أَفَمَن كَانَ مُؤْمِنًا كَمَن كَانَ فَاسِقًا لَّا يَسْتَوُۥنَ
Easy-read (simplified)afaman kaana mu'minan kaman kaana faasiqan laa yastawoon
DIN 31635ʾafaman kāna muʾminan kaman kāna fāsiqan lā yastawūna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Is someone who is faithful like someone who is a sinner? They are not equal.
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
Is he who is a believer like unto him who is an evil-liver? They are not alike
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
Is he who is a believer like him who is a sinner? they shall not be held equal
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
Shall he then who is a believer be as he who sinneth grossly? they shall not be held alike
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
Shall he therefore, who is a true believer, be as he who is an impious transgressor? They shall not be held equal
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
A mund të jetë ai që është besimtar si ai që është i pabindur? Jo, nuk janë të barabartë.
সুতরাং যে ব্যক্তি মু’মিন সে কি ফাসিক ব্যক্তির মতো? (প্রতিদানের ক্ষেত্রে ) তারা সমান নয়।
Zar da vjerniku bude isto kao grešniku? Ne, njima neće biti isto.
Zar da vjerniku bude isto kao grešniku? Ne, njima neće biti isto.
E on laatiiɗo gooŋɗinɗo wa'ay wa on faasiqe? (aa'aa), ɓe potataa.
განა ის, ვინც მორწმუნეა [ალლაჰის მორჩილია], შეიძლება გაუტოლდეს იმას, ვინც ურჩია [ურწმუნოა]? არ არიან ისინი თანასწორნი.
Ist denn jemand, der gläubig ist, wie jemand, der ein Frevler ist? Sie sind nicht gleich(zustellen).
Είναι αυτός που είναι πιστός ίσος μ' εκείνον που είναι ανυπάκουος; Όχι, δεν είναι ίσοι.
तो क्या वह व्यक्ति जो ईमान वाला हो, वह उसके समान है, जो अवज्ञाकारी हो? वे समान नहीं हो सकते।
Chi era credente è forse uguale a chi era trasgressore? Non sono uguali di certo.
18. Ar tada tas, kuris yra tikintysis kaip tas, kuris yra Fasik (netikintysis ir nepaklusnus Allahui)? Nevienodi jie yra.
Sila namni mu’umina ta’e akka nama fincilaatii? Wal hin qixxaa’an.
Неужели тот, кто был верующим, подобен тому, кто был нечестивцем?! Они не равны!
Зар да вернику буде исто као грешнику? Не, њима неће бити исто.
Ati aliye Muumini atakuwa sawa na aliye mpotovu? Hawawi sawa.
Kan en troende likställas med en trotsig syndare? Nej, de är inte lika.
Hiç Mümin, fasık gibi olur mu? Bunlar asla bir olmazlar.
کیا وه جو مومن ہو مثل اس کے ہے جو فاسق ہو[1] ؟ یہ برابر نہیں ہو سکتے.
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تَتَجَافَىٰ جُنُوبُهُمْ عَنِ ٱلْمَضَاجِعِ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُمْ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَٰهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)tatajaafaa junoobuhum 'ani l-madaaji'i yad'oona rabbahum khawfan watama'an wamimmaa razaqnaahum yunfiqoon
DIN 31635tataǧāfā ǧunūbuhum ʿani l-maḍāǧiʿi yadʿūna rabbahum ḫawfan waṭamaʿan wamimmā razaqnāhum yunfiqūna
Their sides shun their beds, as they pray to their Lord, out of reverence and hope; and from Our provisions to them, they give.
Who forsake their beds to cry unto their Lord in fear and hope, and spend of that We have bestowed on them
As their sides forsake their beds, they call upon their Lord with fear and hope; and of what we have bestowed upon them do they give alms
Who, as they raise them from their couches, call on their Lord with fear and desire, and give alms of that with which we have supplied them
Their sides are raised from their beds, calling on their Lord with fear and with hope; and they distribute alms out of what We have bestowed on them
فَلَا تَعْلَمُ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أُخْفِىَ لَهُم مِّن قُرَّةِ أَعْيُنٍ جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)falaa ta'lamu nafsun maa ukhfiya lahum min qurrati a'yunin jazaa'an bimaa kaanoo ya'maloon
DIN 31635falā taʿlamu nafsun mā ʾuḫfiya lahum min qurrati ʾaʿyunin ǧazāʾan bimā kānū yaʿmalūna
The translators word this verse differently
No soul knows what eye's delight awaits them-a reward for what they used to do.
No soul knoweth what is kept hid for them of joy, as a reward for what they used to do
No soul knows what is reserved for them of cheerfulness for eye, as a reward for that which they have done
No soul knoweth what joy of the eyes is reserved for the good in recompense of their works
No soul knoweth the complete satisfaction which is secretly prepared for them, as a reward for that which they have wrought
32:18 — the verse above
أَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ فَلَهُمْ جَنَّٰتُ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ نُزُلًۢا بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)ammaa lladheena aamanoo wa'amiloo s-saalihaati falahum jannaatu l-ma'waa nuzulan bimaa kaanoo ya'maloon
DIN 31635ʾammā llaḏīna ʾāmanū waʿamilū ṣ-ṣāliḥāti falahum ǧannātu l-maʾwā nuzulan bimā kānū yaʿmalūna
As for those who believe and do righteous deeds, for them are the Gardens of Shelter-hospitality for what they used to do.
But as for those who believe and do good works, for them are the Gardens of Retreat - a welcome (in reward) for what they used to do
As for those who believe and do right, for them are the gardens of resort, an entertainment for that which they have done
As to those who believe and do that which is right, they shall have gardens of eternal abode as the meed of their works
As to those who believe, and do that which is right, they shall have gardens of perpetual abode, an ample recompense for that which they shall have wrought
وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ فَسَقُوا۟ فَمَأْوَىٰهُمُ ٱلنَّارُ كُلَّمَآ أَرَادُوٓا۟ أَن يَخْرُجُوا۟ مِنْهَآ أُعِيدُوا۟ فِيهَا وَقِيلَ لَهُمْ ذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'ammaa lladheena fasaqoo fama'waahumu n-naaru kullamaa araadoo an yakhrujoo minhaa u'eedoo feehaa waqeela lahum dhooqoo 'adhaaba n-naari lladhee kuntum bihi tukadhdhiboon
DIN 31635waʾammā llaḏīna fasaqū famaʾwāhumu n-nāru kullamā ʾarādū ʾan yaḫruǧū minhā ʾuʿīdū fīhā waqīla lahum ḏūqū ʿaḏāba n-nāri llaḏī kuntum bihi tukaḏḏibūna
But as for those who transgressed, their shelter is the Fire. Every time they try to get out of it, they will be brought back into it, and it will be said to them, "Taste the suffering of the Fire which you used to deny."
And as for those who do evil, their retreat is the Fire. Whenever they desire to issue forth from thence, they are brought back thither. Unto them it is said: Taste the torment of the Fire which ye used to deny
But as for those who commit abomination their resort is the Fire. Every time that they desire to go forth therefrom, we will send them back therein, and it will be said to them, 'Taste ye the torment of the fire which ye did call a lie
But as for those who grossly sin, their abode shall be the fire: so oft as they shall desire to escape out of it, back shall they be turned into it. And it shall be said to them, Taste ye the torment of the fire, which ye treated as a lie
But as for those who impiously transgress, their abode shall be hell fire; so often as they shall endeavour to get thereout, they shall be dragged back into the same, and it shall be said unto them, taste ye the torment of hell fire, which ye rejected as a falsehood
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
أَفَمَن كَانَ مُؤْمِنًا كَمَن كَانَ فَاسِقًا لَّا يَسْتَوُونَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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