We never sent a messenger before you, or a prophet, but when he had a desire Satan interfered in his wishes. But God nullifies what Satan interjects, and God affirms His revelations. God is Omniscient and Wise.
Are there 'Satanic verses' in the Qur'an's history?
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- 01 22:52 Never sent We a messenger or a prophet before thee but that, when he recited, Satan proposed something in respect of what he recited; but God abolisheth that which Satan proposeth, then God establisheth His revelations. In because this is the verse the whole episode is anchored to, and because its own statement is that whatever was cast in was ANNULLED.
- 02 53:19–23 Have ye thought upon al-Lat and al-'Uzza, and Manat the third, the other? Are yours the males and His the females? That were an unfair division. They are but names which ye have named, ye and your fathers, for which God hath revealed no warrant. In because this is the passage the alleged interpolation is said to have been inserted into, and because the text as it stands does the opposite of praising the three - it calls them names with no warrant.
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The words the story is about are not in the Qur'an. That is the first and plainest thing to say.
The episode - that the Prophet once recited a line praising al-Lat, al-'Uzza and Manat as intercessors, and that it was afterwards withdrawn - is reported in HISTORICAL and EXEGETICAL sources: early biography and commentary. It is not reported in the Qur'an, and no such line stands in any text or rendering this platform holds.
What the Qur'an does contain is two things the story attaches itself to.
53:19-23 is the passage the line is said to have been inserted into. Read as it stands, it runs the other way: it names the three, asks whether the sons are yours and the daughters His, calls that an unfair division, and says they are but NAMES WHICH YE HAVE NAMED, for which God has revealed no warrant. Nothing in the passage as it stands concedes anything to them.
22:52 is the verse the episode is argued FROM, and it is genuinely striking: Satan proposes something into the recitation of every messenger, and God then abolishes it and establishes His revelations. Some readers take that as a general statement about opposition; others take it as a reference to a specific event.
WHICH of those is right cannot be settled here, and this study does not pretend to settle it. Deciding it needs the historical reports themselves and the commentators who argued over them - and no sira collection and no has cleared the rights audit, so neither can be quoted or weighed on this platform. That is an absence with a named cause, not an omission.
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22:52
Why this passage is in the study finding 01
وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍ وَلَا نَبِىٍّ إِلَّآ إِذَا تَمَنَّىٰٓ أَلْقَى ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ فِىٓ أُمْنِيَّتِهِۦ فَيَنسَخُ ٱللَّهُ مَا يُلْقِى ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ ثُمَّ يُحْكِمُ ٱللَّهُ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa arsalnaa min qablika min rasoolin walaa nabiyyin illaa idhaa tamannaa alqaa sh-shaytaanu fee umniyyatihi fayansakhu llaahu maa yulqee sh-shaytaanu thumma yuhkimu llaahu aayaatihi wallaahu 'aleemun hakeem
DIN 31635wamā ʾarsalnā min qablika min rasūlin walā nabiyyin ʾillā ʾiḏā tamannā ʾalqā š-šayṭānu fī ʾumniyyatihi fayansaḫu llāhu mā yulqī š-šayṭānu ṯumma yuḥkimu llāhu ʾāyātihi wallāhu ʿalīmun ḥakīmun
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Never sent We a messenger or a prophet before thee but when He recited (the message) Satan proposed (opposition) in respect of that which he recited thereof. But Allah abolisheth that which Satan proposeth. Then Allah establisheth His revelations. Allah is Knower, Wise
We have not sent before thee any apostle or prophet, but that when he wished, Satan threw not something into his wish; but God annuls what Satan throws; then does God confirm his signs, and God is knowing, wise
We have not sent any apostle or prophet before thee, among whose desires Satan injected not some wrong desire, but God shall bring to nought that which Satan had suggested. Thus shall God affirm His revelations for God is Knowing, Wise
We have sent no apostle, or prophet, before thee, but, when he read, Satan suggested some error in his reading. But God shall make void that which Satan hath suggested: Then shall God confirm his signs; for God is knowing and wise
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Ne nuk sollëm para teje asnjë të dërguar e as pejgamber që të mos i ketë ndërhyrë shejtani gjatë leximit (të shpalljes). Por Allahu e zhduk atë që hedh shejtani, pastaj i forcon ajetet e Veta. Allahu është i Gjithëdijshëm, i Urtë.
আর (হে রাসূল!) আমি তোমার পূর্বে যে রাসূল কিংবা নবী পাঠিয়েছি, তাদের কেউ যখনই (আল্লাহর কিতাবের কিছু) তিলাওয়াত করেছে, তখনই শয়তান তার তিলাওয়াতে (সন্দেহ সৃষ্টি করতে কিছু) নিক্ষেপ করেছে। কিন্তু শয়তান যা নিক্ষেপ করে, আল্লাহ তা মুছে দেন।(২২) অতঃপর আল্লাহ তাঁর আয়াতসমূহকে সুদৃঢ় করে দেন। আর আল্লাহ মহাজ্ঞানী, অতি প্রজ্ঞাময়।
Prije tebe Mi nijednog poslanika i vjerovjesnika nismo poslali, a da šejtan nije, kad bi on što kazivao, u kazivanje njegovo nešto ubacio. Allah bi ono što bi šejtan ubacio uklonio, a zatim bi riječi Svoje učvrstio – Allah sve zna i mudar je.
Prije tebe Mi nijednog poslanika i vjerovjesnika nismo poslali, a da sotona nije, kad bi on što kazivao, u kazivanje njegovo nešto ubacio. Allah bi ono što bi vrag ubacio uklonio, a zatim bi riječi Svoje učvrstio – Allah sve zna i mudar je.
Min Nulaani ado maaɗa immorde e Nulaaɗo wonaa kadi Annabaajo si wonaa si o janngii Seytaane wernoto e ndeer njangin makko kin. Alla itta ko Seytaane wernii kon, refti Alla tabintina aayeeje makko ɗen. Alla ko O ganndo Ñeeñɗo.
და არ გამოგვიგზავნია შენამდე [ო, მუჰამმად] არც ერთი შუამავალი და არც ერთი მოციქული, ისე რომ, როდესაც ის კითხულობდა [ალლაჰის წიგნს], სატანას არ ჩაეგდოს მის კითხვაში (ჩაგონებები და ეჭვები), რათა ხალხი აეცდინა იმისგან, რასაც იგი კითხულობდა. მაგრამ ალლაჰი შლის იმას, რასაც სატანა აგდებს [სატანის მზაკვრობას], შემდეგ კი, ალლაჰი განამტკიცებს თავის აიათებს (ნიშნებს). და მართლაც, ალლაჰი ყოვლისმცოდნე, ბრძენია.
Und Wir sandten vor dir keinen Gesandten oder Propheten, außer dass ihm, wenn er etwas wünschte, der Satan in seinen Wunsch etwas dazwischen geworfen hätte. Aber Allah hebt auf, was der Satan dazwischenwirft. Hierauf legt Allah Seine Zeichen eindeutig fest. Und Allah ist allwissend und allweise.
Δε στείλαμε πριν από σένα (ω, Μωχάμμαντ) κανέναν Αγγελιαφόρο ή Προφήτη εκτός από το ότι όταν επιθυμούσε (την καθοδήγηση του λαού του) [ή απήγγειλε, τα Εδάφια του Αλλάχ], ο Σατανάς έριχνε (ψιθύρους και παρανοήσεις στις καρδιές των ανθρώπων) σ' αυτό που επιθυμούσε (εκείνος ο Προφήτης, ώστε να μην τον πιστέψουν) [ή -έριχνε ψιθύρους στις καρδιές τους για την απαγγελία του-]. Αλλά ο Αλλάχ αφαίρεσε αυτά που έριξε ο Σατανάς (από παρανοήσεις), και μετά επιβεβαίωσε ο Αλλάχ τα Σημάδια (και τα ξεκάθαρα Εδάφιά) Του (διασαφανίζοντάς τα, ώστε να μην παραμείνει καμία παρανόηση, εκτός στις καρδιές των υποκριτών και των άπιστων). Πράγματι, ο Αλλάχ είναι ‘Αλείμ (Παντογνώστης) και Χακείμ (Πάνσοφος).
और (ऐ रसूल!) हमने आपसे पूर्व न कोई रसूल भेजा और न कोई नबी, परंतु जब उसने (अल्लाह की पुस्तक) पढ़ी, तो शैतान ने उसके पढ़ने में संशय डाल दिया। फिर अल्लाह शैतान के संशय को मिटा देता है, फिर अल्लाह अपनी आयतों को सुदृढ़ कर देता है। और अल्लाह सब कुछ जानने वाला, पूर्ण हिकमत वाला है।[32]
E non inviammo, prima di te, un Messaggero né un Profeta senza che Satana, mentre lui (il Profeta) recitava, disturbasse la predica (distorcendola); ma poi Allāh cancella le distorsioni di Satana, infatti Allāh rafforza i Suoi Segni – e Allāh è Sapiente, Saggio –
52. Niekada Mes nesiuntėme Pasiuntinio arba Pranašo anksčiau tavęs, tačiau kai jis recituodavo apreiškimą arba pasakodavo arba kalbėdavo, Šaitan (Šėtonas) mesdavo (kokį nors melą) į tai. Tačiau Allahas panaikina tai, ką Šaitan (Šėtonas) meta į tai. Tada Allahas įtvirtina Savo Apreiškimus. Ir Allahas yra Visa Žinantis, Visa Išmanantis.
Nuti si dura ergamaas ta’ee nabiyyii tokko erginee ‘yeroo inni dubbise sheyxaanni dubbisa isaa keessa (gurra ummataa irratti soba) darbu malee’ kan hafu hin taane, Rabbiin waan sheyxaanni itti darbu san ni balleessa, Sana booda aayatoota isaa ni raggaasisa, Rabbiin beekaa, ogeessa.
Мы не посылали до тебя ни одного посланника и ни одного пророка, чтобы, когда он читал, шайтан не подбросил нечто в его чтение. Но Аллах устраняет то, что подбрасывает шайтан, а затем Аллах утверждает Свои знамения. Аллах — знающий, мудрый.
Пре тебе, Ми ниједног посланика и веровесника нисмо послали а да Сотона није, кад би он казивао, у његово казивање нешто убацио. Аллах би уклонио оно што би Сотона убацио, а затим би учврстио Своје речи, а Аллах све зна и мудар је.
Na hatukumtuma kabla yako Mtume wala Nabii ila anaposoma, Shetani hutumbukiza katika usomi wake. Lakini Mwenyezi Mungu huyaondoa anayoyatia Shetani; kisha Mwenyezi Mungu huzithibitisha Aya zake. Na Mwenyezi Mungu ndiye ajuaye zaidi, Mwenye hekima.
Närhelst vi har sänt ett sändebud eller en profet före dig för att recitera [uppenbarelsen] har Satan sökt förvanska hans budskap. Gud har dock alltid omintetgjort Satans försök och fastställt sina verser; Gud är allvetande, vis.
Senden önce hiçbir peygamber göndermedik ki, o temenni ettiği (Kur'an okuduğu) zaman, Şeytan onun temennisine (okuyuşuna) bir vesvese atmış olmasın. Ama Allah, Şeytan'ın attığını iptal eder, sonra kendi ayetlerini sağlamlaştırıp pekiştirir. Allah her şeyi bilendir, Hakim'dir.
ہم نے آپ سے پہلے جس رسول اور نبی کو بھیجا اس کے ساتھ یہ ہوا کہ جب وه اپنے دل میں کوئی آرزو کرنے لگا شیطان نے اس کی آرزو میں کچھ ملا دیا، پس شیطان کی ملاوٹ کو اللہ تعالیٰ دور کر دیتا ہے پھر اپنی باتیں پکی کر دیتا ہے[1] ۔ اللہ تعالیٰ دانا اور باحکمت ہے.
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فَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ وَرِزْقٌ كَرِيمٌ
Easy-read (simplified)falladheena aamanoo wa'amiloo s-saalihaati lahum maghfiratun warizqun kareem
DIN 31635fallaḏīna ʾāmanū waʿamilū ṣ-ṣāliḥāti lahum maġfiratun warizqun karīmun
Those who believe and work righteousness-for them is forgiveness and a generous provision.
Those who believe and do good works, for them is pardon and a rich provision
but those who believe and do right, for them is forgiveness and a generous provision
And they who believe and do the things that are right, shall have forgiveness and an honourable provision
And they who believe, and do good works, shall obtain forgiveness and an honourable provision
وَٱلَّذِينَ سَعَوْا۟ فِىٓ ءَايَٰتِنَا مُعَٰجِزِينَ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
Easy-read (simplified)walladheena sa'aw fee aayaatinaa mu'aajizeena oolaa'ika ashaabu l-jaheem
DIN 31635wallaḏīna saʿaw fī ʾāyātinā muʿāǧizīna ʾūlāʾika ʾaṣḥābu l-ǧaḥīmi
But those who strive against Our revelations-these are the inmates of Hell.
While those who strive to thwart Our revelations, such are rightful owners of the Fire
but those who strive to discredit our signs, they are the fellows of hell
But those who strive to invalidate our signs shall be inmates of Hell
But those who endeavour to make our signs of none effect, shall be the inhabitants, of hell
22:52 — the verse above
لِّيَجْعَلَ مَا يُلْقِى ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ فِتْنَةً لِّلَّذِينَ فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ وَٱلْقَاسِيَةِ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ لَفِى شِقَاقٍۭ بَعِيدٍ
Easy-read (simplified)liyaj'ala maa yulqee sh-shaytaanu fitnatan lilladheena fee quloobihim maradun wal-qaasiyati quloobuhum wa'inna z-zaalimeena lafee shiqaaqin ba'eed
DIN 31635liyaǧʿala mā yulqī š-šayṭānu fitnatan lillaḏīna fī qulūbihim maraḍun wal-qāsiyati qulūbuhum waʾinna ẓ-ẓālimīna lafī šiqāqin baʿīdin
In order to make Satan's suggestions a trial for those whose hearts are diseased, and those whose hearts are hardened. The wrongdoers are in profound discord.
That He may make that which the devil proposeth a temptation for those in whose hearts is a disease, and those whose hearts are hardened - Lo! the evil-doers are in open schism
to make what Satan throws a trial unto those in whose hearts is sickness, and those whose hearts are hard; and, verily, the wrong - doers are in a wide schism
That He may make that which Satan hath injected, a trial to those in whose hearts is a disease, and whose hearts are hardened. - Verily, the wicked are in a far-gone severance from the truth
But this He permitteth, that He may make that which Satan hath suggested, a temptation unto those in whose hearts there is an infirmity, and whose hearts are hardened: -- for the ungodly are certainly in a wide disagreement from the truth
وَلِيَعْلَمَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمَ أَنَّهُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَ فَيُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِهِۦ فَتُخْبِتَ لَهُۥ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَهَادِ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ
Easy-read (simplified)waliya'lama lladheena ootoo l-'ilma annahu l-haqqu min rabbika fayu'minoo bihi fatukhbita lahu quloobuhum wa'inna llaaha lahaadi lladheena aamanoo ilaa siraatin mustaqeem
DIN 31635waliyaʿlama llaḏīna ʾūtū l-ʿilma ʾannahu l-ḥaqqu min rabbika fayuʾminū bihi fatuḫbita lahu qulūbuhum waʾinna llāha lahādi llaḏīna ʾāmanū ʾilā ṣirāṭin mustaqīmin
And so that those endowed with knowledge may know that it is the truth from your Lord, and so believe in it, and their hearts soften to it. God guides those who believe to a straight path.
And that those who have been given knowledge may know that it is the truth from thy Lord, so that they may believe therein and their hearts may submit humbly unto Him. Lo! Allah verily is guiding those who believe unto a right path
and that those who have been given 'the knowledge' may know that it is the truth from thy Lord, and may believe therein, and that their hearts may be lowly; for, verily, God surely will guide those who believe into a right way
And that they to whom "the Knowledge" hath been given, may know that the Koran is the truth from thy Lord, and may believe in it, and their hearts may acquiesce in it: for God is surely the guider of those who believe, into the straight path
And that they on whom knowledge hath been bestowed, may know that this book is the truth from thy Lord, and may believe therein; and that their hearts may acquiesce in the same: For God is surely the director of those who believe, into the right way
53:19–23
Why this passage is in the study finding 02
أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱللَّٰتَ وَٱلْعُزَّىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)afara'aytumu llaata wal-'uzzaa
DIN 31635ʾafaraʾaytumu llāta wal-ʿuzzā
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Have you considered al-Lat and al-Uzza?
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Have ye thought upon Al-Lat and Al-'Uzza
Have ye considered Allat and Al 'Huzza
Do you see Al-Lat and Al-Ozza
What think ye of Allat, and Al Uzza
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وَمَنَوٰةَ ٱلثَّالِثَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰٓ
Easy-read (simplified)wamanaata th-thaalithata l-'ukhraa
DIN 31635wamanāta ṯ-ṯāliṯata l-ʾuḫrā
And Manat, the third one, the other?
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And Manat, the third, the other
and Manat the other third
And Manat the third idol besides
and Manah, that other third goddess
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أَلَكُمُ ٱلذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ ٱلْأُنثَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)alakumu dh-dhakaru walahu l-'unthaa
DIN 31635ʾalakumu ḏ-ḏakaru walahu l-ʾunṯā
The translators word this verse differently
Are you to have the males, and He the females?
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Are yours the males and His the females
Shall there be male offspring for Him and female for you
What? shall ye have male progeny and God female
Have ye male children, and God female
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تِلْكَ إِذًا قِسْمَةٌ ضِيزَىٰٓ
Easy-read (simplified)tilka idhan qismatun deezaa
DIN 31635tilka ʾiḏan qismatun ḍīzā
The translators word this verse differently
What a bizarre distribution.
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That indeed were an unfair division
That were an unfair division
This were indeed an unfair partition
This, therefore, is an unjust partition
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إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّآ أَسْمَآءٌ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَٰنٍ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهْوَى ٱلْأَنفُسُ وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّن رَّبِّهِمُ ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
Easy-read (simplified)in hiya illaa asmaa'un sammaytumoohaa antum wa'aabaa'ukum maa anzala llaahu bihaa min sultaanin in yattabi'oona illaa z-zanna wamaa tahwaa l-'anfusu walaqad jaa'ahum min rabbihimu l-hudaa
DIN 31635ʾin hiya ʾillā ʾasmāʾun sammaytumūhā ʾantum waʾābāʾukum mā ʾanzala llāhu bihā min sulṭānin ʾin yattabiʿūna ʾillā ẓ-ẓanna wamā tahwā l-ʾanfusu walaqad ǧāʾahum min rabbihimu l-hudā
These are nothing but names, which you have devised, you and your ancestors, for which God sent down no authority. They follow nothing but assumptions, and what the ego desires, even though guidance has come to them from their Lord.
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They are but names which ye have named, ye and your fathers, for which Allah hath revealed no warrant. They follow but a guess and that which (they) themselves desire. And now the guidance from their Lord hath come unto them
They are but names which ye have named, ye and your fathers! God has sent down no authority for them! They do but follow suspicion and what their souls lust after!- And yet there has come to them guidance from their Lord
These are mere names: ye and your fathers named them thus: God hath not sent down any warranty in their regard. A mere conceit and their own impulses do they follow. Yet hath "the guidance" from their Lord come to them
They are no other than empty names, which ye and your fathers have named goddesses. God hath not revealed concerning them any thing to authorize their worship. They follow no other than a vain opinion, and what their souls desire: Yet hath the true direction come unto them from their Lord
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53:19 A e shihni Latën e Uzanë,
53:20 si dhe Menatën, të tretën, të fundit?
53:21 Vallë, tuajt qenkan meshkujt e të Tijat femrat?!
53:22 Atëherë, kjo ndarje është e padrejtë.
53:23 Ata s'janë gjë tjetër veçse emra (idhujsh), të cilët ua keni vënë vetë ju dhe etërit tuaj, gjë për të cilën nuk ju ka sjellë Allahu kurrfarë dëshmie. Ata ndjekin vetëm hamendjen dhe atë që ua ka ëndja, ndonëse u ka ardhur udhëzimi prej Zotit të tyre.
53:19 (হে মুশরিকরা!) তোমরা কি লাত ও ‘উযযা দেবতা সম্পর্কে ভেবে দেখেছ?’
53:20 এবং তৃতীয় আরেকটি (দেবতা) মানাত সম্পর্কে?(২০)
53:21 তোমাদের জন্য কি পুত্র সন্তান, আর আল্লাহর জন্য কন্যা সন্তান?
53:22 এটাতো এক অসঙ্গত বণ্টন!
53:23 এগুলো তো কতিপয় (অর্থহীন) নাম, যে নামগুলো তোমরা ও তোমাদের পিতৃপুরুষেরা রেখেছ। এ ব্যাপারে আল্লাহ কোন দলিল-প্রমাণ নাযিল করেননি। তারা তো কেবল অনুমান এবং নিজেদের কুপ্রবৃত্তির যা চায়, তার অনুসরণ করে। অথচ তাদের কাছে তাদের রবের পক্ষ থেকে (নবীর মাধ্যমে) হিদায়াত এসেছে।
53:19 Vidjeste li Lata i Uzzaa?!
53:20 I Menata, trećeg, posljednjeg od njih?!
53:21 Zar za vas da su sinovi, a za Njega kćeri?!
53:22 To bi tada bila podjela nepravedna.
53:23 To su samo imena koja ste im vi i preci vaši nadjenuli; Allah o njima nikakav dokaz nije poslao; oni se povode samo za pretpostavkama i onim za čim duše žude, a već im dođe od Gospodara njihova Uputa.
53:19 Vidjeste li Lata i Uzzaa?!
53:20 I Menata, trećoj, posljednjoj od njih?!
53:21 Zar za vas da su sinovi, a za Njega kćeri?!
53:22 To bi tada bila podjela nepravedna.
53:23 To su samo imena koja ste im vi i predci vaši nadjenuli; Allah o njima nikakav dokaz nije poslao; oni se povode samo za pretpostavkama i onim za čim duše žude, a već im dođe od Gospodara njihova Uputa.
53:19 Onon he'eferɓe mbelr on nji'i laata e ujjaa.
53:20 E manaata tataɓiija goɗɗo oon ne.
53:21 Mbele hina woodani on gorko na woodani Mbo debbo.
53:22 ɗuum de wadde ko peccugol ngol nuunɗaani.
53:23 ɗi ngonah si wonah inɗe ɗe innuɗon onon e baabiraaɓe mon Alla jippinaani heen daliil ɓe ndewaani si wona sikke e mbelamme pittaali ko goongo peewal arii e maɓɓe ummaade to Joom mu'en.
53:19 გინახავთ ალ-ლათი და ალ-უზზა?(ორი კერპის სახელი)
53:20 და კიდევ მესამე – მანათი?
53:21 განა თქვენთვის ვაჟი (შთამომავლობა), ხოლო მას [ალლაჰს] მდედრობითი სქესის (მიიჩნევთ), (ანგელოზებს ალლაჰის ქალიშვილებს რომ უწოდებთ)?
53:22 მაშინ ეს უსამართლო განაწილება ყოფილა.
53:23 ისინი [ეს კერპები] მხოლოდ სახელებია, რომლებიც თქვენ და თქვენმა მამებმა დაარქვით. ალლაჰს არ მოუვლენია მათზე არანაირი მტკიცებულება. და ისინი მხოლოდ ვარაუდებსა და საკუთარი სულების სურვილებს მიჰყვებიან, მაშინ როცა მათ თავიანთი უფლისგან მოუვიდათ სწორი გზის ჩვენება.
53:19 Was meint ihr wohl zu Al-Lat und Al-'Uzza
53:20 und auch zu Manat, dieser anderen, der dritten (Götze)?
53:21 Ist denn für euch das (bestimmt), was männlich ist, und für Ihn das, was weiblich ist?
53:22 Jene wäre dann eine ungerechte Verteilung.
53:23 Das sind nur Namen, die ihr genannt habt, ihr und eure Väter, für die Allah (aber) keine Ermächtigung herabgesandt hat. Sie folgen nur Vermutungen und dem, wozu sie selbst neigen. Und es ist bereits von ihrem Herrn die Rechtleitung zu ihnen gekommen.
53:19 Βλέπετε (ω, άπιστοι, τα είδωλά σας που τα αποδίδετε στον Αλλάχ ως εταίρους στη λατρεία), το Αλ-Λατ, το Αλ-‘Ούζζα,
53:20 και το Μανάτ, το άλλο, το τρίτο, (ότι μπορούν να σας ωφελήσουν, να σας βλάψουν, ή να σας αποκαλύψουν καμία αποκάλυψη);
53:21 Είναι δυνατόν ότι επιθυμείτε να αποκτήσετε αγόρια, ενώ αποδίδετε σ' Αυτόν ότι έχει κόρες (και ότι οι Άγγελοι είναι οι κόρες Του, ενώ το μισείτε αυτό για τον εαυτό σας);
53:22 Αυτός είναι τότε ένας άδικος διαχωρισμός!
53:23 Αυτά τα (είδωλα) δεν είναι παρά μόνο κάποια ονόματα, που έχετε επινοήσει εσείς και οι πρόγονοί σας, για τα οποία ο Αλλάχ δεν έχει στείλει καμία απόδειξη! Δεν ακολουθούν (οι ειδωλολάτρες) παρά μόνο εικασίες και ό,τι επιθυμούν οι ψυχές (τους). Πράγματι, έχει έρθει σ' αυτούς η καθοδήγηση από τον Κύριό τους (με τον Προφήτη Του, αλλά δεν την ακολουθούν).
53:19 फिर क्या तुमने लात और उज़्ज़ा को देखा।
53:20 तथा तीसरी एक और (मूर्ति) मनात को?[6]
53:21 क्या तुम्हारे लिए पुत्र हैं और उस (अल्लाह) के लिए पुत्रियाँ?
53:22 तब तो यह बड़ा अन्यायपूर्ण बँटवारा है।
53:23 ये (मूर्तियाँ) कुछ नामों के सिवा कुछ भी नहीं हैं, जो तुमने तथा तुम्हारे बाप-दादा ने रख लिए हैं। अल्लाह ने इनका कोई प्रमाण नहीं उतारा है। ये लोग केवल अटकल[7] के और उन चीज़ों के पीछे चल रहे हैं जो उनके दिल चाहते हैं। जबकि निःसंदेह उनके पास उनके पालनहार की ओर से मार्गदर्शन आ चुका है।
53:19 Ma voi avete forse visto Al-Lāta e Al-’Uzza
53:20 e Manat, il terzo tra loro,
53:21 e a voi i maschi e a Lui le femmine?
53:22 Che divisione ingiusta!
53:23 Ma non sono che nomi, inventati da voi e dai vostri padri, a cui Allāh non ha mai attribuito nessuna autorità. In verità, non seguono che le proprie supposizioni e ciò che i loro animi desiderano, anche se è già stata indicata loro da Allāh la Retta Via.
53:19 19. Ar jūs galvojote apie Al-Latą ir Al-Uzzą (du arabų garbintus stabus)?
53:20 20. Ir Manatą, kitą (arabų stabą) trečiąjį?
53:21 21. Ar jūs (pirmenybę skiriate) sūnums, o Jam (priskiriate) dukras?
53:22 22. Iš tiesų, tai yra neteisingas padalinimas!
53:23 23. Jie tėra vardai, kuriuos jūs sukūrėte, jūs ir jūsų tėvai, kuriems Allahas nedavė jokio įgaliojimo. Jie seka tik spėlionėmis ir savo troškimais, kuomet (tikras) vedimas yra juos pasiekęs iš jų Viešpaties!
53:19 Mee (taabota) Laatiifi Uzzaa (jedhaman) naaf himaa?
53:20 (tan biroo) Manaatiin tan sadaffaa taates (naaf himaa)?
53:21 Sila isiniif dhiirri ta'eeti dubartiin isaaf taatee?
53:22 Isheen kun yoggas qooda jalloodha.
53:23 Isheen (taabonni) maqoota (qullaa) isiniifi abbootiin keessan moggaaftani malee homaa miti. Rabbiin ragaa isheef hin buufne. Se’aafi waan lubbuuleen isaanii feetu malee waan biraa hin hordofan. Dhugumaan qajeellloon Rabbii isaanii irraa isaanitti dhufee jira.
53:19 Так видели ли вы аль-Лат и аль-‘Уззу,
53:20 и Манат — третью, другую?
53:21 Неужели вам — мужской пол, а Ему — женский?
53:22 В таком случае, это — ущербный раздел!
53:23 Это — всего лишь имена, которыми нарекли их вы и ваши отцы. Аллах не ниспосылал о них никакого довода. Они следуют лишь предположениям и тому, чего жаждут их души, — а ведь к ним уже пришло верное руководство от их Господа.
53:19 Шта мислите о Лату и Узау?!
53:20 И оном трећем, Менату?!
53:21 Зар за вас да су синови, а за Њега кћери?!
53:22 То је онда неправедна подела.
53:23 То су само имена која сте киповима наденули ви и ваши преци; Аллах о њима није послао никакав доказ; они се поводе само за претпоставкама и оним за чим њихове душе жуде, а већ им је дошла Упута од њиховог Господара.
53:19 Je, mmemuona Lata na Uzza?
53:20 Na Manaat, mwingine wa tatu?
53:21 Je, nyinyi mnao wana wanaume na Yeye ndio awe na wanawake?
53:22 Huo ni mgawanyo wa dhuluma!
53:23 Hayo hayakuwa ila ni majina mliyowapa nyinyi na baba zenu. Mwenyezi Mungu hakuleta uthibitisho wowote juu ya hayo. Hawafuati ila dhana tu na kipendacho nafsi. Na kwa yakini uongofu ulikwisha wafikia kutoka kwa Mola wao Mlezi.
53:19 Vad säger ni om al-Lāt och al-ʿUzzā,
53:20 och Manāt, den sistnämnda av de tre?
53:21 Skulle ni ha söner, medan döttrarna är för Gud?
53:22 Det vore sannerligen en skev fördelning!
53:23 Dessa [avgudar] är bara namn som ni och era förfäder hittat på; Gud har inte gett er befogenhet till det. De följer bara lösa antaganden och vad de själva önskar, trots att de har fått vägledning från sin Herre!
53:19 Gördünüz mü o Lât ve Uzzâ’yı?
53:20 Ve üçüncüleri olan ötekini, Menât'ı.
53:21 Erkekler sizin; dişiler O’nun mu?
53:22 Öyle ise bu çok insafsızca bir taksimdir.
53:23 Bunlar (putlar) sizin ve atalarınızın taktığı isimlerden başka bir şey değildir. Allah, onlar hakkında bir delil indirmemiştir. Onlar, ancak zanna ve nefislerinin arzusuna uyuyorlar. Oysa, onlara Rableri tarafından yol gösterici gelmiştir.
53:19 کیا تم نے ﻻت اور عزیٰ کو دیکھا.
53:20 اور منات تیسرے پچھلے کو.[1]
53:21 کیا تمہارے لیے لڑکے اور اللہ کے لیے لڑکیاں ہیں؟[1]
53:22 یہ تو اب بڑی بےانصافی کی تقسیم ہے.[1]
53:23 دراصل یہ صرف نام ہیں جو تم نے اور تمہارے باپ دادوں نے ان کے رکھ لیے ہیں اللہ نے ان کی کوئی دلیل نہیں اتاری۔ یہ لوگ تو صرف اٹکل کے اور اپنی نفسانی خواہشوں کے پیچھے پڑے ہوئے ہیں۔ اور یقیناً ان کے رب کی طرف سے ان کے پاس ہدایت آ چکی ہے.
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مَا زَاغَ ٱلْبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)maa zaagha l-basaru wamaa taghaa
DIN 31635mā zāġa l-baṣaru wamā ṭaġā
The translators word this verse differently
The sight did not waver, nor did it exceed.
The eye turned not aside nor yet was overbold
The sight swerved not nor wandered
His eye turned not aside, nor did it wander
his eye-sight turned not aside, neither did it wander
لَقَدْ رَأَىٰ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ
Easy-read (simplified)laqad ra'aa min aayaati rabbihi l-kubraa
DIN 31635laqad raʾā min ʾāyāti rabbihi l-kubrā
He saw some of the Great Signs of his Lord.
Verily he saw one of the greater revelations of his Lord
He saw then the greatest of the signs of his Lord
For he saw the greatest of the signs of his Lord
And he really beheld some of the greatest signs of his Lord
53:19–23 — the verse above
أَمْ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ مَا تَمَنَّىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)am lil'insaani maa tamannaa
DIN 31635ʾam lilʾinsāni mā tamannā
Or is the human being to have whatever he desires?
Or shall man have what he coveteth
Shall man have what he desires
Shall man have whatever he wisheth
Shall man have whatever he wisheth for
فَلِلَّهِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)falillaahi l-'aakhiratu wal-'oolaa
DIN 31635falillāhi l-ʾāḫiratu wal-ʾūlā
The translators word this verse differently
To God belong the Last and the First.
But unto Allah belongeth the after (life), and the former
But God's is the hereafter and the present
The future and the present are in the hand of God
The life to come, and the present life are God's
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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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