قَالُوا۟ ٱبْنُوا۟ لَهُۥ بُنْيَٰنًا فَأَلْقُوهُ فِى ٱلْجَحِيمِ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo bnoo lahu bunyaanan fa'alqoohu fee l-jaheem
DIN 31635qālū bnū lahu bunyānan faʾalqūhu fī l-ǧaḥīmi
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They said, "Build a pyre for him, and throw him into the furnace."
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
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They said: Build for him a building and fling him in the red-hot fire
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
Said they, 'Build for him a pyre, and throw him into the flaming hell
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
They said, "Build up a pyre for him and cast him into the glowing flame
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 said, build a pile for him, and cast him into the glowing fire
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 thanë: "Ndërtoni për të një furrë dhe hidheni në zjarrin flakërues!"
তারা (৩৬) বলল: ‘তার জন্য একটি স্থাপনা (অগ্নিকুণ্ড) তৈরি কর, তারপর তাকে জ্বলন্ত আগুনে নিক্ষেপ কর।’
“Pripremite za njega lomaču”, povikaše, “pa ga u vatru bacite!”
“Pripremite za njega lomaču”, povikaše, “pa ga u vatru bacite!”
Ɓe mbi'i: "Mahanee mo mahdi, mbugoɗon mo ka dulɓayange".
(მრავალღმერთოვნებმა) თქვეს: «აუშენეთ მისთვის [იბრაჰიმისთვის] ნაგებობა, (ამოავსეთ ის შეშით, დაანთეთ) და ჩააგდეთ ცეცხლში!»
Sie sagten: „Errichtet für ihn einen Bau und werft ihn in den Feuersbrand.“
Είπαν: «Χτίστε γι' αυτόν μία κατασκευή (πυρά) και ρίξτε τον στη φλεγόμενη φωτιά.»
उन्होंने कहा : इसके लिए एक इमारत (अग्नि-कुंड) बनाओ, फिर इसे भड़कती आग में फेंक दो।
Dissero: «Costruitegli una fornace e gettatelo nel fuoco!”
97. Jis tarė: „Pastatykite man pastatą (sakoma, kad pastatas buvo kaip krosnis) ir įmeskite jį į liepsnojančią ugnį.“
(Mushrikoonni) ni jedhan: “jaarmaya isaaf ijaaraa; ergasii ibidda boba’aa keessatti isa darbaa.”
Они сказали: «Соорудите для него строение и бросьте его в адское пекло!»
„Припремите за њега ломачу“, повикаше, „па га баците у ватру!“
Wakasema: Mjengeeni jengo, na kisha mtupeni motoni humo!
De sa: ”Uppför ett bål och kasta honom i dess lågor!”
"Onun için bir bina yapın, onu alevli ateşin içine atın!" dediler.
وه کہنے لگے اس کے لئے ایک مکان بناؤ اور اس (دہکتی ہوئی) آگ میں اسے ڈال دو.
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قَالَ أَتَعْبُدُونَ مَا تَنْحِتُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala ata'budoona maa tanhitoon
DIN 31635qāla ʾataʿbudūna mā tanḥitūna
He said, "Do you worship what you carve?
He said: Worship ye that which ye yourselves do carve
Said he, 'Do ye serve what ye hew out
He said, "Worship ye what ye carve
And he said, do ye worship the images which ye carve
وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ وَمَا تَعْمَلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wallaahu khalaqakum wamaa ta'maloon
DIN 31635wallāhu ḫalaqakum wamā taʿmalūna
When God created you, and what you manufacture?"
When Allah hath created you and what ye make
when God has created you, and what ye make
When God hath created you, and that ye make
Whereas God hath created you, and also that which ye make
37:97 — the verse above
فَأَرَادُوا۟ بِهِۦ كَيْدًا فَجَعَلْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْأَسْفَلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'araadoo bihi kaydan faja'alnaahumu l-'asfaleen
DIN 31635faʾarādū bihi kaydan faǧaʿalnāhumu l-ʾasfalīna
They wished him ill, but We made them the losers.
And they designed a snare for him, but We made them the undermost
They desired to plot against him, but we made them inferior
Fain would they plot against him, but we brought them low
And they devised a plot against him; but We made them the inferior, and delivered him
وَقَالَ إِنِّى ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّى سَيَهْدِينِ
Easy-read (simplified)waqaala innee dhaahibun ilaa rabbee sayahdeen
DIN 31635waqāla ʾinnī ḏāhibun ʾilā rabbī sayahdīni
He said, "I am going towards my Lord, and He will guide me."
And he said: Lo! I am going unto my Lord Who will guide me
Said he, 'Verily, I am going to my Lord, He will guide me
And he said, "Verily, I repair to my Lord who will guide me
And Abraham said, verily I am going unto my Lord, who will direct me
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
قَالُوا ابْنُوا لَهُ بُنْيَانًا فَأَلْقُوهُ فِي الْجَحِيمِ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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