I swear by the Day of Resurrection.
What is the 'soul that blames itself' in the Qur'an?
Key findingsEditorial
One finding for each passage this study carries, in the order the study reads them. Each is the reason that passage was signed into the study, in full and unedited - including, where the renderings disagree, the disagreement.
- 01 75:1–2 NAY, I SWEAR BY THE DAY OF RESURRECTION; AND NAY, I SWEAR BY THE ACCUSING SOUL. In as ONE PASSAGE because the two oaths are one construction, and because the second is the only occurrence of the phrase in the Qur'an - sworn by, alongside the Day of Resurrection.
- 02 12:53 I DO NOT EXCULPATE MYSELF. LO, THE HUMAN SOUL ENJOINETH UNTO EVIL, save that whereon my Lord hath mercy. DECLARED DUAL-PLACEMENT from the study joseph. In because the tradition reads these as a pair of soul-states and a reader cannot see the contrast without both.
- 03 89:27–30 But ah, THOU SOUL AT PEACE! Return unto thy Lord, content in His good pleasure. Enter thou among My bondmen, enter thou My garden. DECLARED DUAL-PLACEMENT. In as ONE PASSAGE because it is the third state and the only one addressed directly and by name.
In plain wordsEditorial written by the editors, not a translation
The phrase occurs once, and where it occurs is the interesting part.
75:2: NAY, I SWEAR BY THE ACCUSING SOUL. It is an OATH. God swears by it, in the same breath as swearing by the Day of Resurrection. Whatever the self-reproaching soul is, the text puts it alongside the resurrection as a thing worth swearing by.
The five translators give four wordings - "the soul which accuseth itself" (Sale), "the self-accusing soul" (Rodwell and Palmer, identical), "the accusing soul" (Pickthall), "the blaming soul" (Itani). The reflexive sense - that it accuses itself - is in the words of Sale, Rodwell and Palmer; Pickthall's and Itani's words say accusing and blaming without saying of whom.
Two other verses are carried here as declared dual-placements, because the familiar three-fold scheme of the soul is built from them and a reader should see all three in one place.
12:53, Joseph speaking: I DO NOT EXCULPATE MYSELF; THE HUMAN SOUL ENJOINETH UNTO EVIL, save that whereon my Lord has mercy. The soul that commands wrong.
89:27, addressed directly: THOU SOUL AT PEACE - return to thy Lord, content and contented with.
Three phrases, in three unrelated surahs, describing a soul that drives toward evil, a soul that reproaches itself, and a soul at rest.
What the Qur'an does NOT do is arrange them. It never presents them as stages, never says one leads to another, and never uses them together. The developed scheme in which the self-reproaching soul is the middle station of a spiritual ascent is the work of later writers - and no such source has cleared the rights audit. What can be shown is the three verses and the fact that the text does not connect them.
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What this rests on
Opens with 75:1–2, widening across 3 passages in all.
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The versesSource fact 3 passages, each with every cleared translation
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75:1–2
Why this passage is in the study finding 01
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ
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Easy-read (simplified)laa uqsimu biyawmi l-qiyaamah
DIN 31635lā ʾuqsimu biyawmi l-qiyāmati
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection
I need not swear by the resurrection day
It needeth not that I swear by the day of the RESURRECTION
Verily I swear by the day of resurrection
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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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وَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلنَّفْسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ
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Easy-read (simplified)walaa uqsimu bin-nafsi llawwaamah
DIN 31635walā ʾuqsimu bin-nafsi llawwāmati
And I swear by the blaming soul.
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Nay, I swear by the accusing soul (that this Scripture is true)
Nor need I swear by the self-accusing soul
Or that I swear by the self-accusing soul
and I swear by the soul which accuseth itself
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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)
75:1 Betohem në Ditën e Kiametit!
75:2 Betohem në shpirtin qortues!
75:1 আমি (আল্লাহ) শপথ করছি কিয়ামতের দিনের!
75:2 আমি আরো শপথ করছি ভর্ৎসনাকারী আত্মার!
75:1 Kunem se Kijametskim danom
75:2 i kunem se dušom koja sebe kori.
75:1 Kunem se Smakom svijeta
75:2 i kunem se dušom koja sebe kori.
75:1 Mbiɗa woonɗdira ñande ndarnga.
75:2 Mbiɗa wooɗndira fittaandu felooru.
75:1 არა! მე, ალლაჰი, ვფიცავ აღდგომის დღეს!
75:2 და ვფიცავ თვითმბრალმდებელ სულს
75:1 Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
75:2 Nein! Ich schwöre bei der Seele, die (andere) tadelt.
75:1 (Ορκίζομαι) μα την Ημέρα της Ανάστασης!
75:2 Και (ορκίζομαι) μα την αυτο-κατηγορούμενη ψυχή (του πιστού, που τον κατηγορεί αν παραμελήσει κάποιες καλές πράξεις ή όταν διαπράττει αμαρτία)! (Ότι οι άνθρωποι θα αναστηθούν για να λογοδοτήσουν).
75:1 Giuro per il giorno della Resurrezione
75:2 e giuro per l’anima che si incolpa:
75:1 1. Prisiekiu Prikėlimo Diena
75:2 2. ir prisiekiu priekaištaujančia siela (dėl prikėlimo tikrumo)!
75:1 Miti Guyyaa Qiyaamaatiinin kakadha.[1]
75:2 Lubbuu of komattuu taateenis nan kakadha; (mindaa galfamuuf jirtu).
75:1 Нет же! Клянусь Днём воскресения.
75:2 И нет же! Клянусь душой укоряющей.
75:1 Кунем се Судњим даном
75:2 и кунем се душом која себе кори.
75:1 Ninaapa kwa Siku ya Kiyama!
75:2 Na ninaapa kwa nafsi inayojilaumu!
75:1 Jag svär vid uppståndelsens dag,
75:2 och jag svär vid den självförebrående själen!
75:1 Kıyamet gününe yemin ederim.
75:2 Sürekli kendini kınayan nefse yemin ederim.
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75:1–2 — the verse above
أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ
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Easy-read (simplified)ayahsabu l-'insaanu allan najma'a 'izaamah
DIN 31635ʾayaḥsabu l-ʾinsānu ʾallan naǧmaʿa ʿiẓāmahu
Does man think that We will not reassemble his bones?
Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones
Does man think that we shall not collect his bones
Thinketh man that we shall not re-unite his bones
Doth man think that We will not gather his bones together
بَلَىٰ قَٰدِرِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّسَوِّىَ بَنَانَهُۥ
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Easy-read (simplified)balaa qaadireena 'alaa an nusawwiya banaanah
DIN 31635balā qādirīna ʿalā ʾan nusawwiya banānahu
Yes indeed; We are Able to reconstruct his fingertips.
Yea, verily. We are Able to restore his very fingers
Able are we to arrange his finger tips
Aye! his very finger tips are we able evenly to replace
Yea: We are able to put together the smallest bones of his fingers
12:53
Why this passage is in the study finding 02
وَمَآ أُبَرِّئُ نَفْسِىٓ إِنَّ ٱلنَّفْسَ لَأَمَّارَةٌۢ بِٱلسُّوٓءِ إِلَّا مَا رَحِمَ رَبِّىٓ إِنَّ رَبِّى غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)wamaa ubarri'u nafsee inna n-nafsa la'ammaaratun bis-soo'i illaa maa rahima rabbee inna rabbee ghafoorun raheem
DIN 31635wamā ʾubarriʾu nafsī ʾinna n-nafsa laʾammāratun bis-sūʾi ʾillā mā raḥima rabbī ʾinna rabbī ġafūrun raḥīmun
"Yet I do not claim to be innocent. The soul commands evil, except those on whom my Lord has mercy. Truly my Lord is Forgiving and Merciful."
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I do not exculpate myself. Lo! the (human) soul enjoineth unto evil, save that whereon my Lord hath mercy. Lo! my Lord is Forgiving, Merciful
Yet I do not clear myself, for the soul is very urgent to evil, save what my Lord has had mercy on; verily, my Lord is forgiving and merciful
Yet I hold not myself clear, for the heart is prone to evil, save theirs on whom my Lord hath mercy; for gracious is my Lord, Merciful
Neither do I absolutely justify my self: Since every soul is prone unto evil, except those on whom my Lord shall shew mercy; for my Lord is gracious and merciful
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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)
Nuk po e shfajësoj veten, se vërtet shpirti urdhëron shpesh të keqen, përveç atë që e mëshiron Zoti im. Pa dyshim që Zoti im është Falës i Madh e Mëshirëplotë."
(আযীযপত্নী আরো বললো:) ‘আর আমি নিজেকে নির্দোষ মনে করি না। নিশ্চয় মানুষের নফস তো মন্দ কাজের নির্দেশ দিয়ে থাকে, তবে আমার রব যাকে দয়া করেন সে ছাড়া। নিশ্চয় আমার রব ক্ষমাশীল, পরম দয়ালু।’(১৪)
Ja ne pravdam sebe, duša je zaista sklona zlu, osim one kojoj se Gospodar moj smiluje. Gospodar moj je, zaista, Onaj Koji oprašta grijehe i Koji je milostiv."
Ja ne pravdam sebe, duša je zaista sklona zlu, osim one kojoj se Gospodar moj smiluje. Gospodar moj je, zaista, Onaj Koji oprašta grijehe i Koji je milostiv."
Mi laɓɓinaa hoore-am, tawde woŋkii ko heewkii yamirde bone, si wanah kiin ki Joomi am yurmini. Joomi am ko jaafotooɗo jurmotooɗo.
(იუსუფმა თქვა): «და არ ვამართლებ ჩემს სულს [არ ვამბობ, რომ ჩემი სული დაცულია შეცდომისა და ცოდვისგან], რადგან სული უბიძგებს ბოროტებისკენ [ადამიანის სული ბუნებით მიდრეკილია ბოროტებისკენ, ადვილად ემორჩილება ცდუნებას და ამკობს ცუდს], თუ არა ჩემი უფლის წყალობა [გარდა იმათისა, ვისაც ალლაჰი შეიწყალებს და დაიცავს ბოროტებისა და ცოდვისგან]. ჭეშმარიტად, ჩემი უფალი მაპატიებელი, შემწყალებელია».
(Sie sagte weiterhin:) „Und ich spreche mich nicht selbst frei. Wahrlich, die Seele gebietet ja mit Nachdruck das Schlechte, es sei denn, mein Herr erbarmt Sich. Wahrlich, mein Herr ist allvergebend und barmherzig.“
Και δε λέω ότι είμαι αθώα. Πράγματι, η (ανθρώπινη) ψυχή διατάζει συχνά το κακό (στον άνθρωπο), εκτός από όσους ελέησε ο Κύριός μου (και τους προστατεύει απ' αυτό). Πράγματι, ο Κύριός μου είναι Γαφούρ (Αυτός που συγχωρεί τα πάντα) και Ραχείμ (Πολυεύσπλαχνος).»
और मैं खुद को बरी नहीं करती, निःसंदेह मन तो बुराई का बहुत आदेश देने वाला है, सिवाय उसके जिसपर मेरा पालनहार दया करे। निःसंदेह मेरा पालनहार अति क्षमाशील, अत्यंत दयावान् है।
E io non discolpo la mia anima, in verità l’anima dà cattivi consigli; a meno che il mio Dio ne abbia pietà. In verità il mio Dio è Perdonatore, Misericordioso.”
53. „Ir neišlaisvinu aš savęs (nuo kaltės). Iš tiesų, pats (žmogus) yra linkęs į blogį, išskyrus tada, kai mano Viešpats suteikia Savo Gailestingumą (tam, kam Jis nori). Iš tiesų, mano Viešpats yra Dažnai Atleidžiantis, Gailestingiausiasis.“
“Lubbuu tiyyas hin qulqulleessu, Dhugumatti, lubbuun hamtuutti ajajjuudha nama Gooftaan kiyya rahmata godheef malee, Gooftaan kiyya araaramaa, rahmata godhaadha.”
— и всё же я не оправдываю себя. Воистину, душа побуждает ко злу, кроме тех, кого помилует мой Господь. Воистину, мой Господь — прощающий, милующий».
Ја не правдам себе, душа је заиста склона злу, осим оне којој се мој Господар смилује. Мој Господар, заиста, опрашта грехе и милостив је.“
Nami sijitoi lawamani. Kwa hakika nafsi ni yenye kuamrisha mno mabaya, isipokuwa kile alichorehemu Mola wangu Mlezi. Hakika Mola wangu Mlezi ni Msamehevu mno, Mwenye kurehemu sana.
Jag friar inte mig själv från skuld; själen drivs ständigt mot det onda, förutom hos de som min Herre visar nåd. Min Herre är ständigt förlåtande, barmhärtig.”
"Ben nefsimi temize çıkarmam. Çünkü Rabbimin merhamet ettiği hariç, nefis aşırı derecede kötülüğü emreder. Şüphesiz Rabbim çok bağışlayandır, çok merhamet edendir'' dedi.
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قَالَ مَا خَطْبُكُنَّ إِذْ رَٰوَدتُّنَّ يُوسُفَ عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ قُلْنَ حَٰشَ لِلَّهِ مَا عَلِمْنَا عَلَيْهِ مِن سُوٓءٍ قَالَتِ ٱمْرَأَتُ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْـَٰٔنَ حَصْحَصَ ٱلْحَقُّ أَنَا۠ رَٰوَدتُّهُۥ عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)qaala maa khatbukunna idh raawadttunna yoosufa 'an nafsihi qulna haasha lillaahi maa 'alimnaa 'alayhi min soo'in qaalati mra'atu l-'azeezi l-'aana hashasa l-haqqu anaa raawadttuhu 'an nafsihi wa'innahu lamina s-saadiqeen
DIN 31635qāla mā ḫaṭbukunna ʾiḏ rāwadttunna yūsufa ʿan nafsihi qulna ḥāša lillāhi mā ʿalimnā ʿalayhi min sūʾin qālati mraʾatu l-ʿazīzi l-ʾāna ḥaṣḥaṣa l-ḥaqqu ʾanā rāwadttuhu ʿan nafsihi waʾinnahu lamina ṣ-ṣādiqīna
He said, "What was the matter with you, women, when you tried to seduce Joseph?" They said, "God forbid! We knew of no evil committed by him." The governor's wife then said, "Now the truth is out. It was I who tried to seduce him, and he is telling the truth."
He (the king) (then sent for those women and) said: What happened when ye asked an evil act of Joseph? They answered: Allah Blameless! We know no evil of him. Said the wife of the ruler: Now the truth is out. I asked of him an evil act, and he is surely of the truthful
He said, 'What was your design when ye desired Joseph for his person?' They said, 'God forbid! we know no bad of him.' Said the wife of the prince, ' Now does the truth appear! I desired him for his person and, verily, he is of those who tell the truth
Then said the Prince to the women, "What was your purpose when ye solicited Joseph?" They said, "God keep us! we know not any ill of him." The wife of the Prince said, "Now doth the truth appear. It was I who would have led him into unlawful love, and he is one of the truthful
And when the women were assembled before the king, he said unto them, what was your design, when ye solicited Joseph to unlawful love? They answered, God be praise! We know not any ill of him. The nobleman's wife said, now is the truth become manifest: I solicited him, to lie with me; and he is one of those who speak truth
ذَٰلِكَ لِيَعْلَمَ أَنِّى لَمْ أَخُنْهُ بِٱلْغَيْبِ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى كَيْدَ ٱلْخَآئِنِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)dhaalika liya'lama annee lam akhunhu bil-ghaybi wa'anna llaaha laa yahdee kayda l-khaa'ineen
DIN 31635ḏālika liyaʿlama ʾannī lam ʾaḫunhu bil-ġaybi waʾanna llāha lā yahdī kayda l-ḫāʾinīna
"This is that he may know that I did not betray him in secret, and that God does not guide the scheming of the betrayers."
(Then Joseph said: I asked for) this, that he (my lord) may know that I betrayed him not in secret, and that surely Allah guideth not the snare of the betrayers
That' (said Joseph) 'was that he might know that I did not betray him in his absence, and that God guides not the craft of those who do betray
By this" (said Joseph) "may my lord know that I did not in his absence play him false, and that God guideth not the machinations of deceivers
And when Joseph was acquainted therewith he said, this discovery hath been made, that my lord might know that I was not unfaithful unto him in his absence, and that God directeth not the plot of the deceivers
12:53 — the verse above
وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱئْتُونِى بِهِۦٓ أَسْتَخْلِصْهُ لِنَفْسِى فَلَمَّا كَلَّمَهُۥ قَالَ إِنَّكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ لَدَيْنَا مَكِينٌ أَمِينٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)waqaala l-maliku toonee bihi astakhlishu linafsee falammaa kallamahu qaala innaka l-yawma ladaynaa makeenun ameen
DIN 31635waqāla l-maliku ʾtūnī bihi ʾastaḫliṣhu linafsī falammā kallamahu qāla ʾinnaka l-yawma ladaynā makīnun ʾamīnun
The king said, "Bring him to me, and I will reserve him for myself." And when he spoke to him, he said, "This day you are with us established and secure."
And the king said: Bring him unto me that I may attach him to my person. And when he had talked with him he said: Lo! thou art to-day in our presence established and trusted
And the king said, 'Bring him to me. I will take him specially for myself.' And when he had spoken with him he said, 'Verily, today thou art with us in a permanent place of trust
And the King said, "Bring him to me: I will take him for my special service." And when he had spoken with him he said, "From this day shalt thou be with us, invested with place and trust
And the king said, bring him unto me: I will take him into my own peculiar service. And when Joseph was brought unto the king, and he had discoursed with him, he said, thou art this day firmly established with us, and shalt be intrusted with our affairs
قَالَ ٱجْعَلْنِى عَلَىٰ خَزَآئِنِ ٱلْأَرْضِ إِنِّى حَفِيظٌ عَلِيمٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)qaala j'alnee 'alaa khazaa'ini l-'ardi innee hafeezun 'aleem
DIN 31635qāla ǧʿalnī ʿalā ḫazāʾini l-ʾarḍi ʾinnī ḥafīẓun ʿalīmun
He said, "Put me in charge of the storehouses of the land; I am honest and knowledgeable."
He said: Set me over the storehouses of the land. Lo! I am a skilled custodian
He said, 'Place me over the treasures of the land; verily, I will be a knowing keeper
He said, "Set me over the granaries of the land, I will be their prudent keeper
Joseph answered, set me over the store-houses of the land; for I will be a skilful keeper thereof
89:27–30
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يَٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ
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Easy-read (simplified)yaa ayyatuhaa n-nafsu l-mutma'innah
DIN 31635yā ʾayyatuhā n-nafsu l-muṭmaʾinnatu
The translators word this verse differently
But as for you, O tranquil soul.
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But ah! thou soul at peace
O thou comforted soul
Oh, thou soul which art at rest
O thou soul which art at rest
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ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً
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Easy-read (simplified)irji'ee ilaa rabbiki raadiyatan mardiyyah
DIN 31635irǧiʿī ʾilā rabbiki rāḍiyatan marḍiyyatan
Return to your Lord, pleased and accepted.
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Return unto thy Lord, content in His good pleasure
return unto thy Lord, well pleased and well pleased with
Return to thy Lord, pleased, and pleasing him
return unto thy Lord, well pleased with thy reward, and well pleasing unto God
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فَٱدْخُلِى فِى عِبَٰدِى
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Easy-read (simplified)fadkhulee fee 'ibaadee
DIN 31635fadḫulī fī ʿibādī
Enter among My servants.
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Enter thou among My bondmen
And enter amongst my servants
Enter thou among my servants
Enter among my servants
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وَٱدْخُلِى جَنَّتِى
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Easy-read (simplified)wadkhulee jannatee
DIN 31635wadḫulī ǧannatī
Enter My Paradise.
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Enter thou My Garden
and enter my Paradise
And enter thou my Paradise
and enter my paradise
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Other languages (18)
89:27 O shpirt i qetë!
89:28 Kthehu te Zoti yt, i kënaqur e i pranuar!
89:29 Hyr në mesin e robërve të Mi
89:30 dhe hyr në Xhenetin Tim!
89:27 (মুমিনদেরকে বলা হবে,) হে প্রশান্ত আত্মা!
89:28 তুমি তোমার (প্রাপ্ত মহা প্রতিদান নিয়ে) রবের প্রতি সন্তুষ্টচিত্তে ফিরে এসো, তাঁর প্রিয়ভাজন হয়ে।
89:29 অতঃপর আমার (নেককার) বান্দাদের মধ্যে শামিল হয়ে যাও।
89:30 আর আমার জান্নাতে প্ৰবেশ করো।
89:27 A ti, o dušo smirena,
89:28 vrati se Gospodaru svome zadovoljna, a i On tobom zadovoljan,
89:29 pa uđi među robove Moje
89:30 i uđi u Džennet Moj!
89:27 A ti, o dušo smirena,
89:28 vrati se Gospodaru svome zadovoljna, a i On tobom zadovoljan,
89:29 pa uđi među robove Moje
89:30 i uđi u Raj Moj!
89:27 Ehey ma fittaandu huɓandiindu.
89:28 Rutto e joom ma haɗa woni belaaɗo mbo Kaŋko ne hombo wela ma.
89:29 Naat e maccuɓe am.
89:30 Naat e aljanna am.
89:27 ო შენ, სულო დამშვიდებულო![1]
89:28 დაბრუნდი შენი უფლისკენ, კმაყოფილი (იმ ჯილდოთი, რომლითაც მან დაგაჯილდოვა) და მისგან კმაყოფილმიღებული!
89:29 მაშ, შედი ჩემს (რჩეულ) მსახურთა რიგებში!
89:30 და (მათთან ერთად) შედი ჩემს სამოთხეში!
89:27 O du beruhigte Seele,
89:28 kehre zu deinem Herrn zufrieden und mit (Seinem) Wohlgefallen zurück.
89:29 So tritt ein unter Meine Diener,
89:30 und tritt ein in Meinen (Paradies)garten.
89:27 (Στους δίκαιους θα ειπωθεί:) «Ω, εφησυχασμένη ψυχή,
89:28 Επέστρεψε στον Κύριό σου ικανοποιημένη και λάβε την ευαρέστηση (του Αλλάχ),
89:29 Και μπες ανάμεσα στους (ενάρετους) δούλους Μου,
89:30 Και μπες στον Παράδεισό Μου.»
89:27 ऐ संतुष्ट आत्मा!
89:28 अपने पालनहार की ओर लौट चल, इस हाल में कि तू उससे प्रसन्न है, उसके निकट पसंदीदा है।
89:29 अतः तू मेरे बंदों में प्रवेश कर जा।
89:30 और मेरी जन्नत में प्रवेश कर जा।[5]
89:27 O anima tranquilla:
89:28 torna al tuo Dio, soddisfatta e benvoluta!
89:29 Entra tra i Miei servi
89:30 ed entra nel Mio Paradiso!
89:27 27. (Teisingiesiems tikintiesiems islamo monoteizmą bus pasakyta:) „O tu, nurimusioji siela,
89:28 28. grįžk pas savo Viešpatį, patenkinta ir patenkinusi (Jį),
89:29 29. ir ženk tarp Mano (teisingųjų) tarnų,
89:30 30. ir įženk į Mano Rojų!“
89:27 (lubbuu mu'imintootaatiin nijedhama) “Ati Yaa lubbuu tasgabbooftuu!
89:28 Gara Gooftaa keetii deebi'i Jaalattuu, jaalatamtuu tahaadhaa .
89:29 Gabroota kiyya keessas seeni.
89:30 Jannata kiyyas seeni” (jedhamti)
89:27 О душа, обретшая покой!
89:28 Вернись к своему Господу, довольная и снискавшая довольство.
89:29 Войди же в число Моих рабов,
89:30 и войди в Мой Рай.
89:27 А ти, о душо смирена,
89:28 врати се Господару своме задовољна, а и Он тобом задовољан
89:29 па уђи и буди међу Мојим слугама
89:30 и уђи у Мој Рај!
89:27 Ewe nafsi iliyotua!
89:28 Rejea kwa Mola wako Mlezi umeridhika, na umeridhiwa.
89:29 Basi ingia miongoni mwa waja wangu.
89:30 Na ingia katika Bustani yangu.
89:27 [Och det ska sägas:] ”Du själ fylld av sinnesro!
89:28 Vänd åter till din Herre, tillfreds [med din lön] och välbehaglig [inför honom].
89:29 Träd in bland mina tjänare,
89:30 och stig in i mitt paradis.”
89:27 Ey huzura ermiş nefis!
89:28 “Sen O’ndan razı, O da senden razı olarak Rabbine dön!”
89:29 Kullarımın arasına katıl!
89:30 Ve gir Cennet'ime!
89:27 اے اطمینان والی روح.
89:28 تو اپنے رب کی طرف[1] لوٹ چل اس طرح کہ تو اس سے راضی وه تجھ سے خوش.
89:29 پس میرے خاص بندوں میں داخل ہو جا.
89:30 اور میری جنت میں چلی جا.
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فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)fayawma'idhin laa yu'adhdhibu 'adhaabahu ahad
DIN 31635fayawmaʾiḏin lā yuʿaḏḏibu ʿaḏābahu ʾaḥadun
On that Day, none will punish as He punishes.
None punisheth as He will punish on that day
But on that day no one shall be tormented with a torment like his
On that day none shall punish as God punisheth
On that day none shall punish with his punishment
وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)walaa yoothiqu wathaaqahu ahad
DIN 31635walā yūṯiqu waṯāqahu ʾaḥadun
The translators word this verse differently
And none will shackle as He shackles.
None bindeth as He then will bind
and none shall be bound with bonds like his
And none shall bind with such bonds as He
nor shall any bind with his bonds
89:27–30 — the verse above
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
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Read across the four public-domain translations - Sale 1734, Rodwell 1861, Palmer 1880, Pickthall 1930 - of 75:1-2, 12:53, 89:27-30, 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 in choosing this study's verses. Where a sentence here counts or compares the renderings, it has been checked against all five.
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 - accusing + soul; self-reproaching; upbraiding + soul; soul + that + blames; nay + i + swear + by + the + accusing. 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.
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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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