سَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّهِ قُلْ فَأَنَّىٰ تُسْحَرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)sayaqooloona lillaahi qul fa'annaa tusharoon
DIN 31635sayaqūlūna lillāhi qul faʾannā tusḥarūna
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They will say, "To God." Say, "Then are you bewitched?"
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
They will say: Unto Allah (all that belongeth). Say: How then are ye bewitched
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
They will say, 'God's.' Say, 'Then how can ye be so infatuated
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
They will answer, "In God's." SAY: How, then, can ye be so spell-bound
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
They will answer, in God's. Say, how therefore are ye bewitched
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
Ata do të thonë: "Të Allahut." Thuaj: "Atëherë, si mund të mashtroheni?"
তারা বলবে: ‘আল্লাহর।’ বলো: ‘তাহলে তোমরা কোথা থেকে বিভ্রান্ত হচ্ছ?’(১৫)
“Allahovo je to!”, odgovorit će, a ti reci: “Pa zašto onda dopuštate da budete zavedeni?”
“Allahovo je to!” odgovorit će, a ti reci: “Pa zašto onda dopuštate da budete zavedeni?”
Aray ɓe mbi'a: "Ko Alla woodani" maaku: "Enee, ko honno mbilirteɗon ?"
იტყვიან [მრავალღმერთიანები]: «ალლაჰის!» უთხარი: «მაშ, რამ მოგაჯადოვათ (მოტყუვდით)?»
Sie werden sagen: „(Alles) gehört Allah.“ Sag: „Wieso seid ihr denn einem Zauber verfallen?“
Θα πουν: «Ανήκει στον Αλλάχ (η κυριαρχία των πάντων).» Πες (ω, Προφήτη): «Τότε πώς παραπλανηθήκατε (μακριά από την αλήθεια, και δεν πιστεύετε στην ανάσταση, και αποδίδετε στον Αλλάχ εταίρους στη λατρεία);»
वे बोल पड़ेंगे : अल्लाह के लिए है। आप कहिए : फिर तुम कहाँ से जादू[23] किए जाते हो?
Diranno: «Allāh!» Di’: «Come potete essere ingannati?»
89. Jie sakys: „(Visa tai priklauso) Allahui.“ Sakyk: „Kodėl tada jūs esate suklaidinti ir nusigręžiate nuo tiesos?“
“Kan Allaahti” jedhu “Akkam (dhugaa) irraa garagalfamtu ree?” jedhiin.
Они скажут: «Аллаху!» Скажи: «Так как же вы оказываетесь околдованными?»
“Аллах!” Одговориће, а ти реци: “Па зашто онда допуштате да будете заведени?”
Watasema, "Ufalme huo ni wa Mwenyezi Mungu." Sema: Basi vipi mnadanganyika?
De kommer att svara: ”Det är Gud.” Säg: ”Hur kan ni då låta er bedras?”
"Allah’ındır." diyecekler. “Öyle ise nasıl aldanıyorsunuz?” de.
یہی جواب دیں گے کہ اللہ ہی ہے، کہہ دیجیئے پھر تم کدھر سے جادو کر دیئے جاتے ہو؟[1]
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سَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّهِ قُلْ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)sayaqooloona lillaahi qul afalaa tattaqoon
DIN 31635sayaqūlūna lillāhi qul ʾafalā tattaqūna
They will say, "To God." Say, "Will you not become righteous?"
They will say: Unto Allah (all that belongeth). Say: Will ye not then keep duty (unto Him)
They will say, 'God.' Say, 'Do ye not then fear
They will say, "They are God's". SAY: Will ye not, then, fear Him
They will answer, they are God's. Say, will ye not therefore fear Him
قُلْ مَنۢ بِيَدِهِۦ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَهُوَ يُجِيرُ وَلَا يُجَارُ عَلَيْهِ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)qul man biyadihi malakootu kulli shay'in wahuwa yujeeru walaa yujaaru 'alayhi in kuntum ta'lamoon
DIN 31635qul man biyadihi malakūtu kulli šayʾin wahuwa yuǧīru walā yuǧāru ʿalayhi ʾin kuntum taʿlamūna
Say, "In whose hand is the dominion of all things, and He protects and cannot be protected from, if you happen to know?"
Say: In Whose hand is the dominion over all things and He protecteth, while against Him there is no protection, if ye have knowledge
Say, 'In whose hand is the dominion of everything; He succours but is not succoured, - if ye did but know
SAY: In whose hand is the empire of all things, who protecteth but is not protected? if ye know
Say, in whose hand is the kingdom of all things; who protecteth whom He pleaseth, but is himself protected of none; if ye know
23:89 — the verse above
بَلْ أَتَيْنَٰهُم بِٱلْحَقِّ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَكَٰذِبُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)bal ataynaahum bil-haqqi wa'innahum lakaadhiboon
DIN 31635bal ʾataynāhum bil-ḥaqqi waʾinnahum lakāḏibūna
In fact, We have given them the truth, and they are liars.
Nay, but We have brought them the Truth, and lo! they are liars
Nay, we have brought them the truth, but, verily, they are liars
Yea, we have brought them the truth; but they are surely liars
Yea, we have brought them the truth; and they are certainly liars in denying the same
مَا ٱتَّخَذَ ٱللَّهُ مِن وَلَدٍ وَمَا كَانَ مَعَهُۥ مِنْ إِلَٰهٍ إِذًا لَّذَهَبَ كُلُّ إِلَٰهٍۭ بِمَا خَلَقَ وَلَعَلَا بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)maa takhadha llaahu min waladin wamaa kaana ma'ahu min ilaahin idhan ladhahaba kullu ilaahin bimaa khalaqa wala'alaa ba'duhum 'alaa ba'din subhaana llaahi 'ammaa yasifoon
DIN 31635mā taḫaḏa llāhu min waladin wamā kāna maʿahu min ʾilāhin ʾiḏan laḏahaba kullu ʾilāhin bimā ḫalaqa walaʿalā baʿḍuhum ʿalā baʿḍin subḥāna llāhi ʿammā yaṣifūna
God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe.
Allah hath not chosen any son, nor is there any god along with Him; else would each god have assuredly championed that which he created, and some of them would assuredly have overcome others. Glorified be Allah above all that they allege
God never took a son, nor was there ever any god with Him;- then each god would have gone off with what he had created, and some would have exalted themselves over others,- celebrated be His praises above what they attribute (to Him)
God hath not begotten offspring; neither is there any other God with Him: else had each god assuredly taken away that which he had created, and some had assuredly uplifted themselves above others! Far from the glory of God, be what they affirm of Him
God hath not begotten issue; neither is there any other god with Him: Otherwise every god had surely taken away that which He had created; and some of them had exalted themselves above the others. Far be that from God, which they affirm of Him
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
سَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّهِ قُلْ فَأَنَّىٰ تُسْحَرُونَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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