لَوْ كَانَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ ءَالِهَةً مَّا وَرَدُوهَا وَكُلٌّ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)law kaana haa'ulaa'i aalihatan maa waradoohaa wakullun feehaa khaalidoon
DIN 31635law kāna hāʾulāʾi ʾālihatan mā waradūhā wakullun fīhā ḫālidūna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Had these been gods, they would not have descended into it. All will abide in it.
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
If these had been gods they would not have come thither, but all will abide therein
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
Had these been God's they would not have gone down thereto: but all shall dwell therein for aye
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
Were these gods, they would not go down into it; but they shall all abide in it 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
If these were really gods, they would not go down into the same: And all of them shall remain therein for ever
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
Nëse këta (idhuj) do të kishin qenë zota (të vërtetë), ata nuk do të kishin hyrë në të. Por, të gjithë do të qëndrojnë aty përgjithmonë.
যদি এরা (যাদেরকে উপাস্য মনে করা হয়) সত্যিই উপাস্য হতো, তবে তারা সেখানে (জাহান্নামে) প্রবেশ করত না। আর তারা সবাই তাতে চিরস্থায়ী থাকবে।
Da su oni bogovi, ne bi u njega ušli, i svi će u njemu vječno boraviti.
Da su oni bogovi, ne bi u njega ušli, i svi će u njemu vječno boraviti.
Sinndo ɓee laatinoke reweteeɓe ɓe njolataano e magge. Ɓe fof maɓɓe ko ɓe luttinteeɓe e ndeer magge.
თუ ესენი [ისინი, ვისაც ალლაჰის გარდა ეთაყვანებოდნენ] მართლაც ღვთაებები იქნებოდნენ, მაშინ ისინი მასში [ჯოჯოხეთში] არ შევიდოდნენ. მაგრამ ყველა მათგანი — როგორც კერპთაყვანისმცემლები, ისე მათი ცრუ ღვთაებები — მასში [ჯოჯოხეთში] სამუდამოდ დარჩებიან.
Wären diese da Anbetungswürdige, wären sie nicht darin hineingegangen. Und alle werden ewig darin verweilen.
Αν αυτοί (τα είδωλα, και οι άνθρωποι που δέχτηκαν να τους λατρεύουν οι άλλοι) ήταν πράγματι θεοί, δε θα εισαχθούν μέσα της (Κόλασης). Όλοι (οι προαναφερόμενοι λεγόμενοι θεοί, και όσοι τους λάτρεψαν) θα μείνουν εκεί μέσα για πάντα.
यदि ये पूज्य होते, तो उस (नरक) में प्रवेश न करते। और ये सब उसी में सदैव रहने वाले हैं।
Se quelli fossero delle divinità, non vi entrerebbero. E tutti ci rimarranno eternamente;
99. Jei tie (stabai) būtų aliha (dievai), jie neįžengtų ten (į Pragarą) ir visi jie gyvens ten.
Isaan (taabotoonni) kunniin odoo gabbaramtoota ta’anii silaa ishee hin seenan ture, Hundi isaanii ishee keessatti waaru (hafu).
Если бы они были богами, то не вошли бы в неё. И все они пребудут в ней вечно.
Да су они богови, не би у Пакао ушли, и сви ће у њему вечно да бораве.
Lau kuwa hawa ni miungu, wasingelingia humo. Na wote watadumu humo.
Om dessa varit [sanna] gudar skulle de aldrig ha hamnat där, men där ska de förbli.
Eğer onlar (hak) ilâh olsalardı buraya girmezlerdi. Hâlbuki hepsi orada ebedî kalacaklardır.
اگر یہ (سچے) معبود ہوتے تو جہنم میں داخل نہ ہوتے، اور سب کے سب اسی میں ہمیشہ رہنے والے ہیں.[1]
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وَٱقْتَرَبَ ٱلْوَعْدُ ٱلْحَقُّ فَإِذَا هِىَ شَٰخِصَةٌ أَبْصَٰرُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَا قَدْ كُنَّا فِى غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ هَٰذَا بَلْ كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)waqtaraba l-wa'du l-haqqu fa'idhaa hiya shaakhisatun absaaru lladheena kafaroo yaa waylanaa qad kunnaa fee ghaflatin min haadhaa bal kunnaa zaalimeen
DIN 31635waqtaraba l-waʿdu l-ḥaqqu faʾiḏā hiya šāḫiṣatun ʾabṣāru llaḏīna kafarū yā waylanā qad kunnā fī ġaflatin min hāḏā bal kunnā ẓālimīna
The translators word this verse differently
The promise of truth has drawn near. The eyes of those who disbelieved will stare in horror: "Woe to us. We were oblivious to this. In fact, we were wrongdoers."
And the True Promise draweth nigh; then behold them, staring wide (in terror), the eyes of those who disbelieve! (They say): Alas for us! We (lived) in forgetfulness of this. Ah, but we were wrong-doers
And the true promise draws nigh, and lo! they are staring - the eyes of those who misbelieve! O, woe is us! we were heedless of this, nay, we were wrong-doers
And this sure promise shall draw on. And lo! the eyes of the infidels shall stare amazedly; and they shall say, "Oh, our misery! of this were we careless! yea, we were impious persons
and the certain promise shall draw near to be fulfilled: And behold, the eyes of the infidels shall be fixed with astonishment, and they shall say, alas for us! We were formerly regardless of this day; yea, we were wicked doers
إِنَّكُمْ وَمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ حَصَبُ جَهَنَّمَ أَنتُمْ لَهَا وَٰرِدُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)innakum wamaa ta'budoona min dooni llaahi hasabu jahannama antum lahaa waaridoon
DIN 31635ʾinnakum wamā taʿbudūna min dūni llāhi ḥaṣabu ǧahannama ʾantum lahā wāridūna
The translators word this verse differently
You and what you worship besides God are fuel for Hell. You will descend into it.
Lo! ye (idolaters) and that which ye worship beside Allah are fuel of hell. Thereunto ye will come
Verily, ye, and what ye serve beside God, shall be the pebbles of hell, to it shall ye go down
Verily, ye, and what ye worship beside God, shall be fuel for hell: ye shall go down into it
Verily both ye, O men of Mecca, and the idols which ye worship besides God, shall be cast as fuel into hell fire: Ye shall go down into the same
21:99 — the verse above
لَهُمْ فِيهَا زَفِيرٌ وَهُمْ فِيهَا لَا يَسْمَعُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)lahum feehaa zafeerun wahum feehaa laa yasma'oon
DIN 31635lahum fīhā zafīrun wahum fīhā lā yasmaʿūna
The translators word this verse differently
In it they will wail. In it they will not hear.
Therein wailing is their portion, and therein they hear not
for them therein is groaning, but they therein shall not be heard
Therein shall they groan; but nought therein shall they hear to comfort them
In that place shall they groan for anguish; and they shall not hear ought therein
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ سَبَقَتْ لَهُم مِّنَّا ٱلْحُسْنَىٰٓ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ عَنْهَا مُبْعَدُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)inna lladheena sabaqat lahum minnaa l-husnaa oolaa'ika 'anhaa mub'adoon
DIN 31635ʾinna llaḏīna sabaqat lahum minnā l-ḥusnā ʾūlāʾika ʿanhā mubʿadūna
The translators word this verse differently
As for those who deserved goodness from Us-these will be kept away from it.
Lo! those unto whom kindness hath gone forth before from Us, they will be far removed from thence
Verily, those for whom the good (reward) from us was fore-ordained, they from it shall be kept far away
But they for whom we have before ordained good things, shall be far away from it
As for those unto whom the most excellent reward of paradise hath been predestinated by us, they shall be transported far off from the same
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
لَوْ كَانَ هَٰؤُلَاءِ آلِهَةً مَّا وَرَدُوهَا وَكُلٌّ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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