أَفَلَمْ يَدَّبَّرُوا۟ ٱلْقَوْلَ أَمْ جَآءَهُم مَّا لَمْ يَأْتِ ءَابَآءَهُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)afalam yaddabbaroo l-qawla am jaa'ahum maa lam ya'ti aabaa'ahumu l-'awwaleen
DIN 31635ʾafalam yaddabbarū l-qawla ʾam ǧāʾahum mā lam yaʾti ʾābāʾahumu l-ʾawwalīna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Have they not pondered the Word? Or has there come to them what came not to their forefathers of old?
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
Have they not pondered the Word, or hath that come unto them which came not unto their fathers of old
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
Is it that they did not ponder over the words, whether that has come to them which came not to their fathers of yore
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
Do they not then heed the things spoken - whether that hath come to them which came not to their fathers of old
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
Do they not therefore attentively consider that which is spoken unto them; whether a revelation is come unto them which came not unto their forefathers
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
A nuk i kanë soditur fjalët (e Allahut), apo mos u ka ardhur atyre ajo që nuk u kishte ardhur etërve të tyre të lashtë?!
তারা কি কুরআনের এ বাণী সম্পর্কে চিন্তা-ভাবনা করে না? নাকি তাদের কাছে এমন কিছু এসেছে যা তাদের পূর্ববর্তী পিতৃপুরুষদের কাছে আসেনি?
Zašto oni o Kur’anu ne razmisle? Ili im dolazi nešto što nije dolazilo njihovim precima davnim?
Zašto oni o Kuranu ne razmisle? Ili im dolazi nešto što nije dolazilo njihovim predcima davnim?
Enee, teskaaki konngol ngol, kaa hara ar e maɓɓe ko araani e baabiraaɓe maɓɓe adinooɓe ɓe?
ნუთუ [ურწმუნონი] არ დაფიქრდებიან ამ სიტყვაზე [ყურანზე]? თუ ებოძათ ის, რაც არ ჰბოძებია მათ წინაპრებს?
Haben sie denn nicht über das Wort nachgedacht, oder ist zu ihnen gekommen, was nicht zu ihren Vorvätern kam?
Δεν έχουν συλλογιστεί τα Λόγια (του Κορ’άν, για να δουν ότι είναι η αλήθεια); Ή (τους εμπόδισε από το να πιστέψουν ότι) τους ήρθε αυτό (το Μήνυμα, και ένας Αγγελιαφόρος) ενώ δεν ήρθε στους προγόνους τους; [Πράγματι, έχουμε στείλει Αγγελιαφόρους και στους προγόνους τους]!
तो क्या उन्होंने इस वाणी (क़ुरआन) पर विचार नहीं किया, अथवा उनके पास वह चीज़[17] आई है, जो उनके पहले बाप-दादा के पास नहीं आई?
Loro non riflettono sulla Parola, o arrivò loro ciò che non arrivò ai loro padri?
68. Argi jie neapmąsto (Allaho, t. y. to, kas nuleista Pranašui ﷺ) Žodžio arba argi pas juos atėjo tai, kas nebuvo atėję pas jų senovės tėvus?
Sila jecha (Rabbii) hin xiinxalanii? Moo waan abbootii isaanii kan jalqabaatti hin dhufintu isaanitti dhufe?
Неужели они не поразмыслили над словом? Или же пришло к ним то, что не приходило к их праотцам?
Зашто они о Кур'ану не размисле, или им је дошло нешто што није долазило њиховим давним прецима?!
Je, hawakuifikiri kauli, au yamewajia ambayo hayakuwafikia baba zao wa zamani?
Har de inte reflekterat över [Koranens] ord, eller [håller de fast vid otron för att] något har kommit till dem, som inte nått deras förfäder i forna tider?
Onlar bu sözü (Kur'an'ı) hiç düşünmediler mi? Yoksa kendilerine, daha önce geçmişteki atalarına gelmeyen bir şey mi geldi?
کیا انہوں نے اس بات میں غور وفکر ہی نہیں کیا[1] ؟ بلکہ ان کے پاس وه آیا جو ان کے اگلے باپ دادوں کے پاس نہیں آیا تھا؟[2]
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قَدْ كَانَتْ ءَايَٰتِى تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْكُمْ فَكُنتُمْ عَلَىٰٓ أَعْقَٰبِكُمْ تَنكِصُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)qad kaanat aayaatee tutlaa 'alaykum fakuntum 'alaa a'qaabikum tankisoon
DIN 31635qad kānat ʾāyātī tutlā ʿalaykum fakuntum ʿalā ʾaʿqābikum tankiṣūna
My Verses were recited to you, but you turned back on your heels.
My revelations were recited unto you, but ye used to turn back on your heels
My signs were recited to you, but upon your heels did ye turn back
Long since were my signs rehearsed to you, but ye turned back on your heels
My signs were read unto you, but ye turned back on your heels
مُسْتَكْبِرِينَ بِهِۦ سَٰمِرًا تَهْجُرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)mustakbireena bihi saamiran tahjuroon
DIN 31635mustakbirīna bihi sāmiran tahǧurūna
The translators word this verse differently
Arrogant towards it-talked nonsense about it-disregarded it.
In scorn thereof. Nightly did ye rave together
big with pride at it, in vain discourse by night
Puffed up with pride, discoursing foolishly by night
Proudly elating your selves because of your possessing the holy temple; discoursing together by night, and talking foolishly
23:68 — the verse above
أَمْ لَمْ يَعْرِفُوا۟ رَسُولَهُمْ فَهُمْ لَهُۥ مُنكِرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)am lam ya'rifoo rasoolahum fahum lahu munkiroon
DIN 31635ʾam lam yaʿrifū rasūlahum fahum lahu munkirūna
Or is it that they did not recognize their messenger, so they are denying him?
Or know they not their messenger, and so reject him
Or did they not know their apostle, that they thus deny him
Or do they not recognise their apostle; and therefore disavow him
Or do they not know their apostle; and therefore reject him
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ بِهِۦ جِنَّةٌۢ بَلْ جَآءَهُم بِٱلْحَقِّ وَأَكْثَرُهُمْ لِلْحَقِّ كَٰرِهُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)am yaqooloona bihi jinnatun bal jaa'ahum bil-haqqi wa'aktharuhum lilhaqqi kaarihoon
DIN 31635ʾam yaqūlūna bihi ǧinnatun bal ǧāʾahum bil-ḥaqqi waʾakṯaruhum lilḥaqqi kārihūna
Or do they say, "He is possessed?" In fact, he brought them the truth, but most of them hate the truth.
Or say they: There is a madness in him? Nay, but he bringeth them the Truth; and most of them are haters of the Truth
Or do they say, 'He is possessed by a ginn?' Nay, he came to them with the truth, and most of them are averse from the truth
Or say they, "A Djinn is in him?" Nay! he hath come to them with the truth; but the truth do most of them abhor
Or do they say, he is a madman? Nay, he hath come unto them with the truth; but the greater part of them detest the truth
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
أَفَلَمْ يَدَّبَّرُوا الْقَوْلَ أَمْ جَاءَهُم مَّا لَمْ يَأْتِ آبَاءَهُمُ الْأَوَّلِينَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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