قَالَ لَوْ أَنَّ لِى بِكُمْ قُوَّةً أَوْ ءَاوِىٓ إِلَىٰ رُكْنٍ شَدِيدٍ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala law anna lee bikum quwwatan aw aawee ilaa ruknin shadeed
DIN 31635qāla law ʾanna lī bikum quwwatan ʾaw ʾāwī ʾilā ruknin šadīdin
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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He said, "If only I had the strength to stop you, or could rely on some strong support."
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
He said: Would that I had strength to resist you or had some strong support (among you)
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
He said, 'Had I but power over you; or could I but resort to some strong column
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
He said, "Would that I had strength to resist you, or that I could find refuge with some powerful chieftain
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
He said, if I had strength sufficient to oppose you, or I could have recourse unto a powerful support; I would certainly do it
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
Ai tha: "Ah, sikur të kisha fuqi kundër jush ose të kisha një mbështetje të fortë."
সে বললো: ‘তোমাদের প্রতিরোধে যদি আমার কোনা শক্তি থাকতো অথবা আমি কোন সুদৃঢ় স্তম্ভের আশ্রয় নিতে পারতাম!’(৩৪)
"Kad bih samo imao kakvu moć nad vama", reče on, "ili da mogu kod zaštitnika snažnog utočište naći!"
"Kad bih samo imao kakvu moć nad vama", reče on, "ili da mogu kod zaštitnika snažnog utočište naći!"
O maaki: "Sinno miɗo marunoo doole e mon! maa ɗuum mi fattinoo(moolo) e soɓɓundu sattundu(jookdu)!".
თქვა: «ნეტავ მქონდეს თქვენს წინააღმდეგ ძალა, ან თავი შევაფარო მტკიცე საყრდენს [ნათესავებს] (აუცილებლად შეგაჩერებდით)»
Er sagte: „Hätte ich doch (genug) Kraft euch gegenüber, oder könnte ich mich einer starken Stütze zuwenden!“
Είπε: «Μακάρι να είχα δύναμη (και υποστηρικτές) για να σας σταματήσω ή να μπορούσα να καταφύγω (και να βασιστώ) σε μία δυνατή υποστήριξη (φυλή για να με προστατέψει και να σας σταματήσω)!»
लूत ने कहा : काश, मेरे पास तुमसे मुक़ाबले की शक्ति होती या मैं किसी मज़बूत सहारे की शरण लेता!
Disse: «Se solo avessi abbastanza forza o se potessi rifugiarmi in un luogo sicuro!
80. Jis tarė: „O kad aš turėčiau galios (vyrų) įveikti jus, arba kad galėčiau kreiptis į ka nors galingos pabaigos (pasipriešinti jums).“
Ni jedhe: “Ani odoon humna isin irratti qabaadhee yookiin gara roga (lammii) jabduu hirkadhee (keessummoota kiyyarraa isin dhoowwee) (isinin adaba ture).”
Он сказал: «Если бы у меня была сила против вас или если бы я мог опереться на крепкую опору!»
„Када бих само имао какву снагу да вас одбијем“, рече он, „или да могу код снажног заштитника да нађем помоћ!“
Akasema: Laiti ningelikuwa na nguvu dhidi yenu, au nijilinde kwenye nguzo yenye nguvu!
Han sa: ”Om jag bara hade kraft att stå emot er eller ett mäktigt stöd att vända mig till!”
(Lût da:) “Keşke size karşı (koyacak) bir gücüm olsaydı, ya da sağlam bir desteğe dayanabilseydim” dedi.
لوط ﴿علیہ السلام﴾ نے کہا کاش کہ مجھ میں تم سے مقابلہ کرنے کی قوت ہوتی یا میں کسی زبردست کا آسرا پکڑ پاتا.[1]
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وَجَآءَهُۥ قَوْمُهُۥ يُهْرَعُونَ إِلَيْهِ وَمِن قَبْلُ كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ بَنَاتِى هُنَّ أَطْهَرُ لَكُمْ فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُخْزُونِ فِى ضَيْفِىٓ أَلَيْسَ مِنكُمْ رَجُلٌ رَّشِيدٌ
Easy-read (simplified)wajaa'ahu qawmuhu yuhra'oona ilayhi wamin qablu kaanoo ya'maloona s-sayyi'aati qaala yaa qawmi haa'ulaa'i banaatee hunna atharu lakum faattaqoo llaaha walaa tukhzooni fee dayfee alaysa minkum rajulun rasheed
DIN 31635waǧāʾahu qawmuhu yuhraʿūna ʾilayhi wamin qablu kānū yaʿmalūna s-sayyiʾāti qāla yā qawmi hāʾulāʾi banātī hunna ʾaṭharu lakum fāttaqū llāha walā tuḫzūni fī ḍayfī ʾalaysa minkum raǧulun rašīdun
And his people came rushing towards him-they were in the habit of committing sins. He said, "O my people, these are my daughters; they are purer for you. So fear God, and do not embarrass me before my guests. Is there not one reasonable man among you?"
And his people came unto him, running towards him - and before then they used to commit abominations - He said: O my people! Here are my daughters! They are purer for you. Beware of Allah, and degrade me not in (the person of) my guests. Is there not among you any upright man
And his people came to him, rushing at him, for before that they used to work evil. He said, 'O my people! here are my daughters, they are purer for you; then, fear God, and do not disgrace me through my guests;- is there not among you one right-thinking man
And his people came rushing on towards him, for aforetime had they wrought this wickedness. He said, "O my people! these my daughters will be purer for you: fear God, and put me not to shame in my guests. Is there no rightminded man among you
And his people came unto him, rushing upon him: And they had formerly been guilty of wickedness. Lot said unto them, O my people, these my daughters are more lawful for you: Therefore fear God, and put me not to shame by wronging my guests. Is there not a man of prudence among you
قَالُوا۟ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَا لَنَا فِى بَنَاتِكَ مِنْ حَقٍّ وَإِنَّكَ لَتَعْلَمُ مَا نُرِيدُ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo laqad 'alimta maa lanaa fee banaatika min haqqin wa'innaka lata'lamu maa nureed
DIN 31635qālū laqad ʿalimta mā lanā fī banātika min ḥaqqin waʾinnaka lataʿlamu mā nurīdu
They said, "You know well that we have no right to your daughters, and you know well what we want."
They said: Well thou knowest that we have no right to thy daughters, and well thou knowest what we want
They said, 'Thou knowest that we have no claim on thy daughters; verily, thou knowest what we want
They said, "Thou knowest now that we need not thy daughters; and thou well knowest what we require
They answered, thou knowest that we have no need of thy daughters; and thou well knowest what we would have
11:80 — the verse above
قَالُوا۟ يَٰلُوطُ إِنَّا رُسُلُ رَبِّكَ لَن يَصِلُوٓا۟ إِلَيْكَ فَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطْعٍ مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ وَلَا يَلْتَفِتْ مِنكُمْ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَكَ إِنَّهُۥ مُصِيبُهَا مَآ أَصَابَهُمْ إِنَّ مَوْعِدَهُمُ ٱلصُّبْحُ أَلَيْسَ ٱلصُّبْحُ بِقَرِيبٍ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo yaa lootu innaa rusulu rabbika lan yasiloo ilayka fa'asri bi'ahlika biqit'in mina llayli walaa yaltafit minkum ahadun illaa mra'ataka innahu museebuhaa maa asaabahum inna maw'idahumu s-subhu alaysa s-subhu biqareeb
DIN 31635qālū yā lūṭu ʾinnā rusulu rabbika lan yaṣilū ʾilayka faʾasri biʾahlika biqiṭʿin mina llayli walā yaltafit minkum ʾaḥadun ʾillā mraʾataka ʾinnahu muṣībuhā mā ʾaṣābahum ʾinna mawʿidahumu ṣ-ṣubḥu ʾalaysa ṣ-ṣubḥu biqarībin
They said, "O Lot, we are the envoys of your Lord; they will not reach you. So set out with your family during the cover of the night, and let none of you look back, except for your wife. She will be struck by what will strike them. Their appointed time is the morning. Is not the morning near?"
(The messengers) said: O Lot! Lo! we are messengers of thy Lord; they shall not reach thee. So travel with thy people in a part of the night, and let not one of you turn round - (all) save thy wife. Lo! that which smiteth them will smite her (also). Lo! their tryst is (for) the morning. Is not the morning nigh
(The angels) said, 'O Lot! verily, we are the messengers of thy Lord, they shall certainly not reach thee; then travel with thy people in the darkness of the night, and let none of you look round except thy wife: verily, there shall befall her what befalls them. Verily, their appointment is for the morning! and is not the morning nigh
The Angels said, "O Lot! verily, we are the messengers of thy Lord: they shall not touch thee: depart with thy family in the dead of night, and let not one of you turn back: as for thy wife, on her shall light what shall light on them. Verily, that with which they are threatened is for the morning. Is not the morning near
The angels said, O Lot, verily we are the messengers of thy Lord; they shall by no means come in unto thee. Go forth therefore with thy family, in some part of the night, and let not any of you turn back: But as for thy wife, that shall happen unto her, which shall happen unto them. Verily the prediction of their punishment shall be fulfilled in the morning: Is not the morning near
فَلَمَّا جَآءَ أَمْرُنَا جَعَلْنَا عَٰلِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهَا حِجَارَةً مِّن سِجِّيلٍ مَّنضُودٍ
Easy-read (simplified)falammaa jaa'a amrunaa ja'alnaa 'aaliyahaa saafilahaa wa'amtarnaa 'alayhaa hijaaratan min sijjeelin mandood
DIN 31635falammā ǧāʾa ʾamrunā ǧaʿalnā ʿāliyahā sāfilahā waʾamṭarnā ʿalayhā ḥiǧāratan min siǧǧīlin manḍūdin
And when Our command came about, We turned it upside down, and We rained down on it stones of baked clay.
So when Our commandment came to pass We overthrew (that township) and rained upon it stones of clay, one after another
And when our bidding came, we made their high parts their low parts. And we rained down upon them stones and baked clay one after another
And when our decree came to be executed we turned those cities upside down, and we rained down upon them blocks of claystone one after another, marked by thy Lord himself. Nor are they far distant from the wicked Meccans
And when our command came, We turned those cities upside down, and We rained upon them stones of baked clay, one following another
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قَالَ لَوْ أَنَّ لِي بِكُمْ قُوَّةً أَوْ آوِي إِلَىٰ رُكْنٍ شَدِيدٍ
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