قَٰلَ إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا لَّوْ أَنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala in labithtum illaa qaleelan law annakum kuntum ta'lamoon
DIN 31635qāla ʾin labiṯtum ʾillā qalīlan law ʾannakum kuntum taʿlamūna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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He will say, "You remained only for a little while, if you only knew.
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: Ye tarried but a little if ye only knew
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 will say, 'Ye have only tarried a little, were ye but to know it
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
God will say, "Short indeed was the time ye tarried, if that ye knew it
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
God will say, Ye have tarried but a while, if ye knew it
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
Allahu do të thotë: "Në të vërtetë, ju qëndruat vetëm pak, sikur ta kishit ditur.
আল্লাহ বলবেন: ‘(আসলেই দুনিয়াতে) তোমরা কেবল অল্পকালই অবস্থান করেছিলে, তোমরা যদি (দুনিয়াতে তোমাদের অবস্থানের সময়টুকু) নিশ্চিত জানতে!’
“Pa da, kratko ste proveli”, reći će im se, “da ste samo znali!”
“Pa da, kratko ste proveli,” reći će im se, “da ste samo znali!”
O Daali: "On ñiiɓaani si wonaa seeɗa, sinndo onon on laatino hoɗon nganndi."
[ალლაჰი] ეტყვის [მათ]: «არ დარჩენილხართ (დედამიწაზე), გარდა მცირე ხნისა, თქვენ რომ იცოდეთ.
Er wird sagen: „Ihr habt nur ein wenig verweilt, wenn ihr doch nur wüsstet!
(Ο Αλλάχ) θα πει: «Πράγματι, δε μείνατε (στην εγκόσμια ζωή) παρά μόνο λίγο, αν μόνο γνωρίζατε.
वह (अल्लाह) कहेगा : तुम नहीं रहे परंतु थोड़ा ही। काश कि तुमने जानते होते।[29]
Disse: “Non ci siete rimasti se non poco, se l’aveste saputo!”
114. Jis (Allahas) sakys: „Jūs buvote ne (ilgiau) nei truputį, jei tik jūs būtumėt žinoję.
(Rabbiin) ni jedha: “isin (yeroo) xiqqoo malee hin jiraanne Odoo kan beektan taatanii .
Он сказал: «Вы пробыли всего лишь немного, если бы вы только знали!
“Да, кратко сте провели”, рећи ће им се, “да сте само знали!”
Atasema: Nyinyi hamkukaa huko duniani ila kidogo, laiti ingelikuwa mnajua.
Han ska säga: ”Er tid där var kort, om ni bara visste!
Buyurdu ki: “Siz ancak az bir süre eğlendiniz. Eğer gerçekten bilmiş olsaydınız.
اللہ تعالیٰ فرمائے گا فی الواقع تم وہاں بہت ہی کم رہے ہو اے کاش! تم اسے پہلے ہی سے جان لیتے؟[1]
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قَٰلَ كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ عَدَدَ سِنِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala kam labithtum fee l-'ardi 'adada sineen
DIN 31635qāla kam labiṯtum fī l-ʾarḍi ʿadada sinīna
He will say, "How many years did you remain on earth?"
He will say: How long tarried ye in the earth, counting by years
He will say, 'How long a number of years did ye tarry on earth
He will say, "What number of years tarried ye on earth
God will say, What number of years have ye continued on earth
قَالُوا۟ لَبِثْنَا يَوْمًا أَوْ بَعْضَ يَوْمٍ فَسْـَٔلِ ٱلْعَآدِّينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo labithnaa yawman aw ba'da yawmin fas'ali l-'aaddeen
DIN 31635qālū labiṯnā yawman ʾaw baʿḍa yawmin fasʾali l-ʿāddīna
They will say, "We remained a day, or part of a day; but ask those who keep count."
They will say: We tarried by a day or part of a day. Ask of those who keep count
They will say, 'We tarried a day or part of a day, but ask the Numberers
They will say, "We tarried a day, or part of a day; but ask the recording angels
They will answer, We have continued there a day, or part of a day: but ask those who keep account
23:114 — the verse above
أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ أَنَّمَا خَلَقْنَٰكُمْ عَبَثًا وَأَنَّكُمْ إِلَيْنَا لَا تُرْجَعُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)afahasibtum annamaa khalaqnaakum 'abathan wa'annakum ilaynaa laa turja'oon
DIN 31635ʾafaḥasibtum ʾannamā ḫalaqnākum ʿabaṯan waʾannakum ʾilaynā lā turǧaʿūna
Did you think that We created you in vain, and that to Us you will not be returned?"
Deemed ye then that We had created you for naught, and that ye would not be returned unto Us
Did ye then reckon that we created you for sport, and that to us ye would not return
What! Did ye then think that we had created you for pastime, and that ye should not be brought back again to us
Did ye think that we had created you in sport, and that ye should not be brought again before us
فَتَعَٰلَى ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْحَقُّ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْكَرِيمِ
Easy-read (simplified)fata'aalaa llaahu l-maliku l-haqqu laa ilaaha illaa huwa rabbu l-'arshi l-kareem
DIN 31635fataʿālā llāhu l-maliku l-ḥaqqu lā ʾilāha ʾillā huwa rabbu l-ʿarši l-karīmi
So Exalted is God, the Ruler, the Real. There is no god except He, the Lord of the Noble Throne.
Now Allah be Exalted, the True King! There is no Allah save Him, the Lord of the Throne of Grace
But exalted be God, the true; there is no god but He, the Lord of the noble throne
Wherefore let God be exalted, the King, the Truth! There is no god but He! Lord of the stately throne
Wherefore let GOD be exalted, the King, the Truth! There is no GOD besides him, the LORD of the honourable throne
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
قَالَ إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا لَّوْ أَنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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