ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا
Easy-read (simplified)thumma atba'a sababaa
DIN 31635ṯumma ʾatbaʿa sababan
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Then he pursued a course.
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
Then he followed a road
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
Then he followed a way
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
Then followed he a route
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
Then he continued his way
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
Pastaj, ai ndoqi një rrugë tjetër.
তারপর সে আরেকটি পথ ধরে (সূর্য উদয়ের দিকে) অগ্রসর হলো।
I on opet pođe.
I on opet pođe.
Refti o jokki laawol.
შემდეგ ის [ზულ-ყარნაინი] გზას გაუდგა.
Hierauf verfolgte er einen Weg,
Έπειτα, ακολούθησε άλλον έναν δρόμο.
फिर वह कुछ और सामान लेकर चला।
Poi proseguì sul sentiero,
89. Tada jis ėjo kitu keliu.
Sana booda karaa hordofe (deemsa gara bahaa itti fufe).
Затем он последовал [другим] путём,
И он настави даље.
Kisha akaifuata njia.
Sedan tog han åter medlen i bruk [och färdades österut],
Sonra yine (doğuya doğru) bir yol tuttu.
پھر وه اور راه کے پیچھے لگا.[1]
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قَالَ أَمَّا مَن ظَلَمَ فَسَوْفَ نُعَذِّبُهُۥ ثُمَّ يُرَدُّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ فَيُعَذِّبُهُۥ عَذَابًا نُّكْرًا
Easy-read (simplified)qaala ammaa man zalama fasawfa nu'adhdhibuhu thumma yuraddu ilaa rabbihi fayu'adhdhibuhu 'adhaaban nukraa
DIN 31635qāla ʾammā man ẓalama fasawfa nuʿaḏḏibuhu ṯumma yuraddu ʾilā rabbihi fayuʿaḏḏibuhu ʿaḏāban nukran
He said, "As for him who does wrong, we will penalize him, then he will be returned to his Lord, and He will punish him with an unheard-of torment.
He said: As for him who doeth wrong, we shall punish him, and then he will be brought back unto his Lord, Who will punish him with awful punishment
Said he, 'As for him who does wrong, I will torment him, then shall be be sent back to his Lord, and He will torment him with An unheard-of torment
The impious," said he, "will we surely chastise;" then shall he be taken back to his Lord, and he will chastise him with a grievous chastisement
He answered, whosoever of them shall commit injustice, we will surely punish him in this world; afterwards shall he return unto his Lord, and He shall punish him with a severe punishment
وَأَمَّا مَنْ ءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا فَلَهُۥ جَزَآءً ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ وَسَنَقُولُ لَهُۥ مِنْ أَمْرِنَا يُسْرًا
Easy-read (simplified)wa'ammaa man aamana wa'amila saalihan falahu jazaa'an l-husnaa wasanaqoolu lahu min amrinaa yusraa
DIN 31635waʾammā man ʾāmana waʿamila ṣāliḥan falahu ǧazāʾan l-ḥusnā wasanaqūlu lahu min ʾamrinā yusran
The translators word this verse differently
"But as for him who believes and acts righteously, he will have the finest reward, and We will speak to him of Our command with ease."
But as for him who believeth and doeth right, good will be his reward, and We shall speak unto him a mild command
but as for him who believes and acts aright, for him is an excellent reward, and we will tell him our easy bidding
But as to him who believeth and doeth that which is right, he shall have a generous recompense, and we will lay on them our easy behests
But whosoever believeth, and doth that which is right, shall receive the most excellent reward, and We will give him in command that which is easy
18:89 — the verse above
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ مَطْلِعَ ٱلشَّمْسِ وَجَدَهَا تَطْلُعُ عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ لَّمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُم مِّن دُونِهَا سِتْرًا
Easy-read (simplified)hattaa idhaa balagha matli'a sh-shamsi wajadahaa tatlu'u 'alaa qawmin lam naj'al lahum min doonihaa sitraa
DIN 31635ḥattā ʾiḏā balaġa maṭliʿa š-šamsi waǧadahā taṭluʿu ʿalā qawmin lam naǧʿal lahum min dūnihā sitran
Until, when he reached the rising of the sun, he found it rising on a people for whom We had provided no shelter from it.
Till, when he reached the rising-place of the sun, he found it rising on a people for whom We had appointed no shelter therefrom
until when he reached the rising of the sun, he found it rise upon a people to whom we had given no shelter therefrom
Until when he reached the rising of the sun he found it to rise on a people to whom we had given no shelter from it
until he came to the place where the sun riseth; and he found it to rise on certain people, unto whom We had not given any thing wherewith to shelter themselves therefrom
كَذَٰلِكَ وَقَدْ أَحَطْنَا بِمَا لَدَيْهِ خُبْرًا
Easy-read (simplified)kadhaalika waqad ahatnaa bimaa ladayhi khubraa
DIN 31635kaḏālika waqad ʾaḥaṭnā bimā ladayhi ḫubran
And so it was. We had full knowledge of what he had.
So (it was). And We knew all concerning him
So! And we comprehended the knowledge of what (forces) he had with him
Thus it was. And we had full knowledge of the forces that were with him
Thus it was; and we comprehended with our knowledge the forces which were with him
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ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا
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