ثُمَّ قَبَضْنَٰهُ إِلَيْنَا قَبْضًا يَسِيرًا
Easy-read (simplified)thumma qabadnaahu ilaynaa qabdan yaseeraa
DIN 31635ṯumma qabaḍnāhu ʾilaynā qabḍan yasīran
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Then We withdraw it towards Us gradually.
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
Then We withdraw it unto Us, a gradual withdrawal
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
then we contract it towards us with an easy contraction
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 draw it in unto Us with easy indrawing
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 afterwards We contract it by an easy and gradual contraction
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
Pastaj Ne e tërheqim atë pranë Vetes pak nga pak.
তারপর আমি এটাকে (ছায়াকে) ধীরে ধীরে আমার দিকে গুটিয়ে আনি।
a poslije je malo-pomalo Sebi privlačimo.
a poslije je malo-pomalo Sebi privlačimo.
refti Min tami ndi ka amen tamannde newiinde.
და მერე ნელ-ნელა მივიზიდავთ მას ჩვენსკენ.
Hierauf ziehen Wir ihn leicht zu Uns ein (und er wird kürzer).
Έπειτα την τραβάμε σταδιακά προς Εμάς.
फिर हम उस (छाया) को अपनी ओर धीरे-धीरे समेट लेते हैं।
e poi l’abbiamo ristretta a Noi gradualmente.
46. Tada Mes paimame jį pas Save palaipsniui paslėptu paėmimu.
Ergasii qabiinsa suuta suutaa gara keenyatti isa (gaaddisa) qabne.
Затем Мы стягиваем её к Себе постепенно.
А после је мало-помало Себи привлачимо.
Kisha tunakivutia kwetu kidogo kidogo.
Sedan tar vi den gradvis tillbaka.
Sonra onu yavaş yavaş kendimize çektik.
پھر ہم نے اسے آہستہ آہستہ اپنی طرف کھینچ لیا.[1]
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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
Or do you assume that most of them hear or understand? They are just like cattle, but even more errant in their way.
Or deemest thou that most of them hear or understand? They are but as the cattle - nay, but they are farther astray
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
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
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
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
25:46 — the verse above
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا وَٱلنَّوْمَ سُبَاتًا وَجَعَلَ ٱلنَّهَارَ نُشُورًا
Easy-read (simplified)wahuwa lladhee ja'ala lakumu llayla libaasan wan-nawma subaatan waja'ala n-nahaara nushooraa
DIN 31635wahuwa llaḏī ǧaʿala lakumu llayla libāsan wan-nawma subātan waǧaʿala n-nahāra nušūran
And it is He who made the night a covering for you, and sleep for rest; and He made the day a revival.
And He it is Who maketh night a covering for you, and sleep repose, and maketh day a resurrection
And He it is who made the night for a garment; and sleep for repose, and made the day for men to rise up again
He it is who ordaineth the night as a garment, and sleep for rest, and ordaineth the day for waking up to life
It is He who hath ordained the night to cover you as a garment; and sleep to give you rest; and hath ordained the day for waking
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَرْسَلَ ٱلرِّيَٰحَ بُشْرًۢا بَيْنَ يَدَىْ رَحْمَتِهِۦ وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً طَهُورًا
Easy-read (simplified)wahuwa lladhee arsala r-riyaaha bushran bayna yaday rahmatihi wa'anzalnaa mina s-samaa'i maa'an tahooraa
DIN 31635wahuwa llaḏī ʾarsala r-riyāḥa bušran bayna yaday raḥmatihi waʾanzalnā mina s-samāʾi māʾan ṭahūran
And it is He who sends the winds, bringing advance news of His mercy; and We send down from the sky pure water.
And He it is Who sendeth the winds, glad tidings heralding His mercy, and We send down purifying water from the sky
And He it is who sent the winds with glad tidings before His mercy; and we send down from the heavens pure water
He it is who sendeth the winds as the forerunner of his mercy (rain); and pure water send we down from Heaven
It is He who sendeth the winds, driving abroad the pregnant clouds, as the forerunners of his mercy: And We send down pure water from heaven
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
ثُمَّ قَبَضْنَاهُ إِلَيْنَا قَبْضًا يَسِيرًا
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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