وَلَوْلَآ أَن ثَبَّتْنَٰكَ لَقَدْ كِدتَّ تَرْكَنُ إِلَيْهِمْ شَيْـًٔا قَلِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)walawlaa an thabbatnaaka laqad kidtta tarkanu ilayhim shay'an qaleelaa
DIN 31635walawlā ʾan ṯabbatnāka laqad kidtta tarkanu ʾilayhim šayʾan qalīlan
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
The translators word this verse differently
Marked words appear in this translation and in no other English translation of this verse. Common small words and older spellings are not marked. The marks show where the wording differs, not where the meaning does.
Had We not given you stability, you might have inclined towards them a little.
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 if We had not made thee wholly firm thou mightest almost have inclined unto them a little
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 had it not been that we established thee, thou wouldst have well-nigh leant towards them a little
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 had we not settled thee, thou hadst well nigh leaned to them a little
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 unless We had confirmed thee, thou hadst certainly been very near inclining unto them a little
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
Sikur të të mos kishim forcuar, ti do të kishe anuar pak nga ata.
আর আমি যদি তোমাকে (সত্যের ওপর) অটল না রাখতাম, তবে অবশ্যই তুমি তাদের দিকে কিছুটা হলেও ঝুঁকে পড়তে।(৩০)
A da te nismo učinili čvrstim, gotovo da bi im se malo priklonio,
A da te nismo učinili čvrstim, gotovo da bi im se malo priklonio,
Si tawiino min tabintinaanoma, gooŋɗii a do'ii ooña'ade e maɓɓe hu'unde seeɗaare.
და ჩვენ რომ არ განგვემტკიცებინე [ო, შუამავალო][ჭეშმარიტებაზე], ვფიცავ, შენ მათკენ ცოტას გადაიხრებოდი.
Und hätten Wir dich nicht gefestigt, hättest du wohl beinahe bei ihnen ein wenig Stütze gesucht.
Αν (δε σε υποστηρίζαμε και) δε σε σταθεροποιούσαμε, θα είχες σχεδόν τείνει, λίγο προς αυτούς (προς το δόλο τους, λόγω της μεγάλης εξαπάτησης τους, και λόγω της μεγάλης επιθυμίας σου για την καθοδήγησή τους).
और यदि हम आपको सुदृढ़ न रखते, तो निःसंदेह निकट था कि आप उनकी ओर कुछ थोड़ा-सा झुक जाते।
E se non ti avessimo rafforzato, avresti propeso un po’ verso di loro.
74. Ir jei nebūtume Mes padarę tave tvirtai besilaikančiuoju, tu būtum beveik palinkęs link jų truputį.
Odoo Nuti gadi si dhaabuu baannee silaa ati waan xiqqoo gara isaanii dabuutti dhihaattee turte.
И если бы Мы не укрепили тебя, ты был бы близок к тому, чтобы склониться к ним немного.
А да те нисмо учинили чврстим, готово да би им се мало приклонио,
Na lau kuwa hatukukuweka imara, ungelikaribia kuwaegemea kidogo.
Hade vi inte stärkt dig hade du nästan gått dem till mötes en aning.
Eğer sana sebat vermiş olmasaydık, neredeyse onlara az da olsa meyledecektin.
اگر ہم آپ کو ﺛابت قدم نہ رکھتے تو بہت ممکن تھا کہ ان کی طرف قدرے قلیل مائل ہو ہی جاتے.[1]
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وَمَن كَانَ فِى هَٰذِهِۦٓ أَعْمَىٰ فَهُوَ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ أَعْمَىٰ وَأَضَلُّ سَبِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)waman kaana fee haadhihi a'maa fahuwa fee l-'aakhirati a'maa wa'adallu sabeelaa
DIN 31635waman kāna fī hāḏihi ʾaʿmā fahuwa fī l-ʾāḫirati ʾaʿmā waʾaḍallu sabīlan
The translators word this verse differently
But whoever is blind in this, he will be blind in the Hereafter, and further astray from the way.
Whoso is blind here will be blind in the Hereafter, and yet further from the road
But he who in this life is blind shall be blind in the next too, and err farther from the way
And he who has been blind here, shall be blind hereafter, and wander yet more from the way
And whoever hath been blind in this life, shall be also blind in the next, and shall wander more widely from the path of salvation
وَإِن كَادُوا۟ لَيَفْتِنُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ لِتَفْتَرِىَ عَلَيْنَا غَيْرَهُۥ وَإِذًا لَّٱتَّخَذُوكَ خَلِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)wa'in kaadoo layaftinoonaka 'ani lladhee awhaynaa ilayka litaftariya 'alaynaa ghayrahu wa'idhan laattakhadhooka khaleelaa
DIN 31635waʾin kādū layaftinūnaka ʿani llaḏī ʾawḥaynā ʾilayka litaftariya ʿalaynā ġayrahu waʾiḏan lāttaḫaḏūka ḫalīlan
The translators word this verse differently
They almost lured you away from what We have revealed to you, so that you would invent something else in Our name. In that case, they would have taken you for a friend.
And they indeed strove hard to beguile thee (Muhammad) away from that wherewith We have inspired thee, that thou shouldst invent other than it against Us; and then would they have accepted thee as a friend
They had well-nigh beguiled thee from what we inspired thee with, that thou shouldst forge against us something else, and then they would have taken thee for a friend
And, verily, they had well nigh beguiled thee from what we revealed to thee, and caused thee to invent some other thing in our name: but in that case they would surely have taken thee as a friend
It wanted little but the unbelievers had tempted thee to swerve from the instructions which We had revealed unto thee, that thou shouldest devise concerning Us a different thing; and then would they have taken thee for their friend
17:74 — the verse above
إِذًا لَّأَذَقْنَٰكَ ضِعْفَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ وَضِعْفَ ٱلْمَمَاتِ ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُ لَكَ عَلَيْنَا نَصِيرًا
Easy-read (simplified)idhan la'adhaqnaaka di'fa l-hayaati wadi'fa l-mamaati thumma laa tajidu laka 'alaynaa naseeraa
DIN 31635ʾiḏan laʾaḏaqnāka ḍiʿfa l-ḥayāti waḍiʿfa l-mamāti ṯumma lā taǧidu laka ʿalaynā naṣīran
Then We would have made you taste double in life, and double at death; then you would have found for yourself no helper against Us.
Then had we made thee taste a double (punishment) of living and a double (punishment) of dying, then hadst thou found no helper against Us
then would we have made thee taste of torment both of life and death, then thou wouldst not have found against us any helper
In that case we would surely have made thee taste of woe in life and of woe in death: then thou shouldest not have found a helper against us
Then would We surely have caused thee to taste the punishment of life, and the punishment of death; and thou shouldest not have found any to protect thee against Us
وَإِن كَادُوا۟ لَيَسْتَفِزُّونَكَ مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ لِيُخْرِجُوكَ مِنْهَا وَإِذًا لَّا يَلْبَثُونَ خِلَٰفَكَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)wa'in kaadoo layastafizzoonaka mina l-'ardi liyukhrijooka minhaa wa'idhan laa yalbathoona khilaafaka illaa qaleelaa
DIN 31635waʾin kādū layastafizzūnaka mina l-ʾarḍi liyuḫriǧūka minhā waʾiḏan lā yalbaṯūna ḫilāfaka ʾillā qalīlan
The translators word this verse differently
They almost provoked you, to expel you from the land. In that case, they would not have lasted after you, except briefly.
And they indeed wished to scare thee from the land that they might drive thee forth from thence, and then they would have stayed (there) but a little after thee
And they well-nigh enticed thee away from the land, to turn thee out therefrom; but then - they should not have tarried after thee except a little
And truly they had almost caused thee to quit the land, in order wholly to drive thee forth from it: but then, themselves should have tarried but a little after thee
The unbelievers had likewise almost caused thee to depart the land, that they might have expelled thee thence: But then should they not have tarried therein after thee, except a little while
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَلَوْلَا أَن ثَبَّتْنَاكَ لَقَدْ كِدتَّ تَرْكَنُ إِلَيْهِمْ شَيْئًا قَلِيلًا
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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