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
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
The translators word this verse differently
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.
Except one who steals a hearing, and is followed by a visible projectile.
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
Save him who stealeth the hearing, and them doth a clear flame pursue
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
save from such as steal a hearing, and there follows him an obvious shooting-star
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
Save such as steal a hearing: and him doth a visible flame pursue
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
except him who listeneth by stealth, at whom a visible flame is darted
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
përveç atij që dëgjon vjedhurazi dhe ndiqet nga ndonjë shigjetë flakëruese.
তবে যে (শয়তান) চুরি করে আড়ি পেতে (ফিরিশতাদের কথা ) শোনে, (তার কথা আলাদা)। তৎক্ষণাৎ জ্বলন্ত অগ্নিশিখা তার পিছু নেয়।
A onog koji kradom prisluškuje stiže svjetlica vidljiva.
A onog koji kradom prisluškuje stiže svjetlica vidljiva.
Si wonaa oon guujjuɗo nanɗe, o jokkintina hoodere-fiɗaynnde jalɓunde.
გარდა მხოლოდ იმისა, ვინც მოისმენს (ანგელოზთა საუბარს) ფარულად. მაგრამ (შემდეგ) მის კვალდაკვალ დაედევნება ცხადი, მოელვარე ალი [და კლავს ან წვავს სატანას].
Ausgenommen ist derjenige, der verstohlen zuhört, ihn aber dann ein deutlich erkennbarer Leuchtkörper verfolgt.
εκτός απ' εκείνον (τον διάβολο) που κρυφάκουσε (τους Αγγέλους στον ουρανό), τότε αμέσως τον ακολουθεί (και τον κυνηγάει) ένα λαμπρό πεφταστέρι.
परंतु जो (शैतान) चोरी-छिपे सुनना चाहे, तो एक स्पष्ट ज्वाला (उल्का) उसका पीछा[5] करती है।
E quello che origlierà sarà inseguito da una splendente meteora.
18. Išskyrus to (velnio), kuris pavagia girdėjimą, o tada yra persekiojamas aiškios liepsnojančios ugnies.
Isa dhageettii hatee malee qaanqee mul'ataatu isa hordofe.
кроме того, кто пытается подслушать украдкой: за ним тут же устремляется явственное пламя.
А онога који крадом прислушкује стиже видљиви пламен.
Isipokuwa mwenye kusikiliza kwa kuibia, naye hufuatwa na kijinga cha moto kilicho dhahiri.
Så den som försöker tjuvlyssna [på änglarna], följs av ett flammande eldklot.
Ancak kulak hırsızlığı eden müstesna. Onun da ardına açık (yakıcı) bir alev düşer.
ہاں مگر جو چوری چھپے سننے کی کوشش کرے اس کے پیچھے دہکتا ہوا (کھلا شعلہ) لگتا ہے.[1]
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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
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
15:18 — the verse above
وَٱلْأَرْضَ مَدَدْنَٰهَا وَأَلْقَيْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ وَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ مَّوْزُونٍ
Easy-read (simplified)wal-'arda madadnaahaa wa'alqaynaa feehaa rawaasiya wa'anbatnaa feehaa min kulli shay'in mawzoon
DIN 31635wal-ʾarḍa madadnāhā waʾalqaynā fīhā rawāsiya waʾanbatnā fīhā min kulli šayʾin mawzūnin
The translators word this verse differently
We spread the earth, and placed stabilizers in it, and in it We grew all things in proper measure.
And the earth have We spread out, and placed therein firm hills, and caused each seemly thing to grow therein
And the earth we have stretched out and have thrown on it firm mountains, and have caused to grow upon it of everything a measured quantity
And the Earth have We spread forth, and thrown thereon the mountains, and caused everything to spring forth in it in balanced measure
We have also spread forth the earth, and thrown thereon stable mountains; and we have caused every kind of vegetable to spring forth in the same, according to a determinate weight
وَجَعَلْنَا لَكُمْ فِيهَا مَعَٰيِشَ وَمَن لَّسْتُمْ لَهُۥ بِرَٰزِقِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)waja'alnaa lakum feehaa ma'aayisha waman lastum lahu biraaziqeen
DIN 31635waǧaʿalnā lakum fīhā maʿāyiša waman lastum lahu birāziqīna
And in it We created livelihoods for you, and for those for whom you are not the providers.
And we have given unto you livelihoods therein, and unto those for whom ye provide not
And we have made for you means of livelihood therein, and for those for whom ye have not to provide
And We have provided therein sustenance for you, and for the creatures which not ye sustain
And we have provided therein necessaries of life for you, and for him whom ye do not sustain
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
إِلَّا مَنِ اسْتَرَقَ السَّمْعَ فَأَتْبَعَهُ شِهَابٌ مُّبِينٌ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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