وَلَقَدْ كَذَّبَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْحِجْرِ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)walaqad kadhdhaba ashaabu l-hijri l-mursaleen
DIN 31635walaqad kaḏḏaba ʾaṣḥābu l-ḥiǧri l-mursalīna
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And the dwellers in Al-Hijr denied (Our) messengers
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
The people of the Rock also rejected the messengers.
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 the fellows of El 'Hagr called the messengers liars
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
And the people of HEDJR treated God's messengers as liars
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 the inhabitants of Al Hejr likewise heretofore accused the messengers of God of imposture
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
Por, edhe banorët e Hixhrit[4] i quajtën gënjeshtarë të dërguarit.
আর অবশ্যই হিজরের অধিবাসীরা(১২) রাসূলদেরকে অস্বীকার করেছে।
I stanovnici su Hidžra poslanike lažnim smatrali.
I stanovnici Hidžra su poslanike lažnim smatrali.
Gooŋɗi yimɓe (aynde) Hijiri nden njeddii nulaaɓe ɓeen.
და უკვე ალ-ჰიჯრის მაცხოვრებლებმა [სამუდელებმა] უარყვეს მათთან გამოგზავნილნი [წინასწარმეტყველი სალიჰი],
Und die Bewohner von Al-Hijr bezichtigten ja bereits die Gesandten der Lüge.
Πράγματι, και (η φυλή Θαμούντ) οι κάτοικοι της (κοιλάδας) Αλ-Χιτζρ (ανάμεσα στη Χιτζάζ και το Λεβάντε) διέψευσαν τους Αγγελιαφόρους (δηλ. τον Προφήτη Σάλιχ).
तथा निःसंदेह ह़िज्र[20] के रहने वालों ने (भी) रसूलों को झुठलाया।
E così anche gli abitanti di Ħijr (i Thamuditi) avevano smentito i Messaggeri,
80. Ir iš tiesų, Al-Hidžr (uolėtos vietovės) gyventojai neigė Pasiuntinius.
Dhugumatti jiraattonni Hijris ergamtoota kijibsiisaniiru.[9]
И действительно, обитатели аль-Хиджра[46] сочли посланников лжецами.
И становници Хиџра су посланике сматрали лажним,
Na bila ya shaka wakazi wa Hijr waliwakadhibisha Mitume.
Invånarna i stenlandet beskyllde också sändebuden för lögn.
Şüphesiz Hicr (Semud) halkı da peygamberleri yalanlamışlardı.
اور حِجر والوں نے بھی رسولوں کو جھٹلایا.[1]
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وَإِن كَانَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأَيْكَةِ لَظَٰلِمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'in kaana ashaabu l-'aykati lazaalimeen
DIN 31635waʾin kāna ʾaṣḥābu l-ʾaykati laẓālimīna
The translators word this verse differently
The people of the Woods were also wrongdoers.
And the dwellers in the wood indeed were evil-doers
And the fellows of the Grove too were unjust
The inhabitants also of El Aika were sinners
The inhabitants of the wood near Midian were also ungodly
فَٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ وَإِنَّهُمَا لَبِإِمَامٍ مُّبِينٍ
Easy-read (simplified)faantaqamnaa minhum wa'innahumaa labi'imaamin mubeen
DIN 31635fāntaqamnā minhum waʾinnahumā labiʾimāmin mubīnin
The translators word this verse differently
So We took revenge upon them. Both are clearly documented.
So we took vengeance on them; and lo! they both are on a high-road plain to see
and we took vengeance on them, and, verily, they both are for an obvious example
So we took vengeance on them, and they both became a plain example
Wherefore We took vengeance on them. And both of them were destroyed, to serve as a manifest rule for men to direct their actions by
15:80 — the verse above
وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُمْ ءَايَٰتِنَا فَكَانُوا۟ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'aataynaahum aayaatinaa fakaanoo 'anhaa mu'rideen
DIN 31635waʾātaynāhum ʾāyātinā fakānū ʿanhā muʿriḍīna
We gave them Our revelations, but they turned away from them.
And we gave them Our revelations, but they were averse to them
and we brought them our signs, but they therefrom did turn away
And we brought forth our signs to them, but they drew back from them
And We produced our signs unto them, but they retired afar off from the same
وَكَانُوا۟ يَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا ءَامِنِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wakaanoo yanhitoona mina l-jibaali buyootan aamineen
DIN 31635wakānū yanḥitūna mina l-ǧibāli buyūtan ʾāminīna
The translators word this verse differently
They used to carve homes in the mountains, feeling secure.
And they used to hew out dwellings from the hills, (wherein they dwelt) secure
And they did hew them in the mountain houses to dwell in in safety
And they hewed them out abodes in the mountains to secure them
And they hewed houses out of mountains, to secure themselves
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَلَقَدْ كَذَّبَ أَصْحَابُ الْحِجْرِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ
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