يُقَلِّبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَبْصَٰرِ
Easy-read (simplified)yuqallibu llaahu llayla wan-nahaara inna fee dhaalika la'ibratan li'oolee l-'absaar
DIN 31635yuqallibu llāhu llayla wan-nahāra ʾinna fī ḏālika laʿibratan liʾūlī l-ʾabṣāri
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God alternates the night and the day. In that is a lesson for those who have insight.
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Allah causeth the revolution of the day and the night. Lo! herein is indeed a lesson for those who see
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
God interchanges the night and the day; verily, in that is a lesson to those endowed with sight
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 causeth the day and the night to take their turn. Verily in this is teaching for men of insight
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 shifteth the night, and the day: Verily herein is an instruction unto those who have sight
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 e ndërron natën me ditën. Në të vërtetë, në këtë ka mësim për njerëzit mendjemprehtë.
আল্লাহই দিন ও রাতের আবর্তন ঘটান, নিশ্চয়ই এতে অন্তরদৃষ্টিসম্পন্নদের জন্য রয়েছে শিক্ষা।
On čini da noć i dan naizmjenice nastupaju i u tome je, doista, pouka za one koji pameti imaju.
On čini da noć i dan naizmjenice nastupaju i u tome je, doista, pouka za one koji pameti imaju.
Alla homo waylita jemma on e ñalawma on, pellet, na wonii e ɗum tasakuyee wonan'de joomiraaɓe jiiɗe ɓen.
[მხოლოდ] ალლაჰი ანაცვლებს დღესა და ღამეს. ჭეშმარიტად, ამაში შეგონებაა მხედველთათვის [გონიერთათვის].
Allah lässt Nacht und Tag sich abwechseln. Wahrlich, darin ist ja eine Lehre für diejenigen, die Einsicht besitzen.
Ο Αλλάχ κάνει τη νύχτα και την ημέρα να διαδέχονται η μία την άλλη. Πράγματι, σ' αυτό υπάρχει μία νουθεσία (και ένα Σημάδι) γι' εκείνους που έχουν μάτια.
अल्लाह ही रात और दिन को बदलता[38] रहता है। बेशक इसमें समझ-बूझ वालों के लिए निश्चय बड़ी शिक्षा है।
Allāh alterna la notte e il giorno: in ciò c’è, in verità, un esempio per quelli dotati di vista ﴾illuminati﴿.
44. Allahas priverčia naktį ir dieną pakeisti viena kitą (t. y. jei baigiasi diena, ateina naktis, o jei baigiasi naktis, ateina diena ir t. t.) Iš tiesų, tame tikrai yra pamoka tiems, kurie turi nuovokumo.
Rabbiin halkaniifi guyyaa gara gaggalcha, Dhugumatti, kana keessa namoota hubannoo qabaniif gorsatu jira.
Аллах чередует ночь и день. Воистину, в этом — поучительный пример для обладающих зрением.
Он чини да ноћ и дан наступају наизменично и у томе је, заиста, поука за оне који памет имају.
Mwenyezi Mungu hubadilisha usiku na mchana. Hakika katika hayo yapo mazingatio kwa wenye kuona.
Gud låter dag natt och dag avlösa varandra. I detta ligger visst en lärdom för de klarsynta.
Allah, gece ve gündüzü çevirip birbirinin ardından getirir. Doğrusu basiret sahibi olanlar için bunda ibretler vardır.
اللہ تعالیٰ ہی دن اور رات کو ردوبدل کرتا رہتا ہے[1] آنکھوں والوں کے لیے تو اس میں یقیناً بڑی بڑی عبرتیں ہیں.
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وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ
Easy-read (simplified)walillaahi mulku s-samaawaati wal-'ardi wa'ilaa llaahi l-maseer
DIN 31635walillāhi mulku s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍi waʾilā llāhi l-maṣīru
To God belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and to God is the ultimate return.
And unto Allah belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and unto Allah is the journeying
1880 No text Palmer's printing carries no text for this verse. It is not scored.
God's, the Kingdom of the Heavens and of the Earth: and unto God the final return
Unto God belongeth the kingdom of heaven and earth; and unto God shall be the return at the last day
أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُزْجِى سَحَابًا ثُمَّ يُؤَلِّفُ بَيْنَهُۥ ثُمَّ يَجْعَلُهُۥ رُكَامًا فَتَرَى ٱلْوَدْقَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ خِلَٰلِهِۦ وَيُنَزِّلُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مِن جِبَالٍ فِيهَا مِنۢ بَرَدٍ فَيُصِيبُ بِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَصْرِفُهُۥ عَن مَّن يَشَآءُ يَكَادُ سَنَا بَرْقِهِۦ يَذْهَبُ بِٱلْأَبْصَٰرِ
Easy-read (simplified)alam tara anna llaaha yuzjee sahaaban thumma yu'allifu baynahu thumma yaj'aluhu rukaaman fataraa l-wadqa yakhruju min khilaalihi wayunazzilu mina s-samaa'i min jibaalin feehaa min baradin fayuseebu bihi man yashaa'u wayasrifuhu 'an man yashaa'u yakaadu sanaa barqihi yadhhabu bil-'absaar
DIN 31635ʾalam tara ʾanna llāha yuzǧī saḥāban ṯumma yuʾallifu baynahu ṯumma yaǧʿaluhu rukāman fatarā l-wadqa yaḫruǧu min ḫilālihi wayunazzilu mina s-samāʾi min ǧibālin fīhā min baradin fayuṣību bihi man yašāʾu wayaṣrifuhu ʿan man yašāʾu yakādu sanā barqihi yaḏhabu bil-ʾabṣāri
The translators word this verse differently
Have you not seen how God propels the clouds, then brings them together, then piles them into a heap, and you see rain drops emerging from its midst? How He brings down loads of hail from the sky, striking with it whomever He wills, and diverting it from whomever He wills? The flash of its lightening almost snatches the sight away.
Hast thou not seen how Allah wafteth the clouds, then gathereth them, then maketh them layers, and thou seest the rain come forth from between them; He sendeth down from the heaven mountains wherein is hail, and smiteth therewith whom He will, and averteth it from whom He will. The flashing of His lightning all but snatcheth away the sight
Hast thou not seen that God drives the clouds, and then re-unites them, and then accumulates them, and thou mayest see the rain coming forth from their midst; and He sends down from the sky mountains with hail therein, and He makes it fall on whom He pleases, and He turns it from whom He pleases; the flashing of His lightning well-nigh goes off with their sight
Hast thou not seen that God driveth clouds lightly forward, then gathereth them together, then pileth them in masses? And then thou seest the rain forthcoming from their midst; and He causeth clouds like mountains charged with hail, to descend from the heaven, and He maketh it to fall on whom He will, and from whom He will He turneth it aside. - The brightness of His lightning all but taketh away the sight
Dost thou not see that God gently driveth forward the clouds, and gathereth them together, and then layeth them on heaps? Thou also seest the rain, which falleth from the midst thereof; and God sendeth down from heaven as it were mountains, wherein there is hail; He striketh therewith whom He pleaseth, and turneth the same away from whom He pleaseth: The brightness of his lightning wanteth but little of taking away the sight
24:44 — the verse above
وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَ كُلَّ دَآبَّةٍ مِّن مَّآءٍ فَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِى عَلَىٰ بَطْنِهِۦ وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِى عَلَىٰ رِجْلَيْنِ وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِى عَلَىٰٓ أَرْبَعٍ يَخْلُقُ ٱللَّهُ مَا يَشَآءُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Easy-read (simplified)wallaahu khalaqa kulla daabbatin min maa'in faminhum man yamshee 'alaa batnihi waminhum man yamshee 'alaa rijlayni waminhum man yamshee 'alaa arba'in yakhluqu llaahu maa yashaa'u inna llaaha 'alaa kulli shay'in qadeer
DIN 31635wallāhu ḫalaqa kulla dābbatin min māʾin faminhum man yamšī ʿalā baṭnihi waminhum man yamšī ʿalā riǧlayni waminhum man yamšī ʿalā ʾarbaʿin yaḫluqu llāhu mā yašāʾu ʾinna llāha ʿalā kulli šayʾin qadīrun
The translators word this verse differently
God created every living creature from water. Some of them crawl on their bellies, and some walk on two feet, and others walk on four. God creates whatever He wills. God is Capable of everything.
Allah hath created every animal of water. Of them is (a kind) that goeth upon its belly and (a kind) that goeth upon two legs and (a kind) that goeth upon four. Allah createth what He will. Lo! Allah is Able to do all things
And God created every beast from water, and of them is one that walks upon its belly, and of them one that walks upon two feet, and of them one that walks upon four. God creates what He pleases; verily, God is mighty over all
And God hath created every animal of water. Some go upon the belly; some go upon two feet; some go upon four feet. God hath created what He pleased. Aye, God hath power over all things
And God hath created every animal of water; one of them goeth on his belly, and another of them walketh upon two feet, and another of them walketh upon four feet: God createth that which he pleaseth; for God is almighty
لَّقَدْ أَنزَلْنَآ ءَايَٰتٍ مُّبَيِّنَٰتٍ وَٱللَّهُ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ
Easy-read (simplified)laqad anzalnaa aayaatin mubayyinaatin wallaahu yahdee man yashaa'u ilaa siraatin mustaqeem
DIN 31635laqad ʾanzalnā ʾāyātin mubayyinātin wallāhu yahdī man yašāʾu ʾilā ṣirāṭin mustaqīmin
We sent down enlightening revelations, and God guides whomever He wills to a straight path.
Verily We have sent down revelations and explained them. Allah guideth whom He will unto a straight path
Now have we sent down manifest signs, and God guides whom He pleases unto the right way
Now have we sent down distinct signs. - And God guideth whom He will into the right path
Now have We sent down evident signs: And God directeth whom He pleaseth into the right way
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يُقَلِّبُ اللَّهُ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّأُولِي الْأَبْصَارِ
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