بَلِ ٱدَّٰرَكَ عِلْمُهُمْ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ بَلْ هُمْ فِى شَكٍّ مِّنْهَا بَلْ هُم مِّنْهَا عَمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)bali daaraka 'ilmuhum fee l-'aakhirati bal hum fee shakkin minhaa bal hum minhaa 'amoon
DIN 31635bali dāraka ʿilmuhum fī l-ʾāḫirati bal hum fī šakkin minhā bal hum minhā ʿamūna
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In fact, their knowledge of the Hereafter is confused. In fact, they are in doubt about it. In fact, they are blind to it.
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
Nay, but doth their knowledge reach to the Hereafter? Nay, for they are in doubt concerning it. Nay, for they cannot see it
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
nay, but their knowledge attains to somewhat of the hereafter; nay, but they are in doubt concerning it! nay, but they are blind
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
Yet they have attained to a knowledge of the life to come: - yet are they in doubt about it: - yet are they blind about it
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
However their knowledge attaineth some notion of the life to come: Yet they are in an uncertainty concerning the same; yea, they are blind as to the real curcumstances thereof
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
Mos kanë ata, vallë, dituri për botën tjetër?! Jo, por ata janë në dyshim lidhur me këtë. Jo! Në të vërtetë, ata janë të verbër ndaj saj.
বরং আখিরাত সম্পর্কে তাদের জ্ঞান নিঃশেষ হয়ে গেছে; মূলত তারা এ বিষয়ে সন্দেহে আছে; বরং তারা (তাদের দূরদৃষ্টি) এ ব্যাপারে (সম্পূর্ণ) অন্ধ।
Zar oni o onome svijetu da što znaju! Oni u njega sumnjaju, oni su slijepi prema njemu.
Zar oni o onome svijetu da što znaju! Oni u njega sumnjaju, oni su slijepi prema njemu.
Ko woni, ganndal maɓɓe ngal hattii fii Laakara on, ko woni, kamɓe heɓe e sikke fii [Laakara], ko woni, kamɓe ko ɓe wumuɓe fii ɗum.
მაგრამ, [როდესაც ისინი იხილავენ განკითხვის დღის მოვლენებს] მათი ცოდნა სრულად აშკარა გახდება მარადიული ცხოვრების შესახებ, მაგრამ ისინი [ამ ცხოვრებას] [ატარებენ] ეჭვში, უფრო მეტიც, ისინი ბრმანი არიან.
Vielmehr ist (ihnen) ihr Wissen über das Jenseits entschwunden. Vielmehr sind sie darüber im Zweifel. Vielmehr sind sie ihm gegenüber blind.
Όχι (δεν ξέρουν οι άπιστοι πότε θα αναστηθούν), αλλά θα ολοκληρωθεί η γνώση τους στη Μέλλουσα Ζωή (όταν θα αναστηθούν)! Αλλά (στην εγκόσμια ζωή) έχουν αμφιβολία γι' αυτήν (την ανάσταση), ή ακόμα είναι τυφλοί γι' αυτήν (και δε βλέπουν τις αποδείξεις της).
बल्कि आख़िरत (परलोक) के विषय में उनका ज्ञान समाप्त हो गया है। बल्कि वे उसके बारे में संदेह में हैं। बल्कि वे उससे अंधे हैं।
Ma loro sono ancora meno informati sull’Aldilà; anzi, su ciò sono in preda al dubbio, però riguardo ciò sono ciechi.
66. Ne, jie neturi žinojimo apie Amžinybę. Ne, jie dėl to abejoja. Ne, jie yra visiškame aklume dėl to.
Sila beekumsa isaaniitu waa’ee Aakhiraatti dhaqqabee? Lakkisaa isaan ishee irraa shakkii keessa jiru; dhugumatti isaan ishee irraa jaamoodha.[8]
Нет, напротив, их знание о Последней жизни исчерпалось. Нет, напротив, они в сомнении о ней. Нет, напротив, они слепы к ней!
Они о Будућем свету ништа не знају! Они у њега још и сумњају, па чак су и слепи у вези са тим!
Kwani huo ujuzi wao umefikilia kuijua Akhera? Bali wao wamo katika shaka nayo tu, bali wao ni vipofu nayo.
Eller vet de något alls om det kommande livet? Nej, de är fyllda av tvivel om det – ja, de saknar minsta kunskap om dess [verklighet].
Hayır, onların ahiret hakkındaki bilgileri yetersiz kalmıştır. Dahası, bu hususta şüphe içindedirler. Bunun da ötesinde, onlar ahiretten yana kördürler.
بلکہ آخرت کے بارے میں ان کا علم ختم ہوچکا ہے[1] ، بلکہ یہ اس کی طرف سے شک میں ہیں۔ بلکہ یہ اس سے اندھے ہیں.[2]
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أَمَّن يَبْدَؤُا۟ ٱلْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُۥ وَمَن يَرْزُقُكُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ أَءِلَٰهٌ مَّعَ ٱللَّهِ قُلْ هَاتُوا۟ بُرْهَٰنَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)amman yabda'u l-khalqa thumma yu'eeduhu waman yarzuqukum mina s-samaa'i wal-'ardi a'ilaahun ma'a llaahi qul haatoo burhaanakum in kuntum saadiqeen
DIN 31635ʾamman yabdaʾu l-ḫalqa ṯumma yuʿīduhu waman yarzuqukum mina s-samāʾi wal-ʾarḍi ʾaʾilāhun maʿa llāhi qul hātū burhānakum ʾin kuntum ṣādiqīna
The translators word this verse differently
Or, who originates the creation and then repeats it, and who gives you livelihood from the sky and the earth? Is there another god with God? Say, "Produce your evidence, if you are truthful."
Is not He (best) Who produceth creation, then reproduceth it, and Who provideth for you from the heaven and the earth? Is there any Allah beside Allah? Say: Bring your proof, if ye are truthful
He who began the creation and then will make it return again; and who provides you from the heaven and the earth; is there a god with God? so bring your proofs if ye do speak the truth
Is not He, who created a Being, then reneweth it, and who supplieth you out of the Heaven and the Earth? What! a god with God? SAY: Bring forth your proofs if you speak the truth
Is not He more worthy, Who produceth a creature, and after it hath been dead restoreth it to life; and Who giveth you food from heaven and earth? Is there any other god with the true God, who doth this? Say, produce your proof thereof, if ye speak truth
قُل لَّا يَعْلَمُ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلْغَيْبَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ أَيَّانَ يُبْعَثُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)qul laa ya'lamu man fee s-samaawaati wal-'ardi l-ghayba illaa llaahu wamaa yash'uroona ayyaana yub'athoon
DIN 31635qul lā yaʿlamu man fī s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍi l-ġayba ʾillā llāhu wamā yašʿurūna ʾayyāna yubʿaṯūna
Say, "No one in the heavens or on earth knows the future except God; and they do not perceive when they will be resurrected."
Say (O Muhammad): None in the heavens and the earth knoweth the Unseen save Allah; and they know not when they will be raised (again)
Say, 'None in the heavens or the earth know the unseen save only God; but they perceive not when they shall be raised
SAY: None either in the Heavens or in the Earth knoweth the unseen but God. And they know not When they shall be raised
Say, none either in heaven or earth knoweth that which is hidden, besides God: Neither do they understand when they shall be raised
27:66 — the verse above
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا كُنَّا تُرَٰبًا وَءَابَآؤُنَآ أَئِنَّا لَمُخْرَجُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)waqaala lladheena kafaroo a'idhaa kunnaa turaaban wa'aabaa'unaa a'innaa lamukhrajoon
DIN 31635waqāla llaḏīna kafarū ʾaʾiḏā kunnā turāban waʾābāʾunā ʾaʾinnā lamuḫraǧūna
Those who disbelieve say, "When we have become dust, and our ancestors, shall we be brought out?
Yet those who disbelieve say: When we have become dust like our fathers, shall we verily be brought forth (again)
And those who disbelieved said, 'What! when we have become dust and our fathers too, shall we indeed be brought forth
And the unbelievers say: "When we and our fathers have been dead shall we be taken forth
And the unblievers say, when we and our fathers shall have been reduced to dust, shall we be taken forth from the grave
لَقَدْ وُعِدْنَا هَٰذَا نَحْنُ وَءَابَآؤُنَا مِن قَبْلُ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)laqad wu'idnaa haadhaa nahnu wa'aabaa'unaa min qablu in haadhaa illaa asaateeru l-'awwaleen
DIN 31635laqad wuʿidnā hāḏā naḥnu waʾābāʾunā min qablu ʾin hāḏā ʾillā ʾasāṭīru l-ʾawwalīna
The translators word this verse differently
We were promised that before, we and our ancestors-these are nothing but legends of the ancients."
We were promised this, forsooth, we and our fathers. (All) this is naught but fables of the men of old
We were promised this, we and our fathers before us, this is nothing but old folks' tales
Of old have we been promised this, we and our sires of old it is but fables of the ancients
Verily we have been threatened with this, both we and our fathers, heretofore. This is no other than fables of the ancients
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
بَلِ ادَّارَكَ عِلْمُهُمْ فِي الْآخِرَةِ بَلْ هُمْ فِي شَكٍّ مِّنْهَا بَلْ هُم مِّنْهَا عَمُونَ
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