قَالُوا۟ بَل لَّمْ تَكُونُوا۟ مُؤْمِنِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo bal lam takoonoo mu'mineen
DIN 31635qālū bal lam takūnū muʾminīna
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The translators word this verse differently
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But they will answer, "Nay, it was ye who would not believe
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
They will say, "You yourselves were not believers.
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 answer: Nay, but ye (yourselves) were not believers
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 shall say, 'Nay, ye were not believers
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 the seducers shall answer, nay, rather ye were not true believers
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 (të pasuarit) do të thonë: "Jo, por ju vetë nuk ishit besimtarë.
প্রতিউত্তরে তারা বলবে: (১১) ‘বরং তোমরা তো মু’মিন ছিলে না।’
“Nismo”, odgovorit će, “nego vi niste htjeli vjerovati.
“Nismo,” odgovorit će, “nego vi niste htjeli vjerovati.
(Koohooɓe) ɓen mbi'a: "Ko woni kon, on meeɗaano won'de gooŋɗinɓe.
(მათი წინამძღოლები) უპასუხებენ მათ: «პირიქით, თქვენ თვითონ არ იყავით მორწმუნენი.
Sie (also die Befolgten) sagen: „Vielmehr wart ihr ja keine Gläubigen.
(Οι αρχηγοί της πλάνης) θα πουν: «Όχι (δεν είναι όπως ισχυρίζεστε), αλλά εσείς οι ίδιοι δεν ήσασταν πιστοί!
वे[8] कहेंगे : बल्कि तुम (स्वयं) ईमान वाले न थे।
Dissero: «Ma voi non eravate credenti!»
29. Jie atsakys: „Ne, jūs patys buvote netikintieji.“
Ni jedhuun: “isinumatu mu’uminoota hin ta’ini.
Они скажут: «Нет, напротив! Вы не были верующими,
„Нисмо“, одговориће, „него ви нисте хтели да верујете!
Watasema (wakubwa): Bali nyinyi wenyewe hamkuwa Waumini.
[Ledarna] svarar: ”Nej, ni var ju redan otrogna!
Diğerleri de derler ki: "Hayır! Siz iman eden kimseler değildiniz."
وه جواب دیں گے کہ نہیں بلکہ تم ہی ایمان والے نہ تھے.[1]
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وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'aqbala ba'duhum 'alaa ba'din yatasaa'aloon
DIN 31635waʾaqbala baʿḍuhum ʿalā baʿḍin yatasāʾalūna
The translators word this verse differently
They will come to one another, questioning one another.
And some of them draw near unto others, mutually questioning
and some shall draw near to others, to question each other
And shall address one another with mutual reproaches
And they shall draw nigh unto one another, and shall dispute among themselves
قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَأْتُونَنَا عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo innakum kuntum ta'toonanaa 'ani l-yameen
DIN 31635qālū ʾinnakum kuntum taʾtūnanā ʿani l-yamīni
The translators word this verse differently
They will say, "You used to come at us from the right."
They say: Lo! ye used to come unto us, imposing, (swearing that ye spoke the truth)
and they shall say, 'Verily, ye came to us from the right
They shall say, "In sooth, ye came to us in well-omened sort
And the seduced shall say unto those who seduced them, verily ye came unto us with presages of prosperity
37:29 — the verse above
وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيْكُم مِّن سُلْطَٰنٍۭ بَلْ كُنتُمْ قَوْمًا طَٰغِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa kaana lanaa 'alaykum min sultaanin bal kuntum qawman taagheen
DIN 31635wamā kāna lanā ʿalaykum min sulṭānin bal kuntum qawman ṭāġīna
We had no authority over you. You yourselves were rebellious people.
We had no power over you, but ye were wayward folk
nor had we any authority over you; nay, ye were an outrageous people
and we had no power whatever over you. Nay, ye were people given to transgress
For we had no power over you to compel you; but ye were people who voluntarily transgressed
فَحَقَّ عَلَيْنَا قَوْلُ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا لَذَآئِقُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)fahaqqa 'alaynaa qawlu rabbinaa innaa ladhaa'iqoon
DIN 31635faḥaqqa ʿalaynā qawlu rabbinā ʾinnā laḏāʾiqūna
The translators word this verse differently
The Word of our Lord has been realized against us. We are tasting it.
Now the Word of our Lord hath been fulfilled concerning us. Lo! we are about to taste (the doom)
And the sentence of our Lord shall be due for us; verily, we shall surely taste thereof
Just, therefore, is the doom which our Lord hath passed upon us. We shall surely taste it
Wherefore the sentence of our Lord hath been justly pronounced against us, and we shall surely taste his vengeance
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
قَالُوا بَل لَّمْ تَكُونُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ
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