أَفَأَمِنتُمْ أَن يَخْسِفَ بِكُمْ جَانِبَ ٱلْبَرِّ أَوْ يُرْسِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ حَاصِبًا ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُوا۟ لَكُمْ وَكِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)afa'amintum an yakhsifa bikum jaaniba l-barri aw yursila 'alaykum haasiban thumma laa tajidoo lakum wakeelaa
DIN 31635ʾafaʾamintum ʾan yaḫsifa bikum ǧāniba l-barri ʾaw yursila ʿalaykum ḥāṣiban ṯumma lā taǧidū lakum wakīlan
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Are you confident that He will not cause a track of land to cave in beneath you, or unleash a tornado against you, and then you find no protector?
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
Feel ye then secure that He will not cause a slope of the land to engulf you, or send a sand-storm upon you, and then ye will find that ye have no protector
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
Are ye sure that He will not cleave with you the side of the shore, or send against you a heavy sand-storm? then ye will find no guardian for yourselves
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
What! are ye sure, then, that he will not cleave the sides of the earth for you? or that he will not send against you a whirlwind charged with sands? Then shall ye find no protector
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
Are ye therefore secure that He will not cause the dry land to swallow you up, or that He will not send against you a whirlwind driving the sands to overwhelm you? Then shall ye find none to protect you
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
A ndiheni të sigurt se Ai nuk do ta bëjë tokën t'ju përpijë ose që nuk do të lëshojë kundër jush rrebesh gurësh? Atëherë nuk do të mund të gjeni asnjë mbrojtës.
(হে মুশরিকরা! আল্লাহ যখন তোমাদেরকে সমুদ্র থেকে রক্ষা করে স্থলে নিয়ে আসলেন, তখন) তোমরা কি নিরাপদ হয়ে গিয়েছো যে, তিনি তোমাদেরসহ স্থলের কোনো দিক ধসিয়ে দিবেন না অথবা তোমাদের ওপর শিলা বর্ষণকারী বাতাস প্রেরণ করবেন না?(২৬) তারপর তোমরা তোমাদের জন্য কোনো কর্মবিধায়ক (রক্ষাকারী) পাবে না।
Zar ste sigurni da vas On neće u zemlju utjerati ili da protiv vas neće pješčanu oluju poslati, pa da onda sebi zaštitnika nećete naći?
Zar ste sigurni da vas On neće u zemlju utjerati ili da protiv vas neće pješčanu oluju poslati, pa da onda sebi zaštitnika nećete naći?
Enee, on kooli mutintaa on ka baŋe njorndi maaɗum o nula e mon damagariire [toɓo koccu], refti heɓantaake on fawtiiɗo.
და ნუთუ უსაფრთხოდ გრძნობთ თავს იმისგან [ალლაჰისგან], რომ გშთანთქოს მიწამ ან დაგატეხოთ ქვების გრიგალი და მერე ვეღარ იპოვით დამცველს?
Wähnt ihr euch denn in Sicherheit davor, dass Er die Seiten des Festlandes mit euch versinken lässt oder einen Sandsturm gegen euch sendet und dass ihr dann für euch keinen Sachwalter findet?
Αισθάνεστε ασφαλείς ότι (αφού σας έσωσε από τη θάλασσα) δε θα κάνει τη στεριά να σας καταπιεί ή δε θα στείλει πάνω σας πέτρες (σαν βροχή, από τον ουρανό); Και τότε δε θα βρείτε για σας κανέναν προστάτη.
क्या तुम इस बात से निश्चिंत हो गए हो कि अल्लाह तुम्हें थल की ओर ले जाकर (धरती में) धँसा दे या तुमपर पत्थरों की बारिश कर दे, फिर तुम अपना कोई संरक्षक न पाओ?
Siete sicuri che Lui non sprofondi la costa con voi sopra? O mandi contro di voi una tempesta di sabbia? Poi non troverete un protettore.
68. Ar jūs tada jaučiatės saugūs, kad Jis neprivers žemės krašto praryti jūsų, arba kad Jis neatsiųs prieš jus stiprios smėlio audros? Tada, jūs nerasite jokio Vakil (saugotojo – kad šis apsaugotų jus nuo kančios).
Sila sodaa dhabdanii? (Rabbiin) cinaa dachii goggoyduu isiniin gadicichisiisuu, yookiin bubbee cirrachaa isin irratti erguu, ergasii isiniif hirkoo hin argattan.
Неужели вы чувствуете себя в безопасности от того, что Он заставит провалиться под вами край суши или пошлёт на вас каменный вихрь, — и тогда вы не найдёте себе покровителя?
Зар сте сигурни да Он неће Земљу да потресе па да вас у њу утера или да неће да пошаље на вас кишу камења, па да онда себи никаквог заштитника не нађете?!
Je, mna amani ya kuwa hatawadidimiza katika upande wowote katika nchi kavu, au kwamba hatawatumia tufani la kokoto? Kisha msipate yeyote wa kumtegemea.
Kan ni känna er säkra på att han inte låter jorden sluka er, eller låter ett stenregn falla över er? Då skulle ni inte finna någon som kan skydda er!
Karada sizi yerin dibine geçirmeyeceğinden veya başınıza taş yağdırmasından güvende misiniz? O zaman bir koruyucu da bulamazsınız.
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رَّبُّكُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُزْجِى لَكُمُ ٱلْفُلْكَ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ لِتَبْتَغُوا۟ مِن فَضْلِهِۦٓ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ بِكُمْ رَحِيمًا
Easy-read (simplified)rabbukumu lladhee yuzjee lakumu l-fulka fee l-bahri litabtaghoo min fadlihi innahu kaana bikum raheemaa
DIN 31635rabbukumu llaḏī yuzǧī lakumu l-fulka fī l-baḥri litabtaġū min faḍlihi ʾinnahu kāna bikum raḥīman
Your Lord is He who propels for you the ships at sea, that you may seek of His bounty. He is towards you Most Merciful.
(O mankind), your Lord is He Who driveth for you the ship upon the sea that ye may seek of His bounty. Lo! He was ever Merciful toward you
It is your Lord who drives the ships for you in the sea that ye may seek after plenty from Him; verily, He is ever merciful to you
It is your Lord who speedeth onward the ships for you in the sea, that ye may seek of his abundance; for he is merciful towards you
It is your Lord who driveth forward the ships for you in the sea, that ye may seek to enrich your selves of his abundance by commerce; for He is merciful towards you
وَإِذَا مَسَّكُمُ ٱلضُّرُّ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ ضَلَّ مَن تَدْعُونَ إِلَّآ إِيَّاهُ فَلَمَّا نَجَّىٰكُمْ إِلَى ٱلْبَرِّ أَعْرَضْتُمْ وَكَانَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ كَفُورًا
Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhaa massakumu d-durru fee l-bahri dalla man tad'oona illaa iyyaahu falammaa najjaakum ilaa l-barri a'radtum wakaana l-'insaanu kafooraa
DIN 31635waʾiḏā massakumu ḍ-ḍurru fī l-baḥri ḍalla man tadʿūna ʾillā ʾiyyāhu falammā naǧǧākum ʾilā l-barri ʾaʿraḍtum wakāna l-ʾinsānu kafūran
The translators word this verse differently
When harm afflicts you at sea, those you pray to vanish, except for Him. But when He saves you to land, you turn away. The human being is ever thankless.
And when harm toucheth you upon the sea, all unto whom ye cry (for succour) fail save Him (alone), but when He bringeth you safe to land, ye turn away, for man was ever thankless
And when distress touches you in the sea, those whom ye call on, except Him, stray away from you; but when He has brought you safe to shore, ye turn away; for man is ever ungrateful
When a misfortune befalleth you out at sea, they whom ye invoke are not to be found: God alone is there: yet when he bringeth you safe to dry land, ye place yourselves at a distance from Him. Ungrateful is man
When a misfortune befalleth you at sea, the false deities whom ye invoke are forgotten by you, except Him alone: Yet when He bringeth you safe to dry land, ye retire afar off from Him, and return to your idols; for man is ungrateful
17:68 — the verse above
أَمْ أَمِنتُمْ أَن يُعِيدَكُمْ فِيهِ تَارَةً أُخْرَىٰ فَيُرْسِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ قَاصِفًا مِّنَ ٱلرِّيحِ فَيُغْرِقَكُم بِمَا كَفَرْتُمْ ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُوا۟ لَكُمْ عَلَيْنَا بِهِۦ تَبِيعًا
Easy-read (simplified)am amintum an yu'eedakum feehi taaratan ukhraa fayursila 'alaykum qaasifan mina r-reehi fayughriqakum bimaa kafartum thumma laa tajidoo lakum 'alaynaa bihi tabee'aa
DIN 31635ʾam ʾamintum ʾan yuʿīdakum fīhi tāratan ʾuḫrā fayursila ʿalaykum qāṣifan mina r-rīḥi fayuġriqakum bimā kafartum ṯumma lā taǧidū lakum ʿalaynā bihi tabīʿan
Or are you confident that He will not return you to it once again, and unleash a hurricane against you, and drown you for your ingratitude? Then you will find no helper against Us.
Or feel ye secure that He will not return you to that (plight) a second time, and send against you a hurricane of wind and drown you for your thanklessness, and then ye will not find therein that ye have any avenger against Us
Or are ye sure that He will not send you back therein another time, and send against you a violent wind, and drown you for your misbelief? then ye will find for yourselves no protector against us
Or are ye sure that he will not cause you to put back to sea a second time, and send against you a storm blast, and drown you, for that ye have been thankless? Then shall ye find no helper against us therein
Or are ye secure that He will not cause you again to commit your selves to the sea another time, and send against you a tempestuous wind, and drown you; for that ye have been ungrateful? Then shall ye find none to defend you against Us, in that distress
وَلَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا بَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ وَحَمَلْنَٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ وَرَزَقْنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِ وَفَضَّلْنَٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ كَثِيرٍ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقْنَا تَفْضِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)walaqad karramnaa banee aadama wahamalnaahum fee l-barri wal-bahri warazaqnaahum mina t-tayyibaati wafaddalnaahum 'alaa katheerin mimman khalaqnaa tafdeelaa
DIN 31635walaqad karramnā banī ʾādama waḥamalnāhum fī l-barri wal-baḥri warazaqnāhum mina ṭ-ṭayyibāti wafaḍḍalnāhum ʿalā kaṯīrin mimman ḫalaqnā tafḍīlan
We have honored the Children of Adam, and carried them on land and sea, and provided them with good things, and greatly favored them over many of those We created.
Verily we have honoured the Children of Adam. We carry them on the land and the sea, and have made provision of good things for them, and have preferred them above many of those whom We created with a marked preferment
But, we have been gracious to the children of Adam, and we have borne them by land and sea, and have provided them with good things, and have preferred them over many that we have created
And now have we honoured the children of Adam: by land and by sea have we carried them: food have we provided for them of good things, and with endowments beyond many of our creatures have we endowed them
And now have We honoured the children of Adam by sundry peculiar privileges and endowments; and We have given them conveniencies of carriage by land and by sea, and have provided food for them of good things; and We have preferred them before many of our creatures which We have created, by granting them great prerogatives
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
أَفَأَمِنتُمْ أَن يَخْسِفَ بِكُمْ جَانِبَ الْبَرِّ أَوْ يُرْسِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ حَاصِبًا ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُوا لَكُمْ وَكِيلًا
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