قُلِ ٱدْعُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُم مِّن دُونِهِۦ فَلَا يَمْلِكُونَ كَشْفَ ٱلضُّرِّ عَنكُمْ وَلَا تَحْوِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)quli d'oo lladheena za'amtum min doonihi falaa yamlikoona kashfa d-durri 'ankum walaa tahweelaa
DIN 31635quli dʿū llaḏīna zaʿamtum min dūnihi falā yamlikūna kašfa ḍ-ḍurri ʿankum walā taḥwīlan
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Say, "Call upon those you claim besides Him. They have no power to relieve your adversity, nor can they change it."
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
Say: Cry unto those (saints and angels) whom ye assume (to be gods) beside Him, yet they have no power to rid you of misfortune nor to change
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
Say, 'Call on those whom ye pretend other than God;' but they shall not have the power to remove distress from you, nor to turn it off
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
SAY: Call ye upon those whom ye fancy to be gods beside Him; yet they will have no power to relieve you from trouble, or to shift it elsewhere
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
Say, call upon those whom ye imagine to be gods besides Him; yet they will not be able to free you from harm, or to turn it on others
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
Thuaj: "Thirrni ata që ju i quanit zota pos Tij! Ata as mund t'jua heqin fatkeqësinë e as ta zhvendosin atë."
(হে রাসূল! তুমি এই মুশরিকদেরকে) বলো: ‘তাদেরকে ডাক, আল্লাহ ছাড়া যাদেরকে তোমরা মা’বূদ (উপাস্য) মনে করো। তারা তো তোমাদের দুঃখ-দুর্দশা দূর করার ও পরিবর্তন করার ক্ষমতা রাখে না।’
Reci: “Molite se onima koje, pored Njega, smatrate bogovima – ali vas oni neće moći nevolje osloboditi niti je izmijeniti.”
Reci: “Molite se onima koje, pored Njega, smatrate bogovima – ali vas oni neće moći nevolje osloboditi niti je izmijeniti.”
Maaku: "Noddee ɓe ɓe aaƴiɗon [ko deweteeɓe] gaanin makko, ɓe maraa huncugol lorra kan gaayi mo'on wonaa waylugol kadi".
უთხარი [ო, შუამავალო] [მრავალღმერთიანებს]: «მოუხმეთ იმათ, რემლებზედაც ამტკიცებდით [რომ თითქოს ისინი ღირსნი არიან თაყვანისცემის.] მის [ალლაჰის] გარდა. მათ არ შეუძლიათ ზარალის აცილება თქვენთვის და არც შეცვლა».
Sag: „Ruft diejenigen an, die ihr außer Ihm angebt; so vermögen sie von euch das Unheil weder hinwegzunehmen noch abzuwenden.“
Πες (ω, Προφήτη, στους ειδωλολάτρες): «Καλέστε εκείνους που ισχυρίζεστε (ότι είναι θεοί) εκτός Αυτού, δε θα μπορέσουν ούτε να απομακρύνουν κανένα κακό από σας (που σας έπληξε), ούτε να το μεταφέρουν (από σας σε κάποιον άλλον)!»
आप कह दें कि उन्हें पुकारो, जिन्हें तुम अल्लाह के सिवा (पूज्य) समझते हो। वे न तो तुमसे कष्ट दूर करने का अधिकार रखते है और न (उसे) बदलने का।
Di’: «Invocate quelli che credete siano divinità all’infuori di Lui! Loro non hanno potere di espellere da voi il male, né possono deviarlo.”
56. Sakyk (Muchammedai ﷺ): „Šaukitės tų – šalia Jo – kuriuos jūs įsivaizduojate [esant dievais – kaip angelus, Isą (Jėzų), Uzair (Ezrą) ir kitus]. Jie nei turi galios pašalinti bėdas nuo jūsų, nei nukelti jas nuo jūsų ant kitų.“]
Jedhiin “Warra Isa (Rabbii) gaditti (gabbaramaadha) jettan san waammadhaa. (Isaan) miidhaa isin irraa fuudhuus ta’ee (isinirraa gara nama birootti) naannessuu hin danda’an”.
Скажи: «Взывайте к тем, о которых вы утверждали помимо Него: они не властны ни устранить от вас беду, ни отвести её.
Реци: “Молите се онима које, поред Њега, сматрате боговима – али вас они неће моћи невоље ослободити нити је изменити.”
Sema: Waombeni hao mnaowadai badala yake Yeye. Hawawezi kuwaondolea madhara, wala kuyaweka pengine.
Säg: ”Åkalla dem ni påstår finns vid hans sida! De förmår varken lyfta det onda från er eller överföra det [till någon annan].”
De ki: Allah’tan başka (ibadet edilen ilah olduğunu) ileri sürdüklerinize dua edin bakalım, sizin sıkıntınızı ne giderebilirler ne de değiştirebilirler.
کہہ دیجیئے کہ اللہ کے سوا جنہیں تم معبود سمجھ رہے ہو انہیں پکارو لیکن نہ تو وه تم سے کسی تکلیف کو دور کرسکتے ہیں اور نہ بدل سکتے ہیں.
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رَّبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِكُمْ إِن يَشَأْ يَرْحَمْكُمْ أَوْ إِن يَشَأْ يُعَذِّبْكُمْ وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَكِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)rabbukum a'lamu bikum in yasha' yarhamkum aw in yasha' yu'adhdhibkum wamaa arsalnaaka 'alayhim wakeelaa
DIN 31635rabbukum ʾaʿlamu bikum ʾin yašaʾ yarḥamkum ʾaw ʾin yašaʾ yuʿaḏḏibkum wamā ʾarsalnāka ʿalayhim wakīlan
Your Lord knows you best. If He wills, He will have mercy on you; and if He wills, He will punish you. We did not send you as their advocate.
Your Lord is Best Aware of you. If He will, He will have mercy on you, or if He will, He will punish you. We have not sent thee (O Muhammad) as a warden over them
Your Lord knows you best; if He please He will have mercy upon you, or if He please He will torment you: but we, have not sent thee to take charge of them
Your Lord well knoweth you: if He please He will have mercy on you; or if He please He will chastise you: and we have not sent thee to be a guardian over them
Your Lord well knoweth you; if He pleaseth, He will have mercy on you, or, if He pleaseth, He will punish you: And We have not sent thee to be a steward over them
وَرَبُّكَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَقَدْ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَ ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ وَءَاتَيْنَا دَاوُۥدَ زَبُورًا
Easy-read (simplified)warabbuka a'lamu biman fee s-samaawaati wal-'ardi walaqad faddalnaa ba'da n-nabiyyeena 'alaa ba'din wa'aataynaa daawooda zabooraa
DIN 31635warabbuka ʾaʿlamu biman fī s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍi walaqad faḍḍalnā baʿḍa n-nabiyyīna ʿalā baʿḍin waʾātaynā dāwūda zabūran
Your Lord knows well everyone in the heavens and the earth. We have given some prophets advantage over others; and to David We gave the Psalms.
And thy Lord is Best Aware of all who are in the heavens and the earth. And we preferred some of the prophets above others, and unto David We gave the Psalms
And thy Lord best knows who is in the heavens and the earth; we did prefer some of the prophets over the others, and to David did we give the Psalms
Thy Lord hath full knowledge of all in the heavens and the earth. Higher gifts have we given to some of the prophets than to others, and the Psalter we gave to David
Thy Lord well knoweth all persons in heaven and on earth. We have bestowed peculiar favours on some of the prophets, preferably to others; and We gave unto David the psalms
17:56 — the verse above
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ يَبْتَغُونَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمُ ٱلْوَسِيلَةَ أَيُّهُمْ أَقْرَبُ وَيَرْجُونَ رَحْمَتَهُۥ وَيَخَافُونَ عَذَابَهُۥٓ إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ كَانَ مَحْذُورًا
Easy-read (simplified)oolaa'ika lladheena yad'oona yabtaghoona ilaa rabbihimu l-waseelata ayyuhum aqrabu wayarjoona rahmatahu wayakhaafoona 'adhaabahu inna 'adhaaba rabbika kaana mahdhooraa
DIN 31635ʾūlāʾika llaḏīna yadʿūna yabtaġūna ʾilā rabbihimu l-wasīlata ʾayyuhum ʾaqrabu wayarǧūna raḥmatahu wayaḫāfūna ʿaḏābahu ʾinna ʿaḏāba rabbika kāna maḥḏūran
Those they call upon are themselves seeking means of access to their Lord, vying to be nearer, and hoping for His mercy, and fearing His punishment. The punishment of your Lord is to be dreaded.
Those unto whom they cry seek the way of approach to their Lord, which of them shall be the nearest; they hope for His mercy and they fear His doom. Lo! the doom of thy Lord is to be shunned
Those on whom they call, seek themselves for a means of approaching their Lord, (to see) which of them is nearest: and they hope for His mercy and they fear His torment; verily, the torment of thy Lord is a thing to beware of
Those whom ye call on, themselves desire union with their Lord, striving which of them shall be nearest to him: they also hope for his mercy and fear his chastisement. Verily the chastisement of thy Lord is to be dreaded
Those whom ye invoke, do themselves desire to be admitted to a near conjunction with their Lord; striving which of them shall approach nearest unto Him: They also hope for his mercy, and dread his punishment; for the punishment of thy Lord is terrible
وَإِن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا نَحْنُ مُهْلِكُوهَا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ أَوْ مُعَذِّبُوهَا عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا كَانَ ذَٰلِكَ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ مَسْطُورًا
Easy-read (simplified)wa'in min qaryatin illaa nahnu muhlikoohaa qabla yawmi l-qiyaamati aw mu'adhdhiboohaa 'adhaaban shadeedan kaana dhaalika fee l-kitaabi mastooraa
DIN 31635waʾin min qaryatin ʾillā naḥnu muhlikūhā qabla yawmi l-qiyāmati ʾaw muʿaḏḏibūhā ʿaḏāban šadīdan kāna ḏālika fī l-kitābi masṭūran
There is no city but We will destroy before the Day of Resurrection, or punish it with a severe punishment. This is inscribed in the Book.
There is not a township but We shall destroy it ere the Day of Resurrection, or punish it with dire punishment. That is set forth in the Book (of Our decrees)
There is no city but we will destroy it before the day of judgment, or torment it with keen torment;- that is in the Book inscribed
There is no city which we will not destroy before the day of Resurrection, or chastise it with a grievous chastisement. This is written in the Book
There is no city but We will destroy the same before the day of resurrection, or We will punish it with a grievous punishment. This is written in the book of our eternal decrees
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قُلِ ادْعُوا الَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُم مِّن دُونِهِ فَلَا يَمْلِكُونَ كَشْفَ الضُّرِّ عَنكُمْ وَلَا تَحْوِيلًا
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