وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هَلْ تُحِسُّ مِنْهُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ أَوْ تَسْمَعُ لَهُمْ رِكْزًۢا
Easy-read (simplified)wakam ahlaknaa qablahum min qarnin hal tuhissu minhum min ahadin aw tasma'u lahum rikzaa
DIN 31635wakam ʾahlaknā qablahum min qarnin hal tuḥissu minhum min ʾaḥadin ʾaw tasmaʿu lahum rikzan
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How many a generation have We destroyed before them? Can you feel a single one of them, or hear from them the slightest whisper?
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 how many a generation before them have We destroyed! Canst thou (Muhammad) see a single man of them, or hear from them the slightest sound
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
How many a Generation before them have we destroyed? Canst thou find any one of them, or hear a whisper of them
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
How many generations have we destroyed before them! Canst thou search out one of them? or canst thou hear a whisper from them
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 how many generations have we destroyed before them? Dost thou find one of them remaining? Or dost thou hear so much as a whisper concerning them
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
Sa e sa breza para tyre i kemi shkatërruar! A ndien ndonjë prej tyre apo a dëgjon, qoftë dhe një pëshpëritje të tyre?!
আর আমি তাদের পূর্বে কত সম্প্রদায়কেই তো ধ্বংস করে দিয়েছি! তুমি কি তাদের কারো অস্তিত্ব অনুভব করতে পার, কিংবা শুনতে পাও তাদের কোনো ক্ষীণ আওয়াজ?
A koliko smo samo naroda prije njih uništili! Vidiš li ijednog od njih i čuješ li i najslabiji glas njihov?
A koliko smo samo naroda prije njih uništili! Vidiš li ijednog od njih i čuješ li i najslabiji glas njihov?
Heewii ko min kalki ado maɓɓe e gire taw si hiɗa so'a e maɓɓe immorde e goɗɗo, maa haɗa nana ɓe hito?
და რამდენი [ურწმუნოთა] თაობა გავანადგურეთ მათზე უწინ!ნუთუ გრძნობ შენ, ო, მოციქულო, თუნდაც ერთ მათგანს, ან გესმის მათგან თუნდაც უმცირესი ჩუმი ხმა?
Und wie viele Gemeinschaften haben Wir vor ihnen vernichtet! Nimmst du noch irgend jemanden von ihnen wahr, oder hörst du von ihnen noch den geringsten Laut?
Πόσα (άπιστα) έθνη έχουμε καταστρέψει πριν απ' αυτούς! Αισθάνεσαι (τώρα ή βλέπεις ή βρίσκεις, ω, Προφήτη) κανένα απ' αυτά ή ακούς γι' αυτούς κανέναν ψίθυρο;
और हमने उनसे पहले कितनी ही जातियों को विनष्ट कर दिया, तो क्या आप उनमें से किसी एक को महसूस करते हैं, या उनकी कोई भनक सुनते हैं?!
E quante generazioni Noi abbiamo distrutto prima di loro! Senti parlare di una di loro adesso, o senti più di un sussurro?
98. Ir kiek kartų anksčiau jų Mes sunaikinome! Ar gali tu (Muchammedai ﷺ) rasti bent vieną iš jų ar išgirsti bent jų šnabždėjimą?
Isaan dura dhaloota irraa meeqaatama balleessinee jirra (hedduudha)! Sila isaan irraa tokkos argitaa? Yookiin hasaasa (qilixii) isaaniif ni dhageessaa?
Сколько поколений Мы погубили до них! Ощущаешь ли ты присутствие кого-нибудь из них или слышишь от них какой-нибудь шёпот?
А колико смо само народа пре њих уништили! Да ли иједног од њих видиш и да ли и најслабији глас њихов чујеш?!
Na kaumu ngapi tuliziangamiza kabla yao. Je, unamuona hata mmoja katika wao au unasikia hata mnong'ono wao?
Många släkten före dem har vi utplånat; kan du se skymten av någon av dem eller höra ens ett svagt ljud från dem?
Onlardan önce nice nesilleri yok ettik. Onlardan hiçbirini hissediyor veya onlara ait en küçük bir ses işitiyor musun?
ہم نے ان سے پہلے بہت سی جماعتیں تباہ کر دی ہیں، کیا ان میں سے ایک کی بھی آہٹ تو پاتا ہے یا ان کی آواز کی بھنک بھی تیرے کان میں پڑتی ہے؟[1]
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إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ سَيَجْعَلُ لَهُمُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وُدًّا
Easy-read (simplified)inna lladheena aamanoo wa'amiloo s-saalihaati sayaj'alu lahumu r-rahmaanu wuddaa
DIN 31635ʾinna llaḏīna ʾāmanū waʿamilū ṣ-ṣāliḥāti sayaǧʿalu lahumu r-raḥmānu wuddan
Those who believe and do righteous deeds, the Most Merciful will give them love.
Lo! those who believe and do good works, the Beneficent will appoint for them love
Verily, those who believe and act aright, to them the Merciful will give love
But love will the God of Mercy vouchsafe to those who believe and do the things that be right
But as for those who believe and do good works, the Merciful will bestow on them love
فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرْنَٰهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لِتُبَشِّرَ بِهِ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ وَتُنذِرَ بِهِۦ قَوْمًا لُّدًّا
Easy-read (simplified)fa'innamaa yassarnaahu bilisaanika litubashshira bihi l-muttaqeena watundhira bihi qawman luddaa
DIN 31635faʾinnamā yassarnāhu bilisānika litubaššira bihi l-muttaqīna watunḏira bihi qawman luddan
The translators word this verse differently
We made it easy in your tongue, in order to deliver good news to the righteous, and to warn with it a hostile people.
And We make (this Scripture) easy in thy tongue, (O Muhammad) only that thou mayst bear good tidings therewith unto those who ward off (evil), and warn therewith the froward folk
We have only made it easy for thy tongue that thou mayest thereby give glad tidings to the pious, and warn thereby a contentious people
Verily we have made this Koran easy and in thine own tongue, that thou mayest announce glad tidings by it to the God-fearing, and that thou mayest warn the contentious by it
Verily we have rendered the Koran easy for thy tongue, that thou mayest thereby declare our promises unto the pious, and mayest thereby denounce threats unto contentious people
19:98 — the verse above
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هَلْ تُحِسُّ مِنْهُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ أَوْ تَسْمَعُ لَهُمْ رِكْزًا
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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