا يَسْتَوُۥنَ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)aja'altum siqaayata l-haajji wa'imaarata l-masjidi l-haraami kaman aamana billaahi wal-yawmi l-'aakhiri wajaahada fee sabeeli llaahi laa yastawoona 'inda llaahi wallaahu laa yahdee l-qawma z-zaalimeen
DIN 31635ʾaǧaʿaltum siqāyata l-ḥāǧǧi waʿimārata l-masǧidi l-ḥarāmi kaman ʾāmana billāhi wal-yawmi l-ʾāḫiri waǧāhada fī sabīli llāhi lā yastawūna ʿinda llāhi wallāhu lā yahdī l-qawma ẓ-ẓālimīna
The translators word this verse differently
Do you consider giving water to pilgrims and maintaining the Sacred Mosque the same as believing in God and the Last Day and striving in God's path? They are not equal in God's sight. God does not guide the unjust people.
Count ye the slaking of a pilgrim's thirst and tendance of the Inviolable Place of Worship as (equal to the worth of) him who believeth in Allah and the Last Day, and striveth in the way of Allah? They are not equal in the sight of Allah. Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk
Have ye made out the giving drink to the pilgrims and the repairing to the Sacred Mosque to be like being one who believes in God and in the last day, and is strenuous in the way of God?- they are not equal in God's sight, and God guides not an unjust people
Do ye place the giving drink to the pilgrims, and the visitation of the sacred temple, on the same level with him who believeth in God and the last day, and fighteth on the way of God? They shall not be held equal by God: and God guideth not the unrighteous
Do ye reckon the giving drink to the pilgrims, and the visiting of the holy temple to be actions as meritorious as those performed by him who believeth in God and the last day, and fighteth for the religion of God? They shall not be held equal with God: For God directeth not the unrighteous people
ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَهَاجَرُوا۟ وَجَٰهَدُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ بِأَمْوَٰلِهِمْ وَأَنفُسِهِمْ أَعْظَمُ دَرَجَةً عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْفَآئِزُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)alladheena aamanoo wahaajaroo wajaahadoo fee sabeeli llaahi bi'amwaalihim wa'anfusihim a'zamu darajatan 'inda llaahi wa'oolaa'ika humu l-faa'izoon
DIN 31635allaḏīna ʾāmanū wahāǧarū waǧāhadū fī sabīli llāhi biʾamwālihim waʾanfusihim ʾaʿẓamu daraǧatan ʿinda llāhi waʾūlāʾika humu l-fāʾizūna
Those who believe, and emigrate, and strive in God's path with their possessions and their persons, are of a higher rank with God. These are the winners.
Those who believe, and have left their homes and striven with their wealth and their lives in Allah's way are of much greater worth in Allah's sight. These are they who are triumphant
Those who believe and who have fled and been strenuous in the way of God, with their wealth and with their persons, are highest in rank with God, and these it is who are happy
They who have believed, and fled their homes, and striven with their substance and with their persons on the path of God, shall be of highest grade with God: and these are they who shall be happy
They who have believed, and fled their country, and employed their substance and their persons in the defence of God's true religion, shall be in the highest degree of honour with God; and these are they who shall be happy
9:21 — the verse above
خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدًا إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عِندَهُۥٓ أَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)khaalideena feehaa abadan inna llaaha 'indahu ajrun 'azeem
DIN 31635ḫālidīna fīhā ʾabadan ʾinna llāha ʿindahu ʾaǧrun ʿaẓīmun
Abiding therein forever. With God is a great reward.
There they will abide for ever. Lo! with Allah there is immense reward
to dwell therein for aye! Verily, God, with Him is mighty here
Therein shall they abide for ever; for God! with Him is a great reward
they shall continue therein for ever: For with God is a great reward
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَتَّخِذُوٓا۟ ءَابَآءَكُمْ وَإِخْوَٰنَكُمْ أَوْلِيَآءَ إِنِ ٱسْتَحَبُّوا۟ ٱلْكُفْرَ عَلَى ٱلْإِيمَٰنِ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّهُم مِّنكُمْ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)yaa ayyuhaa lladheena aamanoo laa tattakhidhoo aabaa'akum wa'ikhwaanakum awliyaa'a ini stahabboo l-kufra 'alaa l-'eemaani waman yatawallahum minkum fa'oolaa'ika humu z-zaalimoon
DIN 31635yā ʾayyuhā llaḏīna ʾāmanū lā tattaḫiḏū ʾābāʾakum waʾiḫwānakum ʾawliyāʾa ʾini staḥabbū l-kufra ʿalā l-ʾīmāni waman yatawallahum minkum faʾūlāʾika humu ẓ-ẓālimūna
The translators word this verse differently
O you who believe! Do not ally yourselves with your parents and your siblings if they prefer disbelief to belief. Whoever of you allies himself with them-these are the wrongdoers.
O ye who believe! Choose not your fathers nor your brethren for friends if they take pleasure in disbelief rather than faith. Whoso of you taketh them for friends, such are wrong-doers
O ye who believe! take not your fathers and your brothers for patrons if they love misbelief rather than faith; for whosoever amongst you takes them for patrons these are the unjust
O Believers! make not friends of your fathers or your brethren if they love unbelief above faith: and whoso of you shall make them his friends, will be wrong doers
O true believers, take not your fathers or your brethren for friends, if they love infidelity above faith; and whosoever among you shall take them for his friends, they will be unjust doers
What this study rests on, and what it refusessigned with it3 of the 4 paragraphs signed with this study; the paragraph naming what it does not answer is at the top of the page
The selection above and this account of it are part of what was signed. Where the renderings disagree it says so; where the question runs past what has cleared the rights audit it says that too.
Read across the four public-domain translations - Sale 1734, Rodwell 1861, Palmer 1880, Pickthall 1930 - of 18:46, 19:76, 20:73, 9:21, 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.
How this set was arrived at. The verses were found by a word search of the four public-domain translations, using terms chosen by the editor and listed here as they were searched - enduring + good; good + works + enduring; abiding + good; lasting + good; better + reward + abiding. The search was a way of finding passages, not a judgement about what they mean: that several translators chose the same English word is not evidence about the Arabic. A different choice of terms gives a different set.
Where the translations part company, named rather than resolved. How differently the translations word each verse is shown on that verse's page, and the study names the differences it turns on rather than choosing between them.
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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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