وَلَوْ نَشَآءُ لَطَمَسْنَا عَلَىٰٓ أَعْيُنِهِمْ فَٱسْتَبَقُوا۟ ٱلصِّرَٰطَ فَأَنَّىٰ يُبْصِرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walaw nashaa'u latamasnaa 'alaa a'yunihim fastabaqoo s-siraata fa'annaa yubsiroon
DIN 31635walaw našāʾu laṭamasnā ʿalā ʾaʿyunihim fastabaqū ṣ-ṣirāṭa faʾannā yubṣirūna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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If We will, We can blind their eyes as they rush towards the path-but how will they see?
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 had We willed, We verily could have quenched their eyesight so that they should struggle for the way. Then how could they have seen
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 if we please we could put out their eyes, and they would race along the road; and then how could they see
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, if we pleased, we would surely put out their eyes: yet even then would they speed on with rivalry in their path: but how should they see
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
If We pleased We could put out their eyes, and they might run with emulation in the way they use to take; and how should they see their error
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
Po të donim, Ne do t'ua verbonim sytë e ata do të nxitonin për të gjetur rrugën, por si do të mund të shihnin?
আর আমি চাইলে তাদের দৃষ্টিশক্তি বিলুপ্ত করে দিতে পারতাম। তখন তারা (জান্নাতের) পথ খুঁজে পাওয়ার জন্য এগিয়ে যেত, কিন্তু তারা দেখবে কীভাবে (তাদের দৃষ্টিশক্তি তো কেড়ে নেওয়া হয়েছে)?(৩০)
Da smo htjeli, oči bi njihove poravnali – slijepim ih učinili, pa kad bi na put pošli [1] , kako bi vidjeli?!
Da smo htjeli, oči bi njihove poravnali – slijepim ih učinili, pa kad bi na put pošli, kako bi vidjeli?!
Si Min njiɗuno, Min mehayno gite maɓɓe ɗen, ɓe adondira e laawol ngol. Kono ko honno ɓe njiirata?
და რომ გვენება, თვალის ჩინს წავართმევდით. და გაიქცეოდნენ გზისკენ, მაგრამ როგორ დაინახავდნენ?
Und wenn Wir wollten, würden Wir ihre Augen auslöschen. Und sie laufen dann zum Weg um die Wette, aber wie können sie da sehen?
Αν θέλαμε, θα σφραγίζαμε τα μάτια τους, και έτσι θα έσπευδαν προς τον δρόμο, και πώς θα έβλεπαν!
और यदि हम चाहें, तो निश्चय उनकी आँखें मिटा दें। फिर वे रास्ते की ओर दौड़ें, तो कैसे देखेंगे?
E se volessimo, li accecheremmo; allora farebbero a gara per raggiungere il loro sentiero: ma come potrebbero vedere?
66. Ir jei tai būtų Mūsų Valia, Mes tikrai būtume atėmę jų akis (apakinę), kad jie būtų kamavęsi dėl Kelio, kaip tada jie būtų matę?
Odoo feenee ijaalee isaanii haqna (jaamsina) turre. (jannatatti achi cehuuf) Gama karaatti wal dorgomu; akkamitti argu!(hin argan).
А если бы Мы пожелали, то затмили бы их глаза, и они бросились бы наперегонки к пути, но откуда им видеть?
Да смо хтели, учинили бисмо их слепим, па кад би пошли на пут, како би видели?!
Na tungelipenda, tungeliyafutilia mbali macho yao, wakawa wanaiwania njia. Lakini wangeionaje?
Och om vi vill ska vi förblinda deras ögon, men hur ska de då kunna se när de skyndar sig mot bron [som leder till paradiset]?
Dileseydik; gözlerini silme kör ederdik de, o zaman doğru yolu bulmaya koşuşurlardı. Fakat nasıl görecekler ki?
اگر ہم چاہتے تو ان کی آنکھیں بے نور کر دیتے پھر یہ رستے کی طرف دوڑتے پھرتے لیکن انہیں کیسے دکھائی دیتا؟[1]
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ٱصْلَوْهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْفُرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)islawhaa l-yawma bimaa kuntum takfuroon
DIN 31635iṣlawhā l-yawma bimā kuntum takfurūna
The translators word this verse differently
Roast in it today, because you persistently disbelieved.
Burn therein this day for that ye disbelieved
broil therein today, for that ye misbelieved
Endure its heat this day, for that ye believed not
Be ye cast into the same this day, to be burned; for that ye have been unbelievers
ٱلْيَوْمَ نَخْتِمُ عَلَىٰٓ أَفْوَٰهِهِمْ وَتُكَلِّمُنَآ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَتَشْهَدُ أَرْجُلُهُم بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)al-yawma nakhtimu 'alaa afwaahihim watukallimunaa aydeehim watashhadu arjuluhum bimaa kaanoo yaksiboon
DIN 31635al-yawma naḫtimu ʿalā ʾafwāhihim watukallimunā ʾaydīhim watašhadu ʾarǧuluhum bimā kānū yaksibūna
On this Day, We will seal their mouths, and their hands will speak to Us, and their feet will testify to everything they had done.
This day We seal up their mouths, and their hands speak out to Us and their feet bear witness as to what they used to earn
On that day we will seat their mouths, and their hands shall speak to us, and their feet shall bear witness of what they earned
On that day will we set a seal upon their mouths; yet shall their hands speak unto us, and their feet shall bear witness of that which they shall have done
On this day We will seal up their mouths, that they shall not open them in their own defence; and their hands shall speak unto Us, and their feet shall bear witness of that which they have committed
36:66 — the verse above
وَلَوْ نَشَآءُ لَمَسَخْنَٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَكَانَتِهِمْ فَمَا ٱسْتَطَٰعُوا۟ مُضِيًّا وَلَا يَرْجِعُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walaw nashaa'u lamasakhnaahum 'alaa makaanatihim famaa stataa'oo mudiyyan walaa yarji'oon
DIN 31635walaw našāʾu lamasaḫnāhum ʿalā makānatihim famā staṭāʿū muḍiyyan walā yarǧiʿūna
The translators word this verse differently
And if We will, We can cripple them in their place; so they can neither move forward, nor go back.
And had We willed, We verily could have fixed them in their place, making them powerless to go forward or turn back
And if we pleased we would transform them in their places, and they should not be able to go on, nor yet to return
And, if we pleased, we would surely transform them as they stand, and they would not be able to move onward, or to return
And if We pleased We could transform them into other shapes, in their places where they should be found; and they should not be able to depart: Neither should they repent
وَمَن نُّعَمِّرْهُ نُنَكِّسْهُ فِى ٱلْخَلْقِ أَفَلَا يَعْقِلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)waman nu'ammirhu nunakkishu fee l-khalqi afalaa ya'qiloon
DIN 31635waman nuʿammirhu nunakkishu fī l-ḫalqi ʾafalā yaʿqilūna
The translators word this verse differently
Whomever We grant old age, We reverse his development. Do they not understand?
He whom we bring unto old age, We reverse him in creation (making him go back to weakness after strength). Have ye then no sense
And him to whom we grant old age, we bow him down in his form; have they then no sense
Him cause we to stoop through age whose days we lengthen. Will they not understand
Unto whomsoever We grant a long life, him do We cause to bow down his body through age. Will they not therefore understand
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَلَوْ نَشَاءُ لَطَمَسْنَا عَلَىٰ أَعْيُنِهِمْ فَاسْتَبَقُوا الصِّرَاطَ فَأَنَّىٰ يُبْصِرُونَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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