وَٱلشَّيَٰطِينَ كُلَّ بَنَّآءٍ وَغَوَّاصٍ
Easy-read (simplified)wash-shayaateena kulla bannaa'in waghawwaas
DIN 31635waš-šayāṭīna kulla bannāʾin waġawwāṣin
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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And the demons-every builder and diver.
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 the unruly, every builder and diver (made We subservient)
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 the devils - every builder and diver
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 Satans - every builder and diver
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
And We also put the devils in subjection under him; and among them such as were every way skilled in building, and in diving for pearls
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
E (ia nënshtruam) edhe shejtanët, çdo ndërtues e zhytës,
আর (তার অনুগত করে দিলাম) প্রত্যেক প্রাসাদ নির্মাণকারী ও ডুবুরী শয়তান (জিন)সমূহকেও।
i šejtani, sve graditelji i gnjurci,
i vragovi, sve graditelji i gnjurci,
E seytanuuji ɗiin, mahaynooɗi e mutaynooɗi.
და [ასევე დავუმორჩილეთ მას] სატანები ყოველი მშენებელი და მყვინთავი,
und auch die Satane, jeden Bauarbeiter und Taucher,
και (του δώσαμε εξουσία) στους διαβόλους, κάποιοι έχτιζαν (ό,τι ήθελε) και άλλοι βούτηξαν (στη θάλασσα για να του φέρουν κοσμήματα),
तथा शैतानों को, (भी वशीभूत कर दिया) जो हर प्रकार के कुशल निर्माता तथा माहिर ग़ोताख़ोर थे।
e i demoni, compreso ogni costruttore e tuffatore,
37. ir taip pat šajatin (velnius) iš džinų (įskaitant) kiekvieną rūšį statytojų ir narų
Shayxaanotas isaan akkaan ijaaraniifi bishaan keessa akkaan lixan hunda (isaaf laaffifne).
И шайтанов — всякого строителя и ныряльщика.
и ђаволе, све градитељи и рониоци,
Na tukayafanya mashetani yamtumikie, wote wajenzi na wapiga mbizi.
Och över djävlarna: några byggde [åt honom], andra dök,
Bütün bina ustası ve dalgıç Şeytanları da (onun emrine verdik).
اور (طاقت ور) جنات کو بھی (ان کا ماتحت کر دیا) ہر عمارت بنانے والے کو اور غوطہ خور کو.
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قَالَ رَبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَهَبْ لِى مُلْكًا لَّا يَنۢبَغِى لِأَحَدٍ مِّنۢ بَعْدِىٓ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْوَهَّابُ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala rabbi ghfir lee wahab lee mulkan laa yanbaghee li'ahadin min ba'dee innaka anta l-wahhaab
DIN 31635qāla rabbi ġfir lī wahab lī mulkan lā yanbaġī liʾaḥadin min baʿdī ʾinnaka ʾanta l-wahhābu
The translators word this verse differently
He said, "My Lord, forgive me, and grant me a kingdom never to be attained by anyone after me. You are the Giver."
He said: My Lord! Forgive me and bestow on me sovereignty such as shall not belong to any after me. Lo! Thou art the Bestower
Said he, 'My Lord, pardon me and grant me a kingdom that is not seemly for any one after me; verily, thou art He who grants
He said, O my Lord! pardon me, and give me a dominion that may not be to any one beside me, for thou art the liberal giver
and said, O Lord, forgive me, and give me a kingdom which may not be obtained by any after me; for thou art the giver of kingdoms
فَسَخَّرْنَا لَهُ ٱلرِّيحَ تَجْرِى بِأَمْرِهِۦ رُخَآءً حَيْثُ أَصَابَ
Easy-read (simplified)fasakhkharnaa lahu r-reeha tajree bi'amrihi rukhaa'an haythu asaab
DIN 31635fasaḫḫarnā lahu r-rīḥa taǧrī biʾamrihi ruḫāʾan ḥayṯu ʾaṣāba
So We placed the wind at his service, blowing gently by his command, wherever he directed.
So We made the wind subservient unto him, setting fair by his command whithersoever he intended
And we subjected to him the wind to run on at his bidding gently wherever he directed it
So we subjected the wind to him; it ran softly at his bidding, whithersoever he directed it
And We made the wind subject to him; it ran gently at his command, whithersoever he directed
38:37 — the verse above
وَءَاخَرِينَ مُقَرَّنِينَ فِى ٱلْأَصْفَادِ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'aakhareena muqarraneena fee l-'asfaad
DIN 31635waʾāḫarīna muqarranīna fī l-ʾaṣfādi
And others fettered in chains.
And others linked together in chains
and others bound in fetters
And others bound in chains
And others We delivered to him bound in chains
هَٰذَا عَطَآؤُنَا فَٱمْنُنْ أَوْ أَمْسِكْ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ
Easy-read (simplified)haadhaa 'ataa'unaa famnun aw amsik bighayri hisaab
DIN 31635hāḏā ʿaṭāʾunā famnun ʾaw ʾamsik biġayri ḥisābin
"This is Our gift; so give generously, or withhold; without account."
(Saying): This is Our gift, so bestow thou, or withhold, without reckoning
this is our gift, so be thou lavish or withhold without account
This," said we, "is our gift: be bounteous then, or withhold thy favours; no account shalt thou render
saying, this is our gift: Therefore be bounteous, or be sparing unto whom thou shalt think fit, without rendering an account
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَالشَّيَاطِينَ كُلَّ بَنَّاءٍ وَغَوَّاصٍ
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