وَلَقَدْ أَخَذْنَٰهُم بِٱلْعَذَابِ فَمَا ٱسْتَكَانُوا۟ لِرَبِّهِمْ وَمَا يَتَضَرَّعُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walaqad akhadhnaahum bil-'adhaabi famaa stakaanoo lirabbihim wamaa yatadarra'oon
DIN 31635walaqad ʾaḫaḏnāhum bil-ʿaḏābi famā stakānū lirabbihim wamā yataḍarraʿūna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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We have already gripped them with suffering, but they did not surrender to their Lord, nor did they humble themselves.
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
Already have We grasped them with punishment, but they humble not themselves unto their Lord, nor do they pray
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
And we caught them with the torment, but they did not abase themselves before their Lord, nor did they humble themselves
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 formerly laid hold on them with chastisement, yet they did not humble them to their Lord, nor did they abase them
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 formerly chastised them with a punishment: Yet they did not humble themselves before their Lord, neither did they make supplications unto Him
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 i kapluam me dënim, por ata nuk iu nënshtruan Zotit të tyre e as u kthyen të përulur drejt Tij.
আর অবশ্যই আমি তাদেরকে বিভিন্ন ধরনের শাস্তি (বিপদাপদ) দিয়ে পরীক্ষা করেছি, তবুও তারা তাদের রবের কাছে নত হয়নি এবং বিনীত প্রার্থনাও করেনি।
Mi smo ih na muke stavljali, ali se oni Gospodaru nisu pokorili, niti su molitve upućivali,
Mi smo ih na muke stavljali, ali se oni Gospodaru nisu pokorili, niti su molitve upućivali,
Gooŋɗii Min nanngirii ɓe Lepte ɗen, ɓe koykinanaaki Joomi maɓɓe ɓe yankinaaki.
და ჩვენ შევიპყარით ისინი სასჯელით [გვალვითა და შიმშილით], მაგრამ ისინი არ დამორჩილდნენ თავიანთ უფალს და არც მისთვის მოუხმიათ ვედრებით, როდესაც უბედურება დაატყდათ თავს,
Und Wir haben sie ja bereits mit der Strafe ergriffen. Aber weder unterwarfen sie sich ihrem Herrn noch flehten sie demütig.
Πράγματι, τους πλήξαμε (και τους δοκιμάσαμε) με την τιμωρία (δηλ. τις κακουχίες και την πείνα), αλλά δεν υποτάχθηκαν με ταπείνωση προς τον Κύριό τους, ούτε (Τον) επικαλέστηκαν με ταπείνωση (για να αφαιρέσει τις κακουχίες, παρόλο που είδαν ότι οι λεγόμενοι θεοί τους ήταν ανίκανοι να τους σώσουν)!
और निःसंदेह हमने उन्हें यातना में (भी) पकड़ा। फिर भी वे न अपने पालनहार के आगे झुके और न गिड़गिड़ाते थे।
E li abbiamo sottoposti alla punizione, ma non si sono affidati al loro Dio, e non l’hanno supplicato umilmente.
76. Ir iš tiesų Mes pričiupome juos su bausme, tačiau jie nenusižemino savo Viešpačiui, nei jie šaukėsi (Allaho) paklusdami Jam.
Dhugumatti, Nuti adabaan isaan qabnee jirra, Isaan Gooftaa isaaniitiif gadi of hin qabne; Isattis hin watwaanne.
И действительно, Мы подвергли их наказанию, но они не смирились перед своим Господом и не взмолились к Нему,
Ми смо их патњом ставили на искушење, али се они Господару своме нису покорили, нити су се понизно молили,
Na hakika tuliwatia adhabu kali; lakini hawakuelekea kwa Mola wao Mlezi wala hawakunyenyekea.
Och vi prövade dem verkligen med lidande, men de ödmjukade sig ändå inte inför sin Herre, och vädjade inte till honom.
Andolsun ki onları azap ile aldığımız halde yine de Rablerine itaatle boyun eğmediler. Yalvarıp, yakarmadılar.
اور ہم نے انہیں عذاب میں بھی پکڑا تاہم یہ لوگ نہ تو اپنے پروردگار کے سامنے جھکے اور نہ ہی عاجزی اختیار کی.[1]
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وَإِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ عَنِ ٱلصِّرَٰطِ لَنَٰكِبُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'inna lladheena laa yu'minoona bil-'aakhirati 'ani s-siraati lanaakiboon
DIN 31635waʾinna llaḏīna lā yuʾminūna bil-ʾāḫirati ʿani ṣ-ṣirāṭi lanākibūna
But those who do not believe in the Hereafter are swerving from the path.
And lo! those who believe not in the Hereafter are indeed astray from the path
but, verily, those who believe not in the hereafter from the way do veer
But verily they who believe not in the life to come, from that path do surely wander
And they who believe not in the life to come, do surely deviate from that way
وَلَوْ رَحِمْنَٰهُمْ وَكَشَفْنَا مَا بِهِم مِّن ضُرٍّ لَّلَجُّوا۟ فِى طُغْيَٰنِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walaw rahimnaahum wakashafnaa maa bihim min durrin lalajjoo fee tughyaanihim ya'mahoon
DIN 31635walaw raḥimnāhum wakašafnā mā bihim min ḍurrin lalaǧǧū fī ṭuġyānihim yaʿmahūna
Even if We had mercy on them, and relieved their problems, they would still blindly persist in their defiance.
Though We had mercy on them and relieved them of the harm afflicting them, they still would wander blindly on in their contumacy
But if we had mercy on them, and removed the distress they have, they would persist in their rebellion, blindly wandering on
And if we had taken compassion on them, and relieved them from their trouble, they would have plunged on in their wickedness, wildly wandering
If we had had compassion on them, and had taken off from them the calamity which had befallen them, they would surely have more obstinately persisted in their error, wandering in confusion
23:76 — the verse above
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا فَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِم بَابًا ذَا عَذَابٍ شَدِيدٍ إِذَا هُمْ فِيهِ مُبْلِسُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)hattaa idhaa fatahnaa 'alayhim baaban dhaa 'adhaabin shadeedin idhaa hum feehi mublisoon
DIN 31635ḥattā ʾiḏā fataḥnā ʿalayhim bāban ḏā ʿaḏābin šadīdin ʾiḏā hum fīhi mublisūna
The translators word this verse differently
Until, when We have opened before them a gate of intense agony, at once they will despair.
Until, when We open for them the gate of extreme punishment, behold! they are aghast thereat
until we opened for them a door with grievous torment, then lo! they are in despair
Until, when we have opened upon them the door of a severe punishment, lo! they are in despair at it
until, when We have opened upon them a door, from which a severe punishment hath issued, behold, they are driven to despair thereat
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنشَأَ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرَ وَٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةَ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَشْكُرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wahuwa lladhee ansha'a lakumu s-sam'a wal-'absaara wal-'af'idata qaleelan maa tashkuroon
DIN 31635wahuwa llaḏī ʾanšaʾa lakumu s-samʿa wal-ʾabṣāra wal-ʾafʾidata qalīlan mā taškurūna
The translators word this verse differently
It is He who produced for you the hearing, and the eyesight, and the feelings. But little gratitude you show.
He it is Who hath created for you ears and eyes and hearts. Small thanks give ye
He it is who produced for you hearing, and sight, and minds, - little is it that ye thank
It is He who hath implanted in you hearing, and sight, and heart; how few of you give thanks
It is God who hath created in you the senses of hearing and of sight, that ye may perceive our judgments, and hearts, that ye may seriously consider them: Yet how few of you give thanks
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَلَقَدْ أَخَذْنَاهُم بِالْعَذَابِ فَمَا اسْتَكَانُوا لِرَبِّهِمْ وَمَا يَتَضَرَّعُونَ
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