قَالَ رَبِّ لِمَ حَشَرْتَنِىٓ أَعْمَىٰ وَقَدْ كُنتُ بَصِيرًا
Easy-read (simplified)qaala rabbi lima hashartanee a'maa waqad kuntu baseeraa
DIN 31635qāla rabbi lima ḥašartanī ʾaʿmā waqad kuntu baṣīran
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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He will say, "My Lord, why did You raise me blind, though I was seeing?"
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
He will say: My Lord! Wherefor hast Thou gathered me (hither) blind, when I was wont to see
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
He shall say, 'My Lord! wherefore hast Thou gathered me blind when I used to see
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
He will say, "O my Lord! why hast thou assembled me with others, blind? whereas I was endowed with sight
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
And he shall say, O Lord, why hast thou brought me before thee blind, whereas before I saw clearly
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
Ai do të thotë: "Zoti im, përse më ringjalle të verbër, kur unë shihja më parë?"
সে বলবে: ‘হে আমার রব, কেন আপনি আমাকে অন্ধ অবস্থায় উঠালেন? অথচ আমি তো (দুনিয়াতে) দৃষ্টিশক্তি সম্পন্ন ছিলাম?’
“Gospodaru moj”, reći će, “zašto si me slijepa oživio kad sam vid imao?”
“Gospodaru moj,” reći će, “zašto si me slijepa oživio kad sam vid imao?”
O wi'a: "Joomi, ko fii holɗum mooɓanɗaa lam ko mi bumɗo, goŋɗii mi laatinoke ji'oowo?"
იტყვის: «უფალო ჩემო! რად აღმადგინე ბრმად, მე ხომ უწინ [ამქვეყნიურ ცხოვრებაში] მხედველი ვიყავი?»
Er wird sagen: „Mein Herr, warum hast Du mich blind (zu den anderen) versammelt, wo ich doch sehen konnte?“
Θα πει (αυτός που αποστράφηκε από την Υπενθύμισή Μου): «Ω, Κύριέ μου! Γιατί με έφερες στον τόπο συγκέντρωσης τυφλό, ενώ είχα όραση (στην εγκόσμια ζωή);»
वह कहेगा : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! तूने मुझे अंधा करके क्यों उठाया? हालाँकि, मैं तो देखने वाला था।
Disse: «Dio mio, perché mi hai risuscitato cieco, se prima ero vedente?»
125. Jis sakys: „Mano Viešpatie, kodėl prikėlei mane aklą, kai aš (anksčiau) turėjau matymą?“
“Gooftaa kiyya! Odoon (addunyaa irratti) nama argu ta’ee jiruu (har’a) maaliif jaamaa gootee na kaafte?” jedha.
Он скажет: «Господь мой! Почему Ты привёл меня к месту сбора слепым, хотя прежде я был зрячим?»
„Господару мој“, рећи ће, „зашто си ме слепог проживео кад сам имао вид?“
Aseme: Ewe Mola wangu Mlezi! Mbona umenifufua kipofu, nami nilikuwa nikiona vyema?
Han kommer att säga: ”Herre! Varför har du uppväckt mig blind? Jag som en gång såg!”
O da şöyle der: "Rabbim beni niçin kör olarak haşrettin? Ben, gören birisiydim."
وه کہے گا کہ الٰہی! مجھے تو نے اندھا بنا کر کیوں اٹھایا؟ حاﻻنکہ میں تو دیکھتا بھالتا تھا.
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قَالَ ٱهْبِطَا مِنْهَا جَمِيعًۢا بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ فَإِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُم مِّنِّى هُدًى فَمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ هُدَاىَ فَلَا يَضِلُّ وَلَا يَشْقَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala hbitaa minhaa jamee'an ba'dukum liba'din 'aduwwun fa'immaa ya'tiyannakum minnee hudan famani taba'a hudaaya falaa yadillu walaa yashqaa
DIN 31635qāla hbiṭā minhā ǧamīʿan baʿḍukum libaʿḍin ʿaduwwun faʾimmā yaʾtiyannakum minnī hudan famani tabaʿa hudāya falā yaḍillu walā yašqā
He said, "Go down from it, altogether; some of you enemies of some others. But whenever guidance comes to you from Me, whoever follows My guidance, will not go astray, nor suffer.
He said: Go down hence, both of you, one of you a foe unto the other. But when there come unto you from Me a guidance, then whoso followeth My guidance, he will not go astray nor come to grief
Said he, 'Go down, ye twain, therefrom altogether, some of you foes to the other. And if there should come to you, from me a guidance; then whoso follows my guidance shall neither err nor be wretched
And God said, "Get ye all down hence, the one of you a foe unto the other. Hereafter shall guidance come unto you from me; And whoso followeth my guidance shall not err, and shall not be wretched
And God said, get ye down hence, all of you: The one of you shall be an enemy unto the other. But hereafter shall a direction come unto you from me: And whosoever shall follow my direction, shall not err, neither shall he be unhappy
وَمَنْ أَعْرَضَ عَن ذِكْرِى فَإِنَّ لَهُۥ مَعِيشَةً ضَنكًا وَنَحْشُرُهُۥ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ أَعْمَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)waman a'rada 'an dhikree fa'inna lahu ma'eeshatan dankan wanahshuruhu yawma l-qiyaamati a'maa
DIN 31635waman ʾaʿraḍa ʿan ḏikrī faʾinna lahu maʿīšatan ḍankan wanaḥšuruhu yawma l-qiyāmati ʾaʿmā
But whoever turns away from My Reminder, for him is a confined life. And We will raise him on the Day of Resurrection blind."
But he who turneth away from remembrance of Me, his will be a narrow life, and I shall bring him blind to the assembly on the Day of Resurrection
But he who turns away from my reminder, verily, for him shall be a straitened livelihood; and we will gather him on the resurrection day blind
But whoso turneth away from my monition, his truly shall be a life of misery: And We will assemble him with others on the day of Resurrection, blind
but whosoever shall turn aside from my admonition, verily he shall lead a miserable life, and we will cause him to appear before us on the day of resurrection, blind
20:125 — the verse above
قَالَ كَذَٰلِكَ أَتَتْكَ ءَايَٰتُنَا فَنَسِيتَهَا وَكَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ تُنسَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala kadhaalika atatka aayaatunaa fanaseetahaa wakadhaalika l-yawma tunsaa
DIN 31635qāla kaḏālika ʾatatka ʾāyātunā fanasītahā wakaḏālika l-yawma tunsā
The translators word this verse differently
He will say, "Just as Our revelations came to you, and you forgot them, today you will be forgotten."
He will say: So (it must be). Our revelations came unto thee but thou didst forget them. In like manner thou art forgotten this Day
He shall say, 'Our signs came to thee, and thou didst forget them; thus today art thou forgotten
He will answer, "Thus is it, because our signs came unto thee and thou didst forget them, and thus shalt thou be forgotten this day
God shall answer, thus have we done, because our signs came unto thee, and thou didst forget them; and in the same manner shalt thou be forgotten this day
وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى مَنْ أَسْرَفَ وَلَمْ يُؤْمِنۢ بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِۦ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ أَشَدُّ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ
Easy-read (simplified)wakadhaalika najzee man asrafa walam yu'min bi'aayaati rabbihi wala'adhaabu l-'aakhirati ashaddu wa'abqaa
DIN 31635wakaḏālika naǧzī man ʾasrafa walam yuʾmin biʾāyāti rabbihi walaʿaḏābu l-ʾāḫirati ʾašaddu waʾabqā
Thus We recompense him who transgresses and does not believe in the revelations of his Lord. The punishment of the Hereafter is more severe, and more lasting.
Thus do We reward him who is prodigal and believeth not the revelations of his Lord; and verily the doom of the Hereafter will be sterner and more lasting
Thus do we recompense him who is extravagant and believes not in the signs of his Lord; and the torment of the hereafter is keener and more lasting
Even thus will We recompense him who hath transgressed and hath not believed in the signs of his Lord; and assuredly the chastisement of the next world will be more severe and more lasting
And thus will we reward him who shall be negligent, and shall not believe in the signs of his Lord: And the punishment of the life to come shall be more severe, and more lasting, than the punishment of this life
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
قَالَ رَبِّ لِمَ حَشَرْتَنِي أَعْمَىٰ وَقَدْ كُنتُ بَصِيرًا
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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