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
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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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
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
Perhaps my Lord will give me something better than your garden, and release upon it thunderbolts from the sky, so it becomes barren waste.
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
unë pres që Zoti im të më japë diçka më të mirë se kopshti yt dhe mbi kopshtin tënd të dërgojë një dënim nga qielli e ta kthejë atë në tokë të lëmuar (pa bimë),
তবে আমি আশা করছি যে, ‘আমার রব আমাকে তোমার বাগানের চেয়ে উত্তম (কিছু) দান করবেন এবং তোমার বাগানের ওপর আসমান থেকে বজ্র পাঠাবেন। ফলে তা অনুর্বর উদ্ভিদশূন্য জমিনে পরিণত হবে।’
pa Gospodar moj može mi bolji vrt od tvog dati, a na tvoj nepogodu s neba poslati, pa da osvane samo klizava ledina, bez ičega,
pa Gospodar moj može mi bolji vrt od tvog dati, a na tvoj nepogodu s neba poslati, pa da osvane samo klizava ledina, bez ičega,
No jortaa nde Joomi am okkoyta kam moƴƴere ɓurnde ngesa maa ba O nula e mabba lepte immorde ka kammu ba wonta boowal ɓowrungal.
მაშ, შესაძლოა ჩემმა უფალმა მომანიჭოს შენს ბაღზე უკეთესი და (შენ კი დაგაკარგვინოს ეს წყალობა) და ზეციდან მოუვლინოს მას [შენს ბაღს] სასჯელი, რის შედეგადაც იგი გადაიქცეს გლუვ და სწორ ადგილად [მიწასთან გასწორდეს] და მასზე აღარაფერი აღმოცენდეს,
so wird mein Herr mir vielleicht etwas Besseres als deinen Garten geben und über ihn aufeinanderfolgende Strafe vom Himmel senden, so dass er zu schlüpfrigem Erdboden wird,
τότε ίσως ο Κύριός μου να μου δώσει κάτι καλύτερο από τον κήπο σου και να στείλει σ' αυτόν (τον κήπο σου, λόγω της απιστίας σου) μία τιμωρία από τον ουρανό, και έτσι να γίνει (ο κήπος σου) μία άγονη ολισθηρή γη.
तो आशा है कि मेरा पालनहार मुझे तेरे बाग़ से अच्छा प्रदान कर दे, और इस (बाग़) पर आकाश से कोई आपदा भेज दे, तो यह (चटियल) चिकनी भूमि बन जाए।
forse il mio Dio mi donerà un campo molto migliore del tuo, e manderà una folgore dal cielo sul tuo e ne farà una terra secca;
40. gali būti, kad mano Viešpats suteiks man ką nors geriau nei tavo sodas ir pasiųs jam Husban (kančią, žaibą) iš dangaus, tada tai bus slidi žemė.
Gooftaan kiyya waan oyruu kee irra caalu naaf kennuun nikajeelama, ishee (kee) irratti immoo samii irraa bakakkaa buusee, (gubattee) dirree duwwaa ta’uun ishee (ni mala).
то, может быть, мой Господь дарует мне лучшее, чем твой сад, и пошлёт на него кару с неба, и он станет скользкой равниной,
па мој Господар ми може дати бољи врт од твога, а на твој да пошаље казну са неба, па да остане само клизава ледина без ичега,
Basi huenda Mola wangu Mlezi akanipa kilicho bora kuliko kitalu chako, na akakitumia balaa kutoka mbinguni kwa hivyo kikageuka kuwa ardhi tupu inayoteleza.
kan det ju bli så att min Herre skänker mig något bättre än din trädgård och att han sänder över det [som är ditt] ett straff från himlen, som förvandlar det till torr ödemark,
Belki Rabbim bana senin bağından daha hayırlısını verir. Seninkinin üzerine ise gökten felaket indiriverir de kupkuru çorak bir toprak oluverir.
بہت ممکن ہے کہ میرا رب مجھے تیرے اس باغ س[1] ے بھی بہتر دے اور اس پر آسمانی عذاب بھیج دے تو یہ چٹیل اور چکنا میدان بن جائے.[2]
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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
But as for me, He is God, my Lord, and I never associate with my Lord anyone.
But He is Allah, my Lord, and I ascribe unto my Lord no partner
but, God, He is my Lord; nor will I associate any one with my Lord
But God is my Lord; and no other being will I associate with my Lord
But as for me, God is my Lord; and I will not associate any other deity with my Lord
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
18:40 — the verse above
أَوْ يُصْبِحَ مَآؤُهَا غَوْرًا فَلَن تَسْتَطِيعَ لَهُۥ طَلَبًا
Easy-read (simplified)aw yusbiha maa'uhaa ghawran falan tastatee'a lahu talabaa
DIN 31635ʾaw yuṣbiḥa māʾuhā ġawran falan tastaṭīʿa lahu ṭalaban
The translators word this verse differently
Or its water will sink into the ground, and you will be unable to draw it."
Or some morning the water thereof will be lost in the earth so that thou canst not make search for it
or on the morrow its water may be deeply sunk, so that thou canst not get thereat
Or its water become deep sunk, so that thou art unable to find it
or its water may sink deep into the earth, that thou canst not draw thereof
وَأُحِيطَ بِثَمَرِهِۦ فَأَصْبَحَ يُقَلِّبُ كَفَّيْهِ عَلَىٰ مَآ أَنفَقَ فِيهَا وَهِىَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا وَيَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى لَمْ أُشْرِكْ بِرَبِّىٓ أَحَدًا
Easy-read (simplified)wa'uheeta bithamarihi fa'asbaha yuqallibu kaffayhi 'alaa maa anfaqa feehaa wahiya khaawiyatun 'alaa 'urooshihaa wayaqoolu yaa laytanee lam ushrik birabbee ahadaa
DIN 31635waʾuḥīṭa biṯamarihi faʾaṣbaḥa yuqallibu kaffayhi ʿalā mā ʾanfaqa fīhā wahiya ḫāwiyatun ʿalā ʿurūšihā wayaqūlu yā laytanī lam ʾušrik birabbī ʾaḥadan
The translators word this verse differently
And ruin closed in on his crops, and so he began wringing his hands over what he had invested in it, as it lays fallen upon its trellises. And he was saying, "I wish I never associated anyone with my Lord."
And his fruit was beset (with destruction). Then began he to wring his hands for all that he had spent upon it, when (now) it was all ruined on its trellises, and to say: Would that I had ascribed no partner to my Lord
And his fruits were encompassed, and on the morrow he turned down the palms of his hands for what he had spent thereon, for it was fallen down upon its trellises. And he said, 'Would that I had never associated any one with my Lord
And his fruits were encompassed by destruction. Then began he to turn down the palms of his hands at what he had spent on it; for its vines were falling down on their trellises, and he said, "Oh that I had not joined any other god to my Lord
And his possessions were encompassed with destruction, as his companion had forewarned him: Wherefore he began to turn down the palms of his hands out of sorrow and regret for that which he had expended thereon; for the vines thereof were fallen down on their trails: And he said, would to God that I had not associated any other deity with my Lord
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
فَعَسَىٰ رَبِّي أَن يُؤْتِيَنِ خَيْرًا مِّن جَنَّتِكَ وَيُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهَا حُسْبَانًا مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ فَتُصْبِحَ صَعِيدًا زَلَقًا
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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