وَلَوْ فَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِم بَابًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَظَلُّوا۟ فِيهِ يَعْرُجُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walaw fatahnaa 'alayhim baaban mina s-samaa'i fazalloo feehi ya'rujoon
DIN 31635walaw fataḥnā ʿalayhim bāban mina s-samāʾi faẓallū fīhi yaʿruǧūna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
The translators word this verse differently
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Even if We opened for them a gateway into the sky, and they began to ascend through it.
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 even if We opened unto them a gate of heaven and they kept mounting through it
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 had we opened to them a door of the sky and they had mounted up into it all the while
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
Even were We to open above them a gate in Heaven, yet all the while they were mounting up to it
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
If We should open a gate in the heaven above them, and they should ascend thereto all the day long
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
Edhe sikur t'ua çelnim një portë nga qielli, do të ngjiteshin në të
(এমনকি) যদি আমি তাদের (সুস্পষ্ট প্রমাণাদির) জন্য আসমানের কোন দরজা খুলে দিতাম, অতঃপর তারা (সারা দিন) তাতে আরোহণ করতে থাকত, (তবুও তারা ঈমান আনত না, )
Kad bismo radi njih kapiju na nebu otvorili i oni se kroz nju uspinjali,
Kad bismo radi njih kapiju na nebu otvorili i oni se kroz nju uspinjali,
Hay si minn udditanno ɓe damal ka kammu, ɓe mbaɗtini hiɓe ƴawra heen.
და თუნდაც ჩვენ გაგვეღო მათთვის [ურწმუნოებისთვის] ცის კარი და რამდენიც არ უნდა ასულიყვნენ იქ,
Und selbst wenn Wir ihnen ein Tor vom Himmel öffneten und sie fortdauernd dadurch hinaufstiegen,
Ακόμα και αν ανοίγαμε γι' αυτούς (τους άπιστους) μία πόρτα στον ουρανό και συνέχιζαν μέσα της να ανεβαίνουν (και να δουν από τα Σημάδια του Βασιλείου του Αλλάχ),
और यदि हम उनपर आकाश का कोई द्वार खोल दें, फिर वे उसमें चढ़ते चले जाएँ।
Se aprissimo loro una porta del cielo, attraverso cui ascendere,
14. Ir netgi jei Mes atvertume jiems dangaus vartus ir jie kiltų į jį (visa dieną)
Odoo balbala samii irraa ta’e isaan irratti bannee, ishee keessa kan ol ba’an ta’anii;
И даже если бы Мы открыли им врата неба, и они стали бы подниматься туда,
Кад бисмо им отворили капију на небу и кад би се они кроз њу успињали,
Na lau tungeliwafungulia mlango huko mbinguni, wakawa wanapanda kupitia humo,
Även om vi öppnade en port till himlen och de steg upp genom den,
Onlara gökten bir kapı açsak da onlar oradan yukarı çıksalar bile...
اور اگر ہم ان پر آسمان کا دروازه کھول بھی دیں اور یہ وہاں چڑھنے بھی لگ جائیں.
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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
15:14 — the verse above
لَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَا سُكِّرَتْ أَبْصَٰرُنَا بَلْ نَحْنُ قَوْمٌ مَّسْحُورُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)laqaaloo innamaa sukkirat absaarunaa bal nahnu qawmun mashooroon
DIN 31635laqālū ʾinnamā sukkirat ʾabṣārunā bal naḥnu qawmun masḥūrūna
The translators word this verse differently
They would still say, "Our eyes are hallucinating; in fact, we are people bewitched."
They would say: Our sight is wrong - nay, but we are folk bewitched
then also had they said, 'Our eye-sight is only intoxicated; nay, we are an enchanted people
They would surely say: It is only that our eyes are drunken: nay, we are a people enchanted
they would surely say, our eyes are only dazzled; or rather we are a people deluded by enchantments
وَلَقَدْ جَعَلْنَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ بُرُوجًا وَزَيَّنَّٰهَا لِلنَّٰظِرِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)walaqad ja'alnaa fee s-samaa'i buroojan wazayyannaahaa lilnnaazireen
DIN 31635walaqad ǧaʿalnā fī s-samāʾi burūǧan wazayyannāhā lilnnāẓirīna
We placed constellations in the sky, and made them beautiful to the beholders.
And verily in the heaven we have set mansions of the stars, and We have beautified it for beholders
And we have placed in the sky the signs of the zodiac, and have made them seemly to the beholders
We have set the signs of the zodiac in the Heavens, and adorned and decked them forth for the beholders
We have placed the twelve signs in the heaven, and have set them out in various figures, for the observation of spectators
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَلَوْ فَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِم بَابًا مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ فَظَلُّوا فِيهِ يَعْرُجُونَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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