Read the surah · Surah 19
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Ninety-eight verses, a sequence of accounts of named figures — among them Zachariah and John, Mary and Jesus, Abraham, Moses and Aaron — taking its name from Mary, named at verse 16. It opens with disconnected letters and a prayer for a son.
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كٓهيعٓصٓ
Easy-read (simplified)kaaf haa yaa 'ayn saad
DIN 31635kāf hā yā ʿayn ṣād
The translators spell these letters differently
Kaf, Ha, Ya, Ayn, Saad.
Kaf. Ha. Ya. A'in. Sad
K. H. Y. ‘H. Z.
KAF. HA. YA. AIN. SAD
C. H. Y. A. S.
ذِكْرُ رَحْمَتِ رَبِّكَ عَبْدَهُۥ زَكَرِيَّآ
Easy-read (simplified)dhikru rahmati rabbika 'abdahu zakariyyaa
DIN 31635ḏikru raḥmati rabbika ʿabdahu zakariyyā
A mention of the mercy of your Lord towards His servant Zechariah.
A mention of the mercy of thy Lord unto His servant Zachariah
The mention of thy Lord's mercy to His servant Zachariah
A recital of thy Lord's mercy to his servant Zachariah
A commemoration of the mercy of thy Lord towards his servant Zacharias when he called upon his Lord, invoking him in secret
إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥ نِدَآءً خَفِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)idh naadaa rabbahu nidaa'an khafiyyaa
DIN 31635ʾiḏ nādā rabbahu nidāʾan ḫafiyyan
When he called on his Lord, a call in seclusion.
When he cried unto his Lord a cry in secret
when he called on his Lord with a secret calling
When he called upon his Lord with secret calling
When he called upon his LORD, invoking him in secret
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى وَهَنَ ٱلْعَظْمُ مِنِّى وَٱشْتَعَلَ ٱلرَّأْسُ شَيْبًا وَلَمْ أَكُنۢ بِدُعَآئِكَ رَبِّ شَقِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)qaala rabbi innee wahana l-'azmu minnee washta'ala r-ra'su shayban walam akun bidu'aa'ika rabbi shaqiyyaa
DIN 31635qāla rabbi ʾinnī wahana l-ʿaẓmu minnī waštaʿala r-raʾsu šayban walam ʾakun biduʿāʾika rabbi šaqiyyan
He said, "My Lord, my bones have become feeble, and my hair is aflame with gray, and never, Lord, have I been disappointed in my prayer to you.
Saying: My Lord! Lo! the bones of me wax feeble and my head is shining with grey hair, and I have never been unblest in prayer to Thee, my Lord
Said he, 'My Lord! verily, my bones are weak, and my head flares with hoariness; - and I never was unfortunate in my prayers to Thee, my Lord
And said: "O Lord, verily my bones are weakened, and the hoar hairs glisten on my head, And never, Lord, have I prayed to thee with ill success
and said, O Lord, verily my bones are weakened, and my head is become white with hoariness and I have never been unsuccessful in my prayers to thee, O Lord
وَإِنِّى خِفْتُ ٱلْمَوَٰلِىَ مِن وَرَآءِى وَكَانَتِ ٱمْرَأَتِى عَاقِرًا فَهَبْ لِى مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)wa'innee khiftu l-mawaaliya min waraa'ee wakaanati mra'atee 'aaqiran fahab lee min ladunka waliyyaa
DIN 31635waʾinnī ḫiftu l-mawāliya min warāʾī wakānati mraʾatī ʿāqiran fahab lī min ladunka waliyyan
"And I fear for my dependents after me, and my wife is barren. So grant me, from Yourself, an heir.
Lo! I fear my kinsfolk after me, since my wife is barren. Oh, give me from Thy presence a successor
But I fear my heirs after me, and my wife is barren; then grant me from Thee a successor
But now I have fears for my kindred after me; and my wife is barren: Give me, then, a successor as thy special gift
But now I fear my nephews, who are to succeed after me, for my wife is barren: Wherefore give me a successor of my own body from before thee
يَرِثُنِى وَيَرِثُ مِنْ ءَالِ يَعْقُوبَ وَٱجْعَلْهُ رَبِّ رَضِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)yarithunee wayarithu min aali ya'qooba waj'alhu rabbi radiyyaa
DIN 31635yariṯunī wayariṯu min ʾāli yaʿqūba waǧʿalhu rabbi raḍiyyan
To inherit me, and inherit from the House of Jacob, and make him, my Lord, pleasing."
Who shall inherit of me and inherit (also) of the house of Jacob. And make him, my Lord, acceptable (unto Thee)
to be my heir and the heir of the family of Jacob, and make him, my Lord! acceptable
who shall be my heir and an heir of the family of Jacob: and make him, Lord, well pleasing to thee
who may be my heir, and may be an heir of the family of Jacob; and grant, O Lord, that he may be acceptable unto thee
يَٰزَكَرِيَّآ إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَٰمٍ ٱسْمُهُۥ يَحْيَىٰ لَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ مِن قَبْلُ سَمِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)yaa zakariyyaa innaa nubashshiruka bighulaamin smuhu yahyaa lam naj'al lahu min qablu samiyyaa
DIN 31635yā zakariyyā ʾinnā nubašširuka biġulāmin smuhu yaḥyā lam naǧʿal lahu min qablu samiyyan
"O Zechariah, We give you good news of a son, whose name is John, a name We have never given before."
(It was said unto him): O Zachariah! Lo! We bring thee tidings of a son whose name is John; we have given the same name to none before (him)
O Zachariah! verily, we, give thee glad tidings of a son, whose name shall be John. We never made a namesake of his before
O Zachariah! verily we announce to thee a son, - his name John: That name We have given to none before him
And the angel answered him, O Zacharias, verily We bring thee tidings of a son, whose name shall be John; We have not caused any to bear the same name before him
قَالَ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِى غُلَٰمٌ وَكَانَتِ ٱمْرَأَتِى عَاقِرًا وَقَدْ بَلَغْتُ مِنَ ٱلْكِبَرِ عِتِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)qaala rabbi annaa yakoonu lee ghulaamun wakaanati mra'atee 'aaqiran waqad balaghtu mina l-kibari 'itiyyaa
DIN 31635qāla rabbi ʾannā yakūnu lī ġulāmun wakānati mraʾatī ʿāqiran waqad balaġtu mina l-kibari ʿitiyyan
He said, "My Lord, how can I have a son, when my wife is barren, and I have become decrepit with old age?"
He said: My Lord! How can I have a son when my wife is barren and I have reached infirm old age
Said he, 'My Lord! how can I have a son, when my wife is barren, and I have reached through old age to decrepitude
He said: "O my Lord! how when my wife is barren shall I have a son, and when I have now reached old age, failing in my powers
Zacharias said, Lord, how shall I have a son, seeing my wife is barren, and I am now arrived at a great age, and am decrepit
قَالَ كَذَٰلِكَ قَالَ رَبُّكَ هُوَ عَلَىَّ هَيِّنٌ وَقَدْ خَلَقْتُكَ مِن قَبْلُ وَلَمْ تَكُ شَيْـًٔا
Easy-read (simplified)qaala kadhaalika qaala rabbuka huwa 'alayya hayyinun waqad khalaqtuka min qablu walam taku shay'aa
DIN 31635qāla kaḏālika qāla rabbuka huwa ʿalayya hayyinun waqad ḫalaqtuka min qablu walam taku šayʾan
He said, "It will be so, your Lord says, 'it is easy for me, and I created you before, when you were nothing.'"
He said: So (it will be). Thy Lord saith: It is easy for Me, even as I created thee before, when thou wast naught
He said, 'Thus says thy Lord, It is easy for Me, for I created thee at first when yet thou wast nothing
He said: So shall it be. Thy Lord hath said, Easy is this to me, for I created thee aforetime when thou wast nothing
The angel said so shall it be: Thy Lord saith, this is easy with Me; since I created thee heretofore, when thou wast nothing
قَالَ رَبِّ ٱجْعَل لِّىٓ ءَايَةً قَالَ ءَايَتُكَ أَلَّا تُكَلِّمَ ٱلنَّاسَ ثَلَٰثَ لَيَالٍ سَوِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)qaala rabbi j'al lee aayatan qaala aayatuka allaa tukallima n-naasa thalaatha layaalin sawiyyaa
DIN 31635qāla rabbi ǧʿal lī ʾāyatan qāla ʾāyatuka ʾallā tukallima n-nāsa ṯalāṯa layālin sawiyyan
He said, "My Lord, give me a sign." He said, "Your sign is that you will not speak to the people for three nights straight."
He said: My Lord! Appoint for me some token. He said: Thy token is that thou, with no bodily defect, shalt not speak unto mankind three nights
Said he, 'O my Lord! make for me a sign.' He said, 'Thy sign is that thou shalt not speak to men for three nights (though) sound
He said: "Vouchsafe me, O my Lord! a sign." He said: "Thy sign shall be that for three nights, though sound in health, thou speakest not to man
Zacharias answered, O Lord, give me a sign. The angel replied, thy sign shall be, that thou shalt not speak to men for three nights, although thou be in perfect health
فَخَرَجَ عَلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ مِنَ ٱلْمِحْرَابِ فَأَوْحَىٰٓ إِلَيْهِمْ أَن سَبِّحُوا۟ بُكْرَةً وَعَشِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)fakharaja 'alaa qawmihi mina l-mihraabi fa'awhaa ilayhim an sabbihoo bukratan wa'ashiyyaa
DIN 31635faḫaraǧa ʿalā qawmihi mina l-miḥrābi faʾawḥā ʾilayhim ʾan sabbiḥū bukratan waʿašiyyan
And he came out to his people, from the sanctuary, and signaled to them to praise morning and evening.
Then he came forth unto his people from the sanctuary, and signified to them: Glorify your Lord at break of day and fall of night
Then he went forth unto his people from the chamber, and he made signs to them: 'Celebrate (God's) praises morning and evening
And he came forth from the sanctuary to his people, and made signs to them to sing praises morn and even
And he went forth unto his people, from the chamber, and he made signs unto them, as if he should say, praise ye God in the morning and in the evening
يَٰيَحْيَىٰ خُذِ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ بِقُوَّةٍ وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُ ٱلْحُكْمَ صَبِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)yaa yahyaa khudhi l-kitaaba biquwwatin wa'aataynaahu l-hukma sabiyyaa
DIN 31635yā yaḥyā ḫuḏi l-kitāba biquwwatin waʾātaynāhu l-ḥukma ṣabiyyan
"O John, hold on to the Scripture firmly," and We gave him wisdom in his youth.
(And it was said unto his son): O John! Hold fast the Scripture. And we gave him wisdom when a child
O John! take the Book with strength;' and we gave him judgment when a boy
We said: "O John! receive the Book with purpose of heart:" - and We bestowed on him wisdom while yet a child
And We said unto his son, O John, receive the book of the law, with a resolution to study and observe it. And We bestowed on him wisdom, when he was yet a child
وَحَنَانًا مِّن لَّدُنَّا وَزَكَوٰةً وَكَانَ تَقِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)wahanaanan min ladunnaa wazakaatan wakaana taqiyyaa
DIN 31635waḥanānan min ladunnā wazakātan wakāna taqiyyan
And tenderness from Us, and innocence. He was devout.
And compassion from Our presence, and purity; and he was devout
and grace from us, and purity; and he was pious
And mercifulness from Ourself, and purity; and pious was he
and mercy from us, and purity of life; and he was a devout person
وَبَرًّۢا بِوَٰلِدَيْهِ وَلَمْ يَكُن جَبَّارًا عَصِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)wabarran biwaalidayhi walam yakun jabbaaran 'asiyyaa
DIN 31635wabarran biwālidayhi walam yakun ǧabbāran ʿaṣiyyan
And kind to his parents; and he was not a disobedient tyrant.
And dutiful toward his parents. And he was not arrogant, rebellious
and righteous to his parents, and was not a rebellious tyrant
and duteous to his parents; and not proud, rebellious
and dutiful towards his partents, and was not proud or rebellious
وَسَلَٰمٌ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمَ وُلِدَ وَيَوْمَ يَمُوتُ وَيَوْمَ يُبْعَثُ حَيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)wasalaamun 'alayhi yawma wulida wayawma yamootu wayawma yub'athu hayyaa
DIN 31635wasalāmun ʿalayhi yawma wulida wayawma yamūtu wayawma yubʿaṯu ḥayyan
And peace be upon him the day he was born, and the day he dies, and the Day he is raised alive.
Peace on him the day he was born, and the day he dieth and the day he shall be raised alive
So peace upon him the day he was born, and the day he died, and the day he shall be raised up alive
And peace was on him on the day he was born, and the day of his death, and shall be on the day when he shall be raised to life
Peace be on him the day whereon he was born, and the day whereon he shall die, and the day whereon he shall be raised to life
وَٱذْكُرْ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ مَرْيَمَ إِذِ ٱنتَبَذَتْ مِنْ أَهْلِهَا مَكَانًا شَرْقِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)wadhkur fee l-kitaabi maryama idhi ntabadhat min ahlihaa makaanan sharqiyyaa
DIN 31635waḏkur fī l-kitābi maryama ʾiḏi ntabaḏat min ʾahlihā makānan šarqiyyan
And mention in the Scripture Mary, when she withdrew from her people to an eastern location.
And make mention of Mary in the Scripture, when she had withdrawn from her people to a chamber looking East
And mention, in the Book, Mary; when she retired from her family into an eastern place
And make mention in the Book, of Mary, when she went apart from her family, eastward
And remember in the book of the Koran the story of Mary; when she retired from her family to a place towards the east
فَٱتَّخَذَتْ مِن دُونِهِمْ حِجَابًا فَأَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَيْهَا رُوحَنَا فَتَمَثَّلَ لَهَا بَشَرًا سَوِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)faattakhadhat min doonihim hijaaban fa'arsalnaa ilayhaa roohanaa fatamaththala lahaa basharan sawiyyaa
DIN 31635fāttaḫaḏat min dūnihim ḥiǧāban faʾarsalnā ʾilayhā rūḥanā fatamaṯṯala lahā bašaran sawiyyan
She screened herself away from them, and We sent to her Our spirit, and He appeared to her as an immaculate human.
And had chosen seclusion from them. Then We sent unto her Our Spirit and it assumed for her the likeness of a perfect man
and she took a veil (to screen herself) from them; and we sent unto her our spirit; and he took for her the semblance of a well-made man
And took a veil to shroud herself from them: and we sent our spirit to her, and he took before her the form of a perfect man
and took a veil to conceal herself from them; and We sent our spirit Gabriel unto her, and he appeared unto her in the shape of a perfect man
قَالَتْ إِنِّىٓ أَعُوذُ بِٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ مِنكَ إِن كُنتَ تَقِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)qaalat innee a'oodhu bir-rahmaani minka in kunta taqiyyaa
DIN 31635qālat ʾinnī ʾaʿūḏu bir-raḥmāni minka ʾin kunta taqiyyan
She said, "I take refuge from you in the Most Merciful, should you be righteous."
She said: Lo! I seek refuge in the Beneficent One from thee, if thou art Allah-fearing
Said she, 'Verily, I take refuge in the Merciful One from thee, if thou art pious
She said: "I fly for refuge from thee to the God of Mercy! If thou fearest Him, begone from me
She said, I fly for refuge unto the merciful God, that He may defend me from thee: If thou fearest Him, thou wilt not approach me
قَالَ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ رَسُولُ رَبِّكِ لِأَهَبَ لَكِ غُلَٰمًا زَكِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)qaala innamaa anaa rasoolu rabbiki li'ahaba laki ghulaaman zakiyyaa
DIN 31635qāla ʾinnamā ʾanā rasūlu rabbiki liʾahaba laki ġulāman zakiyyan
He said, "I am only the messenger of your Lord, to give you the gift of a pure son."
He said: I am only a messenger of thy Lord, that I may bestow on thee a faultless son
Said he, 'I am only a messenger of thy Lord to bestow on thee a pure boy
He said: "I am only a messenger of thy Lord, that I may bestow on thee a holy son
He answered, verily I am the messenger of thy Lord, and am sent to give thee a holy son
قَالَتْ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِى غُلَٰمٌ وَلَمْ يَمْسَسْنِى بَشَرٌ وَلَمْ أَكُ بَغِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)qaalat annaa yakoonu lee ghulaamun walam yamsasnee basharun walam aku baghiyyaa
DIN 31635qālat ʾannā yakūnu lī ġulāmun walam yamsasnī bašarun walam ʾaku baġiyyan
She said, "How can I have a son, when no man has touched me, and I was never unchaste?"
She said: How can I have a son when no mortal hath touched me, neither have I been unchaste
Said she, 'How can I have a boy when no man has touched me, and when I am no harlot
She said: "How shall I have a son, when man hath never touched me? and I am not unchaste
She said, how shall I have a son, seeing a man hath not touched me, and I am no harlot
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
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
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."
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
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
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
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
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
فَكُلِى وَٱشْرَبِى وَقَرِّى عَيْنًا فَإِمَّا تَرَيِنَّ مِنَ ٱلْبَشَرِ أَحَدًا فَقُولِىٓ إِنِّى نَذَرْتُ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ صَوْمًا فَلَنْ أُكَلِّمَ ٱلْيَوْمَ إِنسِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)fakulee washrabee waqarree 'aynan fa'immaa tarayinna mina l-bashari ahadan faqoolee innee nadhartu lilrrahmaani sawman falan ukallima l-yawma insiyyaa
DIN 31635fakulī wašrabī waqarrī ʿaynan faʾimmā tarayinna mina l-bašari ʾaḥadan faqūlī ʾinnī naḏartu lilrraḥmāni ṣawman falan ʾukallima l-yawma ʾinsiyyan
"So eat, and drink, and be consoled. And if you see any human, say, 'I have vowed a fast to the Most Gracious, so I will not speak to any human today.'"
So eat and drink and be consoled. And if thou meetest any mortal, say: Lo! I have vowed a fast unto the Beneficent, and may not speak this day to any mortal
so eat, and drink, and cheer thine eye; and if thou shouldst see any mortal say, "Verily, I have vowed to the Merciful One a fast, and I will not speak today with a human being
Eat then and drink, and be of cheerful eye: and shouldst thou see a man, Say, - Verily, I have vowed abstinence to the God of mercy. - To no one will I speak this day
And eat, and drink, and calm thy mind. Moreover if thou see any man, and he question thee, say, verily I have vowed a fast unto the merciful; wherefore I will by no means speak to a man this day
فَأَتَتْ بِهِۦ قَوْمَهَا تَحْمِلُهُۥ قَالُوا۟ يَٰمَرْيَمُ لَقَدْ جِئْتِ شَيْـًٔا فَرِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)fa'atat bihi qawmahaa tahmiluhu qaaloo yaa maryamu laqad ji'ti shay'an fariyyaa
DIN 31635faʾatat bihi qawmahā taḥmiluhu qālū yā maryamu laqad ǧiʾti šayʾan fariyyan
Then she came to her people, carrying him. They said, "O Mary, you have done something terrible.
Then she brought him to her own folk, carrying him. They said: O Mary! Thou hast come with an amazing thing
Then she brought it to her people, carrying it; said they, 'O Mary! thou hast done an extraordinary thing
Then came she with the babe to her people, bearing him. They said, "O Mary! now hast thou done a strange thing
So she brought the child to her people, carrying him in her arms. And they said unto her, O Mary, now hast thou done a strange thing
يَٰٓأُخْتَ هَٰرُونَ مَا كَانَ أَبُوكِ ٱمْرَأَ سَوْءٍ وَمَا كَانَتْ أُمُّكِ بَغِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)yaa ukhta haaroona maa kaana abooki mra'a saw'in wamaa kaanat ummuki baghiyyaa
DIN 31635yā ʾuḫta hārūna mā kāna ʾabūki mraʾa sawʾin wamā kānat ʾummuki baġiyyan
O sister of Aaron, your father was not an evil man, and your mother was not a whore."
O sister of Aaron! Thy father was not a wicked man nor was thy mother a harlot
O sister of Aaron! thy father was not a bad man, nor was thy mother a harlot
O sister of Aaron! Thy father was not a man of wickedness, nor unchaste thy mother
O sister of Aaron, thy father was not a bad man, neither was thy mother a harlot
فَأَشَارَتْ إِلَيْهِ قَالُوا۟ كَيْفَ نُكَلِّمُ مَن كَانَ فِى ٱلْمَهْدِ صَبِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)fa'ashaarat ilayhi qaaloo kayfa nukallimu man kaana fee l-mahdi sabiyyaa
DIN 31635faʾašārat ʾilayhi qālū kayfa nukallimu man kāna fī l-mahdi ṣabiyyan
So she pointed to him. They said, "How can we speak to an infant in the crib?"
Then she pointed to him. They said: How can we talk to one who is in the cradle, a young boy
And she pointed to him, and they said, 'How are we to speak with one who is in the cradle a child
And she made a sign to them, pointing towards the babe. They said, "How shall we speak with him who is in the cradle, an infant
But she made signs unto the child to answer them; and they said, how shall we speak to him, who is an infant in the cradle
قَالَ إِنِّى عَبْدُ ٱللَّهِ ءَاتَىٰنِىَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَجَعَلَنِى نَبِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)qaala innee 'abdu llaahi aataaniya l-kitaaba waja'alanee nabiyyaa
DIN 31635qāla ʾinnī ʿabdu llāhi ʾātāniya l-kitāba waǧaʿalanī nabiyyan
He said, "I am the servant of God. He has given me the Scripture, and made me a prophet.
He spake: Lo! I am the slave of Allah. He hath given me the Scripture and hath appointed me a Prophet
He said, 'Verily, I am a servant of God; He has brought me the Book, and He has made me a prophet
It said, "Verily, I am the servant of God; He hath given me the Book, and He hath made me a prophet
Whereupon the child said, verily I am the servant of God; He hath given me the book of the gospel, and hath appointed me a prophet
وَجَعَلَنِى مُبَارَكًا أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُ وَأَوْصَٰنِى بِٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَٱلزَّكَوٰةِ مَا دُمْتُ حَيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)waja'alanee mubaarakan ayna maa kuntu wa'awsaanee bis-salaati waz-zakaati maa dumtu hayyaa
DIN 31635waǧaʿalanī mubārakan ʾayna mā kuntu waʾawṣānī biṣ-ṣalāti waz-zakāti mā dumtu ḥayyan
And has made me blessed wherever I may be; and has enjoined on me prayer and charity, so long as I live.
And hath made me blessed wheresoever I may be, and hath enjoined upon me prayer and almsgiving so long as I remain alive
and He has made me blessed wherever I be; and He has required of me prayer and almsgiving so long as I live
And He hath made me blessed wherever I may be, and hath enjoined me prayer and almsgiving so long as I shall live
And He hath made me blessed, wheresoever I shall be; and hath commanded me to observe prayer, and to give alms, so long as I shall live
وَبَرًّۢا بِوَٰلِدَتِى وَلَمْ يَجْعَلْنِى جَبَّارًا شَقِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)wabarran biwaalidatee walam yaj'alnee jabbaaran shaqiyyaa
DIN 31635wabarran biwālidatī walam yaǧʿalnī ǧabbāran šaqiyyan
The translators word this verse differently
And kind to my mother, and He did not make me a disobedient rebel.
And (hath made me) dutiful toward her who bore me, and hath not made me arrogant, unblest
and piety towards my mother, and has not made me a miserable tyrant
And to be duteous to her that bare me: and he hath not made me proud, depraved
and he hath made me dutiful towards my mother, and hath not made me proud, or unhappy
وَٱلسَّلَٰمُ عَلَىَّ يَوْمَ وُلِدتُّ وَيَوْمَ أَمُوتُ وَيَوْمَ أُبْعَثُ حَيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)was-salaamu 'alayya yawma wulidttu wayawma amootu wayawma ub'athu hayyaa
DIN 31635was-salāmu ʿalayya yawma wulidttu wayawma ʾamūtu wayawma ʾubʿaṯu ḥayyan
So Peace is upon me the day I was born, and the day I die, and the Day I get resurrected alive."
Peace on me the day I was born, and the day I die, and the day I shall be raised alive
and peace upon me the day I was born, and the day I die, and the day I shall be raised up alive
And the peace of God was on me the day I was born, and will be the day I shall die, and the day I shall be raised to life
And peace be on me the day whereon I was born, and the day whereon I shall die, and the day whereon I shall be raised to life
ذَٰلِكَ عِيسَى ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ قَوْلَ ٱلْحَقِّ ٱلَّذِى فِيهِ يَمْتَرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)dhaalika 'eesaa bnu maryama qawla l-haqqi lladhee feehi yamtaroon
DIN 31635ḏālika ʿīsā bnu maryama qawla l-ḥaqqi llaḏī fīhi yamtarūna
That is Jesus son of Mary-the Word of truth about which they doubt.
Such was Jesus, son of Mary: (this is) a statement of the truth concerning which they doubt
That is, Jesus the son of Mary, - by the word of truth whereon ye do dispute
This is Jesus, the son of Mary; this is a statement of the truth concerning which they doubt
This was Jesus the son of Mary; the word of truth, concerning whom they doubt
مَا كَانَ لِلَّهِ أَن يَتَّخِذَ مِن وَلَدٍ سُبْحَٰنَهُۥٓ إِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ
Easy-read (simplified)maa kaana lillaahi an yattakhidha min waladin subhaanahu idhaa qadaa amran fa'innamaa yaqoolu lahu kun fayakoon
DIN 31635mā kāna lillāhi ʾan yattaḫiḏa min waladin subḥānahu ʾiḏā qaḍā ʾamran faʾinnamā yaqūlu lahu kun fayakūnu
It is not for God to have a child-glory be to Him. To have anything done, He says to it, "Be," and it becomes.
It befitteth not (the Majesty of) Allah that He should take unto Himself a son. Glory be to Him! When He decreeth a thing, He saith unto it only: Be! and it is
God could not take to himself any son! celebrated be His praise! when He decrees a matter He only says to it, 'BE,' and it is
It beseemeth not God to beget a son. Glory be to Him! when he decreeth a thing, He only saith to it, Be, and it Is
It is not meet for God, that He should have any son: God forbid! When He decreeth a thing, He only saith unto it, be; and it is
وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ رَبِّى وَرَبُّكُمْ فَٱعْبُدُوهُ هَٰذَا صِرَٰطٌ مُّسْتَقِيمٌ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'inna llaaha rabbee warabbukum fa'budoohu haadhaa siraatun mustaqeem
DIN 31635waʾinna llāha rabbī warabbukum faʿbudūhu hāḏā ṣirāṭun mustaqīmun
"God is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. That is a straight path."
And lo! Allah is my Lord and your Lord. So serve Him. That is the right path
and, verily, God is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him; this is the right way
And verily, God is my Lord and your Lord; adore Him then. This is the right way
And verily God is my Lord, and your Lord; wherefore serve Him: This is the right way
فَٱخْتَلَفَ ٱلْأَحْزَابُ مِنۢ بَيْنِهِمْ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن مَّشْهَدِ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ
Easy-read (simplified)fakhtalafa l-'ahzaabu min baynihim fawaylun lilladheena kafaroo min mashhadi yawmin 'azeem
DIN 31635faḫtalafa l-ʾaḥzābu min baynihim fawaylun lillaḏīna kafarū min mašhadi yawmin ʿaẓīmin
The translators word this verse differently
But the various factions differed among themselves. So woe to those who disbelieve from the scene of a tremendous Day.
The sects among them differ: but woe unto the disbelievers from the meeting of an awful Day
And the parties have disagreed amongst themselves, but woe to those who disbelieve, from the witnessing of the mighty day
But the Sects have fallen to variance among themselves about Jesus: but woe, because of the assembly of a great day, to those who believe not
Yet the sectaries differ among themselves concerning Jesus; but woe be unto those who are unbelievers, because of their appearance at the great day
أَسْمِعْ بِهِمْ وَأَبْصِرْ يَوْمَ يَأْتُونَنَا لَٰكِنِ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ ٱلْيَوْمَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ
Easy-read (simplified)asmi' bihim wa'absir yawma ya'toonanaa laakini z-zaalimoona l-yawma fee dalaalin mubeen
DIN 31635ʾasmiʿ bihim waʾabṣir yawma yaʾtūnanā lākini ẓ-ẓālimūna l-yawma fī ḍalālin mubīnin
Listen to them and watch for them the Day they come to Us. But the wrongdoers today are completely lost.
See and hear them on the Day they come unto Us! yet the evil-doers are to-day in error manifest
they can hear and they can see, on the day when they shall come to us; but the evildoers are today in obvious error
Make them hear, make them behold the day when they shall come before us! But the offenders this day are in a manifest error
Do Thou cause them to hear, and do Thou cause them to see, on the day whereon they shall come unto Us to be judged: But the ungodly are this day in a manifest error
وَأَنذِرْهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْحَسْرَةِ إِذْ قُضِىَ ٱلْأَمْرُ وَهُمْ فِى غَفْلَةٍ وَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'andhirhum yawma l-hasrati idh qudiya l-'amru wahum fee ghaflatin wahum laa yu'minoon
DIN 31635waʾanḏirhum yawma l-ḥasrati ʾiḏ quḍiya l-ʾamru wahum fī ġaflatin wahum lā yuʾminūna
And warn them of the Day of Regret, when the matter will be concluded. Yet they are heedless, and they do not believe.
And warn them of the Day of anguish when the case hath been decided. Now they are in a state of carelessness, and they believe not
And warn them of the day of sighing, when the matter is decreed while they are heedless, and while they do not believe
Warn them of the day of sighing when the decree shall be accomplished, while they are sunk in heedlessness and while they believe not
And do thou forewarn them of the day of sighing, when the matter shall be determined, while they are now sunk in negligence and do not believe
إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَرِثُ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَنْ عَلَيْهَا وَإِلَيْنَا يُرْجَعُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)innaa nahnu narithu l-'arda waman 'alayhaa wa'ilaynaa yurja'oon
DIN 31635ʾinnā naḥnu nariṯu l-ʾarḍa waman ʿalayhā waʾilaynā yurǧaʿūna
It is We who will inherit the earth and everyone on it, and to Us they will be returned.
Lo! We, only We, inherit the earth and all who are thereon, and unto Us they are returned
Verily, we will inherit the earth and all who are upon it, and unto us shall they return
Verily, we will inherit the earth and all who are upon it. To us shall they be brought back
Verily We will inherit the earth, and whatever creatures are therein; and unto Us shall they all return
وَٱذْكُرْ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ صِدِّيقًا نَّبِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)wadhkur fee l-kitaabi ibraaheema innahu kaana siddeeqan nabiyyaa
DIN 31635waḏkur fī l-kitābi ʾibrāhīma ʾinnahu kāna ṣiddīqan nabiyyan
And mention in the Scripture Abraham. He was a man of truth, a prophet.
And make mention (O Muhammad) in the Scripture of Abraham. Lo! he was a saint, a prophet
And mention, in the Book, Abraham; verily, he was a confessors,- a prophet
Make mention also in the Book of Abraham; for he was a man of truth, a Prophet
And remember Abraham in the book of the Koran; for he was one of great veracity, and a prophet
إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ يَٰٓأَبَتِ لِمَ تَعْبُدُ مَا لَا يَسْمَعُ وَلَا يُبْصِرُ وَلَا يُغْنِى عَنكَ شَيْـًٔا
Easy-read (simplified)idh qaala li'abeehi yaa abati lima ta'budu maa laa yasma'u walaa yubsiru walaa yughnee 'anka shay'aa
DIN 31635ʾiḏ qāla liʾabīhi yā ʾabati lima taʿbudu mā lā yasmaʿu walā yubṣiru walā yuġnī ʿanka šayʾan
He said to his father, "O my father, why do you worship what can neither hear, nor see, nor benefit you in any way?
When he said unto his father: O my father! Why worshippest thou that which heareth not nor seeth, nor can in aught avail thee
When he said to his father, 'O my sire! why dost thou worship what can neither hear nor see nor avail thee aught
When he said to his Father, "O my Father! why dost thou worship that which neither seeth nor heareth, nor profiteth thee aught
When he said unto his father, O my father, why dost thou worship that which heareth not, neither seeth, nor profiteth thee at all
يَٰٓأَبَتِ إِنِّى قَدْ جَآءَنِى مِنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ مَا لَمْ يَأْتِكَ فَٱتَّبِعْنِىٓ أَهْدِكَ صِرَٰطًا سَوِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)yaa abati innee qad jaa'anee mina l-'ilmi maa lam ya'tika faattabi'nee ahdika siraatan sawiyyaa
DIN 31635yā ʾabati ʾinnī qad ǧāʾanī mina l-ʿilmi mā lam yaʾtika fāttabiʿnī ʾahdika ṣirāṭan sawiyyan
O my father, there has come to me knowledge that never came to you. So follow me, and I will guide you along a straight way.
O my father! Lo! there hath come unto me of knowledge that which came not unto thee. So follow me, and I will lead thee on a right path
O my sire! verily, to me has come knowledge which has not come to thee; then follow me, and I will guide thee to a level way
O my Father! verily now hath knowledge come to me which hath not come to thee. Follow me therefore - I will guide thee into an even path
O my father, verily a degree of knowledge hath been bestowed on me, which hath not been bestowed on thee: Wherefore follow me; I will lead thee into an even way
يَٰٓأَبَتِ لَا تَعْبُدِ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنَ إِنَّ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنَ كَانَ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ عَصِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)yaa abati laa ta'budi sh-shaytaana inna sh-shaytaana kaana lilrrahmaani 'asiyyaa
DIN 31635yā ʾabati lā taʿbudi š-šayṭāna ʾinna š-šayṭāna kāna lilrraḥmāni ʿaṣiyyan
The translators word this verse differently
O my father, do not worship the devil. The devil is disobedient to the Most Gracious.
O my father! Serve not the devil. Lo! the devil is a rebel unto the Beneficent
O my sire! serve not Satan; verily, Satan is ever a rebel against the Merciful
O my Father! worship not Satan, for Satan is a rebel against the God of Mercy
O my father, serve not Satan; for Satan was rebellious unto the Merciful
يَٰٓأَبَتِ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ أَن يَمَسَّكَ عَذَابٌ مِّنَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ فَتَكُونَ لِلشَّيْطَٰنِ وَلِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)yaa abati innee akhaafu an yamassaka 'adhaabun mina r-rahmaani fatakoona lilshshaytaani waliyyaa
DIN 31635yā ʾabati ʾinnī ʾaḫāfu ʾan yamassaka ʿaḏābun mina r-raḥmāni fatakūna lilššayṭāni waliyyan
O my father, I fear that a punishment from the Most Gracious will afflict you, and you become an ally of the devil."
O my father! Lo! I fear lest a punishment from the Beneficent overtake thee so that thou become a comrade of the devil
O my sire! verily,. I fear that there may touch thee torment from the Merciful, and that thou mayest be a client of Satan
O my Father! indeed I fear lest a chastisement from the God of Mercy light upon thee, and thou become Satan's vassal
O my father, verily I fear lest a punishment be inflicted on thee from the Merciful, and thou become a companion of Satan
قَالَ أَرَاغِبٌ أَنتَ عَنْ ءَالِهَتِى يَٰٓإِبْرَٰهِيمُ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ لَأَرْجُمَنَّكَ وَٱهْجُرْنِى مَلِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)qaala araaghibun anta 'an aalihatee yaa ibraaheemu la'in lam tantahi la'arjumannaka wahjurnee maliyyaa
DIN 31635qāla ʾarāġibun ʾanta ʿan ʾālihatī yā ʾibrāhīmu laʾin lam tantahi laʾarǧumannaka wahǧurnī maliyyan
He said, "Are you renouncing my gods, O Abraham? If you do not desist, I will stone you. So leave me alone for a while."
He said: Rejectest thou my gods, O Abraham? If thou cease not, I shall surely stone thee. Depart from me a long while
Said he, 'What! art thou averse from my gods, O Abraham? verily, if thou dost not desist I will certainly stone thee; but get thee gone from me for a time
He said, "Castest thou off my gods, O Abraham? If thou forbear not, I will surely stone thee. Begone from me for a length of time
His father answered, dost thou reject my gods, O Abraham? If thou forbear not, I will surely stone thee: Wherefore leave me for a long time
قَالَ سَلَٰمٌ عَلَيْكَ سَأَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكَ رَبِّىٓ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ بِى حَفِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)qaala salaamun 'alayka sa'astaghfiru laka rabbee innahu kaana bee hafiyyaa
DIN 31635qāla salāmun ʿalayka saʾastaġfiru laka rabbī ʾinnahu kāna bī ḥafiyyan
He said, "Peace be upon you. I will ask my Lord to forgive you; He has been Kind to me.
He said: Peace be unto thee! I shall ask forgiveness of my Lord for thee. Lo! He was ever gracious unto me
Said he, 'Peace be upon thee! I will ask forgiveness for thee from my Lord; verily, He is very gracious to me
He said, "Peace be on thee! I will pray my Lord for thy forgiveness, for he is gracious to me
Abraham replied, peace be on thee: I will ask pardon for thee of my Lord; for He is gracious unto me
وَأَعْتَزِلُكُمْ وَمَا تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَأَدْعُوا۟ رَبِّى عَسَىٰٓ أَلَّآ أَكُونَ بِدُعَآءِ رَبِّى شَقِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)wa'a'tazilukum wamaa tad'oona min dooni llaahi wa'ad'oo rabbee 'asaa allaa akoona bidu'aa'i rabbee shaqiyyaa
DIN 31635waʾaʿtazilukum wamā tadʿūna min dūni llāhi waʾadʿū rabbī ʿasā ʾallā ʾakūna biduʿāʾi rabbī šaqiyyan
And I will withdraw from you, and from what you pray to instead of God. And I will pray to my Lord, and I hope I will not be disappointed in my prayer to my Lord."
I shall withdraw from you and that unto which ye pray beside Allah, and I shall pray unto my Lord. It may be that, in prayer unto my Lord, I shall not be unblest
but I will part from you and what ye call on beside God, and will pray my Lord that I be not unfortunate in my prayer to my Lord
But I will separate myself from you, and the gods ye call on beside God, and on my Lord will I call. Haply, my prayers to my Lord will not be with ill success
And I will separate my self from you, and from the idols which ye invoke besides God; and I will call upon my Lord: It may be that I shall not be unsuccessful in calling on my Lord, as ye are in calling upon them
فَلَمَّا ٱعْتَزَلَهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَهَبْنَا لَهُۥٓ إِسْحَٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَكُلًّا جَعَلْنَا نَبِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)falammaa 'tazalahum wamaa ya'budoona min dooni llaahi wahabnaa lahu ishaaqa waya'qooba wakullan ja'alnaa nabiyyaa
DIN 31635falammā ʿtazalahum wamā yaʿbudūna min dūni llāhi wahabnā lahu ʾisḥāqa wayaʿqūba wakullan ǧaʿalnā nabiyyan
When he withdrew from them, and from what they worship besides God, We granted him Isaac and Jacob. And each We made a prophet.
So, when he had withdrawn from them and that which they were worshipping beside Allah, We gave him Isaac and Jacob. Each of them We made a prophet
And when he had parted from them and what they served beside God, we granted him Isaac and Jacob, and each of them we made a prophet
And when he had separated himself from them and that which they worshipped beside God, we bestowed on him Isaac and Jacob, and each of them we made a prophet
And when he had separated himself from them, and from the idols which they worshipped besides God, We gave him Isaac and Jacob; and We made each of them a prophet
وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُم مِّن رَّحْمَتِنَا وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ عَلِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)wawahabnaa lahum min rahmatinaa waja'alnaa lahum lisaana sidqin 'aliyyaa
DIN 31635wawahabnā lahum min raḥmatinā waǧaʿalnā lahum lisāna ṣidqin ʿaliyyan
And We gave them freely of Our mercy, and gave them a noble reputation of truth.
And we gave them of Our mercy, and assigned to them a high and true renown
and we granted them of our mercy, and we made the tongue of truth lofty for them
And we bestowed gifts on them in our mercy, and gave them the lofty tongue of truth
and We bestowed on them, through our mercy, the gift of prophecy, and children, and wealth; and We caused them to deserve the highest commendations
وَٱذْكُرْ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ مُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مُخْلَصًا وَكَانَ رَسُولًا نَّبِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)wadhkur fee l-kitaabi moosaa innahu kaana mukhlasan wakaana rasoolan nabiyyaa
DIN 31635waḏkur fī l-kitābi mūsā ʾinnahu kāna muḫlaṣan wakāna rasūlan nabiyyan
And mention in the Scripture Moses. He was dedicated. He was a messenger and a prophet.
And make mention in the Scripture of Moses. Lo! he was chosen, and he was a messenger (of Allah), a prophet
And mention, in the Book, Moses; verily, he was sincere, and was an apostle,- a prophet
And commemorate Moses in "the Book;" for he was a man of purity: moreover he was an Apostle, a Prophet
And remember Moses in the book of the Koran: For he was sincerely upright, and was an apostle and a prophet
وَنَٰدَيْنَٰهُ مِن جَانِبِ ٱلطُّورِ ٱلْأَيْمَنِ وَقَرَّبْنَٰهُ نَجِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)wanaadaynaahu min jaanibi t-toori l-'aymani waqarrabnaahu najiyyaa
DIN 31635wanādaynāhu min ǧānibi ṭ-ṭūri l-ʾaymani waqarrabnāhu naǧiyyan
And We called him from the right side of the Mount, and brought him near in communion.
We called him from the right slope of the Mount, and brought him nigh in communion
We called him from the right side of the mountain; and we made him draw nigh unto us to commune with him
From the right side of the mountain we called to him, and caused him to draw nigh to us for secret converse
And We called unto him from the right side of mount Sinai, and caused him to draw near, and to discourse privately with Us
وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥ مِن رَّحْمَتِنَآ أَخَاهُ هَٰرُونَ نَبِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)wawahabnaa lahu min rahmatinaa akhaahu haaroona nabiyyaa
DIN 31635wawahabnā lahu min raḥmatinā ʾaḫāhu hārūna nabiyyan
And We granted him, out of Our mercy, his brother Aaron, a prophet.
And We bestowed upon him of Our mercy his brother Aaron, a prophet (likewise)
and we granted him, of our mercy, his brother Aaron as a prophet
And we bestowed on him in our mercy his brother Aaron, a Prophet
And We gave him, through our mercy, his brother Aaron, a prophet, for his assistant
وَٱذْكُرْ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ إِسْمَٰعِيلَ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ صَادِقَ ٱلْوَعْدِ وَكَانَ رَسُولًا نَّبِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)wadhkur fee l-kitaabi ismaa'eela innahu kaana saadiqa l-wa'di wakaana rasoolan nabiyyaa
DIN 31635waḏkur fī l-kitābi ʾismāʿīla ʾinnahu kāna ṣādiqa l-waʿdi wakāna rasūlan nabiyyan
And mention in the Scripture Ishmael. He was true to his promise, and was a messenger, a prophet.
And make mention in the Scripture of Ishmael. Lo! he was a keeper of his promise, and he was a messenger (of Allah), a prophet
And mention, in the Book, Ishmael; verily, he was true to his promise, and was an apostle,- a prophet
And commemorate Ismael in "the Book;" for he was true to his promise, and was an Apostle, a Prophet
Remember also Ismael in the same book: For he was true to his promise; and was an apostle, and a prophet
وَكَانَ يَأْمُرُ أَهْلَهُۥ بِٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَٱلزَّكَوٰةِ وَكَانَ عِندَ رَبِّهِۦ مَرْضِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)wakaana ya'muru ahlahu bis-salaati waz-zakaati wakaana 'inda rabbihi mardiyyaa
DIN 31635wakāna yaʾmuru ʾahlahu biṣ-ṣalāti waz-zakāti wakāna ʿinda rabbihi marḍiyyan
And he used to enjoin on his people prayer and charity, and he was pleasing to his Lord.
He enjoined upon his people worship and almsgiving, and was acceptable in the sight of his Lord
and he used to bid his people prayers and almsgiving, and was acceptable in the sight of his Lord
And he enjoined prayer and almsgiving on his people, and was well pleasing to his Lord
And he commanded his family to observe prayer, and to give alms; and he was acceptable unto his Lord
وَٱذْكُرْ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ إِدْرِيسَ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ صِدِّيقًا نَّبِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)wadhkur fee l-kitaabi idreesa innahu kaana siddeeqan nabiyyaa
DIN 31635waḏkur fī l-kitābi ʾidrīsa ʾinnahu kāna ṣiddīqan nabiyyan
And mention in the Scripture Enoch. He was a man of truth, a prophet.
And make mention in the Scripture of Idris. Lo! he was a saint, a prophet
And mention, in the Book, Idris; verily, he was a confessors prophet,- a prophet
And commemorate Edris in "the Book;" for he was a man of truth, a Prophet
And remember Edris in the same book; for he was a just person, and a prophet
وَرَفَعْنَٰهُ مَكَانًا عَلِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)warafa'naahu makaanan 'aliyyaa
DIN 31635warafaʿnāhu makānan ʿaliyyan
And We raised him to a high position.
And We raised him to high station
and we raised him to a lofty place
And we uplifted him to a place on high
And we exalted him to a high place
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ مِن ذُرِّيَّةِ ءَادَمَ وَمِمَّنْ حَمَلْنَا مَعَ نُوحٍ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّةِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ وَمِمَّنْ هَدَيْنَا وَٱجْتَبَيْنَآ إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ خَرُّوا۟ سُجَّدًا وَبُكِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)oolaa'ika lladheena an'ama llaahu 'alayhim mina n-nabiyyeena min dhurriyyati aadama wamimman hamalnaa ma'a noohin wamin dhurriyyati ibraaheema wa'israa'eela wamimman hadaynaa wajtabaynaa idhaa tutlaa 'alayhim aayaatu r-rahmaani kharroo sujjadan wabukiyyaa
DIN 31635ʾūlāʾika llaḏīna ʾanʿama llāhu ʿalayhim mina n-nabiyyīna min ḏurriyyati ʾādama wamimman ḥamalnā maʿa nūḥin wamin ḏurriyyati ʾibrāhīma waʾisrāʾīla wamimman hadaynā waǧtabaynā ʾiḏā tutlā ʿalayhim ʾāyātu r-raḥmāni ḫarrū suǧǧadan wabukiyyan
These are some of the prophets God has blessed, from the descendants of Adam, and from those We carried with Noah, and from the descendants of Abraham and Israel, and from those We guided and selected. Whenever the revelations of the Most Gracious are recited to them, they would fall down, prostrating and weeping.
These are they unto whom Allah showed favour from among the prophets, of the seed of Adam and of those whom We carried (in the ship) with Noah, and of the seed of Abraham and Israel, and from among those whom We guided and chose. When the revelations of the Beneficent were recited unto them, they fell down, adoring and weeping
These are those to whom God has been gracious, of the prophets of the seed of Adam, and of those whom we bore with Noah, and of the seed of Abraham and Israel, and of those we guided and elected; when the signs of the Merciful are read to them, they fall down adoring and weeping
These are they among the prophets of the posterity of Adam, and among those whom we bare with Noah, and among the posterity of Abraham and Israel, and among those whom we have guided and chosen, to whom God hath shewed favour. When the signs of the God of Mercy were rehearsed to them, they bowed them down worshipping and weeping
These are they unto whom God hath been bounteous, of the prophets of the posterity of Adam, and of those whom We carried in the ark with Noah; and of the posterity of Abraham, and of Israel, and of those whom We have directed and chosen. When the signs of the Merciful were read unto them, they fell down, worshipping, and wept
فَخَلَفَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ خَلْفٌ أَضَاعُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ ٱلشَّهَوَٰتِ فَسَوْفَ يَلْقَوْنَ غَيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)fakhalafa min ba'dihim khalfun adaa'oo s-salaata waattaba'oo sh-shahawaati fasawfa yalqawna ghayyaa
DIN 31635faḫalafa min baʿdihim ḫalfun ʾaḍāʿū ṣ-ṣalāta wāttabaʿū š-šahawāti fasawfa yalqawna ġayyan
The translators word this verse differently
But they were succeeded by generations who lost the prayers and followed their appetites. They will meet perdition.
Now there hath succeeded them a later generation whom have ruined worship and have followed lusts. But they will meet deception
And successors succeeded them, who lost sight of prayer and followed lusts, but they shall at length find themselves going wrong
But others have come in their place after them: they have made an end of prayer, and have gone after their own lusts; and in the end they shall meet with evil
But a succeeding generation have come after them, who neglect prayer, and follow their lusts; and they shall surely fall into evil
إِلَّا مَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ يَدْخُلُونَ ٱلْجَنَّةَ وَلَا يُظْلَمُونَ شَيْـًٔا
Easy-read (simplified)illaa man taaba wa'aamana wa'amila saalihan fa'oolaa'ika yadkhuloona l-jannata walaa yuzlamoona shay'aa
DIN 31635ʾillā man tāba waʾāmana waʿamila ṣāliḥan faʾūlāʾika yadḫulūna l-ǧannata walā yuẓlamūna šayʾan
Except for those who repent, and believe, and act righteously. These will enter Paradise, and will not be wronged in the least.
Save him who shall repent and believe and do right. Such will enter the Garden, and they will not be wronged in aught
except such as repent and believe and act aright; for these shall enter Paradise, and shall not be wronged at all
Save those who turn and believe and do that which is right, these shall enter the Garden, and in nought shall they be wronged
Except him who repenteth, and believeth, and doth that which is right; these shall enter paradise, and they shall not in the least be wronged
جَنَّٰتِ عَدْنٍ ٱلَّتِى وَعَدَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ عِبَادَهُۥ بِٱلْغَيْبِ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ وَعْدُهُۥ مَأْتِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)jannaati 'adnin llatee wa'ada r-rahmaanu 'ibaadahu bil-ghaybi innahu kaana wa'duhu ma'tiyyaa
DIN 31635ǧannāti ʿadnin llatī waʿada r-raḥmānu ʿibādahu bil-ġaybi ʾinnahu kāna waʿduhu maʾtiyyan
The Gardens of Eden, promised by the Most Merciful to His servants in the Unseen. His promise will certainly come true.
Gardens of Eden, which the Beneficent hath promised to His slaves in the unseen. Lo! His promise is ever sure of fulfilment
gardens of Eden, which the Merciful has promised to His servants in the unseen; verily, His promise ever comes to pass
The Garden of Eden, which the God of Mercy hath promised to his servants, though yet unseen: for his promise shall come to pass
Gardens of perpetual abode shall be their reward, which the Merciful hath promised unto his servants, as an object of faith; for his promise will surely come to be fulfilled
لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا إِلَّا سَلَٰمًا وَلَهُمْ رِزْقُهُمْ فِيهَا بُكْرَةً وَعَشِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)laa yasma'oona feehaa laghwan illaa salaaman walahum rizquhum feehaa bukratan wa'ashiyyaa
DIN 31635lā yasmaʿūna fīhā laġwan ʾillā salāman walahum rizquhum fīhā bukratan waʿašiyyan
They will hear no nonsense therein, but only peace. And they will have their provision therein, morning and evening.
They hear therein no idle talk, but only Peace; and therein they have food for morn and evening
They shall hear no empty talk therein, but only 'peace;' and they shall have their provision therein, morning and evening
No vain discourse shall they hear therein, but only "Peace;" and their food shall be given them at morn and even
Therein shall they hear no vain discourse, but peace; and their provision shall be prepared for them therein morning and evening
تِلْكَ ٱلْجَنَّةُ ٱلَّتِى نُورِثُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا مَن كَانَ تَقِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)tilka l-jannatu llatee noorithu min 'ibaadinaa man kaana taqiyyaa
DIN 31635tilka l-ǧannatu llatī nūriṯu min ʿibādinā man kāna taqiyyan
Such is Paradise which We will give as inheritance to those of Our servants who are devout.
Such is the Garden which We cause the devout among Our bondmen to inherit
that is Paradise which we will give for an inheritance to those of our servants who are pious
This is the Paradise which we will make the heritage of those our servants who fear us
This is paradise, which We will give for an inheritance unto such of our servants as shall be pious
وَمَا نَتَنَزَّلُ إِلَّا بِأَمْرِ رَبِّكَ لَهُۥ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِينَا وَمَا خَلْفَنَا وَمَا بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ نَسِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa natanazzalu illaa bi'amri rabbika lahu maa bayna aydeenaa wamaa khalfanaa wamaa bayna dhaalika wamaa kaana rabbuka nasiyyaa
DIN 31635wamā natanazzalu ʾillā biʾamri rabbika lahu mā bayna ʾaydīnā wamā ḫalfanā wamā bayna ḏālika wamā kāna rabbuka nasiyyan
"We do not descend except by the command of your Lord. His is what is before us, and what is behind us, and what is between them. Your Lord is never forgetful."
We (angels) come not down save by commandment of thy Lord. Unto Him belongeth all that is before us and all that is behind us and all that is between those two, and thy Lord was never forgetful
We do not descend save at the bidding of thy Lord; His is what is before us, and what is behind us, and what is between those; for thy Lord is never forgetful
We come not down from Heaven but by thy Lord's command. His, whatever is before us and whatever is behind us, and whatever is between the two! And thy Lord is not forgetful
We descend not from heaven, unless by the command of thy Lord: Unto Him belongeth whatsoever is before us, and whatsoever is behind us, and whatsoever is in the intermediate space; neither is thy Lord forgetful of thee
رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فَٱعْبُدْهُ وَٱصْطَبِرْ لِعِبَٰدَتِهِۦ هَلْ تَعْلَمُ لَهُۥ سَمِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)rabbu s-samaawaati wal-'ardi wamaa baynahumaa fa'budhu wastabir li'ibaadatihi hal ta'lamu lahu samiyyaa
DIN 31635rabbu s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍi wamā baynahumā faʿbudhu waṣṭabir liʿibādatihi hal taʿlamu lahu samiyyan
Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them. So worship Him, and persevere in His service. Do you know of anyone equal to Him?
Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them! Therefor, worship thou Him and be thou steadfast in His service. Knowest thou one that can be named along with Him
the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and of what is between the two; then serve Him and persevere in His service. Dost thou know a namesake of His
Lord of the Heavens and of the Earth, and of all that is between them! Worship Him, then, and abide thou steadfast in his worship. Knowest thou any other of the same name
He is the Lord of heaven and earth, and of whatsoever is between them: Wherefore worship Him, and be constant in his worship. Dost thou know any named like Him
وَيَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَءِذَا مَا مِتُّ لَسَوْفَ أُخْرَجُ حَيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)wayaqoolu l-'insaanu a'idhaa maa mittu lasawfa ukhraju hayyaa
DIN 31635wayaqūlu l-ʾinsānu ʾaʾiḏā mā mittu lasawfa ʾuḫraǧu ḥayyan
The translators word this verse differently
And the human being says, "When I am dead, will I be brought back alive?"
And man saith: When I am dead, shall I forsooth be brought forth alive
Man will say, 'What! when I have died shall I then come forth alive
Man saith: "What! after I am dead, shall I in the end be brought forth alive
Man saith, after I shall have been dead, shall I really be brought forth alive from the grave
أَوَلَا يَذْكُرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُ مِن قَبْلُ وَلَمْ يَكُ شَيْـًٔا
Easy-read (simplified)awalaa yadhkuru l-'insaanu annaa khalaqnaahu min qablu walam yaku shay'aa
DIN 31635ʾawalā yaḏkuru l-ʾinsānu ʾannā ḫalaqnāhu min qablu walam yaku šayʾan
Does the human being not remember that We created him before, when he was nothing?
Doth not man remember that We created him before, when he was naught
Does not man then remember that we created him before when he was naught
Doth not man bear in mind that we made him at first, when he was nought
Doth not man remember that We created him heretofore, when he was nothing
فَوَرَبِّكَ لَنَحْشُرَنَّهُمْ وَٱلشَّيَٰطِينَ ثُمَّ لَنُحْضِرَنَّهُمْ حَوْلَ جَهَنَّمَ جِثِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)fawarabbika lanahshurannahum wash-shayaateena thumma lanuhdirannahum hawla jahannama jithiyyaa
DIN 31635fawarabbika lanaḥšurannahum waš-šayāṭīna ṯumma lanuḥḍirannahum ḥawla ǧahannama ǧiṯiyyan
By your Lord, We will round them up, and the devils, then We will bring them around Hell, on their knees.
And, by thy Lord, verily We shall assemble them and the devils, then We shall bring them, crouching, around hell
And by thy Lord! we will surely gather them together, and the devils too; then we will surely bring them forward around hell, on their knees
And I swear by thy Lord, we will surely gather together them and the Satans: then will we set them on their knees round Hell
But by thy Lord We will surely assemble them and the devils to judgment; then will We set them round about hell on their knees
ثُمَّ لَنَنزِعَنَّ مِن كُلِّ شِيعَةٍ أَيُّهُمْ أَشَدُّ عَلَى ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ عِتِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)thumma lananzi'anna min kulli shee'atin ayyuhum ashaddu 'alaa r-rahmaani 'itiyyaa
DIN 31635ṯumma lananziʿanna min kulli šīʿatin ʾayyuhum ʾašaddu ʿalā r-raḥmāni ʿitiyyan
The translators word this verse differently
Then, out of every sect, We will snatch those most defiant to the Most Merciful.
Then We shall pluck out from every sect whichever of them was most stubborn in rebellion to the Beneficent
Then we will drag off from every sect whichever of them has been most bold against the Merciful
Then will we take forth from each band those of them who have been stoutest in rebellion against the God of Mercy
Afterwards We will draw forth from every sect such of them as shall have been a more obstinate rebel against the Merciful
ثُمَّ لَنَحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ أَوْلَىٰ بِهَا صِلِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)thumma lanahnu a'lamu billadheena hum awlaa bihaa siliyyaa
DIN 31635ṯumma lanaḥnu ʾaʿlamu billaḏīna hum ʾawlā bihā ṣiliyyan
The translators word this verse differently
We are fully aware of those most deserving to scorch in it.
And surely We are Best Aware of those most worthy to be burned therein
Then we know best which of them deserves most to be broiled therein
Then shall we know right well to whom its burning is most due
and We best know which of them are more worthy to be burned therein
وَإِن مِّنكُمْ إِلَّا وَارِدُهَا كَانَ عَلَىٰ رَبِّكَ حَتْمًا مَّقْضِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)wa'in minkum illaa waariduhaa kaana 'alaa rabbika hatman maqdiyyaa
DIN 31635waʾin minkum ʾillā wāriduhā kāna ʿalā rabbika ḥatman maqḍiyyan
There is not one of you but will go down to it. This has been an unavoidable decree of your Lord.
There is not one of you but shall approach it. That is a fixed ordinance of thy Lord
There is not one of you who will not go down to it,- that is settled and decided by thy Lord
No one is there of you who shall not go down unto it - This is a settled decree with thy Lord
There shall be none of you but shall descend into the same hell: This is an established decree upon thy Lord
ثُمَّ نُنَجِّى ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوا۟ وَّنَذَرُ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ فِيهَا جِثِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)thumma nunajjee lladheena taqaw wanadharu z-zaalimeena feehaa jithiyyaa
DIN 31635ṯumma nunaǧǧī llaḏīna taqaw wanaḏaru ẓ-ẓālimīna fīhā ǧiṯiyyan
Then We will rescue those who were devout, and leave the wrongdoers in it, on their knees.
Then We shall rescue those who kept from evil, and leave the evil-doers crouching there
Then we will save those who fear us; but we will leave the evildoers therein on their knees
Then will we deliver those who had the fear of God, and the wicked will we leave in it on their knees
Afterwards We will deliver those who shall have been pious, but We will leave the ungodly therein on their knees
وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتُنَا بَيِّنَٰتٍ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَىُّ ٱلْفَرِيقَيْنِ خَيْرٌ مَّقَامًا وَأَحْسَنُ نَدِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhaa tutlaa 'alayhim aayaatunaa bayyinaatin qaala lladheena kafaroo lilladheena aamanoo ayyu l-fareeqayni khayrun maqaaman wa'ahsanu nadiyyaa
DIN 31635waʾiḏā tutlā ʿalayhim ʾāyātunā bayyinātin qāla llaḏīna kafarū lillaḏīna ʾāmanū ʾayyu l-farīqayni ḫayrun maqāman waʾaḥsanu nadiyyan
When Our clear revelations are recited to them, those who disbelieve say to those who believe, "Which of the two parties is better in position, and superior in influence?"
And when Our clear revelations are recited unto them, those who disbelieve say unto those who believe: Which of the two parties (yours or ours) is better in position, and more imposing as an army
And when our signs are recited to them manifest, those who misbelieve say to those who believe, 'Which of the two parties is best placed and in the best company
And when our clear signs are rehearsed to them, the infidels say to those who believe: "Which of the two parties is in the best plight? and which is the most goodly company
When our manifest signs are read unto them, the infidels say unto the true believers, which of the two parties is in the more eligible condition, and formeth the more excellent assembly
وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَحْسَنُ أَثَٰثًا وَرِءْيًا
Easy-read (simplified)wakam ahlaknaa qablahum min qarnin hum ahsanu athaathan wari'yaa
DIN 31635wakam ʾahlaknā qablahum min qarnin hum ʾaḥsanu ʾaṯāṯan wariʾyan
How many a generation have We destroyed before them, who surpassed them in riches and splendor?
How many a generation have We destroyed before them, who were more imposing in respect of gear and outward seeming
And how many generations before them have we destroyed who were better off in property and appearance
But how many generations have we brought to ruin before them, who surpassed them in riches and in splendour
But how many generations have We destroyed before them, which excelled them in wealth, and in outward appearance
قُلْ مَن كَانَ فِى ٱلضَّلَٰلَةِ فَلْيَمْدُدْ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ مَدًّا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا رَأَوْا۟ مَا يُوعَدُونَ إِمَّا ٱلْعَذَابَ وَإِمَّا ٱلسَّاعَةَ فَسَيَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ هُوَ شَرٌّ مَّكَانًا وَأَضْعَفُ جُندًا
Easy-read (simplified)qul man kaana fee d-dalaalati falyamdud lahu r-rahmaanu maddan hattaa idhaa ra'aw maa yoo'adoona immaa l-'adhaaba wa'immaa s-saa'ata fasaya'lamoona man huwa sharrun makaanan wa'ad'afu jundaa
DIN 31635qul man kāna fī ḍ-ḍalālati falyamdud lahu r-raḥmānu maddan ḥattā ʾiḏā raʾaw mā yūʿadūna ʾimmā l-ʿaḏāba waʾimmā s-sāʿata fasayaʿlamūna man huwa šarrun makānan waʾaḍʿafu ǧundan
Say, "Whoever is in error, the Most Merciful will lead him on." Until, when they see what they were promised-either the punishment, or the Hour. Then they will know who was in worse position and weaker in forces.
Say: As for him who is in error, the Beneficent will verily prolong his span of life until, when they behold that which they were promised, whether it be punishment (in the world), or the Hour (of doom), they will know who is worse in position and who is weaker as an army
Say, 'Whosoever is in error, let the Merciful extend to him length of days!- until they see what they are threatened with, whether it be the torment or whether it be the Hour, then they shall know who is worse placed and weakest in forces
SAY: As to those who are in error, the God of Mercy will lengthen out to them a length of days Until they see that with which they are threatened, whether it be some present chastisement, or whether it be "the Hour," and they shall then know which is in the worse state, and which the more weak in forces
Say, whosoever is in error, the Merciful will grant him a long and prosperous life; until they see that with which they are threatened, whether it be the punishment of this life, or that of the last hour; and hereafter they shall know who is in the worse condition, and the weaker in forces
وَيَزِيدُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱهْتَدَوْا۟ هُدًى وَٱلْبَٰقِيَٰتُ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتُ خَيْرٌ عِندَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ مَّرَدًّا
Easy-read (simplified)wayazeedu llaahu lladheena htadaw hudan wal-baaqiyaatu s-saalihaatu khayrun 'inda rabbika thawaaban wakhayrun maraddaa
DIN 31635wayazīdu llāhu llaḏīna htadaw hudan wal-bāqiyātu ṣ-ṣāliḥātu ḫayrun ʿinda rabbika ṯawāban waḫayrun maraddan
The translators word this verse differently
God increases in guidance those who accept guidance. And the things that endure-the righteous deeds-have the best reward with your Lord, and the best outcome.
Allah increaseth in right guidance those who walk aright, and the good deeds which endure are better in thy Lord's sight for reward, and better for resort
And those who are guided God will increase in guidance. And enduring good works are best with thy Lord for a reward, and best for restoration
But God will increase the guidance of the already guided. And good works which abide, are in thy Lord's sight better in respect of guerdon, and better in the issue than all worldly good
God shall more fully direct those who receive direction; and the good works which remain for ever, are better in the sight of thy Lord than worldly possessions, in respect to the reward, and more eligible in respect to the future recompence
أَفَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى كَفَرَ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَقَالَ لَأُوتَيَنَّ مَالًا وَوَلَدًا
Easy-read (simplified)afara'ayta lladhee kafara bi'aayaatinaa waqaala la'ootayanna maalan wawaladaa
DIN 31635ʾafaraʾayta llaḏī kafara biʾāyātinā waqāla laʾūtayanna mālan wawaladan
Have you seen him who denied Our revelations, and said, "I will be given wealth and children"?
Hast thou seen him who disbelieveth in Our revelations and saith: Assuredly I shall be given wealth and children
Hast thou seen him who disbelieves in our signs, and says, 'I shall surely be given wealth and children
Hast thou marked him who believeth not in our signs, and saith, "I shall surely have riches and children bestowed upon me
Hast thou seen him who believeth not in our signs, and saith, I shall surely have riches and children bestowed on me
أَطَّلَعَ ٱلْغَيْبَ أَمِ ٱتَّخَذَ عِندَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ عَهْدًا
Easy-read (simplified)attala'a l-ghayba ami takhadha 'inda r-rahmaani 'ahdaa
DIN 31635ʾaṭṭalaʿa l-ġayba ʾami taḫaḏa ʿinda r-raḥmāni ʿahdan
The translators word this verse differently
Did he look into the future, or did he receive a promise from the Most Merciful?
Hath he perused the Unseen, or hath he made a pact with the Beneficent
Has he become acquainted with the unseen, or has he taken a compact with the Merciful
Hath he mounted up into the secrets of God? Hath he made a compact with the God of Mercy
Is he acquainted with the secrets of futurity; or hath he received a covenant from the Merciful that it shall be so
كَلَّا سَنَكْتُبُ مَا يَقُولُ وَنَمُدُّ لَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ مَدًّا
Easy-read (simplified)kallaa sanaktubu maa yaqoolu wanamuddu lahu mina l-'adhaabi maddaa
DIN 31635kallā sanaktubu mā yaqūlu wanamuddu lahu mina l-ʿaḏābi maddan
The translators word this verse differently
No indeed! We will write what he says, and will keep extending the agony for him.
Nay, but We shall record that which he saith and prolong for him a span of torment
Not so! We will write down what he says, and we will extend to him a length of torment
No! we will certainly write down what he saith, and will lengthen the length of his chastisement
By no means. We will surely write down that which he saith; and increasing We will increase his punishment
وَنَرِثُهُۥ مَا يَقُولُ وَيَأْتِينَا فَرْدًا
Easy-read (simplified)wanarithuhu maa yaqoolu waya'teenaa fardaa
DIN 31635wanariṯuhu mā yaqūlu wayaʾtīnā fardan
Then We will inherit from him what he speaks of, and he will come to Us alone.
And We shall inherit from him that whereof he spake, and he will come unto Us, alone (without his wealth and children)
and we will make him inherit what he says, and he shall come to us alone
And we will inherit what he spake of, and he shall come before us all alone
And We will be his heir as to that which he speaketh of, and on the last day he shall appear before Us alone and naked
وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةً لِّيَكُونُوا۟ لَهُمْ عِزًّا
Easy-read (simplified)waattakhadhoo min dooni llaahi aalihatan liyakoonoo lahum 'izzaa
DIN 31635wāttaḫaḏū min dūni llāhi ʾālihatan liyakūnū lahum ʿizzan
And they took, besides God, other gods, to be for them a source of strength.
And they have chosen (other) gods beside Allah that they may be a power for them
They take other gods besides God to be their glory
They have taken other gods beside God to be their help
They have taken other gods, besides God, that they may be a glory unto them
كَلَّا سَيَكْفُرُونَ بِعِبَادَتِهِمْ وَيَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضِدًّا
Easy-read (simplified)kallaa sayakfuroona bi'ibaadatihim wayakoonoona 'alayhim diddaa
DIN 31635kallā sayakfurūna biʿibādatihim wayakūnūna ʿalayhim ḍiddan
The translators word this verse differently
By no means! They will reject their worship of them, and become opponents to them.
Nay, but they will deny their worship of them, and become opponents unto them
Not so! They shall deny their worship and shall be opponents of theirs
But it shall not be. Those gods will disavow their worship and will become their enemies
By no means. Hereafter shall they deny their worship; and they shall become adversaries unto them
أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا ٱلشَّيَٰطِينَ عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ تَؤُزُّهُمْ أَزًّا
Easy-read (simplified)alam tara annaa arsalnaa sh-shayaateena 'alaa l-kaafireena ta'uzzuhum azzaa
DIN 31635ʾalam tara ʾannā ʾarsalnā š-šayāṭīna ʿalā l-kāfirīna taʾuzzuhum ʾazzan
The translators word this verse differently
Have you not considered how We dispatch the devils against the disbelievers, exciting them with incitement?
Seest thou not that We have set the devils on the disbelievers to confound them with confusion
Dost thou not see that we have sent the devils against the misbelievers, to drive them on to sin
Seest thou not that we send the Satans against the Infidels to urge them into sin
Dost thou not see that we send the devils against the infidels, to incite them to sin by their instigations
فَلَا تَعْجَلْ عَلَيْهِمْ إِنَّمَا نَعُدُّ لَهُمْ عَدًّا
Easy-read (simplified)falaa ta'jal 'alayhim innamaa na'uddu lahum 'addaa
DIN 31635falā taʿǧal ʿalayhim ʾinnamā naʿuddu lahum ʿaddan
The translators word this verse differently
So do not hurry against them. We are counting for them a countdown.
So make no haste against them (O Muhammad). We do but number unto them a sum (of days)
but, be not thou hasty with them. Verily, we will number them a number (of days)
Wherefore be not thou in haste with them; for a small number of days do we number to them
Wherefore be not in hast to call down destruction upon them; for we number unto them a determined number of days of respite
يَوْمَ نَحْشُرُ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ إِلَى ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ وَفْدًا
Easy-read (simplified)yawma nahshuru l-muttaqeena ilaa r-rahmaani wafdaa
DIN 31635yawma naḥšuru l-muttaqīna ʾilā r-raḥmāni wafdan
The translators word this verse differently
On the Day when We will gather the righteous to the Most Merciful, as guests.
On the day when We shall gather the righteous unto the Beneficent, a goodly company
the day when we will gather the pious to the Merciful as ambassadors
One day we will gather the God-fearing before the God of Mercy with honours due
On a certain day we will assemble the pious before the Merciful in an honourable manner, as ambassadors come into the presence of a prince
وَنَسُوقُ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ إِلَىٰ جَهَنَّمَ وِرْدًا
Easy-read (simplified)wanasooqu l-mujrimeena ilaa jahannama wirdaa
DIN 31635wanasūqu l-muǧrimīna ʾilā ǧahannama wirdan
The translators word this verse differently
And herd the sinners into hell, like animals to water.
And drive the guilty unto hell, a weary herd
and we will drive the sinners to hell like (herds) to water
But the sinners will we drive unto Hell, like flocks driven to the watering
but we will drive the wicked into hell, as cattle are driven to water
لَّا يَمْلِكُونَ ٱلشَّفَٰعَةَ إِلَّا مَنِ ٱتَّخَذَ عِندَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ عَهْدًا
Easy-read (simplified)laa yamlikoona sh-shafaa'ata illaa mani takhadha 'inda r-rahmaani 'ahdaa
DIN 31635lā yamlikūna š-šafāʿata ʾillā mani taḫaḏa ʿinda r-raḥmāni ʿahdan
The translators word this verse differently
They will have no power of intercession, except for someone who has an agreement with the Most Merciful.
They will have no power of intercession, save him who hath made a covenant with his Lord
They shall not possess intercession, save he who has taken a compact with the Merciful
None shall have power to intercede, save he who hath received permission at the hands of the God of Mercy
They shall obtain no intercession, except he only who hath received a covenant from the Merciful
وَقَالُوا۟ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَلَدًا
Easy-read (simplified)waqaaloo takhadha r-rahmaanu waladaa
DIN 31635waqālū taḫaḏa r-raḥmānu waladan
The translators word this verse differently
And they say, "The Most Merciful has begotten a son."
And they say: The Beneficent hath taken unto Himself a son
They say, 'The Merciful has taken to Himself a son
They say: "The God of Mercy hath gotten offspring
They say, the Merciful hath begotten issue
لَّقَدْ جِئْتُمْ شَيْـًٔا إِدًّا
Easy-read (simplified)laqad ji'tum shay'an iddaa
DIN 31635laqad ǧiʾtum šayʾan ʾiddan
The translators word this verse differently
You have come up with something monstrous.
Assuredly ye utter a disastrous thing
ye have brought a monstrous thing
Now have ye done a monstrous thing
Now have ye uttered an impious thing
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
وَمَا يَنۢبَغِى لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ أَن يَتَّخِذَ وَلَدًا
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa yanbaghee lilrrahmaani an yattakhidha waladaa
DIN 31635wamā yanbaġī lilrraḥmāni ʾan yattaḫiḏa waladan
The translators word this verse differently
It is not fitting for the Most Merciful to have a son.
When it is not meet for (the Majesty of) the Beneficent that He should choose a son
but it, becomes not the Merciful to take to Himself a son
when it beseemeth not the God of Mercy to beget a son
whereas it becometh not God to beget children
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
وَكُلُّهُمْ ءَاتِيهِ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ فَرْدًا
Easy-read (simplified)wakulluhum aateehi yawma l-qiyaamati fardaa
DIN 31635wakulluhum ʾātīhi yawma l-qiyāmati fardan
And each one of them will come to Him on the Day of Resurrection alone.
And each one of them will come unto Him on the Day of Resurrection, alone
and they are all coming to Him on the resurrection day singly
And each of them shall come to Him, on the day of Resurrection, singly
And they shall all come unto him on the day of resurrection, destitute both of helpers and followers
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
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
How many a generation have We destroyed before them? Can you feel a single one of them, or hear from them the slightest whisper?
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
How many a Generation before them have we destroyed? Canst thou find any one of them, or hear a whisper of them
How many generations have we destroyed before them! Canst thou search out one of them? or canst thou hear a whisper from them
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
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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
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
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