ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمُ ٱسْتَحَبُّوا۟ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا عَلَى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)dhaalika bi'annahumu stahabboo l-hayaata d-dunyaa 'alaa l-'aakhirati wa'anna llaaha laa yahdee l-qawma l-kaafireen
DIN 31635ḏālika biʾannahumu staḥabbū l-ḥayāta d-dunyā ʿalā l-ʾāḫirati waʾanna llāha lā yahdī l-qawma l-kāfirīna
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That is because they have preferred the worldly life to the Hereafter, and because God does not guide the people who refuse.
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
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That is because they have chosen the life of the world rather than the Hereafter, and because Allah guideth not the disbelieving folk
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
That is because they preferred the love of this world's life to the next;- but, verily, God guides not the unbelieving people
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
This, because they have loved this present life beyond the next, and because God guideth not the unbelievers
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
This shall be their sentence, because they have loved the present life above that which is to come, and for that God directeth not the unbelieving people
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
Kjo, për shkak se ata më shumë e deshën jetën e kësaj bote sesa botën tjetër dhe ngaqë Allahu nuk i udhëzon në rrugë të drejtë mohuesit.
এটা (৩৬) এ জন্য যে, তারা আখিরাতের তুলনায় দুনিয়ার জীবনকে পছন্দ করেছে। আর নিশ্চয় আল্লাহ কাফির সম্প্রদায়কে হিদায়াত করেন না।
zato što više vole život na ovom nego na onom svijetu, a Allah neće ukazati na Pravi put onima koji neće da vjeruju.
zato što više vole život na ovom nego na onom svijetu, a Allah neće ukazati na Pravi put onima koji neće da vjeruju.
Ngol [murtugol maɓɓe], ko tawde ɓe cuɓiima nguurndam aduna e dow laakara, e won´de Alla kan, O feewnataa yimɓe yedduɓe ɓeen.
ეს იმიტომ, რომ მათ ამქვეყნიური ცხოვრება ამჯობინეს იმქვეყნიურს და რომ ალლაჰი არ დაადგენს სწორ გზაზე ურწმუნო ხალხს.
Dies (ist so), weil sie das diesseitige Leben mehr lieben als das Jenseits und weil Allah das ungläubige Volk nicht rechtleitet.
Αυτό επειδή προτιμούσαν την εγκόσμια ζωή παρά τη Μέλλουσα Ζωή, και ο Αλλάχ δεν καθοδηγεί τους άπιστους ανθρώπους.
यह इसलिए कि उन्होंने दुनिया के जीवन को आख़िरत की तुलना में प्रिय रखा। और यह कि अल्लाह काफ़िरों को सीधे मार्ग का सामर्थ्य नहीं देता।
Ciò perché in verità hanno amato troppo questa vita rispetto all’Aldilà, e in verità Allāh non guida il popolo miscredente.
107. Tai todėl, kad jie pamilo ir pamėgo šio pasaulio gyvenimą labiau nei Amžinybę. Ir Allahas neveda teisingai žmonių, kurie netiki.
Kun waan isaan jireenya addunyaa Aakhiraa caalaa jaalataniifi Rabbiin ummata kaafirootaa hinqajeelchu.
Это потому, что они предпочли мирскую жизнь Последней, и потому, что Аллах не наставляет на верный путь народ, отвергший веру.
Зато што су више волели живот на овом свету од Будућег света, а Аллах неће да упути на Прави пут народ који не верује.
Hayo ni kwa sababu wameupendelea uhai wa dunia hii kuliko Akhera, na kwa sababu Mwenyezi Mungu hawaongoi kaumu makafiri.
Detta för att de föredrog det jordiska livet framför det kommande, och för att Gud inte vägleder ett otroget folk.
Bunun sebebi, onların dünya hayatını âhiretten daha çok sevmeleri ve Allah’ın hiç şüphesiz kâfirler topluluğuna hidayet vermemesidir.
یہ اس لیے کہ انہوں نے دنیا کی زندگی کو آخرت سے زیاده محبوب رکھا۔ یقیناً اللہ تعالیٰ کافر لوگوں کو راه راست نہیں دکھاتا.[1]
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إِنَّمَا يَفْتَرِى ٱلْكَذِبَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَٰذِبُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)innamaa yaftaree l-kadhiba lladheena laa yu'minoona bi'aayaati llaahi wa'oolaa'ika humu l-kaadhiboon
DIN 31635ʾinnamā yaftarī l-kaḏiba llaḏīna lā yuʾminūna biʾāyāti llāhi waʾūlāʾika humu l-kāḏibūna
It is those who do not believe in God's revelations who fabricate falsehood. These are the liars.
Only they invent falsehood who believe not Allah's revelations, and (only) they are the liars
Only they are the forgers of a lie who believe not in God's signs; and these, they are the liars
Surely they invent a lie who believe not in the signs of God - and they are the liars
Verily they imagine a falsehood who believe not in the signs of God, and they are really the liars
مَن كَفَرَ بِٱللَّهِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ إِيمَٰنِهِۦٓ إِلَّا مَنْ أُكْرِهَ وَقَلْبُهُۥ مُطْمَئِنٌّۢ بِٱلْإِيمَٰنِ وَلَٰكِن مَّن شَرَحَ بِٱلْكُفْرِ صَدْرًا فَعَلَيْهِمْ غَضَبٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ
Easy-read (simplified)man kafara billaahi min ba'di eemaanihi illaa man ukriha waqalbuhu mutma'innun bil-'eemaani walaakin man sharaha bil-kufri sadran fa'alayhim ghadabun mina llaahi walahum 'adhaabun 'azeem
DIN 31635man kafara billāhi min baʿdi ʾīmānihi ʾillā man ʾukriha waqalbuhu muṭmaʾinnun bil-ʾīmāni walākin man šaraḥa bil-kufri ṣadran faʿalayhim ġaḍabun mina llāhi walahum ʿaḏābun ʿaẓīmun
The translators word this verse differently
Whoever renounces faith in God after having believed-except for someone who is compelled, while his heart rests securely in faith-but whoever willingly opens up his heart to disbelief-upon them falls wrath from God, and for them is a tremendous torment.
Whoso disbelieveth in Allah after his belief - save him who is forced thereto and whose heart is still content with the Faith - but whoso findeth ease in disbelief: On them is wrath from Allah. Theirs will be an awful doom
Whoso disbelieves in God after having believed, unless it be one who is forced and whose heart is quiet in the faith,- but whoso expands his breast to misbelieve,- on them is wrath from God, and for them is mighty woe
Whoso, after he hath believed in God denieth him, if he were forced to it and if his heart remain steadfast in the faith, shall be guiltless: but whoso openeth his breast to infidelity - on such shall be wrath from God, and a severe punishment awaiteth them
Whoever denieth God, after he hath believed, except him who shall be compelled against his will, and whose heart continueth stedfast in the faith, shall be severely chastised: But whoever shall voluntarily profess infidelity, on those shall the indignation of God fall, and they shall suffer a grievous punishment
16:107 — the verse above
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ طَبَعَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَسَمْعِهِمْ وَأَبْصَٰرِهِمْ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْغَٰفِلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)oolaa'ika lladheena taba'a llaahu 'alaa quloobihim wasam'ihim wa'absaarihim wa'oolaa'ika humu l-ghaafiloon
DIN 31635ʾūlāʾika llaḏīna ṭabaʿa llāhu ʿalā qulūbihim wasamʿihim waʾabṣārihim waʾūlāʾika humu l-ġāfilūna
It is they whom God has sealed their hearts, and their hearing, and their sight. It is they who are the heedless.
Such are they whose hearts and ears and eyes Allah hath sealed. And such are the heedless
These are they on whose hearts, and hearing, and eyesight, God has set a stamp, and these, they are the careless
These are they whose hearts and ears and eyes God hath sealed up: these are the careless ones
These are they whose hearts, and hearing, and sight God hath sealed up; and these are the negligent
لَا جَرَمَ أَنَّهُمْ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ هُمُ ٱلْخَٰسِرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)laa jarama annahum fee l-'aakhirati humu l-khaasiroon
DIN 31635lā ǧarama ʾannahum fī l-ʾāḫirati humu l-ḫāsirūna
The translators word this verse differently
There is no doubt that in the Hereafter they will be the losers.
Assuredly in the Hereafter they are the losers
Without a doubt that in the next life they will be the losers
in the next world shall they perish beyond a doubt
There is no doubt but that in the next life they shall perish
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ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمُ اسْتَحَبُّوا الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا عَلَى الْآخِرَةِ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الْكَافِرِينَ
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