أَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ أَنَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)alam yaraw kam ahlaknaa qablahum mina l-qurooni annahum ilayhim laa yarji'oon
DIN 31635ʾalam yaraw kam ʾahlaknā qablahum mina l-qurūni ʾannahum ʾilayhim lā yarǧiʿūna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Have they not considered how many generations We destroyed before them; and that unto them they will not return?
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
Have they not seen how many generations We destroyed before them, which indeed returned not unto them
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
Have they not seen how many generations we have, destroyed before them
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
See they not how many generations we have destroyed before them? Not to false gods is it that they shall be brought back
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
Do they not consider how many generations we have destroyed before them? Verily they shall not return unto them
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 nuk e shohin ata se sa breza para tyre i kemi shkatërruar, të cilët nuk u kthyem më kurrë tek ata?
তারা কি লক্ষ্য করেনি যে, আমি তাদের পূর্বে কত প্রজন্মকে ধ্বংস করেছি। নিশ্চয় তারা(১৬) তাদের কাছে ফিরে আসবে না।
Kako oni ne znaju koliko smo prije njih naroda uništili od kojih im se niko vratio nije,
Kako oni ne znaju koliko smo prije njih naroda uništili od kojih im se nitko vratio nije,
E ɓee njiaani ɗuuɗii e gire ɗe Min kalki ado maɓɓe? Won'de ɓen ndttitotaako e maɓɓe.
ნუთუ ისინი [რომლებიც დასცინიან] ვერ ხედავდნენ, რამდენი თაობა (მათამდე) დავღუპეთ და რომ ისინი მათთან აღარ დაბრუნდებიან?
Haben sie denn nicht gesehen, wie viele Geschlechter Wir vor ihnen vernichtet haben, und dass sie zu ihnen nicht zurückkehren?
Δε βλέπουν (οι άπιστοι από τη φυλή Κουράις) πόσα (άπιστα) έθνη πριν απ' αυτούς έχουμε καταστρέψει, τα οποία δε θα επιστρέψουν ποτέ σ' αυτούς (στην εγκόσμια ζωή);
क्या उन्होंने नहीं देखा कि हमने उनसे पहले कितने ही समुदायों को विनष्ट कर दिया कि वे उनकी ओर लौटकर नहीं आएँगे।
Non vedono quante generazioni abbiamo distrutto prima di loro, e che a loro non ritornano,
31. Argi jie nemato kiek kartų Mes sunaikinome prieš juos? Iš tiesų, jie negrįš pas juos.
Sila isaan dura ummata irraa meeqaatama akka balleessine hin arginee? Isaan gara isaaniitti hin deebi’an.
Разве они не видели, сколько поколений Мы погубили до них и что они уже не вернутся к ним?
Како они не увиде колико смо пре њих народа уништили од којих им се нико вратио није.
Je, hawaoni umma ngapi tulizoziangamiza kabla yao? Hakika hao hawarejei tena kwao.
Har de inte tänkt på hur många släkten vi utplånat före dem, och att dessa aldrig ska återvända till dem?
Kendilerinden önce nice nesilleri helâk ettiğimizi görmüyorlar mı? Onların artık kendilerine dönmeyeceklerini görmediler mi?
کیا انہوں نے نہیں دیکھا کہ ان کے پہلے بہت سی قوموں کو ہم نے غارت کر دیا کہ وه ان[1] کی طرف لوٹ کر نہیں آئیں گے.
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إِن كَانَتْ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَٰحِدَةً فَإِذَا هُمْ خَٰمِدُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)in kaanat illaa sayhatan waahidatan fa'idhaa hum khaamidoon
DIN 31635ʾin kānat ʾillā ṣayḥatan wāḥidatan faʾiḏā hum ḫāmidūna
It was just one Cry, and they were stilled.
It was but one Shout, and lo! they were extinct
it was but a single noise, and lo! they were extinct
There was but one shout from Gabriel, and lo! they were extinct
There was only one cry of Gabriel from heaven, and behold, they became utterly extinct
يَٰحَسْرَةً عَلَى ٱلْعِبَادِ مَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)yaa hasratan 'alaa l-'ibaadi maa ya'teehim min rasoolin illaa kaanoo bihi yastahzi'oon
DIN 31635yā ḥasratan ʿalā l-ʿibādi mā yaʾtīhim min rasūlin ʾillā kānū bihi yastahziʾūna
The translators word this verse differently
Alas for the servants. No messenger ever came to them, but they ridiculed him.
Ah, the anguish for the bondmen! Never came there unto them a messenger but they did mock him
Alas for the servants! there comes to them no apostle but they mock at him
Oh! the misery that rests upon my servants! No apostle cometh to them but they laugh him to scorn
O the misery of men! No apostle cometh unto them, but they laugh him to scorn
36:31 — the verse above
وَإِن كُلٌّ لَّمَّا جَمِيعٌ لَّدَيْنَا مُحْضَرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'in kullun lammaa jamee'un ladaynaa muhdaroon
DIN 31635waʾin kullun lammā ǧamīʿun ladaynā muḥḍarūna
The translators word this verse differently
All of them, every single one of them, will be arraigned before Us.
But all, without exception, will be brought before Us
verily, they shall not return to them; but all of them shall surely altogether be arraigned
But all, gathered together, shall be set before Us
But all of them in general shall be assembled before us
وَءَايَةٌ لَّهُمُ ٱلْأَرْضُ ٱلْمَيْتَةُ أَحْيَيْنَٰهَا وَأَخْرَجْنَا مِنْهَا حَبًّا فَمِنْهُ يَأْكُلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'aayatun lahumu l-'ardu l-maytatu ahyaynaahaa wa'akhrajnaa minhaa habban faminhu ya'kuloon
DIN 31635waʾāyatun lahumu l-ʾarḍu l-maytatu ʾaḥyaynāhā waʾaḫraǧnā minhā ḥabban faminhu yaʾkulūna
And there is a sign for them in the dead land: We give it life, and produce from it grains from which they eat.
A token unto them is the dead earth. We revive it, and We bring forth from it grain so that they eat thereof
And a sign for them is the dead earth which we have quickened and brought forth therefrom seed, and from it do they eat
Moreover, the dead earth is a sign to them: we quicken it and bring forth the grain from it, and they eat thereof
One sign of the resurrection unto them is the dead earth: We quicken the same by the rain, and produce thereout various sorts of grain, of which they eat
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
أَلَمْ يَرَوْا كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّنَ الْقُرُونِ أَنَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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