وَقَالَ ٱلرَّسُولُ يَٰرَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِى ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ مَهْجُورًا
Easy-read (simplified)waqaala r-rasoolu yaa rabbi inna qawmee takhadhoo haadhaa l-qur'aana mahjooraa
DIN 31635waqāla r-rasūlu yā rabbi ʾinna qawmī taḫaḏū hāḏā l-qurʾāna mahǧūran
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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And the Messenger will say, "My Lord, my people have abandoned this Quran."
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 the messenger saith: O my Lord! Lo! mine own folk make this Qur'an of no account
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
The Apostle said, 'O my Lord! verily, my people have taken this Qur'an to be obsolete
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
Then said the Apostle, "O my Lord! truly my people have esteemed this Koran to be vain babbling
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 the apostle shall say, O Lord, verily my people esteemed this Koran to be a vain composition
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 Dërguari tha: "O Zoti im! Vërtet, populli im e braktisi këtë Kuran!"
আর রাসূল (তার জাতির বিরুদ্ধে অভিযোগ করে) বলবে: ‘হে আমার রব! নিশ্চয় আমার জাতি এই আল কুরআনকে পরিত্যাগ করেছে।’
Poslanik je rekao: “Gospodaru moj, narod moj ovaj Kur’an izbjegava!”
Poslanik je rekao: “Gospodaru moj, narod moj ovaj Kuran izbjegava!”
Nulaaɗo on maaka: "eeyma Jooma pellet, yimɓe am ɓen ɓe njogitike ndee Alqur'aanaare wikkaande(accaande)".
და თქვა შუამავალმა: «უფალო ჩემო, ჭეშმარიტად, ჩემმა ხალხმა მიატოვა ეს ყურანი».
Und der Gesandte sagt (dann): „O mein Herr, mein Volk hat ja diesen Quran beiseite(legend) gemieden.“
Ο Αγγελιαφόρος θα πει (εκείνη την Ημέρα): «Ω, Κύριέ μου! Ο λαός μου έχει εγκαταλείψει αυτό το Κορ’άν.»
तथा रसूल[16] कहेगा : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! निःसंदेह मेरी क़ौम ने इस क़ुरआन को छोड़[17] दिया था।
E disse il Messaggero: «O Dio mio, in verità la mia gente si è mostrata incurante verso il Corano».
30. O Pasiuntinys (Muchammedas ﷺ) sakys: „Mano Viešpatie, iš tiesų, mano žmonės paliko šį Koraną (nei klausėsi jo, nei elgėsi pagal jo nurodymus ir mokymus).“
Ergamichis nijedhe “Yaa Gooftaa kiyya! ummanni kiyya Qur’aana kana dhiifamaa (oodamaa) taasifatan”.
И Посланник сказал: «Господь мой! Воистину, мой народ оставил этот Коран без внимания».
Посланик је рекао: „Господару мој, заиста мој народ овај Кур'ан избегава!“
Na Mtume alikuwa akisema: Ewe Mola wangu Mlezi! Hakika kaumu yangu wameifanya hii Qur-ani kuwa ni kihame.
Och sändebudet ska säga: ”Herre! Mitt folk har övergett denna Koran.”
Rasul: “Ya Rabb! Gerçekten benim kavmim bu Kur’an’ı terk etti” dedi.
اور رسول کہے گا کہ اے میرے پروردگار! بےشک میری امت نے اس قرآن کو چھوڑ رکھا تھا.[1]
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يَٰوَيْلَتَىٰ لَيْتَنِى لَمْ أَتَّخِذْ فُلَانًا خَلِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)yaa waylataa laytanee lam attakhidh fulaanan khaleelaa
DIN 31635yā waylatā laytanī lam ʾattaḫiḏ fulānan ḫalīlan
Oh, woe to me; I wish I never took so-and-so for a friend.
Alas for me! Ah, would that I had never taken such an one for friend
O, woe is me! would that I had not taken such a one for a friend now
Oh! woe is me! would that I had not taken such an one for my friend
Alas for me! O that I had not taken such a one for my friend
لَّقَدْ أَضَلَّنِى عَنِ ٱلذِّكْرِ بَعْدَ إِذْ جَآءَنِى وَكَانَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ خَذُولًا
Easy-read (simplified)laqad adallanee 'ani dh-dhikri ba'da idh jaa'anee wakaana sh-shaytaanu lil'insaani khadhoolaa
DIN 31635laqad ʾaḍallanī ʿani ḏ-ḏikri baʿda ʾiḏ ǧāʾanī wakāna š-šayṭānu lilʾinsāni ḫaḏūlan
The translators word this verse differently
He led me away from the Message after it had come to me; for Satan has always been a betrayer of man."
He verily led me astray from the Reminder after it had reached me. Satan was ever man's deserter in the hour of need
for he did lead me astray from the Reminder after it had come to me, for Satan leaves man in the lurch
It was he who led me astray from the Warning which had reached me! and Satan is man's betrayer
He seduced me from the admonition of God, after it had come unto me: For the devil is the betrayer of man
25:30 — the verse above
وَكَذَٰلِكَ جَعَلْنَا لِكُلِّ نَبِىٍّ عَدُوًّا مِّنَ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ وَكَفَىٰ بِرَبِّكَ هَادِيًا وَنَصِيرًا
Easy-read (simplified)wakadhaalika ja'alnaa likulli nabiyyin 'aduwwan mina l-mujrimeena wakafaa birabbika haadiyan wanaseeraa
DIN 31635wakaḏālika ǧaʿalnā likulli nabiyyin ʿaduwwan mina l-muǧrimīna wakafā birabbika hādiyan wanaṣīran
Likewise, to every prophet We assign enemies from among the wicked. But your Lord suffices as a Guide and Savior.
Even so have We appointed unto every prophet an opponent from among the guilty; but Allah sufficeth for a Guide and Helper
Thus have we made for every prophet an enemy from among the sinners; but thy Lord is good guide and helper enough
Thus have we given to every Prophet an enemy from among the wicked ones - But thy Lord is a sufficient guide and helper
In like manner did We ordain unto every prophet an enemy from among the wicked: But thy Lord is a sufficient director, and defender
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَوْلَا نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ جُمْلَةً وَٰحِدَةً كَذَٰلِكَ لِنُثَبِّتَ بِهِۦ فُؤَادَكَ وَرَتَّلْنَٰهُ تَرْتِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)waqaala lladheena kafaroo lawlaa nuzzila 'alayhi l-qur'aanu jumlatan waahidatan kadhaalika linuthabbita bihi fu'aadaka warattalnaahu tarteelaa
DIN 31635waqāla llaḏīna kafarū lawlā nuzzila ʿalayhi l-qurʾānu ǧumlatan wāḥidatan kaḏālika linuṯabbita bihi fuʾādaka warattalnāhu tartīlan
The translators word this verse differently
Those who disbelieve say, "Why was the Quran not revealed to him at once?" Thus in order to strengthen your heart thereby, and We revealed it in stages.
And those who disbelieve say: Why is the Qur'an not revealed unto him all at once? (It is revealed) thus that We may strengthen thy heart therewith; and We have arranged it in right order
Those who misbelieve said, 'Unless the Qur'an be sent down to him all at once...!' - thus - that we may stablish thy heart therewith, did we reveal it piecemeal
And the infidels say, "Unless the Koran be sent down to him all at once. . . ." But in this way would we stablish thy heart by it; in parcels have we parcelled it out to thee
The unbelievers say, unless the Koran be sent down unto him entire at once, we will not believe. But in this manner have We revealed it, that We might confirm thy heart thereby, and We have dictated it gradually, by distinct parcels
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَقَالَ الرَّسُولُ يَا رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِي اتَّخَذُوا هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنَ مَهْجُورًا
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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