سَلْ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ كَمْ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُم مِّنْ ءَايَةٍۭ بَيِّنَةٍ وَمَن يُبَدِّلْ نِعْمَةَ ٱللَّهِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْهُ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ
Easy-read (simplified)sal banee israa'eela kam aataynaahum min aayatin bayyinatin waman yubaddil ni'mata llaahi min ba'di maa jaa'athu fa'inna llaaha shadeedu l-'iqaab
DIN 31635sal banī ʾisrāʾīla kam ʾātaynāhum min ʾāyatin bayyinatin waman yubaddil niʿmata llāhi min baʿdi mā ǧāʾathu faʾinna llāha šadīdu l-ʿiqābi
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Ask the Children of Israel how many clear signs We have given them. Whoever alters the blessing of God after it has come to him-God is severe in retribution.
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
Ask of the Children of Israel how many a clear revelation We gave them! He who altereth the grace of Allah after it hath come unto him (for him), lo! Allah is severe in punishment
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
Ask the children of Israel how many a manifest sign we gave to them; and whoso alters God's favours after that they have come to him, then God is keen at following up
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
Ask the children of Isreal how many clear signs we have given them. But if any man shall alter the boon of God after it shall have reached him, assuredly God will be vehement in punishing him
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
Ask the children of Israel how many evident signs we have shewed them; and whoever shall change the grace of God, after it shall have come unto him, verily God will be severe in punishing him
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
Pyeti bijtë e Israilit se sa e sa dëshmi të qarta ua dhamë Ne atyre. Ai që mohon të mirat e Allahut, pasi t'i kenë ardhur, le ta dijë se Allahu është i rreptë në ndëshkim.
বানূ ইসরাঈলকে জিজ্ঞেস করো, আমি (তাদেরকে কত সুস্পষ্ট নিদর্শন প্রদান করেছি! আর আল্লাহর নি‘আমত আসার পর যে সেটাকে পরিবর্তন করে, নিশ্চয় আল্লাহ তাদেরকে শাস্তি দানে কঠোর।
Upitaj sinove Israilove koliko smo im jasnih dokaza dali! A oni koji zamjenjuju blagodat Allahovu koja im je došla, pa Allah, doista, strahovito kažnjava!
Upitaj sinove Izraelove koliko smo im jasnih dokaza dali! A oni koji zamjenjuju blagodat Allahovu koja im je došla, pa Allah, doista, strahovito kažnjava!
Naamno ɓiɗɓe Israa'iila ko jelu men rokki ɓe e maandeeji ɓaŋnguɗi! Kala battuɗo neema Alla oo ɓaawo nde o ari he makko, pellet, Alla ko caɗtuɗo lepte
(ო, მოციქულო) ჰკითხე ისრაელის ძეებს (რომლებიც გეწინააღმდეგებიან): «რამდენი ცხადი ნიშანი მოვუვლინეთ მათ, რომელიც ჭეშმარიტებაზე მიუთითებდა? და ვინც შეცვლის ალლაჰის წყალობას [მის კანონს] მას შემდეგ, რაც ის მასთან მივიდა, მაშინ უეჭველად ალლაჰი მკაცრია სასჯელში».
Frag die Kinder Israils, wie viele klare Beweise Wir ihnen zukommen ließen. Wenn aber einer die Gunst Allahs eintauscht, nachdem sie ihm zuteil geworden ist, so ist Allah gewiss streng im Bestrafen.
Ρώτα (ω, Μωχάμμαντ) τα παιδιά του Ισραήλ (Ιακώβου) πόσες σαφείς αποδείξεις τούς δώσαμε. Και όποιος ανταλλάσσει την εύνοια του Αλλάχ (με την απιστία), αφού του έχει έλθει (η εύνοια) – τότε, στ’ αλήθεια, ο Αλλάχ είναι Αυστηρός στην τιμωρία Του.
बनी इसराईल से पूछो कि हमने उन्हें कितनी खुली निशानियाँ दीं। और जो अल्लाह की नेमत को बदल दे, इसके बाद कि वह उसके पास आ चुकी हो, तो निश्चय अल्लाह बहुत सख़्त अज़ाब वाला है।
Chiedi ai figli di Israīl quante chiare Evidenze gli abbiamo mostrato! E chi cambia la grazia di Allāh dopo averla ricevuta, in verità Allāh è duro nel punire.
211. Paklauskite Israilio (Izrealio) vaikų, kiek aiškių Ajat (įrodymų, įkalčių, eilučių, pamokų, ženklų, apreiškimų ir t. t.) Mes jiems suteikėme. Ir jei kas pakeičia Allaho Malonę po to, kai ji atėjo pas jį (pavyzdžiui, išsižada Allaho tikėjimo (islamo) ir priima Kufr (netikėjimą)], tada Allahas yra Rūstus bausdamas.
Ilmaan israaiil gaafadhu Mallattoolee ifa ta’an meeqaatama akka isaaniif kennine. Namni erga isatti dhuftee booda ni’imaa Rabbii jijjiire (adaba cimaatu isa mudata). Dhugumatti Rabbiin adabni isaa cimaadha.
Спроси сынов Исраила, сколько ясных знамений Мы даровали им. А кто заменит благодать Аллаха после того, как она явилась к нему, — то, воистину, Аллах суров в возмездии.
Упитај синове Израиљеве колико смо им јасних доказа дали! А они који замењују благодат Аллахову која им је дошла, па Аллах, заиста, страховито кажњава!
Waulize Wana wa Israili: 'Tumewapa ishara ngapi zilizo wazi?' Na anayezibadili neema za Mwenyezi Mungu baada ya kumfikia, basi hakika Mwenyezi Mungu ni mkali wa kuadhibu.
Fråga israeliterna hur många klara tecken vi gav dem! Men om någon byter bort Guds välsignelse efter att den nått honom, [ska han veta att] Gud verkligen straffar med stränghet.
İsrâiloğulları'na bir sor, onlara apaçık nice ayetler verdik. Kim, Allah’ın nimeti kendisine ulaştıktan sonra onu değiştirirse, şüphesiz Allah’ın cezası çok şiddetlidir.
بنی اسرائیل سے پوچھو تو کہ ہم نے انہیں کس قدر روشن نشانیاں عطا فرمائیں[1] اور جو شخص اللہ تعالیٰ کی نعمتوں کو اپنے پاس پہنچ جانے کے بعد بدل ڈالے (وه جان لے)[2] کہ اللہ تعالیٰ بھی سخت عذابوں واﻻ ہے
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فَإِن زَلَلْتُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْكُمُ ٱلْبَيِّنَٰتُ فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'in zalaltum min ba'di maa jaa'atkumu l-bayyinaatu fa'lamoo anna llaaha 'azeezun hakeem
DIN 31635faʾin zalaltum min baʿdi mā ǧāʾatkumu l-bayyinātu faʿlamū ʾanna llāha ʿazīzun ḥakīmun
But if you slip after the proofs have come to you, know that God is Powerful and Wise.
And if ye slide back after the clear proofs have come unto you, then know that Allah is Mighty, Wise
And if ye slip after that the manifest signs have come to you, then know that God is the mighty, the wise
But if ye lapse after that our clear signs have come to you, know that God is Mighty, Wise
If ye have slipped after the declarations of our will have come unto you, know that God is mighty and wise
هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَأْتِيَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ فِى ظُلَلٍ مِّنَ ٱلْغَمَامِ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَقُضِىَ ٱلْأَمْرُ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ ٱلْأُمُورُ
Easy-read (simplified)hal yanzuroona illaa an ya'tiyahumu llaahu fee zulalin mina l-ghamaami wal-malaa'ikatu waqudiya l-'amru wa'ilaa llaahi turja'u l-'umoor
DIN 31635hal yanẓurūna ʾillā ʾan yaʾtiyahumu llāhu fī ẓulalin mina l-ġamāmi wal-malāʾikatu waquḍiya l-ʾamru waʾilā llāhi turǧaʿu l-ʾumūru
The translators word this verse differently
Are they waiting for God Himself to come to them in the shadows of the clouds, together with the angels, and thus the matter is settled? All things are returned to God.
Wait they for naught else than that Allah should come unto them in the shadows of the clouds with the angels? Then the case would be already judged. All cases go back to Allah (for judgment)
What can they expect but that God should come unto them in the shadow of a cloud, and the angels too? But the thing is decreed, and unto God do things return
What can such expect but that God should come down to them overshadowed with clouds, and the angels also, and their doom be sealed? And to God shall all things return
Do the infidels expect less than that God should come down to them overshadowed with clouds, and the angels also? But the thing is decreed, and to God shall all things return
2:211 — the verse above
زُيِّنَ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَيَسْخَرُونَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوْا۟ فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ وَٱللَّهُ يَرْزُقُ مَن يَشَآءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ
Easy-read (simplified)zuyyina lilladheena kafaroo l-hayaatu d-dunyaa wayaskharoona mina lladheena aamanoo walladheena taqaw fawqahum yawma l-qiyaamati wallaahu yarzuqu man yashaa'u bighayri hisaab
DIN 31635zuyyina lillaḏīna kafarū l-ḥayātu d-dunyā wayasḫarūna mina llaḏīna ʾāmanū wallaḏīna taqaw fawqahum yawma l-qiyāmati wallāhu yarzuqu man yašāʾu biġayri ḥisābin
Beautified is the life of this world for those who disbelieve, and they ridicule those who believe. But the righteous will be above them on the Day of Resurrection. God provides to whomever He wills without measure.
Beautified is the life of the world for those who disbelieve; they make a jest of the believers. But those who keep their duty to Allah will be above them on the Day of Resurrection. Allah giveth without stint to whom He will
Made fair to those who misbelieve is this worlds life; they jest at those who do believe. But those who fear shall be above them on the resurrection day. God gives provision unto whom He will without account
This present life is prepared for those who believe not, and who mock at the faithful. But they who fear God shall be above them on the day of resurrection; and God is bounteous without measure to whom He will
The present life was ordained for those who believe not, and they laugh the faithful to scorn; but they who fear God shall be above them, on the day of the resurrection: For God is bountiful unto whom he pleaseth without measure
كَانَ ٱلنَّاسُ أُمَّةً وَٰحِدَةً فَبَعَثَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ مُبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنذِرِينَ وَأَنزَلَ مَعَهُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ بِٱلْحَقِّ لِيَحْكُمَ بَيْنَ ٱلنَّاسِ فِيمَا ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ فِيهِ وَمَا ٱخْتَلَفَ فِيهِ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوهُ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْهُمُ ٱلْبَيِّنَٰتُ بَغْيًۢا بَيْنَهُمْ فَهَدَى ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لِمَا ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ فِيهِ مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ بِإِذْنِهِۦ وَٱللَّهُ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ
Easy-read (simplified)kaana n-naasu ummatan waahidatan faba'atha llaahu n-nabiyyeena mubashshireena wamundhireena wa'anzala ma'ahumu l-kitaaba bil-haqqi liyahkuma bayna n-naasi feemaa khtalafoo feehi wamaa khtalafa feehi illaa lladheena ootoohu min ba'di maa jaa'athumu l-bayyinaatu baghyan baynahum fahadaa llaahu lladheena aamanoo limaa khtalafoo feehi mina l-haqqi bi'idhnihi wallaahu yahdee man yashaa'u ilaa siraatin mustaqeem
DIN 31635kāna n-nāsu ʾummatan wāḥidatan fabaʿaṯa llāhu n-nabiyyīna mubašširīna wamunḏirīna waʾanzala maʿahumu l-kitāba bil-ḥaqqi liyaḥkuma bayna n-nāsi fīmā ḫtalafū fīhi wamā ḫtalafa fīhi ʾillā llaḏīna ʾūtūhu min baʿdi mā ǧāʾathumu l-bayyinātu baġyan baynahum fahadā llāhu llaḏīna ʾāmanū limā ḫtalafū fīhi mina l-ḥaqqi biʾiḏnihi wallāhu yahdī man yašāʾu ʾilā ṣirāṭin mustaqīmin
Humanity used to be one community; then God sent the prophets, bringing good news and giving warnings. And He sent down with them the Scripture, with the truth, to judge between people regarding their differences. But none differed over it except those who were given it-after the proofs had come to them-out of mutual envy between them. Then God guided those who believed to the truth they had disputed, in accordance with His will. God guides whom He wills to a straight path.
Mankind were one community, and Allah sent (unto them) prophets as bearers of good tidings and as warners, and revealed therewith the Scripture with the truth that it might judge between mankind concerning that wherein they differed. And only those unto whom (the Scripture) was given differed concerning it, after clear proofs had come unto them, through hatred one of another. And Allah by His Will guided those who believe unto the truth of that concerning which they differed. Allah guideth whom He will unto a straight path
Men were one nation once, and God sent prophets with good tidings and with warnings, and sent down with them the Book in truth, to judge between men in that wherein they disagreed; but none did disagree therein save those who had been given it after that manifest signs had come to them, through greed amongst themselves; and God guided those who did believe to that truth concerning which they disagreed by His permission, for God guides whom He will unto the right path
Mankind was but one people; and God sent prophets to announce glad tidings and to warn; and He sent down with them the Book of Truth, that it might decide the disputes of men; and none disputed but those to whom the Book had been given, after the clear tokens had reached them, - being full of mutual jealousy. And God guided those who believed to the truth of that about which, by his permission, they had disputed; for God guideth whom he pleaseth into the straight path
Mankind was of one faith, and God sent prophets bearing good tidings, and denouncing threats, and sent down with them the scripture in truth, that it might judge between men of that concerning which they disagreed: And none disagreed concerning it, except those to whom the same scriptures were delivered, after the declarations of God's will had come unto them, out of envy among themselves. And God directed those who believed, to that truth concerning which they disagreed, by his will: For God directeth whom he pleaseth into the right way
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سَلْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ كَمْ آتَيْنَاهُم مِّنْ آيَةٍ بَيِّنَةٍ وَمَن يُبَدِّلْ نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ مِن بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَتْهُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ
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