The bismillah opens this surah. It belongs to the surah, not to verse 1, and is shown unnumbered as a mushaf shows it.
ٱقْتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ حِسَابُهُمْ وَهُمْ فِى غَفْلَةٍ مُّعْرِضُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)iqtaraba lilnnaasi hisaabuhum wahum fee ghaflatin mu'ridoon
DIN 31635iqtaraba lilnnāsi ḥisābuhum wahum fī ġaflatin muʿriḍūna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
The translators word this verse differently
Marked words appear in this translation and in no other English translation of this verse. Common small words and older spellings are not marked. The marks show where the wording differs, not where the meaning does.
Mankind's reckoning has drawn near, but they turn away heedlessly.
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
Their reckoning draweth nigh for mankind, while they turn away in heedlessness
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
Their reckoning draws nigh to men, yet in heedlessness they turn aside
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
THIS people's reckoning hath drawn nigh, yet, sunk in carelessness, they turn aside
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
The time of giving up their account draweth nigh unto the people of Mecca; while they are sunk in negligence, turning aside from the consideration thereof
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
Llogaria e njerëzve është afruar, por ata vazhdojnë të shmangen të shkujdesur.
মানুষের হিসাব-নিকাশের সময় (কিয়ামত) আসন্ন; অথচ তারা উদাসীনতায় (আখিরাত হতে) মুখ ফিরিয়ে রেখেছে।
Ljudima se bliži čas polaganja računa njihova, a oni, bezbrižni, ne mare za to.
Ljudima se bliži čas polaganja računa njihova, a oni, bezbrižni, ne mare za to.
Ɓattiimo yimɓe ɓe hasboore maɓɓe nde, te kamɓe heɓe e ndeer welsindaare ko ɓe ɗuurniiɓe.
ადამიანებს მიუახლოვდა ანგარიშსწორების ჟამი, ხოლო ისინი დაუდევრობაში იმყოფებიან და პირს იბრუნებენ [ჭეშმარიტებისგან].
Nahegerückt ist den Menschen ihre Abrechnung, während sie sich (noch) in Unachtsamkeit abwenden.
Πλησιάζει στους ανθρώπους η Ώρα του απολογισμού τους, αλλά εκείνοι βρίσκονται σε αδιαφορία και αμέλεια (απασχολούμενοι με τις εγκόσμιες απολαύσεις), και αποστρέφονται (την πίστη και τις καλές πράξεις).
लोगों के लिए उनका हिसाब[1] बहुत निकट आ गया और वे बड़ी लापरवाही में मुँह फेरने वाले हैं।
Si è avvicinato agli uomini il loro rendiconto (ogni giorno si avvicina alla fine di più), e loro sono, inconsciamente, increduli.
1. Artėja prie žmonių jų atsiskaitymas, o jie nusigręžia nerūpestingai.
Namootaaf qormaanni isaanii isaaniif dhihaatee jira, odoo isaan daguu keessatti gara galanii. [1]
Приблизился к людям их расчёт, а они в беспечности отворачиваются.
Људима се ближи њихово полагања рачуна, а они, немарни, окрећу се од истине.
Imewakaribia watu hesabu yao, nao wako katika kughafilika wanapuuza.
Stunden för människornas räkenskap närmar sig, men de vänder sig likgiltigt bort.
İnsanların hesaba çekilmeleri yaklaştı. Hâlbuki onlar gaflet içinde yüz çevirmekteler.
لوگوں کے حساب کا وقت قریب آگیا[1] پھر بھی وه بے خبری میں منھ پھیرے ہوئے ہیں.[2]
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21:1 — the verse above
مَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن ذِكْرٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِم مُّحْدَثٍ إِلَّا ٱسْتَمَعُوهُ وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)maa ya'teehim min dhikrin min rabbihim muhdathin illaa stama'oohu wahum yal'aboon
DIN 31635mā yaʾtīhim min ḏikrin min rabbihim muḥdaṯin ʾillā stamaʿūhu wahum yalʿabūna
No fresh reminder comes to them from their Lord, but they listen to it playfully.
Never cometh there unto them a new reminder from their Lord but they listen to it while they play
No reminder comes to them from their Lord of late, but they listen while they mock
Every fresh warning that cometh to them from their Lord they only hear to mock it
No admonition cometh unto them from their Lord, being lately revealed in the Koran, but when they hear it, they turn it to sport
لَاهِيَةً قُلُوبُهُمْ وَأَسَرُّوا۟ ٱلنَّجْوَى ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ هَلْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ أَفَتَأْتُونَ ٱلسِّحْرَ وَأَنتُمْ تُبْصِرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)laahiyatan quloobuhum wa'asarroo n-najwaa lladheena zalamoo hal haadhaa illaa basharun mithlukum afata'toona s-sihra wa'antum tubsiroon
DIN 31635lāhiyatan qulūbuhum waʾasarrū n-naǧwā llaḏīna ẓalamū hal hāḏā ʾillā bašarun miṯlukum ʾafataʾtūna s-siḥra waʾantum tubṣirūna
The translators word this verse differently
Their hearts distracted, the wrongdoers confer secretly, "Is this anything but a mortal like you? Will you take to sorcery, with open-eyes?"
With hearts preoccupied. And they confer in secret. The wrong-doers say: Is this other than a mortal like you? Will ye then succumb to magic when ye see (it)
and their hearts make sport thereof! And those who do wrong discourse secretly (saying), 'Is this man aught but a mortal like yourselves? will ye accede to magic, while ye can see
Their hearts set on lusts: and they who have done this wrong say in secret discourse, "Is He more than a man like yourselves? What! will ye, with your eyes open, accede to sorcery
Their hearts are taken up with delights. And they who act unjustly discourse privately together, saying, is this Mohammed any more than a man like yourselves? Will ye therefore come to hear a piece of sorcery, when ye plainly perceive it to be so
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
اقْتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ حِسَابُهُمْ وَهُمْ فِي غَفْلَةٍ مُّعْرِضُونَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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SourceTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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