وَمَا نُؤَخِّرُهُۥٓ إِلَّا لِأَجَلٍ مَّعْدُودٍ
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa nu'akhkhiruhu illaa li'ajalin ma'dood
DIN 31635wamā nuʾaḫḫiruhu ʾillā liʾaǧalin maʿdūdin
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
The translators word this verse differently
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We only postpone it until a predetermined time.
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
And We defer it only to a term already reckoned
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
We will not delay it, save unto a numbered and appointed time
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
Nor do we delay it, but until a time appointed
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
We defer it not, but to a determined time
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
Ne e vonojmë atë vetëm deri në afatin e caktuar.
আর আমি নির্দিষ্ট কিছুকালের জন্যই তা ( সকলের উপস্থিতির সে দিনটি) বিলম্বিত করছি।
a Mi ga odgađamo samo za neko vrijeme.
a Mi ga odgađamo samo za neko vrijeme.
Min neeɓtinataa nde si wanah haa e lajal limangal.
და ჩვენ მას არ გადავდებთ, გარდა დათქმულ ვადამდე.
Und Wir stellen ihn (diesen Tag) nur auf eine bestimmte Frist zurück.
Και δεν την αναβάλουμε (την Ημέρα της Κρίσεως) παρά για ένα προκαθορισμένο χρόνο.
और हम उसे केवल एक निर्धारित अवधि के लिए पीछे कर रहे हैं।
e non lo rimanderemo se non a un termine stabilito.
104. Ir Mes atidedame tai tik (jau) nustatytam terminui.
Beellama lakkaawamaaf malee isa (guyyaa qiyaamaa) hin tursiifnu.
Мы откладываем его лишь до исчисленного срока.
а Ми га одлажемо до тачно одређеног времена.
Na wala hatuiahirishi isipokuwa kwa muda unaohisabiwa.
Vi skjuter inte upp den [dagen] bortom den fastställda tidpunkten.
Biz onu (kıyamet gününü) ancak belirli bir zamana kadar erteliyoruz.
اسے ہم جو ملتوی کرتے ہیں وه صرف ایک مدت معین تک ہے.[1]
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وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَخْذُ رَبِّكَ إِذَآ أَخَذَ ٱلْقُرَىٰ وَهِىَ ظَٰلِمَةٌ إِنَّ أَخْذَهُۥٓ أَلِيمٌ شَدِيدٌ
Easy-read (simplified)wakadhaalika akhdhu rabbika idhaa akhadha l-quraa wahiya zaalimatun inna akhdhahu aleemun shadeed
DIN 31635wakaḏālika ʾaḫḏu rabbika ʾiḏā ʾaḫaḏa l-qurā wahiya ẓālimatun ʾinna ʾaḫḏahu ʾalīmun šadīdun
The translators word this verse differently
Such is the grip of your Lord when He seizes the towns in the midst of their sins. His grip is most painful, most severe.
Even thus is the grasp of thy Lord when He graspeth the townships while they are doing wrong. Lo! His grasp is painful, very strong
Thus is thy Lord's overtaking when He overtakes the cities that have done wrong; verity, His overtaking is grievous, keen
Such was thy Lord's grasp when he laid that grasp on the cities that had been wicked. Verily his grasp is afflictive, terrible
And thus was the punishment of thy Lord inflicted, when He punished the cities which were unjust; for his punishment is grievous and severe
إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً لِّمَنْ خَافَ عَذَابَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمٌ مَّجْمُوعٌ لَّهُ ٱلنَّاسُ وَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمٌ مَّشْهُودٌ
Easy-read (simplified)inna fee dhaalika la'aayatan liman khaafa 'adhaaba l-'aakhirati dhaalika yawmun majmoo'un lahu n-naasu wadhaalika yawmun mashhood
DIN 31635ʾinna fī ḏālika laʾāyatan liman ḫāfa ʿaḏāba l-ʾāḫirati ḏālika yawmun maǧmūʿun lahu n-nāsu waḏālika yawmun mašhūdun
In that is a sign for whoever fears the punishment of the Hereafter. That is a Day for which humanity will be gathered together-that is a Day to be witnessed.
Lo! herein verily there is a portent for those who fear the doom of the Hereafter. That is a day unto which mankind will be gathered, and that is a day that will be witnessed
Verily, in that is a sign to him who fears the torment of the last day;- that is a day unto which men shall be gathered;- that is a witnessed day
Herein truly is a sign for him who feareth the punishment of the latter day. That shall be a day unto which mankind shall be gathered together; that shall be a day witnessed by all creatures
Verily herein is a sign unto him who feareth the punishment of the last day: That shall be a day, whereon all men shall be assembled, and that shall be a day whereon witness shall be born
11:104 — the verse above
يَوْمَ يَأْتِ لَا تَكَلَّمُ نَفْسٌ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ فَمِنْهُمْ شَقِىٌّ وَسَعِيدٌ
Easy-read (simplified)yawma ya'ti laa takallamu nafsun illaa bi'idhnihi faminhum shaqiyyun wasa'eed
DIN 31635yawma yaʾti lā takallamu nafsun ʾillā biʾiḏnihi faminhum šaqiyyun wasaʿīdun
On the Day when it arrives, no soul will speak without His permission. Some will be miserable, and some will be happy.
On the day when it cometh no soul will speak except by His permission; some among them will be wretched, (others) glad
The day when it shall come no soul shall speak save by His permission, and amongst them (shall be) the wretched and the glad
When that day shall come no one shall speak a word but by His leave, and some shall be miserable and others blessed
When that day shall come, no soul shall speak to excuse it self, or to intercede for another, but by the permission of God. Of them one shall be miserable, and another shall be happy
فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ شَقُوا۟ فَفِى ٱلنَّارِ لَهُمْ فِيهَا زَفِيرٌ وَشَهِيقٌ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'ammaa lladheena shaqoo fafee n-naari lahum feehaa zafeerun washaheeq
DIN 31635faʾammā llaḏīna šaqū fafī n-nāri lahum fīhā zafīrun wašahīqun
The translators word this verse differently
As for those who are miserable, they will be in the Fire. They will have therein sighing and wailing.
As for those who will be wretched (on that day) they will be in the Fire; sighing and wailing will be their portion therein
And as for those who are wretched - why, in the Fire! there shall they groan and sob! to dwell therein for aye
And as for those who shall be consigned to misery - their place the Fire! therein shall they sigh and bemoan them
And they who shall be miserable, shall be thrown into hell fire; there shall they wail and bemoan themselves
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَمَا نُؤَخِّرُهُ إِلَّا لِأَجَلٍ مَّعْدُودٍ
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