وَمَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا وَإِن نَّظُنُّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa anta illaa basharun mithlunaa wa'in nazunnuka lamina l-kaadhibeen
DIN 31635wamā ʾanta ʾillā bašarun miṯlunā waʾin naẓunnuka lamina l-kāḏibīna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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And you are nothing but a man like us; and we think that you are a liar.
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
Thou art but a mortal like us, and lo! we deem thee of the liars
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
and thou art only a mortal like ourselves; and, verily, we think that thou art surely of the liars
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
Thou art but a man like us, and we deem thee liar
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
Thou art no more than a man, like unto us; and we do surely esteem thee to be a liar
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
Ti je vetëm një njeri si ne dhe ne mendojmë se ti je gënjeshtar.
‘তাছাড়া তুমি তো আমাদের মতোই একজন মানুষ। আর আমরা তোমাকে অবশ্যই মিথ্যাবাদীদের অন্তর্ভুক্ত বলে মনে করি।’
i ti si samo čovjek kao i mi – za nas si ti, doista, lažac pravi,
i ti si samo čovjek kao i mi – za nas si ti, doista, lažac pravi,
Aan a wonaani si wonaa ɓannduŋke yeru amen, tawde miɗen cikkumaa ko a jiyaaɗo e fenooɓe ɓeen.
და შენ მხოლოდ ჩვენნაირი ადამიანი ხარ, და ჩვენ, ჭეშმარიტად, ცრუთა შორის გთვლით.
Und du bist nur ein menschliches Wesen wie wir. Wir meinen fürwahr, dass du zu den Lügnern gehörst.
Δεν είσαι παρά ένας άνθρωπος σαν εμάς, και νομίζουμε ότι είσαι από τους ψεύτες.
और तू तो बस हमारे ही जैसा एक मनुष्य[30] है और निःसंदेह हम तो तुझे झूठों में से समझते हैं।
E non sei che un essere umano come noi, e in verità pensiamo che tu sia uno dei bugiardi.
186. Tu esi tik žmogus, kaip ir mes, ir tikrai mes manome, kad esi tu vienas iš melagių.
Ati nama fakkii keenyaa malee (uumaa biroo) hin taane; nutis sobdoota irraa ta’uu si yaadna.
И ты — лишь человек, подобный нам, и мы считаем тебя из числа лжецов.
и ти си само човек као и ми; за нас си ти, заиста, прави лажов;
Na wewe si chochote isipokuwa ni mtu tu kama sisi, na kwa yakini tunakuona wewe ni katika waongo.
Du är bara en vanlig människa som vi, och vi vet med säkerhet att du ljuger.
"Sen ancak bizim gibi bir beşersin ve muhakkak biz seni yalancılardan sanıyoruz."
اور تو تو ہم ہی جیسا ایک انسان ہے اور ہم تو تجھے جھوٹ بولنے والوں میں سے ہی سمجھتے ہیں.[1]
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وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُمْ وَٱلْجِبِلَّةَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)waattaqoo lladhee khalaqakum wal-jibillata l-'awwaleen
DIN 31635wāttaqū llaḏī ḫalaqakum wal-ǧibillata l-ʾawwalīna
And fear Him who created you and the masses of old."
And keep your duty unto Him Who created you and the generations of the men of old
and fear Him who created you and the races of yore
And fear Him who made you and the races of old
And fear him who hath created you, and also the former generations
قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَحَّرِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo innamaa anta mina l-musahhareen
DIN 31635qālū ʾinnamā ʾanta mina l-musaḥḥarīna
The translators word this verse differently
They said, "You are one of those bewitched.
They said: Thou art but one of the bewitched
Said they, 'Thou art only of the infatuated
They said, "Certainly thou art a person bewitched
They answered, certainly thou art distracted
26:186 — the verse above
فَأَسْقِطْ عَلَيْنَا كِسَفًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'asqit 'alaynaa kisafan mina s-samaa'i in kunta mina s-saadiqeen
DIN 31635faʾasqiṭ ʿalaynā kisafan mina s-samāʾi ʾin kunta mina ṣ-ṣādiqīna
So bring down on us pieces from the sky, if you are truthful."
Then make fragments of the heaven fall upon us, if thou art of the truthful
so make a portion of the heaven to fall down upon us, if thou art of those who tell the truth
Make now a part of the heaven to fall down upon us, if thou art a man of truth
Cause now a part of the heaven to fall upon us, if thou speakest truth
قَالَ رَبِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala rabbee a'lamu bimaa ta'maloon
DIN 31635qāla rabbī ʾaʿlamu bimā taʿmalūna
He said, "My Lord is Well Aware of what you do."
He said: My Lord is Best Aware of what ye do
Said he, 'My Lord knows best what ye do
He said, "My Lord best knoweth your doings
Shoaib said, my Lord best knoweth that which ye do
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَمَا أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا وَإِن نَّظُنُّكَ لَمِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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