فَأَجَآءَهَا ٱلْمَخَاضُ إِلَىٰ جِذْعِ ٱلنَّخْلَةِ قَالَتْ يَٰلَيْتَنِى مِتُّ قَبْلَ هَٰذَا وَكُنتُ نَسْيًا مَّنسِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)fa'ajaa'ahaa l-makhaadu ilaa jidh'i n-nakhlati qaalat yaa laytanee mittu qabla haadhaa wakuntu nasyan mansiyyaa
DIN 31635faʾaǧāʾahā l-maḫāḍu ʾilā ǧiḏʿi n-naḫlati qālat yā laytanī mittu qabla hāḏā wakuntu nasyan mansiyyan
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The labor-pains came upon her, by the trunk of a palm-tree. She said, "I wish I had died before this, and been completely forgotten."
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
And the pangs of childbirth drove her unto the trunk of the palm-tree. She said: Oh, would that I had died ere this and had become a thing of naught, forgotten
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
And the labour pains came upon her at the trunk of a palm tree, and she said, 'O that I had died before this, and been forgotten out of mind
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
And the throes came upon her by the trunk of a palm. She said: "Oh, would that I had died ere this, and been a thing forgotten, forgotten quite
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
and the pains of childbirth came upon her near the trunk of a palm-tree. She said, would to God I had died before this, and had become a thing forgotten, and lost in oblivion
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
Dhimbjet e lindjes e detyruan të shkonte te trungu i një palme. Ajo tha: "Ah, sikur të kisha vdekur para kësaj e të isha harruar plotësisht!'
অতঃপর (গর্ভধারণের সময় পূর্ণ হবার পর) প্রসব বেদনা তাকে একটি খেজুর গাছের গোড়ায় আশ্রয় নিতে বাধ্য করল। (প্রসবের যাতনা ও লোকলজ্জার ভয়ে আর্তনাদ করে) সে বললো: ‘হায়! এর আগেই যদি আমি মরে যেতাম এবং মানুষের স্মৃতি থেকে সম্পূর্ণ হারিয়ে যেতাম।(৭)
I porođajni bolovi prisiliše je da dođe do stabla jedne palme. “Kamo sreće da sam ranije umrla i da sam potpuno u zaborav pala!”, uzviknu ona.
I porođajni bolovi prisiliše je da dođe do stabla jedne palme. “Kamo sreće da sam ranije umrla i da sam potpuno u zaborav pala!” uzviknu ona.
Ŋata(qatwere) on fiɗi mo e jullere tamarohi, o wi'i: "Ee hara noon mi maayno ko adii ɗum mi laatoo hu'unde yejjitaande".
და მიიყვანა იგი [მარიამი] მშობიარობის ტკივილმა [მშობიარობის წინა ტანჯვამ] ფინიკის პალმის ღეროსთან. (ფიქრით იმაზე, თუ რას იტყოდნენ ადამიანები მასზე, როდესაც მათთან ჩვილით დაბრუნდებოდა), მან თქვა: «ნეტავ ამაზე ადრე მოვმკვდარიყავი [სანამ ორსულად გავხდებოდი] და სრულიად დავიწყებული, ხსენებაწაშლილი ვყოფილიყავი!»
Da ließen sie die Wehen zum Palmenstamm gehen. Sie sagte: „O wäre ich doch zuvor gestorben und ganz und gar in Vergessenheit geraten!“
Οι πόνοι της γέννας την οδήγησαν στον κορμό μίας χουρμαδιάς. Είπε: «Μακάρι να είχα πεθάνει πριν απ’ αυτό, και να ήμουν κάτι ξεχασμένο που κανείς δε θα το ανέφερε!»
फिर प्रसव पीड़ा उसे खजूर के एक तने के पास ले लाई, कहने लगी : ऐ काश! मैं इससे पहले मर जाती और भूली-बिसरी होती।
Poi ebbe le doglie[70] presso il tronco di una palma. Disse: «Se solo fossi morta prima di oggi e fossi stata già dimenticata!»
23. Ir gimdymo skausmai nuvedė ją prie datulių palmės kamieno. Ji tarė: „O kad aš būčiau mirus prieš tai, ir būčiau pamiršta ir nebematoma!“
Ciniinsuun gara hundee timiraa ishee mayse, Ni jette: “Yaa gaabbii kiyya! Odoo kana dura du’ee, wan dagatamee hafe tahe!” [8]
И родовые схватки довели её до ствола пальмы, и она сказала: «О, если бы я умерла прежде этого и стала чем-то забытым, преданным забвению!»
И порођајни болови присилише је да дође до стабла једне палме. „Камо среће да сам раније умрла и да сам потпуно у заборав пала!“ Узвикну она.
Kisha uchungu wa kuzaa ukamlazimu kwenda kwenye shina la mtende; akasema: Laiti ningelikufa kabla ya haya, na nikawa niliyesahaulika kabisa!
Värkarna drev henne till en palmstam och hon utbrast: ”Om jag ändå varit död och bortglömd innan det här!”
Doğum sancısı onu bir hurma ağacına yöneltti. “Keşke bundan önce ölseydim de büsbütün unutulup gitmiş olsaydım!” dedi.
پھر درِد زه ایک کھجور کے تنے کے نیچے لے آیا، بولی کاش! میں اس سے پہلے ہی مر گئی ہوتی اور لوگوں کی یاد سے بھی بھولی بسری ہو جاتی.[1]
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قَالَ كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ هُوَ عَلَىَّ هَيِّنٌ وَلِنَجْعَلَهُۥٓ ءَايَةً لِّلنَّاسِ وَرَحْمَةً مِّنَّا وَكَانَ أَمْرًا مَّقْضِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)qaala kadhaaliki qaala rabbuki huwa 'alayya hayyinun walinaj'alahu aayatan lilnnaasi warahmatan minnaa wakaana amran maqdiyyaa
DIN 31635qāla kaḏāliki qāla rabbuki huwa ʿalayya hayyinun walinaǧʿalahu ʾāyatan lilnnāsi waraḥmatan minnā wakāna ʾamran maqḍiyyan
He said, "Thus said your Lord, `It is easy for Me, and We will make him a sign for humanity, and a mercy from Us. It is a matter already decided.'"
He said: So (it will be). Thy Lord saith: It is easy for Me. And (it will be) that We may make of him a revelation for mankind and a mercy from Us, and it is a thing ordained
He said, 'Thus says thy Lord, It is easy for Me! and we will make him a sign unto man, and a mercy from us; for it is a decided matter
He said: "So shall it be. Thy Lord hath said: 'Easy is this with me;' and we will make him a sign to mankind, and a mercy from us. For it is a thing decreed
Gabriel replied, so shall it be: Thy Lord saith, this is easy with Me; and We will perform it, that We may ordain him for a sign unto men, and a mercy from Us: For it is a thing which is decreed
فَحَمَلَتْهُ فَٱنتَبَذَتْ بِهِۦ مَكَانًا قَصِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)fahamalathu faantabadhat bihi makaanan qasiyyaa
DIN 31635faḥamalathu fāntabaḏat bihi makānan qaṣiyyan
So she carried him, and secluded herself with him in a remote place.
And she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a far place
So she conceived him, and she retired with him into a remote place
And she conceived him, and retired with him to a far-off place
Wherefore she conceived him: And she retired aside with him in her womb to a distant place
19:23 — the verse above
فَنَادَىٰهَا مِن تَحْتِهَآ أَلَّا تَحْزَنِى قَدْ جَعَلَ رَبُّكِ تَحْتَكِ سَرِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)fanaadaahaa min tahtihaa allaa tahzanee qad ja'ala rabbuki tahtaki sariyyaa
DIN 31635fanādāhā min taḥtihā ʾallā taḥzanī qad ǧaʿala rabbuki taḥtaki sariyyan
The translators word this verse differently
Whereupon he called her from beneath her: "Do not worry; your Lord has placed a stream beneath you.
Then (one) cried unto her from below her, saying: Grieve not! Thy Lord hath placed a rivulet beneath thee
and he called to her from beneath her, 'Grieve not, for thy Lord has placed a stream beneath thy feet
And one cried to her from below her: "Grieve not thou, thy Lord hath provided a streamlet at thy feet
And He who was beneath her called to her, saying, be not grieved: Now hath God provided a rivulet under thee
وَهُزِّىٓ إِلَيْكِ بِجِذْعِ ٱلنَّخْلَةِ تُسَٰقِطْ عَلَيْكِ رُطَبًا جَنِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)wahuzzee ilayki bijidh'i n-nakhlati tusaaqit 'alayki rutaban janiyyaa
DIN 31635wahuzzī ʾilayki biǧiḏʿi n-naḫlati tusāqiṭ ʿalayki ruṭaban ǧaniyyan
And shake the trunk of the palm-tree towards you, and it will drop ripe dates by you."
And shake the trunk of the palm-tree toward thee, thou wilt cause ripe dates to fall upon thee
and shake towards thee the trunk of the palm tree, it will drop upon thee fresh dates fit to gather
And shake the trunk of the palm-tree toward thee: it will drop fresh ripe dates upon thee
and do thou shake the body of the palm-tree, and it shall let fall ripe dates upon thee, ready gathered
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فَأَجَاءَهَا الْمَخَاضُ إِلَىٰ جِذْعِ النَّخْلَةِ قَالَتْ يَا لَيْتَنِي مِتُّ قَبْلَ هَٰذَا وَكُنتُ نَسْيًا مَّنسِيًّا
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