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What does the Qur'an mean that the Prophet is 'only a man'?

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  1. 01 18:110 SAY: I AM ONLY A MORTAL LIKE YOU. My Lord inspireth in me that your God is only One God. And whoever hopeth for the meeting with his Lord, let him do righteous work, and make none sharer of the worship due unto his Lord. In because it is the Prophet instructed to say it of himself, and because the ONLY difference the verse then names is that he receives inspiration.
  2. 02 41:6 Say: I am only a mortal like you. It is inspired in me that your God is One God, therefore take the straight path unto Him. In because it repeats 18:110's formula almost exactly, which makes it a settled self-description rather than a single remark.
  3. 03 25:20 WE NEVER SENT BEFORE THEE ANY MESSENGERS BUT LO, THEY VERILY ATE FOOD AND WALKED IN THE MARKETS. In because it makes the point about all prophets and does so with two deliberately unremarkable activities.
  4. 04 23:33–34 This is only a mortal like you, who eateth of that whereof ye eat and drinketh of that ye drink. IF YE WERE TO OBEY A MORTAL LIKE YOURSELVES, THEN LO, YE SURELY WOULD BE LOSERS. In as ONE PASSAGE because it is the OBJECTORS saying it - the humanity of the messenger is their argument against him - which is the context the phrase actually belongs to.
  5. 05 21:3 The wrong-doers confer in secret: IS THIS OTHER THAN A MORTAL LIKE YOU? Will ye then succumb to magic when ye see (it)? In because it is the same objection in a different surah, and it pairs the humanity charge with the magic charge.
  6. 06 11:27 The chieftains of his folk who disbelieved said: WE SEE THEE BUT A MORTAL LIKE US, and we see not that any follow thee save the most abject among us. In because it is Noah receiving the identical objection, which shows it as the standing complaint against every messenger.
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The phrase belongs to two speakers in the Qur'an, and a reader should be shown both.

It is first of all an OBJECTION. At 11:27 Noah's chiefs say WE SEE THEE BUT A MORTAL LIKE US. At 23:33 and 21:3 the same charge is brought against later messengers - this is only a mortal like you, who eats what you eat and drinks what you drink. And 23:34 draws the conclusion the objectors intend: IF YE OBEY A MORTAL LIKE YOURSELVES, YE WOULD SURELY BE LOSERS. In the mouths of opponents, the humanity of the messenger is the reason not to listen.

And then the Prophet is instructed to say it himself. 18:110 and 41:6: SAY, I AM ONLY A MORTAL LIKE YOU. The objection is conceded rather than rebutted.

What the two verses add is the single distinction they allow: IT IS INSPIRED IN ME. Nothing else. Not power, not knowledge, not a different nature. The verse then turns immediately to what the reader should do about it - do righteous work, take the straight path, associate none with your Lord.

25:20 generalises it in the most deflating terms available: no messenger was ever sent before you but THEY ATE FOOD AND WALKED IN THE MARKETS. Two activities chosen for being entirely ordinary.

This bears on a good deal. It is the same position What could and couldn't the Prophet do - miracles, the unseen? finds from the other direction, and the study What does the Qur'an say about the Prophet Muhammad? found that the four verses naming him are mostly about constraint. A reader wanting to know what the Qur'an claims for its own messenger will find the claim narrower than the devotional literature built on it - and that literature is , which has not cleared the rights audit.

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18:110

Why this passage is in the study finding 01

قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَىَّ أَنَّمَآ إِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَٰحِدٌ فَمَن كَانَ يَرْجُوا۟ لِقَآءَ رَبِّهِۦ فَلْيَعْمَلْ عَمَلًا صَٰلِحًا وَلَا يُشْرِكْ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِۦٓ أَحَدًۢا

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Easy-read (simplified)qul innamaa anaa basharun mithlukum yoohaa ilayya annamaa ilaahukum ilaahun waahidun faman kaana yarjoo liqaa'a rabbihi falya'mal 'amalan saalihan walaa yushrik bi'ibaadati rabbihi ahadaa

DIN 31635qul ʾinnamā ʾanā bašarun miṯlukum yūḥā ʾilayya ʾannamā ʾilāhukum ʾilāhun wāḥidun faman kāna yarǧū liqāʾa rabbihi falyaʿmal ʿamalan ṣāliḥan walā yušrik biʿibādati rabbihi ʾaḥadan

EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

Talal Itani published 2012

Say, "I am only a human being like you, being inspired that your god is One God. Whoever hopes to meet his Lord, let him work righteousness, and never associate anyone with the service of his Lord."

Compare translations (4)
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall published 1930

Say: I am only a mortal like you. My Lord inspireth in me that your Allah is only One Allah. And whoever hopeth for the meeting with his Lord, let him do righteous work, and make none sharer of the worship due unto his Lord

Edward Henry Palmer published 1880

Say, 'I am only a mortal like yourselves; I am inspired that your God is only one God. Then let him who hopes to meet his Lord act righteous acts, and join none in the service of his Lord

John Medows Rodwell published 1861

SAY: In sooth I am only a man like you. It hath been revealed to me that your God is one only God: let him then who hopeth to meet his Lord work a righteous work: nor let him give any other creature a share in the worship of his Lord

George Sale published 1734

Say, verily I am only a man as ye are. It is revealed unto me that your God is one only God: Let him therefore who hopeth to meet his Lord, work a righteous work; and let him not make any other to partake in the worship of his Lord

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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Convention
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)
Shqip · Albanian

Thuaj: "Unë jam vetëm një njeri si ju; më është shpallur se Zoti juaj është një Zot i Vetëm. Prandaj, kushdo që shpreson takimin me Zotin e vet, le të bëjë vepra të mira dhe të mos i shoqërojë askënd në adhurim Zotit të vet."

Translated by the team of Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5

বাংলা · Bengali

(হে রাসূল!) তুমি বলো: ‘আমি তোমাদের মতোই একজন মানুষ। আমার নিকট ওয়াহী প্রেরণ করা হয় যে, তোমাদের ইলাহই এক ইলাহ। সুতরাং যে তার রবের সাক্ষাৎ কামনা করে, সে যেন সৎকর্ম করে এবং তার রবের ইবাদাতে কাউকে শরীক না করে।’

Translated by the team of Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Dawah Association in Rabwah, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.2

Bosanski · Bosnian

Reci: “Ja sam čovjek kao i vi, meni se objavljuje da je vaš Bog – jedan Bog. Pa ko se nada susretu s Gospodarom svojim, neka čini dobra djela i neka u ibadetu Gospodaru svome nikoga ne pridružuje.”

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 2.0.4

Hrvatski · Croatian

Reci: “Ja sam čovjek kao i vi, meni se objavljuje da je vaš Bog – jedan Bog. Pa tko se nada susretu s Gospodarom svojim, neka čini dobra djela i neka u obožavanju Gospodaru svome nikoga ne pridružuje.”

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1

Fulfulde · Fulani

Maaku: "Pellet min, ko mi ɓanndiŋke yeru mon, no wahayineede e am. Pellet, deweteeɗo mon o ko deweteeɗo Gooto, kala jortiiɗo kawroyde e Joomi makko yo o gollu golle moƴƴe wota o kafidu e dewal Joomi makko hay e gooto".

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2

ქართული · Georgian

უთხარი [ო, შუამავალო] [მრავალღმერთიანებს]: «მე მხოლოდ ადამიანი ვარ თქვენი მსგავსი და ზეშთამეგონა, რომ თქვენი ღმერთი ერთადერთი ღმერთია. და იმან, ვინც იმედოვნებს თავის ღმერთთან შეხვედრას, დაე, მართალი საქმე აკეთოს და ნურავის დაუდგენს თანაზიარად თავის უფლის თაყვანისცემაში [დაე, მიუძღვნას თავისი მსახურება მხოლოდ ალლაჰს]».

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.7

Deutsch · German

Sag: „Ich bin ja nur ein menschliches Wesen gleich euch; mir wird (als Offenbarung) eingegeben, dass euer Anbetungswürdiger ein einziger Anbetungswürdiger ist. Wer nun auf die Begegnung mit seinem Herrn hofft, der soll rechtschaffen handeln und beim Dienst (Anbetung) an seinem Herrn (Ihm) niemanden beigesellen.“

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.15

Ελληνικά · Greek

Πες (ω, Μωχάμμαντ): «Πράγματι, είμαι μόνο ένας άνθρωπος σαν και εσάς. Μου έχει αποκαλυφθεί ότι ο Θεός σας είναι μόνο Ένας Θεός (ο Αλλάχ). Έτσι, όποιος ελπίζει στη συνάντηση με τον Κύριό του, ας πράττει ενάρετες πράξεις και να μην αποδίδει στον Κύριό του κανέναν εταίρο στη λατρεία.»

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2

हिन्दी · Hindi

आप कह दे : मैं तो तुम्हारे जैसा ही एक मनुष्य हूँ, मेरी ओर प्रकाशना (वह़्य) की जाती है कि तुम्हारा पूज्य केवल एक ही पूज्य है। अतः जो कोई अपने पालनहार से मिलने की आशा रखता हो, उसके लिए आवश्यक है कि वह अच्छे कर्म करे और अपने पालनहार की इबादत में किसी को साझी न बनाए।

Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5

Italiano · Italian

Di’: “In verità io sono un uomo come voi: mi è stato ispirato che in verità il vostro Dio è un Dio Unico! Chi si aspetta di incontrare il suo Dio, faccia opere di bene e non accomuni nessuno a Lui nell’adorare il suo Dio!

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2

Lietuvių · Lithuanian

110. Sakyk (Muchammedai ﷺ): „Aš esu tik žmogus kaip ir jūs. Man buvo apreikšta, kad jūsų Ilah (Dievas) yra Vienas Ilah (Dievas, t. y. Allahas). Taigi kas tikisi Susitikimo su savo Viešpačiu, lai daro teisingus darbus ir nepriskiria partnerių garbinime savo Viešpačiui.“

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.8

Afaan Oromoo · Oromo

Jedhi: “Ani namuma akka keessaniiti. kan haqaan gabbaramaan keessan gabaramaa tokkicha (Allaah) qofa ta’uu wahyiin gara kiyyatti godhamuudha. Kanaaf namni Gooftaa isaatiin wal ga’uu kajeelu dalagaa gaarii haa hojjatu; gabbartii Gooftaa isaa keessatti tokkollee hin qindeessin.”

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.0

Русский · Russian

Скажи: «Воистину, я — лишь человек, подобный вам; мне внушается, что ваш Бог — Бог единственный. Так пусть же тот, кто надеется на встречу со своим Господом, совершает праведное и не придаёт никого в сотоварищи в поклонении своему Господу».

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1

Српски · Serbian

Реци: „Ја (Мухаммед) сам човек као и ви, мени се објављује да је ваш Бог - један Бог. Па ко се нада сусрету са својим Господаром, нека ради добра дела и нека поред свог Господара никога не обожава!“

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4

Kiswahili · Swahili

Sema, "Hakika mimi ni mwanadamu tu kama nyinyi. Ninaletewa ufunuo (wahyi) kwamba Mungu wenu ni Mungu Mmoja tu. Kwa hivyo, mwenye kutaraji kukutana na Mola wake Mlezi, basi na atende matendo mema, wala asimshirikishe yeyote katika ibada ya Mola wake Mlezi."

Issued by the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5

Svenska · Swedish

Säg: ”Jag är bara en människa som ni, men det har uppenbarats för mig att er Gud är en enda Gud. Låt därför den som fruktar mötet med sin Herre handla rättfärdigt och inte dyrka någon vid sin Herres sida.”

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2

Türkçe · Turkish

De ki: "Ben de ancak sizin gibi bir insanım! Bana ilahınızın sadece tek ilah olduğu vahyediliyor. Kim Rabbine kavuşmayı umuyorsa, salih amel işlesin ve Rabbine ibadetinde kimseyi ortak koşmasın!"

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4

اردو · Urdu

آپ کہہ دیجئے کہ میں تو تم جیسا ہی ایک انسان ہوں[1] - (ہاں) میری جانب وحی کی جاتی ہے کہ سب کا معبود صرف ایک ہی معبود ہے[2]، تو جسے بھی اپنے پروردگار سے ملنے کی آرزو ہو اسے چاہئے کہ نیک اعمال کرے اور اپنے پروردگار کی عبادت[3] میں کسی کو بھی شریک نہ کرے.

Translated by Muhammad Ibrahim Junagarhi, developed under the supervision of the Rowwad Translation Center. The original translation is available for the purpose of expressing opinion, evaluation, and continuous development.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.3

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18:108

خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا لَا يَبْغُونَ عَنْهَا حِوَلًا

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)khaalideena feehaa laa yabghoona 'anhaa hiwalaa

DIN 31635ḫālidīna fīhā lā yabġūna ʿanhā ḥiwalan

The translators word this verse differently

Talal Itani2012 Abiding therein forever, without desiring any change therefrom.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Wherein they will abide, with no desire to be removed from thence

Edward Henry Palmer1880 to dwell therein for aye, and they shall crave no change therefrom

John Medows Rodwell1861 They shall remain therein for ever: they shall wish for no change from it

George Sale1734 they shall remain therein for ever; they shall wish for no change therein

18:109

قُل لَّوْ كَانَ ٱلْبَحْرُ مِدَادًا لِّكَلِمَٰتِ رَبِّى لَنَفِدَ ٱلْبَحْرُ قَبْلَ أَن تَنفَدَ كَلِمَٰتُ رَبِّى وَلَوْ جِئْنَا بِمِثْلِهِۦ مَدَدًا

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)qul law kaana l-bahru midaadan likalimaati rabbee lanafida l-bahru qabla an tanfada kalimaatu rabbee walaw ji'naa bimithlihi madadaa

DIN 31635qul law kāna l-baḥru midādan likalimāti rabbī lanafida l-baḥru qabla ʾan tanfada kalimātu rabbī walaw ǧiʾnā bimiṯlihi madadan

Talal Itani2012 Say, "If the ocean were ink for the words of my Lord, the ocean would run out, before the words of my Lord run out," even if We were to bring the like of it in addition to it.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Say: Though the sea became ink for the Words of my Lord, verily the sea would be used up before the words of my Lord were exhausted, even though We brought the like thereof to help

Edward Henry Palmer1880 Say, 'Were the sea ink for the words of my Lord, the sea would surely fail before the words of my Lord fail; aye, though we brought as much ink again

John Medows Rodwell1861 SAY: Should the sea become ink, to write the words of my Lord, the sea would surely fail ere the words of my Lord would fail, though we brought its like in aid

George Sale1734 Say, if the sea were ink to write the words of my Lord, verily the sea would fail, before the words of my Lord would fail; although We added another sea like unto it as a farther supply

18:110 — the verse above

41:6

Why this passage is in the study finding 02

قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَىَّ أَنَّمَآ إِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَٰحِدٌ فَٱسْتَقِيمُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ وَٱسْتَغْفِرُوهُ وَوَيْلٌ لِّلْمُشْرِكِينَ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)qul innamaa anaa basharun mithlukum yoohaa ilayya annamaa ilaahukum ilaahun waahidun fastaqeemoo ilayhi wastaghfiroohu wawaylun lilmushrikeen

DIN 31635qul ʾinnamā ʾanā bašarun miṯlukum yūḥā ʾilayya ʾannamā ʾilāhukum ʾilāhun wāḥidun fastaqīmū ʾilayhi wastaġfirūhu wawaylun lilmušrikīna

Talal Itani published 2012

Say, "I am only a human like you; it is inspired in me that your God is One God. So be upright towards Him, and seek forgiveness from Him." And woe to the idolaters.

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Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall published 1930

Say (unto them O Muhammad): I am only a mortal like you. It is inspired in me that your Allah is One Allah, therefor take the straight path unto Him and seek forgiveness of Him. And woe unto the idolaters

Edward Henry Palmer published 1880

Say, 'I am but a mortal like yourselves, I am inspired that your God is one God; then go straight to Him, and ask forgiveness of Him; and woe to the idolaters

John Medows Rodwell published 1861

SAY: I am only a man like you. It is revealed to me that your God is one God: go straight then to Him, and implore his pardon. And woe to those who join gods with God

George Sale published 1734

Say, verily I am only a man like you. It is revealed unto me that your God is one God: Wherefore direct your way strait unto Him; and ask pardon of Him for what is past. And woe be to the idolaters

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Shqip · Albanian

Thuaj: "Unë jam vetëm një njeri si ju; më është shpallur se Zoti juaj është një Zot i Vetëm. Andaj, ndiqeni rrugën e drejtë që çon tek Ai dhe kërkoni falje prej Tij! Mjerë ata që i bëjnë shok Atij,

Translated by the team of Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5

বাংলা · Bengali

হে রাসূল! তুমি বল: ‘আমি কেবল তোমাদের মত একজন মানুষ। আমার কাছে এ মর্মে ওহী পাঠানো হয় যে, তোমাদের (সত্য) ইলাহ কেবল এক ইলাহ। অতএব তোমরা তাঁর পথে দৃঢ়ভাবে অটল থাক এবং তাঁর কাছে ক্ষমা চাও।’ আর মুশরিকদের জন্য দুর্ভোগ;

Translated by the team of Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Dawah Association in Rabwah, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.2

Bosanski · Bosnian

Reci: “Ja sam samo čovjek kao i vi, meni se objavljuje da je vaš Bog samo jedan Bog, zato se Njemu iskreno upravite i od Njega oprosta tražite. A teško višebošcima,

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 2.0.4

Hrvatski · Croatian

Reci: “Ja sam samo čovjek kao i vi, meni se objavljuje da je vaš Bog samo jedan Bog, zato se Njemu iskreno upravite i od Njega oprosta tražite. A teško mnogobošcima,

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1

Fulfulde · Fulani

Maaku: "nganndee ko neɗɗanke yeruujo mon. Wahayinaama e am, won'de Deweteeɗo mon on, ko Deweteeɗo gooto. Ñiiɓee e ɗum, insinanoɗon mo". Bone woodanii sirkooɓe ɓen.

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2

ქართული · Georgian

უთხარი (ო, შუამავალო): «მე მხოლოდ თქვენისთანა ადამიანი ვარ, რომელიც შთაგონებას ვიღებ (ალლაჰისგან), რომ თქვენი ღმერთი ერთადერთი ღმერთია. მაშ, სწორი გზით იარეთ მისკენ და სთხოვეთ მას პატიება. და ვაი (რა დღე ელით), მრავალღმერთიანებს,

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.7

Deutsch · German

Sag: „Wahrlich, ich bin ja nur ein menschliches Wesen wie ihr; mir wird (als Offenbarung) eingegeben, dass euer Anbetungswürdiger nur ein einziger Anbetungswürdiger ist. So richtet euch zu Ihm hin und bittet Ihn um Vergebung. Und wehe den Götzendienern,

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.15

Ελληνικά · Greek

Πες (ω, Προφήτη): «Πράγματι, είμαι μόνο ένας άνθρωπος σαν και εσάς. Μου έχει αποκαλυφθεί ότι ο Θεός σας (ο Αλλάχ) είναι μόνο Ένας Θεός. Γίνετε λοιπόν σταθεροί στην υπακοή και τη λατρεία προς Αυτόν, και ζητήστε τη συγχώρεσή Του.» Αλίμονο λοιπόν σ' εκείνους που αποδίδουν σ' Αυτόν εταίρους στη λατρεία,

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2

हिन्दी · Hindi

आप कह दें कि मैं तो तुम्हारे ही जैसा एक इनसान हूँ। मेरी ओर वह़्य की जाती है कि तुम्हारा पूज्य मात्र एक ही पूज्य है। अतः सीधे उसी की ओर एकाग्र रहो तथा उससे क्षमा माँगो और साझी ठहराने वालों के लिए बड़ा विनाश है।

Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5

Italiano · Italian

Di’: «In verità sono solo un essere come voi, mi viene ispirato che il vostro Dio è un Unico Dio: seguiteNe la Retta Via e chiedeteGli perdono: guai agli idolatri,

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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2

Lietuvių · Lithuanian

6. Sakyk (Muchammedai ﷺ): „Aš esu tik žmogus kaip jūs. Man apreikšta kad jūsų Ilah (Dievas) yra Vienas Ilah (Dievas – Allahas), tad eikite Tiesiu Keliu pas Jį (su teisingu Tikėjimu – islamiškuoju monoteizmu) ir pakluskite Jam, ir siekite Jo atleidimo. Ir vargas Al-Mušrikūn (daugiadieviams, stabmeldžiams, netikintiesiems Allaho Vienumą).

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.8

Afaan Oromoo · Oromo

Jedhi: “ani namuma fakkaataa keessaniiti; gara kiyyatti beeksisaatu godhama (akkana jechuudhaan) ‘dhugaan gabbaramaan keessan gabbaramaa tokkicha qofa; gara Isaa qajeelaa, araaramas Isa kadhadhaa, warra (Isatti) qindeessaniif adabatu jira".

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.0

Русский · Russian

Скажи: «Воистину, я — лишь человек, подобный вам. Мне внушается, что ваш Бог — Бог единственный. Так держитесь же прямого пути к Нему и просите у Него прощения. И горе придающим Аллаху сотоварищей,

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1

Српски · Serbian

Реци: „Ја сам само човек као и ви, мени се објављује да је ваш Бог само један Бог, зато устрајно верујте у Њега, и опрост од Њега тражите. А тешко незнанобошцима,

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4

Kiswahili · Swahili

Sema: Hakika mimi ni mtu kama nyinyi; inafunuliwa kwangu ya kwamba Mungu wenu ni Mungu Mmoja tu. Basi nyookeni sawa kumwendea Yeye, na mumtake msamaha, na ole wao wanaomshirikisha.

Issued by the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5

Svenska · Swedish

Säg: ”Jag är bara en människa som ni men det har uppenbarats för mig att er Gud är en enda Gud. Följ därför den väg som leder till honom och sök hans förlåtelse. Avgudadyrkarna ska möta ett hårt straff!”

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2

Türkçe · Turkish

De ki: "Ben de ancak sizin gibi bir insanım. Bana yalnızca, sizin ilahınızın bir tek ilah olduğu vahyolunuyor. Öyleyse ona (giden doğru yola) yönelin, ondan bağışlanma dileyin. Şirk koşanların vay haline!"

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4

اردو · Urdu

آپ کہہ دیجیئے! کہ میں تو تم ہی جیسا انسان ہوں مجھ پر وحی نازل کی جاتی ہے کہ تم سب کا معبود ایک اللہ ہی ہے[1] سو تم اس کی طرف متوجہ ہو جاؤ اور اس سے گناہوں کی معافی چاہو، اور ان مشرکوں کے لیے (بڑی ہی) خرابی ہے.

Translated by Muhammad Ibrahim Junagarhi, developed under the supervision of the Rowwad Translation Center. The original translation is available for the purpose of expressing opinion, evaluation, and continuous development.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.3

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41:4

بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا فَأَعْرَضَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)basheeran wanadheeran fa'a'rada aktharuhum fahum laa yasma'oon

DIN 31635bašīran wanaḏīran faʾaʿraḍa ʾakṯaruhum fahum lā yasmaʿūna

Talal Itani2012 Bringing good news, and giving warnings. But most of them turn away, so they do not listen.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Good tidings and a warning. But most of them turn away so that they hear not

Edward Henry Palmer1880 a herald of glad tidings and a warning. But most of them turn aside and do not hear

John Medows Rodwell1861 Announcer of glad tidings and charged with warnings! But most of them withdraw and hearken not

George Sale1734 bearing good tidings, and denouncing threats: But the greater part of them turn aside, and hearken not thereto

41:5

وَقَالُوا۟ قُلُوبُنَا فِىٓ أَكِنَّةٍ مِّمَّا تَدْعُونَآ إِلَيْهِ وَفِىٓ ءَاذَانِنَا وَقْرٌ وَمِنۢ بَيْنِنَا وَبَيْنِكَ حِجَابٌ فَٱعْمَلْ إِنَّنَا عَٰمِلُونَ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)waqaaloo quloobunaa fee akinnatin mimmaa tad'oonaa ilayhi wafee aadhaaninaa waqrun wamin bayninaa wabaynika hijaabun fa'mal innanaa 'aamiloon

DIN 31635waqālū qulūbunā fī ʾakinnatin mimmā tadʿūnā ʾilayhi wafī ʾāḏāninā waqrun wamin bayninā wabaynika ḥiǧābun faʿmal ʾinnanā ʿāmilūna

Talal Itani2012 And they say, "Our hearts are screened from what you call us to, and in our ears is deafness, and between us and you is a barrier. So do what you want, and so will we."

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And they say: Our hearts are protected from that unto which thou (O Muhammad) callest us, and in our ears there is a deafness, and between us and thee there is a veil. Act, then. Lo! we also shall be acting

Edward Henry Palmer1880 and say, 'Our hearts are veiled from what thou dost call us to, and in our ears is dullness, and between us and thee there is a veil. Act thou; verily, we are acting too

John Medows Rodwell1861 And they say, "Our hearts are under shelter from thy teachings, and in our ears is a deafness, and between us and thee there is a veil. Act as thou thinkest right: we verily shall act as we think right

George Sale1734 And they say, our hearts are veiled from the doctrine to which thou invitest us; and there is a deafness in our ears, and a curtain between us and thee: Wherefore act thou, as thou shalt think fit; for we shall act according to our own sentiments

41:6 — the verse above

41:7

ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَهُم بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ هُمْ كَٰفِرُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)alladheena laa yu'toona z-zakaata wahum bil-'aakhirati hum kaafiroon

DIN 31635allaḏīna lā yuʾtūna z-zakāta wahum bil-ʾāḫirati hum kāfirūna

Talal Itani2012 Those who do not pay the alms; and regarding the Hereafter, they are disbelievers.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Who give not the poor-due, and who are disbelievers in the Hereafter

Edward Henry Palmer1880 who give not alms, and in the hereafter disbelieve

John Medows Rodwell1861 Who pay not the alms of obligation, and in the life to come believe not

George Sale1734 who give not the appointed alms, and believe not in the life to come

41:8

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)inna lladheena aamanoo wa'amiloo s-saalihaati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoon

DIN 31635ʾinna llaḏīna ʾāmanū waʿamilū ṣ-ṣāliḥāti lahum ʾaǧrun ġayru mamnūnin

The translators word this verse differently

Talal Itani2012 As for those who believe and do righteous deeds-for them is a reward uninterrupted.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Lo! as for those who believe and do good works, for them is a reward enduring

Edward Henry Palmer1880 Verily, those who believe and do right, for them is a hire that is not grudged

John Medows Rodwell1861 But they who believe and do the things that are right shall receive a perfect recompense

George Sale1734 But as to those who believe, and work righteousness; they shall receive an everlasting reward

25:20

Why this passage is in the study finding 03

وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ إِلَّآ إِنَّهُمْ لَيَأْكُلُونَ ٱلطَّعَامَ وَيَمْشُونَ فِى ٱلْأَسْوَاقِ وَجَعَلْنَا بَعْضَكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ فِتْنَةً أَتَصْبِرُونَ وَكَانَ رَبُّكَ بَصِيرًا

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)wamaa arsalnaa qablaka mina l-mursaleena illaa innahum laya'kuloona t-ta'aama wayamshoona fee l-'aswaaqi waja'alnaa ba'dakum liba'din fitnatan atasbiroona wakaana rabbuka baseeraa

DIN 31635wamā ʾarsalnā qablaka mina l-mursalīna ʾillā ʾinnahum layaʾkulūna ṭ-ṭaʿāma wayamšūna fī l-ʾaswāqi waǧaʿalnā baʿḍakum libaʿḍin fitnatan ʾataṣbirūna wakāna rabbuka baṣīran

Talal Itani published 2012

We never sent any messengers before you, but they ate food and walked in the marketplaces. And We made some of you tempters for one another-will you be patient? Your Lord is always Observing.

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Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall published 1930

We never sent before thee any messengers but lo! they verily ate food and walked in the markets. And We have appointed some of you a test for others: Will ye be steadfast? And thy Lord is ever Seer

Edward Henry Palmer published 1880

We have not sent before thee any messengers but that they ate food and walked in the markets; but we have made some of you a trial to others: will ye be patient? thy Lord doth ever look

John Medows Rodwell published 1861

Never have we sent Apostles before thee who ate not common food, and walked not the streets. And we test you by means of each other. Will ye be steadfast? Thy Lord is looking on

George Sale published 1734

We have sent no messengers before thee, but they ate food, and walked through the streets: And We make some of you an occasion of trial unto others. Will ye persevere with patience? since your Lord regardeth your perseverance

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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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Located at
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Convention
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)
Shqip · Albanian

Ne edhe para teje çuam vetëm të dërguar që hanin ushqim dhe shëtisnin nëpër tregje. Ne bëmë disa prej jush sprovë për të tjerët. A do të bëni durim? Zoti yt sheh çdo gjë.

Translated by the team of Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5

বাংলা · Bengali

আর (হে রাসূল!) তোমার পূর্বে যত নবী-রাসূলই আমি পাঠিয়েছি, তারা (অন্যান্য মানুষের মতোই) সবাই আহার করত এবং হাট-বাজারে চলাফেরা করত। আর (হে মানুষ!) আমি তোমাদের একজনকে অপরজনের জন্য পরীক্ষা স্বরূপ বানিয়েছি। তোমরা কি (পরীক্ষিত বিষয়ে) ধৈর্যধারণ করবে না? আর তোমার রব সর্বদ্রষ্টা।

Translated by the team of Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Dawah Association in Rabwah, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.2

Bosanski · Bosnian

Mi prije tebe nismo poslali nijednog poslanika koji nije jeo i po trgovima hodao. Mi činimo da jedni druge u iskušenje dovodite, pa izdržite! A Gospodar tvoj vidi sve.

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 2.0.4

Hrvatski · Croatian

Mi prije tebe nismo poslali nijednog poslanika koji nije jeo i po trgovima hodao. Mi činimo da jedni druge u iskušenje dovodite, pa izdržite! A Gospodar tvoj vidi sve.

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1

Fulfulde · Fulani

Min Nulaali ado maaɗa immorde e Nulaaɓe si wonaa kamɓe heɓe nafoo ñaametee heɓe seenoo kadi ka luumaaji, Min mbaɗi yoga e mooɗon fitina yoga, fii yo on muñño. Joomi maaɗa laatike ko o ji'oowo.

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2

ქართული · Georgian

და არ წარმოგვიგზავნია შენამდე [ო, მუჰამმად] ჩვენი შუამავლები ისე, რომ არ ეჭამათ საჭმელი და არ ევლოთ ბაზარში. და დავადგინეთ გამოცდად ზოგი თქვენგანი ზოგიერთისთვის, და მოითმენთ ამას? და შენი უფალი ყოვლისმხედველია.

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

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Deutsch · German

Und Wir sandten vor dir keine Gesandten, außer dass sie (auch) Speise aßen und auf den Märkten umhergingen. Und Wir haben die einen von euch zur Versuchung für die anderen gemacht, (um festzustellen,) ob ihr geduldig seid. Und dein Herr ist sehr wohl sehend.

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Ελληνικά · Greek

Δε στείλαμε κανέναν Αγγελιαφόρο πριν από σένα (ω, Μωχάμμαντ) που να μην έφαγαν φαγητό και να μην περπατούσαν στις αγορές. Κάναμε κάποιους από σας (ω, άνθρωποι) να είναι δοκιμασία για τους άλλους (δίνοντάς τους πλούτο, υγεία, παιδιά κλπ. για να σας δοκιμάσουμε) αν θα δείξετε υπομονή (ή όχι)! Πράγματι, ο Κύριός σου (ω, Προφήτη) βλέπει τα πάντα.

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हिन्दी · Hindi

और हमने आपसे पहले कोई रसूल नहीं भेजे, परंतु निश्चय वे खाना खाते थे और बाज़ारों में चलते-फिरते[10] थे। तथा हमने तुममें से एक को दूसरे के लिए एक परीक्षण बनाया है। क्या तुम धैर्य रखोगे? तथा आपका पालनहार हमेशा से सब कुछ देखने[11] वाला है।

Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari

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Italiano · Italian

E abbiamo inviato prima di te dei Messaggeri che mangiavano, e camminavano per i mercati. E vi abbiamo messi gli uni contro gli altri come prova. Pazienterete? E il tuo Dio è Osservatore.

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Lietuvių · Lithuanian

20. Ir Mes nesiuntėme anksčiau tavęs (Muchammedai ﷺ) jokio Pasiuntinio, bet tik iš tiesų jie valgė ir vaikštinėjo turguose. Ir Mes padarėme kai kuriuos iš jūsų išbandymu kitiems: ar jūs turėsite kantrybės? Ir jūsų Viešpats yra Visa Matantis (apie viską).

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Afaan Oromoo · Oromo

Siin duratti ergamoota irraa kan isaan nyaata nyaataniifi magaalota keessa deeman taasifnee malee hin ergine; garii keessan gariidhaaf mokkoroo taasifne; ni obsituu? Gooftaan kee [waan hunda] argaadha.

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Русский · Russian

Мы не посылали до тебя никого из посланников, кроме тех, которые ели пищу и ходили по рынкам. И Мы сделали одних из вас для других испытанием — сумеете ли вы проявить терпение? Твой Господь всегда был [и пребудет] видящим.

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Српски · Serbian

Ми пре тебе нисмо послали ниједног посланика који није јео и по трговима ходао. Ми чинимо да једни другима будете искушење, да видимо хоћете ли да будете стрпљиви. А твој Господар све види.

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Kiswahili · Swahili

Na hatukuwatuma kabla yako Mitume wowote ila kwa hakika na yakini walikuwa wakila chakula, na wakienda masokoni. Na tumewajaalia baadhi yenu wawe ni majaribio kwa wengine. Je, mtasubiri? Na Mola wako Mlezi ni Mwenye kuona.

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Svenska · Swedish

Vi har inte sänt sändebud före dig andra än [människor som] åt mat och besökte marknaderna [precis som ni]. Vi har gjort vissa av er till en prövning för andra, så kommer ni att visa tålamod? Din Herre har full insikt i allt.

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Türkçe · Turkish

(Rasûlüm!) Senden önce gönderdiğimiz bütün peygamberler de hiç şüphesiz yemek yerler, çarşılarda dolaşırlardı. (Ey insanlar!) Sizin bir kısmınızı diğer bir kısmınıza imtihan (vesilesi) kıldık. (Bakalım) sabredecek misiniz? Rabbin her şeyi hakkıyla görmektedir.

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اردو · Urdu

ہم نے آپ سے پہلے جتنے رسول بھیجے سب کے سب کھانا بھی کھاتے تھے[1] اور بازاروں میں بھی چلتے پھرتے تھے[2] اور ہم نے تم میں سے ہر ایک کو دوسرے کی آزمائش کا ذریعہ بنا دیا[3]۔ کیا تم صبر کرو گے؟ تیرا رب سب کچھ دیکھنے واﻻ ہے.[4]

Translated by Muhammad Ibrahim Junagarhi, developed under the supervision of the Rowwad Translation Center. The original translation is available for the purpose of expressing opinion, evaluation, and continuous development.

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25:18

قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَٰنَكَ مَا كَانَ يَنۢبَغِى لَنَآ أَن نَّتَّخِذَ مِن دُونِكَ مِنْ أَوْلِيَآءَ وَلَٰكِن مَّتَّعْتَهُمْ وَءَابَآءَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ نَسُوا۟ ٱلذِّكْرَ وَكَانُوا۟ قَوْمًۢا بُورًا

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Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo subhaanaka maa kaana yanbaghee lanaa an nattakhidha min doonika min awliyaa'a walaakin matta'tahum wa'aabaa'ahum hattaa nasoo dh-dhikra wakaanoo qawman booraa

DIN 31635qālū subḥānaka mā kāna yanbaġī lanā ʾan nattaḫiḏa min dūnika min ʾawliyāʾa walākin mattaʿtahum waʾābāʾahum ḥattā nasū ḏ-ḏikra wakānū qawman būran

Talal Itani2012 They will say, "Glory be to You. It was not for us to take any lords besides You. But you gave them enjoyments, and their ancestors, until they forgot the Message, and became ruined people."

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 They will say: Be Thou Glorified! it was not for us to choose any protecting friends beside thee; but Thou didst give them and their fathers ease till they forgot the warning and became lost folk

Edward Henry Palmer1880 They shall say, 'Celebrated be Thy praise, it was not befitting for us to take any patrons but Thee; but Thou didst give them and their fathers enjoyment until they forgot the Reminder and were a lost people

John Medows Rodwell1861 They will say, "Glory be to thee! It beseemed not us to take other lords than thee. But thou gavest them and their fathers their fill of good things, till they forgat the remembrance of thee, and became a lost people

George Sale1734 They shall answer, God forbid! It was not fitting for us, that we should take any protectors besides Thee: But Thou didst permit them and their fathers to enjoy abundance; so that they forgot thy admonition, and became lost people

25:19

فَقَدْ كَذَّبُوكُم بِمَا تَقُولُونَ فَمَا تَسْتَطِيعُونَ صَرْفًا وَلَا نَصْرًا وَمَن يَظْلِم مِّنكُمْ نُذِقْهُ عَذَابًا كَبِيرًا

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Easy-read (simplified)faqad kadhdhabookum bimaa taqooloona famaa tastatee'oona sarfan walaa nasran waman yazlim minkum nudhiqhu 'adhaaban kabeeraa

DIN 31635faqad kaḏḏabūkum bimā taqūlūna famā tastaṭīʿūna ṣarfan walā naṣran waman yaẓlim minkum nuḏiqhu ʿaḏāban kabīran

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Talal Itani2012 They have denied you because of what you say; so you can neither avert, nor help. Whoever among you commits injustice, We will make him taste a grievous punishment.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Thus they will give you the lie regarding what ye say, then ye can neither avert (the doom) nor obtain help. And whoso among you doeth wrong, We shall make him taste great torment

Edward Henry Palmer1880 And now have they proved you liars for what ye say, and they cannot ward off or help. And he of you who does wrong we will make him taste great torment

John Medows Rodwell1861 Then will God say to the Idolaters, "Now have they made you liars in what ye say, and they have no power to avert your doom, or to succour you." whosoever of you thus offendeth, we will make him taste a great punishment

George Sale1734 And God shall say unto their worshippers, now have these convinced you of falsehood, in that which ye say: They can neither avert your punishment, nor give you any assistance. And whoever of you shall be guilty of injustice, him will We cause to taste a grievous torment

25:20 — the verse above

25:21

وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَرْجُونَ لِقَآءَنَا لَوْلَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْنَا ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ أَوْ نَرَىٰ رَبَّنَا لَقَدِ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ فِىٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَعَتَوْ عُتُوًّا كَبِيرًا

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Easy-read (simplified)waqaala lladheena laa yarjoona liqaa'anaa lawlaa unzila 'alaynaa l-malaa'ikatu aw naraa rabbanaa laqadi stakbaroo fee anfusihim wa'ataw 'utuwwan kabeeraa

DIN 31635waqāla llaḏīna lā yarǧūna liqāʾanā lawlā ʾunzila ʿalaynā l-malāʾikatu ʾaw narā rabbanā laqadi stakbarū fī ʾanfusihim waʿataw ʿutuwwan kabīran

Talal Itani2012 Those who do not expect to meet Us say, "If only the angels were sent down to us, or we could see our Lord." They have grown arrogant within themselves, and have become excessively defiant.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And those who look not for a meeting with Us say: Why are angels not sent down unto us and (Why) do we not see our Lord! Assuredly they think too highly of themselves and are scornful with great pride

Edward Henry Palmer1880 And those who do not hope to meet us say, 'Unless the angels be sent down to us, or we see our Lord....!' They are too big with pride in their souls and they have exceeded with a great excess

John Medows Rodwell1861 They who look not forward to meet Us say, "If the angels be not sent down to us, or unless we behold our Lord. . . ." Ah! they are proud of heart, and exceed with great excess

George Sale1734 They who hope not to meet Us at the resurrection say, unless the angels be sent down unto us, or we see our Lord Himself, we will not believe. Verily they behave themselves arrogantly; and have transgressed with an enormous transgression

25:22

يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ لَا بُشْرَىٰ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُجْرِمِينَ وَيَقُولُونَ حِجْرًا مَّحْجُورًا

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Easy-read (simplified)yawma yarawna l-malaa'ikata laa bushraa yawma'idhin lilmujrimeena wayaqooloona hijran mahjooraa

DIN 31635yawma yarawna l-malāʾikata lā bušrā yawmaʾiḏin lilmuǧrimīna wayaqūlūna ḥiǧran maḥǧūran

Talal Itani2012 On the Day when they see the angels-there will be no good news for sinners on that Day; and they will say, "A protective refuge."

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 On the day when they behold the angels, on that day there will be no good tidings for the guilty; and they will cry: A forbidding ban

Edward Henry Palmer1880 The day they shall see the angels,- no glad tidings on that day for the sinners, and they shall say, 'It is rigorously forbidden

John Medows Rodwell1861 On the day when they shall see the angels, no good news shall there be for the guilty ones, and they shall cry out, "A barrier that cannot be passed

George Sale1734 The day whereon they shall see the angels, there shall be no glad tidings on that day for the wicked; and they shall say, be this removed far from us

23:33–34

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وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِن قَوْمِهِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِلِقَآءِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَأَتْرَفْنَٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا مَا هَٰذَآ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يَأْكُلُ مِمَّا تَأْكُلُونَ مِنْهُ وَيَشْرَبُ مِمَّا تَشْرَبُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)waqaala l-mala'u min qawmihi lladheena kafaroo wakadhdhaboo biliqaa'i l-'aakhirati wa'atrafnaahum fee l-hayaati d-dunyaa maa haadhaa illaa basharun mithlukum ya'kulu mimmaa ta'kuloona minhu wayashrabu mimmaa tashraboon

DIN 31635waqāla l-malaʾu min qawmihi llaḏīna kafarū wakaḏḏabū biliqāʾi l-ʾāḫirati waʾatrafnāhum fī l-ḥayāti d-dunyā mā hāḏā ʾillā bašarun miṯlukum yaʾkulu mimmā taʾkulūna minhu wayašrabu mimmā tašrabūna

Talal Itani published 2012

But the dignitaries of his people, those who disbelieved and denied the meeting of the Hereafter, and We had indulged them in the present life, said, "This is nothing but a human like you; he eats what you eat, and he drinks what you drink.

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Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall published 1930

And the chieftains of his folk, who disbelieved and denied the meeting of the Hereafter, and whom We had made soft in the life of the world, said: This is only a mortal like you, who eateth of that whereof ye eat and drinketh of that ye drink

Edward Henry Palmer published 1880

Said the chiefs of his people who misbelieved, and called the meeting of the last day a lie, and to whom we gave enjoyment in the life of this world, 'This is only a mortal like yourselves, who eats of what ye eat

John Medows Rodwell published 1861

And the chiefs of His people who believed not, and who deemed the meeting with us in the life to come to be a lie, and whom we had richly supplied in this present life, said, "This is but a man like yourselves; he eateth of what ye eat, And he drinketh of what ye drink

George Sale published 1734

And the chiefs of his people, who believed not, and who denied the meeting of the life to come, and on whom We had bestowed affluence in this present life, said, this is not other than a man, as ye are; he eateth of that whereof ye eat, and he drinketh of that whereof ye drink

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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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وَلَئِنْ أَطَعْتُم بَشَرًا مِّثْلَكُمْ إِنَّكُمْ إِذًا لَّخَٰسِرُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)wala'in ata'tum basharan mithlakum innakum idhan lakhaasiroon

DIN 31635walaʾin ʾaṭaʿtum bašaran miṯlakum ʾinnakum ʾiḏan laḫāsirūna

Talal Itani published 2012

If you obey a human being like yourselves, then you will be losers.

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Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall published 1930

If ye were to obey a mortal like yourselves, then, lo! ye surely would be losers

Edward Henry Palmer published 1880

and drinks of what ye drink; and if ye obey a mortal like yourselves, verily, ye will then be surely losers

John Medows Rodwell published 1861

And if ye obey a man like yourselves, then ye will surely be undone

George Sale published 1734

And if ye obey a man like unto your selves, ye will surely be sufferers

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EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Receipts Tanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) · Uthmani, Version 1.1
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Uthmani, Version 1.1
Custodian
Tanzil Project
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Commercial use
yes
Modification
contradictory
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read verbatim
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cleared
Retrieved
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Digest
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Located at
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Convention
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.

CLEARED. Licence read verbatim from the block embedded in this very file. Ingested exactly as shipped: no normalisation, no stripping of marks, no Unicode recomposition.

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Other languages (18)
Shqip · Albanian

23:33 Por, krerët e popullit të tij, të cilët nuk besuan dhe përgënjeshtruan takimin e botës tjetër dhe të cilët Ne i kishim pasuruar në jetën e kësaj bote, thanë: "Ai nuk është tjetër veçse një njeri sikurse ju; ai ha atë që hani ju dhe pi atë që pini ju.

23:34 E, nëse i bindeni një njeriu si ju, atëherë sigurisht se do të jeni të humbur.

Translated by the team of Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

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বাংলা · Bengali

23:33 আর তার সম্প্রদায়ের নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তিগণ যারা কুফরী করেছে, আখিরাতের সাক্ষাতকে অস্বীকার করেছে, উপরন্তু আমি যাদেরকে দুনিয়ার জীবনে ভোগ বিলাসিতা দিয়েছিলাম, তারা বললো: ‘সে তো তোমাদের মতোই একজন মানুষ, তোমরা যা খাও, সে তা-ই খায় এবং তোমরা যা পান করো, সে তা-ই পান করে।’

23:34 ‘আর যদি তোমরা তোমাদের মতোই একজন মানুষের আনুগত্য করো, তবে তোমরা অবশ্যই ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত হবে।’

Translated by the team of Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Dawah Association in Rabwah, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.2

Bosanski · Bosnian

23:33 Ali bi glavešine naroda njegova, koji nisu vjerovali, koji su poricali da će na onom svijetu biti oživljeni i kojima smo dali da u životu na ovom svijetu raskošno žive, govorili: “On je čovjek kao i vi – jede ono što i vi jedete, i pije ono što i vi pijete,

23:34 i ako se budete pokoravali čovjeku kao što ste vi, sigurno ćete biti izgubljeni.

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

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Hrvatski · Croatian

23:33 Ali bi glavešine naroda njegova, koji nisu vjerovali, koji su poricali da će na onom svijetu biti oživljeni i kojima smo dali da u životu na ovom svijetu raskošno žive, govorili: “On je čovjek kao i vi – jede ono što i vi jedete, i pije ono što i vi pijete,

23:34 i ako se budete pokoravali čovjeku kao što ste vi, sigurno ćete biti izgubljeni.

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Fulfulde · Fulani

23:33 Batu e yimɓe makko ɓen yedduɓe ɓe penni kawroygol e Laakara on, Min neemini ɓe ka ngurdam aduna wi*i: "Oo wonaani si wonaa ɓannduŋke yeru mooɗon homo ñaama ko ñaamoton kon homo yara kadi ko njaroton kon".

23:34 Mi wooɗndii si on ɗoftike ɓannduŋke yeru mo'on, pellet, onon on tuma ko on hayruɓe(pertube).

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ქართული · Georgian

23:33 და თქვა [ცნობილმა] საზოგადოებამ მისივე თემიდან, რომელთაც არ ირწმუნეს, და ცრუდ შერაცხეს საიქიოს შეხვედრა, და რომელთაც ვუბოძეთ კეთილდღეობა ამქვეყნად: «ეს სხვა არავინაა, თუ არა კაცი თქვენი მსგავსი, რომელიც ჭამს იმას, რასაც თქვენ ჭამთ,

23:34 ხოლო თუ დაემორჩილებით კაცს, თქვენს მსგავსს [ჰუდს], წაგებულნი იქნებით.

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Deutsch · German

23:33 Und die führende Schar aus seinem Volk, die ungläubig war und die Begegnung mit dem Jenseits für Lüge erklärte und der Wir im diesseitigen Leben üppigen Wohlstand verliehen hatten, sagte: „Dieser ist nur ein menschliches Wesen wie ihr, das von dem isst, was ihr isst, und von dem trinkt, was ihr trinkt.

23:34 Und wenn ihr einem menschlichen Wesen euresgleichen gehorcht, dann werdet ihr gewiss Verlierer sein.

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Ελληνικά · Greek

23:33 Όμως οι αρχηγοί του λαού του, που αρνήθηκαν την πίστη και διέψευσαν τη συνάντηση (με τον Αλλάχ) στη Μέλλουσα Ζωή, και στους οποίους χορηγήσαμε αγαθά στην εγκόσμια ζωή (αλλά ήταν αχάριστοι), είπαν: «Αυτός δεν είναι παρά ένας άνθρωπος σαν και εσάς. Τρώει από ό,τι τρώτε, και πίνει από ό,τι πίνετε.

23:34 Αν υπακούσετε έναν άνθρωπο σαν και εσάς, σίγουρα θα είστε έτσι οι χαμένοι.

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हिन्दी · Hindi

23:33 और उसकी जाति के उन प्रमुखों ने, जिन्होंने कुफ़्र किया और आख़िरत की भेंट को झुठलाया, तथा हमने उन्हें सांसारिक जीवन में सुख-समृद्धि प्रदान कर रखी थी, कहा : यह तो बस तुम्हारे ही जैसा एक इनसान है। जो उसमें से खाता है, जिसमें से तुम खाते हो और उसमें से पीता है, जो तुम पीते हो।

23:34 और निःसंदेह यदि तुमने अपने ही जैसे एक मनुष्य का कहना मान लिया, तो निश्चय तुम उस समय अवश्य घाटा उठाने वाले होगे।

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Italiano · Italian

23:33 E dissero i cortigiani miscredenti tra la sua gente, i quali non credevano e smentivano l’incontro dell’Aldilà, e che Noi deliziavamo nella vita terrena: «Costui non è che un uomo come voi, che si nutre di ciò di cui vi nutrite e beve ciò che voi bevete.

23:34 E se obbedirete a un uomo come voi, in verità sarete perdenti.

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Lietuvių · Lithuanian

23:33 33. Ir jo žmonių vyresnieji, kurie netikėjo ir neigė Susitikimą Amžinybėje, ir kuriems Mes suteikėme šio gyvenimo prabangą ir patogumus, sakė: „Jis yra ne daugiau nei žmogus kaip ir jūs, jis valgo tai, ką jūs valgote, ir geria tai, ką jūs geriate.

23:34 34. Jei jūs paklusite žmogui tokiam pačiam kaip ir jūs, tada tikrai jūs būsite pralaimėtojai.

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Afaan Oromoo · Oromo

23:33 Qondaalonni mmata isaa kanneen kafaran nijedhan. kan qunnamtii Aakhiraa sobsiisaniifi jireenya addunyaa keessatti Nuti isaan duroomsine irraa tahan (nijedhan) : “Kun namuma fakkaataa keessaniiti malee waan biraatii miti. Waan isin nyaattan irraa nyaata; waan isin dhugdan irraas dhuga.

23:34 Yoo nama akka keessaniitiif ajajamtan, dhugumatti isin yoos hoonga’oodha.

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Русский · Russian

23:33 А знать из его народа — те, которые отвергли веру, сочли ложью встречу в Последней жизни и которым Мы дали погрязнуть в роскоши земной жизни, — сказала: «Это — не кто иной, как человек, подобный вам; он ест то, что едите вы, и пьёт то, что пьёте вы.

23:34 И если вы повинуетесь человеку, подобному вам, то тогда вы, воистину, претерпите убыток

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Српски · Serbian

23:33 Али су великани његовог народа, који нису веровали, који су порицали да ће да буду оживљени на Будућем свету, и којима смо дали да раскошно живе у животу на овом свету, говорили: „Он је човек као и ви; једе оно што и ви једете, и пије оно што и ви пијете;

23:34 и ако се будете покоравали човеку попут вас, сигурно ћете да будете изгубљени.

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Kiswahili · Swahili

23:33 Na wakubwa katika kaumu yake, wale waliokufuru na wakakadhibisha mkutano wa Akhera, na tukawastarehesha katika uhai wa dunia hii, walisema: Huyu si chochote isipokuwa ni mtu kama nyinyi. Anakula katika mnavyokula, na anakunywa katika mnavyokunywa.

23:34 Kwa hivyo, nyinyi mkimtii mtu kama nyinyi, basi hakika mtakuwa hasarani.

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Svenska · Swedish

23:33 Då sa ledarna från hans folk som vägrade tro och förnekade mötet [med oss] i nästa liv, och som vi skänkt välstånd i detta liv: ”Han är bara en vanlig människa som ni. Han äter av det ni äter och dricker av det ni dricker.

23:34 Om ni följer en människa lik er själva har ni verkligen blivit lurade!

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Türkçe · Turkish

23:33 O peygamberin kavminden, Allah’a kâfir olan, ahireti yalanlayan ve bizim dünya hayatında kendilerine bol bol nimet verdiğimiz ileri gelenleri şöyle dediler: “O da ancak sizin gibi bir insandır. Sizin yediğiniz şeylerden yiyor, içtiğiniz şeylerden içiyor.”

23:34 Eğer, sizin gibi bir insana itaat ederseniz; işte o zaman hüsrana uğrarsınız.

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اردو · Urdu

23:33 اور سرداران قوم[1] نے جواب دیا، جو کفر کرتے تھے اور آخرت کی ملاقات کو جھٹلاتے تھے اور ہم نے انہیں دنیوی زندگی میں خوشحال کر رکھا تھا[2]، کہ یہ تو تم جیسا ہی انسان ہے، تمہاری ہی خوراک یہ بھی کھاتا ہے اور تمہارے پینے کا پانی ہی یہ پیتا ہے.[3]

23:34 اگر تم نے اپنے جیسے ہی انسان کی تابعداری کر لی ہے تو بےشک تم سخت خسارے والے ہو.[1]

Translated by Muhammad Ibrahim Junagarhi, developed under the supervision of the Rowwad Translation Center. The original translation is available for the purpose of expressing opinion, evaluation, and continuous development.

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23:31

ثُمَّ أَنشَأْنَا مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ قَرْنًا ءَاخَرِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)thumma ansha'naa min ba'dihim qarnan aakhareen

DIN 31635ṯumma ʾanšaʾnā min baʿdihim qarnan ʾāḫarīna

Talal Itani2012 Then, after them, We established another generation.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Then, after them, We brought forth another generation

Edward Henry Palmer1880 Then we raised up after them another generation

John Medows Rodwell1861 We then raised up other generations after them

George Sale1734 Afterwards We raised up another generation after them

23:32

فَأَرْسَلْنَا فِيهِمْ رَسُولًا مِّنْهُمْ أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥٓ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)fa'arsalnaa feehim rasoolan minhum ani 'budoo llaaha maa lakum min ilaahin ghayruhu afalaa tattaqoon

DIN 31635faʾarsalnā fīhim rasūlan minhum ʾani ʿbudū llāha mā lakum min ʾilāhin ġayruhu ʾafalā tattaqūna

Talal Itani2012 And We sent among them a messenger from themselves: "Serve God. You have no god other than Him. Will you not be cautious?"

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And we sent among them a messenger of their own, saying: Serve Allah, Ye have no other Allah save Him. Will ye not ward off (evil)

Edward Henry Palmer1880 and we sent amongst them a prophet of themselves (saying), 'Serve God, ye have no god but He; will ye then not fear

John Medows Rodwell1861 And we sent among them an apostle from out themselves, with, "Worship ye God! ye have no other God than He: will ye not therefore fear Him

George Sale1734 and We sent unto them an apostle from among them, who said, worship God: Ye have no God besides Him; will ye not therefore fear his vengeance

23:33–34 — the verse above

23:35

أَيَعِدُكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ إِذَا مِتُّمْ وَكُنتُمْ تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَنَّكُم مُّخْرَجُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)aya'idukum annakum idhaa mittum wakuntum turaaban wa'izaaman annakum mukhrajoon

DIN 31635ʾayaʿidukum ʾannakum ʾiḏā mittum wakuntum turāban waʿiẓāman ʾannakum muḫraǧūna

Talal Itani2012 Does he promise you that when you have died and become dust and bones, you will be brought out?

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Doth he promise you that you, when ye are dead and have become dust and bones, will (again) be brought forth

Edward Henry Palmer1880 Does he promise you that when ye are dead, and have become dust and bones, that then ye will be brought forth

John Medows Rodwell1861 What! doth he foretell you, that after ye shall be dead and become dust and bones, ye shall be brought forth

George Sale1734 Doth he threaten you that after ye shall be dead, and shall become dust and bones, ye shall be brought forth alive from your graves

23:36

هَيْهَاتَ هَيْهَاتَ لِمَا تُوعَدُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)hayhaata hayhaata limaa too'adoon

DIN 31635hayhāta hayhāta limā tūʿadūna

The translators word this verse differently

Talal Itani2012 Farfetched, farfetched is what you are promised.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Begone, begone, with that which ye are promised

Edward Henry Palmer1880 Away, away with what ye are threatened

John Medows Rodwell1861 Away, away with his predictions

George Sale1734 Away, away with that ye are threatened with

21:3

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لَاهِيَةً قُلُوبُهُمْ وَأَسَرُّوا۟ ٱلنَّجْوَى ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ هَلْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ أَفَتَأْتُونَ ٱلسِّحْرَ وَأَنتُمْ تُبْصِرُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)laahiyatan quloobuhum wa'asarroo n-najwaa lladheena zalamoo hal haadhaa illaa basharun mithlukum afata'toona s-sihra wa'antum tubsiroon

DIN 31635lāhiyatan qulūbuhum waʾasarrū n-naǧwā llaḏīna ẓalamū hal hāḏā ʾillā bašarun miṯlukum ʾafataʾtūna s-siḥra waʾantum tubṣirūna

The translators word this verse differently

Talal Itani published 2012

Their hearts distracted, the wrongdoers confer secretly, "Is this anything but a mortal like you? Will you take to sorcery, with open-eyes?"

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Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall published 1930

With hearts preoccupied. And they confer in secret. The wrong-doers say: Is this other than a mortal like you? Will ye then succumb to magic when ye see (it)

Edward Henry Palmer published 1880

and their hearts make sport thereof! And those who do wrong discourse secretly (saying), 'Is this man aught but a mortal like yourselves? will ye accede to magic, while ye can see

John Medows Rodwell published 1861

Their hearts set on lusts: and they who have done this wrong say in secret discourse, "Is He more than a man like yourselves? What! will ye, with your eyes open, accede to sorcery

George Sale published 1734

Their hearts are taken up with delights. And they who act unjustly discourse privately together, saying, is this Mohammed any more than a man like yourselves? Will ye therefore come to hear a piece of sorcery, when ye plainly perceive it to be so

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Other languages (18)
Shqip · Albanian

e me zemra të hutuara. Zullumqarët i pëshpëritin njëri-tjetrit në fshehtësi: "A nuk është ky vetëm një njeri sikurse ju? A do ta ndiqni atëherë magjinë e tij, edhe pse e shihni hapur?"

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বাংলা · Bengali

(তারা তা শুনে অথচ;) তাদের অন্তর থাকে অমনোযোগী এবং যালিমরা গোপনে পরামর্শ করে, ‘এ তো তোমাদের মতোই একজন মানুষ। এরপরও কি তোমরা দেখে শুনে যাদুর কবলে পড়বে?’

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Bosanski · Bosnian

srca nehajnih. Oni koji su nepravdu počinili tajno se sašaptavaše: “Da li je ovaj nešto drugo do čovjek kao i vi?! Zar ćete se prikloniti vradžbini, a vidite da to jest?!”

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Hrvatski · Croatian

srca nehajnih. Oni koji su nepravdu počinili tajno se sašaptavaše: “Je li ovaj nešto drugo do čovjek kao i vi?! Zar ćete se prikloniti vradžbini, a vidite da to jest?!”

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Fulfulde · Fulani

Ɓerɗe maɓɓe ɗe ko belsandiiɗe ɓe tooñɓe suuɗa cowndi(gunndo) [wi'a] enee, h oo wonu si wanaa ɓanndiŋke yeru mo'on, kaa on ngarat ee mbilewu hara onon hoɗon nji'a (ndaara)?!

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ქართული · Georgian

მათი გულები დაუდევრობით აქვთ მოცული. და უსამართლოებმა [მრავალღმერთიანებმა] ფარულად მოილაპარაკეს: «განა ეს თქვენნაირი ადამიანი არ არის? მაშ, ნუთუ დაემორჩილებით ჯადოქრობას, როცა ამას თავად ხედავთ?»

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Deutsch · German

und ihre Herzen achtlos sind. Und sie äußern insgeheim vertrauliche Gespräche - sie, die Unrecht tun (und sagen): „Ist dieser etwas anderes als ein Mensch wie ihr? Wollt ihr euch denn der Zauberei hingeben, obwohl ihr (all) das seht?“

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Ελληνικά · Greek

και ενώ οι καρδιές τους είναι απρόσεκτες (και απασχολημένες με τους πόθους τους). Οι άδικοι συνομίλησαν ιδιωτικά και κρυφά (λέγοντας): «Είναι αυτός (ο Μωχάμμαντ) κάτι άλλο, εκτός από ένας άνθρωπος σαν και εσάς; Θα ακολουθήσετε λοιπόν τη μαγεία (του), ενώ (τη) βλέπετε;»

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हिन्दी · Hindi

उनके दिल पूरी तरह ग़ाफ़िल होते हैं। और उन लोगों ने चुपके-चुपके कानाफूसी की जिन्होंने अत्याचार किया था, कि यह (नबी) तो तुम्हारे ही जैसा एक इनसान है, तो क्या तुम जादू के पास आते हो, हालाँकि तुम देख रहे हो?[3]

Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5

Italiano · Italian

i loro cuori distratti. Gli ingiusti si sono messi a parlare sottovoce, dicendo: «Non è forse lui un uomo come voi? Vi lasciate andare alla magia, mentre vedete?”

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2

Lietuvių · Lithuanian

3. O jų širdys užimtos (blogais dalykais). Tie, kurie elgiasi blogai, slepia savo asmeninius planus, (sakydami): „Argi jis (Muchammedas ﷺ) daugiau nei žmogus nei jūs? Ar jūs paklusite burtams, juos matydami?“

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.8

Afaan Oromoo · Oromo

Onneewwan isaanii dagattuu taatee malee (hin dhaggeeffatan), Miidhaa hojjattoonnis marii dhooyfatan,“Sila kun namuma akka keessanii malee nitahee? Sila isin odoo argitan falfalatti dhaqxuu? (Jala deemtuu)" (waliin jedhu).

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.0

Русский · Russian

тогда как сердца их беспечны. Те, которые поступили несправедливо, тайно переговаривались: «Не человек ли это, подобный вам? Так неужели вы последуете за колдовством, когда вы ясно видите [это]?»

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1

Српски · Serbian

немарних срца. И тихо рекоше незнанобожци: „Да ли је овај нешто друго до човек као и ви?! Зар ћете да се предате враџбини, а видите да то јесте?!“

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4

Kiswahili · Swahili

Zimeghafilika nyoyo zao. Na wale waliodhulumu hunong'onezana kwa siri: Ni nani huyu isipokuwa ni mtu tu kama nyinyi! Je, mnauendea uchawi ilhali nyinyi mnaona?

Issued by the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages

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Svenska · Swedish

Ja, deras hjärtan är distraherade. Och dessa orättfärdiga människor viskar i hemlighet till varandra: ”Är [Muhammed] inte bara en vanlig människa som ni? Ska ni låta er förhäxas [av hans skrift], trots att ni kan genomskåda den?”

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2

Türkçe · Turkish

Kalpleri başka şeylerle meşguldür. Zulmedenler, aralarında gizlice danışıp: "Bu sizin benzeriniz olan bir beşer değil mi? Öyleyken, siz şimdi gözünüz göre göre büyüye mi geleceksiniz?”

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4

اردو · Urdu

ان کے دل بالکل غافل ہیں اور ان ﻇالموں نے چپکے چپکے سرگوشیاں کیں کہ وه تم ہی جیسا انسان ہے، پھر کیا وجہ ہے جو تم آنکھوں دیکھتے جادو میں آجاتے ہو.[1]

Translated by Muhammad Ibrahim Junagarhi, developed under the supervision of the Rowwad Translation Center. The original translation is available for the purpose of expressing opinion, evaluation, and continuous development.

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21:1

ٱقْتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ حِسَابُهُمْ وَهُمْ فِى غَفْلَةٍ مُّعْرِضُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)iqtaraba lilnnaasi hisaabuhum wahum fee ghaflatin mu'ridoon

DIN 31635iqtaraba lilnnāsi ḥisābuhum wahum fī ġaflatin muʿriḍūna

The translators word this verse differently

Talal Itani2012 Mankind's reckoning has drawn near, but they turn away heedlessly.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Their reckoning draweth nigh for mankind, while they turn away in heedlessness

Edward Henry Palmer1880 Their reckoning draws nigh to men, yet in heedlessness they turn aside

John Medows Rodwell1861 THIS people's reckoning hath drawn nigh, yet, sunk in carelessness, they turn aside

George Sale1734 The time of giving up their account draweth nigh unto the people of Mecca; while they are sunk in negligence, turning aside from the consideration thereof

21:2

مَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن ذِكْرٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِم مُّحْدَثٍ إِلَّا ٱسْتَمَعُوهُ وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)maa ya'teehim min dhikrin min rabbihim muhdathin illaa stama'oohu wahum yal'aboon

DIN 31635mā yaʾtīhim min ḏikrin min rabbihim muḥdaṯin ʾillā stamaʿūhu wahum yalʿabūna

Talal Itani2012 No fresh reminder comes to them from their Lord, but they listen to it playfully.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Never cometh there unto them a new reminder from their Lord but they listen to it while they play

Edward Henry Palmer1880 No reminder comes to them from their Lord of late, but they listen while they mock

John Medows Rodwell1861 Every fresh warning that cometh to them from their Lord they only hear to mock it

George Sale1734 No admonition cometh unto them from their Lord, being lately revealed in the Koran, but when they hear it, they turn it to sport

21:3 — the verse above

21:4

قَالَ رَبِّى يَعْلَمُ ٱلْقَوْلَ فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

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Easy-read (simplified)qaala rabbee ya'lamu l-qawla fee s-samaa'i wal-'ardi wahuwa s-samee'u l-'aleem

DIN 31635qāla rabbī yaʿlamu l-qawla fī s-samāʾi wal-ʾarḍi wahuwa s-samīʿu l-ʿalīmu

Talal Itani2012 He said, "My Lord knows what is said in the heaven and the earth; and He is the Hearer, the Knower."

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 He saith: My Lord knoweth what is spoken in the heaven and the earth. He is the Hearer, the Knower

Edward Henry Palmer1880 Say, 'My Lord knows what is said in the heavens and the earth, He hears and knows

John Medows Rodwell1861 SAY: "My Lord knoweth what is spoken in the heaven and on the earth: He is the Hearer, the Knower

George Sale1734 Say, my Lord knoweth whatever is spoken in heaven and on earth: It is He who heareth and knoweth

21:5

بَلْ قَالُوٓا۟ أَضْغَٰثُ أَحْلَٰمٍۭ بَلِ ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ بَلْ هُوَ شَاعِرٌ فَلْيَأْتِنَا بِـَٔايَةٍ كَمَآ أُرْسِلَ ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)bal qaaloo adghaathu ahlaamin bali ftaraahu bal huwa shaa'irun falya'tinaa bi'aayatin kamaa ursila l-'awwaloon

DIN 31635bal qālū ʾaḍġāṯu ʾaḥlāmin bali ftarāhu bal huwa šāʿirun falyaʾtinā biʾāyatin kamā ʾursila l-ʾawwalūna

Talal Itani2012 And they said, "A jumble of dreams," and, "He made it up," and, "He is a poet," "let him bring us a sign, like those sent to the ancients."

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Nay, say they, (these are but) muddled dreams; nay, he hath but invented it; nay, he is but a poet. Let him bring us a portent even as those of old (who were Allah's messengers) were sent (with portents)

Edward Henry Palmer1880 Nay!' they say, 'a jumble of dreams; nay! he has forged it; nay! he is a poet; but let him bring us a sign as those of yore were sent

John Medows Rodwell1861 Nay," say they, "it is the medley of dreams: nay, he hath forged it: nay, he is a poet: let him come to us with a sign as the prophets of old were sent

George Sale1734 But they say, the Koran is a confused heap of dreams: Nay, he hath forged it; nay, he is a poet: Let him come unto us therefore with some miracle, in like manner as the former prophets were sent

11:27

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فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦ مَا نَرَىٰكَ إِلَّا بَشَرًا مِّثْلَنَا وَمَا نَرَىٰكَ ٱتَّبَعَكَ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ أَرَاذِلُنَا بَادِىَ ٱلرَّأْىِ وَمَا نَرَىٰ لَكُمْ عَلَيْنَا مِن فَضْلٍۭ بَلْ نَظُنُّكُمْ كَٰذِبِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)faqaala l-mala'u lladheena kafaroo min qawmihi maa naraaka illaa basharan mithlanaa wamaa naraaka taba'aka illaa lladheena hum araadhilunaa baadiya r-ra'yi wamaa naraa lakum 'alaynaa min fadlin bal nazunnukum kaadhibeen

DIN 31635faqāla l-malaʾu llaḏīna kafarū min qawmihi mā narāka ʾillā bašaran miṯlanā wamā narāka tabaʿaka ʾillā llaḏīna hum ʾarāḏilunā bādiya r-raʾyi wamā narā lakum ʿalaynā min faḍlin bal naẓunnukum kāḏibīna

Talal Itani published 2012

The notables who disbelieved among his people said, "We see in you nothing but a man like us, and we see that only the worst among us have followed you, those of immature judgment. And we see that you have no advantage over us. In fact, we think you are liars."

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Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall published 1930

The chieftains of his folk, who disbelieved, said: We see thee but a mortal like us, and we see not that any follow thee save the most abject among us, without reflection. We behold in you no merit above us - nay, we deem you liars

Edward Henry Palmer published 1880

But the chiefs of those who misbelieved amongst his people said, 'We only see in thee a mortal like ourselves; nor do we see that any follow thee except the reprobates amongst us by a rash judgment; nor do we see that you have any preference over us; nay more, we think you liars

John Medows Rodwell published 1861

Then said the chiefs of his people who believed not, "We see in thee but a man like ourselves; and we see not who have followed thee except our meanest ones of hasty judgment, nor see we any excellence in you above ourselves: nay, we deem you liars

George Sale published 1734

But the chiefs of his people, who believed not, answered, we see thee to be no other than a man, like unto us; and we do not see that any follow thee, except those who are the most abject among us, who have believed on thee by a rash judgment; neither do we perceive any excellence in you above us: But we esteem you to be liars

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Other languages (18)
Shqip · Albanian

Por, krerët e popullit të tij, që nuk besuan, thanë: "Ne po e shohim se ti je vetëm një njeri sikurse ne dhe se ty të ndjekin vetëm ata që janë më të ulëtit ndër ne, siç duket, dhe s'po shohim te ju ndonjë epërsi ndaj nesh, por, përkundrazi, ne mendojmë se ju jeni gënjeshtarë.

Translated by the team of Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5

বাংলা · Bengali

অতঃপর (প্রতিউত্তরে) তার সম্প্রদায়ের নেতৃস্থানীয় কাফিররা বললো, ‘আমরা তো তোমাকে আমাদের মত একজন মানুষ ছাড়া অন্য কিছু দেখছি না; আমরা তো দেখছি, তোমার অনুসরণ তারাই করছে, যারা আমাদের মধ্যে বাহ্যিক দৃষ্টিতেই অধম এবং আমরা আমাদের ওপর তোমাদের (ধন-সম্পদ ও মর্যাদায়) কোনো শ্রেষ্ঠত্ব দেখছি না। বরং আমরা তোমাদেরকে মিথ্যাবাদী মনে করছি।’

Translated by the team of Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Dawah Association in Rabwah, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.2

Bosanski · Bosnian

Glavešine naroda njegova, oni koji nisu vjerovali, rekoše: "Vidimo da si i ti čovjek kao i mi i da te, bez ikakva razmišljanja, slijede samo oni koji su naš najniži sloj; vidimo da vi nikakve prednosti nad nama nemate. Štaviše, mislimo da ste lažljivci."

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 2.0.4

Hrvatski · Croatian

Glavešine naroda njegova, oni koji nisu vjerovali, rekoše: "Vidimo da si i ti čovjek kao i mi i da te, bez ikakva razmišljanja, slijede samo oni koji su naš najniži sloj; vidimo da vi nikakve prednosti nad nama nemate. Štoviše, mislimo da ste lažljivci."

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1

Fulfulde · Fulani

Mbatu ɓeen yedduɓe e yimɓe makko ɓen mbi'i: min nji'aani ma si wonah ko a ɓanndiŋke sifa amen, men nj'aani kadi ɓen jokkuɓe ma si wo- naa jaasɓe amen faaɗuɓe feere, men nji'anaani on e amen ɓural. Worin miɗen cikki ko on fenooɓe".

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2

ქართული · Georgian

და თქვეს მისმა ხალხმა, რომელთაც უარყვეს: «ჩვენ ვერ გხედავთ სხვას, გარდა ჩვენნაირი ადამიანისა, და ვერ ვხედავთ, რომ ვინმე მოგყვება, გარდა ჩვენს შორის ყველაზე უბადრუკებისა. და ვერ ვხედავთ თქვენში რაიმე უპირატესობას ჩვენზე. პირიქით ჩვენ ვფიქრობთ, რომ თქვენ მატყუარები ხართ».

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.7

Deutsch · German

Da sagte die führende Schar aus seinem Volk, die ungläubig war: „Wir sehen in dir nur einen Menschen unseresgleichen. Und wir sehen, dass dir nur diejenigen folgen, die die Niedrigsten unter uns sind, und zwar ohne reifliche Überlegung. Und wir sehen bei euch keinen Vorzug gegenüber uns. Vielmehr meinen wir, dass ihr Lügner seid.“

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.15

Ελληνικά · Greek

Όμως οι αρχηγοί που αρνήθηκαν την πίστη από τον λαό του, είπαν: «Δε σε βλέπουμε (ω, Νώε) παρά μόνο ως έναν άνθρωπο σαν εμάς, και δε σε βλέπουμε να σε ακολουθούν παρά μόνο εκείνοι που είναι οι κατώτεροι ανάμεσά μας, όπως νομίζουμε. Δε βλέπουμε να έχετε (εσύ και οι οπαδοί σου) καμία υπεροχή απέναντί μας, αλλά πράγματι νομίζουμε ότι είστε ψεύτες.»

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2

हिन्दी · Hindi

तो उनकी जाति के उन प्रमुखों ने कहा, जिन्होंने कुफ्र किया था : हम तो तुम्हें अपने ही जैसा इनसान समझते हैं और हम देख रहे हैं कि तुम्हारा अनुसरण केवल वही लोग कर रहे हैं, जो हम में नीच हैं, जिन्होंने बिना सोचे-समझे तुम्हारी पैरवी की है।और हम अपने ऊपर तुम्हारी कोई श्रेष्ठता भी नहीं देखते। बल्कि हम तो तुम्हें झूठा समझते हैं।

Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5

Italiano · Italian

Dissero i cortigiani miscredenti tra il suo popolo: «Noi vediamo in te solo un uomo come noi! E non vediamo che ti hanno seguito se non i miseri tra di noi, che agiscono senza pensare. E non vediamo che avete nessun vantaggio su di noi, anzi pensiamo che siate bugiardi».

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2

Lietuvių · Lithuanian

27. Vyriausieji, kurie nepatikėjo iš jo žmonių tarpo, sakė: „Mes matome tave tik kaip žmogų, kaip mes patys, nei mes matome ką nors tavimi sekantį, tik nedoriausius iš mūsų tarpo ir jie (taip pat) pasekė tavimi negalvodami. Ir nematome tavyje mes jokio privalumo mums, iš tiesų galvojame, kad jūs esate melagiai.“

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.8

Afaan Oromoo · Oromo

Ummata isaa iraa qondaaltonni isaannan kafaranii nijedhan “nama fakkii keenya taatee malee si hin agarru. Gadi aantota keenya warra yaada gadhee (yartuu) malee kan si hordofes hin agarre. Isiniif nurratti caalmaya tokkollee hin agarre. Inumaayyuu sobdoota ta’uu keessan shakkina” (jedhan).

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.0

Русский · Russian

И знать из его народа, которая отвергла веру, сказала: «Мы видим в тебе лишь человека, подобного нам. И мы видим, что за тобой последовали лишь самые ничтожные из нас, по первому впечатлению. И мы не видим у вас никакого превосходства над нами. Нет, напротив, мы считаем вас лжецами!»

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1

Српски · Serbian

Главешине његовог народа, они који нису веровали, рекоше: „Сматрамо да си и ти човек као и ми, и видимо да те, без икаквог размишљања, следе само они који су наш најнижи сталеж; и сматрамо да ви никакве предности немате над нама. Штавише, мислимо да сте лажљивци.“

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

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Kiswahili · Swahili

Basi wakasema wakuu waliokufuru katika kaumu yake, "Hatukuoni wewe isipokuwa ni mtu tu mfano wetu, wala hatukuoni wamekufuata isipokuwa wale wetu walio duni, watu wasiokuwa na maoni. Wala hatuwaoni nyinyi kuwa mna ubora wowote kutushinda sisi. Bali tunawadhania nyinyi kuwa ni waongo."

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Svenska · Swedish

De otrogna ledarna bland hans folk sa: ”För oss är du en vanlig människa precis som vi, och det är tydligt att enbart de eländigaste av oss väljer att följa dig, utan eftertanke. Vi ser inte att ni på något sätt är bättre än oss. Vi tror att ni ljuger.”

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Türkçe · Turkish

Halkının ileri gelen kâfir takımı: "Biz, senin sadece bizim gibi bir insan olduğunu görüyoruz. Sana, görüşü olmayan, ayak takımından başka kimsenin tabi olduğunu da görmüyoruz. Sizin bizim üzerimize bir üstünlüğünüzü de görmüyoruz. Aksine sizin yalancılar olduğunuza inanıyoruz" dediler.

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اردو · Urdu

اس کی قوم کے کافروں کے سرداروں نے جواب دیا کہ ہم تو تجھے اپنے جیسا انسان ہی دیکھتے ہیں[1] اور تیرے تابعداروں کو بھی ہم دیکھتے ہیں کہ یہ لوگ واضح طور پر سوائے نیچ[2] لوگوں کے[3] اور کوئی نہیں جو بے سوچے سمجھے (تمہاری پیروی کر رہے ہیں)، ہم تو تمہاری کسی قسم کی برتری اپنے اوپر نہیں دیکھ رہے، بلکہ ہم تو تمہیں جھوٹا سمجھ رہے ہیں۔

Translated by Muhammad Ibrahim Junagarhi, developed under the supervision of the Rowwad Translation Center. The original translation is available for the purpose of expressing opinion, evaluation, and continuous development.

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11:25

وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦٓ إِنِّى لَكُمْ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)walaqad arsalnaa noohan ilaa qawmihi innee lakum nadheerun mubeen

DIN 31635walaqad ʾarsalnā nūḥan ʾilā qawmihi ʾinnī lakum naḏīrun mubīnun

Talal Itani2012 We sent Noah to his people, "I am to you a clear warner."

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And We sent Noah unto his folk (and he said): Lo! I am a plain warner unto you

Edward Henry Palmer1880 We did send Noah unto his people, 'Verily, I am to you an obvious warner

John Medows Rodwell1861 We sent Noah of old unto his people: - "Verily I come to you a plain admonisher

George Sale1734 We formerly sent Noah unto his people; and he said, verily I am a public preacher unto you

11:26

أَن لَّا تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ أَلِيمٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)an laa ta'budoo illaa llaaha innee akhaafu 'alaykum 'adhaaba yawmin aleem

DIN 31635ʾan lā taʿbudū ʾillā llāha ʾinnī ʾaḫāfu ʿalaykum ʿaḏāba yawmin ʾalīmin

Talal Itani2012 "That you shall worship none but God. I fear for you the agony of a painful Day."

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 That ye serve none, save Allah. Lo! I fear for you the retribution of a painful Day

Edward Henry Palmer1880 that ye should not worship any save God. Verily, I fear for you the torment of the grievous day

John Medows Rodwell1861 That ye worship none but God. Verily I fear for you the punishment of a grievous day

George Sale1734 that ye worship God alone: Verily I fear for you the punishment of the terrible day

11:27 — the verse above

11:28

قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِن كُنتُ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّى وَءَاتَىٰنِى رَحْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِهِۦ فَعُمِّيَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنُلْزِمُكُمُوهَا وَأَنتُمْ لَهَا كَٰرِهُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)qaala yaa qawmi ara'aytum in kuntu 'alaa bayyinatin min rabbee wa'aataanee rahmatan min 'indihi fa'ummiyat 'alaykum anulzimukumoohaa wa'antum lahaa kaarihoon

DIN 31635qāla yā qawmi ʾaraʾaytum ʾin kuntu ʿalā bayyinatin min rabbī waʾātānī raḥmatan min ʿindihi faʿummiyat ʿalaykum ʾanulzimukumūhā waʾantum lahā kārihūna

Talal Itani2012 He said, "O my people, Have you considered? If I stand on clear evidence from my Lord, and He has given me a mercy from Himself, but you were blind to it, can we compel you to accept it, even though you dislike it?"

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 He said: O my people! Bethink you, if I rely on a clear proof from my Lord and there hath come unto me a mercy from His presence, and it hath been made obscure to you, can we compel you to accept it when ye are averse thereto

Edward Henry Palmer1880 He said, 'O my people! let us see! if I stand upon a manifest sign from my Lord, and there come to me mercy from him, and ye are blinded to it; shall we force you to it while ye are averse therefrom

John Medows Rodwell1861 He said: "O my people! how think you? If I am upon a clear revelation from my Lord, who hath bestowed on me mercy from Himself to which ye are blind, can we force it on you, if ye are averse from it

George Sale1734 Noah said, O my people, tell me; if I have received an evident declaration from my Lord, and He hath bestowed on me mercy from Himself, which is hidden from you, do we compel you to receive the same, in case ye be averse thereto

11:29

وَيَٰقَوْمِ لَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مَالًا إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِطَارِدِ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِنَّهُم مُّلَٰقُوا۟ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَٰكِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰكُمْ قَوْمًا تَجْهَلُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)wayaa qawmi laa as'alukum 'alayhi maalan in ajriya illaa 'alaa llaahi wamaa anaa bitaaridi lladheena aamanoo innahum mulaaqoo rabbihim walaakinnee araakum qawman tajhaloon

DIN 31635wayā qawmi lā ʾasʾalukum ʿalayhi mālan ʾin ʾaǧriya ʾillā ʿalā llāhi wamā ʾanā biṭāridi llaḏīna ʾāmanū ʾinnahum mulāqū rabbihim walākinnī ʾarākum qawman taǧhalūna

Talal Itani2012 "O my people! I ask of you no money for it. My reward lies only with God. And I am not about to dismiss those who believed; they will surely meet their Lord. And I see that you are ignorant people."

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And O my people! I ask of you no wealth therefor. My reward is the concern only of Allah, and I am not going to thrust away those who believe - Lo! they have to meet their Lord! - but I see you a folk that are ignorant

Edward Henry Palmer1880 O my people! I do, not ask you for wealth in return for it; my hire is only from God; nor do I repulse those who believe; verily, they shall meet their Lord. But I see you, a people who are ignorant

John Medows Rodwell1861 And, O my people! I ask you not for riches: my reward is of God alone: and I will not drive away those who believe that they shall meet their Lord: - but I see that ye are an ignorant people

George Sale1734 O my people, I ask not of you any riches, for my preaching unto you: My reward is with God alone. I will not drive away those who have believed: Verily they shall meet their Lord, at the resurrection; but I perceive that ye are ignorant men

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.

Read across the four public-domain translations - Sale 1734, Rodwell 1861, Palmer 1880, Pickthall 1930 - of 18:110, 41:6, 25:20, 23:33-34, 21:3, 11:27, 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 - i + am + only + mortal + like + you; only + a + man + like + you; messengers + ate + food + walked + markets; mortal + like + yourselves. 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.

What was returned and not carried. 2 verse(s) the search qualified are recorded as not carried with a reason each, rather than silently discarded: 23:24 - near-identical to 23:33; 57:20 - carried by What does the Qur'an say about wealth and children as the adornment of this life?

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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Published
6 September 2026
Updated
17 September 2026

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