حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ بَيْنَ ٱلسَّدَّيْنِ وَجَدَ مِن دُونِهِمَا قَوْمًا لَّا يَكَادُونَ يَفْقَهُونَ قَوْلًا
Easy-read (simplified)hattaa idhaa balagha bayna s-saddayni wajada min doonihimaa qawman laa yakaadoona yafqahoona qawlaa
DIN 31635ḥattā ʾiḏā balaġa bayna s-saddayni waǧada min dūnihimā qawman lā yakādūna yafqahūna qawlan
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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until when he reached the point between the two mountains, he found below them both a people who could scarcely understand speech
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
Until, when he reached the point separating the two barriers, he found beside them a people who could barely understand what is said.
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
Till, when he came between the two mountains, he found upon their hither side a folk that scarce could understand a saying
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
Until he came between the two mountains, beneath which he found a people who scarce understood a language
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
until he came between the two mountains; beneath which he found certain people, who could scarce understand what was said
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
Kur arriti mes dy maleve, aty gjeti një popull që mezi kuptonte ndonjë fjalë.
অবশেষে (যেতে যেতে) যখন সে দুই পাহাড়ের মধ্যবর্তী স্থানে পৌঁছল, তখন সেখানে সে এমন এক জাতির সাক্ষাত পেল, যারা তার কথা তেমন একটা বুঝতে পারছিল না।
Kad stiže između dvije planine, nađe ispred njih narod koji je jedva govor razumijevao.
Kad stiže između dvije planine, nađe ispred njih narod koji je jedva govor razumijevao.
Haa nde o yottinoo hakkunde heedooji ɗi ɗiɗio tawi ga majji yimɓe ɓe ɗeɓataa faamde konngol.
ვიდრე მიაღწევდა ორ წინაღობას [მთას] შორის. და ნახა მათ შორის ხალხი, რომლებსაც ძლივს ესმოდათ [სხვა ადამიანთა საუბარი].
bis, als er den Ort zwischen den beiden Bergen erreichte, er diesseits von ihnen ein Volk fand, das beinahe kein Wort verstand.
Ώσπου όταν έφτασε (σε ένα άνοιγμα) ανάμεσα σε δύο φράγματα (δύο βουνά ή δύο οροσειρές), βρήκε μπροστά τους, ανθρώπους που δύσκολα καταλάβαιναν τα λόγια (των άλλων, λόγω της απομόνωσής τους από τους άλλους ανθρώπους).
यहाँ तक कि जब वह दो पर्वतों के बीच पहुँचा, तो उन दोनों की उस ओर एक जाति को पाया, जो क़रीब न थी कि कोई बात समझे।[32]
finché giunse tra le «due dighe», sotto cui trovò degli uomini che quasi non capivano una parola.
93. Kol, pasiekęs (vietą) tarp dviejų kalnų, rado priešais (šalia) jų (tų dviejų kalnų) žmones, vos vos suprantančius žodį.
hanga (kaarra) gidduu gaara lamaanii ga’e, isaan lamaanii asitti ummata haasa’a beekuutti hin dhihaanne arge. (kan haasawa nama biroo hinbeeyne).
пока не достиг места между двумя преградами и обнаружил перед ними народ, который едва понимал речь.
Кад стиже између две планине, нађе испред њих народ који је једва говор разумевао.
Hata alipofika katikati ya milima miwili, alikuta nyuma yake kaumu ambao walikaribia kutofahamu neno lolote.
tills han kom till en plats mellan två berg. Där fann han ett folk som knappt förstod ett enda ord.
Nihayet iki dağ arasına ulaştığı zaman, önlerinde hemen hemen hiçbir söz anlamayan bir kavme rastladı.
یہاں تک کہ جب دو دیواروں[1] کے درمیان پہنچا ان دونوں کے پرے اس نے ایک ایسی قوم پائی جو بات سمجھنے کے قریب بھی نہ تھی.[2]
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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
ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا
Easy-read (simplified)thumma atba'a sababaa
DIN 31635ṯumma ʾatbaʿa sababan
Then he pursued a course.
Then he followed a road
Then he followed a way
Then followed he a route
And he prosecuted his journey from south to north
18:93 — the verse above
قَالُوا۟ يَٰذَا ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِ إِنَّ يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ مُفْسِدُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَهَلْ نَجْعَلُ لَكَ خَرْجًا عَلَىٰٓ أَن تَجْعَلَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ سَدًّا
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo yaa dhaa l-qarnayni inna ya'jooja wama'jooja mufsidoona fee l-'ardi fahal naj'alu laka kharjan 'alaa an taj'ala baynanaa wabaynahum saddaa
DIN 31635qālū yā ḏā l-qarnayni ʾinna yaʾǧūǧa wamaʾǧūǧa mufsidūna fī l-ʾarḍi fahal naǧʿalu laka ḫarǧan ʿalā ʾan taǧʿala baynanā wabaynahum saddan
They said, "O Zul-Qarnain, the Gog and Magog are spreading chaos in the land. Can we pay you, to build between us and them a wall?"
They said: O Dhu'l-Qarneyn! Lo! Gog and Magog are spoiling the land. So may we pay thee tribute on condition that thou set a barrier between us and them
They said, 'O Dhu 'l Qarnain! verily, Yagug and Magug are doing evil in the land. Shall we then pay thee tribute, on condition that thou set between us and them a rampart
They said, "O Dhoulkarnain! verily, Gog and Magog waste this land; shall we then pay thee tribute, so thou build a rampart between us and them
And they said, O Dhu'lkarnein, verily Gog and Magog waste the land; shall we therefore pay thee tribute, on condition that thou build a rampart between us and them
قَالَ مَا مَكَّنِّى فِيهِ رَبِّى خَيْرٌ فَأَعِينُونِى بِقُوَّةٍ أَجْعَلْ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُمْ رَدْمًا
Easy-read (simplified)qaala maa makkannee feehi rabbee khayrun fa'a'eenoonee biquwwatin aj'al baynakum wabaynahum radmaa
DIN 31635qāla mā makkannī fīhi rabbī ḫayrun faʾaʿīnūnī biquwwatin ʾaǧʿal baynakum wabaynahum radman
He said, "What my Lord has empowered me with is better. But assist me with strength, and I will build between you and them a dam."
He said: That wherein my Lord hath established me is better (than your tribute). Do but help me with strength (of men), I will set between you and them a bank
He said, 'What my Lord hath established me in is better; so help me with strength, and I will set between you and them a barrier
He said, "Better than your tribute is the might wherewith my Lord hath strengthened me; but help me strenuously, and I will set a barrier between you and them
He answered, the power wherewith my Lord hath strengthened me, is better than your tribute: But assist me strenuously, and I will set a strong wall between you and them
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
حَتَّىٰ إِذَا بَلَغَ بَيْنَ السَّدَّيْنِ وَجَدَ مِن دُونِهِمَا قَوْمًا لَّا يَكَادُونَ يَفْقَهُونَ قَوْلًا
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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