وَقَالُوا۟ مَا لَنَا لَا نَرَىٰ رِجَالًا كُنَّا نَعُدُّهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ
Easy-read (simplified)waqaaloo maa lanaa laa naraa rijaalan kunnaa na'udduhum mina l-'ashraar
DIN 31635waqālū mā lanā lā narā riǧālan kunnā naʿudduhum mina l-ʾašrāri
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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And they will say, "What is it with us that we do not see men we used to count among the wicked?
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 they say: What aileth us that we behold not men whom we were wont to count among the wicked
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 they shall say, 'What ails us that we do not see men whom we used to think amongst the wicked
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 they will say: "Why see we not the men whom we numbered among the wicked
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 the infidels shall say, why do we not see the men whom we numbered among the wicked
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 do të thonë po ashtu: "Ç'është puna që nuk po shohim disa burra që i numëronim si të ligj?!
আর তারা (সীমালঙ্ঘনকারীরা) বলবে: ‘আমাদের কী হল যে, আমরা যাদেরকে হতভাগা গণ্য করতাম সে সকল লোককে এখানে দেখছি না।’(২৮)
I govorit će: “Zašto ne vidimo ljude koje smo u zle ubrajali,
I govorit će: “Zašto ne vidimo ljude koje smo u zle ubrajali,
Ɓeya mbi'i: "Ko haɗi men jiugol worɓe, ɓe min limtaynoo e boonɓe ɓen?
იტყვიან (უღვთონი): «რა ხდება ჩვენს თავს? რატომ ვერ ვხედავთ ადამიანებს, რომლებსაც (მიწიერ ცხოვრებაში) ცუდებად (და უბედურებად) ვთვლიდით [იგულისხმებენ ღარიბ მორწმუნეებს].
Und sie (also die Hochmütigen, denen gefolgt wurde) sagen: „Wie kommt das, dass wir (gewisse) Männer nicht sehen, die wir zu den Bösewichten zählten?
(Οι παραβάτες) θα πουν (μεταξύ τους ως επίπληξη για τον εαυτό τους επειδή κορόιδευαν τους Μουσουλμάνους πριν): «Γιατί δε βλέπουμε (στην Κόλαση) κάποιους άνδρες (τους φτωχούς Μουσουλμάνους) που θεωρούσαμε (στην εγκόσμια ζωή) ότι ήταν από τους άθλιους (που έχασαν την απόλαυση της εγκόσμιας ζωής επειδή πίστεψαν στο Ισλάμ και κατέκριναν τη θρησκεία μας);
तथा वे कहेंगे : हमें क्या हुआ कि हम उन लोगों को नहीं देख रहे हैं, जिनकी गणना हम बुरे लोगों में किया करते थे?[15]
E dissero: «Perché non vediamo alcuni uomini che credevamo dei malvagi?
62. Ir jie sakys: „Kas yra mums, kad nematome žmonių, kuriuos mes priskaičiuodavome prie blogųjų?“
(Matootiin warra ibiddaa) Ni jedhu: “Maaliif namoota (duniyatti) hammaatoo irraa lakkaa’aa turre (asitti) hin argine?
И они скажут: «Что с нами? Мы не видим людей, которых считали среди злодеев.
И говориће: „Зашто не видимо људе које смо злим сматрали.
Watasema: Tuna nini hata hatuwaoni wale watu ambao tukiwahisabu ndio katika waovu?
Och [ledarna] ska säga: ”Varför ser vi inte de män som vi en gång så djupt föraktade?
Derler ki: "Ne oluyor da, kendilerini kötülerden saydığımız adamları göremiyoruz?"
اور جہنمی کہیں گے کیا بات ہے کہ وه لوگ ہمیں دکھائی نہیں دیتے جنہیں ہم برے لوگوں میں شمار کرتے تھے.[1]
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قَالُوا۟ بَلْ أَنتُمْ لَا مَرْحَبًۢا بِكُمْ أَنتُمْ قَدَّمْتُمُوهُ لَنَا فَبِئْسَ ٱلْقَرَارُ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo bal antum laa marhaban bikum antum qaddamtumoohu lanaa fabi'sa l-qaraar
DIN 31635qālū bal ʾantum lā marḥaban bikum ʾantum qaddamtumūhu lanā fabiʾsa l-qarāru
The translators word this verse differently
They will say, "But it is you! There is no welcome for you! It is you who brought it upon us! What a miserable end!"
They say: Nay, but you (misleaders), for you there is no word of welcome. Ye prepared this for us (by your misleading). Now hapless is the plight
They shall say, 'Nay, for you too is there no welcome! it was ye who prepared it beforehand for us, and an ill resting-place it is
They shall say: "But ye, too! there shall be no welcome for you. It was ye who prepared this for us, and wretched is the abode
And the seduced shall say to their seducers, verily ye shall not be bidden welcome: Ye have brought it upon us; and a wretched abode is hell
قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا مَن قَدَّمَ لَنَا هَٰذَا فَزِدْهُ عَذَابًا ضِعْفًا فِى ٱلنَّارِ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo rabbanaa man qaddama lanaa haadhaa fazidhu 'adhaaban di'fan fee n-naar
DIN 31635qālū rabbanā man qaddama lanā hāḏā fazidhu ʿaḏāban ḍiʿfan fī n-nāri
They will say, "Our Lord, whoever brought this upon us, give him double torment in the Fire."
They say: Our Lord! Whoever did prepare this for us, oh, give him double portion of the Fire
They shall say, 'Our Lord! whoso prepared this beforehand for us, give him double torment in the fire
They will say: "O our Lord! increase twofold in the fire, the punishment of him who hath brought this upon us
They shall say, O Lord, doubly increase the torment of him who hath brought this punishment upon us, in the fire of hell
38:62 — the verse above
أَتَّخَذْنَٰهُمْ سِخْرِيًّا أَمْ زَاغَتْ عَنْهُمُ ٱلْأَبْصَٰرُ
Easy-read (simplified)attakhadhnaahum sikhriyyan am zaaghat 'anhumu l-'absaar
DIN 31635ʾattaḫaḏnāhum siḫriyyan ʾam zāġat ʿanhumu l-ʾabṣāru
The translators word this verse differently
Did we take them for mockery, or have our eyes swerved from them?
Did we take them (wrongly) for a laughing-stock, or have our eyes missed them
whom we used to take for mockery? have our eyes escaped them
Whom we used to treat with scorn? Have they escaped our eyes
and whom we received with scorn? Or do our eyes miss them
إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ لَحَقٌّ تَخَاصُمُ أَهْلِ ٱلنَّارِ
Easy-read (simplified)inna dhaalika lahaqqun takhaasumu ahli n-naar
DIN 31635ʾinna ḏālika laḥaqqun taḫāṣumu ʾahli n-nāri
This is certainly true-the feuding of the people of the Fire.
Lo! that is very truth: the wrangling of the dwellers in the Fire
Verily, that is the truth; the contention of the people of the fire
Verily this is truth - the wrangling together of the people of the fire
Verily this is a truth; to wit, the disputing of the inhabitants of hell fire
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَقَالُوا مَا لَنَا لَا نَرَىٰ رِجَالًا كُنَّا نَعُدُّهُم مِّنَ الْأَشْرَارِ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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