قَالُوا۟ نَحْنُ أُو۟لُوا۟ قُوَّةٍ وَأُو۟لُوا۟ بَأْسٍ شَدِيدٍ وَٱلْأَمْرُ إِلَيْكِ فَٱنظُرِى مَاذَا تَأْمُرِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo nahnu ooloo quwwatin wa'ooloo ba'sin shadeedin wal-'amru ilayki faanzuree maadhaa ta'mureen
DIN 31635qālū naḥnu ʾūlū quwwatin waʾūlū baʾsin šadīdin wal-ʾamru ʾilayki fānẓurī māḏā taʾmurīna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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They said, "We are a people of might and great courage, but the decision is yours, so consider what you wish to command."
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
They said: We are lords of might and lords of great prowess, but it is for thee to command; so consider what thou wilt command
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
They said, 'We are endowed with strength, and endowed with keen violence; but the bidding is thine, see then what it is that thou wilt bid
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
They said, "We are endued with strength and are endued with mighty valour. - But to command is thine: See therefore what thou wilt command us
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
The nobles answered, we are indued with strength, and are indued with great prowess in war; but the command appertaineth unto thee: See therefore what thou wilt command
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
Ata thanë: "Ne jemi të fuqishëm dhe luftëtarë të rreptë, por vendimi të përket ty, prandaj shiko se çfarë do të na urdhërosh!"
তারা (পরিষদবর্গ) বললো: ‘আমরা শক্তিশালী ও কঠোর যোদ্ধা। আর সিদ্ধান্ত আপনার কাছেই। অতএব চিন্তা করে দেখুন, আপনি কী নির্দেশ দিবেন।’
“Mi smo vrlo jaki i hrabri”, rekoše oni, “a ti se pitaš! Pa, gledaj šta ćeš narediti!”
“Mi smo vrlo jaki i hrabri,” rekoše oni, “a ti se pitaš! Pa, gledaj šta ćeš narediti!”
Ɓe mbi'i: "Enen ko en jooma doole e jooma hare caɗtuɗe, fiyaake ɗen ko ka maaɗa woni, ndaaru ko holɗum njamirtaa".
მათ [უპასუხეს]: «ჩვენ ძალა გვაქვს [მხედრები და იარაღი] და ძლიერი გამბედაობა, თუმცა გადაწყვეტილება შენ გეკუთვნის, მაშ, შეხედე, რას გვიბრძანებ». (ჩვენ მზად ვართ, შევასრულოთ შენი ბრძანება.)
Sie sagten: „Wir besitzen eine (kräftige) Streitmacht und besitzen eine starke Gewalt, doch es steht dir zu, zu befehlen. So schau, was du befehlen willst.“
Είπαν: «Εμείς έχουμε μεγάλη δύναμη και μεγάλη ικανότητα για πόλεμο, αλλά η απόφαση είναι δική σου. Πες (μας) λοιπόν τι διατάζεις.»
उन्होंने कहा : हम बड़े पराक्रमी और प्रखर योद्धा हैं और मामला आपके हवाले है, सो देखे लें आप क्या आदेश देती हैं।
Dissero: «Noi abbiamo forza e grande virtù guerriera, ma l’autorità è tua: comanda ciò che vuoi».
33. Jie tarė: „Mes turime didelę galią ir didelį pajėgumą karui, tačiau tai tu turi įsakyti: taigi apmąstyk, ką įsakysi.“
(Qondaalonnis) nijedhan “Nuti abbootii humnaafi abbootii lola cimaati, Ajajni gara keeti, Maal akka ajajju ilaali (nuti ajaja kee raawwachuuf qophiidha)”.
Они сказали: «Мы — обладатели силы и обладатели суровой мощи, но решение — за тобой. Так смотри же, что ты повелишь».
„Ми смо врло јаки и храбри“, рекоше они, „а ти одлучујеш. Па, гледај шта ћеш да наредиш!“
Wakasema: Sisi ni wenye nguvu na wakali kwa vita; na amri iko kwako, basi tazama ni nini unaamrisha.
De svarade: ”Vi har både en mäktig armé och starka krigare, men beslutet är ditt; tänk noga över din befallning.”
Dediler ki: "Biz güçlü ve çetin savaşçı kimseleriz. Emir ise senindir. Artık neyi emredeceğine bak."
ان سب نے جواب دیا کہ ہم طاقت اور قوت والے سخت لڑنے بھڑنے والے ہیں[1] ۔ آگے آپ کو اختیار ہے آپ خود ہی سوچ لیجئے کہ ہمیں آپ کیا کچھ حکم فرماتی ہیں.[2]
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أَلَّا تَعْلُوا۟ عَلَىَّ وَأْتُونِى مُسْلِمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)allaa ta'loo 'alayya wa'toonee muslimeen
DIN 31635ʾallā taʿlū ʿalayya waʾtūnī muslimīna
Do not defy me, and come to me submissively.'"
Exalt not yourselves against me, but come unto me as those who surrender
Do not rise up against me, but come to me resigned
Set not up yourselves against me, but come to me submitting (Muslims)
rise not up against me: But come, and surrender yourselves unto me
قَالَتْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟ أَفْتُونِى فِىٓ أَمْرِى مَا كُنتُ قَاطِعَةً أَمْرًا حَتَّىٰ تَشْهَدُونِ
Easy-read (simplified)qaalat yaa ayyuhaa l-mala'u aftoonee fee amree maa kuntu qaati'atan amran hattaa tashhadoon
DIN 31635qālat yā ʾayyuhā l-malaʾu ʾaftūnī fī ʾamrī mā kuntu qāṭiʿatan ʾamran ḥattā tašhadūni
The translators word this verse differently
She said, "O counselors, advise me in this matter of mine. I never make a decision unless you are present."
She said: O chieftains! Pronounce for me in my case. I decide no case till ye are present with me
She said, 'O ye chiefs! pronounce sentence for me in my affair. I never decide an affair until ye testify for me
She said, "O my nobles, advise me in mine affair: I decide it not without your concurrence
She said, O nobles, advise me in my business: I will not resolve on any thing, until ye be witnesses and approve thereof
27:33 — the verse above
قَالَتْ إِنَّ ٱلْمُلُوكَ إِذَا دَخَلُوا۟ قَرْيَةً أَفْسَدُوهَا وَجَعَلُوٓا۟ أَعِزَّةَ أَهْلِهَآ أَذِلَّةً وَكَذَٰلِكَ يَفْعَلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaalat inna l-mulooka idhaa dakhaloo qaryatan afsadoohaa waja'aloo a'izzata ahlihaa adhillatan wakadhaalika yaf'aloon
DIN 31635qālat ʾinna l-mulūka ʾiḏā daḫalū qaryatan ʾafsadūhā waǧaʿalū ʾaʿizzata ʾahlihā ʾaḏillatan wakaḏālika yafʿalūna
She said, "When kings enter a city, they devastate it, and subjugate its dignified people. Thus they always do.
She said: Lo! kings, when they enter a township, ruin it and make the honour of its people shame. Thus will they do
She said, 'Verily, kings when they enter a city despoil it, and make the mighty ones of its people the meanest; thus it is they do
She said, "Kings when they enter a city spoil it, and abase the mightiest of its people: and in like manner will these also do
She said, verily kings, when they enter a city by force, waste the same, and abase the most powerful of the inhabitants hereof: And so will these do with us
وَإِنِّى مُرْسِلَةٌ إِلَيْهِم بِهَدِيَّةٍ فَنَاظِرَةٌۢ بِمَ يَرْجِعُ ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'innee mursilatun ilayhim bihadiyyatin fanaaziratun bima yarji'u l-mursaloon
DIN 31635waʾinnī mursilatun ʾilayhim bihadiyyatin fanāẓiratun bima yarǧiʿu l-mursalūna
I am sending them a gift, and will see what the envoys bring back."
But lo! I am going to send a present unto them, and to see with what (answer) the messengers return
So, verily, I am going to send to them a gift, and will wait to see with what the messengers return
But I will send to them with a gift, and await what my envoys bring back
But I will send gifts unto them; and will wait for what farther information those who shall be sent, shall bring back
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
قَالُوا نَحْنُ أُولُو قُوَّةٍ وَأُولُو بَأْسٍ شَدِيدٍ وَالْأَمْرُ إِلَيْكِ فَانظُرِي مَاذَا تَأْمُرِينَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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