وَمَآ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا وَلَهَا كِتَابٌ مَّعْلُومٌ
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa ahlaknaa min qaryatin illaa walahaa kitaabun ma'loom
DIN 31635wamā ʾahlaknā min qaryatin ʾillā walahā kitābun maʿlūmun
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
The translators word this verse differently
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We never destroyed a city whose term was not perfixed
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 never destroyed a town unless it had a set time.
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 We destroyed no township but there was a known decree for 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
We never destroyed a city without it had its noted doom
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 not destroyed any city, but a fixed term of repentance was appointed them
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
Asnjë vend nuk e kemi shkatërruar e të mos e ketë pasur kohën e caktuar.
আর ইতঃপূর্বে আমি যে কোনো জনপদকেই ধ্বংস করেছি, তার জন্য (আল্লাহর কাছে) একটি নির্ধারিত সময় লিপিবদ্ধ ছিল।(১)
A nijedno naselje nismo uništili a da mu nije propisan određeni rok.
A nijedno naselje nismo uništili a da mu nije propisan određeni rok.
Min kalkaani saare woo, si wanaa hara no woodani nde happu ganndaaɗo.
და არ გაგვინადგურებია ჩვენ არც ერთი დასახლება, გარდა იმისა, რომ მას ჰქონდა დადგენილი ვადა [ანუ ყველას თავისი დრო ჰქონდა განსაზღვრული, თუ როდის იქნებოდა განადგურებული].
Und wir haben keine Ortschaft vernichtet, außer dass sie eine festgelegte Frist gehabt hätte.
Ποτέ δεν καταστρέψαμε καμία (άδικη) κωμόπολη εκτός να υπήρχε γι' αυτήν ένας προκαθορισμένος χρόνος (στη Γνώση του Αλλάχ για την καταστροφή της).
और हमने जिस बस्ती को भी नष्ट किया, उसका एक निर्धारित समय था।
E non distruggemmo un villaggio che non abbia prima avuto il monito di un Libro armonioso.
4. Ir Mes niekada nenaikinome miestų, išskyrus tada, kai buvo žinomas spreَndimas dėl to.
(Warra) gandaa tokkollee hin balleessine beellamni beekamaan isheef jiraatu malee .
Мы не губили ни одного селения иначе, как по известному предначертанию.
А ниједно насеље нисмо уништили а да му није прописан одређени рок.
Na hatukuuangamiza mji wowote ule isipokuwa ulikuwa na muda wake maalumu ulioandikiwa.
Var gång vi har utplånat ett samhälle har det skett vid en föreskriven tid.
Biz, bilinen bir yazgısı olmadan hiçbir ülkeyi yok etmedik.
کسی بستی کو ہم نے ہلاک نہیں کیا مگر یہ کہ اس کے لیے مقرره نوشتہ تھا.
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رُّبَمَا يَوَدُّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ مُسْلِمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)rubamaa yawaddu lladheena kafaroo law kaanoo muslimeen
DIN 31635rubamā yawaddu llaḏīna kafarū law kānū muslimīna
The translators word this verse differently
Perhaps those who disbelieve would like to become Muslims.
It may be that those who disbelieve wish ardently that they were Muslims
Many a time will those who disbelieve fain they had been resigned
Many a time will the infidels wish that they had been Muslims
The time may come when the unbelievers shall wish that they had been Moslems
ذَرْهُمْ يَأْكُلُوا۟ وَيَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ وَيُلْهِهِمُ ٱلْأَمَلُ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)dharhum ya'kuloo wayatamatta'oo wayulhihimu l-'amalu fasawfa ya'lamoon
DIN 31635ḏarhum yaʾkulū wayatamattaʿū wayulhihimu l-ʾamalu fasawfa yaʿlamūna
Leave them to eat, and enjoy, and be lulled by hope. They will find out.
Let them eat and enjoy life, and let (false) hope beguile them. They will come to know
Leave them to eat and enjoy themselves and let hope beguile them, but they at length shall know
Let them feast and enjoy themselves, and let hope beguile them: but they shall know the truth at last
Suffer them to eat, and to enjoy themselves in this world; and let hope entertain them: But they shall hereafter know their folly
15:4 — the verse above
مَّا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)maa tasbiqu min ummatin ajalahaa wamaa yasta'khiroon
DIN 31635mā tasbiqu min ʾummatin ʾaǧalahā wamā yastaʾḫirūna
The translators word this verse differently
No nation can bring its time forward, nor can they delay it.
No nation can outstrip its term nor can they lag behind
No nation can hasten on its appointed time, nor put it off
No people can forestall or retard its destiny
No nation shall be punished before their time shall be come; neither shall they be respited after
وَقَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِى نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلذِّكْرُ إِنَّكَ لَمَجْنُونٌ
Easy-read (simplified)waqaaloo yaa ayyuhaa lladhee nuzzila 'alayhi dh-dhikru innaka lamajnoon
DIN 31635waqālū yā ʾayyuhā llaḏī nuzzila ʿalayhi ḏ-ḏikru ʾinnaka lamaǧnūnun
The translators word this verse differently
And they said, "O you who received the message, you are insane."
And they say: O thou unto whom the Reminder is revealed, lo! thou art indeed a madman
But they say, 'O thou to whom the Reminder has been sent down! verily, thou art possessed
They say: "O thou to whom the warning hath been sent down, thou art surely possessed by a djinn
The Meccans say, O thou to whom the admonition hath been sent down, thou art certainly possessed with a devil
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَمَا أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا وَلَهَا كِتَابٌ مَّعْلُومٌ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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