أَمْ تَحْسَبُ أَنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ يَسْمَعُونَ أَوْ يَعْقِلُونَ إِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا كَٱلْأَنْعَٰمِ بَلْ هُمْ أَضَلُّ سَبِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)am tahsabu anna aktharahum yasma'oona aw ya'qiloona in hum illaa kal-'an'aami bal hum adallu sabeelaa
DIN 31635ʾam taḥsabu ʾanna ʾakṯarahum yasmaʿūna ʾaw yaʿqilūna ʾin hum ʾillā kal-ʾanʿāmi bal hum ʾaḍallu sabīlan
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Or deemest thou that most of them hear or understand? They are but as the cattle - nay, but they are farther astray
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
Or do you assume that most of them hear or understand? They are just like cattle, but even more errant in their way.
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
or dost thou reckon that most of them will hear or understand? they are only like the cattle, nay, they err more from the way
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
Thinkest thou that the greater part of them hear or understand? They are just like the brutes! Yes! they stray even further from the right way
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
Dost thou imagine that the greater part of them hear, or understand? They are no other than like the brute cattle; yea, they stray more widely from the true path
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
A mendon se shumica e tyre dëgjojnë ose kuptojnë? Ata janë porsi bagëtia, madje ata janë edhe më të humbur nga rruga e drejtë.
(হে রাসূল!) তুমি কি মনে করো যে, তাদের অধিকাংশ লোক ( আল কুরআনের কথা) শোনে অথবা (দলীল-প্রমাণ) বুঝে? তারা (শোনা, বুঝা ও অনুধাবনের ক্ষেত্রে) কেবল পশুদের মতো; বরং তারা আরো অধিক পথভ্রষ্ট।
Misliš li ti da većina njih hoće da čuje ili da nastoji shvatiti? Kao stoka su oni, čak su još dalje s Pravog puta skrenuli.
Misliš li ti da većina njih žele čuti ili nastoje shvatiti? Kao stoka su oni, čak su još dalje s Pravog puta skrenuli.
Kaa a sikku won'de ko ɓuri heewde e maɓɓe heɓe nana ma heɓe kakkila? Anndu kamɓe ɓe ngonaani si wanaa wano neemoraaɗi, toode, ko kamɓe ɓuri majjude laawol.
ან იქნებ შენ (ო, მუჰამმად) ფიქრობ, რომ მათი უმეტესობა ისმენს (ჭეშმარიტებას) ან აცნობიერებს (მას)? ისინი მხოლოდ პირუტყვს ჰგვანან; მეტიც, ისინი კიდევ უფრო მეტად არიან გზას აცდენილნი.
Oder meinst du, dass die meisten von ihnen hören oder begreifen? Sie sind doch nur wie das Vieh. Vielmehr sind sie noch weiter vom Weg abgeirrt.
Ή νομίζεις (ω, Προφήτη) ότι οι περισσότεροι απ' εκείνους ακούν ή κατανοούν; Εκείνοι δεν είναι παρά όπως τα βοοειδή (δε συλλογίζονται), πράγματι είναι και πιο παραστρατημένοι στο δρόμο (από τα βοοειδή)!
क्या आप समझते हैं कि उनमें से अधिकांश वास्तव में सुनते हैं या समझते हैं? वे तो चौपायों के समान हैं, बल्कि उनसे भी अधिक पथभ्रष्ट हैं।
O credi, forse, che la maggior parte di loro ascolti o rifletta? Loro non sono, in verità, che simili al bestiame; anzi, sono ancora più lontani dalla retta via.
44. Arba ar tu manai, kad dauguma jų girdi ir supranta? Jie tik kaip galvijai – ne, jie dar labiau nuklydę nuo Kelio (t. y. dar labiau nei galvijai).
Sila ati irra baay’een isaanii ni dhaga’u yookiin (waan itti himame) ni hubatu seetaa? Isaan akka beyladootaa malee hin taane, Inumaa isaan (horii) irra kararraa jallatoodha.
Или ты думаешь, что большинство из них способны слышать или понимать? Они всего лишь как скот. Нет, напротив, они ещё сильнее сбились с пути.
Мислиш ли ти да већина њих жели да чује или да схвати? Као стока су они, чак су још даље с Правог пута скренули.
Au wewe unadhani kwamba wengi wao wanasikia au wanaelewa? Hao sio isipokuwa ni kama wanyama tu, bali wao wamepotea zaidi njia.
Tror du att de flesta av dem alls lyssnar eller förstår? De är som boskap, nej, de har förvillat sig ännu längre bort från den rätta vägen.
Sen onların çoğunu dinler ve akıl erdirirler mi sanırsın? Onlar ancak hayvanlar gibidir. Hatta onlar yolca daha da sapıklıktadırlar.
کیا آپ اسی خیال میں ہیں کہ ان میں سے اکثر سنتے یا سمجھتے ہیں۔ وه تو نرے چوپایوں جیسے ہیں بلکہ ان سے بھی زیاده بھٹکے ہوئے.[1]
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إِن كَادَ لَيُضِلُّنَا عَنْ ءَالِهَتِنَا لَوْلَآ أَن صَبَرْنَا عَلَيْهَا وَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ حِينَ يَرَوْنَ ٱلْعَذَابَ مَنْ أَضَلُّ سَبِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)in kaada layudillunaa 'an aalihatinaa lawlaa an sabarnaa 'alayhaa wasawfa ya'lamoona heena yarawna l-'adhaaba man adallu sabeelaa
DIN 31635ʾin kāda layuḍillunā ʿan ʾālihatinā lawlā ʾan ṣabarnā ʿalayhā wasawfa yaʿlamūna ḥīna yarawna l-ʿaḏāba man ʾaḍallu sabīlan
"He nearly led us away from our gods, had we not patiently adhered to them." But they will know, when they witness the torment, who is further away from the way.
He would have led us far away from our gods if we had not been staunch to them. They will know, when they behold the doom, who is more astray as to the road
he well-nigh leads us astray from our gods, had we not been patient about them.' But they shall know, when they see the torment, who errs most from the path
Indeed he had well nigh led us astray from our gods, had we not persevered steadfastly in their service." But in the end they shall know, when they shall see the punishment, who hath most strayed from the path
Verily he had almost drawn us aside from the worship of our gods; if we had not firmly persevered in our devotion towards them. But they shall know hereafter, when they shall see the punishment prepared for them, who hath strayed more widely from the right path
أَرَءَيْتَ مَنِ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَٰهَهُۥ هَوَىٰهُ أَفَأَنتَ تَكُونُ عَلَيْهِ وَكِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)ara'ayta mani takhadha ilaahahu hawaahu afa'anta takoonu 'alayhi wakeelaa
DIN 31635ʾaraʾayta mani taḫaḏa ʾilāhahu hawāhu ʾafaʾanta takūnu ʿalayhi wakīlan
The translators word this verse differently
Have you seen him who chose his desire as his god? Would you be an agent for him?
Hast thou seen him who chooseth for his god his own lust? Wouldst thou then be guardian over him
Dost thou consider him who takes his lusts for his god? wilt thou then be in charge over him
What thinkest thou? He who hath taken his passions as a god - wilt thou be a guardian over him
What thinkest thou? He who taketh his lust for his god; canst thou be his guardian
25:44 — the verse above
أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَيْفَ مَدَّ ٱلظِّلَّ وَلَوْ شَآءَ لَجَعَلَهُۥ سَاكِنًا ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَا ٱلشَّمْسَ عَلَيْهِ دَلِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)alam tara ilaa rabbika kayfa madda z-zilla walaw shaa'a laja'alahu saakinan thumma ja'alnaa sh-shamsa 'alayhi daleelaa
DIN 31635ʾalam tara ʾilā rabbika kayfa madda ẓ-ẓilla walaw šāʾa laǧaʿalahu sākinan ṯumma ǧaʿalnā š-šamsa ʿalayhi dalīlan
Do you not see how your Lord extends the shadow? Had He willed, He could have made it still. And We made the sun a pointer to it.
Hast thou not seen how thy Lord hath spread the shade - And if He willed He could have made it still - then We have made the sun its pilot
Hast thou not looked to thy Lord how He prolongs the shadow? but had He willed He would have made it stationary; then we make the sun a guide thereto
Hast thou not seen how thy Lord lengtheneth out the shadow? Had He pleased he had made it motionless. But we made the sun to be its guide
Dost thou not consider the works of thy Lord, how He stretcheth forth the shadow before sun-rise? If he had pleased, he would have made it immovable for ever. Then We cause the sun to rise, and to shew the same
ثُمَّ قَبَضْنَٰهُ إِلَيْنَا قَبْضًا يَسِيرًا
Easy-read (simplified)thumma qabadnaahu ilaynaa qabdan yaseeraa
DIN 31635ṯumma qabaḍnāhu ʾilaynā qabḍan yasīran
The translators word this verse differently
Then We withdraw it towards Us gradually.
Then We withdraw it unto Us, a gradual withdrawal
then we contract it towards us with an easy contraction
Then draw it in unto Us with easy indrawing
and afterwards We contract it by an easy and gradual contraction
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
أَمْ تَحْسَبُ أَنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ يَسْمَعُونَ أَوْ يَعْقِلُونَ إِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا كَالْأَنْعَامِ بَلْ هُمْ أَضَلُّ سَبِيلًا
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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