وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱتَّقُوا۟ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَمَا خَلْفَكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhaa qeela lahumu taqoo maa bayna aydeekum wamaa khalfakum la'allakum turhamoon
DIN 31635waʾiḏā qīla lahumu taqū mā bayna ʾaydīkum wamā ḫalfakum laʿallakum turḥamūna
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Yet when it is said to them, "Beware of what lies before you, and what lies behind you, that you may receive mercy."
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When it is said unto them: Beware of that which is before you and that which is behind you, that haply ye may find mercy (they are heedless)
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 when it is said to them, 'Fear what is before you and what is behind you, haply ye may obtain mercy
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 when it is said to them, Fear what is before you and what is behind you, that ye may obtain mercy
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
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When it is said unto them, fear that which is before you, and that which is behind you, that ye may obtain mercy; they withdraw from thee
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
Kur u thuhet atyre: "Kini frikë nga ajo që keni përpara dhe nga ajo që lini pas, që të mëshiroheni (ata nuk e përfillin)!"
আর যখন তাদেরকে বলা হয়, তোমাদের সামনে যা আছে (পরকাল) এবং তোমাদের পিছনে যা আছে (ইহকাল) সে বিষয়ে ভয় করো, যাতে তোমাদের প্রতি অনুগ্রহ করা যায়।
A kad im se rekne: “Bojte se onoga što se prije vas dogodilo i onoga što vas čeka da biste pomilovani bili.”
A kad im se rekne: “Bojte se onoga što se prije vas dogodilo i onoga što vas čeka da biste pomilovani bili.”
Si ɓe mbi'anaama: "ndentee e kon ko woni yeeso mon e ɓaawo mon, mbelajo'o, on njurminte"...!
და როდესაც ეთქმებათ მათ [იმათ, ვინც არ იღებს ჭეშმარიტებას]: «გეშინოდეთ იმისა, რაც იყო თქვენამდე, და იმისა, რაც იქნება თქვენ შემდეგ [სასჯელის დღეს], რათა ეგების შეწყალებულ იქნეთ!»
Und wenn zu ihnen gesagt wird: „Hütet euch vor dem, was vor euch, und dem, was hinter euch ist, auf dass ihr Barmherzigkeit (vor)finden möget!“
Όταν τους λέγεται: «Φυλαχθείτε (μέσω της τήρησης των εντολών του Αλλάχ) από ό,τι (τιμωρία) πέρασε πριν από σας (στα προηγούμενα άπιστα έθνη), και από ό,τι θα έρθει μετά από σας (στη Μέλλουσα Ζωή), ίσως να ελεηθείτε», (τότε αποστρέφονται αδιαφορώντας)!
और[15] जब उनसे कहा जाता है कि उस (यातना) से डरो, जो तुम्हारे आगे है और जो तुम्हारे पीछे है, ताकि तुमपर दया की जाए।
E se viene detto loro: «Temete ciò che vi sta davanti e ciò che vi sta dietro, così che possiate ottenere misericordia».
45. Ir kai sakoma jiems: „Baiminkitės to, kas yra priešais jus (žemiškųjų kančių), ir to, kas yra už jūsų (Amžinybės kančių) tam, kad gautumėte Gailestingumą (t. y. jei tikėsite Allaho religiją – islamiškąjį monoteizmą, ir vengsite daugiadievystės, ir paklusite Allahui teisingais poelgiais.)“
Yeroo ''waan fuuldura keessaniifi duuba keessan jiru sodaadhaa akka rahmanni isiniif godhamuuf” isaanin jadhame (irraa gara galu).
Когда им говорится: «Берегитесь того, что перед вами, и того, что позади вас — быть может, вы будете помилованы!» [— они отворачиваются].
А кад им се каже: „Бојте се онога што се пре вас догодило и онога што вас чека да бисте били помиловани.“
Na wanapoambiwa: Jilindeni kutokana na yaliyoko mbele yenu na yaliyoko nyuma yenu, ili mpate kurehemewa...
Men när det sägs till dem: ”Var på er vakt mot det som väntar er i framtiden och det ni redan har ådragit er, så att ni må visas nåd” – [slår de dövörat till].
Önünüzdekinden ve arkanızdakinden (dünya ve ahiret azabından) sakının. Umulur ki, size merhamet olunur denildiğinde (yüz çevirirler).
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وَإِن نَّشَأْ نُغْرِقْهُمْ فَلَا صَرِيخَ لَهُمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُنقَذُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'in nasha' nughriqhum falaa sareekha lahum walaa hum yunqadhoon
DIN 31635waʾin našaʾ nuġriqhum falā ṣarīḫa lahum walā hum yunqaḏūna
If We will, We can drown them-with no screaming to be heard from them, nor will they be saved.
And if We will, We drown them, and there is no help for them, neither can they be saved
and if we please, we drown them, and there is none for them to appeal to; nor are they rescued
And if we please, we drown them, and there is none to help them, and they are not rescued
If we please, We drown them, and there is none to help them; neither are they delivered
إِلَّا رَحْمَةً مِّنَّا وَمَتَٰعًا إِلَىٰ حِينٍ
Easy-read (simplified)illaa rahmatan minnaa wamataa'an ilaa heen
DIN 31635ʾillā raḥmatan minnā wamatāʿan ʾilā ḥīnin
The translators word this verse differently
Except by a mercy from Us, and enjoyment for a while.
Unless by mercy from Us and as comfort for a while
save by mercy from us, as a provision for a season
Unless through our mercy, and that they may enjoy themselves for yet awhile
unless through our mercy, and that they may enjoy life for a season
36:45 — the verse above
وَمَا تَأْتِيهِم مِّنْ ءَايَةٍ مِّنْ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa ta'teehim min aayatin min aayaati rabbihim illaa kaanoo 'anhaa mu'rideen
DIN 31635wamā taʾtīhim min ʾāyatin min ʾāyāti rabbihim ʾillā kānū ʿanhā muʿriḍīna
Yet never came to them a sign of their Lord's signs, but they turned away from it.
Never came a token of the tokens of their Lord to them, but they did turn away from it
and thou bringest them not any one of the signs of their Lord, but they turn away therefrom
Aye, not one sign from among the signs of their Lord dost thou bring them, but they turn away from it
And thou dost not bring them one sign, of the signs of their Lord, but they turn aside from the same
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ أَنفِقُوا۟ مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَنُطْعِمُ مَن لَّوْ يَشَآءُ ٱللَّهُ أَطْعَمَهُۥٓ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا فِى ضَلَٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhaa qeela lahum anfiqoo mimmaa razaqakumu llaahu qaala lladheena kafaroo lilladheena aamanoo anut'imu man law yashaa'u llaahu at'amahu in antum illaa fee dalaalin mubeen
DIN 31635waʾiḏā qīla lahum ʾanfiqū mimmā razaqakumu llāhu qāla llaḏīna kafarū lillaḏīna ʾāmanū ʾanuṭʿimu man law yašāʾu llāhu ʾaṭʿamahu ʾin ʾantum ʾillā fī ḍalālin mubīnin
And when it is said to them, "Spend of what God has provided for you," those who disbelieve say to those who believe, "Shall we feed someone whom God could feed, if He so willed? You must be deeply misguided."
And when it is said unto them: Spend of that wherewith Allah hath provided you, those who disbelieve say unto those who believe: Shall we feed those whom Allah, if He willed, would feed? Ye are in naught else than error manifest
and when it is said to them, 'Expend in alms of what God has bestowed upon you,' those who misbelieve say to those who believe, 'Shall we feed him whom, if God pleased, He would feed? ye are only in an obvious error
And when it is said to them, Give alms of what God hath bestowed on you, they who believe not say to the believers, "Shall we feed him whom God can feed if He will? Truly ye are in no other than a plain error
And when it is said unto them, give alms of that which God hath bestowed on you; the unbelievers say unto those who believe, by way of mockery, shall we feed him whom God can feed, if he pleaseth? Verily ye are in no other than a manifest error
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ اتَّقُوا مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَمَا خَلْفَكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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