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
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
Marked words appear in this translation and in no other English translation of this verse. Common small words and older spellings are not marked. The marks show where the wording differs, not where the meaning does.
We placed constellations in the sky, and made them beautiful to the beholders.
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 verily in the heaven we have set mansions of the stars, and We have beautified it for beholders
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 we have placed in the sky the signs of the zodiac, and have made them seemly to the beholders
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
We have set the signs of the zodiac in the Heavens, and adorned and decked them forth for the beholders
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 have placed the twelve signs in the heaven, and have set them out in various figures, for the observation of spectators
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 kemi krijuar yjësi në qiell dhe e kemi zbukuruar për vështruesit,
আর অবশ্যই আমি আসমানে স্থাপন করেছি বুরুজ (বিশাল বিশাল গ্রহ-নক্ষত্রসমূহ) এবং সেগুলোকে সৌন্দর্যমণ্ডিত করেছি দর্শকদের জন্য।
Mi smo na nebu sazviježđa stvorili i za one koji ih posmatraju ukrasili.
Mi smo na nebu sazviježđa stvorili i za one koji ih posmatraju ukrasili.
Gooŋɗii min mbaɗii ka kammu koode, min cuɗirani ɗe ndaarooɓe.
და უკვე მოვაწყვეთ ცაში კოშკები [თანავარსკვლავედები] და შევამკეთ ისინი (ვარსკვლავებით) მაყურებელთათვის.[რათა ვარსკვლავებით გაიკვლიონ გზა, და ღამით ცას სილამაზესაც აძლევენ]
Und Wir haben ja bereits im Himmel Türme gesetzt und ihn für die Betrachter ausgeschmückt.
Πράγματι, έχουμε τοποθετήσει μεγάλα αστέρια (και αστερισμούς) στον ουρανό και τον στολίσαμε για τους θεατές,
निःसंदेह हमने आकाश में कई बुर्ज (बड़े सितारे) बनाए हैं और उन्हें देखने वालों के लिए सुशोभित किया है।
E abbiamo stabilito in cielo dei segni zodiacali, e lo abbiamo abbellito per gli osservatori,
16. Ir iš tiesų, Mes įtaisėme dideles žvaigždes danguje ir Mes išgražinome tai stebėtojams.
Nuti dhugumatti samii keessatti urjiilee gugurdaa taasifnee, namoota ilaalaniif ishee miidhagsinee jirra.
Действительно, Мы создали на небе созвездия и украсили его для взирающих.
Ми смо на небу сазвежђа створили и за оне који их посматрају украсили.
Na hakika tumeweka katika mbingu vituo vya sayari, na tumezipamba kwa wenye kuangalia.
Vi har placerat stjärnor på himlen och gjort den vacker för de som betraktar den;
Gökte burçlar (yıldızlar) var ettik ve onları bakanlar için süsledik.
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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
The translators word this verse differently
Even if We opened for them a gateway into the sky, and they began to ascend through it.
And even if We opened unto them a gate of heaven and they kept mounting through it
But had we opened to them a door of the sky and they had mounted up into it all the while
Even were We to open above them a gate in Heaven, yet all the while they were mounting up to it
If We should open a gate in the heaven above them, and they should ascend thereto all the day long
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
15:16 — the verse above
وَحَفِظْنَٰهَا مِن كُلِّ شَيْطَٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ
Easy-read (simplified)wahafiznaahaa min kulli shaytaanin rajeem
DIN 31635waḥafiẓnāhā min kulli šayṭānin raǧīmin
And We guarded them from every outcast devil.
And We have guarded it from every outcast devil
and we have guarded them from every pelted devil
And We guard them from every stoned Satan
And we guard them from every devil driven away with stones
إِلَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَرَقَ ٱلسَّمْعَ فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٌ مُّبِينٌ
Easy-read (simplified)illaa mani staraqa s-sam'a fa'atba'ahu shihaabun mubeen
DIN 31635ʾillā mani staraqa s-samʿa faʾatbaʿahu šihābun mubīnun
The translators word this verse differently
Except one who steals a hearing, and is followed by a visible projectile.
Save him who stealeth the hearing, and them doth a clear flame pursue
save from such as steal a hearing, and there follows him an obvious shooting-star
Save such as steal a hearing: and him doth a visible flame pursue
except him who listeneth by stealth, at whom a visible flame is darted
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَلَقَدْ جَعَلْنَا فِي السَّمَاءِ بُرُوجًا وَزَيَّنَّاهَا لِلنَّاظِرِينَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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