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Four verses about one people, named after them, and their caravans of winter and summer: they are told to worship the Lord of this house, who fed them against hunger and made them safe from fear.

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106:1

لِإِيلَٰفِ قُرَيْشٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)li'eelaafi quraysh

DIN 31635liʾīlāfi qurayšin

For the security of Quraish.

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For the taming of Qureysh

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

For the uniting of the Qurais

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

For the union of the KOREISCH

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

For the uniting of the tribe of Koreish

George Sale · published 1734

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  • George Sale · 1734

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106:2

إِۦلَٰفِهِمْ رِحْلَةَ ٱلشِّتَآءِ وَٱلصَّيْفِ

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Easy-read (simplified)eelaafihim rihlata sh-shitaa'i was-sayf

DIN 31635ʾīlāfihim riḥlata š-šitāʾi waṣ-ṣayfi

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Their security during winter and summer journeys.

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For their taming (We cause) the caravans to set forth in winter and summer

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

uniting them for the caravan of winter and summer

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Their union in equipping caravans winter and summer

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

their uniting in sending forth the caravan of merchants and purveyors in winter and summer

George Sale · published 1734

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  • George Sale · 1734

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106:3

فَلْيَعْبُدُوا۟ رَبَّ هَٰذَا ٱلْبَيْتِ

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Easy-read (simplified)falya'budoo rabba haadhaa l-bayt

DIN 31635falyaʿbudū rabba hāḏā l-bayti

Let them worship the Lord of this House.

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So let them worship the Lord of this House

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

So let them serve the Lord of this house

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And let them worship the Lord of this house, who hath provided them with food against hunger

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Let them serve the Lord of this house

George Sale · published 1734

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106:4

ٱلَّذِىٓ أَطْعَمَهُم مِّن جُوعٍ وَءَامَنَهُم مِّنْ خَوْفٍۭ

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Easy-read (simplified)alladhee at'amahum min joo'in wa'aamanahum min khawf

DIN 31635allaḏī ʾaṭʿamahum min ǧūʿin waʾāmanahum min ḫawfin

Who has fed them against hunger, and has secured them against fear.

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Who hath fed them against hunger and hath made them safe from fear

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

who feeds them against hunger and makes them safe against fear

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And secured them against alarm

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

who supplieth them with food against hunger, and hath rendered them secure from fear

George Sale · published 1734

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  • Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
  • Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
  • John Medows Rodwell · 1861
  • George Sale · 1734

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Arabic textTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

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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