قُلْ سِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qul seeroo fee l-'ardi faanzuroo kayfa kaana 'aaqibatu l-mujrimeen
DIN 31635qul sīrū fī l-ʾarḍi fānẓurū kayfa kāna ʿāqibatu l-muǧrimīna
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Say, travel through the earth, and observe the fate of the guilty."
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
Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Travel in the land and see the nature of the sequel for the guilty
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
Say, 'Journey on through the land and see how was the end of the sinners
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
SAY: Go ye through the land, and see what hath been the end of the wicked
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
Say unto them, pass through the earth, and see what hath been the end of the wicked
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
Thuaj: "Udhëtoni nëpër botë dhe shihni se si ishte fundi i keqbërësve!"
(হে রাসূল! তুমি পুনরুত্থান অস্বীকারকারীদেরকে) বলো: ‘তোমরা জমিনে ভ্রমণ করে দেখো, কিরূপ পরিণতি হয়েছিল অপরাধীদের?’
Reci: “Putujte po svijetu i vidite kako su završili grešnici!”
Reci: “Putujte po svijetu i vidite kako su završili grešnici!”
Maaku : "njehee ka leydi ndaaron ko honno battane bonɓe ɓen laatornoo".
უთხარი [მათ] [ო, შუამავალო]: «იარეთ ქვეყანაზე და შეხედეთ, როგორი იყო ამბოხებულთა [ურწმუნოთა] აღსასრული».
Sag: „Reist auf der Erde umher und schaut dann, wie das Ende der Leugner war.“
Πες (ω, Προφήτη): «Ταξιδέψτε στη γη, και κοιτάξτε πώς ήταν το τέλος των κακών (που διέψευσαν την ανάσταση από τα προηγούμενα έθνη).»
कह दीजिए : धरती में चलो-फिरो, फिर देखो अपराधियों का परिणाम कैसा हुआ!
Di’: «Andate per la terra e osservate come fu la fine dei criminali!»
69. Sakyk jiems (Muchammedai ﷺ): „Keliaukite žemėje ir pamatykite kokia buvo Mudžrimūn (nusikaltėlių, tų, kurie neigė Allaho Pasiuntinius ir nepakluso Allahui) pabaiga.“
“Dachii keessa deemaatii booddeen badii raawwattootaa akkam akka ta’e ilaalaa” jedhi.
Скажи: «Странствуйте же по земле и посмотрите, каков был итог преступных».
Реци: “Путујте по свету и видите како су завршили грешници!”
Sema: Nendeni katika ardhi, na tazameni ulikuwaje mwisho wa wahalifu.
Säg: ”Färdas på jorden och se hur det slutade för de obotfärdiga syndarna!”
De ki: “Yeryüzünde gezip, günahkârların sonunun nasıl olduğunu bir görün.”
کہہ دیجئے کہ زمین میں چل پھر کر ذرا دیکھو تو سہی کہ گنہگاروں کا کیسا انجام ہوا؟[1]
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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
27:69 — the verse above
وَلَا تَحْزَنْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا تَكُن فِى ضَيْقٍ مِّمَّا يَمْكُرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walaa tahzan 'alayhim walaa takun fee dayqin mimmaa yamkuroon
DIN 31635walā taḥzan ʿalayhim walā takun fī ḍayqin mimmā yamkurūna
The translators word this verse differently
But do not grieve over them, and do not be troubled by what they plot.
And grieve thou not for them, nor be in distress because of what they plot (against thee)
and grieve not for them, and be not straitened at what they plot
And grieve not thou for them, nor be in distress at their devisings
And be not thou grieved for them; neither be thou in any concern on account of the plots which they are contriving against thee
وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا ٱلْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wayaqooloona mataa haadhaa l-wa'du in kuntum saadiqeen
DIN 31635wayaqūlūna matā hāḏā l-waʿdu ʾin kuntum ṣādiqīna
And they say, "When is this promise, if you are truthful?"
And they say: When (will) this promise (be fulfilled), if ye are truthful
They say, 'When shall this threat be if ye do tell the truth
And they say, "When will this promise be made good, if ye speak true
And they say, when will this threat be accomplished, if ye speak true
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
قُلْ سِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَانظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُجْرِمِينَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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