بَلْ عَجِبْتَ وَيَسْخَرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)bal 'ajibta wayaskharoon
DIN 31635bal ʿaǧibta wayasḫarūna
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Nay, but thou dost marvel when they mock
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
But you wonder, and they ridicule.
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
Nay, thou dost wonder and they jest
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
But while thou marvellest they mock
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
Thou wondrest at God's power and their obstinacy; but they mock at the arguments urged to convince 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
Në të vërtetë, ti habitesh, ndërsa ata tallen
বরং তুমি বিস্মিত হচ্ছো; আর তারা বিদ্রুপ করছে।
Ti se čudiš, a oni se rugaju,
Ti se čudiš, a oni se rugaju,
Si ko woni, a haawi, heɓe njalnora!
მაგრამ შენ [ო, მოციქულო] გაოცებული ხარ იმით, [თუ როგორ უარყოფენ ისინი აღდგომის რწმენას] და ამასთანავე დასცინიან კიდეც.
Aber nein! Du wunderst dich, während sie spotten.
Όχι (η δημιουργία των ανθρώπων δεν είναι πιο μεγάλη από των ουρανών και της γης), αλλά εσύ εκπλήσσεσαι (ω, Μωχάμμαντ, από τη διάψευσή τους την ανάσταση), ενώ αυτοί (οι άπιστοι) ειρωνεύονται (αυτά που τους λες)!
बल्कि आपने आश्चर्य किया और वे उपहास करते हैं।
E te ne meravigli, ma loro deridono.
12. Ne, tu (Muchammedai ﷺ) stebėjais (jų akiplėšiškumu), kai jie tyčiojosi (iš tavęs ir Korano).
Dhugumatti, (diduu isaanii) dinqisiifattee jirta; isaan immoo ni qoosu.
Нет, напротив, ты удивляешься, а они высмеивают.
Међутим, ти се чудиш и дивиш, а они се изругују,
Bali unastaajabu, na wao wanafanya masihara.
Du förundras [över deras otro] och möts av hån.
Hayır, sen şaşırdın kaldın; onlar ise alay edip duruyorlar.
بلکہ تو تعجب کر رہا ہے اور یہ مسخرا پن کر رہے ہیں.[1]
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إِلَّا مَنْ خَطِفَ ٱلْخَطْفَةَ فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٌ ثَاقِبٌ
Easy-read (simplified)illaa man khatifa l-khatfata fa'atba'ahu shihaabun thaaqib
DIN 31635ʾillā man ḫaṭifa l-ḫaṭfata faʾatbaʿahu šihābun ṯāqibun
The translators word this verse differently
Except for him who snatches a fragment-he gets pursued by a piercing projectile.
Save him who snatcheth a fragment, and there pursueth him a piercing flame
save such as snatches off a word, and there follows him a darting flame
While, if one steal a word by stealth, a glistening flame pursueth him
except him who catcheth a word by stealth, and is pursued by a shining flame
فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَهُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَم مَّنْ خَلَقْنَآ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُم مِّن طِينٍ لَّازِبٍۭ
Easy-read (simplified)fastaftihim ahum ashaddu khalqan am man khalaqnaa innaa khalaqnaahum min teenin laazib
DIN 31635fastaftihim ʾahum ʾašaddu ḫalqan ʾam man ḫalaqnā ʾinnā ḫalaqnāhum min ṭīnin lāzibin
Inquire of them, "Are they more difficult to create, or the others We created?" We created them from sticky clay.
Then ask them (O Muhammad): Are they stronger as a creation, or those (others) whom we have created? Lo! We created them of plastic clay
Ask them whether they are stronger by nature or (the angels) whom we have created? We have created them of sticky clay
Ask the Meccans then, Are they, or the angels whom we have made, the stronger creation? Aye, of coarse clay have we created them
Ask the Meccans therefore, whether they be stronger by nature, or the angels whom We have created? We have surely created them of stiff clay
37:12 — the verse above
وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُوا۟ لَا يَذْكُرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhaa dhukkiroo laa yadhkuroon
DIN 31635waʾiḏā ḏukkirū lā yaḏkurūna
And when reminded, they pay no attention.
And heed not when they are reminded
and when they are reminded they will not remember
When they are warned, no warning do they take
When they are warned, they do not take warning
وَإِذَا رَأَوْا۟ ءَايَةً يَسْتَسْخِرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhaa ra'aw aayatan yastaskhiroon
DIN 31635waʾiḏā raʾaw ʾāyatan yastasḫirūna
And when they see a sign, they ridicule.
And seek to scoff when they behold a portent
and when they see a sign they make a jest thereof
And when they see a sign, they fall to mocking
and when they see any sign, they scoff thereat
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
بَلْ عَجِبْتَ وَيَسْخَرُونَ
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SourceTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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