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
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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And there is a sign for them in the dead land: We give it life, and produce from it grains from which they eat.
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
A token unto them is the dead earth. We revive it, and We bring forth from it grain so that they eat thereof
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 a sign for them is the dead earth which we have quickened and brought forth therefrom seed, and from it do they eat
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
Moreover, the dead earth is a sign to them: we quicken it and bring forth the grain from it, and they eat thereof
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
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
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
Shenjë për ta është toka e pajetë: Ne e ringjallim atë dhe prej saj nxjerrim drithëra, me të cilat ushqehen.
আর মৃত জমিন তাদের জন্য একটি নিদর্শন, আমি এটিকে (বৃষ্টি বর্ষণ করে) জীবিত করেছি এবং তা থেকে শস্যদানা উৎপন্ন করেছি। অতঃপর তা থেকেই তারা আহার করে।(১৭)
Dokaz im je mrtva zemlja: Mi joj život dajemo i iz nje niče žito koje oni jedu.
Dokaz im je mrtva zemlja: Mi joj život dajemo i iz nje niče žito koje oni jedu.
Hino wonani ɓe Ma'ande: leydi yoorundi ndin, Min nuurniti ndi, Min njaltini gabbe e mayri, tawi ko e ɗen ɓe ñaamata.
და სასწაულია მათთვის [ურწმუნოთათვის] მკვდარი მიწა (რომელზეც არ იყო არავითარი მცენარე); ჩვენ გავაცოცხლეთ იგი და გამოვიყვანეთ იქიდან მარცვალი, რომლიდანაც მიირთმევენ ისინი.
Und ein Zeichen ist für sie die tote Erde. Wir machen sie lebendig und bringen aus ihr Körner hervor, sodass sie davon essen (können).
Ως Σημάδι γι' αυτούς (για την ανάσταση) είναι η νεκρή γη, που την αναζωογονούμε και φυτρώνουμε απ' αυτή σιτάρια, από τα οποία τρώνε,
तथा उनके[14] लिए एक बड़ी निशानी मृत भूमि है। हमने उसे जीवित किया और उससे अन्न निकाला। तो वे उसी में से खाते हैं।
E un segno per loro è la terra morta, che abbiamo ravvivato e da cui abbiamo estratto cereali, di cui si nutrono,
33. Ir ženklas jiems yra mirusi žemė. Mes suteikiame jai gyvybę, ir Mes išvedame iš jos javus, kad iš to jie valgytų.
Isaaniif mallattoodha Dachii duutuun Nuti ishee jiraachifneefi firii (adda addaa) ishee irraa baafnee (magarsine) isa irraa nyaatan.
Знамение для них — мёртвая земля: Мы оживили её и вывели из неё зёрна, и они ими питаются.
Доказ им је мртва земља: Ми јој живот дајемо и из ње ниче жито које они једу.
Na Ishara hiyo kwao ni ardhi iliyokufa, nasi tukaifufua, na tukatoa ndani yake nafaka, wakawa wanakula katika hizo!
För de [som förnekar återuppståndelsen] finns ett tecken i den döda jorden; vi väcker den till liv och får säd att gro ur den, som de äter av.
Ölü toprak onlar için bir delildir. Biz, onu diriltir ve ondan taneler çıkarırız da onlardan yerler.
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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
Have they not considered how many generations We destroyed before them; and that unto them they will not return?
Have they not seen how many generations We destroyed before them, which indeed returned not unto them
Have they not seen how many generations we have, destroyed before them
See they not how many generations we have destroyed before them? Not to false gods is it that they shall be brought back
Do they not consider how many generations we have destroyed before them? Verily they shall not return unto them
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
36:33 — the verse above
وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا جَنَّٰتٍ مِّن نَّخِيلٍ وَأَعْنَٰبٍ وَفَجَّرْنَا فِيهَا مِنَ ٱلْعُيُونِ
Easy-read (simplified)waja'alnaa feehaa jannaatin min nakheelin wa'a'naabin wafajjarnaa feehaa mina l-'uyoon
DIN 31635waǧaʿalnā fīhā ǧannātin min naḫīlin waʾaʿnābin wafaǧǧarnā fīhā mina l-ʿuyūni
And We place in it gardens of palm-trees and vines, and cause springs to gush out of it.
And We have placed therein gardens of the date-palm and grapes, and We have caused springs of water to gush forth therein
and we made therein gardens and palms and grapes, and we have caused fountains to gush forth therein
And we make in it gardens of the date and vine; and we cause springs to gush forth in it
And We make therein gardens of palm-trees, and vines; and We cause springs to gush forth in the same
لِيَأْكُلُوا۟ مِن ثَمَرِهِۦ وَمَا عَمِلَتْهُ أَيْدِيهِمْ أَفَلَا يَشْكُرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)liya'kuloo min thamarihi wamaa 'amilathu aydeehim afalaa yashkuroon
DIN 31635liyaʾkulū min ṯamarihi wamā ʿamilathu ʾaydīhim ʾafalā yaškurūna
That they may eat from its fruits, although their hands did not make it. Will they not be appreciative?
That they may eat of the fruit thereof, and their hands made it not. Will they not, then, give thanks
that they may eat from the fruit thereof, and of what their hands have made; will they not then give thanks
That they may eat of its fruits and of the labour of their hands. Will they not therefore be thankful
That they may eat of the fruits thereof, and of the labour of their hands. Will they not therefore give thanks
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَآيَةٌ لَّهُمُ الْأَرْضُ الْمَيْتَةُ أَحْيَيْنَاهَا وَأَخْرَجْنَا مِنْهَا حَبًّا فَمِنْهُ يَأْكُلُونَ
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