بَلْ قَالُوٓا۟ أَضْغَٰثُ أَحْلَٰمٍۭ بَلِ ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ بَلْ هُوَ شَاعِرٌ فَلْيَأْتِنَا بِـَٔايَةٍ كَمَآ أُرْسِلَ ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)bal qaaloo adghaathu ahlaamin bali ftaraahu bal huwa shaa'irun falya'tinaa bi'aayatin kamaa ursila l-'awwaloon
DIN 31635bal qālū ʾaḍġāṯu ʾaḥlāmin bali ftarāhu bal huwa šāʿirun falyaʾtinā biʾāyatin kamā ʾursila l-ʾawwalūna
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And they said, "A jumble of dreams," and, "He made it up," and, "He is a poet," "let him bring us a sign, like those sent to the ancients."
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Nay, say they, (these are but) muddled dreams; nay, he hath but invented it; nay, he is but a poet. Let him bring us a portent even as those of old (who were Allah's messengers) were sent (with portents)
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
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Nay!' they say, 'a jumble of dreams; nay! he has forged it; nay! he is a poet; but let him bring us a sign as those of yore were sent
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
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Nay," say they, "it is the medley of dreams: nay, he hath forged it: nay, he is a poet: let him come to us with a sign as the prophets of old were sent
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
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But they say, the Koran is a confused heap of dreams: Nay, he hath forged it; nay, he is a poet: Let him come unto us therefore with some miracle, in like manner as the former prophets were sent
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
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Ata thonë (për Kuranin): "Këto janë thjesht ëndrra të ngatërruara! Në të vërtetë, ai e ka sajuar vetë atë! Madje, ai është poet. Le të na sjellë ndonjë mrekulli ashtu si sollën të mëparshmit!"
বরং তারা (কাফিররা) বলে: ‘এগুলো(১) অলীক কল্পনা, হয় সে এটি মন থেকে বানিয়েছে, নয়তো সে একজন কবি। অতএব সে আমাদের কাছে এমন নিদর্শন নিয়ে আসুক, যেরূপ নিদর্শনসহ প্রেরিত হয়েছিল পূর্ববর্তীগণ।’
Oni, čak, govore: “To su samo smušeni snovi, on ga izmišlja, on je pjesnik, neka nam donese kakvo čudo kao i prijašnji poslanici!”
Oni, čak, govore: “To su samo smušeni snovi, on ga izmišlja, on je pjesnik, neka nam donese kakvo čudo kao i prijašnji poslanici!”
Ko woni, ɓe mbi'i i'u: "Ko nde jiiɓu-jaaɓu koyɗi, toode, o fekindi nde, ko woni, kaŋko ko o jimoowo, awa yo o addan en aayewal wano aranɓe ɓen Nuliranoo non".
თქვეს [ურწმუნოებმა]: «ეს მხოლოდ არეული სიზმრებია! დიახ, მან იგი შეთხზა! დიახ, ის პოეტია! მაშ, მოგვიტანოს სასწაული, როგორც ადრინდელი წინასწარმეტყველები იგზავნებოდნენ სასწაულებით!»
Aber vielmehr sagen sie: „(Das ist) ein Bündel von wirren Träumen. Vielmehr hat er ihn (sogar) ersonnen. Vielmehr ist er ein Dichter. So soll er uns (doch) ein Zeichen bringen, so wie die Früheren gesandt wurden.“
(Δεν πιστεύουν ότι το Κορ’άν στάλθηκε από τον Αλλάχ) αλλά (κάποια φορά κάποιοι απ' αυτούς) λένε: «Αυτό (το Κορ’άν) είναι μπερδεμένα όνειρα (που τα είδε ο Μωχάμμαντ)!» (Άλλη φορά άλλοι λένε): «Όχι (δεν είναι έτσι), αλλά το έχει κατασκευάσει!» (Άλλη φορά άλλοι λένε): «Όχι (δεν είναι έτσι), αλλά (ο Μωχάμμαντ) είναι ένας ποιητής! Ας μας φέρει, λοιπόν, ένα Σημάδι, όπως στάλθηκαν οι προηγούμενοι Αγγελιαφόροι (με Σημάδια προς τους λαούς τους).»
बल्कि उन्होंने (क़ुरआन के बारे में) कहा : यह[4] सपनों की उलझी हुई बातें हैं, बल्कि उसने इसे स्वयं गढ़ लिया है, बल्कि वह कवि है! अतः उसे चाहिए कि हमारे पास कोई निशानी लाए, जैसे पहले के रसूल (निशानियों के साथ) भेजे गए थे।
Ma dissero: «Si tratta di incubi: ma lui l’ha inventato, ma lui è un poeta: che ci porti un segno, come hanno fatto i suoi predecessori!»
5. Ne, jie sako: „Tai (Korano apreiškimai, apreikšti Muchammedui ﷺ) yra sumaišyta su melagingais sapnais! Ne, jis juos išgalvojo! Ne, jis – poetas! Lai jis atneša mums Ajat (ženklą kaip įrodymą) kaip tą (su kuriais) tie ankstesnieji (Pranašai) buvo siųsti!”
Isaan ni jedhan: “(Qur’aanni) kun abjuu laaqamaadha, Lakkii! Soba inni of irraa uumee, Lakkii! Inni weellisaadha, (Yoo dhugaa ta’e) raajii akka warri durii ittiin ergameen nutti haa dhufu”
Нет, напротив, они сказали: «[Это лишь] спутанные сны! Нет, напротив, он его измыслил! Нет, напротив, он — поэт! Так пусть же он придёт к нам со знамением, подобно тому, как были посланы прежние [пророки]!»
Они, чак, говоре: “То је само кошмар! Он га измишља! Он је песник! Нека нам донесе какво чудо као и претходни посланици!”
Lakini wao walisema: "Hizo ni ndoto za ovyo ovyo, bali amezizua tu, bali huyo ni mtunga mashairi. Basi atuletee miujiza kama walivyotumwa wale wa mwanzo."
Men de säger också: ”Denna [skrift] består bara av virriga drömmar! Nej, han har hittat på alltihop! Nej, han är egentligen bara en poet! Låt honom ge oss ett tecken, som de tidigare sändebuden.”
Onlar, “Hayır, bunlar (Kur'an) anlamsız rüyalardır. Üstelik, onu kendisi uydurdu; dahası, o bir şairdir. Eğer böyle değilse, önceki peygamberlerin (mucizelerle) gönderildikleri gibi o da bize bir mucize getirsin.” dediler.
اتنا ہی نہیں بلکہ یہ تو کہتے ہیں کہ یہ قرآن پراگنده خوابوں کا مجموعہ ہے بلکہ اس نے از خود اسے گھڑ لیا ہے بلکہ یہ شاعر[1] ہے، ورنہ ہمارے سامنے یہ کوئی ایسی نشانی ﻻتے جیسے کہ اگلے پیغمبر بھیجے گئے[2] تھے.
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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
قَالَ رَبِّى يَعْلَمُ ٱلْقَوْلَ فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala rabbee ya'lamu l-qawla fee s-samaa'i wal-'ardi wahuwa s-samee'u l-'aleem
DIN 31635qāla rabbī yaʿlamu l-qawla fī s-samāʾi wal-ʾarḍi wahuwa s-samīʿu l-ʿalīmu
He said, "My Lord knows what is said in the heaven and the earth; and He is the Hearer, the Knower."
He saith: My Lord knoweth what is spoken in the heaven and the earth. He is the Hearer, the Knower
Say, 'My Lord knows what is said in the heavens and the earth, He hears and knows
SAY: "My Lord knoweth what is spoken in the heaven and on the earth: He is the Hearer, the Knower
Say, my Lord knoweth whatever is spoken in heaven and on earth: It is He who heareth and knoweth
21:5 — the verse above
مَآ ءَامَنَتْ قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَٰهَآ أَفَهُمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)maa aamanat qablahum min qaryatin ahlaknaahaa afahum yu'minoon
DIN 31635mā ʾāmanat qablahum min qaryatin ʾahlaknāhā ʾafahum yuʾminūna
None of the towns We destroyed before them had believed. Will they, then, believe?
Not a township believed of those which We destroyed before them (though We sent them portents): would they then believe
No city before them which we destroyed believed - how will they believe
Before their time, none of the cities which we have destroyed, believed: will these men, then, believe
None of the cities which We have destroyed, believed the miracles which they saw performed, before them: Will these therefore believe, if they see a miracle
وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ إِلَّا رِجَالًا نُّوحِىٓ إِلَيْهِمْ فَسْـَٔلُوٓا۟ أَهْلَ ٱلذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa arsalnaa qablaka illaa rijaalan noohee ilayhim fas'aloo ahla dh-dhikri in kuntum laa ta'lamoon
DIN 31635wamā ʾarsalnā qablaka ʾillā riǧālan nūḥī ʾilayhim fasʾalū ʾahla ḏ-ḏikri ʾin kuntum lā taʿlamūna
We did not send before you except men, whom We inspired. Ask the people of knowledge, if you do not know.
And We sent not (as Our messengers) before thee other than men, whom We inspired. Ask the followers of the Reminder if ye know not
Nor did we send before them any but men whom we inspired? Ask ye the people of the Scriptures if ye do not know
And we sent none, previous to thee, but men to whom we had revealed ourselves. Ask ye the people who are warned by Scriptures, if ye know it not
We sent none as our apostles before thee, other than men, unto whom We revealed our will. Ask those who are acquainted with the scripture, if ye know not this
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بَلْ قَالُوا أَضْغَاثُ أَحْلَامٍ بَلِ افْتَرَاهُ بَلْ هُوَ شَاعِرٌ فَلْيَأْتِنَا بِآيَةٍ كَمَا أُرْسِلَ الْأَوَّلُونَ
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