The bismillah opens this surah. It belongs to the surah, not to verse 1, and is shown unnumbered as a mushaf shows it.
تَبَارَكَ ٱلَّذِى نَزَّلَ ٱلْفُرْقَانَ عَلَىٰ عَبْدِهِۦ لِيَكُونَ لِلْعَٰلَمِينَ نَذِيرًا
Easy-read (simplified)tabaaraka lladhee nazzala l-furqaana 'alaa 'abdihi liyakoona lil'aalameena nadheeraa
DIN 31635tabāraka llaḏī nazzala l-furqāna ʿalā ʿabdihi liyakūna lilʿālamīna naḏīran
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Blessed is He who sent down the Criterion upon His servant, to be a warning to humanity.
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
Blessed is He Who hath revealed unto His slave the Criterion (of right and wrong), that he may be a warner to the peoples
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
Blessed be He who sent down the Discrimination to His servant that he might be unto the world a warner
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
BLESSED be He who hath sent down AL FURKAN (the illumination) on his servant, that to all creatures he may be a warner
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
Blessed be he who hath revealed the Forkan unto his servant, that he may be a preacher unto all creatures
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
I bekuar është Ai që ia zbriti Dalluesin (Kuranin) robit të Vet, që të jetë paralajmërues për botët.
বরকতময় তিনি, যিনি তাঁর বান্দার উপর ফুরকান (কুরআন) নাযিল করেছেন, যেন সে (মুহাম্মাদ) সমগ্র বিশ্বজগতের জন্য সতর্ককারী হতে পারে।
Neka je uzvišen Onaj Koji robu Svom objavljuje Kur’an da bi svjetovima bio opomena,
Neka je uzvišen Onaj Koji robu Svom objavljuje Kuran da bi svjetovima bio opomena,
Mawnii On Jippinɗo Seerndoore nden e dow jiyaaɗo makko on fii yo wonan winndire nden jeertinoowo.
დალოცვილია იგი [ალლაჰი], რომელმაც გარდმოავლინა ფურყანი [ყურანი, რომელიც განასხვავებს ჭეშმარიტებასა და სიცრუეს] თავის მსახურზე [მუჰმმადზე], რათა ყოფილიყო [მუჰმმადი] სამყაროთა შემგონებელი [ჯინებისთვის და ადამიანებისთვის].
Segensreich ist Derjenige, Der Seinem Diener die Unterscheidung offenbart hat, damit er für die Weltenbewohner ein Warner sei,
Ύψιστος είναι Αυτός που έστειλε στον δούλο Του (τον Μωχάμμαντ) το Κριτήριο (το Κορ’άν, που διαχωρίζει την αλήθεια από την πλάνη), για να γίνει προειδοποιητής για όλο τον κόσμο.
बहुत बरकत वाला है वह (अल्लाह), जिसने अपने बंदे[1] पर फ़ुरक़ान[2] उतारा, ताकि वह समस्त संसार-वासियों को सावधान करने वाला हो।
Gloria a Colui che ha fatto discendere il Criterio sul Suo servo, perché sia un ammonimento per i Mondi;
1. Palaimintas Tas, Kuris nuleido atskyrimą (teisingo ir klaidingo, t. y. šį Koraną) Savo vergui (Muchammedui ﷺ), kad jis būtų perspėtojas Alamyn (žmonėms ir džinams).
Inni furqaaniin (Qur’aana) akka aalama hundaaf dinniinaa (sodaachisaa) ta’uuf jecha gabricha Isaa irratti buuse toltuun isaa baay’atte. [1]
Благословен Тот, Кто ниспослал Своему рабу Различение, чтобы он стал предостерегающим для миров.
Нека је узвишен Онај Који Своме слуги објављује Кур'ан да би световима био опомена,
Ametukuka aliyeteremsha Furqani kwa mja wake, ili awe mwonyaji kwa walimwengu wote.
Upphöjd är han från vilken all välsignelse kommer – han som har sänt ned måttstocken [som skiljer mellan rätt och fel] till sin tjänare för att han ska varna alla folk;
Âlemlere bir uyarıcı olsun diye kuluna Furkân’ı indiren Allah ne yücedir.
بہت بابرکت ہے وه اللہ تعالیٰ جس نے اپنے بندے پر فرقان [1] اتارا تاکہ وه تمام لوگوں کے[2] لئے آگاه کرنے واﻻ بن جائے.
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25:1 — the verse above
ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَدًا وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ شَرِيكٌ فِى ٱلْمُلْكِ وَخَلَقَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ تَقْدِيرًا
Easy-read (simplified)alladhee lahu mulku s-samaawaati wal-'ardi walam yattakhidh waladan walam yakun lahu shareekun fee l-mulki wakhalaqa kulla shay'in faqaddarahu taqdeeraa
DIN 31635allaḏī lahu mulku s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍi walam yattaḫiḏ waladan walam yakun lahu šarīkun fī l-mulki waḫalaqa kulla šayʾin faqaddarahu taqdīran
He to whom belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, who took to Himself no son, who never had a partner in His kingship; who created everything and determined its measure.
He unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, He hath chosen no son nor hath He any partner in the Sovereignty. He hath created everything and hath meted out for it a measure
whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and who has not taken to Himself a son, and who has no partner in His kingdom, and created everything, and then decreed it determinately
His the Kingdom of the Heavens and of the Earth! No son hath He begotten! No partner hath He in his Empire! All things hath He created, and decreeing hath decreed their destinies
Unto whom belongeth the kingdom of heaven and of earth: Who hath begotten no issue; and hath no partner in his kingdom: Who hath created all things; and disposed the same according to his determinate will
وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ ءَالِهَةً لَّا يَخْلُقُونَ شَيْـًٔا وَهُمْ يُخْلَقُونَ وَلَا يَمْلِكُونَ لِأَنفُسِهِمْ ضَرًّا وَلَا نَفْعًا وَلَا يَمْلِكُونَ مَوْتًا وَلَا حَيَوٰةً وَلَا نُشُورًا
Easy-read (simplified)waattakhadhoo min doonihi aalihatan laa yakhluqoona shay'an wahum yukhlaqoona walaa yamlikoona li'anfusihim darran walaa naf'an walaa yamlikoona mawtan walaa hayaatan walaa nushooraa
DIN 31635wāttaḫaḏū min dūnihi ʾālihatan lā yaḫluqūna šayʾan wahum yuḫlaqūna walā yamlikūna liʾanfusihim ḍarran walā nafʿan walā yamlikūna mawtan walā ḥayātan walā nušūran
And yet, instead of Him, they produce for themselves gods that create nothing, but are themselves created; that have no power to harm or benefit themselves; and no power over life, death, or resurrection.
Yet they choose beside Him other gods who create naught but are themselves created, and possess not hurt nor profit for themselves, and possess not death nor life, nor power to raise the dead
And they take beside Him gods who create not aught, but are themselves created, and cannot control for themselves harm or profit, and cannot control death, or life, or resurrection
Yet have they adopted gods beside Him which have created nothing, but were themselves created: And no power have they over themselves for evil or for good, nor have they power of death, or of life, or of raising the dead
Yet have they taken other gods besides Him; which have created nothing, but are themselves created: And are able neither to avert evil from, nor to procure good unto themselves; and have not the power of death, or of life, or of raising the dead
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي نَزَّلَ الْفُرْقَانَ عَلَىٰ عَبْدِهِ لِيَكُونَ لِلْعَالَمِينَ نَذِيرًا
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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