قُلْ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِنْ أَتَىٰكُمْ عَذَابُهُۥ بَيَٰتًا أَوْ نَهَارًا مَّاذَا يَسْتَعْجِلُ مِنْهُ ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)qul ara'aytum in ataakum 'adhaabuhu bayaatan aw nahaaran maadhaa yasta'jilu minhu l-mujrimoon
DIN 31635qul ʾaraʾaytum ʾin ʾatākum ʿaḏābuhu bayātan ʾaw nahāran māḏā yastaʿǧilu minhu l-muǧrimūna
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Say: Have ye thought: When His doom cometh unto you as a raid by night, or in the (busy) day; what is there of it that the guilty ones desire to hasten
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
Say, "Have you considered? If His punishment overtakes you by night or by day, what part of it will the guilty seek to hasten?"
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
Say, 'Let us see now when the torment comes to you, by night or day, what will the sinners fain bring on thereof
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
SAY: How think ye? if God's punishment came on you by night or by day, what portion of it would the wicked desire to hasten on
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
Say, tell me; if the punishment of God overtake you by night, or by day, what part thereof will the ungodly wish to be hastened
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
Thuaj: "Më thoni, nëse dënimi i Tij ju vjen natën ose ditën, cilën pjesë të tij do të dëshironin ta përshpejtonin zullumqarët?"
বলো, তোমরা কি ভেবে দেখেছ, যদি তাঁর আযাব তোমাদের ওপর রাতের বেলা, (যখন তোমরা ঘুমিয়ে থাকো,) অথবা দিনের বেলা, (যখন তোমরা উদাসীন থাকো,) এসে পড়ে, তবে অপরাধীরা এর (শাস্তি বা সুসংবাদ হতে) কোনটি তাড়াহুড়া করে চাইছে?
Reci: "Kažite vi meni, ako će vas kazna Njegova noću ili danju zadesiti, zašto je onda požuruju prestupnici?
Reci: "Kažite vi meni: Ako će vas kazna Njegova noću ili danju zadesiti, zašto je onda požuruju zločinitelji?"
Maaku : "kaalaneekam, si lepte makko ɗe ngarii e mon jemma maa ñalawma, ko holɗum bonɓe ɓe hawjiranta ɗe?"
უთხარი (ო, შუამავალო) [მრავალღმერთიანებს]: «დაფიქრებულხართ თუ არა, თუ მისი სასჯელი მოგივათ ღამით ან დღისით, მაშინ რის დაჩქარებას ითხოვენ ცოდვილნი [მრავალღმერთიანები] ამ სასჯელიდან?»
Sag: „Was meint ihr, wenn Seine Strafe bei Nacht oder bei Tag (über) euch kommt, was werden die Übeltäter davon zu beschleunigen wünschen?“
Πες (ω, Προφήτη): «Βλέπετε εάν η τιμωρία Του έρθει σε σας τη νύχτα ή την ημέρα (θα μπορέσετε να την εμποδίσετε);» Τι βιάζονται οι κακοί απ' αυτή (την τιμωρία, αφού είναι οι ίδιοι που θα καταστραφούν);
(ऐ नबी!) कह दें कि तुम बताओ, यदि उसकी यातना तुमपर रात को या दिन के समय आ जाए, तो अपराधी इसमें से कौन-सी चीज़ जल्दी माँग रहे हैं?
Di’: «Avete visto? Se la Sua punizione dovesse cadere su di voi, di notte o di giorno, quale parte di essa vorrebbero affrettare i criminali?
50. Sakyk: „Pasakykite man, jei Jo bausmė ateitų pas jus naktį ar dieną, kurią jos dalį Mudžrimūn (netikintieji, daugiadieviai, nuodėmiautojai, nusikaltėliai) paskubintų?“
(warra azaaba jarjarfatuun) Jedhi “Mee naaf himaa! yoo adabbiin Isaa halkan yookiin guyyaa isinitti dhufe, badii raawwattoonni isa irraa maal jarjarfatu?”.
Скажи: «Как вы думаете, если Его наказание придёт к вам ночью или днём, что именно из него хотят приблизить преступные?
Реци: „Кажите ви мени: Ако ће Његова казна да вас задеси ноћу или дању, зашто је онда пожурују злочинци?“
Sema, “Mnaonaje ikiwajia adhabu yake hiyo usiku au mchana. Basi wahalifu wanaharakisha nini?”
Säg: ”Vad tror ni skulle hända om hans straff drabbade er nattetid eller på ljusa dagen?” Vilken del av detta vill de obotfärdiga syndarna påskynda?
De ki: (Ey müşrikler!) Ne dersiniz? Allah’ın azabı size gece veya gündüz gelirse ne yaparsınız? Suçlular niye bunda acele ediyorlar?
آپ فرما دیجئے کہ یہ تو بتلاؤ کہ اگر تم پر اللہ کا عذاب رات کو آپڑے یا دن کو تو عذاب میں کون سی چیز ایسی ہے کہ مجرم لوگ اس کو جلدی مانگ رہے ہیں.[1]
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وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا ٱلْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wayaqooloona mataa haadhaa l-wa'du in kuntum saadiqeen
DIN 31635wayaqūlūna matā hāḏā l-waʿdu ʾin kuntum ṣādiqīna
And they say, "When will this promise be fulfilled, if you are truthful?"
And they say: When will this promise be fulfilled, if ye are truthful
But they say, 'When is this threat (to come), if ye tell the truth
Yet they say, "When will this menace be made good? Tell us if ye speak truly
The unbelievers say, when will this threatening be made good, if ye speak truth
قُل لَّآ أَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِى ضَرًّا وَلَا نَفْعًا إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلٌ إِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهُمْ فَلَا يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ سَاعَةً وَلَا يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)qul laa amliku linafsee darran walaa naf'an illaa maa shaa'a llaahu likulli ummatin ajalun idhaa jaa'a ajaluhum falaa yasta'khiroona saa'atan walaa yastaqdimoon
DIN 31635qul lā ʾamliku linafsī ḍarran walā nafʿan ʾillā mā šāʾa llāhu likulli ʾummatin ʾaǧalun ʾiḏā ǧāʾa ʾaǧaluhum falā yastaʾḫirūna sāʿatan walā yastaqdimūna
The translators word this verse differently
Say, "I have no power to harm or benefit myself, except as God wills. To every nation is an appointed time. Then, when their time arrives, they can neither postpone it by one hour, nor advance it.
Say: I have no power to hurt or benefit myself, save that which Allah willeth. For every nation there is an appointed time. When their time cometh, then they cannot put it off an hour, nor hasten (it)
Say, 'I have no power over myself for harm or for profit, save what God will. Every nation has its appointed time; when their appointed time comes to them they cannot delay it for an hour or bring it on
SAY: I have no power over my own weal or woe, but as God pleaseth. Every people hath its time: when their time is come, they shall neither retard nor advance it an hour
Answer, I am able neither to procure advantage unto my self, nor to avert mischief from me, but as God pleaseth. Unto every nation is a fixed term decreed; when their term therefore is expired, they shall not have respite for an hour, neither shall their punishment be anticipated
10:50 — the verse above
أَثُمَّ إِذَا مَا وَقَعَ ءَامَنتُم بِهِۦٓ ءَآلْـَٰٔنَ وَقَدْ كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)athumma idhaa maa waqa'a aamantum bihi aal-'aana waqad kuntum bihi tasta'jiloon
DIN 31635ʾaṯumma ʾiḏā mā waqaʿa ʾāmantum bihi ʾāl-ʾāna waqad kuntum bihi tastaʿǧilūna
The translators word this verse differently
"Then, when it falls, will you believe in it? Now? When before you tried to hasten it?"
Is it (only) then, when it hath befallen you, that ye will believe? What! (Believe) now, when (until now) ye have been hastening it on (through disbelief)
And when it has fallen - will ye believe in it now!- And yet ye wish to bring it on
When it falleth on you, will ye believe it then? Yes! ye will believe it then. Yet did ye challenge its speedy coming
When it falleth on you, do ye then believe it? Now do ye believe, and wish it far from you, when ye formerly desired it should be hastened
ثُمَّ قِيلَ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابَ ٱلْخُلْدِ هَلْ تُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْسِبُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)thumma qeela lilladheena zalamoo dhooqoo 'adhaaba l-khuldi hal tujzawna illaa bimaa kuntum taksiboon
DIN 31635ṯumma qīla lillaḏīna ẓalamū ḏūqū ʿaḏāba l-ḫuldi hal tuǧzawna ʾillā bimā kuntum taksibūna
Then it will be said to those who did wrong, "Taste the torment of eternity. Will you be rewarded except for what you used to do?"
Then will it be said unto those who dealt unjustly Taste the torment of eternity. Are ye requited aught save what ye used to earn
Then shall it be said to those who have done wrong, Taste ye the torment of eternity! shall ye be recompensed except for that which ye have earned
Then shall it be said to the transgressors, "Taste ye the punishment of eternity! Shall ye be rewarded but as ye have wrought
Then shall it be said unto the wicked, taste ye the punishment of eternity: Would ye receive other than the reward of that which ye have wrought
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ أَتَاكُمْ عَذَابُهُ بَيَاتًا أَوْ نَهَارًا مَّاذَا يَسْتَعْجِلُ مِنْهُ 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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