إِنَّهُمْ إِن يَظْهَرُوا۟ عَلَيْكُمْ يَرْجُمُوكُمْ أَوْ يُعِيدُوكُمْ فِى مِلَّتِهِمْ وَلَن تُفْلِحُوٓا۟ إِذًا أَبَدًا
Easy-read (simplified)innahum in yazharoo 'alaykum yarjumookum aw yu'eedookum fee millatihim walan tuflihoo idhan abadaa
DIN 31635ʾinnahum ʾin yaẓharū ʿalaykum yarǧumūkum ʾaw yuʿīdūkum fī millatihim walan tufliḥū ʾiḏan ʾabadan
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Verily, they - should they perceive you - would stone you, or would force you back again unto their faith, and ye would never prosper then
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
"If they discover you, they will stone you, or force you back into their religion; then you will never be saved."
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
For they, if they should come to know of you, will stone you or turn you back to their religion; then ye will never prosper
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
For they, if they find you out, will stone you or turn you back to their faith, and in that case it will fare ill with you for ever
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
Verily, if they come up against you, they will stone you, or force you to return to their religion; and then shall ye not prosper for ever
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
Nëse dëgjojnë për ju, do t'ju vrasin me gurë ose do t'ju kthejnë në fenë e tyre e atëherë nuk do të mund të shpëtoni kurrë."
‘নিশ্চয় তারা যদি তোমাদের অবস্থান সম্পর্কে জেনে যায়, তাহলে তারা তোমাদেরকে পাথর মেরে হত্যা করবে অথবা তোমাদেরকে তাদের (মিথ্যা) ধর্মে ফিরিয়ে নিবে। আর তখন তোমরা (দুনিয়াতে ও আখিরাতে) কোনোভাবেই সফল হবে না।’(৯)
jer ako oni doznaju za vas, kamenovat će vas ili će vas u svoju vjeru obratiti, i tada nikad nećete ono što želite postići!”
jer ako oni doznaju za vas, kamenovat će vas ili će vas u svoju vjeru obratiti, i tada nikad nećete ono što želite postići!”
Pellet, kamɓe si ɓe ƴellitike e mon ɓe piɗat on, ma ɓe ndutta on e laawol maɓɓe ngol, on tuma on maletaake poomaa.
ვინაიდან, თუ ისინი შეგამჩნევენ, ქვებით ჩაგქოლავენ (სასიკვდილოდ) ან ძალით შეგაქცევენ თავიანთ რწმენაზე [მრავალღმერთიანობაზე], და მაშინ [თუ ამას დაემორჩილებით] ვეღარასოდეს მიაღწევთ წარმატებას [სამოთხეში ვერ შეხვალთ]».
Wahrlich, denn wenn sie von euch erfahren, werden sie euch steinigen oder euch (zwangsweise) zu ihrer Glaubensgemeinschaft zurückbringen; dann wird es euch niemals mehr wohl ergehen.“
Γιατί αν μάθουν για σας, θα σας λιθοβολήσουν ή θα σας αναγκάσουν να επιστρέψετε στη θρησκεία τους, και τότε (αν το κάνετε) δε θα πετύχετε ποτέ.»
क्योंकि यदि वे तुम्हें जान जाएँगे, तो तुम्हें पथराव करके मार डालेंगे या तुम्हें अपने धर्म में लौटा लेंगे और उस समय तुम कभी सफल नहीं हो सकोगे।
In verità, se vi scoprissero, vi prenderebbero a sassate o vi obbligherebbero a rientrare nella loro fede, e in questo modo non riuscireste mai nell’intento.”
20. Nes, jei jie sužinos apie jus, jie užmuš jus (mirtinai arba smurtaus arba jus sužalos) arba grąžins jus į savo religiją. Ir tokiu atveju jūs niekada nebūsite sėkmingi.“
Isaan yoo isin argan, dhagaan isin tumu yookiin amantii isaaniitti (kufritti) isin deebisu, Yoo san gonkumaa hin milkooftan.” (waliin jedhan).
Воистину, если они обнаружат вас, то забросают вас камнями или вернут вас в своё вероучение, и тогда вы никогда не преуспеете».
јер, ако они сазнају за вас, каменоваће вас или ће на силу у своју веру да вас обрате, и тада никад нећете да успете!“
Kwani wao wakiwatambua, watawapiga mawe, au watawarudisha katika dini yao, na hapo kamwe hamtafanikiwa!
Om de upptäcker oss kommer de att stena oss till döds eller tvinga oss att återvända till deras tro, och då kommer det aldrig att gå oss väl.”
'Eğer onlar sizi ele geçirirlerse ya taşlayarak öldürürler, yahut kendi dinlerine döndürürler. O zaman da bir daha asla kurtuluşa eremezsiniz.''
اگر یہ کافر تم پر غلبہ پالیں تو تمہیں سنگسار کر دیں گے یا تمہیں پھر اپنے دین میں لوٹا لیں گے اور پھر تم کبھی بھی کامیاب نہ ہو سکو گے.[1]
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وَتَحْسَبُهُمْ أَيْقَاظًا وَهُمْ رُقُودٌ وَنُقَلِّبُهُمْ ذَاتَ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَذَاتَ ٱلشِّمَالِ وَكَلْبُهُم بَٰسِطٌ ذِرَاعَيْهِ بِٱلْوَصِيدِ لَوِ ٱطَّلَعْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ لَوَلَّيْتَ مِنْهُمْ فِرَارًا وَلَمُلِئْتَ مِنْهُمْ رُعْبًا
Easy-read (simplified)watahsabuhum ayqaazan wahum ruqoodun wanuqallibuhum dhaata l-yameeni wadhaata sh-shimaali wakalbuhum baasitun dhiraa'ayhi bil-waseedi lawi tala'ta 'alayhim lawallayta minhum firaaran walamuli'ta minhum ru'baa
DIN 31635wataḥsabuhum ʾayqāẓan wahum ruqūdun wanuqallibuhum ḏāta l-yamīni waḏāta š-šimāli wakalbuhum bāsiṭun ḏirāʿayhi bil-waṣīdi lawi ṭalaʿta ʿalayhim lawallayta minhum firāran walamuliʾta minhum ruʿban
You would think them awake, although they were asleep. And We turned them over to the right, and to the left, with their dog stretching its paws across the threshold. Had you looked at them, you would have turned away from them in flight, and been filled with fear of them.
And thou wouldst have deemed them waking though they were asleep, and We caused them to turn over to the right and the left, and their dog stretching out his paws on the threshold. If thou hadst observed them closely thou hadst assuredly turned away from them in flight, and hadst been filled with awe of them
Thou mightst have reckoned them waking though they were sleeping, as we turned them towards the right and towards the left; and their dog spreading out his fore-paws on the threshold. Hadst thou come suddenly upon them thou wouldst surely have turned and fled away from them, and wouldst surely have been filled by them with dread
And thou wouldst have deemed them awake, though they were sleeping: and we turned them to the right and to the left. And in the entry lay their dog with paws outstretched. Hadst thou come suddenly upon them, thou wouldst surely have turned thy back on them in flight, and have been filled with fear at them
And thou wouldst have judged them to have been awake, while they were sleeping; and We caused them to turn themselves to the right hand, and to the left. And their dog stretched forth his fore-legs in the mouth of the cave: If thou hadst come suddenly upon them, verily thou wouldest have turned thy back and fled from them, and thou wouldest have been filled with fear at the sight of them
وَكَذَٰلِكَ بَعَثْنَٰهُمْ لِيَتَسَآءَلُوا۟ بَيْنَهُمْ قَالَ قَآئِلٌ مِّنْهُمْ كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْ قَالُوا۟ لَبِثْنَا يَوْمًا أَوْ بَعْضَ يَوْمٍ قَالُوا۟ رَبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثْتُمْ فَٱبْعَثُوٓا۟ أَحَدَكُم بِوَرِقِكُمْ هَٰذِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ فَلْيَنظُرْ أَيُّهَآ أَزْكَىٰ طَعَامًا فَلْيَأْتِكُم بِرِزْقٍ مِّنْهُ وَلْيَتَلَطَّفْ وَلَا يُشْعِرَنَّ بِكُمْ أَحَدًا
Easy-read (simplified)wakadhaalika ba'athnaahum liyatasaa'aloo baynahum qaala qaa'ilun minhum kam labithtum qaaloo labithnaa yawman aw ba'da yawmin qaaloo rabbukum a'lamu bimaa labithtum fab'athoo ahadakum biwariqikum haadhihi ilaa l-madeenati falyanzur ayyuhaa azkaa ta'aaman falya'tikum birizqin minhu walyatalattaf walaa yush'iranna bikum ahadaa
DIN 31635wakaḏālika baʿaṯnāhum liyatasāʾalū baynahum qāla qāʾilun minhum kam labiṯtum qālū labiṯnā yawman ʾaw baʿḍa yawmin qālū rabbukum ʾaʿlamu bimā labiṯtum fabʿaṯū ʾaḥadakum biwariqikum hāḏihi ʾilā l-madīnati falyanẓur ʾayyuhā ʾazkā ṭaʿāman falyaʾtikum birizqin minhu walyatalaṭṭaf walā yušʿiranna bikum ʾaḥadan
Even so, We awakened them, so that they may ask one another. A speaker among them said, "How long have you stayed?" They said, "We have stayed a day, or part of a day." They said, "Your Lord knows best how long you have stayed." "Send one of you to the city, with this money of yours, and let him see which food is most suitable, and let him bring you some provision thereof. And let him be gentle, and let no one become aware of you."
And in like manner We awakened them that they might question one another. A speaker from among them said: How long have ye tarried? They said: We have tarried a day or some part of a day, (Others) said: Your Lord best knoweth what ye have tarried. Now send one of you with this your silver coin unto the city, and let him see what food is purest there and bring you a supply thereof. Let him be courteous and let no man know of you
Thus did we raise them up that they might question each other. Spake a speaker amongst them, 'How long have ye tarried?' They said, 'We have tarried a day or part of a day.' They said, 'Your Lord knows best your tarrying; so send one of you with this coin of yours to the city, and let him look which of them has purest food, and let him bring you provision thereof; and let him be subtle and not let any one perceive you
So we awaked them that they might question one another. Said one of them, "How long have ye tarried here?" They said, "We have tarried a day or part of day." They said, "Your Lord knoweth best how long ye have tarried: Send now one of you with this your coin into the city, and let him mark who therein hath purest food, and from him let him bring you a supply: and let him be courteous, and not discover you to any one
And so We awaked them from their sleep, that they might ask questions of one another. One of them spake and said, how long have ye tarried here? They answered, we have tarried a day, or part of a day. The others said, your Lord, best knoweth the time ye have tarried: And now send one of you with this your money into the city, and let him see which of its inhabitants hath the best and cheapest food, and let him bring you provision from him; and let him behave circumspectly, and not discover you to any one
18:20 — the verse above
وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَعْثَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ لِيَعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقٌّ وَأَنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهَآ إِذْ يَتَنَٰزَعُونَ بَيْنَهُمْ أَمْرَهُمْ فَقَالُوا۟ ٱبْنُوا۟ عَلَيْهِم بُنْيَٰنًا رَّبُّهُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِهِمْ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ غَلَبُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْرِهِمْ لَنَتَّخِذَنَّ عَلَيْهِم مَّسْجِدًا
Easy-read (simplified)wakadhaalika a'tharnaa 'alayhim liya'lamoo anna wa'da llaahi haqqun wa'anna s-saa'ata laa rayba feehaa idh yatanaaza'oona baynahum amrahum faqaaloo bnoo 'alayhim bunyaanan rabbuhum a'lamu bihim qaala lladheena ghalaboo 'alaa amrihim lanattakhidhanna 'alayhim masjidaa
DIN 31635wakaḏālika ʾaʿṯarnā ʿalayhim liyaʿlamū ʾanna waʿda llāhi ḥaqqun waʾanna s-sāʿata lā rayba fīhā ʾiḏ yatanāzaʿūna baynahum ʾamrahum faqālū bnū ʿalayhim bunyānan rabbuhum ʾaʿlamu bihim qāla llaḏīna ġalabū ʿalā ʾamrihim lanattaḫiḏanna ʿalayhim masǧidan
So it was, that We caused them to be discovered, that they would know that the promise of God is true, and that of the Hour there is no doubt. As they were disputing their case among themselves, they said, "Build over them a building." Their Lord knows best about them. Those who prevailed over their case said, "We will set up over them a place of worship."
And in like manner We disclosed them (to the people of the city) that they might know that the promise of Allah is true, and that, as for the Hour, there is no doubt concerning it. When (the people of the city) disputed of their case among themselves, they said: Build over them a building; their Lord knoweth best concerning them. Those who won their point said: We verily shall build a place of worship over them
Thus did we make their people acquainted with their story, that they might know that God's promise is true; and that the Hour, there is no doubt concerning it. When they disputed amongst themselves concerning their affair, and said, 'Build a building over them, their Lord knows best about them;' and those who prevailed in their affair said, 'We will surely make a mosque over them
And thus made we their adventure known to their fellow citizens, that they might learn that the promise of God is true, and that as to "the Hour" there is no doubt of its coming. When they disputed among themselves concerning what had befallen them, some said, "Build a building over them; their Lord knoweth best about them." Those who prevailed in the matter said, "A place of worship will we surely raise over them
And so We made their people acquainted with what had happened to them; that they might know that the promise of God is true, and that there is no doubt of the last hour; when they disputed among themselves concerning their matter. And they said, erect a building over them: Their Lord best knoweth their condition. Those who prevailed in their affair answered, we will surely build a chapel over them
سَيَقُولُونَ ثَلَٰثَةٌ رَّابِعُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْ وَيَقُولُونَ خَمْسَةٌ سَادِسُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْ رَجْمًۢا بِٱلْغَيْبِ وَيَقُولُونَ سَبْعَةٌ وَثَامِنُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْ قُل رَّبِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ بِعِدَّتِهِم مَّا يَعْلَمُهُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلٌ فَلَا تُمَارِ فِيهِمْ إِلَّا مِرَآءً ظَٰهِرًا وَلَا تَسْتَفْتِ فِيهِم مِّنْهُمْ أَحَدًا
Easy-read (simplified)sayaqooloona thalaathatun raabi'uhum kalbuhum wayaqooloona khamsatun saadisuhum kalbuhum rajman bil-ghaybi wayaqooloona sab'atun wathaaminuhum kalbuhum qul rabbee a'lamu bi'iddatihim maa ya'lamuhum illaa qaleelun falaa tumaari feehim illaa miraa'an zaahiran walaa tastafti feehim minhum ahadaa
DIN 31635sayaqūlūna ṯalāṯatun rābiʿuhum kalbuhum wayaqūlūna ḫamsatun sādisuhum kalbuhum raǧman bil-ġaybi wayaqūlūna sabʿatun waṯāminuhum kalbuhum qul rabbī ʾaʿlamu biʿiddatihim mā yaʿlamuhum ʾillā qalīlun falā tumāri fīhim ʾillā mirāʾan ẓāhiran walā tastafti fīhim minhum ʾaḥadan
They will say, "Three, and their fourth being their dog." And they will say, "Five, and their sixth being their dog," guessing at the unknown. And they will say, "Seven, and their eighth being their dog." Say, "My Lord knows best their number." None knows them except a few. So do not argue concerning them except with an obvious argument, and do not consult any of them about them.
(Some) will say: They were three, their dog the fourth, and (some) say: Five, their dog the sixth, guessing at random; and (some) say: Seven, and their dog the eighth. Say (O Muhammad): My Lord is Best Aware of their number. None knoweth them save a few. So contend not concerning them except with an outward contending, and ask not any of them to pronounce concerning them
They will say, 'Three, and the fourth of them was their dog:' and they will say, 'Five, and the sixth of them was their dog:' guessing at the unseen: and they will say, 'Seven, and the eighth of them was their dog.' Say, 'My Lord knows best the number of them; none knows them but few.' Dispute not therefore concerning them save with a plain disputation, and ask not any one of them concerning them
Some say, "They were three; their dog the fourth:" others say, "Five; their dog the sixth," guessing at the secret: others say, "Seven; and their dog the eighth." SAY: My Lord best knoweth the number: none, save a few, shall know them
Some say, the sleepers were three; and their dog was the fourth: And others say, they were five; and their dog was the sixth; guessing at a secret matter: And others say, they were seven; and their dog was the eighth. Say, my Lord best knoweth their number: None shall know them, except a few. Wherefore dispute not concerning them, unless with a clear disputation, according to what hath been revealed unto thee: And ask not any of the Christians concerning them
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
إِنَّهُمْ إِن يَظْهَرُوا عَلَيْكُمْ يَرْجُمُوكُمْ أَوْ يُعِيدُوكُمْ فِي مِلَّتِهِمْ وَلَن تُفْلِحُوا إِذًا أَبَدًا
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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CLEARED ON THE WORK, WITH TWO RECORDED CAVEATS ON THIS COPY. (1) Rights basis is the expired copyright term, NOT the redistributing repository's licence. That repository dedicates its contents to the public domain under the Unlicense while also redistributing plainly in-copyright translations (Abdel Haleem, Saheeh International, The Study Quran), so it is dedicating rights it cannot hold and its blanket grant is not relied upon here. (2) The file declares its own upstream as tanzil.net, and Tanzil attaches a non-commercial condition to its TRANSLATION distributions, though not to its Qur'anic text. Since Pickthall's copyright has expired, nobody holds rights in these words and no licence is required from anyone; Tanzil's terms are a contract binding those who download from Tanzil, which we did not. The chain is nonetheless not spotless and Anwar may prefer a clean digitisation of the 1930 printing. NOT VERIFIED: that this digital text matches the 1930 first printing rather than a later revised edition. No page images were collated. Recorded as unverified rather than presented as established. SERVED TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE CITED FILE AT ONE VERSE, 37:97: the file reads "red-hotfire" (a glued token, also in Gutenberg #16955); the served row reads "red-hot fire", restored 2026-09-13 from Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (London: George Allen & Unwin, printed for Alfred A. Knopf; 1930), p. 460, XXXVII 97 - scan archive.org in.ernet.dli.2015.216140, PDF page 475; banked data/derivation-sources/pickthall-1930-dli-2015.216140-text.pdf (sha256 70e81146c97fa3a590243a82e04e349108546074787e2551a78c616202138870) on Anwar Malik's grant.
CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. The digital edition's upstream is not stated by the redistributor and the printing is unverified. No statement of purpose is recorded for Palmer because none was sourced from his own preface in this pass; nothing is asserted on his behalf.
CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. TWO edition caveats. (1) The upstream is not stated by the redistributor. (2) Rodwell's own edition PRESENTS THE SURAHS IN HIS OWN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER, not the mushaf order — he says so in his preface. This digital text is keyed to mushaf order, so it derives from a restored-order printing (such as the Everyman edition) rather than from Rodwell's own arrangement. Which printing is not stated and has not been established.
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CLEARED. Parallel edition, held in ayah_text_variants. It sits alongside the Uthmani spine for search normalisation and is never used to correct it.
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