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
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
The translators word this verse differently
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"Those whose efforts in this world are misguided, while they assume that they are doing well."
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
Those whose effort goeth astray in the life of the world, and yet they reckon that they do good work
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
those who erred in their endeavours after the life of this world, and who think they are doing good deeds
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
Whose aim in the present life hath been mistaken, and who deem that what they do is right
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
whose endeavour in the present life hath been wrongly directed, and who think they do the work which is right
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
Janë ata që u ka humbur mundi që bënë në jetën e kësaj bote, ndërkohë që mendonin se po bëjnë mirë?"
এরাই তারা, (কিয়ামতের দিন দেখতে পাবে যে,) দুনিয়ার জীবনে তাদের সকল প্রচেষ্টা ব্যর্থ হয়ে গেছে; অথচ তারা মনে করছে যে, তারা সৎকাজই করছে।’
čiji će trud u životu na ovom svijetu uzaludan biti, a koji će misliti da je dobro ono što rade?"
čiji će trud u životu na ovom svijetu uzaludan biti, a koji će misliti da je dobro ono što rade?"
Ko ɓeen ɓe golle mu'en yeebii ka ngurdam aduna hara kamɓe heɓe cikka heɓe moƴƴin'de golle.
რომელთა მცდელობაც ამაო იქნა ამქვეყნიურ ცხოვრებაში, თუმცა თვითონ კი მიიჩნევენ, რომ კარგ საქმეს აკეთებენ».
(Sie sind) diejenigen, deren Bemühen im diesseitigen Leben fehlgeht, während sie meinen, dass sie gut handeln würden.
Είναι εκείνοι των οποίων οι πράξεις απομακρύνθηκαν (από την καθοδήγηση) στην εγκόσμια ζωή, ενώ νόμιζαν ότι έκαναν καλά.»
वे लोग जिनका प्रयास संसार के जीवन में व्यर्थ हो गया है और वे सोचते हैं कि निःसंदेह वे एक अच्छा काम कर रहे हैं।
Quelli le cui azioni in questa vita sono deviate e credono di fare il bene al meglio.”
104. Tie, kurių pastangos buvo iššvaistytos šiame gyvenime, kai jie manė, jog gauna gėrį savo veiksmais.
Isaan warra jiruu adunyaa keessatti hojiin isaanii duraa badeedha, odoo isaan dalagaa tolchinee hojjannaa yaadanuu.
О тех, чьи усилия пропали в мирской жизни, а они полагают, что поступают хорошо».
Чији ће труд у животу на овом свету да буде узалудан, а који ће да мисле да је добро оно што раде?“
Ni wale ambao juhudi yao katika uhai wa dunia ilipotea bure, nao wanadhani kwamba wanafanya matendo mazuri.
Det är de vars möda på jorden varit förgäves trots att de trodde sig göra gott.
Onlar, dünya hayatındaki bütün amelleri boşa gitmişken, kendilerini gerçekte güzel iş yapmakta sanan kimselerdir.
وه ہیں کہ جن کی دنیوی زندگی کی تمام تر کوششیں بیکار ہوگئیں اور وه اسی گمان میں رہے کہ وه بہت اچھے کام کر رہے ہیں.[1]
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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
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
18:104 — the verse above
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
ذَٰلِكَ جَزَآؤُهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ بِمَا كَفَرُوا۟ وَٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ ءَايَٰتِى وَرُسُلِى هُزُوًا
Easy-read (simplified)dhaalika jazaa'uhum jahannamu bimaa kafaroo waattakhadhoo aayaatee warusulee huzuwaa
DIN 31635ḏālika ǧazāʾuhum ǧahannamu bimā kafarū wāttaḫaḏū ʾāyātī warusulī huzuwan
The translators word this verse differently
That is their requital-Hell-on account of their disbelief, and their taking My revelations and My messengers in mockery.
That is their reward: hell, because they disbelieved, and made a jest of Our revelations and Our messengers
That is their reward, - hell! for that they misbelieved and took my signs and my apostles as a mockery
This shall be their reward - Hell. Because they were unbelievers, and treated my signs and my Apostles with scorn
This shall be their reward, namely, hell; for that they have disbelieved, and have held my signs and my apostles in derision
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
الَّذِينَ ضَلَّ سَعْيُهُمْ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَهُمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُمْ يُحْسِنُونَ صُنْعًا
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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