Among the people is he who trades in distracting tales; intending, without knowledge, to lead away from God's way, and to make a mockery of it. These will have a humiliating punishment.
Does the Qur'an forbid music?
Key findingsEditorial
One finding for each passage this study carries, in the order the study reads them. Each is the reason that passage was signed into the study, in full and unedited - including, where the renderings disagree, the disagreement.
- 01 31:6 The verse the question is usually put to, and the one where the five renderings give five different wordings for what he buys
- 02 17:64 Cited for the word voice; in all five the voice belongs to the one being addressed in that passage, and no instrument appears
- 03 53:59–61 The nearest the text comes to condemning diversion: wondering, laughing, not weeping, amusing yourselves
- 04 19:62 Returned by the seed and included so the reader sees what the search found: it describes speech in the garden, not the subject
In plain wordsEditorial written by the editors, not a translation
The word music does not appear in the Qur'an as these five render it - not once in 31,173 rows.
What does appear is singing, and it appears as praise. At 34:10 Rodwell has the mountains and birds "answer his songs of praise" and Sale has them "sing alternate praises", where Palmer, Pickthall and Itani have them echo it; at 37:1 Rodwell alone ranges the angels for songs of praise; at 21:79 Itani alone uses the word sing, of the mountains with David; and at 73:4 all five describe how the Qur'an itself is to be voiced - Palmer has "chant the Qur'an chanting", Pickthall "chant the Qur'an in measure", Itani "chant the Quran rhythmically", Rodwell "with measured tone intone the Koran", Sale "repeat the Koran with a distinct and sonorous voice".
The verse most often brought to the question is 31:6, where a man buys something that leads others astray - and the five do not agree what he buys: sportive legends in Palmer, mere pastime of discourse in Pickthall, an idle tale in Rodwell, a ludicrous story in Sale, distracting tales in Itani. At 17:64 the voice that entices belongs to the one addressed in that passage, not to a singer. At 53:59-61 the charge is wondering, laughing and not weeping while amusing yourselves.
Whether music falls under speech that misleads, or under sung praise, is a step beyond these verses, taken by scholars on material this platform holds none of - and it is the step the verses do not take either.
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WHAT THIS STUDY DOES NOT ANSWER, and the layer that would. (1) THE JURISTIC RULINGS ON MUSIC, for and against, rest on and on schools' reasoning. No hadith source has cleared the rights audit and no juristic source is held, so this study reports what the verses say and stops. Silence in the text is not a permission and it is not a prohibition; it is silence, and saying so is the finding. (2) What the commentators make of 31:6 - several read it as covering song - is , and that layer is empty. (3) Whether any particular instrument, occasion or form is meant: the same layers, and the verses give no terms to work with.
What this rests on
Opens with 31:6, widening across 4 passages in all.
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The versesSource fact 4 passages, each with every cleared translation
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31:6
Why this passage is in the study finding 01
وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَشْتَرِى لَهْوَ ٱلْحَدِيثِ لِيُضِلَّ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَيَتَّخِذَهَا هُزُوًا أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُّهِينٌ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)wamina n-naasi man yashtaree lahwa l-hadeethi liyudilla 'an sabeeli llaahi bighayri 'ilmin wayattakhidhahaa huzuwan oolaa'ika lahum 'adhaabun muheen
DIN 31635wamina n-nāsi man yaštarī lahwa l-ḥadīṯi liyuḍilla ʿan sabīli llāhi biġayri ʿilmin wayattaḫiḏahā huzuwan ʾūlāʾika lahum ʿaḏābun muhīnun
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
The translators word this verse differently
Compare translations (4)
And of mankind is he who payeth for mere pastime of discourse, that he may mislead from Allah's way without knowledge, and maketh it the butt of mockery. For such there is a shameful doom
And amongst men is one who buys sportive legends, to lead astray from God's path, without knowledge, and to make a jest of it; these, for them is shameful woe
But a man there is who buyeth an idle tale, that in his lack of knowledge he may mislead others from the way of God, and turn it to scorn. For such is prepared a shameful punishment
There is a man who purchaseth a ludicrous story, that he may seduce men from the way of God, without knowledge, and may laugh the same to scorn: These shall suffer a shameful punishment
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EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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Other languages (18)
Ka prej njerëzve që marrin tregime të kota për të larguar (njerëzit) nga rruga e Allahut pa kurrfarë diturie dhe sa për t'u tallur me të. Për të tillët do të ketë një dënim poshtërues.
আর মানুষের মধ্যে এমনও কেউ আছে, যে অসার কথাবার্তা ক্রয় করে(১), যাতে সে জ্ঞানহীনভাবে মানুষকে আল্লাহর পথ থেকে বিচ্যুত করতে পারে এবং সে আল্লাহর রাস্তাকে উপহাসরূপে গ্রহণ করে, তাদের জন্য রয়েছে লাঞ্ছনাদায়ক শাস্তি।
Ima ljudi koji kupuju sredstva za razonodu, da bi, ne znajući koliki je to grijeh, s Allahovog puta odvodili i da bi ga predmetom za ismijavanje uzimali. Njih čeka sramna kazna.
Ima ljudi koji kupuju sredstva za razonodu, da bi, ne znajući koliki je to grijeh, s Allahovog puta odvodili i da bi ga predmetom za ismijavanje uzimali. Njih čeka sramna kazna.
Hino woodi e yimɓe ɓen, soodiroowo mbeleeɗe konnguɗi haa o majjira e laawol Alla ngol ko aldaa e ganndal, o jogitora (aayeeje) ɗen jalnitgol. ɓeen ɗon, hino woodani ɓe lepte koynooje.
და ადამიანთაგან არიან ისეთნი, რომლებიც იძენენ გასართობ საუბარს [ყველაფერს, რაც ადამიანს ალლაჰის მორჩილებას აშორებს], რათა ცოდნის გარეშე ააცდინონ ალლაჰის გზიდან და აქციონ ის [ალლაჰის აიათები] სასაცილოდ. აი ისინი, მათთვისაა გამზადებული დამამცირებელი სასჯელი.
Und unter den Menschen gibt es manchen, der abhaltende Unterhaltung erkauft, um (die Menschen) vom Weg Allahs ohne (richtiges) Wissen in die Irre zu führen und über ihn (also Allahs Weg) zu spotten. Für jene (Leute) ist schmachvolle Strafe bestimmt.
Μεταξύ των ανθρώπων υπάρχει εκείνος που αγοράζει (ή επιλέγει και επιθυμεί) τα μάταια λόγια (και τα λόγια πλάνης και τα τραγούδια), για να αποτρέψει (τους ανθρώπους), χωρίς γνώση, από το δρόμο του Αλλάχ, και τα παίρνει (τα Εδάφια και το δρόμο του Αλλάχ) ως κοροϊδία. Τέτοιοι άνθρωποι θα έχουν ένα ταπεινωτικό μαρτύριο.
तथा लोगों में कोई ऐसा (भी) है, जो असावधान करने वाली बात[1] खरीदता है, ताकि बिना ज्ञान के (लोगों को) अल्लाह के मार्ग (इस्लाम) से गुमराह करे और अल्लाह की आयतों का उपहास करे। यही लोग हैं, जिनके लिए अपमानकारी यातना है।
E c’è tra gli uomini chi si dedica a inutili discorsi per sviare, con quelli, dal Sentiero di Allāh, ignaro, disprezzandoli: quelli avranno una punizione umiliante.
6. Ir tarp žmonių yra tas, kuris perka tuščias kalbas (t. y. muziką, dainavimą ir t. t.), kad paklaidintų (žmones) nuo Allaho Kelio be žinojimo, ir laiko tai (Allaho Kelią arba Korano Eilutes) pajuokų objektu. Tokiam bus žeminanti kančia (Pragare).
Namoota irraa nama haasawa taphaa bituutu jira. beekumsaan malee karaa Rabbiirraa ittiin (nama) jallisuuf, meeshaa taphaa ishee taasifachuuf. Isaan sana adabbii xiqqeessaatu isaaniif jira.
Среди людей есть и такие, кто покупает праздные речи, чтобы сбить с пути Аллаха без знания, и обращает их в предмет насмешек. Такие — для них унизительное наказание.
Има људи који купују средства за забаву, да би, не знајући колики је то грех, с Аллаховог пута одводили и да би га предметом за исмејавање узимали. Њих чека срамна казна.
Na miongoni mwa watu wapo wanaonunua maneno ya upuuzi, ili wawapoteze watu mbali na njia ya Mwenyezi Mungu pasipo kujua, na wanaichukulia ni masihara. Hao watapata adhabu ya kuwafedhehesha.
Bland människorna finns de som ägnar sig åt tomt prat och förströelse för att avleda andra från Guds väg utan kunskap, och de gör narr [av hans budskap]. De ska möta ett förnedrande straff.
İnsanlardan kimisi bilgisizce Allah’ın yolundan saptırmak ve o ayetleri bir eğlence edinmek için boş sözleri satın alırlar. İşte onlar için aşağılayıcı bir azap vardır.
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ٱلَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَهُم بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)alladheena yuqeemoona s-salaata wayu'toona z-zakaata wahum bil-'aakhirati hum yooqinoon
DIN 31635allaḏīna yuqīmūna ṣ-ṣalāta wayuʾtūna z-zakāta wahum bil-ʾāḫirati hum yūqinūna
The translators word this verse differently
Those who observe the prayer, and pay the obligatory charity, and are certain of the Hereafter.
Those who establish worship and pay the poor-due and have sure faith in the Hereafter
who are steadfast in prayer and give alms and who of the hereafter are sure
Who observe prayer, and pay the impost, and believe firmly in the life to come
who observe the appointed times of prayer, and give alms, and have firm assurance in the life to come
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ عَلَىٰ هُدًى مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)oolaa'ika 'alaa hudan min rabbihim wa'oolaa'ika humu l-muflihoon
DIN 31635ʾūlāʾika ʿalā hudan min rabbihim waʾūlāʾika humu l-mufliḥūna
These are upon guidance from their Lord. These are the successful.
Such have guidance from their Lord. Such are the successful
these are in Guidance from their Lord, and these are the prosperous
These rest on guidance from their Lord, and with these it shall be well
These are directed by their Lord, and they shall prosper
31:6 — the verse above
وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا وَلَّىٰ مُسْتَكْبِرًا كَأَن لَّمْ يَسْمَعْهَا كَأَنَّ فِىٓ أُذُنَيْهِ وَقْرًا فَبَشِّرْهُ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhaa tutlaa 'alayhi aayaatunaa wallaa mustakbiran ka'an lam yasma'haa ka'anna fee udhunayhi waqran fabashshirhu bi'adhaabin aleem
DIN 31635waʾiḏā tutlā ʿalayhi ʾāyātunā wallā mustakbiran kaʾan lam yasmaʿhā kaʾanna fī ʾuḏunayhi waqran fabašširhu biʿaḏābin ʾalīmin
And when Our Verses are recited to him, he turns away in pride, as though he did not hear them, as though there is deafness in his ears. So inform him of a painful punishment.
And when Our revelations are recited unto him he turneth away in pride as if he heard them not, as if there were a deafness in his ears. So give him tidings of a painful doom
And when our signs are recited to him, he turns his back, too big with pride, as though he heard them not, - as if in his two ears were dullness. But give to him glad tidings of grievous woe
And when our signs are rehearsed to him, he turneth away disdainfully, as though he heard them not, - as though his ears were heavy with deafness. Announce to him therefore tidings of an afflictive punishment
And when our signs are rehearsed unto him, he disdainfully turneth his back, as though he heard them not, as though there were a deafness in his ears: Wherefore denounce unto him a grievous punishment
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّٰتُ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)inna lladheena aamanoo wa'amiloo s-saalihaati lahum jannaatu n-na'eem
DIN 31635ʾinna llaḏīna ʾāmanū waʿamilū ṣ-ṣāliḥāti lahum ǧannātu n-naʿīmi
As for those who believe and do good deeds-for them are the Gardens of Bliss.
Lo! those who believe and do good works, for them are the gardens of delight
Verily, those who believe and do right, for them are gardens of pleasure
But they who shall have believed and wrought good works, shall enjoy the gardens of delight
But they who shall believe, and work righteousness, shall enjoy gardens of pleasure
17:64
Why this passage is in the study finding 02
وَٱسْتَفْزِزْ مَنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتَ مِنْهُم بِصَوْتِكَ وَأَجْلِبْ عَلَيْهِم بِخَيْلِكَ وَرَجِلِكَ وَشَارِكْهُمْ فِى ٱلْأَمْوَٰلِ وَٱلْأَوْلَٰدِ وَعِدْهُمْ وَمَا يَعِدُهُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ إِلَّا غُرُورًا
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)wastafziz mani stata'ta minhum bisawtika wa'ajlib 'alayhim bikhaylika warajilika washaarikhum fee l-'amwaali wal-'awlaadi wa'idhum wamaa ya'iduhumu sh-shaytaanu illaa ghurooraa
DIN 31635wastafziz mani staṭaʿta minhum biṣawtika waʾaǧlib ʿalayhim biḫaylika waraǧilika wašārikhum fī l-ʾamwāli wal-ʾawlādi waʿidhum wamā yaʿiduhumu š-šayṭānu ʾillā ġurūran
The translators word this verse differently
"And entice whomever of them you can with your voice, and rally against them your cavalry and your infantry, and share with them in wealth and children, and make promises to them." But Satan promises them nothing but delusion.
Compare translations (4)
And excite any of them whom thou canst with thy voice, and urge thy horse and foot against them, and be a partner in their wealth and children, and promise them. Satan promiseth them only to deceive
Entice away whomsoever of them thou canst with thy voice; and bear down upon them with thy horse and with thy foot; and share with them in their wealth and their children; and promise them,- but Satan promises them naught but deceit
And entice such of them as thou canst by thy voice; assault them with thy horsemen and thy footmen; be their partner in their riches and in their children, and make them promises: but Satan shall make them only deceitful promises
an ample reward for your demerits! And entice to vanity such of them as thou canst, by thy voice; and assault them on all sides with thy horsemen and thy footmen; and partake with them in their riches, and their children; and make them promises; (but the devil shall make them no other than deceitful promises)
Sources
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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)
Josh me zërin tënd këdo që mundesh nga ata; lësho kundër tyre gjithë kalorësinë e këmbësorinë tënde; bëhu pjesëtar në pasurinë e fëmijët e tyre, si dhe jepu premtime!" Por, shejtani nuk u premton gjë tjetër përveç mashtrimit.
‘আর তোমার কণ্ঠ দিয়ে (গুনাহের প্রতি উৎসাহ ব্যঞ্জন আওয়াজের মাধ্যমে) তাদের মধ্যে যাকে পারো পদস্খলিত করো, তোমার অশ্বারোহী ও পদাতিক বাহিনী নিয়ে তাদের ওপর আক্রমণ চালাও এবং তাদের ধন-সম্পদ ও সন্তান-সন্ততিতে অংশীদার হও এবং তাদেরকে প্রতিশ্রুতি দাও।’(২৫) আর শয়তান প্রতারণা ছাড়া তাদেরকে কোনো প্রতিশ্রুতি দেয় না।
I zavodi glasom svojim koga možeš i potjeraj na njih svoju konjicu i svoju pješadiju, i budi im ortak u imecima, i u djeci, i daji im obećanja – a šejtan ih samo obmanjuje,
I zavodi glasom svojim koga možeš i potjeraj na njih svoju konjicu i svoju pješadiju, i budi im ortak u imetcima, i u djeci, i daji im obećanja", a sotona ih samo obmanjuje,
Dillinir on mo kattanaɗaa e maɓɓe hito maa o, pooɗa e dow maɓɓe pucci maa e seppooɓe maa, rentu e maɓɓe jawle e ɓiɓɓe foduɓe, [kono] Seytaane fodaani ɓe si wonaa hodo.
Und bedränge, wen von ihnen du (bedrängen) kannst, mit deiner Stimme, und biete gegen sie deine Reiterei und dein Fußvolk auf, und habe Anteil an ihrem Besitz und ihren Kindern, und mache ihnen Versprechungen.“ - Aber der Satan macht ihnen (ja) nur Versprechungen in Trug. -
Ξεγέλασε (και υποκίνησε και κάλεσε) όποιους μπορείς απ' αυτούς με τη φωνή σου (με το κάλεσμά σου να σε υπακούσουν, και με τα τραγούδια και τη διασκέδαση), και φέρε εναντίον τους, (τον στρατό σου από) τους ιππότες και το πεζικό σου (που πηγαίνουν προς τις αμαρτίες καβαλώντας ή περπατώντας), και έχε μερίδιο στα πλούτη τους (με το να τους διατάζεις να τα αποκτούν με αμαρτίες και να τα ξοδεύουν σε αμαρτίες) και (έχε μερίδιο) στα παιδιά τους (με το να ωραιοποιήσεις γι' αυτούς να έχουν φιλενάδες και φίλους για να αποκτούν παιδιά από μοιχεία εκτός γάμου και να απομακρύνουν τα παιδιά τους από τη θρησκεία Μου -το Ισλάμ-, στην οποία γεννιούνται, προς άλλες θρησκείες που θα εφευρίσκουν αυτοί), και δώσε τους (ψεύτικες) υποσχέσεις!» Πράγματι, ο Σατανάς δεν τους υπόσχεται παρά μόνο εξαπάτηση και πλάνη!
E lusinga tutti quelli di loro che potrai con la tua voce, e contro di loro raduna pure i tuoi cavalli e i tuoi fanti, e condividi (entra nei loro affari) i loro beni e i loro figli, e fa’ loro delle promesse, e le promesse di Satana non sono che lusinghe.
64. „Ir apkvailink juos palaipsniui, tuos iš jų, kuriuos gali, savo balsu (t. y. dainomis, muzika ir bet kokiu kitu kvietimu į nepaklusnumą Allahui), atakuok juos savo kavalerija ir savo pėstininkais, dalinkis su jais turtu ir vaikais (viliodamas juos uždirbti pinigus neleistinais būdais – lupikavimu, arba įtraukdamas į nelesitinus lytinius santykius), ir žadėk jiems.“ Tačiau, Šėtonas nepažada jiems nieko, tik apgaulę.
Isaan irraa nama dandeesse sagalee keetiin kakaasi. Yaabbattoota keetiifi lafoo keetiinis isaan irratti gulufsiisi. Qabeenyaafi ilmaan keessattis isaanitti qindaa’ii. waadaas isaaniif seeni. Sheyxaanni gowwoomsuu malee homaa waadaa isaaniif hin seenu.
И подстрекай своим голосом, кого сможешь из них, и пошли на них свою конницу и пехоту, дели с ними имущество и детей и давай им обещания. Но шайтан не обещает им ничего, кроме обольщения.
И заводи гласом својим кога можеш и сакупи против њих своју коњицу и своју пешадију, и имај удела у њиховој имовини и деци, и дај им обећања – а само је обмана то што им Сотона обећава.
Na wachochee uwawezao katika wao kwa sauti yako, na wakusanyie jeshi lako la wapandao farasi na waendao kwa miguu. Na shirikiana nao katika mali na wana, na waahidi. Na Shetani hawapi ahadi isipokuwa ya udanganyifu.
Hetsa den du kan med din [förledande] röst, och sätt in dina styrkor mot dem, både till häst och till fots. Var sedan delaktig med dem [genom att försköna olagliga sätt] att skaffa rikedomar och barn, och ge dem falska förhoppningar!” Men Satans löften till dem är ingenting annat än bedrägeri.
İnsanlardan gücünün yettiklerini sesinle davet et. Atlı ve yayalarınla onların üzerine yürü! Onların mallarına ve evlatlarına ortak ol, onlara vaadde bulun! Şeytan onlara aldatmadan başka bir şey vadetmez.
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قَالَ أَرَءَيْتَكَ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كَرَّمْتَ عَلَىَّ لَئِنْ أَخَّرْتَنِ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ لَأَحْتَنِكَنَّ ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥٓ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا
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Easy-read (simplified)qaala ara'aytaka haadhaa lladhee karramta 'alayya la'in akhkhartani ilaa yawmi l-qiyaamati la'ahtanikanna dhurriyyatahu illaa qaleelaa
DIN 31635qāla ʾaraʾaytaka hāḏā llaḏī karramta ʿalayya laʾin ʾaḫḫartani ʾilā yawmi l-qiyāmati laʾaḥtanikanna ḏurriyyatahu ʾillā qalīlan
He said, "Do You see this one whom You have honored more than me? If You reprieve me until the Day of Resurrection, I will bring his descendants under my sway, except for a few."
He said: Seest Thou this (creature) whom Thou hast honoured above me, if Thou give me grace until the Day of Resurrection I verily will seize his seed, save but a few
Said he, 'Dost thou see now? this one whom Thou hast honoured above me, verily, if Thou shouldst respite me until the resurrection day, I will of a surety utterly destroy his seed except a few
Seest thou this man whom thou hast honoured above me? Verily, if thou respite me till the day of Resurrection, I will destroy his offspring, except a few
And he said, what thinkest thou, as to this man whom thou hast honoured above me? Verily, if thou grant me respite until the day of resurrection, I will extirpate his off-spring, except a few
قَالَ ٱذْهَبْ فَمَن تَبِعَكَ مِنْهُمْ فَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ جَزَآؤُكُمْ جَزَآءً مَّوْفُورًا
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Easy-read (simplified)qaala dhhab faman tabi'aka minhum fa'inna jahannama jazaa'ukum jazaa'an mawfooraa
DIN 31635qāla ḏhab faman tabiʿaka minhum faʾinna ǧahannama ǧazāʾukum ǧazāʾan mawfūran
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He said, "Begone! Whoever of them follows you-Hell is your reward, an ample reward."
He said: Go, and whosoever of them followeth thee - lo! hell will be your payment, ample payment
Said He, 'Begone! and whoso of them follows thee - verily, hell is your recompense, an ample recompense
He said, "Begone; but whosoever of them shall follow thee, verily, Hell shall be your recompense; an ample recompense
God answered, be gone, I grant thee respite: But whosoever of them shall follow thee, hell shall surely be your reward
17:64 — the verse above
إِنَّ عِبَادِى لَيْسَ لَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَٰنٌ وَكَفَىٰ بِرَبِّكَ وَكِيلًا
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Easy-read (simplified)inna 'ibaadee laysa laka 'alayhim sultaanun wakafaa birabbika wakeelaa
DIN 31635ʾinna ʿibādī laysa laka ʿalayhim sulṭānun wakafā birabbika wakīlan
"As for My devotees, you have no authority over them." Your Lord is an adequate Guardian.
Lo! My (faithful) bondmen - over them thou hast no power, and thy Lord sufficeth as (their) guardian
Verily, my servants, thou hast no authority over them; thy Lord is guardian enough over them
As to my servants, no power over them shalt thou have; And thy Lord will be their sufficient guardian
As to my servants, thou shalt have no power over them; for thy Lord is a sufficient protector of those who trust in Him
رَّبُّكُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُزْجِى لَكُمُ ٱلْفُلْكَ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ لِتَبْتَغُوا۟ مِن فَضْلِهِۦٓ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ بِكُمْ رَحِيمًا
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Easy-read (simplified)rabbukumu lladhee yuzjee lakumu l-fulka fee l-bahri litabtaghoo min fadlihi innahu kaana bikum raheemaa
DIN 31635rabbukumu llaḏī yuzǧī lakumu l-fulka fī l-baḥri litabtaġū min faḍlihi ʾinnahu kāna bikum raḥīman
Your Lord is He who propels for you the ships at sea, that you may seek of His bounty. He is towards you Most Merciful.
(O mankind), your Lord is He Who driveth for you the ship upon the sea that ye may seek of His bounty. Lo! He was ever Merciful toward you
It is your Lord who drives the ships for you in the sea that ye may seek after plenty from Him; verily, He is ever merciful to you
It is your Lord who speedeth onward the ships for you in the sea, that ye may seek of his abundance; for he is merciful towards you
It is your Lord who driveth forward the ships for you in the sea, that ye may seek to enrich your selves of his abundance by commerce; for He is merciful towards you
53:59–61
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أَفَمِنْ هَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ تَعْجَبُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)afamin haadhaa l-hadeethi ta'jaboon
DIN 31635ʾafamin hāḏā l-ḥadīṯi taʿǧabūna
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Do you marvel at this discourse?
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Marvel ye then at this statement
At this new discourse then do ye wonder
Is it at these sayings that ye marvel
Do ye, therefore, wonder at this new revelation
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وَتَضْحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبْكُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)watadhakoona walaa tabkoon
DIN 31635wataḍḥakūna walā tabkūna
And laugh, and do not weep?
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And laugh and not weep
and do ye laugh and not weep
And that ye laugh and weep not
and do ye laugh, and not weep
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وَأَنتُمْ سَٰمِدُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'antum saamidoon
DIN 31635waʾantum sāmidūna
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Lost in your frivolity?
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While ye amuse yourselves
and ye divert yourselves the while
And that ye are triflers
spending your time in idle diversions
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53:59 Vallë, nga kjo fjalë po çuditeni
53:60 dhe po qeshni e nuk po qani,
53:61 duke qenë të shkujdesur?!
53:59 তোমরা কি এ কথায়(৩২) বিস্ময় বোধ করছ?
53:60 আর (সেটিকে নিয়ে) তোমরা হাসি-ঠাট্টা করছো এবং কাঁদছ না?
53:61 আর তোমরা তো গাফিল।
53:59 Pa zar se ovom govoru iščuđavate,
53:60 i smijete se, a ne plačete,
53:61 gordo dignutih glava?!
53:59 Pa zar se ovom govoru iščuđavate,
53:60 i smijete se, a ne plačete,
53:61 gordo dignutih glava?!
53:59 E ko ndee yeewtere [Alqur'aana] kaawetoɗon?
53:60 Hoɗon njala, on ngullataa?
53:61 Te ko on welsindiiɓe?
53:59 ნუთუ ამ სიტყვის გიკვირთ (ყურანის)?
53:60 და იცინით და არ ტირით?!
53:61 და აგრძელებთ ამპარტავნობას!
53:59 Wundert ihr euch denn über diese Aussage
53:60 und lacht ihr, und weint ihr nicht,
53:61 und seid ihr noch vergnügt?
53:59 Απορρίπτετε αυτά τα Λόγια (το Κορ’άν) και σας φαίνεται περίεργο (ότι είναι από τον Αλλάχ),
53:60 και γελάτε (χλευάζοντας το Κορ’άν) και δεν κλαίτε (όταν ακούτε τις νουθεσίες και τις προειδοποιήσεις του),
53:61 ενώ είστε αδιάφοροι (παίζοντας και τραγουδώντας);
53:59 तो क्या तुम इस बात पर आश्चर्य करते हो?
53:60 तथा हँसते हो और रोते नहीं हो?
53:61 तथा तुम ग़ाफ़िल हो!
53:59 È di questi ammonimenti che vi stupite?
53:60 E ne ridete? E non piangete?
53:61 E vi state distraendo?
53:59 59. Ar galvoji tada apie šį (Korano) recitavimą?
53:60 60. Ir tu juokiesi iš jo, ir neašaroji,
53:61 61. Eikvodamas savo (brangų) gyvenimą pramogoms?
53:59 Sila haasa’a kana (Qur’aana) irraa dinqisiifattanii?
53:60 Ni kolfitanii! Hin boochanii?
53:61 Haala isin dagamoo taataniin (irraa garagaltanii)?
53:59 Неужели вы удивляетесь этому повествованию,
53:60 смеётесь, а не плачете,
53:61 и вы высокомерно беспечны?
53:59 Па зар се чудите овом говору,
53:60 и смејете се, а не плачете,
53:61 гордо дигнутих глава?!
53:59 Je, mnayastaajabia maneno haya?
53:60 Na mnacheka, wala hamlii?
53:61 Nanyi mmeghafilika?
53:59 Är det över detta budskap ni förvånas?
53:60 Ni skrattar åt det i stället för att gråta;
53:61 alltjämt försjunkna i förströelse.
53:59 Şimdi siz bu söze mi şaşıyorsunuz?
53:60 Gülüyorsunuz da ağlamıyorsunuz!
53:61 Ve siz gaflet içinde oyalanmaktasınız.
53:59 پس کیا تم اس بات سے تعجب کرتے ہو.[1]
53:60 اور ہنس رہے ہو؟ روتے نہیں؟
53:61 (بلکہ) تم کھیل رہے ہو.
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أَزِفَتِ ٱلْـَٔازِفَةُ
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Easy-read (simplified)azifati l-'aazifah
DIN 31635ʾazifati l-ʾāzifatu
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The inevitable is imminent.
The threatened Hour is nigh
The approaching day approaches
The day that must draw nigh, draweth nigh already
The approaching day of judgment draweth near
لَيْسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)laysa lahaa min dooni llaahi kaashifah
DIN 31635laysa lahā min dūni llāhi kāšifatun
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None besides God can unveil it.
None beside Allah can disclose it
there, is none to discover it but God
and yet none but God can reveal its time
There is none who can reveal the exact time of the same, besides God
53:59–61 — the verse above
فَٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِلَّهِ وَٱعْبُدُوا۟
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Easy-read (simplified)fasjudoo lillaahi wa'budoo
DIN 31635fasǧudū lillāhi waʿbudū
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So bow down to God, and worship!
Rather prostrate yourselves before Allah and serve Him
But adore God and serve (Him)
Prostrate yourselves then to God and worship
But rather worship God, and serve him
19:62
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لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا إِلَّا سَلَٰمًا وَلَهُمْ رِزْقُهُمْ فِيهَا بُكْرَةً وَعَشِيًّا
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Easy-read (simplified)laa yasma'oona feehaa laghwan illaa salaaman walahum rizquhum feehaa bukratan wa'ashiyyaa
DIN 31635lā yasmaʿūna fīhā laġwan ʾillā salāman walahum rizquhum fīhā bukratan waʿašiyyan
They will hear no nonsense therein, but only peace. And they will have their provision therein, morning and evening.
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They hear therein no idle talk, but only Peace; and therein they have food for morn and evening
They shall hear no empty talk therein, but only 'peace;' and they shall have their provision therein, morning and evening
No vain discourse shall they hear therein, but only "Peace;" and their food shall be given them at morn and even
Therein shall they hear no vain discourse, but peace; and their provision shall be prepared for them therein morning and evening
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Ata nuk do të dëgjojnë në të asnjë fjalë të kotë, përveç selamit (përshëndetjes së paqes) dhe do t'u sillet ushqimi në mëngjes e në mbrëmje.
তারা সেখানে ‘সালাম’ (শান্তি) ছাড়া কোনো অর্থহীন ও অশ্লীল কথা শুনবে না এবং সেখানে সকাল-সন্ধ্যায় তাদের জন্য থাকবে তাদের রিযক।
u njima prazne besjede neće slušati, već samo: “Mir!”, i u njima će i ujutro i navečer opskrbljeni biti.
u njima prazne besjede neće slušati, već samo: “Mir!” i u njima će i ujutro i navečer opskrbljeni biti.
Ɓe nanataa ndeer ton rayrayti si wonaa kisal no woodani ɓe arsike maɓɓe on nder ton bimmbi e kiikiiɗe.
და არ გაიგონებენ [სამოთხის მკვიდრნი] იქ ამაო სიტყვას [ცრუ და უსარგებლო სიტყვებს], გარდა მშვიდობისა! - და ექნებათ სარჩო დილა-საღამოს [მუდამ, როცა ისურვებენ].
Sie hören darin keine unbedachte Rede, sondern nur: „Frieden!“ Und sie haben darin ihre Versorgung morgens und abends.
Δε θα ακούσουν εκεί μάταια λόγια, αλλά θα ακούσουν μόνο καλά λόγια και χαιρετισμούς (από τους Αγγέλους προς αυτούς), και θα έχουν αγαθά μέσα τους (στους κήπους) πρωί και βράδυ (δηλ. συνέχεια όποτε θέλουν).
वे उसमें 'सलाम' के सिवा कोई व्यर्थ बात नहीं सुनेंगे, तथा उनके लिए उसमें सुबह और शाम उनकी जीविका होगी।
Lì non ascolteranno vane parole, ma solo: «Pace!»; lì avranno provviste mattina e sera.
62. Jie negirdės ten (Rojuje) jokio Laghva (nešvankių, melagingų ir blogų, tuščių kalbų), tiktai Salam (sveikinimą taika). Ir turės ten savo išlaikymą, rytą ir popietę.
Nagaa (wal gaafachuu) malee ishee keessatti haasa’a fokkataa hin dhagayan. Ishee keessatti isaaniif sooranni isaanii ganamaafi galgala jira.
Они не услышат там пустословия — лишь приветствие миром. И для них там — их удел утром и вечером.
У њима празне приче неће да слушају, већ само: „Мир Божји!“ - И у њима ће ујутру и навече да буду опскрбљени.
Humo hawatasikia upuuzi wowote, isipokuwa salama tu. Na watapata humo riziki zao asubuhi na jioni.
Där ska de inte höra något meningslöst tal, utan endast fredliga ord, och de ska få sin försörjning morgon och kväll.
Orada boş söz işitmezler. Ancak selam (işitirler). Ve orada, sabah akşam kendilerine ait rızıkları vardır.
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إِلَّا مَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ يَدْخُلُونَ ٱلْجَنَّةَ وَلَا يُظْلَمُونَ شَيْـًٔا
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Easy-read (simplified)illaa man taaba wa'aamana wa'amila saalihan fa'oolaa'ika yadkhuloona l-jannata walaa yuzlamoona shay'aa
DIN 31635ʾillā man tāba waʾāmana waʿamila ṣāliḥan faʾūlāʾika yadḫulūna l-ǧannata walā yuẓlamūna šayʾan
Except for those who repent, and believe, and act righteously. These will enter Paradise, and will not be wronged in the least.
Save him who shall repent and believe and do right. Such will enter the Garden, and they will not be wronged in aught
except such as repent and believe and act aright; for these shall enter Paradise, and shall not be wronged at all
Save those who turn and believe and do that which is right, these shall enter the Garden, and in nought shall they be wronged
Except him who repenteth, and believeth, and doth that which is right; these shall enter paradise, and they shall not in the least be wronged
جَنَّٰتِ عَدْنٍ ٱلَّتِى وَعَدَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ عِبَادَهُۥ بِٱلْغَيْبِ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ وَعْدُهُۥ مَأْتِيًّا
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Easy-read (simplified)jannaati 'adnin llatee wa'ada r-rahmaanu 'ibaadahu bil-ghaybi innahu kaana wa'duhu ma'tiyyaa
DIN 31635ǧannāti ʿadnin llatī waʿada r-raḥmānu ʿibādahu bil-ġaybi ʾinnahu kāna waʿduhu maʾtiyyan
The Gardens of Eden, promised by the Most Merciful to His servants in the Unseen. His promise will certainly come true.
Gardens of Eden, which the Beneficent hath promised to His slaves in the unseen. Lo! His promise is ever sure of fulfilment
gardens of Eden, which the Merciful has promised to His servants in the unseen; verily, His promise ever comes to pass
The Garden of Eden, which the God of Mercy hath promised to his servants, though yet unseen: for his promise shall come to pass
Gardens of perpetual abode shall be their reward, which the Merciful hath promised unto his servants, as an object of faith; for his promise will surely come to be fulfilled
19:62 — the verse above
تِلْكَ ٱلْجَنَّةُ ٱلَّتِى نُورِثُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا مَن كَانَ تَقِيًّا
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Easy-read (simplified)tilka l-jannatu llatee noorithu min 'ibaadinaa man kaana taqiyyaa
DIN 31635tilka l-ǧannatu llatī nūriṯu min ʿibādinā man kāna taqiyyan
Such is Paradise which We will give as inheritance to those of Our servants who are devout.
Such is the Garden which We cause the devout among Our bondmen to inherit
that is Paradise which we will give for an inheritance to those of our servants who are pious
This is the Paradise which we will make the heritage of those our servants who fear us
This is paradise, which We will give for an inheritance unto such of our servants as shall be pious
وَمَا نَتَنَزَّلُ إِلَّا بِأَمْرِ رَبِّكَ لَهُۥ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِينَا وَمَا خَلْفَنَا وَمَا بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ نَسِيًّا
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Easy-read (simplified)wamaa natanazzalu illaa bi'amri rabbika lahu maa bayna aydeenaa wamaa khalfanaa wamaa bayna dhaalika wamaa kaana rabbuka nasiyyaa
DIN 31635wamā natanazzalu ʾillā biʾamri rabbika lahu mā bayna ʾaydīnā wamā ḫalfanā wamā bayna ḏālika wamā kāna rabbuka nasiyyan
"We do not descend except by the command of your Lord. His is what is before us, and what is behind us, and what is between them. Your Lord is never forgetful."
We (angels) come not down save by commandment of thy Lord. Unto Him belongeth all that is before us and all that is behind us and all that is between those two, and thy Lord was never forgetful
We do not descend save at the bidding of thy Lord; His is what is before us, and what is behind us, and what is between those; for thy Lord is never forgetful
We come not down from Heaven but by thy Lord's command. His, whatever is before us and whatever is behind us, and whatever is between the two! And thy Lord is not forgetful
We descend not from heaven, unless by the command of thy Lord: Unto Him belongeth whatsoever is before us, and whatsoever is behind us, and whatsoever is in the intermediate space; neither is thy Lord forgetful of thee
What this study rests on, and what it refusessigned with it4 of the 5 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.
SEED. 'music' returned ZERO verses across all five renderings, and that is the study's first finding rather than an empty result to be worked around. 'idle discourse' returned three verses - 19:62, 31:6 and 88:11 - of which 31:6 is the one the question is usually put to; 19:62 and 88:11 describe speech in the garden and are not about the subject.
WHERE THE RENDERINGS PART COMPANY, NAMED, and here the split is the finding. At 31:6 the object purchased is 'sportive legends' (Palmer), 'mere pastime of discourse' (Pickthall), 'an idle tale' (Rodwell), 'a ludicrous story' (Sale) and 'distracting tales' (Itani). Five renderings, five wordings, and no music in any of them. At 17:64 all five have the voice belong to the addressee of that passage.
THE ZERO, AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITH PROBES. Each probe is matched as a whole word, case-insensitively, over all 31,173 rendering rows of the five cleared renderings: 'music' returns 0. 'song|songs|sing|singing' returns 5 rows, at 19:11 (Rodwell alone), 21:79 (Itani alone), 34:10 (Rodwell and Sale), 37:1 (Rodwell alone). 'instrument|flute|lute|drum|pipe' returns 1 row, 24:33 (Sale alone), where the word is a written instrument; their plural forms 'instruments|flutes|lutes|drums|pipes', which whole-word matching does not catch, return one more, 36:28 (Sale alone), instruments of destruction: two rows in all, both Sale, neither a musical instrument. 'melody|tune|chant' returns 3 rows, all at 73:4 (Itani, Palmer and Pickthall). 'voice' returns 38 rows, recorded as context for 17:64. Rodwell's rendering at 32:26 has the word 'sings' where the other renderings that carry the word have 'signs': a misprint, which whole-word matching does not count as a hit for 'sing'. THE ZERO IS THE WORD'S, NOT THE SUBJECT'S, and the paragraph that says so is scoped by authority throughout because its claims ride on particular renderings.
Itani 2012, the fifth translation shown with these verses, was not consulted in choosing this study's verses. Where a sentence here counts or compares the renderings, it has been checked against all five.
Sources & method
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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- 25 August 2026
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