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 will this promise 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 will this promise be, 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
They say, 'When shall this promise come to pass, if ye do tell 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 promise be fulfilled, if what ye say be true
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 promise of the resurrection 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 (কিয়ামত সংঘটিত হওয়ার) এ প্রতিশ্রুতি 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?”
Hiɓe mbi'a: "Ko holnde tuma woni ndee Fodoore, si on laatike gooŋɗuɓe?"
და ამბობენ [ურწმუნოები]: «როდის დადგება ეს აღთქმა [განკითხვის დღე], თუკი მართალნი 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 हैं : यह (क़ियामत का) वादा कब पूरा होगा, यदि तुम सच्चे हो?
E dicono: «Quando avverrà ciò di cui avvertite, se siete veritieri?»
48. Ir jie sako: „Kada šis pažadas (t. y. Prikėlimas) bus išpildytas, jei jūs esate tiesą sakantys?“
Ni jedhu: “ baallamni (kaafamaa) kun yoomi Yoo warra dhugaa dubbatu taatan?”
Они говорят: «Когда же это обещание, если вы говорите правду?»
И говоре: „Кад ће већ једном то обећање, ако истину говорите?“
Na wanasema: Ahadi hii itatokea lini, ikiwa nyinyi ni wakweli?
Och de frågar: ”När blir detta löfte verklighet, om det ni säger är sant?”
"Eğer, doğru söylüyorsanız bu vaat/tehdit ne zaman?" derler.
وه کہتے ہیں کہ یہ وعده کب ہوگا، سچے ہو تو بتلاؤ.
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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
36:48 — the verse above
مَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَٰحِدَةً تَأْخُذُهُمْ وَهُمْ يَخِصِّمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)maa yanzuroona illaa sayhatan waahidatan ta'khudhuhum wahum yakhissimoon
DIN 31635mā yanẓurūna ʾillā ṣayḥatan wāḥidatan taʾḫuḏuhum wahum yaḫiṣṣimūna
The translators word this verse differently
All they can expect is a single blast, which will seize them while they feud.
They await but one Shout, which will surprise them while they are disputing
They await but a single noise, that shall seize them as they are contending
They await but a single blast: as they are wrangling shall it assail them
They only wait for one sounding of the trumpet, which shall overtake them while they are disputing together
فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ تَوْصِيَةً وَلَآ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِمْ يَرْجِعُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)falaa yastatee'oona tawsiyatan walaa ilaa ahlihim yarji'oon
DIN 31635falā yastaṭīʿūna tawṣiyatan walā ʾilā ʾahlihim yarǧiʿūna
They will not be able to make a will, nor will they return to their families.
Then they cannot make bequest, nor can they return to their own folk
And they shall not be able to make a bequest; nor to their people shall they return
And not a bequest shall they be able to make, nor to their families shall they return
and they shall not have time to make any disposition of their effects, neither shall they return to their family
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا الْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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