قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمُ ٱلَّذِىٓ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ لَمَجْنُونٌ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala inna rasoolakumu lladhee ursila ilaykum lamajnoon
DIN 31635qāla ʾinna rasūlakumu llaḏī ʾursila ʾilaykum lamaǧnūnun
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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He said, "This messenger of yours, who is sent to you, is crazy."
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
(Pharaoh) said: Lo! your messenger who hath been sent unto you is indeed a madman
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
Said he, 'Verily, your apostle who is sent to you is surely mad
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
In sooth, your Apostle whom He hath sent to you," said Pharaoh, "is certainly possessed
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
Pharaoh said unto those who were present, your apostle, who is sent unto you, is certainly distracted
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
Faraoni tha: "Njëmend, i dërguari që është dërguar te ju është vërtet i çmendur!"
ফির‘আউন বললো: ‘তোমাদের কাছে প্রেরিত তোমাদের এই রাসূল অবশ্যই পাগল।’
“Poslanik koji vam je poslan, uistinu, lud je”, reče faraon.
“Poslanik koji vam je poslan, uistinu, lud je”, reče faraon.
[Fir'awna] wi'i: "Pellet, Nulaaɗo mooɗon on Nulaaɗo fa'ade e mooɗon ko o kaangaaɗo."
[ფარაონმა] უთხრა დიდებულებს: «ჭეშმარიტად, თქვენი მოციქული, რომელიც თქვენთან არის გაგზავნილი უთუოდ გიჟია».
Er (also Fir'aun) sagte: „Euer Gesandter, der zu euch gesandt wurde, ist gewiss besessen.“
(Ο Φαραώ) είπε: «(Αυτός που ισχυρίζεται ότι είναι) ο Αγγελιαφόρος σας που έχει σταλεί σε σας, πράγματι, είναι παράφρων!»
(फ़िरऔन ने) कहा : निश्चय तुम्हारा यह रसूल, जो तुम्हारी ओर भेजा गया है, अवश्य पागल है।
Disse: “In verità il Messaggero che vi è stato inviato è sicuramente posseduto!”
27. [Firaun (Faraonas)] tarė: „Iš tiesų, jūsų Pasiuntinys, kuris buvo siųstas jums, yra pamišęs!“
(Fir’awn) “ergamaan keessan inni gara keessanitti ergame dhugumatti maraatuudha” jedhe.
Он сказал: «Воистину, ваш посланник, который был послан к вам, — одержимый!»
„Посланик који вам је послат, уистину је луд“, рече фараон.
(Firauni) akasema: Hakika huyu Mtume wenu aliyetumwa kwenu ni mwendawazimu.
[Farao] sa: ”Det sändebud som har sänts till er har uppenbarligen förlorat förståndet!”
(Firavun): “Size gönderilen bu elçiniz mutlaka delidir” dedi.
فرعون نے کہا (لوگو!) تمہارا یہ رسول جو تمہاری طرف بھیجا گیا ہے یہ تو یقیناً دیوانہ ہے.
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قَالَ لِمَنْ حَوْلَهُۥٓ أَلَا تَسْتَمِعُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala liman hawlahu alaa tastami'oon
DIN 31635qāla liman ḥawlahu ʾalā tastamiʿūna
He said to those around him, "Do you not hear?"
(Pharaoh) said unto those around him: Hear ye not
Said he to those about him, 'Do ye not listen
Said Pharaoh to those around him, "Hear ye this
Pharaoh said unto those who were about him, do ye not hear
قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala rabbukum warabbu aabaa'ikumu l-'awwaleen
DIN 31635qāla rabbukum warabbu ʾābāʾikumu l-ʾawwalīna
He said, "Your Lord and the Lord of your ancestors of old."
He said: Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers
Said he, 'Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of yore
Your Lord," said Moses, "and the Lord of your sires of old
Moses said, your Lord, and the Lord of your forefathers
26:27 — the verse above
قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala rabbu l-mashriqi wal-maghribi wamaa baynahumaa in kuntum ta'qiloon
DIN 31635qāla rabbu l-mašriqi wal-maġribi wamā baynahumā ʾin kuntum taʿqilūna
He said, "Lord of the East and the West, and everything between them, if you understand."
He said: Lord of the East and the West and all that is between them, if ye did but understand
Said he, 'The Lord of the east and of the west, and of what is between the two, if ye had but sense
He said, "Lord is He of the East and of the West, and of all that is between them, if ye can understand
Moses said, the Lord of the east, and of the west, and of whatever is between them; if ye are men of understanding
قَالَ لَئِنِ ٱتَّخَذْتَ إِلَٰهًا غَيْرِى لَأَجْعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْمَسْجُونِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala la'ini takhadhta ilaahan ghayree la'aj'alannaka mina l-masjooneen
DIN 31635qāla laʾini taḫaḏta ʾilāhan ġayrī laʾaǧʿalannaka mina l-masǧūnīna
The translators word this verse differently
He said, "If you accept any god other than me, I will make you a prisoner."
(Pharaoh) said: If thou choosest a god other than me, I assuredly shall place thee among the prisoners
Said he, 'If thou dost take a god besides Me I will surely make thee one of the imprisoned
He said, "If ye take any God beside me, I will surely put thee in ward
Pharaoh said unto him, verily if thou take any god besides me, I will make thee one of those who are imprisoned
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمُ الَّذِي أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ لَمَجْنُونٌ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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