لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُمْ جُندٌ مُّحْضَرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)laa yastatee'oona nasrahum wahum lahum jundun muhdaroon
DIN 31635lā yastaṭīʿūna naṣrahum wahum lahum ǧundun muḥḍarūna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
The translators word this verse differently
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They cannot help them, although they are arrayed as troops for them.
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
It is not in their power to help them; but they (the worshippers) are unto them a host in arms
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
They cannot help them; yet are they a host ready for 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
No power have they to succour them: yet are their votaries an army at their service
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
but they are not able to give them any assistance: Yet are they a party of troops ready to defend 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
Por, ata (zotat e rremë) nuk mund t'i ndihmojnë, ndonëse këta (jobesimtarët) u bëhen ushtri e përkushtuar atyre.
কিন্তু এরা তাদের কোন সাহায্য করতে সক্ষম হবে না; বরং (কিয়ামতের দিন) এগুলোকে তাদের বিরুদ্ধে বাহিনীরূপে উপস্থিত করা হবে।
Oni im, međutim, neće moći pomoći i oni su za njih vojska privedena?
Oni im, međutim, neće moći pomoći i oni su za njih vojska privedena?
Ɗi kattanaa paabagol ɓe; ko ɓe konu tawneteengu e majji.
ვერ შეძლებენ ისინი [ცრუ ღვთაებები] მათ დახმარებას, და თვითონ ისინი [მრავალღმერთიანები] მათთვის გამზადებული ლაშქარია.
Sie können ihnen jedoch keine Unterstützung gewähren, obwohl sie ihnen als eine (dienstbereite) Heerschar vorgeführt werden.
(Οι οποίοι ψεύτικοι θεοί) δεν μπορούν να τους υποστηρίξουν, και (οι ίδιοι οι άπιστοι) είναι οι στρατιώτες που παρευρίσκονται γι' αυτούς (για να τους υπερασπιστούν αν κάποιος τους κατακρίνει παρόλο που δεν τους προσφέρουν τίποτε)!
वे उनकी सहायता करने का सामर्थ्य नहीं रखते, तथा ये उनकी सेना हैं, जो उपस्थित[24] किए हुए हैं।
ma non possono esserne sostenuti, anzi sono per esse come soldati condotti (insieme a loro, nell’Inferno).
75. Jie negali jiems padėti, tačiau jie bus atvesti kaip kariuomenė prieš tuos, kurie juos garbino (Atsiskaitymo metu).
Isaan (isaaniif) tumsuu hin danda’an. Isaan (kaafiroonni) isaaniif (sanamaaf) garee khidmaaf dhufanuudha.
Они не способны помочь им, тогда как сами они для них — приведённое воинство.
они, међутим, не могу да им помогну, а људи су им послушна војска.
Hawataweza kuwasaidia. Bali hao ndio askari wao, watahudhurishwa.
Men de kan inte hjälpa dem och kommer själva att föras fram [till straffet] som en del av deras trupp.
Onlar, kendilerine yardımda bulunmaya güç yetiremezler. Aksine kendileri onlar için hazırlanmış askerlerdir.
(حاﻻنکہ) ان میں ان کی مدد کی طاقت ہی نہیں، (لیکن) پھر بھی (مشرکین) ان کے لئے حاضر باش لشکری ہیں.[1]
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وَلَهُمْ فِيهَا مَنَٰفِعُ وَمَشَارِبُ أَفَلَا يَشْكُرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walahum feehaa manaafi'u wamashaaribu afalaa yashkuroon
DIN 31635walahum fīhā manāfiʿu wamašāribu ʾafalā yaškurūna
The translators word this verse differently
And they have in them other benefits, and drinks. Will they not give thanks?
Benefits and (divers) drinks have they from them. Will they not then give thanks
and therein have they advantages and beverages; will they not then give thanks
And they find in them profitable uses and beverages
And they receive other advantages therefrom; and of their milk do they drink. Will they not, therefore, be thankful
وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةً لَّعَلَّهُمْ يُنصَرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)waattakhadhoo min dooni llaahi aalihatan la'allahum yunsaroon
DIN 31635wāttaḫaḏū min dūni llāhi ʾālihatan laʿallahum yunṣarūna
Yet they have taken to themselves gods other than God, that perhaps they may be helped.
And they have taken (other) gods beside Allah, in order that they may be helped
But they take, beside God, gods that haply they may be helped
Yet have they taken other gods beside God that they might be helpful to them
They have taken other gods, besides God, in hopes that they may be assisted by them
36:75 — the verse above
فَلَا يَحْزُنكَ قَوْلُهُمْ إِنَّا نَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)falaa yahzunka qawluhum innaa na'lamu maa yusirroona wamaa yu'linoon
DIN 31635falā yaḥzunka qawluhum ʾinnā naʿlamu mā yusirrūna wamā yuʿlinūna
So let their words not sadden you. We know what they conceal, and what they reveal.
So let not their speech grieve thee (O Muhammad). Lo! We know what they conceal and what proclaim
But let not their speech grieve thee: verily, we know what they conceal and what they display
Let not their speech grieve thee: We know what they hide and what they bring to light
Let not their speech, therefore, grieve thee: We know that which they privately conceal, and that which they publicly discover
أَوَلَمْ يَرَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمٌ مُّبِينٌ
Easy-read (simplified)awalam yara l-'insaanu annaa khalaqnaahu min nutfatin fa'idhaa huwa khaseemun mubeen
DIN 31635ʾawalam yara l-ʾinsānu ʾannā ḫalaqnāhu min nuṭfatin faʾiḏā huwa ḫaṣīmun mubīnun
Does the human being not consider that We created him from a seed? Yet he becomes a fierce adversary.
Hath not man seen that We have created him from a drop of seed? Yet lo! he is an open opponent
Has not man seen that we have created him from a clot? and lo! he is an open opponent
Doth not man perceive that we have created him of the moist germs of life? Yet lo! is he an open caviller
Doth not man know that We have created him of seed? Yet behold, he is an open disputer against the resurrection
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُمْ جُندٌ مُّحْضَرُونَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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