وَلَوْ نَزَّلْنَٰهُ عَلَىٰ بَعْضِ ٱلْأَعْجَمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)walaw nazzalnaahu 'alaa ba'di l-'a'jameen
DIN 31635walaw nazzalnāhu ʿalā baʿḍi l-ʾaʿǧamīna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Had We revealed it to one of the foreigners.
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 if We had revealed it unto one of any other nation than the Arabs
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
Had we sent it down to any barbarian
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
If we had sent it down unto any foreigner
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
Had We revealed it unto any of the foreigners
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
Sikur t'ia zbritnim atë ndonjë joarabi
আর আমি যদি এটাকে কোনো অনারবের প্রতি নাযিল করতাম,
A da ga objavljujemo i nekom nearapu,
A da ga objavljujemo i nekom nearapu,
Sinndo Min njippinno nde e dow yoga e ajamiyaŋkooɓe ɓen.
და რომ გარდმოგვევლინა იგი [ყურანი] რომელიმე არაარაბისთვის,
Und wenn Wir ihn einem der Nichtaraber offenbart hätten
Ακόμα και αν το είχαμε στείλει (αυτό το Κορ’άν) σε έναν (μη Άραβα Αγγελιαφόρο) που δεν ξέρει αραβικά [ή σε ένα ζώο που δε μιλάει, ή ένα άψυχο αντικείμενο],
और यदि हम इसे ग़ैर-अरब[35] लोगों में से किसी पर उतार देते।
Se lo avessimo fatto discendere a un non arabofono,
198. Ir jei Mes būtume apreiškę tai (šį Koraną) kam nors iš ne arabų
Odoo garii nama Araba hin ta’inii irratti isa (Qur’aana) buufnee,
А если бы Мы ниспослали его кому-либо из не-арабов,
А да га објављујемо неком неарапу,
Na lau kuwa tungeliiteremsha juu ya mmoja wa wasiokuwa Waarabu.
Och om vi uppenbarat den [på ett annat språk] till någon som inte talar arabiska,
Eğer onu Arapça bilmeyen birine de indirmiş olsaydık.
اور اگر ہم اسے کسی عجمی شخص پر نازل فرماتے.
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وَإِنَّهُۥ لَفِى زُبُرِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'innahu lafee zuburi l-'awwaleen
DIN 31635waʾinnahu lafī zuburi l-ʾawwalīna
And it is in the scriptures of the ancients.
And lo! it is in the Scriptures of the men of old
and, verily, it is (foretold) in the scriptures of yore
And truly it is foretold in the Scriptures of them of yore
And it is born witness to in the scriptures of former ages
أَوَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُمْ ءَايَةً أَن يَعْلَمَهُۥ عُلَمَٰٓؤُا۟ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
Easy-read (simplified)awalam yakun lahum aayatan an ya'lamahu 'ulamaa'u banee israa'eel
DIN 31635ʾawalam yakun lahum ʾāyatan ʾan yaʿlamahu ʿulamāʾu banī ʾisrāʾīla
Is it not a sign for them that the scholars of the Children of Israel recognized it?
Is it not a token for them that the doctors of the Children of Israel know it
Have they not a sign, that the learned men of the children of Israel recognise it
Was it not a sign to them that the learned among the children of Israel recognised it
Was it not a sign unto them, that the wise men among the children of Israel knew it
26:198 — the verse above
فَقَرَأَهُۥ عَلَيْهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ مُؤْمِنِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)faqara'ahu 'alayhim maa kaanoo bihi mu'mineen
DIN 31635faqaraʾahu ʿalayhim mā kānū bihi muʾminīna
And he had recited it to them, they still would not have believed in it.
And he had read it unto them, they would not have believed in it
and he had read it to them, they would not have believed therein
And he had recited it to them, they had not believed
and he had read the same unto them, yet they would not have believed therein
كَذَٰلِكَ سَلَكْنَٰهُ فِى قُلُوبِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)kadhaalika salaknaahu fee quloobi l-mujrimeen
DIN 31635kaḏālika salaknāhu fī qulūbi l-muǧrimīna
The translators word this verse differently
Thus We make it pass through the hearts of the guilty.
Thus do We make it traverse the hearts of the guilty
Thus have we made for it a way into the hearts of the sinners
In such sort have we influenced the heart of the wicked ones
Thus have We caused obstinate infidelity to enter the hearts of the wicked
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَلَوْ نَزَّلْنَاهُ عَلَىٰ بَعْضِ الْأَعْجَمِينَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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