وَمَآ أَكْثَرُ ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَوْ حَرَصْتَ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa aktharu n-naasi walaw harasta bimu'mineen
DIN 31635wamā ʾakṯaru n-nāsi walaw ḥaraṣta bimuʾminīna
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The translators word this verse differently
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But most people, for all your eagerness, are not believers.
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 though thou try much, most men will not believe
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
And yet most men, though thou shouldst be urgent, will not believe
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
but the greater part of men, though thou long for it, will not believe
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
But the greater part of men, although thou earnestly desire it, will not believe
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
Shumica e njerëzve nuk do të besojnë, sado që përpiqesh ti.
আর (হে রাসূল!) তুমি (সকল মানুষের ঈমান আনার ব্যাপারে) আগ্রহ করলেও অধিকাংশ মানুষ মু’মিন হবার নয়।
A većina ljudi, ma koliko ti nastojao, nisu vjernici.
A većina ljudi, ma koliko ti nastojao, nisu vjernici.
Ko ɓuri ɗuuɗude e yimɓe ɓen, hay si a reerɗi, (ɓe) ngonaani gooŋɗinooɓe.
და შენი ერის უმეტესობა, თუნდაც შენ (ო, შუამავალო) დიდ ძალისხმევას იჩენდე, მორწმუნენი არ არიან! (ამიტომ მათი ურწმუნოება ნუ გაგამწარებს.)
Und die meisten Menschen werden, auch wenn du dich noch so sehr bemühst, keine Gläubigen sein.
Στ' αλήθεια, οι περισσότεροι άνθρωποι δε θα πιστέψουν, όσο πρόθυμος κι αν είσαι (ω, Προφήτη, για την καθοδήγησή τους).
और अधिकांश लोग, अगरचे आप उत्सुक हों, हरगिज़ ईमान लाने वाले नहीं हैं।
Ma la maggior parte degli uomini, per quanto ci provi, non saranno credenti.
103. Ir dauguma iš žmonijos netikės, net jei tu entuziastingai to trokši.
Irra hedduun namootaa (amanuu isaaniitiif) odoo bololtellee kan amananii miti.
Но большинство людей, как бы сильно ты ни желал этого, вовсе не станут верующими.
А већина људи, ма колико ти настојао, нису верници.
Na wengi wa watu si wenye kuamini hata ukijitahidi vipi.
De flesta människor kommer inte att tro, hur ivrigt du än önskar det.
Sen ne kadar şiddetle arzu etsen de insanların çoğu iman etmezler.
گو آپ لاکھ چاہیں لیکن اکثر لوگ ایمان دار نہ ہوں گے.[1]
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رَبِّ قَدْ ءَاتَيْتَنِى مِنَ ٱلْمُلْكِ وَعَلَّمْتَنِى مِن تَأْوِيلِ ٱلْأَحَادِيثِ فَاطِرَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ أَنتَ وَلِىِّۦ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ تَوَفَّنِى مُسْلِمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِى بِٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)rabbi qad aataytanee mina l-mulki wa'allamtanee min ta'weeli l-'ahaadeethi faatira s-samaawaati wal-'ardi anta waliyyee fee d-dunyaa wal-'aakhirati tawaffanee musliman wa'alhiqnee bis-saaliheen
DIN 31635rabbi qad ʾātaytanī mina l-mulki waʿallamtanī min taʾwīli l-ʾaḥādīṯi fāṭira s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍi ʾanta waliyyī fī d-dunyā wal-ʾāḫirati tawaffanī musliman waʾalḥiqnī biṣ-ṣāliḥīna
"My Lord, You have given me some authority, and taught me some interpretation of events. Initiator of the heavens and the earth; You are my Protector in this life and in the Hereafter. Receive my soul in submission, and unite me with the righteous."
O my Lord! Thou hast given me (something) of sovereignty and hast taught me (something) of the interpretation of events - Creator of the heavens and the earth! Thou art my Protecting Guardian in the world and the Hereafter. Make me to die muslim (unto Thee), and join me to the righteous
O my Lord! thou least given me dominion, and hast taught me the interpretation of sayings; O originator of the heavens and the earth! Thou art my patron in this world and the next; take me to Thyself resigned, And let me reach the righteous
O my Lord, thou hast given me dominion, and hast taught me to expound dark sayings. Marker of the Heavens and of the Earth! My guardian art thou in this world and in the next! Cause thou me to die a Muslim, and join me with the just
O Lord, Thou hast given me a part of the kingdom, and hast taught me the interpretation of dark sayings. The Creator of heaven and earth! Thou art my protector in this world, and in that which is to come: Make me to die a Moslem, and join me with the righteous
ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ أَنۢبَآءِ ٱلْغَيْبِ نُوحِيهِ إِلَيْكَ وَمَا كُنتَ لَدَيْهِمْ إِذْ أَجْمَعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَهُمْ وَهُمْ يَمْكُرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)dhaalika min anbaa'i l-ghaybi nooheehi ilayka wamaa kunta ladayhim idh ajma'oo amrahum wahum yamkuroon
DIN 31635ḏālika min ʾanbāʾi l-ġaybi nūḥīhi ʾilayka wamā kunta ladayhim ʾiḏ ʾaǧmaʿū ʾamrahum wahum yamkurūna
This is news from the past that We reveal to you. You were not present with them when they plotted and agreed on a plan.
This is of the tidings of the Unseen which We inspire in thee (Muhammad). Thou wast not present with them when they fixed their plan and they were scheming
That is one of the stories of the unseen which we inspire thee with, though thou wert not with them when they agreed in their affair, when they were so crafty
This is one of the secret histories which we reveal unto thee. Thou wast not present with Joseph's brethren when they conceived their design and laid their plot
This is a secret history, which We reveal unto thee, O Mohammed, although thou wast not present with the brethren of Joseph, when they concerted their design, and contrived a plot against him
12:103 — the verse above
وَمَا تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa tas'aluhum 'alayhi min ajrin in huwa illaa dhikrun lil'aalameen
DIN 31635wamā tasʾaluhum ʿalayhi min ʾaǧrin ʾin huwa ʾillā ḏikrun lilʿālamīna
The translators word this verse differently
You ask them no wage for it. It is only a reminder for all mankind.
Thou askest them no fee for it. It is naught else than a reminder unto the peoples
Thou dost not ask them for it a hire; it is naught but a reminder to the world
Thou shalt not ask of them any recompense for this message. It is simply an instruction for all mankind
Thou shalt not demand of them any reward for thy publishing the Koran; it is no other than an admonition unto all creatures
وَكَأَيِّن مِّنْ ءَايَةٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ يَمُرُّونَ عَلَيْهَا وَهُمْ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)waka'ayyin min aayatin fee s-samaawaati wal-'ardi yamurroona 'alayhaa wahum 'anhaa mu'ridoon
DIN 31635wakaʾayyin min ʾāyatin fī s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍi yamurrūna ʿalayhā wahum ʿanhā muʿriḍūna
How many a sign in the heavens and the earth do they pass by, paying no attention to them?
How many a portent is there in the heavens and the earth which they pass by with face averted
How many a sign in the heavens and the earth do they pass by and turn away therefrom
And many as are the signs in the Heavens and on the Earth, yet they will pass them by, and turn aside from them
And how many signs soever there be of the being, unity, and providence of God, in the heavens and the earth; they will pass by them, and will retire afar off from them
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَمَا أَكْثَرُ النَّاسِ وَلَوْ حَرَصْتَ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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