قُلْ أَذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ أَمْ جَنَّةُ ٱلْخُلْدِ ٱلَّتِى وُعِدَ ٱلْمُتَّقُونَ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ جَزَآءً وَمَصِيرًا
Easy-read (simplified)qul adhaalika khayrun am jannatu l-khuldi llatee wu'ida l-muttaqoona kaanat lahum jazaa'an wamaseeraa
DIN 31635qul ʾaḏālika ḫayrun ʾam ǧannatu l-ḫuldi llatī wuʿida l-muttaqūna kānat lahum ǧazāʾan wamaṣīran
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Say, "Is this better, or the Garden of Eternity promised to the righteous? It is for them a reward and a destination.
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
Say: Is that (doom) better or the Garden of Immortality which is promised unto those who ward off (evil)? It will be their reward and journey's end
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
Say, 'Is that better or the garden of eternity which was promised to those who fear - which is ever for them a recompense and a retreat
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
SAY: Is this, or the Paradise of Eternity which was promised to the God-fearing, best? Their recompense shall it be and their retreat
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
Say, is this better, or a garden of eternal duration, which is promised unto the pious? It shall be given unto them for a reward, and a retreat
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
Thuaju: "A është më i mirë ky (Zjarri) apo Xheneti i përjetshëm që u është premtuar të devotshmëve?" Ai do të jetë shpërblimi dhe vendkthimi i tyre.
(হে রাসূল! তুমি তাদেরকে) বলো: ‘এটা (উল্লিখিত শাস্তি) কি উত্তম, না চিরস্থায়ী জান্নাত, যার প্রতিশ্রুতি মুত্তাকীদের দেওয়া হয়েছে? সেটাই তাদের জন্য প্রতিদান এবং চূড়ান্ত প্রত্যাবর্তনস্থল।’
Reci: “Je li bolje to ili vječni Džennet koji je obećan onima koji se budu Allaha bojali? On će im nagrada i prebivalište biti,
Reci: “Je li bolje to ili vječni Raj koji je obećan onima koji se budu Allaha bojali? On će im nagrada i prebivalište biti,
Maaku: "Enee, ko ɗuum ɓuri moƴƴude, kaa ko Aljanna luttoowo on, on mo hulooɓe Alla ɓen podaa? O laatanike ɓe njoɓdi e wattinirde.
უთხარი (მათ, ო, მოციქულო): «ეს [ჯოჯოხეთი] უკეთესია, თუ მარადიულობის ბაღი, რომელიც აღთქმულია ღვთისმოშიშთათვის? ის მათთვის იქნება საზღაური და საბოლოო სამყოფელი».
Sag: „Ist dies besser oder der (Paradies)garten der Ewigkeit, der den (Allah-)Fürchtenden versprochen ist?“ Er ist für sie Lohn und Rückzug(sort).
Πες (ω, Προφήτη, στους άπιστους): «Είναι αυτό (το προαναφερόμενο μαρτύριο) καλύτερο ή ο Παράδεισος της αιωνιότητας, που έχει υποσχεθεί στους ευσεβείς (που φυλάσσονται από την τιμωρία του Αλλάχ, τηρώντας τις εντολές Του);» Ο οποίος (Παράδεισος) θα είναι γι' αυτούς ως ανταμοιβή και τελικός προορισμός.
(ऐ नबी!) आप (उनसे) कह दें : क्या यह बेहतर है या स्थायी जन्नत, जिसका अल्लाह से डरने वालों से वादा किया गया है? वह उनके लिए बदला तथा ठिकाना होगी।
Di’: «È migliore quello o il Paradiso dell’eternità, promesso ai devoti come ricompensa e destinazione,
15. Sakyk (Muchammedai ﷺ): „Argi tai (kančia) geriau ar Amžinybės Sodai, kurie pažadėti Mutakūn (dievobaimingiesiems)?“ Tai bus kaip jų atlygis ir kaip paskutinis tikslas.
”Sila kanatu caala moo Jannata zalaalam ishee warri Rabbiin sodaatan baallamamantu caala?” jedhiin. Isheen isaaniif mindaafi itti gala taateejirti.
Скажи: «Это ли лучше, или сад Вечности, который обещан богобоязненным? Он станет для них воздаянием и местом возвращения».
Реци: „Да ли је боље то или вечни Рај, који је обећан богобојазнима?" Он ће да им буде награда и пребивалиште.
Sema: Je, haya ni bora au Bustani ya milele, ambayo wameahidiwa wacha Mungu, iwe kwao malipo na marejeo?
Säg: ”Är detta bättre eller det eviga paradiset som lovats de gudfruktiga? Där väntar deras lön och slutliga hemvist.”
De ki: "Bu mu daha iyi, yoksa takvâ sahiplerine vadedilen Ebedilik Cenneti mi? Orası, onlar için bir mükâfat ve (huzura kavuşacakları) bir varış yeridir."
آپ کہہ دیجیئے کہ کیا یہ بہتر ہے[1] یا وه ہمیشگی والی جنت جس کا وعده پرہیزگاروں سے کیا گیا ہے، جو ان کا بدلہ ہے اور ان کے لوٹنے کی اصلی جگہ ہے.
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وَإِذَآ أُلْقُوا۟ مِنْهَا مَكَانًا ضَيِّقًا مُّقَرَّنِينَ دَعَوْا۟ هُنَالِكَ ثُبُورًا
Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhaa ulqoo minhaa makaanan dayyiqan muqarraneena da'aw hunaalika thubooraa
DIN 31635waʾiḏā ʾulqū minhā makānan ḍayyiqan muqarranīna daʿaw hunālika ṯubūran
And when they are thrown into it, into a tight place, shackled, they will plead there for death.
And when they are flung into a narrow place thereof, chained together, they pray for destruction there
and when they are thrown into a narrow place thereof, fastened together, they shall call there for destruction
And when they shall be flung into a narrow space thereof bound together, they shall invoke destruction on the spot
And when they shall be cast bound together into a strait place thereof, they shall there call for death
لَّا تَدْعُوا۟ ٱلْيَوْمَ ثُبُورًا وَٰحِدًا وَٱدْعُوا۟ ثُبُورًا كَثِيرًا
Easy-read (simplified)laa tad'oo l-yawma thubooran waahidan wad'oo thubooran katheeraa
DIN 31635lā tadʿū l-yawma ṯubūran wāḥidan wadʿū ṯubūran kaṯīran
"Do not plead for one death today, but plead for a great many deaths."
Pray not that day for one destruction, but pray for many destructions
Call not today for one destruction, but call, for many destructions
Call not this day for one destruction, but call for destructions many
But it shall be answered them, call not this day for one death, but call for many deaths
25:15 — the verse above
لَّهُمْ فِيهَا مَا يَشَآءُونَ خَٰلِدِينَ كَانَ عَلَىٰ رَبِّكَ وَعْدًا مَّسْـُٔولًا
Easy-read (simplified)lahum feehaa maa yashaa'oona khaalideena kaana 'alaa rabbika wa'dan mas'oolaa
DIN 31635lahum fīhā mā yašāʾūna ḫālidīna kāna ʿalā rabbika waʿdan masʾūlan
They will have therein whatever they desire, forever. That is upon your Lord a binding promise.
Therein abiding, they have all that they desire. It is for thy Lord a promise that must be fulfilled
They shall have therein what they please, to dwell therein for aye: that is of thy Lord a promise to be demanded
Abiding therein for ever, they shall have in it all that they desire! It is a promise to be claimed of thy Lord
Therein shall they have whatever they please; continuing in the same for ever. This is a promise to be demanded at the hands of thy Lord
وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَيَقُولُ ءَأَنتُمْ أَضْلَلْتُمْ عِبَادِى هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ أَمْ هُمْ ضَلُّوا۟ ٱلسَّبِيلَ
Easy-read (simplified)wayawma yahshuruhum wamaa ya'budoona min dooni llaahi fayaqoolu a'antum adlaltum 'ibaadee haa'ulaa'i am hum dalloo s-sabeel
DIN 31635wayawma yaḥšuruhum wamā yaʿbudūna min dūni llāhi fayaqūlu ʾaʾantum ʾaḍlaltum ʿibādī hāʾulāʾi ʾam hum ḍallū s-sabīla
On the Day when He gathers them, and what they worshiped besides God, He will say, "Was it you who misled these servants of Mine, or was it they who lost the way?"
And on the day when He will assemble them and that which they worship instead of Allah and will say: Was it ye who misled these my slaves or did they (themselves) wander from the way
And the day He shall gather them and what they served beside God, and He shall say, 'Was it ye who led my servants here astray, or did they err from the way
And on the day when he shall gather them together, and those whom they worshipped beside God, he will say, "Was it ye who led these my servants astray, or of themselves strayed they from the path
On a certain day He shall assemble them, and whatever they worship, besides God; and shall say unto the worshipped, Did ye seduce these my servants; or did they wander of themselves from the right way
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
قُلْ أَذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ أَمْ جَنَّةُ الْخُلْدِ الَّتِي وُعِدَ الْمُتَّقُونَ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ جَزَاءً وَمَصِيرًا
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