فَأَصَابَهُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتُ مَا عَمِلُوا۟ وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'asaabahum sayyi'aatu maa 'amiloo wahaaqa bihim maa kaanoo bihi yastahzi'oon
DIN 31635faʾaṣābahum sayyiʾātu mā ʿamilū waḥāqa bihim mā kānū bihi yastahziʾūna
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So the evils of their deeds assailed them, and what they used to ridicule engulfed them.
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So that the evils of what they did smote them, and that which they used to mock surrounded them
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 the evil which they had done befell them, and that environed them at which they used to mock
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 ill which they had done recoiled upon them, and that which they had scoffed at encompassed them round about
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
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The evils of that which they committed, reached them; and the divine judgment which they scoffed at, fell upon 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
Prandaj, ata i goditi dënimi për shkak të veprave të këqija që bënë dhe i zuri ajo me të cilën talleshin.
ফলে তারা যা (বদ) আমল করেছে, তার মন্দ পরিণতি (শাস্তি) তাদেরকে আক্রান্ত করেছে এবং তারা যা নিয়ে ঠাট্টা-বিদ্রুপ করত, তা তাদেরকে ঘিরে ফেলেছে।
I stigla ih je kazna za ružna djela koja su činili, i sa svih strana ih je snašlo ono čemu su se rugali.
I stigla ih je kazna za ružna djela koja su činili, i sa svih strana ih je snašlo ono čemu su se rugali.
Boneeji ɗi ɓe huuwi ɗin memi ɓen, kon ko ɓe njalkitatnoo jippii e maɓɓe.
და მათ თავს დაატყდათ თავიანთი ნამოქმედარის სიავე და იმითვე იქმნენ შეპყრობილნი [სასჯელით რომლისაც არ სწამდათ], რასაც აბუჩად იგდებდნენ.
So trafen sie (schließlich) die schlechten Taten, die sie begangen hatten, und es umschloss sie das, worüber sie sich lustig zu machen pflegten.
Τους έπληξαν οι κακές συνέπειες (και οι τιμωρίες) των πράξεων που διέπρατταν, και τους περικύκλωσε αυτό (το μαρτύριο) που συνήθιζαν να χλευάζουν.
तो उनके कुकर्मों की बुराइयाँ[13] उनपर आ पड़ीं और उन्हें उसी (यातना) ने घेर लिया, जिसका वे मज़ाक उड़ाया करते थे।
E li ha colti il peccato di ciò che facevano, e li ha circondati ciò che deridevano!
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(Adabni) hamtuuwwan isaan hojjatanii isaan tuqe. Wanti isaan itti qishinaa turanis isaanitti bu'e.
И постигли их злые последствия того, что они совершали, и объяло их то, над чем они насмехались.
И стигла их је казна за оно што су чинили, и са свих страна их је обузело оно чему су се ругали.
Basi yakawafikia mabaya ya yale waliyoyatenda, na yale waliyokuwa wakiyafanyia stihizai yakawazingira.
Konsekvenserna av deras onda gärningar drabbade dem, och just det [straff] de gjort sig lustiga över kom att omsluta dem helt och hållet.
Onlara, yapmış oldukları amellerin kötülüğü dokunup, isabet etti ve alay ettikleri şey onları çepeçevre kuşattı.
پس ان کے برے اعمال کے نتیجے انہیں مل گئے اور جس کی ہنسی اڑاتے تھے اس نے ان کو گھیر لیا.[1]
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ٱلَّذِينَ تَتَوَفَّىٰهُمُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ طَيِّبِينَ يَقُولُونَ سَلَٰمٌ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱدْخُلُوا۟ ٱلْجَنَّةَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)alladheena tatawaffaahumu l-malaa'ikatu tayyibeena yaqooloona salaamun 'alaykumu dkhuloo l-jannata bimaa kuntum ta'maloon
DIN 31635allaḏīna tatawaffāhumu l-malāʾikatu ṭayyibīna yaqūlūna salāmun ʿalaykumu dḫulū l-ǧannata bimā kuntum taʿmalūna
The translators word this verse differently
Those who are in a wholesome state when the angels take them-will say, "Peace be upon you; enter Paradise, for what you used to do."
Those whom the angels cause to die (when they are) good. They say: Peace be unto you! Enter the Garden because of what ye used to do
To those whom the angels take off in a goodly state they shall say, 'Peace be upon you! enter ye into Paradise for that which ye have done
To whom, as righteous persons, the angels shall say, when they receive their souls, "Peace be on you! Enter Paradise as the meed of your labours
Unto the righteous whom the angels shall cause to die, they shall say, peace be upon you; enter ye into paradise, as a reward for that which ye have wrought
هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن تَأْتِيَهُمُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ أَوْ يَأْتِىَ أَمْرُ رَبِّكَ كَذَٰلِكَ فَعَلَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ وَمَا ظَلَمَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَلَٰكِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)hal yanzuroona illaa an ta'tiyahumu l-malaa'ikatu aw ya'tiya amru rabbika kadhaalika fa'ala lladheena min qablihim wamaa zalamahumu llaahu walaakin kaanoo anfusahum yazlimoon
DIN 31635hal yanẓurūna ʾillā ʾan taʾtiyahumu l-malāʾikatu ʾaw yaʾtiya ʾamru rabbika kaḏālika faʿala llaḏīna min qablihim wamā ẓalamahumu llāhu walākin kānū ʾanfusahum yaẓlimūna
The translators word this verse differently
Are they but waiting for the angels to come to them, or for the command of your Lord to arrive? Those before them did likewise. God did not wrong them, but they used to wrong their own souls.
Await they aught say that the angels should come unto them or thy Lord's command should come to pass? Even so did those before them. Allah wronged them not, but they did wrong themselves
Do they expect other than that the angels should come to take them off, or that thy Lord's bidding should come?- thus did those before them; God did not wrong them; but it was themselves they wronged
What can the infidels expect but that the angels of death come upon them, or that a sentence of thy Lord take effect? Thus did they who flourished before them. God was not unjust to them, but to their ownselves were they unjust
Do the unbelievers expect any other than that the angels come unto them, to part their souls from their bodies; or that the sentence of thy Lord come to be executed on them? So did they act who were before them; and God was not unjust towards them in that He destroyed them; but they dealt unjustly with their own souls
16:34 — the verse above
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا۟ لَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَا عَبَدْنَا مِن دُونِهِۦ مِن شَىْءٍ نَّحْنُ وَلَآ ءَابَآؤُنَا وَلَا حَرَّمْنَا مِن دُونِهِۦ مِن شَىْءٍ كَذَٰلِكَ فَعَلَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَهَلْ عَلَى ٱلرُّسُلِ إِلَّا ٱلْبَلَٰغُ ٱلْمُبِينُ
Easy-read (simplified)waqaala lladheena ashrakoo law shaa'a llaahu maa 'abadnaa min doonihi min shay'in nahnu walaa aabaa'unaa walaa harramnaa min doonihi min shay'in kadhaalika fa'ala lladheena min qablihim fahal 'alaa r-rusuli illaa l-balaaghu l-mubeen
DIN 31635waqāla llaḏīna ʾašrakū law šāʾa llāhu mā ʿabadnā min dūnihi min šayʾin naḥnu walā ʾābāʾunā walā ḥarramnā min dūnihi min šayʾin kaḏālika faʿala llaḏīna min qablihim fahal ʿalā r-rusuli ʾillā l-balāġu l-mubīnu
The translators word this verse differently
The idolaters say, "Had God willed, we would not have worshiped anything besides Him, neither us, nor our ancestors, nor would we have prohibited anything besides His prohibitions." Those before them did likewise. Are the messengers responsible for anything but clear communication?
And the idolaters say: Had Allah willed, we had not worshipped aught beside Him, we and our fathers, nor had we forbidden aught without (command from) Him. Even so did those before them. Are the messengers charged with aught save plain conveyance (of the message)
And those who associated (others with God) said, 'Had God pleased we had not served aught beside Him, neither we nor our fathers; nor had we prohibited aught without Him;' - thus did those before them: but have messengers aught to do but to deliver their message plainly
They who have joined other gods with God say, "Had He pleased, neither we nor our fathers had worshipped aught but him; nor should we, apart from him, have forbidden aught." Thus acted they who were before them. Yet is the duty of the apostles other than public preaching
The idolaters say, if God had pleased, we had not worshipped any thing besides Him, neither had our fathers: Neither had we forbidden any thing, without Him. So did they who were before them. But is the duty of the apostles any other, than public preaching
وَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِى كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ رَّسُولًا أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱجْتَنِبُوا۟ ٱلطَّٰغُوتَ فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ هَدَى ٱللَّهُ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ حَقَّتْ عَلَيْهِ ٱلضَّلَٰلَةُ فَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)walaqad ba'athnaa fee kulli ummatin rasoolan ani 'budoo llaaha wajtaniboo t-taaghoota faminhum man hadaa llaahu waminhum man haqqat 'alayhi d-dalaalatu faseeroo fee l-'ardi faanzuroo kayfa kaana 'aaqibatu l-mukadhdhibeen
DIN 31635walaqad baʿaṯnā fī kulli ʾummatin rasūlan ʾani ʿbudū llāha waǧtanibū ṭ-ṭāġūta faminhum man hadā llāhu waminhum man ḥaqqat ʿalayhi ḍ-ḍalālatu fasīrū fī l-ʾarḍi fānẓurū kayfa kāna ʿāqibatu l-mukaḏḏibīna
The translators word this verse differently
To every community We sent a messenger: "Worship God, and avoid idolatry." Some of them God guided, while others deserved misguidance. So travel through the earth, and see what the fate of the deniers was.
And verily We have raised in every nation a messenger, (proclaiming): Serve Allah and shun false gods. Then some of them (there were) whom Allah guided, and some of them (there were) upon whom error had just hold. Do but travel in the land and see the nature of the consequence for the deniers
We have sent in every nation an apostle (to say), 'Serve ye God, and avoid Taghut!' and amongst them are some whom God has guided, and amongst them are some for whom error is due;- go ye about then on the earth, and behold how was the end of those who called (the apostles) liars
And to every people have we sent an apostle saying: - Worship God and turn away from Taghout. Some of them there were whom God guided, and there were others decreed to err. But go through the land and see what hath been the end of those who treated my apostles as liars
We have heretofore raised up in every nation an apostle to admonish them, saying, worship God, and avoid Taghut. And of them there were some whom God directed, and there were others of them who were decreed to go astray. Wherefore go through the earth, O tribe of Koreish, and see what hath been the end of those who accused their apostles of imposture
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