وَمَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa ya'teehim min rasoolin illaa kaanoo bihi yastahzi'oon
DIN 31635wamā yaʾtīhim min rasūlin ʾillā kānū bihi yastahziʾūna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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But no messenger came to them, but they ridiculed him.
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 never came there unto them a messenger but they did mock him
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
But there never came an apostle to them but they mocked at him
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 never came Apostles to them whom they did not deride
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
And there came no apostle unto them, but they laughed him to scorn
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
Sa herë që u vinte ndonjë i dërguar, talleshin me të.
আর যখনই তাদের নিকট কোনো রাসূল এসেছে, তখনই তারা তাকে নিয়ে ঠাট্টা-বিদ্রুপ করেছে।
i nijedan im poslanik nije došao, a da mu se nisu izrugivali.
i nijedan im poslanik nije došao, a da se nisu njime ismijavali.
Nulaaɗo (woo) araani e maɓɓe si wonaa ɓe njalkitay mo.
და არ მოსულა მათთან [წინანდელ საზოგადოებებთან] არც ერთი მოციქული, რომ ისინი [ურწმუნოები] მასზე არ დასცინოდნენ.
Und kein Gesandter kam zu ihnen, außer dass sie sich über ihn lustig gemacht hätten.
Δεν τους ήρθε κανένας Αγγελιαφόρος, παρά να τον χλεύαζαν.
और उनके पास जो भी रसूल आता, वे उसका मज़ाक उड़ाया करते थे।
e non arrivò loro un Messaggero che non derisero.
11. Ir niekada pas juos nebuvo atėjęs Pasiuntinys, iš kurio jie nebūtų šaipęsi.
Ergamaan tokkos isatti dhufee kan isatti qishinan ta’anii malee hintaane.
И какой бы посланник ни приходил к ним, они неизменно насмехались над ним.
И ниједан им посланик није дошао а да му се нису изругивали.
Na hakuwajia Mtume yeyote isipokuwa walikuwa wakimfanyia stihizai.
Men varje gång ett sändebud kom till dem gjorde de narr av honom.
Onlara kendilerine gelen her rasûlle alay ediyorlardı.
اور (لیکن) جو بھی رسول آتا وه اس کا مذاق اڑاتے.[1]
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إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا ٱلذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَحَٰفِظُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)innaa nahnu nazzalnaa dh-dhikra wa'innaa lahu lahaafizoon
DIN 31635ʾinnā naḥnu nazzalnā ḏ-ḏikra waʾinnā lahu laḥāfiẓūna
The translators word this verse differently
Surely We revealed the Message, and We will surely preserve it.
Lo! We, even We, reveal the Reminder, and lo! We verily are its Guardian
Verily, we have sent down the Reminder, and, verily, we will guard it
Verily, We have sent down the warning, and verily, We will be its guardian
We have surely sent down the Koran; and We will certainly preserve the same from corruption
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ فِى شِيَعِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)walaqad arsalnaa min qablika fee shiya'i l-'awwaleen
DIN 31635walaqad ʾarsalnā min qablika fī šiyaʿi l-ʾawwalīna
We sent others before you, to the former communities.
We verily sent (messengers) before thee among the factions of the men of old
And we sent before thee among the sects of those of yore
And already have We sent Apostles, before thee, among the sects of the ancients
We have heretofore sent apostles before thee, among the ancient sects
15:11 — the verse above
كَذَٰلِكَ نَسْلُكُهُۥ فِى قُلُوبِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)kadhaalika naslukuhu fee quloobi l-mujrimeen
DIN 31635kaḏālika naslukuhu fī qulūbi l-muǧrimīna
The translators word this verse differently
Thus We slip it into the hearts of the guilty.
Thus do We make it traverse the hearts of the guilty
Such conduct also will we put into the hearts of the sinners
In like manner will We put it into the hearts of the sinners of Mecca to do the same
In the same manner will we put it into the hearts of the wicked Meccans to scoff at their prophet
لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِۦ وَقَدْ خَلَتْ سُنَّةُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)laa yu'minoona bihi waqad khalat sunnatu l-'awwaleen
DIN 31635lā yuʾminūna bihi waqad ḫalat sunnatu l-ʾawwalīna
The translators word this verse differently
They do not believe in it, though the ways of the ancients have passed away.
They believe not therein, though the example of the men of old hath gone before
They will not believe therein, but the course of those of yore is run
They will not believe on him though the example of those of old hath gone before
They shall not believe on him; and the sentence of the nations of old hath been executed heretofore
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَمَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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SourceTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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