قُلْ هَلْ نُنَبِّئُكُم بِٱلْأَخْسَرِينَ أَعْمَٰلًا
Easy-read (simplified)qul hal nunabbi'ukum bil-'akhsareena a'maalaa
DIN 31635qul hal nunabbiʾukum bil-ʾaḫsarīna ʾaʿmālan
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The translators word this verse differently
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Say, "Shall We inform you of the greatest losers in their works?"
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: Shall We inform you who will be the greatest losers by their works
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, 'Shall we inform you of those who lose most by their works
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: Shall we tell you who they are that have lost their labour most
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, shall We declare unto you those whose works are vain
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: "A t'ju tregoj për më punëhumburit?
(হে রাসূল!) তুমি বলো: ‘আমি কি তোমাদেরকে এমন লোকদের কথা জানাবো, যারা আমলের দিক থেকে সবচেয়ে বেশি ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত?’
Reci: “Hoćete li da vam kažem čija djela neće nikako priznata biti,
Reci: “Hoćete li da vam kažem čija djela neće nikako priznata biti,
Maaku: "Taw si min kumpitay on fii ɓurɓe hayrude(pertude) golle?"
უთხარი [ო შუამავალო]: «ხომ არ გვეცნობებინა თქვენთვის საქმეებში ყველაზე უფრო ხელმოცარულთა შესახებ,
Sag: „Sollen Wir euch Kunde geben von denjenigen, die an ihren Werken am meisten verlieren?“
Πες (ω, Μωχάμμαντ): «Να σας πούμε ποιοι είναι οι πιο χαμένοι, αναφορικά με τις πράξεις τους;
आप कह दें : क्या हम तुम्हें उन लोगों के बारे में बताएँ जो कर्मों में सबसे अधिक घाटा वाले हैं?
Di’: «Volete che vi informi su chi sono i più perdenti nelle loro azioni?
103. Sakyk (Muchammedai ﷺ): „Ar pasakyti jums apie didžiausius pralaimėtojus dėl (savo) veiksmų?“
”Sila warra hojiin isaanii akkaan honga’oo ta’an isiniif himnuu?” jedhi.
Скажи: «Поведать ли вам о тех, кто понёс наибольший убыток в своих деяниях?
Реци: “Хоћете ли да вам кажем чија дела неће никако призната бити?
Sema: Je, tuwatajieni wenye hasara mno katika vitendo vyao?
Säg: ”Ska vi berätta för er om de som lidit störst nederlag i sina strävanden?”
(Ey Muhammed!) De ki: Amelleri bakımından hüsranda olan kimseleri size haber verelim mi?
کہہ دیجئے کہ اگر (تم کہو تو) میں تمہیں بتا دوں کہ باعتبار اعمال سب سے زیاده خسارے میں کون ہیں؟
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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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
18:103 — the verse above
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
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ وَلِقَآئِهِۦ فَحَبِطَتْ أَعْمَٰلُهُمْ فَلَا نُقِيمُ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ وَزْنًا
Easy-read (simplified)oolaa'ika lladheena kafaroo bi'aayaati rabbihim waliqaa'ihi fahabitat a'maaluhum falaa nuqeemu lahum yawma l-qiyaamati waznaa
DIN 31635ʾūlāʾika llaḏīna kafarū biʾāyāti rabbihim waliqāʾihi faḥabiṭat ʾaʿmāluhum falā nuqīmu lahum yawma l-qiyāmati waznan
It is they who rejected the communications of their Lord, and the encounter with Him. So their works are in vain. And on the Day of Resurrection, We will consider them of no weight.
Those are they who disbelieve in the revelations of their Lord and in the meeting with Him. Therefor their works are vain, and on the Day of Resurrection We assign no weight to them
Those who misbelieve in the signs of their Lord and in meeting Him, vain are their works; and we will not give them right weight on the resurrection day
They are those who believe not in the signs of the Lord, or that they shall ever meet him. Vain, therefore, are their works; and no weight will we allow them on the day of resurrection
These are they who believe not in the signs of their Lord, or that they shall be assembled before Him; wherefore their works are vain, and We will not allow them any weight on the day of resurrection
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
قُلْ هَلْ نُنَبِّئُكُم بِالْأَخْسَرِينَ أَعْمَالًا
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