أَفَحَسِبَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَن يَتَّخِذُوا۟ عِبَادِى مِن دُونِىٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ إِنَّآ أَعْتَدْنَا جَهَنَّمَ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ نُزُلًا
Easy-read (simplified)afahasiba lladheena kafaroo an yattakhidhoo 'ibaadee min doonee awliyaa'a innaa a'tadnaa jahannama lilkaafireena nuzulaa
DIN 31635ʾafaḥasiba llaḏīna kafarū ʾan yattaḫiḏū ʿibādī min dūnī ʾawliyāʾa ʾinnā ʾaʿtadnā ǧahannama lilkāfirīna nuzulan
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Do those who disbelieve think that they can take My servants for masters instead of Me? We have prepared Hell for the hospitality of the faithless.
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
Do the disbelievers reckon that they can choose My bondmen as protecting friends beside Me? Lo! We have prepared hell as a welcome for the disbelievers
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
What! did those who misbelieve reckon that they could take my servants for patrons beside me? Verily, we have prepared hell for the misbelievers to alight in
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! do the infidels think that they can take my servants as their patrons, beside Me? Verily, we have got Hell ready as the abode of the infidels
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
Do the unbelievers think that I will not punish them, for that they take my servants for their protectors besides me? Verily We have prepared hell for the abode of the infidels
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 mendojnë jobesimtarët se mund t'i marrin robërit e Mi për mbrojtës në vend Timin? Ne e kemi përgatitur Xhehenemin si vendbanim për jobesimtarët.
যারা কুফরী করছে, তারা কি মনে করেছে যে, তারা আমার পরিবর্তে আমার বান্দাদেরকে(৩৯) অভিভাবকরূপে গ্রহণ করবে? নিশ্চয় আমি জাহান্নামকে কাফিরদের আপ্যায়নের জন্য প্রস্তুত করেছি।
Zar nevjernici misle da pored Mene mogu za bogove uzimati robove Moje? Mi smo, doista, za prebivalište nevjernicima pripremili Džehennem.
Zar nevjernici misle da pored Mene mogu za bogove uzimati robove Moje? Mi smo, doista, za prebivalište nevjernicima pripremili Pakao.
Enee, ɓen yedduɓe cikku ɓe njogoto jeyaaɓe Am ɓen ga Am, Minen Min heblanii Jahannama on fii yedduɓeɓen wona werde.
ნუთუ ეგონათ იმათ, რომელთაც არ ირწმუნეს, რომ დაიდგენენ ჩემს მსახურებს ჩემს მაგივრად მფარველებად? ჭეშმარიტად, ჩვენ გავუმზადეთ ურწმუნოებს ჯოჯოხეთი განსასვენებლად.
Meinen denn diejenigen, die ungläubig sind, dass sie sich Meine Diener anstatt Meiner zu Schutzherren nehmen (können)? Wahrlich, Wir haben die Hölle den Ungläubigen zur gastlichen Aufnahme bereitet.
Νομίζουν οι άπιστοι ότι το να πάρουν τους δούλους Μου (Αγγέλους, Προφήτες, ή διαβόλους) ως κηδεμόνες πέραν από Εμένα, (ότι θα τους ωφελήσουν ή θα τους προστατεύσουν από Εμένα); [Όχι βεβαίως]. Πράγματι, έχουμε ετοιμάσει την Κόλαση για τους άπιστους ως μία κατοικία.
तो क्या जिन लोगों ने कुफ़्र किया, उन्होंने यह सोचा है कि वे मुझे छोड़कर मेरे बंदों को सहायक बना लेंगे? निःसंदेह हमने जहन्नम को काफिरों के लिए आतिथ्य के रूप में तैयार कर रखा है।
Forse i miscredenti pensavano di prendere i Miei servi come protettori all’infuori di Me? In verità per i miscredenti abbiamo preparato l’Inferno come dimora!
102. Argi tada tie, kurie netikėjo, galvoja, kad jie gali laikyti Mano vergus [t. y. angelus, Allaho Pasiuntinius, Isa (Jėzų), Marjamos (Marijos) sūnų] Aulija (viešpačiais, dievais, globėjais) šalia Manęs? Iš tiesų, Mes paruošėme Pragarą kaip pasilinksminimą netikintiesiems [4].
Sila warri kafaran gabroota kiyya Anaa gaditti gabbaramtoota godhachuu yaadani? Nuti jahannamiin kaafirootaf qubannoo qopheessineera.
Неужели те, которые отвергли веру, полагали, что [смогут] взять Моих рабов покровителями помимо Меня? Воистину, Мы приготовили Геенну для отвергших веру — как уготованное им.
Зар неверници мисле да поред Мене за божанства могу да узимају Моја створења?! Ми смо, заиста, неверницима Пакао као место боравка припремили.
Je, wanadhani wale waliokufuru kwamba watawafanya waja wangu kuwa vipenzi wao badala yangu Mimi? Hakika Sisi tumeiandaa Jahannamu iwe ndipo pahali pa kuteremkia pa makafiri.
Tror de otrogna att de borde dyrka mina tjänare i stället för mig? Vi har förberett helvetet för att ta emot de otrogna!
Kâfirler, beni bırakıp da kullarımı veliler/ilahlar edineceklerini mi sandılar? Biz, Cehennem'i kâfirler için konak olarak hazırladık.
کیا کافر یہ خیال کیے بیٹھے ہیں؟ کہ میرے سوا وه میرے بندوں کو اپنا حمایتی بنا لیں گے؟ (سنو) ہم نے تو ان کفار کی مہمانی کے لئے جہنم کو تیار کر رکھا ہے.[1]
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وَعَرَضْنَا جَهَنَّمَ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْكَٰفِرِينَ عَرْضًا
Easy-read (simplified)wa'aradnaa jahannama yawma'idhin lilkaafireena 'ardaa
DIN 31635waʿaraḍnā ǧahannama yawmaʾiḏin lilkāfirīna ʿarḍan
On that Day, We will present the disbelievers to Hell, all displayed.
On that day we shall present hell to the disbelievers, plain to view
And we will set forth hell on that day before the misbelievers
And we will set Hell on that day close before the infidels
And We will set hell, on that day, before the unbelievers
ٱلَّذِينَ كَانَتْ أَعْيُنُهُمْ فِى غِطَآءٍ عَن ذِكْرِى وَكَانُوا۟ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ سَمْعًا
Easy-read (simplified)alladheena kaanat a'yunuhum fee ghitaa'in 'an dhikree wakaanoo laa yastatee'oona sam'aa
DIN 31635allaḏīna kānat ʾaʿyunuhum fī ġiṭāʾin ʿan ḏikrī wakānū lā yastaṭīʿūna samʿan
Those whose eyes were screened to My message, and were unable to hear.
Those whose eyes were hoodwinked from My reminder, and who could not bear to hear
whose eyes were veiled from my Reminder, and who were unable to hear
Whose eyes were veiled from my warning, and who had no power to hear
whose eyes have been veiled from my remembrance, and who could not hear my words
18:102 — the verse above
قُلْ هَلْ نُنَبِّئُكُم بِٱلْأَخْسَرِينَ أَعْمَٰلًا
Easy-read (simplified)qul hal nunabbi'ukum bil-'akhsareena a'maalaa
DIN 31635qul hal nunabbiʾukum bil-ʾaḫsarīna ʾaʿmālan
The translators word this verse differently
Say, "Shall We inform you of the greatest losers in their works?"
Say: Shall We inform you who will be the greatest losers by their works
Say, 'Shall we inform you of those who lose most by their works
SAY: Shall we tell you who they are that have lost their labour most
Say, shall We declare unto you those whose works are vain
ٱلَّذِينَ ضَلَّ سَعْيُهُمْ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَهُمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُمْ يُحْسِنُونَ صُنْعًا
Easy-read (simplified)alladheena dalla sa'yuhum fee l-hayaati d-dunyaa wahum yahsaboona annahum yuhsinoona sun'aa
DIN 31635allaḏīna ḍalla saʿyuhum fī l-ḥayāti d-dunyā wahum yaḥsabūna ʾannahum yuḥsinūna ṣunʿan
The translators word this verse differently
"Those whose efforts in this world are misguided, while they assume that they are doing well."
Those whose effort goeth astray in the life of the world, and yet they reckon that they do good work
those who erred in their endeavours after the life of this world, and who think they are doing good deeds
Whose aim in the present life hath been mistaken, and who deem that what they do is right
whose endeavour in the present life hath been wrongly directed, and who think they do the work which is right
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أَفَحَسِبَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَن يَتَّخِذُوا عِبَادِي مِن دُونِي أَوْلِيَاءَ إِنَّا أَعْتَدْنَا جَهَنَّمَ لِلْكَافِرِينَ نُزُلًا
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