وَمَا يَنۢبَغِى لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ أَن يَتَّخِذَ وَلَدًا
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa yanbaghee lilrrahmaani an yattakhidha waladaa
DIN 31635wamā yanbaġī lilrraḥmāni ʾan yattaḫiḏa waladan
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
The translators word this verse differently
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It is not fitting for the Most Merciful to have a son.
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
When it is not meet for (the Majesty of) the Beneficent that He should choose a son
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 it, becomes not the Merciful to take to Himself a son
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
when it beseemeth not the God of Mercy to beget a son
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
whereas it becometh not God to beget children
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
Të Gjithëmëshirshmit nuk i shkon të ketë fëmijë.
অথচ সন্তান গ্রহণ করা পরম করুণাময়ের জন্য শোভনীয় নয়।
Nezamislivo je da Milostivi ima dijete.
Nezamislivo je da Milostivi ima dijete.
Haananaa jurmotooɗo de o jogitotoo ɓiɗɗo.
და არ შეეფერება მოწყალეს [ალლაჰს], რომ შვილი აიყვანოს! [ეს არ შეეფერება მის სიდიადეს, ის არავის და არაფერს საჭიროებს].
Es ziemt dem Allerbarmer nicht, Sich ein Kind zu nehmen.
Δεν ταιριάζει στον Αρ-Ραχμάν (Παντελεήμονα), (ούτε στην Μεγαλοπρέπειά Του) να αποκτήσει έναν υιό.
हालाँकि, रहमान के योग्य नहीं कि कोई संतान बनाए।
E non si addice al Compassionevole avere un figlio:
92. Tačiau nepritinka Maloningiausiojo (Allaho) (Didenybei) gimdyti sūnų (arba palikuonių arba vaikų).
Rahmaan ilma godhachuun isaaf hin malu (kanarraa qulqullaaye).
— а ведь Всемилостивому не подобает брать Себе дитя.
Незамисливо је да Свемилосни има дете!
Wala Arrahmani (Mwingi wa rehema) hafailii kujichukulia mwana.
Nej, det skulle aldrig anstå den Nåderike att ha en son.
Hâlbuki Rahman’a bir çocuk edinmek yakışmaz.
شان رحمٰن کے ﻻئق نہیں کہ وه اوﻻد رکھے.
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تَكَادُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ يَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِنْهُ وَتَنشَقُّ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَتَخِرُّ ٱلْجِبَالُ هَدًّا
Easy-read (simplified)takaadu s-samaawaatu yatafattarna minhu watanshaqqu l-'ardu watakhirru l-jibaalu haddaa
DIN 31635takādu s-samāwātu yatafaṭṭarna minhu watanšaqqu l-ʾarḍu wataḫirru l-ǧibālu haddan
The translators word this verse differently
At which the heavens almost rupture, and the earth splits, and the mountains fall and crumble.
Whereby almost the heavens are torn, and the earth is split asunder and the mountains fall in ruins
The heavens well-nigh burst asunder thereat, and the earth is riven, and the mountains fall down broken
Almost might the very Heavens be rent thereat, and the Earth cleave asunder, and the mountains fall down in fragments
It wanteth little but that on occasion thereof the heavens be rent, and the earth cleave in sunder, and the mountains be overthrown and fall
أَن دَعَوْا۟ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ وَلَدًا
Easy-read (simplified)an da'aw lilrrahmaani waladaa
DIN 31635ʾan daʿaw lilrraḥmāni waladan
Because they attribute a son to the Most Merciful.
That ye ascribe unto the Beneficent a son
that they attribute to the Merciful a son
That they ascribe a son to the God of Mercy
for that they attribute children unto the Merciful
19:92 — the verse above
إِن كُلُّ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَّآ ءَاتِى ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ عَبْدًا
Easy-read (simplified)in kullu man fee s-samaawaati wal-'ardi illaa aatee r-rahmaani 'abdaa
DIN 31635ʾin kullu man fī s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍi ʾillā ʾātī r-raḥmāni ʿabdan
There is none in the heavens and the earth but will come to the Most Merciful as a servant.
There is none in the heavens and the earth but cometh unto the Beneficent as a slave
there is none in the heavens or the earth but comes to the Merciful as a servant
Verily there is none in the Heavens and in the Earth but shall approach the God of Mercy as a servant
Verily there is none in heaven or on earth, but shall approach the Merciful as his servant
لَّقَدْ أَحْصَىٰهُمْ وَعَدَّهُمْ عَدًّا
Easy-read (simplified)laqad ahsaahum wa'addahum 'addaa
DIN 31635laqad ʾaḥṣāhum waʿaddahum ʿaddan
The translators word this verse differently
He has enumerated them, and counted them one by one.
Verily He knoweth them and numbereth them with (right) numbering
He counts them and numbers them by number
He hath taken note of them, and numbered them with exact numbering
He encompasseth them by his knowledge and power, and numbereth them with an exact computation
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَمَا يَنبَغِي لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ أَن يَتَّخِذَ وَلَدًا
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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SourceTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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