وَلَقَدْ أَنزَلْنَآ إِلَيْكُمْ ءَايَٰتٍ مُّبَيِّنَٰتٍ وَمَثَلًا مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ خَلَوْا۟ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ وَمَوْعِظَةً لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)walaqad anzalnaa ilaykum aayaatin mubayyinaatin wamathalan mina lladheena khalaw min qablikum wamaw'izatan lilmuttaqeen
DIN 31635walaqad ʾanzalnā ʾilaykum ʾāyātin mubayyinātin wamaṯalan mina llaḏīna ḫalaw min qablikum wamawʿiẓatan lilmuttaqīna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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We have sent down to you clarifying revelations, and examples of those who passed on before you, and advice for the righteous.
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
And verily We have sent down for you revelations that make plain, and the example of those who passed away before you. An admonition unto those who ward off (evil)
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
Now have we sent down to you manifest signs, and the like of those who have passed away before you, and as an admonition to those who fear
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
And now have we sent down to you clear signs, and an instance from among those who flourished before you, and a caution for the God-fearing
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
And now have We revealed unto you evident signs, and a history like unto some of the histories of those who have gone before you, and an admonition unto the pious
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 ju zbritëm ajete të qarta dhe shembuj të atyre që kanë kaluar para jush e këshillë për të devotshmit.
আর নিশ্চয় আমি তোমাদের কাছে নাযিল করেছি সুস্পষ্ট আয়াতসমূহ এবং তোমাদের পূর্বে যারা চলে গেছে তাদের দৃষ্টান্ত। আর (নাযিল করেছি) মুত্তাকীদের জন্য উপদেশ।
Mi vam objavljujemo jasne ajete i primjere iz života onih koji su prije vas bili i nestali i pouku onima koji se budu Allaha bojali.
Mi vam objavljujemo jasne ajete i primjere iz života onih koji su prije vas bili i nestali i pouku onima koji se budu Allaha bojali.
Gooŋɗii min njippinii e mooɗon aayeeje ɓannguɗe e misal immorde e ɓeya wulinooɓe ko adii on e waaju wonan'de hulooɓe [Alla] ɓen.
ჩვენ უკვე გარდამოვავლინეთ თქვენთვის განმარტებული აიათები, და მაგალითი მათგან, ვინც თქვენამდე იყო, და შეგონება ღვთისმოშიშთათვის.
Und Wir haben ja Zeichen zu euch hinabgesandt, die (alles) klar machen, und ein Beispiel (aus den Berichten) von denjenigen, die vor euch dahingegangen sind, und eine Ermahnung für die (Allah-)Fürchtenden.
Πράγματι, σας στείλαμε (ξεκάθαρα) Εδάφια που διασαφηνίζουν (την αλήθεια), και παραδείγματα εκείνων (των εθνών) που πέρασαν πριν από σας, και μία νουθεσία γι' εκείνους που φυλάσσονται από την τιμωρία του Αλλάχ (τηρώντας τις εντολές Του).
तथा निःसंदेह हमने तुम्हारी ओर स्पष्ट आयतें और तुमसे पहले गुज़रे हुए लोगों का उदाहरण और डरने वालों के लिए शिक्षा उतारी है।
Vi abbiamo fatto discendere chiari Segni e un esempio con quelli che vi hanno preceduti, e un avvertimento per i devoti.
34. Ir iš tiesų, Mes nuleidome jums Ajat (įrodymus, įkalčius, eilutes, pamokas, ženklus, apreiškimus ir t. t.), kad padaryti viską aiškiu, ir pavyzdžius tų, kurie mirė anksčiau jūsų, ir perspėjimus tiems, kurie yra Al-Mutakūn (dievobaimingi).
Dhugumatti, Nuti keeyyattoota ifa ta’an gara keessanitti buufnee jirra. fakkeenya warra isin dura dabranii irraas, gorsa warra Rabbi sodaataniiti.
И действительно, Мы ниспослали вам разъясняющие аяты, и пример из тех, которые миновали до вас, и увещевание для богобоязненных.
Ми вам објављујемо јасне речи и примере из живота оних који су били пре вас и нестали, и поуку богобојазним.
Na kwa yakini tumewateremshia Ishara zilizo wazi, na mifano kutokana na waliotangulia kabla yenu na mawaidha kwa wacha Mungu.
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ہم نے تمہاری طرف کھلی اور روشن آیتیں اتار دی ہیں اور ان لوگوں کی کہاوتیں جو تم سے پہلے گزرچکے ہیں اور پرہیزگاروں کے لئے نصیحت.
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وَأَنكِحُوا۟ ٱلْأَيَٰمَىٰ مِنكُمْ وَٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ مِنْ عِبَادِكُمْ وَإِمَآئِكُمْ إِن يَكُونُوا۟ فُقَرَآءَ يُغْنِهِمُ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ وَٱللَّهُ وَٰسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'ankihoo l-'ayaamaa minkum was-saaliheena min 'ibaadikum wa'imaa'ikum in yakoonoo fuqaraa'a yughnihimu llaahu min fadlihi wallaahu waasi'un 'aleem
DIN 31635waʾankiḥū l-ʾayāmā minkum waṣ-ṣāliḥīna min ʿibādikum waʾimāʾikum ʾin yakūnū fuqarāʾa yuġnihimu llāhu min faḍlihi wallāhu wāsiʿun ʿalīmun
And wed the singles among you, and those who are fit among your servants and maids. If they are poor, God will enrich them from His bounty. God is All-Encompassing, All-Knowing.
And marry such of you as are solitary and the pious of your slaves and maid-servants. If they be poor, Allah will enrich them of His bounty. Allah is of ample means, Aware
And marry the single amongst you, and the righteous among your servants and your handmaidens. If they be poor, God will enrich them of His grace, for God both comprehends and knows
And marry those among you who are single, and your good servants, and the handmaidens. If they are poor, God of His bounty will enrich them. God is all-bounteous, Knowing
Marry those who are single among you, and such as are honest of your men-servants, and your maid-servants: If they be poor, God will enrich them of his abundance; for God is bounteous and wise
وَلْيَسْتَعْفِفِ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَجِدُونَ نِكَاحًا حَتَّىٰ يُغْنِيَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ وَٱلَّذِينَ يَبْتَغُونَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ مِمَّا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُكُمْ فَكَاتِبُوهُمْ إِنْ عَلِمْتُمْ فِيهِمْ خَيْرًا وَءَاتُوهُم مِّن مَّالِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِىٓ ءَاتَىٰكُمْ وَلَا تُكْرِهُوا۟ فَتَيَٰتِكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْبِغَآءِ إِنْ أَرَدْنَ تَحَصُّنًا لِّتَبْتَغُوا۟ عَرَضَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَمَن يُكْرِههُّنَّ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ إِكْرَٰهِهِنَّ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
Easy-read (simplified)walyasta'fifi lladheena laa yajidoona nikaahan hattaa yughniyahumu llaahu min fadlihi walladheena yabtaghoona l-kitaaba mimmaa malakat aymaanukum fakaatiboohum in 'alimtum feehim khayran wa'aatoohum min maali llaahi lladhee aataakum walaa tukrihoo fatayaatikum 'alaa l-bighaa'i in aradna tahassunan litabtaghoo 'arada l-hayaati d-dunyaa waman yukrihhunna fa'inna llaaha min ba'di ikraahihinna ghafoorun raheem
DIN 31635walyastaʿfifi llaḏīna lā yaǧidūna nikāḥan ḥattā yuġniyahumu llāhu min faḍlihi wallaḏīna yabtaġūna l-kitāba mimmā malakat ʾaymānukum fakātibūhum ʾin ʿalimtum fīhim ḫayran waʾātūhum min māli llāhi llaḏī ʾātākum walā tukrihū fatayātikum ʿalā l-biġāʾi ʾin ʾaradna taḥaṣṣunan litabtaġū ʿaraḍa l-ḥayāti d-dunyā waman yukrihhunna faʾinna llāha min baʿdi ʾikrāhihinna ġafūrun raḥīmun
And let those who do not find the means to marry abstain, until God enriches them from His bounty. If any of your servants wish to be freed, grant them their wish, if you recognize some good in them. And give them of God's wealth which he has given you. And do not compel your girls to prostitution, seeking the materials of this life, if they desire to remain chaste. Should anyone compel them-after their compulsion, God is Forgiving and Merciful.
And let those who cannot find a match keep chaste till Allah give them independence by His grace. And such of your slaves as seek a writing (of emancipation), write it for them if ye are aware of aught of good in them, and bestow upon them of the wealth of Allah which He hath bestowed upon you. Force not your slave-girls to whoredom that ye may seek enjoyment of the life of the world, if they would preserve their chastity. And if one force them, then (unto them), after their compulsion, lo! Allah will be Forgiving, Merciful
And let those who cannot find a match, until God enriches them of His grace, keep chaste. And such of those whom your right hands possess as crave a writing, write it for them, if ye know any good in them, and give them of the wealth of God which He has given you. And do not compel your slave girls to prostitution, if they desire to keep continent, in order to crave the goods of the life of this world; but he who does compel them, then, verily, God after they are compelled is forgiving, compassionate
And let those who cannot find a match live in continence till God of His bounty shall enrich them. And to those of your slaves who desire a deed of manumission, execute it for them, if ye know good in them, and give them a portion of the wealth of God which He hath given you. Force not your female slaves into sin, in order that ye may gain the casual fruitions of this world, if they wish to preserve their modesty. Yet if any one compel them, then Verily to them, after their compulsion, will God be Forgiving, Merciful
And let those who find not a match, keep themselves from fornication, until God shall enrich them of his abundance. And unto such of your slaves as desire a written instrument allowing them to redeem themselves on paying a certain sum, write one, if ye know good in them; and give them of the riches of God, which He hath given you. And compel not your maid-servants to prostitute themselves, if they be willing to live chastly; that ye may seek the casual advantage of this present life: But whoever shall compel them thereto, verily God will be gracious and merciful unto such women after their compulsion
24:34 — the verse above
ٱللَّهُ نُورُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ مَثَلُ نُورِهِۦ كَمِشْكَوٰةٍ فِيهَا مِصْبَاحٌ ٱلْمِصْبَاحُ فِى زُجَاجَةٍ ٱلزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّىٌّ يُوقَدُ مِن شَجَرَةٍ مُّبَٰرَكَةٍ زَيْتُونَةٍ لَّا شَرْقِيَّةٍ وَلَا غَرْبِيَّةٍ يَكَادُ زَيْتُهَا يُضِىٓءُ وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ نَارٌ نُّورٌ عَلَىٰ نُورٍ يَهْدِى ٱللَّهُ لِنُورِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَضْرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْأَمْثَٰلَ لِلنَّاسِ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ
Easy-read (simplified)allaahu nooru s-samaawaati wal-'ardi mathalu noorihi kamishkaatin feehaa misbaahun l-misbaahu fee zujaajatin z-zujaajatu ka'annahaa kawkabun durriyyun yooqadu min shajaratin mubaarakatin zaytoonatin laa sharqiyyatin walaa gharbiyyatin yakaadu zaytuhaa yudee'u walaw lam tamsashu naarun noorun 'alaa noorin yahdee llaahu linoorihi man yashaa'u wayadribu llaahu l-'amthaala lilnnaasi wallaahu bikulli shay'in 'aleem
DIN 31635allāhu nūru s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍi maṯalu nūrihi kamiškātin fīhā miṣbāḥun l-miṣbāḥu fī zuǧāǧatin z-zuǧāǧatu kaʾannahā kawkabun durriyyun yūqadu min šaǧaratin mubārakatin zaytūnatin lā šarqiyyatin walā ġarbiyyatin yakādu zaytuhā yuḍīʾu walaw lam tamsashu nārun nūrun ʿalā nūrin yahdī llāhu linūrihi man yašāʾu wayaḍribu llāhu l-ʾamṯāla lilnnāsi wallāhu bikulli šayʾin ʿalīmun
God is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The allegory of His light is that of a pillar on which is a lamp. The lamp is within a glass. The glass is like a brilliant planet, fueled by a blessed tree, an olive tree, neither eastern nor western. Its oil would almost illuminate, even if no fire has touched it. Light upon Light. God guides to His light whomever He wills. God thus cites the parables for the people. God is cognizant of everything.
Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The similitude of His light is as a niche wherein is a lamp. The lamp is in a glass. The glass is as it were a shining star. (This lamp is) kindled from a blessed tree, an olive neither of the East nor of the West, whose oil would almost glow forth (of itself) though no fire touched it. Light upon light. Allah guideth unto His light whom He will. And Allah speaketh to mankind in allegories, for Allah is Knower of all things
God is the light of the heavens and the earth; His light is as a niche in which is a lamp, and the lamp is in a glass, the glass is as though it were a glittering star; it is lit from a blessed tree, an olive neither of the east nor of the west, the oil of which would well-nigh give light though no fire touched it,- light upon light!- God guides to His light whom He pleases; and God strikes out parables for men, and God all things doth know
God is the LIGHT of the Heavens and of the Earth. His Light is like a niche in which is a lamp - the lamp encased in glass - the glass, as it were, a glistening star. From a blessed tree is it lighted, the olive neither of the East nor of the West, whose oil would well nigh shine out, even though fire touched it not! It is light upon light. God guideth whom He will to His light, and God setteth forth parables to men, for God knoweth all things
God is the light of heaven and earth: The similitude of his light is as a niche in a wall, wherein a lamp is placed, and the lamp inclosed in a case of glass; the glass appears as it were a shining star. It is lighted with the oil of a blessed tree, an olive neither of the east, nor of the west: It wanteth little but that the oil thereof would give light, although no fire touched it. This is light added unto light: God will direct unto his light whom He pleaseth. God propoundeth parables unto men; for God knoweth all things
فِى بُيُوتٍ أَذِنَ ٱللَّهُ أَن تُرْفَعَ وَيُذْكَرَ فِيهَا ٱسْمُهُۥ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُۥ فِيهَا بِٱلْغُدُوِّ وَٱلْـَٔاصَالِ
Easy-read (simplified)fee buyootin adhina llaahu an turfa'a wayudhkara feehaa smuhu yusabbihu lahu feehaa bil-ghuduwwi wal-'aasaal
DIN 31635fī buyūtin ʾaḏina llāhu ʾan turfaʿa wayuḏkara fīhā smuhu yusabbiḥu lahu fīhā bil-ġuduwwi wal-ʾāṣāli
In houses which God has permitted to be raised, and His name is celebrated therein. He is glorified therein, morning and evening.
(This lamp is found) in houses which Allah hath allowed to be exalted and that His name shall be remembered therein. Therein do offer praise to Him at morn and evening
In the houses God has permitted to be reared and His name to be mentioned therein - His praises are celebrated therein mornings and evenings
In the temples which God hath allowed to be reared, that His name may therein be remembered, do men praise Him morn and even
In the houses which God hath permitted to be raised, and that his name be commemorated therein: Men celebrate his praise in the same morning and evening
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَلَقَدْ أَنزَلْنَا إِلَيْكُمْ آيَاتٍ مُّبَيِّنَاتٍ وَمَثَلًا مِّنَ الَّذِينَ خَلَوْا مِن قَبْلِكُمْ وَمَوْعِظَةً لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. The digital edition's upstream is not stated by the redistributor and the printing is unverified. No statement of purpose is recorded for Palmer because none was sourced from his own preface in this pass; nothing is asserted on his behalf.
CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. TWO edition caveats. (1) The upstream is not stated by the redistributor. (2) Rodwell's own edition PRESENTS THE SURAHS IN HIS OWN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER, not the mushaf order — he says so in his preface. This digital text is keyed to mushaf order, so it derives from a restored-order printing (such as the Everyman edition) rather than from Rodwell's own arrangement. Which printing is not stated and has not been established.
CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. The digital edition's upstream is NOT STATED by the redistributor, so the printing it represents is unverified; Sale's text was reprinted and re-edited many times between 1734 and 1900. Recorded as unverified rather than assumed to be the first edition.
CLEARED. Parallel edition, held in ayah_text_variants. It sits alongside the Uthmani spine for search normalisation and is never used to correct it.
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