And it is He who merged the two seas; this one fresh and sweet, and that one salty and bitter; and He placed between them a barrier, and an impassable boundary.
What does the Qur'an say about the barrier between two seas?
Key findingsEditorial
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- 01 25:53 He it is Who hath given independence to the two seas, though they meet: one palatable and sweet, the other saltish and bitter; and hath set a bar and a forbidding ban between them. In because it is the fullest form - the meeting, the two characters, and the double barrier.
- 02 55:19–20 He hath loosed the two seas: they meet. There is a barrier between them which they do not transgress. In as ONE PASSAGE because 55:19 states the meeting and 55:20 states the barrier, and neither is the verse without the other.
- 03 27:61 Is not He best Who made the earth a fixed abode, and placed rivers in the folds thereof, and placed firm hills therein, and hath set a barrier between the two seas? This verse puts the barrier between the two seas in a list with a fixed abode, rivers and firm hills, all as works of God.
- 04 35:12 The two seas are not alike: this fresh, sweet, good to drink, and this other bitter, salt; and from them both ye eat fresh meat and derive the ornament that ye wear. In because it is the one that says what the two waters are good for, which grounds the image in use rather than in wonder.
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Four passages, and they say the same thing in four keys.
Two bodies of water meet. One is sweet and drinkable, the other salt and bitter. Between them is something the text calls a barrier, a bar, a forbidding ban - and they do not cross it.
The strongest form is 25:53, which uses two words where the others use one: a bar AND a forbidding ban. 55:19-20 is the tightest: He loosed the two seas, they meet, between them is a barrier they do not transgress. It has to be read as a pair - the meeting is in one verse and the barrier in the next.
What keeps this from being a marvel is the company it keeps. 27:61 lists the barrier alongside the earth being a fixed abode, rivers in its folds, and firm hills - ordinary furniture of the world. And 35:12 turns it to use: from BOTH of them you eat fresh meat and take ornaments to wear. Whatever the barrier is, the verse is interested in what comes out of the water on either side of it.
This passage is often produced as an anticipation of the halocline, or of estuary dynamics where fresh and salt water meet without mixing at once. That reading is not in the words, and the words do not exclude it. What the text says is that two waters meet, that they differ, that something keeps them apart, and that both are useful. It does not describe a mechanism, does not name a location, and does not claim to be reporting something unknown.
The two verses about Moses reaching the junction of the two seas were dropped: there the phrase is a destination in a narrative, and it belongs to the story of Moses and Khidr.
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25:53
Why this passage is in the study finding 01
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى مَرَجَ ٱلْبَحْرَيْنِ هَٰذَا عَذْبٌ فُرَاتٌ وَهَٰذَا مِلْحٌ أُجَاجٌ وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخًا وَحِجْرًا مَّحْجُورًا
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Easy-read (simplified)wahuwa lladhee maraja l-bahrayni haadhaa 'adhbun furaatun wahaadhaa milhun ujaajun waja'ala baynahumaa barzakhan wahijran mahjooraa
DIN 31635wahuwa llaḏī maraǧa l-baḥrayni hāḏā ʿaḏbun furātun wahāḏā milḥun ʾuǧāǧun waǧaʿala baynahumā barzaḫan waḥiǧran maḥǧūran
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And He it is Who hath given independence to the two seas (though they meet); one palatable, sweet, and the other saltish, bitter; and hath set a bar and a forbidding ban between them
He it is who has let loose the two seas, this one sweet and fresh, that one bitter and pungent, and has made between them a rigorous prohibition
And He it is who hath let loose the two seas, the one sweet, fresh; and the other salt, bitter; and hath put an interspace between them, and a barrier that cannot be passed
It is He who hath let loose the two seas; this fresh and sweet, and that salt and bitter: And hath placed between them a bar, and a bound which cannot be passed
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Other languages (18)
Është Ai që i bashkon dy dete: njëri i pijshëm e i ëmbël, kurse tjetri i kripur e i hidhur, dhe ndërmjet tyre ka bërë një pengesë dhe një kufi që nuk i lejon të përzihen.
আর তিনিই (সম্পূর্ণ ভিন্ন প্রকৃতির ) দুটি সাগরকে একসাথে প্রবাহিত করেছেন। একটি সুপেয় সুস্বাদু, অপরটি লবণাক্ত ক্ষারবিশিষ্ট এবং তিনি এতদুভয়ের মাঝখানে একটি অন্তরায় (অদৃশ্য প্রাচীর) ও একটি অনতিক্রম্য সীমানা স্থাপন করেছেন(১৩)।
On je dvije vodene površine jednu pored druge ostavio – jedna je pitka i slatka, druga slana i gorka, a između njih je pregradu i nevidljivu branu postavio.
On je dvije vodene površine jednu pored druge ostavio – jedna je pitka i slatka, druga slana i gorka, a između njih je pregradu i nevidljivu branu postavio.
Ko Kaŋko woni oon jillindirɗo maaje ɗen ɗiɗi, ngooɗoo ko welngo ƴem ngooɗoo kadi ko haaɗngo tak, O waɗi wirngallo hakkunde majje, e heedo heedaango.
[მხოლოდ] ის [ალლაჰი] არის, რომელმაც ერთად შეაერთა ორი ზღვა: ერთი მტკნარი, მეორე კი მლაშე, ხოლო მათ შორის (უხილავი) მიჯნა და გადაულახავი ზღუდეა!
Und Er ist es, Der zwischen den beiden Meeren mischen lässt: Das eine ist süß und erfrischend, das andere salzig und (auf der Zunge) brennend. Und Er hat zwischen ihnen beiden ein trennendes Hindernis und eine verwehrte Absperrung errichtet.
Είναι Αυτός που έκανε τα δύο νερά (του ποταμού και της θάλασσας) να εισχωρήσουν το ένα στο άλλο: το ένα είναι εύγευστο και γλυκό, και το άλλο είναι αλμυρό και πικρό. Και έκανε ανάμεσά τους ένα φράγμα και πλήρη διαχωρισμό. [Όπως όταν το νερό ενός ποταμού εισχωρήσει σε μία θάλασσα, δεν αλλάζει την αλμυρότητά της, ούτε το αντίστροφο, αλλά αποκτά τις ίδιες περιγραφές της θάλασσας].
वही है जिसने दो सागरों को मिला दिया। यह मीठा, प्यास बुझाने वाला है और यह खारा, कड़वा है। और उसने उन दोनों के बीच एक परदा[29] और मज़बूत आड़ बना दी।
Ed è Lui che ha fatto confluire i due mari: uno dolce e potabile e l’altro salato e imbevibile, e ha fissato tra i due una barriera e un limite insuperabile.
53. Ir tai Jis, Kuris išlaisvino dvi jūras (vandens rūšis). Tai maloni ir saldi, ir tai sūri ir karti. Ir Jis pastatė užtvarą ir visišką atskyrimą tarp jų.
Inni Isa bahara lama, tokko mi’aayaa dhugaatiif mijaa’uu, kaan immoo soogiddoo kuraawaa ta’e, wal maddii qabee gadi dhiise. jidduu isaan lamaanitti dawoofi daangaa daangeffamaa taasiseedha.
Он — Тот, Кто свёл вместе два моря: это — приятное, пресное, а то — солёное, горькое, и сделал между ними преграду и запрет непреодолимый.
Он је две водене површине једну поред друге оставио – једна је питка и слатка, друга слана и горка, а између њих је преграду и невидљиву брану поставио.
Naye ndiye aliyezipeleka bahari mbili, hii ni tamu mno, na hii ni ya chumvi chungu. Na akaweka baina yake kinga na kizuizi kizuiacho.
Och det är han som låter de två vattenmassorna strömma – det ena sött och friskt och det andra salt och bittert – och mellan dem har han satt en gräns och ett orubbligt hinder.
İki denizi birbirine salan O'dur. Bu tatlı ve lezzetli, bu da tuzlu ve acıdır. O ikisinin arasına bir perde ve aşılamayan bir sınır koymuştur.
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وَلَوْ شِئْنَا لَبَعَثْنَا فِى كُلِّ قَرْيَةٍ نَّذِيرًا
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Easy-read (simplified)walaw shi'naa laba'athnaa fee kulli qaryatin nadheeraa
DIN 31635walaw šiʾnā labaʿaṯnā fī kulli qaryatin naḏīran
Had We willed, We could have sent to every town a warner.
If We willed, We could raise up a warner in every village
But, had we pleased, we would have sent in every city a warner
Had we pleased, we had raised up a warner in every city
If We had pleased, We had sent a preacher unto every city
فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ وَجَٰهِدْهُم بِهِۦ جِهَادًا كَبِيرًا
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Easy-read (simplified)falaa tuti'i l-kaafireena wajaahidhum bihi jihaadan kabeeraa
DIN 31635falā tuṭiʿi l-kāfirīna waǧāhidhum bihi ǧihādan kabīran
The translators word this verse differently
So do not obey the disbelievers, but strive against them with it, a mighty struggle.
So obey not the disbelievers, but strive against them herewith with a great endeavour
So obey not the unbelievers and fight strenuously with them in many a strenuous fight
Give not way therefore to the Infidels, but by means of this Koran strive against them with a mighty strife
Wherefore do not thou obey the unbelievers; but oppose them herewith, with a strong opposition
25:53 — the verse above
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ مِنَ ٱلْمَآءِ بَشَرًا فَجَعَلَهُۥ نَسَبًا وَصِهْرًا وَكَانَ رَبُّكَ قَدِيرًا
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Easy-read (simplified)wahuwa lladhee khalaqa mina l-maa'i basharan faja'alahu nasaban wasihran wakaana rabbuka qadeeraa
DIN 31635wahuwa llaḏī ḫalaqa mina l-māʾi bašaran faǧaʿalahu nasaban waṣihran wakāna rabbuka qadīran
And it is He who, from fluid, created the human being. Then He made relationships through marriage and mating. Your Lord is Omnipotent.
And He it is Who hath created man from water, and hath appointed for him kindred by blood and kindred by marriage; for thy Lord is ever Powerful
And he it is who has created man from water, and has made for him blood relationship and marriage relationship; for thy Lord is mighty
And it is He who hath created man of water, and established between them the ties of kindred and affinity: and potent is thy Lord
It is He who hath created man of water; and hath made him to bear the double relation of consanguinity and affinity; for thy Lord is powerful
وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُهُمْ وَلَا يَضُرُّهُمْ وَكَانَ ٱلْكَافِرُ عَلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ ظَهِيرًا
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Easy-read (simplified)waya'budoona min dooni llaahi maa laa yanfa'uhum walaa yadurruhum wakaana l-kaafiru 'alaa rabbihi zaheeraa
DIN 31635wayaʿbudūna min dūni llāhi mā lā yanfaʿuhum walā yaḍurruhum wakāna l-kāfiru ʿalā rabbihi ẓahīran
The translators word this verse differently
And yet, instead of God, they serve what neither profits them nor harms them. The disbeliever has always turned his back on his Lord.
Yet they worship instead of Allah that which can neither benefit them nor hurt them. The disbeliever was ever a partisan against his Lord
Yet they worship beside God what can neither profit them nor harm them; but he who misbelieves in his Lord backs up (the devil)
Yet beside God do they worship what can neither help nor hurt them: and the Infidel is Satan's helper against his Lord
They worship, besides God, that which can neither profit them nor hurt them: And the unbeliever is an assistant of the devil against his Lord
55:19–20
Why this passage is in the study finding 02
مَرَجَ ٱلْبَحْرَيْنِ يَلْتَقِيَانِ
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Easy-read (simplified)maraja l-bahrayni yaltaqiyaan
DIN 31635maraǧa l-baḥrayni yaltaqiyāni
He merged the two seas, converging together.
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He hath loosed the two seas. They meet
He has let loose the two seas that meet together
He hath let loose the two seas which meet each other
He hath let loose the two seas, that they meet each another
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بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخٌ لَّا يَبْغِيَانِ
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Easy-read (simplified)baynahumaa barzakhun laa yabghiyaan
DIN 31635baynahumā barzaḫun lā yabġiyāni
Between them is a barrier, which they do not overrun.
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There is a barrier between them. They encroach not (one upon the other)
between them is a barrier they cannot pass
Yet between them is a barrier which they overpass not
Between them is placed a bar which they cannot pass
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Other languages (18)
55:19 Ai i lë dy dete që të takohen,
55:20 por mes tyre ka një pengesë që s'mund ta kapërcejnë.
55:19 তিনি (মিঠা ও লোনা) দুই সমুদ্রকে প্রবাহিত করেন, যারা পরস্পর মিলিত হয়।
55:20 উভয়ের মধ্যে রয়েছে এক অন্তরাল, যা তারা অতিক্রম করতে পারে না।(৪)
55:19 Pustio je dva mora da se susreću,
55:20 između njih je pregrada i ona se ne miješaju –
55:19 Pustio je dva mora da se susreću,
55:20 između njih je pregrada i ona se ne miješaju –
55:19 O Tuppindiri maaje ɗeen ɗiɗi, hiɗe potta.
55:20 heedo hino hakkunde majje, ɗe njillondirtaa.
55:19 მან გააერთიანა ორი ზღვა (მარილიანი და მტკნარი), რომლებიც ერთმანეთს უკავშირდებიან.
55:20 მათ შორის არის (გარკვეული) ბარიერი, რომლითაც ისინი [ეს ორი ზღვა] არ გადადიან [ამ ორი ზღვის მარილიანი და მტკნარი წყალი არ ერევა ერთმანეთში].
55:19 Er hat den beiden Meeren freien Lauf gelassen; sie treffen (augenscheinlich) aufeinander,
55:20 zwischen ihnen ist (aber) ein trennendes Hindernis, (sodass) sie (ihre Grenzen) nicht überschreiten.
55:19 Ελευθέρωσε τα δύο νερά (είτε του ποταμού και της θάλασσας, είτε των δύο ποταμών, είτε των δύο θαλασσών), ώστε να συναντηθούν.
55:20 Μεταξύ τους υπάρχει ένα φράγμα, ώστε να μην παραβιάσει το ένα το άλλο. [Και έτσι το νερό του ποταμού ή της θάλασσας, όταν εισχωρεί σε μία άλλη θάλασσα, δεν αλλάζει την αλμυρότατα και τις περιγραφές αυτής στην οποία εισχωρεί, αλλά αποκτά τις περιγραφές της].
55:19 उसने दो सागरों को मिला दिया, जो (देखने में) आपस में मिलते हैं।
55:20 उन दोनों के बीच एक अवरोध है (जिससे) वे आगे नहीं बढ़ते।
55:19 Fece confluire i due mari; s’incontrano (senza prevaricarsi),
55:20 e tra loro c’è un argine che non valicano:
55:19 19. Jis leido laisvai tekėti dvejoms jūroms (gėlo ir sūraus vandens), susitinkančioms kartu.
55:20 20. Tarp jų yra barjeras, kurio jos negali peržengti.
55:19 Bahra lamaan walitti yaase. wal qunnaman.
55:20 Gidduu isaanii dahootu jira; walitti hin miidhan (walitti hinmakaman).
55:19 Он отпустил два моря, и они встречаются,
55:20 Между ними — преграда; они её не преступают.
55:19 Пустио је два мора да се сусрећу,
55:20 између њих је преграда и она се не мешају –
55:19 Anaziendesha bahari mbili zikutane.
55:20 Baina yake kipo kizuizi, zisiingiliane.
55:19 Han låter de två vattenmassorna mötas,
55:20 mellan dem finns en barriär som de inte kan överträda.
55:19 İki denizi birbiriyle kavuşsun diye salıvermiştir.
55:20 Aralarında bir engel vardır, birbirine geçip karışmazlar.
55:19 اس نے دو دریا جاری کر دیے جو ایک دوسرے سے مل جاتے ہیں.
55:20 ان دونوں میں ایک آڑ ہے کہ اس سے بڑھ نہیں سکتے.[1]
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رَبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَرَبُّ ٱلْمَغْرِبَيْنِ
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Easy-read (simplified)rabbu l-mashriqayni warabbu l-maghribayn
DIN 31635rabbu l-mašriqayni warabbu l-maġribayni
Lord of the two Easts and Lord of the two Wests.
Lord of the two Easts, and Lord of the two Wests
The Lord of the two easts and the Lord of the two wests
He is the Lord of the East, He is the Lord of the West
He is the Lord of the east, and the Lord of the west
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
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Easy-read (simplified)fabi'ayyi aalaa'i rabbikumaa tukadhdhibaan
DIN 31635fabiʾayyi ʾālāʾi rabbikumā tukaḏḏibāni
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
Then which of your Lord's bounties will ye twain deny
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc]
Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny
55:19–20 — the verse above
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
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Easy-read (simplified)fabi'ayyi aalaa'i rabbikumaa tukadhdhibaan
DIN 31635fabiʾayyi ʾālāʾi rabbikumā tukaḏḏibāni
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
Then which of your Lord's bounties will ye twain deny
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc]
Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny
يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُمَا ٱللُّؤْلُؤُ وَٱلْمَرْجَانُ
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Easy-read (simplified)yakhruju minhumaa llu'lu'u wal-marjaan
DIN 31635yaḫruǧu minhumā lluʾluʾu wal-marǧānu
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From them emerge pearls and coral.
There cometh forth from both of them the pearl and coral-stone
He brings forth from each pearls both large and small
From each he bringeth up pearls both great and small
From them are taken forth unions and lesser pearls
27:61
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أَمَّن جَعَلَ ٱلْأَرْضَ قَرَارًا وَجَعَلَ خِلَٰلَهَآ أَنْهَٰرًا وَجَعَلَ لَهَا رَوَٰسِىَ وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَ ٱلْبَحْرَيْنِ حَاجِزًا أَءِلَٰهٌ مَّعَ ٱللَّهِ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)amman ja'ala l-'arda qaraaran waja'ala khilaalahaa anhaaran waja'ala lahaa rawaasiya waja'ala bayna l-bahrayni haajizan a'ilaahun ma'a llaahi bal aktharuhum laa ya'lamoon
DIN 31635ʾamman ǧaʿala l-ʾarḍa qarāran waǧaʿala ḫilālahā ʾanhāran waǧaʿala lahā rawāsiya waǧaʿala bayna l-baḥrayni ḥāǧizan ʾaʾilāhun maʿa llāhi bal ʾakṯaruhum lā yaʿlamūna
Or, who made the earth habitable, and made rivers flow through it, and set mountains on it, and placed a partition between the two seas? Is there another god with God? But most of them do not know.
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Is not He (best) Who made the earth a fixed abode, and placed rivers in the folds thereof, and placed firm hills therein, and hath set a barrier between the two seas? Is there any Allah beside Allah? Nay, but most of them know not
He who made the earth, settled, and placed amongst it rivers; and placed upon it firm mountains; and placed between the two seas a barrier; is there a god with God? nay, but most of them know not
Is not He, who hath set the earth so firm, and hath made rivers in its midst, and hath placed mountains upon it, and put a barrier between the two seas? What! a god with God? Yet the greater part of them have no knowledge
Is not He more worthy to be adored, who hath established the earth, and hath caused rivers to flow through the midst thereof, and placed thereon immovable mountains, and set a bar between the two seas? Is there any other god equal with the true God? Yet the greater part of them know it not
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A mund të jenë më të mirë se Ai që e bëri Tokën të qëndrueshme, krijoi në të lumenj dhe bëri në të male të patundshme dhe vuri pengesë ndërmjet dy detesh? Pra, a ka zot tjetër krahas Allahut (që meriton adhurimin)? Jo, por shumica e tyre nuk e dinë.
নাকি তিনিই (শ্রেষ্ঠ), যিনি জমিনকে আবাসযোগ্য করেছেন এবং তার মধ্যে প্রবাহিত করেছেন নদী-নালা। আর তাতে স্থাপন করেছেন সুদৃঢ় পর্বতমালা এবং (লবণাক্ত ও সুমিষ্ট পানির) দুই সাগরের মধ্যখানে সৃষ্টি করেছেন অন্তরায়। আল্লাহর সাথে কি অন্য কোনো ইলাহ আছে? বরং তাদের অধিকাংশই জানে না।
Onaj Koji je Zemlju prebivalištem učinio i kroz nju rijeke proveo i na njoj brda nepomična postavio i dva mora pregradio. Zar pored Allaha postoji drugi bog? Ne postoji, nego većina njih u neznanju živi.
Onaj Koji je Zemlju prebivalištem učinio i kroz nju rijeke proveo i na njoj brda nepomična postavio i dva mora pregradio. Zar pored Allaha postoji drugi bog? Ne postoji, nego većina njih u neznanju živi.
Kaa ko hommbo waɗi leydi ndin ñiiɓndi, O waɗi hakkunde mayri calluɗi O waɗani ndi pelle o waɗi hakkunde maaje ɗen ɗiɗi heedo?, hara na woodi deweteeɗo [goo] wond'ude e Alla? ko woni, ɓurɓe ɗuuɗude ɓen e maɓɓe ɓe nganndaa.
[ცრუ ღმერთები უკეთესია თუ] ის, ვინც დაადგინა დედამიწა მყარად და გაიყვანა მის ღარებში მდინარეები და დაადგა მასზე მყარად მდგომი მთები და ორ ზღვას შორის აღმართა ზღუდე, განა არის ალლაჰთან ერთად სხვა ღვთაება? და მათმა უმეტესობამ არ იცის [ალლაჰის დიდება და ძლევამოსილება].
Oder (ist besser) Wer die Erde zu einem festen Grund gemacht und Flüsse durch sie gemacht und festgegründete Berge (auf) ihr gemacht und zwischen den beiden Meeren eine Schranke gemacht hat? Gibt es denn einen (anderen) Anbetungswürdigen neben Allah? Vielmehr wissen die meisten von ihnen nicht.
(Είναι η λατρεία προς τους λεγόμενους θεούς τους καλύτερη) ή προς Αυτόν που έκανε τη γη ένα σταθερό μέρος (που να μην τρέμει με σας), έκανε μέσα της ποτάμια, τοποθέτησε σ' αυτήν σταθερά βουνά (για να μην τρέμει η γη με σας), και έκανε ανάμεσα στα δύο νερά (του ποταμού και της θάλασσας, ή των δύο ποταμών ή των δύο θαλασσών) ένα φράγμα; [Αυτό το αόρατο φράγμα κάνει το νερό ενός ποταμού ή μίας θάλασσας, όταν εισχωρήσει σε μία άλλη θάλασσα, να μην αλλάξει την αλμυρότατα και τις περιγραφές της, ούτε το αντίστροφο, αλλά αποκτά τις περιγραφές αυτής]. Υπάρχει κάποιος άλλος θεός (που δημιούργησε αυτά) μαζί με τον Αλλάχ; Όχι, αλλά οι περισσότεροι δε γνωρίζουν (τη Μεγαλοπρέπεια του Αλλάχ)!
(क्या वे साझीदार बेहतर हैं) या वह जिसने धरती को ठहरने का स्थान बनाया और उसके बीच नहरें बनाईं और उसके लिए पहाड़ बनाए और दो समुद्रों के बीच अवरोध बनाया? क्या अल्लाह के साथ कोई (अन्य) पूज्य है ? बल्कि उनमें से अधिकतर लोग नहीं जानते।
O chi è Colui che fece della terra un luogo stabile e la fece attraversare da fiumi, e le fece degli appigli e stabilì tra i due mari un limite? C’è forse un’altra divinità insieme ad Allāh? Ma la maggioranza di loro non lo sa.
61. Ar ne Jis (geresnis, nei jūsų dievai), Kuris padarė žemę tvirta buveine, ir patalpino upes vidury jos, ir įtvirtino tvirtai joje kalnus, ir nustatė pertvarą tarp dviejų jūrų (druskingo ir tyro vandens)? Ar yra koks nors ilah (dievas) su Allahu? Ne, tačiau dauguma jų nežino.
Sila Isa dachii raggaatuu taasise, kan ishee keessattis laggeen taasise, kan isheef (gaarreen) gadi lixan taasise, kan gidduu galaanota lamaatti girdoo taasise moo (warra isaan isatti dabalantu caala)? Sila Rabbii wajjin gabbaramaan biraa ni jiraa? Dhugumatti irra hedduun isaanii hin beekan.
Или Тот, Который сделал землю устойчивой и провёл через неё реки, и сделал для неё прочно стоящие горы, и устроил между двумя морями преграду? Неужели есть божество наряду с Аллахом? Нет, напротив, большинство их не знает.
Онај Који је Земљу учинио пребивалиштем и кроз њу је провео реке и на њој је поставио непомична брда и између два мора учинио преграду. Зар поред Аллаха постоји други бог?! Не постоји, него већина њих у незнању живи.
Au nani yule aliyeifanya ardhi mahali pa kutua, na akajaalia ndani yake mito, na akaweka milima? Na akaweka baina ya bahari mbili kizuizi? Je, yupo mungu pamoja na Mwenyezi Mungu? Bali wengi wao hawajui.
Är det inte han som har gjort jorden stadig och låtit floder rinna genom den, och som rest berg på den och satt en barriär mellan de två haven? Finns det någon annan gud, vid Guds sida? Nej, de flesta av dem vet ingenting.
(Ortak koştuklarınız mı hayırlı) Yoksa yeryüzünü yerleşim yeri yapan, aralarında ırmaklar akıtan, orada sabit dağlar yerleştiren, iki deniz arasına engel koyan (Allah) mı? Allah ile birlikte başka bir ilah mı var? Hayır! Onların çoğu bilmiyorlar.
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قُلِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَسَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ عِبَادِهِ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱصْطَفَىٰٓ ءَآللَّهُ خَيْرٌ أَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)quli l-hamdu lillaahi wasalaamun 'alaa 'ibaadihi lladheena stafaa aallaahu khayrun ammaa yushrikoon
DIN 31635quli l-ḥamdu lillāhi wasalāmun ʿalā ʿibādihi llaḏīna ṣṭafā ʾāllāhu ḫayrun ʾammā yušrikūna
Say, "Praise God, and peace be upon His servants whom He has selected. Is God better, or what they associate?"
Say (O Muhammad): Praise be to Allah, and peace be on His slaves whom He hath chosen! Is Allah best, or (all) that ye ascribe as partners (unto Him)
Say, 'Praise belongs to God; and peace be upon His servants whom He has chosen! Is God best, or what they associate with Him
SAY: Praise be to God and peace be on His servants whom He hath chosen! Is God the more worthy or the gods they join with Him
Say, praise be unto God; and peace be upon his servants whom He hath chosen! Is God more worthy, or the false gods which they associate with him
أَمَّنْ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَأَنزَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَأَنۢبَتْنَا بِهِۦ حَدَآئِقَ ذَاتَ بَهْجَةٍ مَّا كَانَ لَكُمْ أَن تُنۢبِتُوا۟ شَجَرَهَآ أَءِلَٰهٌ مَّعَ ٱللَّهِ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ يَعْدِلُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)amman khalaqa s-samaawaati wal-'arda wa'anzala lakum mina s-samaa'i maa'an fa'anbatnaa bihi hadaa'iqa dhaata bahjatin maa kaana lakum an tunbitoo shajarahaa a'ilaahun ma'a llaahi bal hum qawmun ya'diloon
DIN 31635ʾamman ḫalaqa s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍa waʾanzala lakum mina s-samāʾi māʾan faʾanbatnā bihi ḥadāʾiqa ḏāta bahǧatin mā kāna lakum ʾan tunbitū šaǧarahā ʾaʾilāhun maʿa llāhi bal hum qawmun yaʿdilūna
Or, who created the heavens and the earth, and rains down water from the sky for you? With it We produce gardens full of beauty, whose trees you could not have produced. Is there another god with God? But they are a people who equate.
Is not He (best) Who created the heavens and the earth, and sendeth down for you water from the sky wherewith We cause to spring forth joyous orchards, whose trees it never hath been yours to cause to grow. Is there any Allah beside Allah? Nay, but they are folk who ascribe equals (unto Him)
He who created the heavens and the earth; and sends down upon you from the heaven water; and we cause to grow therewith gardens fraught with beauty; ye could not cause the trees thereof to grow! Is there a god with God? nay, but they are a people who make peers with Him
Is not He who hath made the Heavens and the Earth, and hath sent down rain to you from Heaven, by which we cause the luxuriant groves to spring up! It is not in your power to cause its trees to spring up! What! A god with God? Yet they find equals for Him
Is not He to be preferred, who hath created the heavens and the earth, and sendeth down rain for you from heaven, whereby We cause delicious groves to spring up? It is not in your power to cause the trees thereof to shoot forth. Is there any other god partner with the true God? Verily these are a people who deviate from the truth
27:61 — the verse above
أَمَّن يُجِيبُ ٱلْمُضْطَرَّ إِذَا دَعَاهُ وَيَكْشِفُ ٱلسُّوٓءَ وَيَجْعَلُكُمْ خُلَفَآءَ ٱلْأَرْضِ أَءِلَٰهٌ مَّعَ ٱللَّهِ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)amman yujeebu l-mudtarra idhaa da'aahu wayakshifu s-soo'a wayaj'alukum khulafaa'a l-'ardi a'ilaahun ma'a llaahi qaleelan maa tadhakkaroon
DIN 31635ʾamman yuǧību l-muḍṭarra ʾiḏā daʿāhu wayakšifu s-sūʾa wayaǧʿalukum ḫulafāʾa l-ʾarḍi ʾaʾilāhun maʿa llāhi qalīlan mā taḏakkarūna
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Or, who answers the one in need when he prays to Him, and relieves adversity, and makes you successors on earth? Is there another god with God? How hardly you pay attention.
Is not He (best) Who answereth the wronged one when he crieth unto Him and removeth the evil, and hath made you viceroys of the earth? Is there any Allah beside Allah? Little do they reflect
He who answers the distressed when he calls upon Him and removes the evil; and makes you successors in the earth; is there a god with God? little is it that ye are mindful
Is not He the more worthy who answereth the oppressed when they cry to him, and taketh off their ills, and maketh you to succeed your sires on the earth? What! a god with God? How few bear these things in mind
Is not He more worthy who heareth the afflicted, when he calleth upon Him, and taketh off the evil which distressed him; and who hath made you the successors of your forefathers in the earth? Is there any other god who can be equalled with the true God? How few consider these things
أَمَّن يَهْدِيكُمْ فِى ظُلُمَٰتِ ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ وَمَن يُرْسِلُ ٱلرِّيَٰحَ بُشْرًۢا بَيْنَ يَدَىْ رَحْمَتِهِۦٓ أَءِلَٰهٌ مَّعَ ٱللَّهِ تَعَٰلَى ٱللَّهُ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)amman yahdeekum fee zulumaati l-barri wal-bahri waman yursilu r-riyaaha bushran bayna yaday rahmatihi a'ilaahun ma'a llaahi ta'aalaa llaahu 'ammaa yushrikoon
DIN 31635ʾamman yahdīkum fī ẓulumāti l-barri wal-baḥri waman yursilu r-riyāḥa bušran bayna yaday raḥmatihi ʾaʾilāhun maʿa llāhi taʿālā llāhu ʿammā yušrikūna
Or, who guides you through the darkness of land and sea, and who sends the winds as heralds of His mercy? Is there another god with God? Most exalted is God, above what they associate.
Is not He (best) Who guideth you in the darkness of the land and the sea, He Who sendeth the winds as heralds of His mercy? Is there any Allah beside Allah? High Exalted be Allah from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him)
He who guides you in the darkness, of the land and of the sea; and who sends winds as glad tidings before His mercy; is there a god with God? exalted be God above what they associate with Him
Is not He, who guideth you in the darkness of the land and of the sea, and who sendeth forth the winds as the forerunners of His mercy? What! a god with God? Far from God be what ye join with Him
Is not He more worthy Who directeth you in the dark paths of the land and of the sea; and Who sendeth the winds driving abroad the clouds, as the forerunners of this mercy? Is there any other god who can be equalled with the true God? Far be God from having those partners in his power, which ye associate with Him
35:12
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وَمَا يَسْتَوِى ٱلْبَحْرَانِ هَٰذَا عَذْبٌ فُرَاتٌ سَآئِغٌ شَرَابُهُۥ وَهَٰذَا مِلْحٌ أُجَاجٌ وَمِن كُلٍّ تَأْكُلُونَ لَحْمًا طَرِيًّا وَتَسْتَخْرِجُونَ حِلْيَةً تَلْبَسُونَهَا وَتَرَى ٱلْفُلْكَ فِيهِ مَوَاخِرَ لِتَبْتَغُوا۟ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wamaa yastawee l-bahraani haadhaa 'adhbun furaatun saa'ighun sharaabuhu wahaadhaa milhun ujaajun wamin kullin ta'kuloona lahman tariyyan watastakhrijoona hilyatan talbasoonahaa wataraa l-fulka feehi mawaakhira litabtaghoo min fadlihi wala'allakum tashkuroon
DIN 31635wamā yastawī l-baḥrāni hāḏā ʿaḏbun furātun sāʾiġun šarābuhu wahāḏā milḥun ʾuǧāǧun wamin kullin taʾkulūna laḥman ṭariyyan watastaḫriǧūna ḥilyatan talbasūnahā watarā l-fulka fīhi mawāḫira litabtaġū min faḍlihi walaʿallakum taškurūna
The two seas are not the same. One is fresh, sweet, good to drink, while the other is salty and bitter. Yet from each you eat tender meat, and extract jewelry which you wear. And you see the ships plowing through them, so that you may seek of His bounty, so that you may give thanks.
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And the two seas are not alike: this, fresh, sweet, good to drink, this (other) bitter, salt. And from them both ye eat fresh meat and derive the ornament that ye wear. And thou seest the ship cleaving them with its prow that ye may seek of His bounty, and that haply ye may give thanks
The two seas are not equal: one is sweet and fresh and pleasant to drink, and the other is salt and pungent; but from each do ye eat fresh flesh, and bring forth ornaments which ye wear; and thou mayest see the ships cleave through it, that ye may search after His grace, and haply ye may give thanks
Nor are the two seas alike: the one fresh, sweet, pleasant for drink, and the other salt, bitter; yet from both ye eat fresh fish, and take forth for you ornaments to wear, and thou seest the ships cleaving their waters that ye may go in quest of his bounties, and that ye may be thankful
The two seas are not to be held in comparison: This is fresh and sweet, pleasant to drink; but that is salt and bitter: Yet out of each of them ye eat fish, and take ornaments for you to wear. Thou seest the ships also plowing the waves thereof, that ye may seek to enrich yourselves by commerce, of the abundance of God: Peradventure ye will be thankful
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Other languages (18)
Nuk janë njësoj dy dete: njëri është i ëmbël, i këndshëm dhe i shijshëm për t'u pirë, kurse tjetri i kripur e i hidhur. Prej të dyve ju hani mish të njomë dhe nxirrni stolitë që i mbani. Ti sheh anijet se si e çajnë ujin, që ju të mund të kërkoni nga mirësitë e Allahut dhe që të jeni falënderues.
আর দু’টি সমুদ্র একই রকম নয়; একটি খুবই সুমিষ্ট ও সুপেয়, আরেকটি অত্যন্ত লবণাক্ত ও বিস্বাদ। আর প্রত্যেকটি থেকে তোমরা তাজা গোশত (মাছ) খাও এবং আহরণ করো পরিধেয় অলঙ্কার (মণি মুক্তা)। আর তুমি তাতে দেখো নৌযান পানি চিরে চলাচল করে। যাতে তোমরা আল্লাহর অনুগ্রহ ( জীবিকা) তালাশ করো এবং যাতে তোমরা (আল্লাহর) শুকরিয়া আদায় করো।
Ni dva mora nisu jednaka: jedno je slatko i prijatno – voda mu se lahko pije, a drugo je slano i gorko. Vi iz svakog jedete svježe meso i vadite nakit kojim se kitite. Ti vidiš lađe kako po njemu sijeku vodu da stječete iz obilja njegova, da biste bili zahvalni.
Ni dva mora nisu jednaka: jedno je slatko i prijatno – voda mu se lako pije, a drugo je slano i gorko. Vi iz svakog jedete svježe meso i vadite nakit kojim se kitite. Ti vidiš lađe kako po njemu sijeku vodu da stječete iz obilja njegova, da biste bili zahvalni.
Maaje ɗen ɗiɗi potataa: [Ndiyam] goo ɗoo ɗam, ko mbelɗam, laaɓungo, newiingo njaram mum, ngoo ɗaa, ko lamɗam kaaɗuɗam. Hiɗon ñaama e kala majjam, teewu keccu, hoɗon njaltina kadi hern, cuɗaari ndi ɓoornotoɗon. Hiɗa yi'a laaɗe ɗen no awja e maggo, fii yo on ɗaɓɓiron e ɓural Makko. Mbelejo'o on njettay [Mo].
და არ უთანაბრდება ორი ზღვა: ეს — სასიამოვნოა, მტკნარი, სასმელად ვარგისი, ხოლო ეს — მარილიანი, მწარე [სასმელად უვარგისი]. და თითოეულიდან (ამ ზღვებიდან) თქვენ იკვებებით ახალი ხორცით [თევზით და სხვ.], და გამოაქვთ სამკაულები [მარგალიტი, მარჯანი და სხვ.], რომლებსაც იკეთებთ. და შენ ხედავ მასში გემებს, რომლებიც ზღვის ზედაპირს კვეთენ, რათა მოიპოვოთ (თქვენთვის) (საზრდო) მისი წყალობიდან, და იქნებ მადლიერნი იყოთ ალლაჰისა!
Und nicht gleich sind die beiden Meere: das (eine) ist süß, erfrischend und angenehm zu trinken; und jenes ist salzig und bitter. Und aus allen (beiden) esst ihr frisches Fleisch und holt Schmuck heraus, den ihr tragt. Und du siehst die Schiffe, wie sie es durchpflügen, damit ihr nach etwas von Seiner Huld trachtet, und auf dass ihr dankbar sein möget!
Τα δύο σώματα νερού δεν είναι όμοια: το ένα είναι γλυκό, εύγευστο και εύκολο στην πόση, και το άλλο είναι αλμυρό και πικρό. Ωστόσο, από το καθένα τρώτε τρυφερά ψάρια. Και βγάζετε στολίδια (μαργαριτάρια) που τα φοράτε. Και βλέπεις τα πλοία να το διασχίζουν (το νερό), (στα οποία επιβιβάζεστε) για να αναζητήσετε (μέσα βιοπορισμού) από τη γενναιοδωρία Του. Και ίσως να είστε ευγνώμονες.
तथा दो सागर बारबर नहीं हैं। यह (एक) मीठा, प्यास बुझाने वाला, पीने में रुचिकर है, और यह (दूसरा) खारा-कड़वा है। तथा प्रत्येक में से तुम ताज़ा माँस खाते हो तथा आभूषण निकालते हो, जिसे तुम पहनते हो। और तुम उसमें नावों को देखते हो कि पानी को चीरती हुई चलती हैं, ताकि तुम अल्लाह का अनुग्रह तलाश करो और ताकि तुम कृतज्ञ बनो।
Non sono uguali i mari: uno è dolce e piacevole a bersi, l’altro è molto salato. Ma da entrambi ricavate carne fresca e tirate fuori perle per ornarvi. E in essi puoi osservare le onde cavalcate dalle navi, perché andiate alla ricerca dei Suoi beni e perché Gli siate riconoscenti.
12. Ir dvi jūros (vandens rūšys) nėra panašios: tai skanus, saldus ir malonus gerti, o tai yra druskingas ir kartus. Ir iš abiejų jų jūs valgote šviežią, minkštą mėsą (žuvį), ir gaunate papuošalus, kuriuos dėvite. Ir matote laivus skrodžiančius (jūros vandenį kai jie ja plaukia) tam, kad siektumėte Jo Dosnumo, ir kad jūs dėkotumėte.
Galaanni lamaan walhinqixxaatan; inni tokko mi’aawaa, dheebu kutaa, dhugaatiin isaas mijaa’aadha; inni kun immoo soogidda akkaan kuraawaadha. Hunduma irraayyuu foon haarawa ni nyaattu; faaya ishee uffattanis ni baafattu. dooniiwwan isa (galaana) keessa baqaqsituu taatee (kan deemtu) agarta, Akka tola isaa irraa barbaaddattanuufi akka isa galatoomfattanuuf
Не равны два моря: это — пресное, сладкое, легко пьётся его питьё, а то — солёное, едкое. Из обоих вы едите свежее мясо и добываете украшения, которые носите. И ты видишь корабли, бороздящие их, чтобы вы искали от Его щедрости, — быть может, вы будете благодарны.
Ни два мора нису једнака: једно је слатко и пријатно - вода му се лако пије, а друго је слано и горко; ви из сваког једете свеже месо и вадите накит којим се китите; и ти видиш лађе како по њему секу воду да би стекли из Његовог обиља, и да бисте били захвални.
Na bahari mbili haziwi sawa; haya ni matamu yenye ladha, mazuri kunywa. Na haya ni ya chumvi, machungu. Na kutokana na bahari zote mnakula nyama mpya (isiyochacha). Na mnatoa mapambo mnayoyavaa. Na unaona ndani yake merikebu zinakata maji ili mtafute fadhila zake, na ili mpate kushukuru.
De två haven kan inte likställas: vattnet från det ena är sött och uppfriskande att dricka medan det andra är salt och bittert. Ur dem båda får ni färskt kött att äta och smycken att bära. Och ni ser skeppen segla över dem för att ni ska kunna söka hans försörjning, och visa tacksamhet.
İki deniz birbirine eşit olmaz. Bu tatlıdır, susuzluğu keser, içilmesi kolaydır. Şu da tuzludur, acıdır. Hepsinden de taze et yersiniz ve giyeceğiniz süs eşyası çıkarırsınız. Allah'ın lütfuyla rızık aramanız için gemilerin onu yararak gittiğini görürsün. Belki artık şükredersiniz.
اور برابر نہیں دو دریا یہ میٹھا ہے پیاس بجھاتا پینے میں خوشگوار اور یہ دوسرا کھاری ہے کڑوا، تم ان دونوں میں سے تازه گوشت کھاتے ہو اور وه زیوارت نکالتے ہو جنہیں تم پہنتے ہو۔ اور آپ دیکھتے ہیں کہ بڑی بڑی کشتیاں پانی کو چیرنے پھاڑنے[1] والی ان دریاؤں میں ہیں تاکہ تم اس کا فضل ڈھونڈو اور تاکہ تم اس کا شکر کرو.
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مَن كَانَ يُرِيدُ ٱلْعِزَّةَ فَلِلَّهِ ٱلْعِزَّةُ جَمِيعًا إِلَيْهِ يَصْعَدُ ٱلْكَلِمُ ٱلطَّيِّبُ وَٱلْعَمَلُ ٱلصَّٰلِحُ يَرْفَعُهُۥ وَٱلَّذِينَ يَمْكُرُونَ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ وَمَكْرُ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُوَ يَبُورُ
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Easy-read (simplified)man kaana yureedu l-'izzata falillaahi l-'izzatu jamee'an ilayhi yas'adu l-kalimu t-tayyibu wal-'amalu s-saalihu yarfa'uhu walladheena yamkuroona s-sayyi'aati lahum 'adhaabun shadeedun wamakru oolaa'ika huwa yaboor
DIN 31635man kāna yurīdu l-ʿizzata falillāhi l-ʿizzatu ǧamīʿan ʾilayhi yaṣʿadu l-kalimu ṭ-ṭayyibu wal-ʿamalu ṣ-ṣāliḥu yarfaʿuhu wallaḏīna yamkurūna s-sayyiʾāti lahum ʿaḏābun šadīdun wamakru ʾūlāʾika huwa yabūru
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Whoever desires honor-all honor belongs to God. To Him ascends speech that is pure, and He elevates righteous conduct. As for those who plot evil, a terrible punishment awaits them, and the planning of these will fail.
Whoso desireth power (should know that) all power belongeth to Allah. Unto Him good words ascend, and the pious deed doth He exalt; but those who plot iniquities, theirs will be an awful doom; and the plotting of such (folk) will come to naught
Whosoever desires honour - honour belongs wholely to God; to Him good words ascend, and a righteous deed He takes up; and those who plot evil deeds, for them is keen torment, and their plotting is in vain
If any one desireth greatness, all greatness is in God. The good word riseth up to Him, and the righteous deed will He exalt. But a severe punishment awaiteth the plotters of evil things; and the plots of such will He render vain
Whoever desireth excellence; unto God doth all excellence belong: Unto Him ascendeth the good speech; and the righteous work will He exalt. But as for them who devise wicked plots, they shall suffer a severe punishment; and the device of those men shall be rendered vain
وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُم مِّن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلَكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا وَمَا تَحْمِلُ مِنْ أُنثَىٰ وَلَا تَضَعُ إِلَّا بِعِلْمِهِۦ وَمَا يُعَمَّرُ مِن مُّعَمَّرٍ وَلَا يُنقَصُ مِنْ عُمُرِهِۦٓ إِلَّا فِى كِتَٰبٍ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ يَسِيرٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)wallaahu khalaqakum min turaabin thumma min nutfatin thumma ja'alakum azwaajan wamaa tahmilu min unthaa walaa tada'u illaa bi'ilmihi wamaa yu'ammaru min mu'ammarin walaa yunqasu min 'umurihi illaa fee kitaabin inna dhaalika 'alaa llaahi yaseer
DIN 31635wallāhu ḫalaqakum min turābin ṯumma min nuṭfatin ṯumma ǧaʿalakum ʾazwāǧan wamā taḥmilu min ʾunṯā walā taḍaʿu ʾillā biʿilmihi wamā yuʿammaru min muʿammarin walā yunqaṣu min ʿumurihi ʾillā fī kitābin ʾinna ḏālika ʿalā llāhi yasīrun
God created you from dust, then from a small drop; then He made you pairs. No female conceives, or delivers, except with His knowledge. No living thing advances in years, or its life is shortened, except it be in a Record. That is surely easy for God.
Allah created you from dust, then from a little fluid, then He made you pairs (the male and female). No female beareth or bringeth forth save with His knowledge. And no-one groweth old who groweth old, nor is aught lessened of his life, but it is recorded in a Book, Lo! that is easy for Allah
God created you from earth, then from a clot; then lie made you pairs; and no female bears or is delivered, except by His knowledge; nor does he, who is aged reach old age, or is aught diminished from his life, without it is in the Book; verily, that is easy unto God
Moreover, God created you of dust - then of the germs of life - then made you two sexes: and no female conceiveth or bringeth forth without his knowledge; and the aged ageth not, nor is aught minished from man's age, but in accordance with the Book. An easy thing truly is this to God
God created you first of the dust, and afterwards of seed: And He hath made you man and wife. No female conceiveth, or bringeth forth, but with his knowledge. Nor is any thing added unto the age of him whose life is prolonged, neither is any thing diminished from his age, but the same is written in the book of God's decrees. Verily this is easy with God
35:12 — the verse above
يُولِجُ ٱلَّيْلَ فِى ٱلنَّهَارِ وَيُولِجُ ٱلنَّهَارَ فِى ٱلَّيْلِ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ يَجْرِى لِأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ذَٰلِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ لَهُ ٱلْمُلْكُ وَٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦ مَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِن قِطْمِيرٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)yooliju llayla fee n-nahaari wayooliju n-nahaara fee llayli wasakhkhara sh-shamsa wal-qamara kullun yajree li'ajalin musamman dhaalikumu llaahu rabbukum lahu l-mulku walladheena tad'oona min doonihi maa yamlikoona min qitmeer
DIN 31635yūliǧu llayla fī n-nahāri wayūliǧu n-nahāra fī llayli wasaḫḫara š-šamsa wal-qamara kullun yaǧrī liʾaǧalin musamman ḏālikumu llāhu rabbukum lahu l-mulku wallaḏīna tadʿūna min dūnihi mā yamlikūna min qiṭmīrin
He merges the night into the day, and He merges the day into the night; and He regulates the sun and the moon, each running for a stated term. Such is God, your Lord; His is the sovereignty. As for those you call upon besides Him, they do not possess a speck.
He maketh the night to pass into the day and He maketh the day to pass into the night. He hath subdued the sun and moon to service. Each runneth unto an appointed term. Such is Allah, your Lord; His is the Sovereignty; and those unto whom ye pray instead of Him own not so much as the white spot on a date-stone
He turns the night into day, and He turns the day into night; and He subjects the sun and the moon, each of them runs on to an appointed goal; that is God, your Lord! His is the kingdom; but those ye call on beside Him possess not a straw
He causeth the night to enter in upon the day, and the day to enter in upon the night; and He hath given laws to the sun and to the moon, so that each journeyeth to its appointed goal: This is God your Lord: All power is His: But the gods whom ye call on beside Him have no power over the husk of a date stone
He causeth the night to succeed the day, and He causeth the day to succeed the night; and He obligeth the sun and the moon to perform their services: Each of them runneth an appointed course. This is God, your Lord: His is the kingdom. But the idols which ye invoke besides Him, have not the power even over the skin of a date-stone
إِن تَدْعُوهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُوا۟ دُعَآءَكُمْ وَلَوْ سَمِعُوا۟ مَا ٱسْتَجَابُوا۟ لَكُمْ وَيَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ يَكْفُرُونَ بِشِرْكِكُمْ وَلَا يُنَبِّئُكَ مِثْلُ خَبِيرٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)in tad'oohum laa yasma'oo du'aa'akum walaw sami'oo maa stajaaboo lakum wayawma l-qiyaamati yakfuroona bishirkikum walaa yunabbi'uka mithlu khabeer
DIN 31635ʾin tadʿūhum lā yasmaʿū duʿāʾakum walaw samiʿū mā staǧābū lakum wayawma l-qiyāmati yakfurūna biširkikum walā yunabbiʾuka miṯlu ḫabīrin
If you pray to them, they cannot hear your prayer. And even if they heard, they would not answer you. And on the Day of Resurrection, they will reject your partnership. None informs you like an Expert.
If ye pray unto them they hear not your prayer, and if they heard they could not grant it you. On the Day of Resurrection they will disown association with you. None can inform you like Him Who is Aware
If you call upon them they cannot hear your call, and if they hear they cannot answer you; and on the resurrection day they will deny your associating them with God; but none can inform thee like the One who is aware
If ye cry to them they will not hear your cry; and if they heard they would not answer you, and in the day of resurrection they will disown your joining them with God: and none can instruct thee like Him who is informed of all
If ye invoke them, they will not hear your calling; and although they should hear, yet they would not answer you. On the day of resurrection they shall disclaim your having associated them with God: And none shall declare unto thee the truth, like one who is well-acquainted therewith
What this study rests on, and what it refusessigned with it6 of the 7 paragraphs signed with this study; the paragraph naming what it does not answer is at the top of the page
The selection above and this account of it are part of what was signed. Where the renderings disagree it says so; where the question runs past what has cleared the rights audit it says that too.
Read across the four public-domain translations - Sale 1734, Rodwell 1861, Palmer 1880, Pickthall 1930 - of 25:53, 55:19-20, 27:61, 35:12, in full, and nothing else. This study consults no , no , no occasion of revelation and no biography, because none is yet available in an edition whose usage rights can be verified. Itani 2012, the fifth translation shown with these verses, was not consulted for this study.
How this set was arrived at. The verses were found by a word search of the four public-domain translations, using terms chosen by the editor and listed here as they were searched - two + seas; barrier + seas; partition + seas; bitter + sweet; salt + fresh; seas + meet. The search was a way of finding passages, not a judgement about what they mean: that several translators chose the same English word is not evidence about the Arabic. A different choice of terms gives a different set.
What was returned and not carried. 2 verse(s) the search qualified are recorded as not carried, rather than silently discarded: 18:60; 18:61. The reason for each was not recorded.
Verses carried by more than one study. Some passages here also serve another study. Each carries its own reason in each place, and the reason states where else it appears.
Where the translations part company, named rather than resolved. How differently the translations word each verse is shown on that verse's page, and the study names the differences it turns on rather than choosing between them.
Correction record, 2026-09-17. At 27:61, the reason said another study carries this verse, which it does not; the cross-reference was removed. The verses shown and their translations are unchanged.
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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
Editorial status
- Editorial status
- Editorially prepared · not independently reviewed — signed by the AALAMIN Editor; no external scholarly review
- Theme
- Review status
- Published
- 5 September 2026
- Updated
- 17 September 2026
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AALAMIN Editor
Qur'anic text from the Tanzil Project. Copyright (C) 2007-2026 Tanzil Project License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Source: tanzil.net · Updates: tanzil.net/updates/ https://tanzil.net/updates/