فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا أَوْ كَذَّبَ بِـَٔايَٰتِهِۦٓ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُفْلِحُ ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)faman azlamu mimmani ftaraa 'alaa llaahi kadhiban aw kadhdhaba bi'aayaatihi innahu laa yuflihu l-mujrimoon
DIN 31635faman ʾaẓlamu mimmani ftarā ʿalā llāhi kaḏiban ʾaw kaḏḏaba biʾāyātihi ʾinnahu lā yufliḥu l-muǧrimūna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
The translators word this verse differently
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Who does greater wrong than someone who fabricates lies about God, or denies His revelations? The guilty will never prosper.
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
Who doeth greater wrong than he who inventeth a lie concerning Allah and denieth His revelations? Lo! the guilty never are successful
Translation 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
Who is more unjust than he who forges against God a lie, or says His signs are lies? verily, the sinners shall not prosper
Translation 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
And who is more unjust than he who coineth a lie against God, or treateth his signs as lies? Surely the wicked shall not prosper
Translation 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
And who is more unjust than he who deviseth a lie against God, or accuseth his signs of falsehood? Surely the wicked shall not prosper
Translation 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
E kush është më i padrejtë se ai që trillon gënjeshtra për Allahun ose i përgënjeshtron ajetet e Tij? Me të vërtetë, keqbërësit nuk do të shpëtojnë.
অতএব, যে ব্যক্তি আল্লাহ সম্পর্কে মিথ্যা রটায় বা আল্লাহর আয়াতসমূহকে মিথ্যা প্রতিপন্ন করে, তার চেয়ে বড় যালিম আর কে হতে পারে! নিশ্চয় (সীমারেখা অতিক্রমকারী) অপরাধীরা সফলকাম হবে না।
Pa ima li onda većeg nepravednika od onoga koji o Allahu laži iznosi ili koji Njegove ajete i znakove smatra neistinitim? Prestupnici, doista, neće uspjeti!
Pa ima li onda većeg nepravednika od onoga koji o Allahu laži iznosi ili koji Njegove ajete i znakove smatra neistinitim? Prestupnici, doista, neće uspjeti!
Alaa ɓurɗo tooñude haa hewta on pekifindiiɗo fenaande e hoore Alla, maa o yenni aayeeje makko ɗeen. Si ko woni, o malnatah bonɓe ɓen.
და ვინაა უფრო უსამართლო იმაზე, ვინც სიცრუეს თხზავს ალლაჰის შესახებ ან ცრუდ რაცხავს მის ნიშნებს (აიათებს)? ჭეშმარიტად, არ იქნებიან წარმატებულნი დამნაშავენი [მრავალღმერთიანნი].
Wer ist nun ungerechter, als wer gegen Allah eine Lüge ersinnt oder Seine Zeichen für Lüge erklärt? Wahrlich, den Ungerechten wird es nicht wohl ergehen.
Ποιος είναι πιο άδικος απ' εκείνον που επινοεί ψέματα εναντίον του Αλλάχ ή διαψεύδει τα Εδάφιά Του; Πράγματι, οι κακοί δε θα επιτύχουν ποτέ.
फिर उससे बढ़कर अत्याचारी कौन होगा, जो अल्लाह पर झूठा आरोप लगाए अथवा उसकी आयतों को झुठलाएॽ निःसंदेह अपराधी लोग सफल नहीं होते।
Chi è più ingiusto di colui che crea menzogne su Allāh o nega i Suoi Segni? In verità i criminali non trionferanno!
17. Taigi, kas elgiasi blogiau nei tas, kuris sukuria melą apie Allahą arba neigia Jo Ajat (įrodymus, įkalčius, eilutes, pamokas, ženklus, apreiškimus ir t.t.)? Tikrai, Mudžrimūn (nusikaltėliai, nusidėjėliai, netikintieji ir daugiadieviai) niekada nebus sėkmingi!
Nama Rabbi irratti kijiba uume yookiin kan keeyyattoota Isaa sobsiise caalaa namni miidhaa hojjate eenyu? (hinjiru). Dhugumatti badii raawwattoonni hin milkaa’anu.
И кто же несправедливее того, кто измыслил на Аллаха ложь или счёл ложью Его аяты? Воистину, не преуспеют преступные.
Нико није неправеднији од онога који о Аллаху износи лажи или који Његове речи сматра неистинитим! Неверници заиста неће успети.
Basi ni nani aliye dhalimu zaidi kuliko yule anayemzulia uongo Mwenyezi Mungu na akazikadhibisha Ishara zake? Hakika hawafaulu wahalifu.
Vem är mer orättfärdig än den som diktar ihop lögner om Gud eller vägrar tro på hans tecken? De obotfärdiga syndarna kommer det aldrig gå väl.
Allah adına yalan uydurandan veya Allah'ın ayetlerini yalan sayandan daha zalim kim olabilir? Suçlular kesinlikle kurtuluşa eremezler.
سو اس شخص سے زیاده کون ﻇالم ہوگا جو اللہ پرجھوٹ باندھے یا اس کی آیتوں کو جھوٹا بتلائے، یقیناً ایسے مجرموں کو اصلاً فلاح نہ ہوگی
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وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَاتُنَا بَيِّنَٰتٍ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَرْجُونَ لِقَآءَنَا ٱئْتِ بِقُرْءَانٍ غَيْرِ هَٰذَآ أَوْ بَدِّلْهُ قُلْ مَا يَكُونُ لِىٓ أَنْ أُبَدِّلَهُۥ مِن تِلْقَآئِ نَفْسِىٓ إِنْ أَتَّبِعُ إِلَّا مَا يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَىَّ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ إِنْ عَصَيْتُ رَبِّى عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhaa tutlaa 'alayhim aayaatunaa bayyinaatin qaala lladheena laa yarjoona liqaa'anaa ti biqur'aanin ghayri haadhaa aw baddilhu qul maa yakoonu lee an ubaddilahu min tilqaa'i nafsee in attabi'u illaa maa yoohaa ilayya innee akhaafu in 'asaytu rabbee 'adhaaba yawmin 'azeem
DIN 31635waʾiḏā tutlā ʿalayhim ʾāyātunā bayyinātin qāla llaḏīna lā yarǧūna liqāʾanā ʾti biqurʾānin ġayri hāḏā ʾaw baddilhu qul mā yakūnu lī ʾan ʾubaddilahu min tilqāʾi nafsī ʾin ʾattabiʿu ʾillā mā yūḥā ʾilayya ʾinnī ʾaḫāfu ʾin ʿaṣaytu rabbī ʿaḏāba yawmin ʿaẓīmin
And when Our clear revelations are recited to them, those who do not hope to meet Us say, "Bring a Quran other than this, or change it." Say, "It is not for me to change it of my own accord. I only follow what is revealed to me. I fear, if I disobeyed my Lord, the torment of a terrible Day."
And when Our clear revelations are recited unto them, they who look not for the meeting with Us say: Bring a Lecture other than this, or change it. Say (O Muhammad): It is not for me to change it of my accord. I only follow that which is inspired in me. Lo! if I disobey my Lord I fear the retribution of an awful Day
But when our evident signs are recited to them, those who hope not for our meeting say, 'Bring a Qur'an other than this; or change it.' Say, 'It is not for me to change it of my own accord; I do not follow aught but what I am inspired with; verily, I fear, if I rebel against my Lord, the torment of a mighty day
But when our clear signs are recited to them, they who look not forward to meet Us, say, "Bring a different Koran from this, or make some change in it." SAY: It is not for me to change it as mine own soul prompteth. I follow only what is revealed to me: verily, I fear, if I rebel against my Lord, the punishment of a great day
When our evident signs are recited unto them, they who hope not to meet us at the resurrection, say, bring a different Koran from this; or make some change therein. Answer, it is not fit for me, that I should change it at my pleasure: I follow that only which is revealed unto me. Verily I fear, if I should be disobedient unto my Lord, the punishment of the great day
قُل لَّوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَا تَلَوْتُهُۥ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَآ أَدْرَىٰكُم بِهِۦ فَقَدْ لَبِثْتُ فِيكُمْ عُمُرًا مِّن قَبْلِهِۦٓ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)qul law shaa'a llaahu maa talawtuhu 'alaykum walaa adraakum bihi faqad labithtu feekum 'umuran min qablihi afalaa ta'qiloon
DIN 31635qul law šāʾa llāhu mā talawtuhu ʿalaykum walā ʾadrākum bihi faqad labiṯtu fīkum ʿumuran min qablihi ʾafalā taʿqilūna
Say, "Had God willed, I would not have recited it to you, and He would not have made it known to you. I have lived among you for a lifetime before it. Do you not understand?"
Say: If Allah had so willed I should not have recited it to you nor would He have made it known to you. I dwelt among you a whole lifetime before it (came to me). Have ye then no sense
Say, 'Had God pleased, I should not have recited it to you, nor taught you therewith. I have tarried a lifetime amongst you before it;- have ye not then any sense
SAY: Had God so pleased, I had not recited it to you, neither had I taught it to you. Already have I dwelt among you for years, ere it was revealed to me. Understand ye not
Say, if God had so pleased, I had not read it unto you, neither had I taught you the same. I have already dwelt among you to the age of forty years, before I received it. Do ye not therefore understand
10:17 — the verse above
وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَضُرُّهُمْ وَلَا يَنفَعُهُمْ وَيَقُولُونَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ شُفَعَٰٓؤُنَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ قُلْ أَتُنَبِّـُٔونَ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا لَا يَعْلَمُ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَلَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)waya'budoona min dooni llaahi maa laa yadurruhum walaa yanfa'uhum wayaqooloona haa'ulaa'i shufa'aa'unaa 'inda llaahi qul atunabbi'oona llaaha bimaa laa ya'lamu fee s-samaawaati walaa fee l-'ardi subhaanahu wata'aalaa 'ammaa yushrikoon
DIN 31635wayaʿbudūna min dūni llāhi mā lā yaḍurruhum walā yanfaʿuhum wayaqūlūna hāʾulāʾi šufaʿāʾunā ʿinda llāhi qul ʾatunabbiʾūna llāha bimā lā yaʿlamu fī s-samāwāti walā fī l-ʾarḍi subḥānahu wataʿālā ʿammā yušrikūna
And they worship, besides God, what neither harms them nor benefits them. And they say, "These are our intercessors with God." Say, "Are you informing God about what He does not know in the heavens or on earth?" Glorified be He, High above the associations they make.
They worship beside Allah that which neither hurteth them nor profiteth them, and they say: These are our intercessors with Allah. Say: Would ye inform Allah of (something) that He knoweth not in the heavens or in the earth? Praised be He and High Exalted above all that ye associate (with Him)
They worship beside God what can neither harm them nor profit them, and they say, 'These are our intercessors with God!' Say, 'Will ye inform God of aught in the heavens or the earth, that He knows not of?' Celebrated be His praise! and exalted be He, above what they associate with Him
And they worship beside God, what cannot hurt or help them; and say, "These are our advocates with God!" SAY: Will ye inform God of aught in the Heavens and in the Earth which he knoweth not? Praise be to Him! High be He exalted above the deities they join with Him
They worship besides God, that which can neither hurt them nor profit them, and they say, these are our intercessors with God. Answer, will ye tell God that which He knoweth not, neither in heaven nor in earth? Praise be unto Him! And far be that from Him, which they associate with Him
وَمَا كَانَ ٱلنَّاسُ إِلَّآ أُمَّةً وَٰحِدَةً فَٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَقُضِىَ بَيْنَهُمْ فِيمَا فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa kaana n-naasu illaa ummatan waahidatan fakhtalafoo walawlaa kalimatun sabaqat min rabbika laqudiya baynahum feemaa feehi yakhtalifoon
DIN 31635wamā kāna n-nāsu ʾillā ʾummatan wāḥidatan faḫtalafū walawlā kalimatun sabaqat min rabbika laquḍiya baynahum fīmā fīhi yaḫtalifūna
The translators word this verse differently
Mankind was a single community; then they differed. Were it not for a prior decree from your Lord, the matters over which they had disputed would have been settled.
Mankind were but one community; then they differed; and had it not been for a word that had already gone forth from thy Lord it had been judged between them in respect of that wherein they differ
People were but one nation once, then they disagreed; and had it not been for thy Lord's word already passed, there would have been decided between them that concerning which they disagreed
Men were of one religion only: then they fell to variance: and had not a decree (of respite) previously gone forth from thy Lord, their differences had surely been decided between them
Men were professors of one religion only, but they dissented therefrom; and if a decree had not previously issued from thy Lord, deferring their punishment, verily the matter had been decided between them, concerning which they disagreed
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرَىٰ عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِبًا أَوْ كَذَّبَ بِآيَاتِهِ إِنَّهُ لَا يُفْلِحُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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