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
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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And they say, "When is this promise due, if you are truthful?"
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
And they say: When is this promise (to be fulfilled) if ye are truthful
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
And they say, 'When shall this promise be, if ye do speak the truth
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
And they say, "When will this threat come to pass? Tell us, if ye be men of truth
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
And they say, when will this threat be fulfilled, if ye speak truth
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 thonë: "Kur do të jetësohet ky premtim, nëse jeni duke thënë të vërtetën?"
আর তারা বলে: ‘তোমরা যদি সত্যবাদী হও তবে বলো, (শাস্তির) এ ওয়াদা কখন বাস্তবায়িত হবে’?
I govore: “Kad će već jednom ta prijetnja, ako istinu govorite?”
i govore: “Kad će već jednom ta prijetnja, ako istinu govorite?”
Heɓe mbi'a: "Ko holnde tuma woni ndee Fodoore, si on laatike gooŋɗɓe?"
და ამბობენ ისინი [მრავალღმერთიანები] [დაცინვით]: «როდის იქნება ეს დაპირება, თუ მართალთაგანი ხართ?»
Und sie sagen: „Wann wird dieses Versprechen eintreten, wenn ihr Wahrhaftige seid?“
Λένε (οι άπιστοι): «Πότε (θα υλοποιηθεί) αυτή η υπόσχεση (για την Ημέρα της Ανάστασης), αν είστε (ω, Μουσουλμάνοι) ειλικρινείς;»
तथा वे कहते[29] हैं : (क़ियामत का) यह वादा कब पूरा होगा, यदि तुम सच्चे हो?
E dicono: «Quando si avvererà questa promessa, se siete veritieri?»
29. Ir jie sako: „Kada yra šis pažadas (t. y. Prikėlimo Diena), jei esi tiesą sakantis?“
“waadaan kun (Qiyaamaan) yoomi Yoo kan dhugaa dubbattan taatan?” jedhu.
Они говорят: «Когда же это обещание, если вы правдивы?»
и говоре: „Када ће већ једном та претња, ако истину говорите?“
Na wanasema: "Ahadi hii itakuwa lini, ikiwa nyinyi mnasema kweli?"
De frågar: ”När ska detta löfte [om domen] verkställas, om det ni säger är sant?”
"Eğer, doğru söylüyorsanız bu vaat/tehdit ne zaman gerçekleşecek?" derler.
پوچھتے ہیں کہ وه وعده ہے کب؟ سچے ہو تو بتا دو.[1]
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قُلْ أَرُونِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَلْحَقْتُم بِهِۦ شُرَكَآءَ كَلَّا بَلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ
Easy-read (simplified)qul arooniya lladheena alhaqtum bihi shurakaa'a kallaa bal huwa llaahu l-'azeezu l-hakeem
DIN 31635qul ʾarūniya llaḏīna ʾalḥaqtum bihi šurakāʾa kallā bal huwa llāhu l-ʿazīzu l-ḥakīmu
Say, "Show me those you have attached to Him as associates. No indeed! But He is God, the Powerful, the Wise."
Say: Show me those whom ye have joined unto Him as partners. Nay (ye dare not)! For He is Allah, the Mighty, the Wise
Say, 'Show me those whom ye have added to Him as partners; not so! nay, but He is God, the mighty, the wise
SAY: Shew me those whom ye have united with Him as associates: Nay, rather, He is God, the Mighty, the Wise
Say, shew me those whom ye have joined as partners with Him? Nay; rather He is the mighty, the wise God
وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ إِلَّا كَآفَّةً لِّلنَّاسِ بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa arsalnaaka illaa kaaffatan lilnnaasi basheeran wanadheeran walaakinna akthara n-naasi laa ya'lamoon
DIN 31635wamā ʾarsalnāka ʾillā kāffatan lilnnāsi bašīran wanaḏīran walākinna ʾakṯara n-nāsi lā yaʿlamūna
The translators word this verse differently
We sent you only universally to all people, a herald and warner, but most people do not know.
And We have not sent thee (O Muhammad) save as a bringer of good tidings and a warner unto all mankind; but most of mankind know not
We have only sent thee to men generally as a herald of glad tidings and a warner; but most men do not know
And we have sent thee to mankind at large, to announce and to threaten. But most men understand not
We have not sent thee otherwise than unto mankind in general, a bearer of good tidings, and a denouncer of threats: But the greater part of men do not understand
34:29 — the verse above
قُل لَّكُم مِّيعَادُ يَوْمٍ لَّا تَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ عَنْهُ سَاعَةً وَلَا تَسْتَقْدِمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)qul lakum mee'aadu yawmin laa tasta'khiroona 'anhu saa'atan walaa tastaqdimoon
DIN 31635qul lakum mīʿādu yawmin lā tastaʾḫirūna ʿanhu sāʿatan walā tastaqdimūna
The translators word this verse differently
Say, "You are promised a Day, which you cannot postpone by one hour, nor bring forward."
Say (O Muhammad): Yours is the promise of a Day which ye cannot postpone nor hasten by an hour
say, 'For you is the appointment of a day of which ye shall not keep back an hour nor shall ye bring it on
SAY: Ye are menaced with a day, which not for an hour shall ye retard or hasten on
Answer, a threat is denounced unto you of a day which ye shall not retard one hour, neither shall ye hasten
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَن نُّؤْمِنَ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانِ وَلَا بِٱلَّذِى بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَلَوْ تَرَىٰٓ إِذِ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ مَوْقُوفُونَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ يَرْجِعُ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَىٰ بَعْضٍ ٱلْقَوْلَ يَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتُضْعِفُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ لَوْلَآ أَنتُمْ لَكُنَّا مُؤْمِنِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)waqaala lladheena kafaroo lan nu'mina bihaadhaa l-qur'aani walaa billadhee bayna yadayhi walaw taraa idhi z-zaalimoona mawqoofoona 'inda rabbihim yarji'u ba'duhum ilaa ba'din l-qawla yaqoolu lladheena stud'ifoo lilladheena stakbaroo lawlaa antum lakunnaa mu'mineen
DIN 31635waqāla llaḏīna kafarū lan nuʾmina bihāḏā l-qurʾāni walā billaḏī bayna yadayhi walaw tarā ʾiḏi ẓ-ẓālimūna mawqūfūna ʿinda rabbihim yarǧiʿu baʿḍuhum ʾilā baʿḍin l-qawla yaqūlu llaḏīna stuḍʿifū lillaḏīna stakbarū lawlā ʾantum lakunnā muʾminīna
Those who disbelieve say, "We will never believe in this Quran, nor in what came before it." If you could only see the wrongdoers, captive before their Lord, throwing back allegations at one another. Those who were oppressed will say to those who were arrogant, "Were it not for you, we would have been believers."
And those who disbelieve say: We believe not in this Qur'an nor in that which was before it; but oh, if thou couldst see, when the wrong-doers are brought up before their Lord, how they cast the blame one to another; how those who were despised (in the earth) say unto those who were proud: But for you, we should have been believers
And those who misbelieve say, 'We will never believe in this Qur'an or in what is before it;' but couldst thou see when the unjust are set before their Lord, they shall rebut each other in speech. Those who were thought weak shall say to those who were big with pride, 'Had it not been for you we should have been believers
The unbelievers say, "We will not believe in this Koran, nor in the Books which preceded it." But couldst thou see when the wicked shall be set before their Lord! With reproaches will they answer one another. The weak shall say to the mighty ones, "But for you we had been believers
The unbelievers say, we will by no means believe in this Koran, nor in that which hath been revealed before it. But if thou couldest see when the unjust doers shall be set before their Lord! They will iterate discourse with one another: Those who were esteemed weak shall say unto those who behaved themselves arrogantly, had it not been for you, verily we had been true believers
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وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا الْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ
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