لَّٰكِنَّا۠ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ رَبِّى وَلَآ أُشْرِكُ بِرَبِّىٓ أَحَدًا
Easy-read (simplified)laakinnaa huwa llaahu rabbee walaa ushriku birabbee ahadaa
DIN 31635lākinnā huwa llāhu rabbī walā ʾušriku birabbī ʾaḥadan
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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But as for me, He is God, my Lord, and I never associate with my Lord anyone.
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
But He is Allah, my Lord, and I ascribe unto my Lord no partner
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
but, God, He is my Lord; nor will I associate any one with my Lord
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
But God is my Lord; and no other being will I associate with my Lord
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
But as for me, God is my Lord; and I will not associate any other deity with my Lord
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
Ndërsa unë besoj se Ai është Allahu, Zoti im, e unë nuk i shoqëroj Zotit tim askënd (në adhurim).
‘কিন্তু তিনিই আল্লাহ, আমার রব। আর আমি আমার রবের সাথে কাউকে শরীক করি না।’
Što se mene tiče, On, Allah, moj je Gospodar i ja Gospodaru svome ne pridružujem u obožavanju nikoga.
Što se mene tiče, On, Allah, moj je Gospodar i ja Gospodaru svome ne pridružujem u obožavanju nikoga.
Kono min ko Kaŋko Alla woni Joomi am, mi kafidataa e Joomi am hay gooto.
მაგრამ (მე არ ვიტყვი იმას, რასაც შენ ამბობ და ვიტყვი): «იგი, ალლაჰი ჩემი ღმერთია. და მე არ დავუდგენ თანაზიარად ჩემს ღმერთს არავის,
Aber, was mich betrifft: Er, Allah, ist mein Herr, und ich geselle meinem Herrn niemanden bei.
Όμως εγώ λέω ότι Αυτός είναι ο Αλλάχ, ο Κύριός μου, και δεν αποδίδω στον Κύριό μου κανέναν στη λατρεία.
लेकिन मैं, तो वह अल्लाह ही मेरा पालनहार है और मैं अपने पालनहार के साथ किसी को साझी नहीं बनाता।
In verità per me Lui è Allāh, il mio Dio, e io non paragono nessuno al mio Dio.
38. Tačiau aš (tikiu), kad Jis yra Allahas, mano Viešpats, ir nieko aš nepriskirsiu partneriu savo Viešpačiui.
Ani garuu Inni Allaah’n Gooftaa kiyya; ani Gooftaa kiyyatti tokkollee hin qindeessu.
Но я [говорю]: Он — Аллах, мой Господь, и я никого не приобщаю к своему Господу.
Што се мене тиче, Он је Аллах мој Господар, и ја поред свог Господара не обожавам никога.
Lakini Yeye Mwenyezi Mungu ndiye Mola wangu Mlezi. Wala simshirikishi Mola wangu Mlezi na yeyote.
[Jag vet] däremot att Gud är min Herre, och jag dyrkar ingen vid min Herres sida.
Oysa, O Allah benim Rabbimdir ve ben, Rabbime hiç kimseyi şirk koşmam.
لیکن میں تو عقیده رکھتا ہوں کہ وہی اللہ میرا پروردگار ہے میں اپنے رب کے ساتھ کسی کو شریک نہ کروں گا.[1]
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وَمَآ أَظُنُّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ قَآئِمَةً وَلَئِن رُّدِدتُّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّى لَأَجِدَنَّ خَيْرًا مِّنْهَا مُنقَلَبًا
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa azunnu s-saa'ata qaa'imatan wala'in rudidttu ilaa rabbee la'ajidanna khayran minhaa munqalabaa
DIN 31635wamā ʾaẓunnu s-sāʿata qāʾimatan walaʾin rudidttu ʾilā rabbī laʾaǧidanna ḫayran minhā munqalaban
"And I do not think the Hour is coming. And even if I am returned to my Lord, I will find something better than this in return."
I think not that the Hour will ever come, and if indeed I am brought back unto my Lord I surely shall find better than this as a resort
and I do not think that the hour is imminent; and if even I be sent back unto my Lord, I shall find a better one than it in exchange
And I do not think that 'the Hour' will come: and even if I be taken back to my Lord, I shall surely find a better than it in exchange
neither do I think that the last hour will come: And although I should return unto my Lord, verily I shall find a better garden than this in exchange
قَالَ لَهُۥ صَاحِبُهُۥ وَهُوَ يُحَاوِرُهُۥٓ أَكَفَرْتَ بِٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكَ مِن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ سَوَّىٰكَ رَجُلًا
Easy-read (simplified)qaala lahu saahibuhu wahuwa yuhaawiruhu akafarta billadhee khalaqaka min turaabin thumma min nutfatin thumma sawwaaka rajulaa
DIN 31635qāla lahu ṣāḥibuhu wahuwa yuḥāwiruhu ʾakafarta billaḏī ḫalaqaka min turābin ṯumma min nuṭfatin ṯumma sawwāka raǧulan
The translators word this verse differently
His friend said to him, as he conversed with him, "Are you being ungrateful to Him who created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop, then evolved you into a man?
His comrade, when he (thus) spake with him, exclaimed: Disbelievest thou in Him Who created thee of dust, then of a drop (of seed), and then fashioned thee a man
Said unto him his fellow, who was his next-door neighbour, 'Thou hast disbelieved in Him who created thee from earth, and then from a clot, then fashioned thee a man
His fellow said to him, disputing with him, "What ! hast thou no belief in him who created thee of the dust, then of the germs of life, then fashioned thee a perfect man
And his companion said unto him, by way of debate, dost thou not believe in Him who created thee of the dust, and afterwards of seed; and then fashioned thee into a perfect man
18:38 — the verse above
وَلَوْلَآ إِذْ دَخَلْتَ جَنَّتَكَ قُلْتَ مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّهِ إِن تَرَنِ أَنَا۠ أَقَلَّ مِنكَ مَالًا وَوَلَدًا
Easy-read (simplified)walawlaa idh dakhalta jannataka qulta maa shaa'a llaahu laa quwwata illaa billaahi in tarani anaa aqalla minka maalan wawaladaa
DIN 31635walawlā ʾiḏ daḫalta ǧannataka qulta mā šāʾa llāhu lā quwwata ʾillā billāhi ʾin tarani ʾanā ʾaqalla minka mālan wawaladan
When you entered your garden, why did you not say, "As God wills; there is no power except through God"? Although you see me inferior to you in wealth and children.
If only, when thou enteredst thy garden, thou hadst said: That which Allah willeth (will come to pass)! There is no strength save in Allah! Though thou seest me as less than thee in wealth and children
Why couldst thou not have said, when thou didst go into thy garden, "What God pleases! there is no power save in God," - to look at, I am less than thee in wealth and children
And why didst thou not say when thou enteredst thy garden, 'What God willeth! There is no power but in God.' Though thou seest that I have less than thou of wealth and children
And when thou enterest thy garden, wilt thou not say, what God pleaseth shall come to pass; there is no power but in God alone? Although thou seest me to be inferior to thee in wealth and number of children
فَعَسَىٰ رَبِّىٓ أَن يُؤْتِيَنِ خَيْرًا مِّن جَنَّتِكَ وَيُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهَا حُسْبَانًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَتُصْبِحَ صَعِيدًا زَلَقًا
Easy-read (simplified)fa'asaa rabbee an yu'tiyani khayran min jannatika wayursila 'alayhaa husbaanan mina s-samaa'i fatusbiha sa'eedan zalaqaa
DIN 31635faʿasā rabbī ʾan yuʾtiyani ḫayran min ǧannatika wayursila ʿalayhā ḥusbānan mina s-samāʾi fatuṣbiḥa ṣaʿīdan zalaqan
The translators word this verse differently
Perhaps my Lord will give me something better than your garden, and release upon it thunderbolts from the sky, so it becomes barren waste.
Yet it may be that my Lord will give me better than thy garden, and will send on it a bolt from heaven, and some morning it will be a smooth hillside
but haply my Lord will give me something better than thy garden, and will send upon it thunder-claps from the sky, and it shall be on the morrow bare slippery soil
Yet haply my Lord may bestow on me better than thy garden, and may send his bolts upon it out of Heaven, so that the next dawn shall find it barren dust
my Lord is well able to bestow on me a better gift than thy garden, and to shoot his arrows against the same from heaven, so that it shall become barren dust
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
لَّٰكِنَّا هُوَ اللَّهُ رَبِّي وَلَا أُشْرِكُ بِرَبِّي أَحَدًا
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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