عَالَمِين AALAMIN Read the Qur'an in context Read the Qur'an

Can the Qur'an be read and understood in translation?

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.

  1. 01 12:2 The language is tied to understanding. Itani has "an Arabic Quran, so that you may understand", and Rodwell has "An Arabic Koran have we sent it down, that ye might understand it".
  2. 02 14:4 The same link, said of every messenger. Itani has "We never sent any messenger except in the language of his people, to make things clear for them".
  3. 03 41:44 The hearers' own objection to a foreign tongue. Itani has "Had We made it a Quran in a foreign language", and Pickthall has "What! A foreign tongue and an Arab".
  4. 04 34:28 The audience is wider than one people. Itani has "We sent you only universally to all people", and Pickthall has "unto all mankind".
In plain wordsEditorial written by the editors, not a translation

Written by the editors. Not a translation, and not a source. It is an editorial restatement of the verses in this study and carries their name because someone has to answer for it.

The question asks whether the Qur'an can be read and understood in another language, given that it calls itself Arabic.

The renderings tie the language to understanding. At 12:2 Itani has "an Arabic Quran, so that you may understand". At 14:4 Itani has "We never sent any messenger except in the language of his people, to make things clear for them". At 41:44 the verse imagines a foreign tongue and the hearers' complaint: Itani has "If only its verses were made clear".

The renderings also name an audience beyond the first hearers. At 34:28 Itani has "We sent you only universally to all people".

The word translation is printed in none of the five; the probe returns 0 rows. None of the five renders a verse that speaks of putting the Book into another language, either to allow it or to forbid it. That silence is reported here as silence.

So the text gives a reason for its language, which is that its hearers should understand, and names an audience that is all people. It does not say how those two meet. What standing a translation has in practice rests on jurisprudence, a layer outside the text that this platform does not show. This page itself sets out five English renderings, and shows where they differ.

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Scope of this study

This platform shows the verse, its easy-read line, its translations, a plain-words reading, and each verse among its neighbours. It does not supply occasion of revelation, interpretation (tafsir) or history, and it never invents them.

What this rests on

Opens with 12:2, widening across 4 passages in all.

Easy-read is a simplified pronunciation, not authoritative — a rule-by-rule romanisation, not a reading. Each verse ends in its pause form, as it is said when you stop there. Pauses inside a verse and other tajwid rules are not shown. It is derived from the Tanzil Simple edition, while the Arabic above is the Uthmani edition; both are cleared, but they are not the same edition and their orthography differs.

The versesSource fact 4 passages, each with every cleared translation

4 passages, chosen for this question and signed as part of it. Each carries the reason it is here, and each renders in full: the Arabic, then every cleared translation of that verse under its translator's name.

Each verse opens on the translation that comes first in the site's fixed order, which runs from the newest translation to the oldest. The order is not a preference. Open Compare translations on any verse to read the others.

12:2

Why this passage is in the study finding 01

إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ قُرْءَٰنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)innaa anzalnaahu qur'aanan 'arabiyyan la'allakum ta'qiloon

DIN 31635ʾinnā ʾanzalnāhu qurʾānan ʿarabiyyan laʿallakum taʿqilūna

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

Talal Itani published 2012

We have revealed it an Arabic Quran, so that you may understand.

Compare translations (4)
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall published 1930

Lo! We have revealed it, a Lecture in Arabic, that ye may understand

Edward Henry Palmer published 1880

Verily, we have revealed it, an Arabic Qur'an; haply ye may understand

John Medows Rodwell published 1861

An Arabic Koran have we sent it down, that ye might understand it

George Sale published 1734

which We have sent down in the Arabic tongue, that peradventure ye might understand

Sources

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
Edition
Uthmani, Version 1.1
Custodian
Tanzil Project
Layer
canonical text
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
Licence URL
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Commercial use
yes
Modification
contradictory
Licence text
read verbatim
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
24 August 2026
Digest
203f0f1bf3158b1e5be4ab9f8f6870e5…
Located at
https://tanzil.net/pub/download/index.php?quranType=uthmani&outType=xml
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

Ne e zbritëm Kuranin në gjuhën arabe, në mënyrë që ta kuptoni.

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 আরব জাতি!) নিশ্চয় আমি কুরআনকে আরবী ভাষায় অবতীর্ণ করেছি, যাতে তোমরা (সহজেই) বুঝতে পারো।

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

Objavljujemo je kao Kur'an na arapskom jeziku, da biste razumjeli.

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

Objavljujemo je kao Kuran na arapskom jeziku, da biste razumjeli.

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

Minen min njippiniriinde janngeteende [e ɗemngal] Aarabu, mbelejo'o, on kaqqilay.

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

ჭეშმარიტად, ჩვენ გარდმოვავლინეთ იგი არაბულ ყურანად, რათა დაფიქრდეთ (მის მნიშვნელობაზე).

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

Wahrlich, Wir haben es als einen arabischen Quran hinabgesandt, auf dass ihr begreifen möget.

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

Στ' αλήθεια, το έχουμε στείλει αυτό το Κορ’άν στα αραβικά ίσως και συλλογιστείτε (και κατανοήσετε, επειδή η αραβική γλώσσα είναι η πιο εύγλωττη, σαφέστερη και ευρύτερη από τις γλώσσες).

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

निःसंदेह हमने इस क़ुरआन को अरबी में उतारा है, ताकि तुम समझो।[1]

Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5

Italiano · Italian

In verità lo abbiamo fatto scendere in lingua araba affinché ragioniate.

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

2. Iš tiesų, Mes nuleidome tai kaip Koraną arabų kalba tam, kad jūs suprastumėte.

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

Nuti isa buufne Qur’aana Arabiffaa ta’e, akka isin xiinxaltaniif jecha.

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

Воистину, Мы ниспослали его Кораном на арабском языке, — быть может, вы уразумеете.

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

Објављујемо га као Кур'ан на арапском језику, да бисте разумели.

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

Hakika Sisi tumeiteremsha Qur-ani kwa Kiarabu ili mpate kuzingatia.

Issued by the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5

Svenska · Swedish

Vi har uppenbarat den här Koranen på arabiska för att ni ska förstå 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

Biz, onu akledip anlayasınız diye Arapça bir Kur’an olarak indirdik.

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

یقیناً ہم نے اس کو قرآن عربی نازل فرمایا ہے کہ تم سمجھ سکو.[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.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.3

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12:1

الٓر تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)alif laam raa tilka aayaatu l-kitaabi l-mubeen

DIN 31635ʾalif lām rā tilka ʾāyātu l-kitābi l-mubīni

Talal Itani2012 Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the Verses of the Clear Book.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Alif. Lam. Ra. These are verse of the Scripture that maketh plain

Edward Henry Palmer1880 A. L. R. Those are the signs of the perspicuous Book

John Medows Rodwell1861 ELIF. LAM. RA. These are signs of the clear Book

George Sale1734 AL. R. These are the signs of the perspicuous book

12:2 — the verse above

12:3

نَحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ أَحْسَنَ ٱلْقَصَصِ بِمَآ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ وَإِن كُنتَ مِن قَبْلِهِۦ لَمِنَ ٱلْغَٰفِلِينَ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)nahnu naqussu 'alayka ahsana l-qasasi bimaa awhaynaa ilayka haadhaa l-qur'aana wa'in kunta min qablihi lamina l-ghaafileen

DIN 31635naḥnu naquṣṣu ʿalayka ʾaḥsana l-qaṣaṣi bimā ʾawḥaynā ʾilayka hāḏā l-qurʾāna waʾin kunta min qablihi lamina l-ġāfilīna

The translators word this verse differently

Talal Itani2012 We narrate to you the most accurate history, by revealing to you this Quran. Although, prior to it, you were of the unaware.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 We narrate unto thee (Muhammad) the best of narratives in that We have inspired in thee this Qur'an, though aforetime thou wast of the heedless

Edward Henry Palmer1880 We tell thee the best of stories, in inspiring thee with this Qur'an, though thou wert before it among the heedless

John Medows Rodwell1861 In revealing to thee this Koran, one of the most beautiful of narratives will we narrate to thee, of which thou hast hitherto been regardless

George Sale1734 We relate unto thee a most excellent history, by revealing unto thee this Koran, whereas thou wast before one of the negligent

12:4

إِذْ قَالَ يُوسُفُ لِأَبِيهِ يَٰٓأَبَتِ إِنِّى رَأَيْتُ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ كَوْكَبًا وَٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ رَأَيْتُهُمْ لِى سَٰجِدِينَ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)idh qaala yoosufu li'abeehi yaa abati innee ra'aytu ahada 'ashara kawkaban wash-shamsa wal-qamara ra'aytuhum lee saajideen

DIN 31635ʾiḏ qāla yūsufu liʾabīhi yā ʾabati ʾinnī raʾaytu ʾaḥada ʿašara kawkaban waš-šamsa wal-qamara raʾaytuhum lī sāǧidīna

Talal Itani2012 When Joseph said to his father, "O my father, I saw eleven planets, and the sun, and the moon; I saw them bowing down to me."

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 When Joseph said unto his father: O my father! Lo! I saw in a dream eleven planets and the sun and the moon, I saw them prostrating themselves unto me

Edward Henry Palmer1880 When Joseph said to his father, 'O my sire! Verily, I saw eleven stars, and the sun, and the moon,- I saw them adoring me

John Medows Rodwell1861 When Joseph said to his Father, "O my Father! verily I beheld eleven stars and the sun and the moon - beheld them make obeisance to me

George Sale1734 When Joseph said unto his father, O my father, verily I saw in my dream eleven stars, and the sun and the moon; I saw them make obeisance unto me

14:4

Why this passage is in the study finding 02

وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا بِلِسَانِ قَوْمِهِۦ لِيُبَيِّنَ لَهُمْ فَيُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)wamaa arsalnaa min rasoolin illaa bilisaani qawmihi liyubayyina lahum fayudillu llaahu man yashaa'u wayahdee man yashaa'u wahuwa l-'azeezu l-hakeem

DIN 31635wamā ʾarsalnā min rasūlin ʾillā bilisāni qawmihi liyubayyina lahum fayuḍillu llāhu man yašāʾu wayahdī man yašāʾu wahuwa l-ʿazīzu l-ḥakīmu

Talal Itani published 2012

We never sent any messenger except in the language of his people, to make things clear for them. God leads astray whom He wills, and guides whom He wills. He is the Mighty, the Wise.

Compare translations (4)
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall published 1930

And We never sent a messenger save with the language of his folk, that he might make (the message) clear for them. Then Allah sendeth whom He will astray, and guideth whom He will. He is the Mighty, the Wise

Edward Henry Palmer published 1880

We have not sent any apostle save with the language of his people, that he might explain to them. But God leads whom He will astray, and guides whom He will; and He is the mighty, the wise

John Medows Rodwell published 1861

And in order that He might speak plainly to them, we have not sent any Apostle, save with the speech of his own people; but God misleadeth whom He will, and whom He will he guideth: and He is the Mighty, the Wise

George Sale published 1734

We have sent no apostle but with the language of his people, that he might declare their duty plainly unto them: For God causeth to err whom He pleaseth, and directeth whom He pleaseth; and He is the mighty, the wise

Sources

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
Edition
Uthmani, Version 1.1
Custodian
Tanzil Project
Layer
canonical text
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
Licence URL
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Commercial use
yes
Modification
contradictory
Licence text
read verbatim
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
24 August 2026
Digest
203f0f1bf3158b1e5be4ab9f8f6870e5…
Located at
https://tanzil.net/pub/download/index.php?quranType=uthmani&outType=xml
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

Ne nuk çuam asnjë të Dërguar, përveçse në gjuhën e popullit të tij, që t'ua sqarojë atyre (fenë). Por, Allahu e humb atë që do dhe e udhëzon atë që do. Ai është i Gjithëfuqishmi, i Urti.

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 আমি প্রত্যেক রাসূলকে তার স্বজাতির ভাষাভাষী করে পাঠিয়েছি, যাতে সে তাদের কাছে (আল্লাহর পক্ষ থেকে নিয়ে আসা বিধি-বিধান) পরিষ্কারভাবে বর্ণনা করে। সুতরাং আল্লাহ যাকে ইচ্ছা পথভ্রষ্ট করেন এবং যাকে ইচ্ছা সঠিক পথ দেখান। আর তিনি পরাক্রমশালী, প্রজ্ঞাময়।

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 nismo poslali nijednog poslanika koji nije govorio jezikom naroda svoga, da bi im objasnio. A Allah u zabludu okreće onoga koga hoće i upućuje na Pravi put onoga koga hoće; On je Silni i Mudri.

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 nismo poslali nijednog poslanika koji nije govorio jezikom naroda svoga, da bi im objasnio. A Allah u zabludu okreće onoga koga hoće i upućuje na Pravi put onoga koga hoće; On je Silni i Mudri.

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 nuliraali nulaaɗo (woo), si wanaa e ɗemngal yimɓe makko ɓeen, fii no o ɓannginirana ɓe. Alla no majjina on mo muuyi, o fewna on Mo o muuyi. Ko Kaŋko woni pooluɗo, ñeeñuɗo.

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 ჩვენ შუამავალნი მხოლოდ თავიანთი ხალხის ენაზე გამოვგზავნეთ, რათა მათ ეს (ალლაჰის რელიგია) მათთვის ნათლად განემარტათ. ალლაჰი გზას უცდენს, ვისაც მოისურვებს, და გზას უჩვენებს, ვისაც მოისურვებს. და (ჭეშმარიტად) იგია დიდებული, ბრძენი!

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

Und Wir haben keinen der Gesandten gesandt, außer in der Sprache seines Volkes, damit er ihnen (die Botschaft) verdeutlicht. So lässt Allah in die Irre gehen, wen Er will, und leitet recht, wen Er will. Und Er ist der Allmächtige und Allweise.

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

Δε στείλαμε κανέναν Αγγελιαφόρο παρά στη γλώσσα του λαού του για να διευκρινήσει σ' αυτούς (ό,τι έφερε από τον Κύριό του). Ο Αλλάχ κάνει όποιους θέλει να παραστρατήσουν και καθοδηγεί όποιους θέλει. Πράγματι, Αυτός είναι ο Αλ-‘Αζείζ (Παντοδύναμος, Ανίκητος), ο Αλ-Χακείμ (Πάνσοφος).

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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हिन्दी · Hindi

और हमने कोई रसूल नहीं भेजा परंतु उसकी जाति की भाषा में, ताकि वह उनके लिए खोलकर बयान करे। फिर अल्लाह जिसे चाहता है, पथभ्रष्ट कर देता है और जिसे चाहता है, मार्गदर्शन प्रदान करता है। और वही सब पर प्रभुत्वशाली, पूर्ण हिकमत वाला है।

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Italiano · Italian

E non abbiamo inviato un Messaggero se non della lingua del suo popolo, così che possa chiarirgli il messaggio; Allāh svia chi Lui vuole e guida chi Lui vuole, e Lui è il Potente, il Saggio!

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Lietuvių · Lithuanian

4. Ir siuntėme Mes Pasiuntinį tik su kalba jo žmonių tam, kad jis galėtų jiems išaiškinti (Žinią). Tada Allahas paklaidina tą, ką Jis nori, ir išveda teisingai tą, ką Jis nori. Ir Jis yra Visagalis, Visa Išmanantis.

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Afaan Oromoo · Oromo

Nuti ergamaa irraa tokkos afaan ummata isaatiin malee hin ergine. akka inni (ergaa keenya) isaaniif addeessuf jecha. Rabbiin nama fedhe jallisa; nama fedhe qajeelcha. Inni injifataa, ogeessa.

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Русский · Russian

Мы не посылали ни одного посланника иначе как на языке его народа, чтобы он разъяснил им. Аллах вводит в заблуждение, кого пожелает, и наставляет, кого пожелает. Он — Могущественный, Мудрый.

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Српски · Serbian

Ми нисмо послали ниједног посланика а да није говорио језиком свога народа, како би им објаснио посланицу. Па Аллах у заблуди оставља онога кога жели а на Прави пут упути онога кога жели; Он је Силни и Мудри.

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Kiswahili · Swahili

Na hatukumtuma Mtume yeyote isipokuwa kwa ulimi wa kaumu yake ili apate kuwabainishia. Basi Mwenyezi Mungu anampoteza amtakaye, na anamwongoa amtakaye. Naye ni Mwenye nguvu, Mwenye hekima.

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Svenska · Swedish

Alla sändebud vi har sänt har talat sitt folks språk, för att tydligt kunna förmedla budskapet till dem. Sedan vilseleder Gud dem han vill och vägleder dem han vill; han är den Allsmäktige, den Vise.

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Türkçe · Turkish

Biz her peygamberi, ancak kendi kavminin diliyle gönderdik ki, onlara (Allah’ın emirlerini) iyice açıklasın. Allah, dilediğini saptırır, dilediğini de doğru yola iletir. O, mutlak güç sahibidir, hüküm ve hikmet sahibidir.

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اردو · Urdu

ہم نے ہر ہر نبی کو اس کی قومی زبان میں ہی بھیجا ہے تاکہ ان کے سامنے وضاحت سے بیان کر دے[1] ۔ اب اللہ جسے چاہے گمراه کر دے، اور جسے چاہے راه دکھا دے، وه غلبہ اور حکمت واﻻ ہے.[2]

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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14:2

ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَوَيْلٌ لِّلْكَٰفِرِينَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ شَدِيدٍ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)allaahi lladhee lahu maa fee s-samaawaati wamaa fee l-'ardi wawaylun lilkaafireena min 'adhaabin shadeed

DIN 31635allāhi llaḏī lahu mā fī s-samāwāti wamā fī l-ʾarḍi wawaylun lilkāfirīna min ʿaḏābin šadīdin

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Talal Itani2012 God-to whom belongs what is in the heavens and the earth. And woe to the disbelievers from a severe torment.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Allah, unto Whom belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. and woe unto the disbelievers from an awful doom

Edward Henry Palmer1880 God is He whose is whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. Alas for the misbelievers, for their torment is keen

John Medows Rodwell1861 Of God; to whom belongeth whatever is in the Heavens and whatever is on the Earth: and woe! for their terrible punishment, to the infidels

George Sale1734 God is He unto whom belongeth whatsoever is in heaven and on earth: And woe be to the infidels, because a grievous punishment waiteth them

14:3

ٱلَّذِينَ يَسْتَحِبُّونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا عَلَى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَيَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَيَبْغُونَهَا عِوَجًا أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍۭ بَعِيدٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)alladheena yastahibboona l-hayaata d-dunyaa 'alaa l-'aakhirati wayasuddoona 'an sabeeli llaahi wayabghoonahaa 'iwajan oolaa'ika fee dalaalin ba'eed

DIN 31635allaḏīna yastaḥibbūna l-ḥayāta d-dunyā ʿalā l-ʾāḫirati wayaṣuddūna ʿan sabīli llāhi wayabġūnahā ʿiwaǧan ʾūlāʾika fī ḍalālin baʿīdin

Talal Itani2012 Those who prefer the present life to the Hereafter, and repel from the path of God, and seek to make it crooked-these are far astray.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Those who love the life of the world more than the Hereafter, and debar (men) from the way of Allah and would have it crooked: such are far astray

Edward Henry Palmer1880 Who love this world's life better than the next, and turn folks from the path of God, and crave to make it crooked; these are in remote error

John Medows Rodwell1861 Who love the life that now is, above that which is to come, and mislead from the way of God, and seek to make it crooked. These are in a far-gone error

George Sale1734 who love the present life above that which is to come, and turn men aside from the way of God, and seek to render it crooked: These are in an error far distant from the truth

14:4 — the verse above

14:5

وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ أَنْ أَخْرِجْ قَوْمَكَ مِنَ ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِ وَذَكِّرْهُم بِأَيَّىٰمِ ٱللَّهِ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ لِّكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ شَكُورٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)walaqad arsalnaa moosaa bi'aayaatinaa an akhrij qawmaka mina z-zulumaati ilaa n-noori wadhakkirhum bi'ayyaami llaahi inna fee dhaalika la'aayaatin likulli sabbaarin shakoor

DIN 31635walaqad ʾarsalnā mūsā biʾāyātinā ʾan ʾaḫriǧ qawmaka mina ẓ-ẓulumāti ʾilā n-nūri waḏakkirhum biʾayyāmi llāhi ʾinna fī ḏālika laʾāyātin likulli ṣabbārin šakūrin

Talal Itani2012 We sent Moses with Our signs: "Bring your people out of darkness into light, and remind them of the Days of God." In that are signs for every patient and thankful person."

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 We verily sent Moses with Our revelations, saying: Bring thy people forth from darkness unto light. And remind them of the days of Allah. Lo! therein are revelations for each steadfast, thankful (heart)

Edward Henry Palmer1880 We did send Moses with our signs, 'Bring forth thy people from the darkness into the light, and remind them of the days of God!' verily, in that are signs to every patient, grateful one

John Medows Rodwell1861 Of old did we send Moses with our signs: and said to him, "Bring forth thy people from the darkness into the light, and remind them of the days of God." Verily, in this are signs for every patient, grateful person

George Sale1734 We formerly sent Moses with our signs, and commanded him saying, lead forth thy people from darkness into light, and remind them of the favours of God: Verily therein are signs unto every patient and grateful person

14:6

وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَةَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ أَنجَىٰكُم مِّنْ ءَالِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَسُومُونَكُمْ سُوٓءَ ٱلْعَذَابِ وَيُذَبِّحُونَ أَبْنَآءَكُمْ وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ نِسَآءَكُمْ وَفِى ذَٰلِكُم بَلَآءٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ عَظِيمٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'idh qaala moosaa liqawmihi dhkuroo ni'mata llaahi 'alaykum idh anjaakum min aali fir'awna yasoomoonakum soo'a l-'adhaabi wayudhabbihoona abnaa'akum wayastahyoona nisaa'akum wafee dhaalikum balaa'un min rabbikum 'azeem

DIN 31635waʾiḏ qāla mūsā liqawmihi ḏkurū niʿmata llāhi ʿalaykum ʾiḏ ʾanǧākum min ʾāli firʿawna yasūmūnakum sūʾa l-ʿaḏābi wayuḏabbiḥūna ʾabnāʾakum wayastaḥyūna nisāʾakum wafī ḏālikum balāʾun min rabbikum ʿaẓīmun

Talal Itani2012 Moses said to his people, "Remember God's blessings upon you, as He delivered you from the people of Pharaoh, who inflicted on you terrible suffering, slaughtering your sons while sparing your daughters. In that was a serious trial from your Lord."

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And (remind them) how Moses said unto his people: Remember Allah's favour unto you when He delivered you from Pharaoh's folk who were afflicting you with dreadful torment, and were slaying your sons and sparing your women; that was a tremendous trial from your Lord

Edward Henry Palmer1880 When Moses said to his people, 'Remember the favours of God towards you, when He saved you from Pharaoh's people, who sought to wreak you evil woe, slaughtering your sons and letting your women live;' in that was a great trial for you from your Lord

John Medows Rodwell1861 When Moses said to his people, "Remember the kindness of God to you, when he rescued you from the family of Pharaoh who laid on you a cruel affliction, slaughtering your male children, and suffering only your females to live." In this was a sore trial from your Lord

George Sale1734 And call to mind when Moses said unto his people, remember the favour of God towards you, when He delivered you from the people of Pharaoh: They grievously oppressed you, and they slew your male children, but let your females live: Therein was a great trial from your Lord

41:44

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وَلَوْ جَعَلْنَٰهُ قُرْءَانًا أَعْجَمِيًّا لَّقَالُوا۟ لَوْلَا فُصِّلَتْ ءَايَٰتُهُۥٓ ءَا۬عْجَمِىٌّ وَعَرَبِىٌّ قُلْ هُوَ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ هُدًى وَشِفَآءٌ وَٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ فِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرٌ وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَمًى أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ يُنَادَوْنَ مِن مَّكَانٍۭ بَعِيدٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)walaw ja'alnaahu qur'aanan a'jamiyyan laqaaloo lawlaa fussilat aayaatuhu a'a'jamiyyun wa'arabiyyun qul huwa lilladheena aamanoo hudan washifaa'un walladheena laa yu'minoona fee aadhaanihim waqrun wahuwa 'alayhim 'aman oolaa'ika yunaadawna min makaanin ba'eed

DIN 31635walaw ǧaʿalnāhu qurʾānan ʾaʿǧamiyyan laqālū lawlā fuṣṣilat ʾāyātuhu ʾaʾaʿǧamiyyun waʿarabiyyun qul huwa lillaḏīna ʾāmanū hudan wašifāʾun wallaḏīna lā yuʾminūna fī ʾāḏānihim waqrun wahuwa ʿalayhim ʿaman ʾūlāʾika yunādawna min makānin baʿīdin

Talal Itani published 2012

Had We made it a Quran in a foreign language, they would have said, "If only its verses were made clear." Non-Arabic and an Arab? Say, "For those who believe, it is guidance and healing. But as for those who do not believe: there is heaviness in their ears, and it is blindness for them. These are being called from a distant place."

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Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall published 1930

And if We had appointed it a Lecture in a foreign tongue they would assuredly have said: If only its verses were expounded (so that we might understand)? What! A foreign tongue and an Arab? - Say unto them (O Muhammad): For those who believe it is a guidance and a healing; and as for those who disbelieve, there is a deafness in their ears, and it is blindness for them. Such are called to from afar

Edward Henry Palmer published 1880

And had we made it a foreign Qur'an, they would have said, 'Unless its signs be detailed. .. . What! foreign and Arabic?' Say, 'It is, for those who believe, a guidance and a healing. But those who believe not, in their ears is dullness, and it is blindness to them; these are called to from a far-off place

John Medows Rodwell published 1861

Had we made it a Koran in a foreign tongue, they had surely said, "Unless its signs be made clear . . . ! What! in a foreign tongue? and the people Arabian?" SAY: It is to those who believe a guide and a medicine; but as to those who believe not, there is a thickness in their ears, and to them it is a blindness: they are like those who are called to from afar

George Sale published 1734

If We had revealed the Koran in a foreign language, they had surely said, unless the signs thereof be distinctly explained, we will not receive the same: Is the book written in a foreign tongue, and the person unto whom it is directed, an Arabian? Answer, it is, unto those who believe, a sure guide, and a remedy for doubt and uncertainty: But unto those who believe not, it is a thickness of hearing in their ears, and it is a darkness which covereth them; these are as they who are called unto from a distant place

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Shqip · Albanian

Sikur ta kishim bërë Kuranin në gjuhë të huaj, ata do të thoshin: "Përse nuk na shpjegoheshin ajetet e tij! Si mund të jetë në gjuhë të huaj, ndërkohë që ai (Muhamedi) është arab?!" Thuaj: "Për ata që besojnë, ai është udhëzim dhe shërim." Ndërkaq, ata që nuk besojnë, kanë veshë të shurdhër dhe janë të verbër ndaj tij. Ata janë njësoj si ata që thirren nga ndonjë vend i largët.

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বাংলা · Bengali

আর আমি যদি একে (আল কুরআনকে) অনারবী ভাষায় আল কুরআনরূপে নাযিল করতাম, তবে নিশ্চিতভাবেই তারা বলত: ‘এর আয়াতসমূহকে বিশদভাবে বর্ণিত হয়নি কেন? এটি অনারবী ভাষায় আর রাসূল আরবীভাষী! হে রাসূল! তুমি তাদেরকে বলো: ‘কুরআন মূলত মু’মিনদের জন্য হিদায়াত ও (অন্তরের রোগের) নিরাময়। আর যারা ঈমান আনে না, তাদের কানে রয়েছে বধিরতা(২৪) যেন আল কুরআন তাদের (অন্তরের) জন্য অন্ধত্ব (পর্দা) সরূপ। তাদেরকেই ডাকা হবে দূরবর্তী স্থান থেকে।(২৫)

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Bosanski · Bosnian

A da Kur’an objavljujemo na tuđem jeziku, oni bi, sigurno, rekli: “Trebalo je da su mu ajeti razumljivi. Zar jezik tuđ, a onaj kome se objavljuje Arap je?” Reci: “On je vjernicima uputstvo i lijek. A oni koji neće da vjeruju – i gluhi su i slijepi, kao da se iz daleka mjesta dozivaju.”

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Hrvatski · Croatian

A da Kuran objavljujemo na tuđem jeziku, oni bi, sigurno, rekli: “Trebalo je da su mu ajeti razumljivi. Zar jezik tuđ, a onaj kome se objavljuje Arap je?” Reci: “On je vjernicima uputstvo i lijek. A oni koji neće da vjeruju – i gluhi su i slijepi, kao da se iz daleka mjesta dozivaju.”

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Fulfulde · Fulani

Si Min mbaɗuno nde janngeteende e haala ajami, ɓe wi'atno: "Ko haɗno aayeeje mayre ɗen fensitee? E nde wonat e haala ajami, [Nulaaɗo] on wona aarabuujo?" Maaku: "Kayre wonan'de gooŋɗinɓe ɓen, ko nde peewal e cellal". Ɓe ngooŋɗinaa ɓen kan, noto hino e noppi maɓɓe ɗin, kayre ko nde niɓe e dow maɓɓe; ɓen hino noddiree e nokku woɗɗuɗo.

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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2

ქართული · Georgian

და ჩვენ რომ ის [ყურანი] უცხო ენაზე შეგვექმნა, ისინი იტყოდნენ: «ნეტავ მისი აიათები (არაბულად) განმარტებული ყოფილიყო!» უთხარი (მათ) (ო, შუამავალო): «ის [ყურანი] არის სახელმძღვანელო (რომ არ ასცდეთ სწორ გზას) და განკურნება (უცოდინრობისა და მისგან გამოწვეული დაავადებებისგან) მორწმუნეებისთვის; ხოლო ურწმუნოებს ყურებში სმენა არ აქვთ, და ეს მათთვის სიბრმავეა. ესენი (მრავალღმერთიანები) იმათ ჰგვანან, ვისაც შორიდან ეძახიან».

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Deutsch · German

Und hätten Wir ihn zu einem nicht-arabischen Quran gemacht, hätten sie sicherlich gesagt: „Wären doch seine Zeichen ausführlich dargelegt worden! Wie, ein nicht-arabischer (Quran) und ein Araber?“ Sag: „Er ist für diejenigen, die glauben, eine Rechtleitung und eine Heilung.“ Und diejenigen, die nicht glauben, haben Schwerhörigkeit in ihren Ohren, und er ist für sie (wie) Blindheit. Jene sind, als würde ihnen von einem fernen Ort aus zugerufen.

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Ελληνικά · Greek

Αν το είχαμε κάνει το Κορ’άν σε μία ξένη γλώσσα (και όχι στα Αραβικά), θα έλεγαν (οι άπιστοι από το λαό σου, ω, Προφήτη): «Εξηγούνται τα Εδάφιά του (για να τα καταλάβουμε); Είναι δυνατόν αυτό (το βιβλίο) να είναι σε μία ξένη γλώσσα, ενώ αυτός (ο Αγγελιαφόρος) είναι ένας Άραβας;» Πες: «Αυτό (το Κορ’άν) είναι μία καθοδήγηση και θεραπεία για όσους πιστεύουν. Αλλά όσο γι' αυτούς που δεν πιστεύουν, υπάρχει μία κώφωση στα αυτιά τους, και αυτό (το Κορ’άν) έχει πάνω τους (και στις καρδιές τους) μία τύφλωση (και έτσι δεν μπορούν να καθοδηγηθούν μέσω αυτού, ούτε να δουν τις αποδείξεις του). Εκείνοι είναι σαν να τους καλεί κάποιος από μακρινό μέρος (και έτσι ούτε τον ακούν, ούτε του απαντούν).»

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हिन्दी · Hindi

और यदि हम इसे ग़ैर अरबी क़ुरआन बनाते, तो वे अवश्य कहते कि इसकी आयतें क्यों नहीं खोलकर बयान की गईं? क्या (पुस्तक) ग़ैर अरबी है और (नबी) अरबी? आप कह दीजिए : वह उन लोगों के लिए जो ईमान लाए, मार्गदर्शन और आरोग्य है, तथा जो लोग ईमान नहीं लाते, उनके कानों में बोझ है और यह उनके हक़ में अंधेपन का कारण है। वे लोग ऐसे हैं जो दूर स्थान से पुकारे जा रहे हैं।[15]

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Italiano · Italian

E se ne avessimo fatto un Corano non arabo, avrebbero detto: «Se avesse almeno spiegato i Suoi versetti sia in non arabo che in arabo!” Di’: «Esso è, per quelli che hanno creduto, Guida e Guarigione, e quelli che non credono hanno sigilli nelle orecchie ed è per loro oscuro, quelli vengono chiamati da un luogo lontano.

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Lietuvių · Lithuanian

44. Ir jei Mes būtume siuntę šį Koraną svetima kalba (kita nei arabų kalba), jie būtų sakę: „Kodėl jos eilutės nėra detaliai paaiškintos (mūsų kalba)? Ką? (Knyga) ne arabų kalba, o (Pasiuntinys) arabas?“ Sakyk: „Tai tiems, kurie tiki, vedimas ir gydymas. O tiems, kurie netiki, yra sunkumas (kurtumas) jų ausyse, ir tai (Koranas) yra aklumas jiems. Jie yra tie, kurie kviečiami iš tolimos vietos (taigi jie nei girdi, nei suvokia).“

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Afaan Oromoo · Oromo

Odoo Qur’aana afaan ajamii (Arabiffaan ala) goonee, sila “maaliif keeyyattoonni isaa sirritti hin ibsamin jedhu, akkamitti (Qur'aanni) afaan Ajamiin (ergamaan) Arabaan tahe?” (jedhu turan). (Yaa Muhammad!) jedhiin: “Inni warra amananiif qajeelfamaafi qoricha. Isaan hin amanin gurra isaanii keessa duudummaatu jira. Innis isaan irratti jaamummaadha. Isaan sun (akka nama) iddoo fagoo irraa waamamuuti.”

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Русский · Russian

Если бы Мы сделали его Кораном неарабским, то они непременно сказали бы: «Почему же не разъяснены его аяты? Неарабский [Коран], а [Посланник] — араб?» Скажи: «Он для тех, которые уверовали, — верное руководство и исцеление. А те, которые не веруют — в их ушах глухота, и он для них — слепота. Такие — те, к кому взывают издалека».

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Српски · Serbian

А да смо Кур'ан објавили на туђем језику, они би сигурно казали: „Требало је да су му речи разумљиве! Зар туђ језик, а онај коме се објављује Арап?“ Реци: „Он је онима који верују упута и лек. А они који не верују – они су глуви и слепи за њега! Они као да се издалека дозивају.

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Kiswahili · Swahili

Na lau tungeliifanya Qur-ani kwa lugha ya kigeni, wangelisema: Kwa nini Aya zake hazikupambanuliwa? Yawaje lugha ya kigeni na Mtume Mwaarabu? Sema: Hii Qur-ani ni uongofu na ponya kwa wenye kuamini. Na wale wasioamini umo uziwi katika masikio yao, nayo kwao imezibwa hawaioni. Hao wanaitwa nao wako pahala mbali.

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Svenska · Swedish

Hade vi uppenbarat denna Koran på ett språk annat än arabiska skulle de ha invänt: ”Varför har dess verser inte gjorts tydliga [på vårt språk]? En icke-arabisk [skrift med ett sändebud] som är arab!” Säg: ”För de troende är den vägledning och bot, men vad gäller de som inte tror så är deras öron förslutna och de kan inte ta den till sig. De är [som någon som] anropas från en avlägsen plats.”

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Türkçe · Turkish

Eğer biz onu başka dilde bir Kur’an yapsaydık onlar mutlaka, “Onun âyetleri genişçe açıklanmalı değil miydi? Başka dilde bir kitap ve Arap bir peygamber öyle mi?” derlerdi. De ki: "Bu Kur'an, iman edenler için bir hidayet ve bir şifadır. İman etmeyenlerin kulaklarında bir ağırlık vardır ve o, onlar için bir körlüktür.” İşte onlar (sanki kendilerine) uzak bir yerden seslenilmekte (de duymuyor gibiler).

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اردو · Urdu

اور اگر ہم اسے عجمی زبان کا قرآن بناتے تو کہتے[1] کہ اس کی آیتیں صاف صاف بیان کیوں نہیں کی گئیں[2]؟ یہ کیا کہ عجمی کتاب اور آپ عربی رسول[3]؟ آپ کہہ دیجئے! کہ یہ تو ایمان والوں کے لیے ہدایت و شفا ہے اور جو ایمان نہیں ﻻتے ان کے کانوں میں تو (بہراپن اور) بوجھ ہے اور یہ ان پر اندھاپن ہے، یہ وه لوگ ہیں جو کسی بہت دور دراز جگہ سے پکارے جا رہے ہیں.[4]

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41:42

لَّا يَأْتِيهِ ٱلْبَٰطِلُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَلَا مِنْ خَلْفِهِۦ تَنزِيلٌ مِّنْ حَكِيمٍ حَمِيدٍ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)laa ya'teehi l-baatilu min bayni yadayhi walaa min khalfihi tanzeelun min hakeemin hameed

DIN 31635lā yaʾtīhi l-bāṭilu min bayni yadayhi walā min ḫalfihi tanzīlun min ḥakīmin ḥamīdin

Talal Itani2012 Falsehood cannot approach it, from before it or behind it. It is a revelation from One Wise and Praiseworthy.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Falsehood cannot come at it from before it or from behind it. (It is) a revelation from the Wise, the Owner of Praise

Edward Henry Palmer1880 falsehood shall not come to it, from before it, nor from behind it - a revelation from the wise, the praiseworthy One

John Medows Rodwell1861 Falsehood, from whatever side it cometh, shall not come night it; it is a missive down from the Wise, the Praiseworthy

George Sale1734 Vanity shall not approach it, either from before it, or from behind it: It is a revelation from a wise God, whose praise is justly to be celebrated

41:43

مَّا يُقَالُ لَكَ إِلَّا مَا قَدْ قِيلَ لِلرُّسُلِ مِن قَبْلِكَ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَذُو مَغْفِرَةٍ وَذُو عِقَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)maa yuqaalu laka illaa maa qad qeela lilrrusuli min qablika inna rabbaka ladhoo maghfiratin wadhoo 'iqaabin aleem

DIN 31635mā yuqālu laka ʾillā mā qad qīla lilrrusuli min qablika ʾinna rabbaka laḏū maġfiratin waḏū ʿiqābin ʾalīmin

The translators word this verse differently

Talal Itani2012 Nothing is said to you but was said to the Messengers before you: your Lord is Possessor of Forgiveness, and Possessor of Painful Repayment.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Naught is said unto thee (Muhammad) save what was said unto the messengers before thee. Lo! thy Lord is owner of forgiveness, and owner (also) of dire punishment

Edward Henry Palmer1880 Naught is said to thee but what was said to the apostles before thee, 'Verily, thy Lord is Lord of forgiveness and Lord of grievous torment

John Medows Rodwell1861 Nothing hath been said to thee which hath not been said of old to apostles before thee. Verily with thy Lord is forgiveness, and with Him is terrible retribution

George Sale1734 No other is said unto thee by the infidels of Mecca, than what hath been formerly said, unto the apostles before thee: Verily thy Lord is inclined to forgiveness, and is also able to chastise severely

41:44 — the verse above

41:45

وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ فَٱخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَقُضِىَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَفِى شَكٍّ مِّنْهُ مُرِيبٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)walaqad aataynaa moosaa l-kitaaba fakhtulifa feehi walawlaa kalimatun sabaqat min rabbika laqudiya baynahum wa'innahum lafee shakkin minhu mureeb

DIN 31635walaqad ʾātaynā mūsā l-kitāba faḫtulifa fīhi walawlā kalimatun sabaqat min rabbika laquḍiya baynahum waʾinnahum lafī šakkin minhu murībin

Talal Itani2012 We gave Moses the Book, but disputes arose concerning it. Were it not for a prior decree from your Lord, judgment would have been pronounced between them. But they are in perplexing doubt concerning it.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And We verily gave Moses the Scripture, but there hath been dispute concerning it; and but for a Word that had already gone forth from thy Lord, it would ere now have been judged between them; but lo! they are in hopeless doubt concerning it

Edward Henry Palmer1880 And we gave Moses the Book, and it was disputed about; but had it not been for thy Lord's word already passed it would have been decided between them, for, verily, they were in hesitating doubt thereon

John Medows Rodwell1861 Of old we gave the Book to Moses, and disputes arose about it: and if a decree of respite from thy Lord had gone before, there would surely have been a decision between them: for great were their doubts and questionings about it

George Sale1734 We heretofore gave the book of the law unto Moses; and a dispute arose concerning the same: And if a previous decree had not proceeded from thy Lord, to respite the opposers of that revelation, verily the matter had been decided between them, by the destruction of the infidels; for they were in a very great doubt as to the same

41:46

مَّنْ عَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا فَلِنَفْسِهِۦ وَمَنْ أَسَآءَ فَعَلَيْهَا وَمَا رَبُّكَ بِظَلَّٰمٍ لِّلْعَبِيدِ

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Easy-read (simplified)man 'amila saalihan falinafsihi waman asaa'a fa'alayhaa wamaa rabbuka bizallaamin lil'abeed

DIN 31635man ʿamila ṣāliḥan falinafsihi waman ʾasāʾa faʿalayhā wamā rabbuka biẓallāmin lilʿabīdi

Talal Itani2012 Whoever acts righteously does so for himself; and whoever works evil does so against himself. Your Lord is not unjust to the servants.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Whoso doeth right it is for his soul, and whoso doeth wrong it is against it. And thy Lord is not at all a tyrant to His slaves

Edward Henry Palmer1880 Whoso does right it is for his soul, and whoso does evil it is against it, for thy Lord is not unjust towards His servants

John Medows Rodwell1861 He who doth right - it is for himself: and he who doth evil - it is for himself: and thy Lord will not deal unfairly with his servants

George Sale1734 He who doth right, doth it to the advantage of his own soul; and he who doth evil, doth it against the same: For thy Lord is not unjust towards his servants

34:28

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وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ إِلَّا كَآفَّةً لِّلنَّاسِ بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)wamaa arsalnaaka illaa kaaffatan lilnnaasi basheeran wanadheeran walaakinna akthara n-naasi laa ya'lamoon

DIN 31635wamā ʾarsalnāka ʾillā kāffatan lilnnāsi bašīran wanaḏīran walākinna ʾakṯara n-nāsi lā yaʿlamūna

The translators word this verse differently

Talal Itani published 2012

We sent you only universally to all people, a herald and warner, but most people do not know.

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Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall published 1930

And We have not sent thee (O Muhammad) save as a bringer of good tidings and a warner unto all mankind; but most of mankind know not

Edward Henry Palmer published 1880

We have only sent thee to men generally as a herald of glad tidings and a warner; but most men do not know

John Medows Rodwell published 1861

And we have sent thee to mankind at large, to announce and to threaten. But most men understand not

George Sale published 1734

We have not sent thee otherwise than unto mankind in general, a bearer of good tidings, and a denouncer of threats: But the greater part of men do not understand

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Other languages (18)
Shqip · Albanian

Ne të dërguam ty (o Muhamed) vetëm si përgëzues dhe paralajmërues për mbarë njerëzimin, por shumica e njerëzve nuk e dinë.

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বাংলা · Bengali

হে রাসূল! আমি তো কেবল তোমাকে সমগ্র মানবজাতির জন্য (জান্নাতের) সুসংবাদদাতা ও (জাহান্নামের) ভীতি প্রদর্শনকারী হিসেবে প্রেরণ করেছি; কিন্তু অধিকাংশ মানুষ তা জানে না।

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Bosanski · Bosnian

Mi smo te poslali svim ljudima da radosne vijesti donosiš i da opominješ, ali većina ljudi ne zna.

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Hrvatski · Croatian

Mi smo te poslali svim ljudima da radosne vijesti donosiš i da opominješ, ali većina ljudi ne zna.

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Fulfulde · Fulani

Min nuliraali ma, si wonaa e yimɓe ɓen fof: wewlinoowo e jeertinoowo. Kono ko ɓuri ɗuuɗude e yimɓe ɓen, ɓe nganndaa.

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ქართული · Georgian

ჩვენ მოგავლინეთ შენ [ო, მუჰამმად] მხოლოდ მთელი კაცობრიობისთვის, როგორც მახარებელი და შემგონებელი. მაგრამ ადამიანთა უმეტესობამ არ იცის.

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Deutsch · German

Und Wir haben dich für die Menschen allesamt nur als Frohboten und Warner gesandt; aber die meisten Menschen wissen (es) nicht.

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Ελληνικά · Greek

Δε σε στείλαμε (ω, Μωχάμμαντ) παρά για όλους τους ανθρώπους ως Αγγελιαφόρο χαρμόσυνων ειδήσεων (του Παραδείσου) και προειδοποιητή. Αλλά οι περισσότεροι άνθρωποι δε γνωρίζουν (αφού απομακρύνονται από την αλήθεια).

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हिन्दी · Hindi

तथा हमने आपको[28] समस्त मनुष्यों के लिए शुभ सूचना देने वाला और डराने वाला ही बनाकर भेजा है। किन्तु अधिकतर लोग नहीं जानते।

Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari

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Italiano · Italian

E non ti abbiamo inviato come Messaggero e ammonitore se non a tutto il genere umano, ma la maggior parte della gente non lo sa.

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Lietuvių · Lithuanian

28. Ir Mes nesiuntėme tavęs (Muchammedai ﷺ) tik kaip geros žinios davėją ir perspėtoją visai žmonijai, tačiau dauguma žmonių nežino.

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Afaan Oromoo · Oromo

Nuti nama hundaaf walumaagalatti gammachiisaafi akeekkachiisaa goonee malee si hin ergine. Garuu irra hedduun namootaa hin beekan.

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Русский · Russian

Мы отправили тебя ко всем людям не иначе как благовестником и предостерегающим. Но большинство людей не знает.

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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1

Српски · Serbian

Ми смо те послали свим људима да радосне вести доносиш и да опомињеш, али већина људи не зна.

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Kiswahili · Swahili

Na hatukukutuma ila kwa watu wote, uwe mbashiri na mwonyaji. Lakini watu wengi hawajui.

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Svenska · Swedish

Vi har endast sänt dig som en förkunnare av glädjebudskap och varningar till hela mänskligheten, men de flesta människor inser inte det.

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Türkçe · Turkish

Biz, seni bütün insanlara ancak müjdeleyici ve uyarıcı olarak gönderdik. Fakat insanların çoğu bunu bilmezler.

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اردو · Urdu

ہم نے آپ کو تمام لوگوں کے لئے خوشخبریاں سنانے واﻻ اور ڈرانے واﻻ بنا کر بھیجا ہے ہاں مگر (یہ صحیح ہے) کہ لوگوں کی اکثریت بےعلم ہے.[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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34:26

قُلْ يَجْمَعُ بَيْنَنَا رَبُّنَا ثُمَّ يَفْتَحُ بَيْنَنَا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَهُوَ ٱلْفَتَّاحُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

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Easy-read (simplified)qul yajma'u baynanaa rabbunaa thumma yaftahu baynanaa bil-haqqi wahuwa l-fattaahu l-'aleem

DIN 31635qul yaǧmaʿu baynanā rabbunā ṯumma yaftaḥu baynanā bil-ḥaqqi wahuwa l-fattāḥu l-ʿalīmu

Talal Itani2012 Say, "Our Lord will bring us together; then He will judge between us equitably. He is the All-Knowing Judge."

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Say: Our Lord will bring us all together, then He will judge between us with truth. He is the All-knowing Judge

Edward Henry Palmer1880 Our Lord shall assemble us together; then He shall open between us in truth, for He is the opener who knows

John Medows Rodwell1861 SAY: Our Lord will gather us together: then will He judge between us in justice; for He is the Judge, the Knowing

George Sale1734 Say, our Lord will assemble us together at the last day: Then will He judge between us with truth; and He is the judge, the knowing

34:27

قُلْ أَرُونِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَلْحَقْتُم بِهِۦ شُرَكَآءَ كَلَّا بَلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

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Easy-read (simplified)qul arooniya lladheena alhaqtum bihi shurakaa'a kallaa bal huwa llaahu l-'azeezu l-hakeem

DIN 31635qul ʾarūniya llaḏīna ʾalḥaqtum bihi šurakāʾa kallā bal huwa llāhu l-ʿazīzu l-ḥakīmu

Talal Itani2012 Say, "Show me those you have attached to Him as associates. No indeed! But He is God, the Powerful, the Wise."

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Say: Show me those whom ye have joined unto Him as partners. Nay (ye dare not)! For He is Allah, the Mighty, the Wise

Edward Henry Palmer1880 Say, 'Show me those whom ye have added to Him as partners; not so! nay, but He is God, the mighty, the wise

John Medows Rodwell1861 SAY: Shew me those whom ye have united with Him as associates: Nay, rather, He is God, the Mighty, the Wise

George Sale1734 Say, shew me those whom ye have joined as partners with Him? Nay; rather He is the mighty, the wise God

34:28 — the verse above

34:29

وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا ٱلْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)wayaqooloona mataa haadhaa l-wa'du in kuntum saadiqeen

DIN 31635wayaqūlūna matā hāḏā l-waʿdu ʾin kuntum ṣādiqīna

Talal Itani2012 And they say, "When is this promise due, if you are truthful?"

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And they say: When is this promise (to be fulfilled) if ye are truthful

Edward Henry Palmer1880 And they say, 'When shall this promise be, if ye do speak the truth

John Medows Rodwell1861 And they say, "When will this threat come to pass? Tell us, if ye be men of truth

George Sale1734 And they say, when will this threat be fulfilled, if ye speak truth

34:30

قُل لَّكُم مِّيعَادُ يَوْمٍ لَّا تَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ عَنْهُ سَاعَةً وَلَا تَسْتَقْدِمُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)qul lakum mee'aadu yawmin laa tasta'khiroona 'anhu saa'atan walaa tastaqdimoon

DIN 31635qul lakum mīʿādu yawmin lā tastaʾḫirūna ʿanhu sāʿatan walā tastaqdimūna

The translators word this verse differently

Talal Itani2012 Say, "You are promised a Day, which you cannot postpone by one hour, nor bring forward."

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Say (O Muhammad): Yours is the promise of a Day which ye cannot postpone nor hasten by an hour

Edward Henry Palmer1880 say, 'For you is the appointment of a day of which ye shall not keep back an hour nor shall ye bring it on

John Medows Rodwell1861 SAY: Ye are menaced with a day, which not for an hour shall ye retard or hasten on

George Sale1734 Answer, a threat is denounced unto you of a day which ye shall not retard one hour, neither shall ye hasten

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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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Theme
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Nature
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Published
5 October 2026

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