وَمَا جَعَلْنَٰهُمْ جَسَدًا لَّا يَأْكُلُونَ ٱلطَّعَامَ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ خَٰلِدِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa ja'alnaahum jasadan laa ya'kuloona t-ta'aama wamaa kaanoo khaalideen
DIN 31635wamā ǧaʿalnāhum ǧasadan lā yaʾkulūna ṭ-ṭaʿāma wamā kānū ḫālidīna
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We did not make them mere bodies that ate no food, nor were they immortal.
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
We gave them not bodies that would not eat food, nor were they immortals
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
Nor did we make them bodies not to eat food, nor were they immortal
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
We gave them not bodies which could dispense with food: and they were not to live for ever
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
We gave them not a body which could be supported without their eating food; neither were they immortal
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
Ne nuk i bëmë ata (të dërguarit) trupa që nuk hanë ushqim e as i bëmë të pavdekshëm.
আর আমি তাদেরকে (প্রেরিত রাসূলদেরকে) এমন দেহবিশিষ্ট করিনি যে, তারা খাদ্য গ্রহণ করত না, আর তারা (দুনিয়াতে) চিরস্থায়ীও ছিল না।
Mi ih nismo stvarali kao bića koja žive bez hrane, niti su besmrtni bili.
Mi ih nismo stvarali kao bića koja žive bez hrane, niti su besmrtni bili.
Min mbaɗaani ɓe ɓalli ɓe ñaamataa ñaametee, ɓe laataaki kadi luttinteeɓe.
ჩვენ არ მიგვიცია მათთვის [წინა შუამავალთათვის] ისეთი სხეული, რომ ისინი არ ჭამდნენ საჭმელს, და ისინი არ ყოფილან უკვდავნი.
Und Wir machten sie (also die Gesandten) nicht zu Körpern, die keine Speise essen, und sie waren nicht unsterblich.
Και δεν τους δημιουργήσαμε (τους Αγγελιαφόρους, με) σώματα που δεν έτρωγαν φαγητό - ούτε ήταν αθάνατοι.
तथा हमने उन्हें ऐसे शरीर (वाले) नहीं बनाए थे, जो खाना न खाते हों और न वे हमेशा रहने वाले थे।[7]
E non abbiamo creato esseri che non si nutrissero, né immortali.
8. Ir Mes nesukūrėme jų (Pasiuntinių su) kūnais, kurie nevalgo maisto, nei yra nemirtingi.
Nuti isaan (ergamoota Rabbii) qaamota nyaata hin nyaanne hin taasifne; kan (addunyaa keessa) zalaalam jiraatanis hin taane.
И Мы не сделали их телами, не принимающими пищи, и они не были вечными.
Ми их нисмо створили као бића која живе без хране, нити су били бесмртни.
Wala hatukuwafanya miili isiyokula chakula, wala hawakuwa wenye kuishi milele.
Vi gjorde dem inte till varelser som klarar sig utan föda, och inte heller var de odödliga.
Biz onları yemek yemez birer ceset kılmadık. Onlar ölümsüz de değillerdi.
ہم نے ان کے ایسے جسم نہیں بنائے تھے کہ وه کھانا نہ کھائیں اور نہ وه ہمیشہ رہنے والے تھے.[1]
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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
21:8 — the verse above
ثُمَّ صَدَقْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْوَعْدَ فَأَنجَيْنَٰهُمْ وَمَن نَّشَآءُ وَأَهْلَكْنَا ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)thumma sadaqnaahumu l-wa'da fa'anjaynaahum waman nashaa'u wa'ahlaknaa l-musrifeen
DIN 31635ṯumma ṣadaqnāhumu l-waʿda faʾanǧaynāhum waman našāʾu waʾahlaknā l-musrifīna
Then We fulfilled Our promise to them, and We saved them together with whomever We willed, and We destroyed the extravagant.
Then we fulfilled the promise unto them. So we delivered them and whom We would, and We destroyed the prodigals
Yet we made our promise to them good, and we saved them and whom we pleased; but we destroyed those who committed excesses
Then made we good our promise to them; and we delivered them and whom we pleased, and we destroyed the transgressors
But We made good our promise unto them: Wherefore We delivered them, and those whom We pleased; but We destroyed the exorbitant transgressors
لَقَدْ أَنزَلْنَآ إِلَيْكُمْ كِتَٰبًا فِيهِ ذِكْرُكُمْ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)laqad anzalnaa ilaykum kitaaban feehi dhikrukum afalaa ta'qiloon
DIN 31635laqad ʾanzalnā ʾilaykum kitāban fīhi ḏikrukum ʾafalā taʿqilūna
The translators word this verse differently
We have sent down to you a Book, containing your message. Do you not understand?
Now We have revealed unto you a Scripture wherein is your Reminder. Have ye then no sense
We have sent down to you a book in which is a reminder for you; have ye then no sense
And now have we sent down to you "the book," in which is your warning: What, will ye not then understand
Now have We sent down unto you, O Koreish, the book of the Koran; wherein there is honourable mention of you: Will ye not therefore understand
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَمَا جَعَلْنَاهُمْ جَسَدًا لَّا يَأْكُلُونَ الطَّعَامَ وَمَا كَانُوا خَالِدِينَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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