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The letter Saad · 88 verses · Meccan

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Eighty-eight verses: David judged by two litigants who climb the wall of his chamber, Solomon distracted by horses until the sun sets, Job told to strike the ground with his foot for water. And Iblis, refusing to bow to what was made from clay, granted his reprieve and stating exactly what he intends to do with it. It opens with a disconnected letter.

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38:1

صٓ وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ذِى ٱلذِّكْرِ

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Easy-read (simplified)saad wal-qur'aani dhee dh-dhikr

DIN 31635ṣād wal-qurʾāni ḏī ḏ-ḏikri

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Saad. By the renowned Quran.

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Sad. By the renowned Qur'an

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

S. By the Qur'an with its reminder

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

SAD. By the Koran full of warning

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

S. By the Koran full of admonition

George Sale · published 1734

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38:2

بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى عِزَّةٍ وَشِقَاقٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)bali lladheena kafaroo fee 'izzatin washiqaaq

DIN 31635bali llaḏīna kafarū fī ʿizzatin wašiqāqin

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Those who disbelieve are steeped in arrogance and defiance.

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Nay, but those who disbelieve are in false pride and schism

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

nay, but those who misbelieve are in pride, schism

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

In sooth the Infidels are absorbed in pride, in contention with thee

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Verily the unbelievers are addicted to pride and contention

George Sale · published 1734

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38:3

كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن قَرْنٍ فَنَادَوا۟ وَّلَاتَ حِينَ مَنَاصٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)kam ahlaknaa min qablihim min qarnin fanaadaw walaata heena manaas

DIN 31635kam ʾahlaknā min qablihim min qarnin fanādaw walāta ḥīna manāṣin

How many generations have We destroyed before them? They cried out when it was too late to escape.

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How many a generation We destroyed before them, and they cried out when it was no longer the time for escape

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

How many a generation have we destroyed before them, and they cried out, but it was no time to escape

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

How many generations have we destroyed before them! And they cried for mercy but no time was it of escape

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

How many generations have We destroyed before them; and they cried for mercy, but it was not a time to escape

George Sale · published 1734

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38:4

وَعَجِبُوٓا۟ أَن جَآءَهُم مُّنذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ وَقَالَ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ هَٰذَا سَٰحِرٌ كَذَّابٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'ajiboo an jaa'ahum mundhirun minhum waqaala l-kaafiroona haadhaa saahirun kadhdhaab

DIN 31635waʿaǧibū ʾan ǧāʾahum munḏirun minhum waqāla l-kāfirūna hāḏā sāḥirun kaḏḏābun

And they marveled that a warner has come to them from among them. The disbelievers said, "This is a lying magician."

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And they marvel that a warner from among themselves hath come unto them, and the disbelievers say: This is a wizard, a charlatan

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And they wonder that a warner has come from amongst themselves, and the misbelievers say, 'This is a magician, a liar

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And they marvel that a warner from among themselves hath come to them; and the Infidels say, "This is a sorcerer, a liar

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

They wonder that a warner from among themselves hath come unto them. And the unbelievers said, this man is a sorcerer, and a liar

George Sale · published 1734

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38:5

أَجَعَلَ ٱلْـَٔالِهَةَ إِلَٰهًا وَٰحِدًا إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَشَىْءٌ عُجَابٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)aja'ala l-'aalihata ilaahan waahidan inna haadhaa lashay'un 'ujaab

DIN 31635ʾaǧaʿala l-ʾālihata ʾilāhan wāḥidan ʾinna hāḏā lašayʾun ʿuǧābun

"Did he turn all the gods into one God? This is something strange."

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Maketh he the gods One Allah? Lo! that is an astounding thing

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

What! does he make the gods to be one God? verily, this is a wondrous thing

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Maketh he the gods to be but one god? A strange thing forsooth is this

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Doth he affirm the gods to be but one God? Surely this is a wonderful thing

George Sale · published 1734

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38:6

وَٱنطَلَقَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِنْهُمْ أَنِ ٱمْشُوا۟ وَٱصْبِرُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِكُمْ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَشَىْءٌ يُرَادُ

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Easy-read (simplified)waantalaqa l-mala'u minhum ani mshoo wasbiroo 'alaa aalihatikum inna haadhaa lashay'un yuraad

DIN 31635wānṭalaqa l-malaʾu minhum ʾani mšū waṣbirū ʿalā ʾālihatikum ʾinna hāḏā lašayʾun yurādu

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The notables among them announced: "Go on, and hold fast to your gods. This is something planned.

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The chiefs among them go about, exhorting: Go and be staunch to your gods! Lo! this is a thing designed

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And the chiefs of them went away: 'Go on and persevere in your gods; this is a thing designed

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And their chiefs took themselves off. "Go, said they, and cleave steadfastly to your gods. Ye see the thing aimed at

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And the chief men among them departed, saying to one another, go, and persevere in the worship of your gods: Verily this is the thing which is designed

George Sale · published 1734

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38:7

مَا سَمِعْنَا بِهَٰذَا فِى ٱلْمِلَّةِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا ٱخْتِلَٰقٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)maa sami'naa bihaadhaa fee l-millati l-'aakhirati in haadhaa illaa khtilaaq

DIN 31635mā samiʿnā bihāḏā fī l-millati l-ʾāḫirati ʾin hāḏā ʾillā ḫtilāqun

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We never heard of this in the former faith. This is nothing but a fabrication.

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We have not heard of this in later religion. This is naught but an invention

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

we never heard this in any other sect; this is nothing but a fiction

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

We heard not of this in the previous creed. It is but an imposture

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

We have not heard any thing like this in the last religion: This is no other than a false contrivance

George Sale · published 1734

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38:8

أَءُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلذِّكْرُ مِنۢ بَيْنِنَا بَلْ هُمْ فِى شَكٍّ مِّن ذِكْرِى بَل لَّمَّا يَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِ

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Easy-read (simplified)a'unzila 'alayhi dh-dhikru min bayninaa bal hum fee shakkin min dhikree bal lammaa yadhooqoo 'adhaab

DIN 31635ʾaʾunzila ʿalayhi ḏ-ḏikru min bayninā bal hum fī šakkin min ḏikrī bal lammā yaḏūqū ʿaḏābi

Was the message sent down to him, out of all of us?" In fact, they are doubtful of My warning. In fact, they have not yet tasted My punishment.

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Hath the reminder been unto him (alone) among us? Nay, but they are in doubt concerning My reminder; nay but they have not yet tasted My doom

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Has a reminder come down upon him from amongst us?' nay, they are in doubt concerning my reminder; nay, they have not yet tasted of my torment

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

To him alone of us all hath a book of warning been sent down?" Yes! they are in doubt as to my warnings, for they have not yet tasted my vengeance

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Hath an admonition been sent unto him preferably to any other among us? Verily they are in a doubt concerning my admonition: But they have not yet tasted my vengeance

George Sale · published 1734

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38:9

أَمْ عِندَهُمْ خَزَآئِنُ رَحْمَةِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْوَهَّابِ

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Easy-read (simplified)am 'indahum khazaa'inu rahmati rabbika l-'azeezi l-wahhaab

DIN 31635ʾam ʿindahum ḫazāʾinu raḥmati rabbika l-ʿazīzi l-wahhābi

Or do they possess the treasuries of the mercy of your Lord-the Majestic, the Giver?

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Or are theirs the treasures of the mercy of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Bestower

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Have they the treasures of the mercy of thy mighty Lord, the giver

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Are the treasures of the mercy of thy Lord, the Mighty, the bounteous, in their hands

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Are the treasuries of the mercy of thy Lord, the mighty, the munificent God, in their hands

George Sale · published 1734

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38:10

أَمْ لَهُم مُّلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فَلْيَرْتَقُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَسْبَٰبِ

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Easy-read (simplified)am lahum mulku s-samaawaati wal-'ardi wamaa baynahumaa falyartaqoo fee l-'asbaab

DIN 31635ʾam lahum mulku s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍi wamā baynahumā falyartaqū fī l-ʾasbābi

Or do they possess the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and what is between them? Then let them ascend the ropes.

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Or is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them theirs? Then let them ascend by ropes

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

or have they the kingdom of the heavens and of the earth, and what is between the two?- then let them climb tip the ropes thereof

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Is the kingdom of the heavens and of the earth and of all that is between them theirs? Then let them mount up by cords

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and of whatever is between them, in their possession? If it be so, let them ascend by steps unto heaven

George Sale · published 1734

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38:11

جُندٌ مَّا هُنَالِكَ مَهْزُومٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَحْزَابِ

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Easy-read (simplified)jundun maa hunaalika mahzoomun mina l-'ahzaab

DIN 31635ǧundun mā hunālika mahzūmun mina l-ʾaḥzābi

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An army of confederates will be defeated there.

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A defeated host are (all) the factions that are there

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Any host whatever of the confederates shall there be routed

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Any army of the confederates shall here be routed

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

But any army of the confederates shall even here be put to flight

George Sale · published 1734

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38:12

كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ ذُو ٱلْأَوْتَادِ

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Easy-read (simplified)kadhdhabat qablahum qawmu noohin wa'aadun wafir'awnu dhoo l-'awtaad

DIN 31635kaḏḏabat qablahum qawmu nūḥin waʿādun wafirʿawnu ḏū l-ʾawtādi

Before them the people of Noah denied the truth; as did Aad, and Pharaoh of the Stakes.

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The folk of Noah before them denied (their messenger) and (so did the tribe of) A'ad, and Pharaoh firmly planted

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Before them did Noah's people, and 'Ad, and Pharaoh of the stakes call the apostles liars

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Before them the people of Noah and Ad and Pharaoh the impaler treated their prophets as impostors

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

The people of Noah, and the tribe of Ad, and Pharaoh the contriver of the stakes

George Sale · published 1734

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38:13

وَثَمُودُ وَقَوْمُ لُوطٍ وَأَصْحَٰبُ لْـَٔيْكَةِ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلْأَحْزَابُ

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Easy-read (simplified)wathamoodu waqawmu lootin wa'ashaabu l-'aykati oolaa'ika l-'ahzaab

DIN 31635waṯamūdu waqawmu lūṭin waʾaṣḥābu l-ʾaykati ʾūlāʾika l-ʾaḥzābu

And Thamood, and the people of Lot, and the dwellers of the Woods-these were the confederates.

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And (the tribe of) Thamud, and the folk of Lot, and the dwellers in the wood: these were the factions

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and Thamud and the people of Lot, and the fellows of the Grove, they were the confederates too

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And Themoud, and the people of Lot, and the dwellers in the forest: these were the confederates

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and the tribe of Thamud, and the people of Lot, and the inhabitants of the wood near Madian, accused the prophets of imposture before them: These were the confederates against the messengers of God

George Sale · published 1734

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38:14

إِن كُلٌّ إِلَّا كَذَّبَ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ عِقَابِ

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Easy-read (simplified)in kullun illaa kadhdhaba r-rusula fahaqqa 'iqaab

DIN 31635ʾin kullun ʾillā kaḏḏaba r-rusula faḥaqqa ʿiqābi

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None of them but denied the messengers, so My retribution was deserved.

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Not one of them but did deny the messengers, therefor My doom was justified

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

They all did naught but call the apostles liars, and just was the punishment

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Nought did they all but charge the apostles with falsehood: Just, therefore, the retribution

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

All of them did no other than accuse their apostles of falsehood: Wherefore my vengeance hath been justly executed upon them

George Sale · published 1734

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38:15

وَمَا يَنظُرُ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَٰحِدَةً مَّا لَهَا مِن فَوَاقٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)wamaa yanzuru haa'ulaa'i illaa sayhatan waahidatan maa lahaa min fawaaq

DIN 31635wamā yanẓuru hāʾulāʾi ʾillā ṣayḥatan wāḥidatan mā lahā min fawāqin

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These can expect only a single scream, from which there is no recovery.

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These wait for but one Shout, there will be no second thereto

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Do these await aught else but one noise for which there shall be no pause

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And these (Meccans) await but one single trumpet blast - There shall be no delaying it

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And these wait only for one sounding of the trumpet; which there shall be no deferring

George Sale · published 1734

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38:16

وَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا عَجِّل لَّنَا قِطَّنَا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ ٱلْحِسَابِ

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Easy-read (simplified)waqaaloo rabbanaa 'ajjil lanaa qittanaa qabla yawmi l-hisaab

DIN 31635waqālū rabbanā ʿaǧǧil lanā qiṭṭanā qabla yawmi l-ḥisābi

And they say, "Our Lord, hasten Your writ upon us, before the Day of Account."

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They say: Our Lord! Hasten on for us our fate before the Day of Reckoning

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

But they say, 'O our Lord, hasten for us our share before the day of reckoning

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Yet they dare to say, "O our Lord! hasten our lot to us, before the day of reckoning

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And they scoffingly say, O Lord, hasten our sentence unto us, before the day of account

George Sale · published 1734

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38:17

ٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَٱذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَا دَاوُۥدَ ذَا ٱلْأَيْدِ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)isbir 'alaa maa yaqooloona wadhkur 'abdanaa daawooda dhaa l-'aydi innahu awwaab

DIN 31635iṣbir ʿalā mā yaqūlūna waḏkur ʿabdanā dāwūda ḏā l-ʾaydi ʾinnahu ʾawwābun

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Be patient in the face of what they say, and mention Our servant David, the resourceful. He was obedient.

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Bear with what they say, and remember Our bondman David, lord of might, Lo! he was ever turning in repentance (toward Allah)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Be patient of what they say, and remember our servant David endowed with might; verily, he turned frequently to us

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Put thou up with what they say: and remember our servant David, a man strong of hand, one who turned him to Us in penitence

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Do thou patiently bear that which they utter: And remind them of our servant David, indued with strength; for he was one who seriously turned himself unto God

George Sale · published 1734

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38:18

إِنَّا سَخَّرْنَا ٱلْجِبَالَ مَعَهُۥ يُسَبِّحْنَ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ وَٱلْإِشْرَاقِ

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Easy-read (simplified)innaa sakhkharnaa l-jibaala ma'ahu yusabbihna bil-'ashiyyi wal-'ishraaq

DIN 31635ʾinnā saḫḫarnā l-ǧibāla maʿahu yusabbiḥna bil-ʿašiyyi wal-ʾišrāqi

We committed the mountains to glorify with him, in the evening and at daybreak.

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Lo! We subdued the hills to hymn the praises (of their Lord) with him at nightfall and sunrise

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Verily, we subjected the mountains to celebrate with him our praises at the evening and the dawn

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

We constrained the mountains to join with him in lauds at even and at sunrise

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

We compelled the mountains to celebrate our praise with him, in the evening and at sun-rise

George Sale · published 1734

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38:19

وَٱلطَّيْرَ مَحْشُورَةً كُلٌّ لَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)wat-tayra mahshooratan kullun lahu awwaab

DIN 31635waṭ-ṭayra maḥšūratan kullun lahu ʾawwābun

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And the birds, gathered together. All obedient to him.

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And the birds assembled; all were turning unto Him

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and the birds too gathered together, each one would oft return to him

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And the birds which flocked to him, and would all return to him oft

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and also the birds, which gathered themselves together unto him: All of them returned frequently unto him for this purpose

George Sale · published 1734

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38:20

وَشَدَدْنَا مُلْكَهُۥ وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَفَصْلَ ٱلْخِطَابِ

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Easy-read (simplified)washadadnaa mulkahu wa'aataynaahu l-hikmata wafasla l-khitaab

DIN 31635wašadadnā mulkahu waʾātaynāhu l-ḥikmata wafaṣla l-ḫiṭābi

And We strengthened his kingdom, and gave him wisdom and decisive speech.

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We made his kingdom strong and gave him wisdom and decisive speech

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and we strengthened his kingdom, and we gave him wisdom and decisive address

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And we stablished his kingdom: and wisdom, and skill to pronounce clear decisions, did we bestow on him

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And We established his kingdom, and gave him wisdom and eloquence of speech

George Sale · published 1734

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38:21

وَهَلْ أَتَىٰكَ نَبَؤُا۟ ٱلْخَصْمِ إِذْ تَسَوَّرُوا۟ ٱلْمِحْرَابَ

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Easy-read (simplified)wahal ataaka naba'u l-khasmi idh tasawwaroo l-mihraab

DIN 31635wahal ʾatāka nabaʾu l-ḫaṣmi ʾiḏ tasawwarū l-miḥrāba

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Has the story of the two disputants reached you? When they scaled the sanctuary?

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And hath the story of the litigants come unto thee? How they climbed the wall into the royal chamber

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Has there come to thee the story of the antagonists when they scaled the chamber wall

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Hath the story of the two pleaders reached thee, O Muhammad, when they mounted the walls of his closet

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Hath the story of the two adversaries come to thy knowledge; when they ascended over the wall into the upper apartment

George Sale · published 1734

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38:22

إِذْ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَىٰ دَاوُۥدَ فَفَزِعَ مِنْهُمْ قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ خَصْمَانِ بَغَىٰ بَعْضُنَا عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ فَٱحْكُم بَيْنَنَا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَا تُشْطِطْ وَٱهْدِنَآ إِلَىٰ سَوَآءِ ٱلصِّرَٰطِ

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Easy-read (simplified)idh dakhaloo 'alaa daawooda fafazi'a minhum qaaloo laa takhaf khasmaani baghaa ba'dunaa 'alaa ba'din fahkum baynanaa bil-haqqi walaa tushtit wahdinaa ilaa sawaa'i s-siraat

DIN 31635ʾiḏ daḫalū ʿalā dāwūda fafaziʿa minhum qālū lā taḫaf ḫaṣmāni baġā baʿḍunā ʿalā baʿḍin faḥkum baynanā bil-ḥaqqi walā tušṭiṭ wahdinā ʾilā sawāʾi ṣ-ṣirāṭi

When they entered upon David, and he was startled by them. They said, "Do not fear. Two disputants; one of us has wronged the other; so judge between us fairly, and do not be biased, and guide us to the straight way."

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How they burst in upon David, and he was afraid of them. They said: Be not afraid! (We are) two litigants, one of whom hath wronged the other, therefor judge aright between us; be not unjust; and show us the fair way

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

when they entered in unto David, and he was startled at them, they said, 'Fear not, we are two antagonists; one of us has injured the other; judge then between us with the truth and be not partial, but guide us to a level way

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

When they entered in upon David, and he was frightened at them, they said, "Be not afraid; we are two opposing parties: one of us hath wronged the other. Judge therefore with truth between us, and be not unjust, but guide us to the right way

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

when they went in unto David, and he was afraid of them. They said, Fear not: We are two adversaries who have a controversy to be decided. The one of us hath wronged the other: Wherefore judge between us with truth, and be not unjust; and direct us into the even way

George Sale · published 1734

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38:23

إِنَّ هَٰذَآ أَخِى لَهُۥ تِسْعٌ وَتِسْعُونَ نَعْجَةً وَلِىَ نَعْجَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ فَقَالَ أَكْفِلْنِيهَا وَعَزَّنِى فِى ٱلْخِطَابِ

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Easy-read (simplified)inna haadhaa akhee lahu tis'un watis'oona na'jatan waliya na'jatun waahidatun faqaala akfilneehaa wa'azzanee fee l-khitaab

DIN 31635ʾinna hāḏā ʾaḫī lahu tisʿun watisʿūna naʿǧatan waliya naʿǧatun wāḥidatun faqāla ʾakfilnīhā waʿazzanī fī l-ḫiṭābi

"This brother of mine has ninety nine ewes, and I have one ewe, and he said, 'Entrust it to me,' and he pressured me with words."

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Lo! this my brother hath ninety and nine ewes while I had one ewe; and he said: Entrust it to me, and he conquered me in speech

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Verily, this is my brother: he had ninety-nine ewes and I had one ewe; and he said, "Give her over to my charge;" and he overcame me in the discourse

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Now this my brother had ninety and nine ewes, and I had but a single ewe; and he said, make me her keeper. And he over-persuaded me in the dispute

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

This my brother had ninety and nine sheep; and I had only one ewe: And he said, give her me to keep; and he prevailed against me in the discourse which we had together

George Sale · published 1734

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38:24

قَالَ لَقَدْ ظَلَمَكَ بِسُؤَالِ نَعْجَتِكَ إِلَىٰ نِعَاجِهِۦ وَإِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ ٱلْخُلَطَآءِ لَيَبْغِى بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَقَلِيلٌ مَّا هُمْ وَظَنَّ دَاوُۥدُ أَنَّمَا فَتَنَّٰهُ فَٱسْتَغْفَرَ رَبَّهُۥ وَخَرَّ رَاكِعًا وَأَنَابَ

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Easy-read (simplified)qaala laqad zalamaka bisu'aali na'jatika ilaa ni'aajihi wa'inna katheeran mina l-khulataa'i layabghee ba'duhum 'alaa ba'din illaa lladheena aamanoo wa'amiloo s-saalihaati waqaleelun maa hum wazanna daawoodu annamaa fatannaahu fastaghfara rabbahu wakharra raaki'an wa'anaab

DIN 31635qāla laqad ẓalamaka bisuʾāli naʿǧatika ʾilā niʿāǧihi waʾinna kaṯīran mina l-ḫulaṭāʾi layabġī baʿḍuhum ʿalā baʿḍin ʾillā llaḏīna ʾāmanū waʿamilū ṣ-ṣāliḥāti waqalīlun mā hum waẓanna dāwūdu ʾannamā fatannāhu fastaġfara rabbahu waḫarra rākiʿan waʾanāba

He said, "He has done you wrong by asking your ewe in addition to his ewes. Many partners take advantage of one another, except those who believe and do good deeds, but these are so few." David realized that We were testing him, so he sought forgiveness from his Lord, and fell down to his knees, and repented.

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(David) said: He hath wronged thee in demanding thine ewe in addition to his ewes, and lo! many partners oppress one another, save such as believe and do good works, and they are few. And David guessed that We had tried him, and he sought forgiveness of his Lord, and he bowed himself and fell down prostrate and repented

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Said he, 'He wronged thee in asking for thy ewe in addition to his own ewes. Verily, many associates do injure one another, except those who believe and do what is right, and very few are they!' And he thought that we were trying him; and he asked pardon of his Lord and fell down bowing, and did turn

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

He said, "Certainly he hath wronged thee in asking for thine ewe to add her to his own ewes: and truly many associates do one another wrong - except those who believe and do the things that are right; and few indeed are they!" And David perceived that we had tried him; so he asked pardon of his Lord, and fell down and bowed himself and repented

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

David answered, verily he hath wronged thee, in demanding thine ewe as an addition to his own sheep: And many of them who are concerned together in business, wrong one another, except those who believe and do that which is right; but how few are they! And David perceived that We had tried him by this parable, and he asked pardon of his Lord: And he fell down and bowed himself, and repented

George Sale · published 1734

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38:25

فَغَفَرْنَا لَهُۥ ذَٰلِكَ وَإِنَّ لَهُۥ عِندَنَا لَزُلْفَىٰ وَحُسْنَ مَـَٔابٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)faghafarnaa lahu dhaalika wa'inna lahu 'indanaa lazulfaa wahusna ma'aab

DIN 31635faġafarnā lahu ḏālika waʾinna lahu ʿindanā lazulfā waḥusna maʾābin

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So We forgave him that. And for him is nearness to Us, and a good place of return.

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So We forgave him that; and lo! he had access to Our presence and a happy journey's end

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and we pardoned him; for, verily, he has a near approach to us and an excellent resort

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

So we forgave him that his sin; and truly he shall have a high rank with Us, and an excellent retreat in Paradise

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Wherefore We forgave him this fault; and he shall be admitted to approach near unto us, and shall have an excellent place of abode in paradise

George Sale · published 1734

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38:26

يَٰدَاوُۥدُ إِنَّا جَعَلْنَٰكَ خَلِيفَةً فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱحْكُم بَيْنَ ٱلنَّاسِ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَا تَتَّبِعِ ٱلْهَوَىٰ فَيُضِلَّكَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَضِلُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌۢ بِمَا نَسُوا۟ يَوْمَ ٱلْحِسَابِ

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Easy-read (simplified)yaa daawoodu innaa ja'alnaaka khaleefatan fee l-'ardi fahkum bayna n-naasi bil-haqqi walaa tattabi'i l-hawaa fayudillaka 'an sabeeli llaahi inna lladheena yadilloona 'an sabeeli llaahi lahum 'adhaabun shadeedun bimaa nasoo yawma l-hisaab

DIN 31635yā dāwūdu ʾinnā ǧaʿalnāka ḫalīfatan fī l-ʾarḍi faḥkum bayna n-nāsi bil-ḥaqqi walā tattabiʿi l-hawā fayuḍillaka ʿan sabīli llāhi ʾinna llaḏīna yaḍillūna ʿan sabīli llāhi lahum ʿaḏābun šadīdun bimā nasū yawma l-ḥisābi

"O David, We made you a ruler in the land, so judge between the people with justice, and do not follow desire, lest it diverts you from God's path. Those who stray from God's path will have a painful punishment, for having ignored the Day of Account."

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(And it was said unto him): O David! Lo! We have set thee as a viceroy in the earth; therefor judge aright between mankind, and follow not desire that it beguile thee from the way of Allah. Lo! those who wander from the way of Allah have an awful doom, forasmuch as they forgot the Day of Reckoning

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

O David! verily, we have made thee a vicegerent, judge then between men with truth and follow not lust, for it will lead thee astray from the path of god. Verily, those who go astray from the path of God, for them is keen torment, for that they did forget the day of reckoning

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

O David! verily we have made thee our vicegerent upon earth. Judge therefore between men with truth, and follow not thy passions, lest they cause thee to err from the way of God. For they who err from the way of God shall meet with a grievous chastisement, for that they have forgotten the day of reckoning

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

O David, verily We have appointed thee a sovereign prince in the earth: Judge therefore between men with truth; and follow not thy own lust, lest it cause thee to err from the way of God: For those who err from the way of God, shall suffer a severe punishment, because they have forgotten the day of account

George Sale · published 1734

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38:27

وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا بَٰطِلًا ذَٰلِكَ ظَنُّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ

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Easy-read (simplified)wamaa khalaqnaa s-samaa'a wal-'arda wamaa baynahumaa baatilan dhaalika zannu lladheena kafaroo fawaylun lilladheena kafaroo mina n-naar

DIN 31635wamā ḫalaqnā s-samāʾa wal-ʾarḍa wamā baynahumā bāṭilan ḏālika ẓannu llaḏīna kafarū fawaylun lillaḏīna kafarū mina n-nāri

We did not create the heaven and the earth and everything between them in vain. That is the assumption of those who disbelieve-so woe to those who disbelieve because of the Fire.

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And We created not the heaven and the earth and all that is between them in vain. That is the opinion of those who disbelieve. And woe unto those who disbelieve, from the Fire

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And we have not created the heavens and the earth, and what is between the two, in vain. That is what those who misbelieved did think, but woe from the fire to those who misbelieve

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

We have not created the heaven and the earth and what is between them for nought. That is the thought of infidels; but woe to the infidels because of the fire

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

We have not created the heavens and the earth, and whatever is between them, in vain. This is the opinion of the unbelievers: But woe unto those who believe not, because of the fire of hell

George Sale · published 1734

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38:28

أَمْ نَجْعَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ كَٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَمْ نَجْعَلُ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ كَٱلْفُجَّارِ

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Easy-read (simplified)am naj'alu lladheena aamanoo wa'amiloo s-saalihaati kal-mufsideena fee l-'ardi am naj'alu l-muttaqeena kal-fujjaar

DIN 31635ʾam naǧʿalu llaḏīna ʾāmanū waʿamilū ṣ-ṣāliḥāti kal-mufsidīna fī l-ʾarḍi ʾam naǧʿalu l-muttaqīna kal-fuǧǧāri

Or are We to treat those who believe and do righteous deeds like those who make trouble on earth? Or are We to treat the pious like the shameless?

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Shall We treat those who believe and do good works as those who spread corruption in the earth; or shall We treat the pious as the wicked

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Shall we make those who believe and do right like those who do evil in the earth? or shall we make the pious like the sinners

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Shall we treat those who believe and do the things that are right like those who propagate evil on earth? Shall we treat the God-fearing like the impious

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Shall We deal with those who believe and do good works, as with those who act corruptly in the earth? Shall We deal with the pious as with the wicked

George Sale · published 1734

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38:29

كِتَٰبٌ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ إِلَيْكَ مُبَٰرَكٌ لِّيَدَّبَّرُوٓا۟ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ

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Easy-read (simplified)kitaabun anzalnaahu ilayka mubaarakun liyaddabbaroo aayaatihi waliyatadhakkara ooloo l-'albaab

DIN 31635kitābun ʾanzalnāhu ʾilayka mubārakun liyaddabbarū ʾāyātihi waliyataḏakkara ʾūlū l-ʾalbābi

A blessed Book that We sent down to you, that they may ponder its Verses, and for those with intelligence to take heed.

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(This is) a Scripture that We have revealed unto thee, full of blessing, that they may ponder its revelations, and that men of understanding may reflect

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

A blessed Book which we have sent down to thee that they may consider its verses, and that those endowed with minds may be mindful

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

A blessed Book have we sent down to thee, that men may meditate its verses, and that those endued with understanding may bear it in mind

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

A blessed book have We sent down unto thee, O Mohammed, that they may attentively meditate on the signs thereof, and that men of understanding may be warned

George Sale · published 1734

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38:30

وَوَهَبْنَا لِدَاوُۥدَ سُلَيْمَٰنَ نِعْمَ ٱلْعَبْدُ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)wawahabnaa lidaawooda sulaymaana ni'ma l-'abdu innahu awwaab

DIN 31635wawahabnā lidāwūda sulaymāna niʿma l-ʿabdu ʾinnahu ʾawwābun

And We granted David, Solomon, an excellent servant. He was penitent.

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And We bestowed on David, Solomon. How excellent a slave! Lo! he was ever turning in repentance (toward Allah)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And we gave to David, Solomon, an excellent servant; verily, he turned frequently to us

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And Solomon gave we unto David. An excellent servant, for he loved to turn him Godward

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And We gave unto David Solomon; how excellent a servant! For he frequently turned himself unto God

George Sale · published 1734

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38:31

إِذْ عُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ ٱلصَّٰفِنَٰتُ ٱلْجِيَادُ

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Easy-read (simplified)idh 'urida 'alayhi bil-'ashiyyi s-saafinaatu l-jiyaad

DIN 31635ʾiḏ ʿuriḍa ʿalayhi bil-ʿašiyyi ṣ-ṣāfinātu l-ǧiyādu

The translators word this verse differently

When the beautiful horses were paraded before him in the evening.

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When there were shown to him at eventide lightfooted coursers

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

When there were set before him in the evening the steeds that paw the ground

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Remember when at eventide the prancing chargers were displayed before him

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

When the horses standing on three feet, and touching the ground with the edge of the fourth foot, and swift in the course, were set in parade before him in the evening

George Sale · published 1734

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38:32

فَقَالَ إِنِّىٓ أَحْبَبْتُ حُبَّ ٱلْخَيْرِ عَن ذِكْرِ رَبِّى حَتَّىٰ تَوَارَتْ بِٱلْحِجَابِ

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Easy-read (simplified)faqaala innee ahbabtu hubba l-khayri 'an dhikri rabbee hattaa tawaarat bil-hijaab

DIN 31635faqāla ʾinnī ʾaḥbabtu ḥubba l-ḫayri ʿan ḏikri rabbī ḥattā tawārat bil-ḥiǧābi

He said, "I have preferred the love of niceties to the remembrance of my Lord-until it disappeared behind the veil.

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And he said: Lo! I have preferred the good things (of the world) to the remembrance of my Lord; till they were taken out of sight behind the curtain

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and he said, 'Verily, I have loved the love of good things better than the remembrance of my Lord, until (the sun) was hidden behind the veil

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And he said, "Truly I have loved the love of earthly goods above the remembrance of my Lord, till the sun hath been hidden by the veil of darkness

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

he said, verily I have loved the love of earthly good above the remembrance of my Lord; and have spent the time in viewing these horses, until the sun is hidden by the vail of night

George Sale · published 1734

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38:33

رُدُّوهَا عَلَىَّ فَطَفِقَ مَسْحًۢا بِٱلسُّوقِ وَٱلْأَعْنَاقِ

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Easy-read (simplified)ruddoohaa 'alayya fatafiqa mashan bis-sooqi wal-'a'naaq

DIN 31635ruddūhā ʿalayya faṭafiqa masḥan bis-sūqi wal-ʾaʿnāqi

Bring them back to me." And he began caressing their legs and necks.

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(Then he said): Bring them back to me, and fell to slashing (with his sword their) legs and necks

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

bring them back to me;' and he began to sever their legs and necks

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Bring them back to me." And he began to sever the legs and necks

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Bring the horses back unto me. And when they were brought back, he began to cut off their legs and their necks

George Sale · published 1734

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38:34

وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا سُلَيْمَٰنَ وَأَلْقَيْنَا عَلَىٰ كُرْسِيِّهِۦ جَسَدًا ثُمَّ أَنَابَ

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Easy-read (simplified)walaqad fatannaa sulaymaana wa'alqaynaa 'alaa kursiyyihi jasadan thumma anaab

DIN 31635walaqad fatannā sulaymāna waʾalqaynā ʿalā kursiyyihi ǧasadan ṯumma ʾanāba

We tested Solomon, and placed a body on his throne; then he repented.

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And verily We tried Solomon, and set upon his throne a (mere) body. Then did he repent

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And we did try Solomon, and we threw upon his throne a form; then he turned repentant

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

We also made trial of Solomon, and placed a phantom on his throne: whereupon he returned to Us (in penitence)

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

We also tried Solomon, and placed on his throne a counterfeit body: Afterwards he turned unto God

George Sale · published 1734

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38:35

قَالَ رَبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَهَبْ لِى مُلْكًا لَّا يَنۢبَغِى لِأَحَدٍ مِّنۢ بَعْدِىٓ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْوَهَّابُ

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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."

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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

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

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

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

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

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

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

George Sale · published 1734

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38:36

فَسَخَّرْنَا لَهُ ٱلرِّيحَ تَجْرِى بِأَمْرِهِۦ رُخَآءً حَيْثُ أَصَابَ

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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.

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So We made the wind subservient unto him, setting fair by his command whithersoever he intended

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And we subjected to him the wind to run on at his bidding gently wherever he directed it

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

So we subjected the wind to him; it ran softly at his bidding, whithersoever he directed it

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And We made the wind subject to him; it ran gently at his command, whithersoever he directed

George Sale · published 1734

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38:37

وَٱلشَّيَٰطِينَ كُلَّ بَنَّآءٍ وَغَوَّاصٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)wash-shayaateena kulla bannaa'in waghawwaas

DIN 31635waš-šayāṭīna kulla bannāʾin waġawwāṣin

And the demons-every builder and diver.

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And the unruly, every builder and diver (made We subservient)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and the devils - every builder and diver

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And the Satans - every builder and diver

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

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

George Sale · published 1734

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38:38

وَءَاخَرِينَ مُقَرَّنِينَ فِى ٱلْأَصْفَادِ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'aakhareena muqarraneena fee l-'asfaad

DIN 31635waʾāḫarīna muqarranīna fī l-ʾaṣfādi

And others fettered in chains.

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And others linked together in chains

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and others bound in fetters

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And others bound in chains

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And others We delivered to him bound in chains

George Sale · published 1734

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38:39

هَٰذَا عَطَآؤُنَا فَٱمْنُنْ أَوْ أَمْسِكْ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ

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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."

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(Saying): This is Our gift, so bestow thou, or withhold, without reckoning

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

this is our gift, so be thou lavish or withhold without account

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

This," said we, "is our gift: be bounteous then, or withhold thy favours; no account shalt thou render

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

saying, this is our gift: Therefore be bounteous, or be sparing unto whom thou shalt think fit, without rendering an account

George Sale · published 1734

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38:40

وَإِنَّ لَهُۥ عِندَنَا لَزُلْفَىٰ وَحُسْنَ مَـَٔابٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'inna lahu 'indanaa lazulfaa wahusna ma'aab

DIN 31635waʾinna lahu ʿindanā lazulfā waḥusna maʾābin

The translators word this verse differently

For him is nearness to Us, and a beautiful resort.

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And lo! he hath favour with Us, and a happy journey's end

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And, verily, he had with us a near approach, and a good resort

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And his rank also is high with Us, and an excellent retreat

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And he shall approach near unto Us, and shall have an excellent abode in paradise

George Sale · published 1734

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38:41

وَٱذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَآ أَيُّوبَ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّى مَسَّنِىَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ بِنُصْبٍ وَعَذَابٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)wadhkur 'abdanaa ayyooba idh naadaa rabbahu annee massaniya sh-shaytaanu binusbin wa'adhaab

DIN 31635waḏkur ʿabdanā ʾayyūba ʾiḏ nādā rabbahu ʾannī massaniya š-šayṭānu binuṣbin waʿaḏābin

And mention Our servant Job, when he called out to his Lord, "Satan has afflicted me with hardship and pain."

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And make mention (O Muhammad) of Our bondman Job, when he cried unto his Lord (saying): Lo! the devil doth afflict me with distress and torment

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And remember our servant Job when he called upon his Lord that 'the devil has touched me with toil and torment

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And remember our servant Job when he cried to his Lord, "Verily, Satan hath laid on me disease and pain

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And remember our servant Job; when he cried unto his Lord, saying, verily Satan hath afflicted me with calamity and pain

George Sale · published 1734

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38:42

ٱرْكُضْ بِرِجْلِكَ هَٰذَا مُغْتَسَلٌۢ بَارِدٌ وَشَرَابٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)urkud birijlika haadhaa mughtasalun baaridun washaraab

DIN 31635urkuḍ biriǧlika hāḏā muġtasalun bāridun wašarābun

"Stamp with your foot-here is cool water to wash with, and to drink."

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(And it was said unto him): Strike the ground with thy foot. This (spring) is a cool bath and a refreshing drink

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Stamp with thy foot, this is a cool washing-place and a drink

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Stamp," said we, "with thy foot. This is to wash with; cool, and to drink

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And it was said unto him, strike the earth with thy foot; which when he had done, a fountain sprang up, and it was said to him, this is for thee to wash in, to refresh thee, and to drink

George Sale · published 1734

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38:43

وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥٓ أَهْلَهُۥ وَمِثْلَهُم مَّعَهُمْ رَحْمَةً مِّنَّا وَذِكْرَىٰ لِأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ

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Easy-read (simplified)wawahabnaa lahu ahlahu wamithlahum ma'ahum rahmatan minnaa wadhikraa li'oolee l-'albaab

DIN 31635wawahabnā lahu ʾahlahu wamiṯlahum maʿahum raḥmatan minnā waḏikrā liʾūlī l-ʾalbābi

The translators word this verse differently

And We restored his family for him, and their like with them; as a mercy from Us, and a lesson for those who possess insight.

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And We bestowed on him (again) his household and therewith the like thereof, a mercy from Us, and a memorial for men of understanding

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And we granted him his family, and the like of them with them, as a mercy from us and a reminder to those endowed with minds

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And we gave him back his family, and as many more with them in our mercy; and for a monition to men of judgment

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And We restored unto him his family, and as many more with them, through our mercy; and for an admonition unto those who are indued with understanding

George Sale · published 1734

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38:44

وَخُذْ بِيَدِكَ ضِغْثًا فَٱضْرِب بِّهِۦ وَلَا تَحْنَثْ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَٰهُ صَابِرًا نِّعْمَ ٱلْعَبْدُ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)wakhudh biyadika dighthan fadrib bihi walaa tahnath innaa wajadnaahu saabiran ni'ma l-'abdu innahu awwaab

DIN 31635waḫuḏ biyadika ḍiġṯan faḍrib bihi walā taḥnaṯ ʾinnā waǧadnāhu ṣābiran niʿma l-ʿabdu ʾinnahu ʾawwābun

"Take with your hand a bundle, and strike with it, and do not break your oath." We found him patient. What an excellent servant! He was obedient.

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And (it was said unto him): Take in thine hand a branch and smite therewith, and break not thine oath. Lo! We found him steadfast, how excellent a slave! Lo! he was ever turning in repentance (to his Lord)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and take in thy hand a bundle, and strike therewith, and break not thy oath!' Verily, we found him patient, an excellent servant; verily, he turned frequently to us

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And we said, "Take in thine hand a rod, and strike with it, nor break thine oath." Verily, we found him patient! How excellent a servant, one who turned to Us was he

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And We said unto him, take a handful of rods in thy hand, and strike thy wife therewith; and break not thine oath. Verily We found him a patient person: How excellent a servant was he! For he was one who frequently turned himself unto Us

George Sale · published 1734

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38:45

وَٱذْكُرْ عِبَٰدَنَآ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسْحَٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ أُو۟لِى ٱلْأَيْدِى وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرِ

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Easy-read (simplified)wadhkur 'ibaadanaa ibraaheema wa'ishaaqa waya'qooba oolee l-'aydee wal-'absaar

DIN 31635waḏkur ʿibādanā ʾibrāhīma waʾisḥāqa wayaʿqūba ʾūlī l-ʾaydī wal-ʾabṣāri

And mention Our servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob-endowed with ability and vision.

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And make mention of Our bondmen, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, men of parts and vision

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And remember our servants Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, endowed with might and sight

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And remember our servants Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, men of might and vision

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Remember also our servants Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, who were men strenuous and prudent

George Sale · published 1734

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38:46

إِنَّآ أَخْلَصْنَٰهُم بِخَالِصَةٍ ذِكْرَى ٱلدَّارِ

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Easy-read (simplified)innaa akhlasnaahum bikhaalisatin dhikraa d-daar

DIN 31635ʾinnā ʾaḫlaṣnāhum biḫāliṣatin ḏikrā d-dāri

We distinguished them with a distinct quality: the remembrance of the Home.

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Lo! We purified them with a pure thought, remembrance of the Home (of the Hereafter)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

verily, we made them sincere by a sincere quality - the remembrance of the abode

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

With this cleansing did we cleanse them the remembrance of the abode of Paradise

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Verily We purified them with a perfect purification, through the remembrance of the life to come

George Sale · published 1734

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38:47

وَإِنَّهُمْ عِندَنَا لَمِنَ ٱلْمُصْطَفَيْنَ ٱلْأَخْيَارِ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'innahum 'indanaa lamina l-mustafayna l-'akhyaar

DIN 31635waʾinnahum ʿindanā lamina l-muṣṭafayna l-ʾaḫyāri

The translators word this verse differently

To Us they are among the chosen, the outstanding.

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Lo! in Our sight they are verily of the elect, the excellent

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and, verily, they were with us of the elect, the best

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And verily, they were, in our sight, of the elect and of the good

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and they were, in our sight, elect and good men

George Sale · published 1734

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38:48

وَٱذْكُرْ إِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَٱلْيَسَعَ وَذَا ٱلْكِفْلِ وَكُلٌّ مِّنَ ٱلْأَخْيَارِ

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Easy-read (simplified)wadhkur ismaa'eela wal-yasa'a wadhaa l-kifli wakullun mina l-'akhyaar

DIN 31635waḏkur ʾismāʿīla wal-yasaʿa waḏā l-kifli wakullun mina l-ʾaḫyāri

The translators word this verse differently

And mention Ishmael, Elisha, and Ezekiel; all are among the outstanding.

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And make mention of Ishmael and Elisha and Dhu'l-Kifl. All are of the chosen

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And remember Ishmael and Elisha and Dhu-l-kifl, for each was of the righteous

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And remember Ishmael and Elisha and Dhoulkefl, for all these were of the just

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And remember Ismael, and Elisha, and Dhu'lkefl: For all these were good men

George Sale · published 1734

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38:49

هَٰذَا ذِكْرٌ وَإِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ لَحُسْنَ مَـَٔابٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)haadhaa dhikrun wa'inna lilmuttaqeena lahusna ma'aab

DIN 31635hāḏā ḏikrun waʾinna lilmuttaqīna laḥusna maʾābin

The translators word this verse differently

This is a reminder. The devout will have a good place of return.

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This is a reminder. And lo! for those who ward off (evil) is a happy journey's end

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

This is a reminder! verily, for the pious is there an excellent resort

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

This is a monition: and verily, the pious shall have a goodly retreat

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

This is an admonition. Verily the pious shall have an excellent place to return unto

George Sale · published 1734

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38:50

جَنَّٰتِ عَدْنٍ مُّفَتَّحَةً لَّهُمُ ٱلْأَبْوَٰبُ

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Easy-read (simplified)jannaati 'adnin mufattahatan lahumu l-'abwaab

DIN 31635ǧannāti ʿadnin mufattaḥatan lahumu l-ʾabwābu

The Gardens of Eden, with their doors wide-open for them.

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Gardens of Eden, whereof the gates are opened for them

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

gardens of Eden with the doors open to them

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Gardens of Eden, whose portals shall stand open to them

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

namely, gardens of perpetual abode, the gates whereof shall stand open unto them

George Sale · published 1734

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38:51

مُتَّكِـِٔينَ فِيهَا يَدْعُونَ فِيهَا بِفَٰكِهَةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ وَشَرَابٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)muttaki'eena feehaa yad'oona feehaa bifaakihatin katheeratin washaraab

DIN 31635muttakiʾīna fīhā yadʿūna fīhā bifākihatin kaṯīratin wašarābin

The translators word this verse differently

Relaxing therein, and calling for abundant fruit and beverage.

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Wherein, reclining, they call for plenteous fruit and cool drink (that is) therein

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

reclining therein; calling therein for much fruit and drink

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Therein reclining, they shall there call for many a fruit and drink

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

As they lie down therein, they shall there ask for many sorts of fruits, and for drink

George Sale · published 1734

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38:52

وَعِندَهُمْ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرْفِ أَتْرَابٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'indahum qaasiraatu t-tarfi atraab

DIN 31635waʿindahum qāṣirātu ṭ-ṭarfi ʾatrābun

The translators word this verse differently

With them will be attendants with modest gaze, of same age.

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And with them are those of modest gaze, companions

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and beside them maids of modest glance, of their own age

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And with them shall be virgins of their own age, with modest retiring glances

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and near them shall sit the virgins of paradise, refraining their looks from beholding any besides their spouses, and of equal age with them

George Sale · published 1734

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38:53

هَٰذَا مَا تُوعَدُونَ لِيَوْمِ ٱلْحِسَابِ

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Easy-read (simplified)haadhaa maa too'adoona liyawmi l-hisaab

DIN 31635hāḏā mā tūʿadūna liyawmi l-ḥisābi

This is what you are promised for the Day of Account.

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This it is that ye are promised for the Day of Reckoning

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

This is what ye were promised for the day of reckoning

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

This is what ye were promised at the day of reckoning

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

This is what ye are promised, at the day of account

George Sale · published 1734

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38:54

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَرِزْقُنَا مَا لَهُۥ مِن نَّفَادٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)inna haadhaa larizqunaa maa lahu min nafaad

DIN 31635ʾinna hāḏā larizqunā mā lahu min nafādin

The translators word this verse differently

Such is Our bounty, inexhaustible.

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Lo! this in truth is Our provision, which will never waste away

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

This is surely our provision, it is never spent

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Yes! this is our provision: it shall never fail

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

This is our provision; which shall not fail

George Sale · published 1734

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38:55

هَٰذَا وَإِنَّ لِلطَّٰغِينَ لَشَرَّ مَـَٔابٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)haadhaa wa'inna lilttaagheena lasharra ma'aab

DIN 31635hāḏā waʾinna lilṭṭāġīna lašarra maʾābin

The translators word this verse differently

All This. But the transgressors will have a miserable return.

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This (is for the righteous). And lo! for the transgressors there with be an evil journey's end

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

This!- and, verily, for the rebellious is there an evil resort

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Even so. But for the evil doers is a wretched home

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

This shall be the reward of the righteous. But for the transgressors is prepared an evil receptacle

George Sale · published 1734

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38:56

جَهَنَّمَ يَصْلَوْنَهَا فَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ

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Easy-read (simplified)jahannama yaslawnahaa fabi'sa l-mihaad

DIN 31635ǧahannama yaṣlawnahā fabiʾsa l-mihādu

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Hell; in which they will roast; what a miserable abode!

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Hell, where they will burn, an evil resting-place

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

hell; they shall broil therein, and an ill couch shall it be

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Hell - wherein they shall be burned: how wretched a bed

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

namely, hell: They shall be cast into the same to be burned, and a wretched couch shall it be

George Sale · published 1734

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38:57

هَٰذَا فَلْيَذُوقُوهُ حَمِيمٌ وَغَسَّاقٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)haadhaa falyadhooqoohu hameemun waghassaaq

DIN 31635hāḏā falyaḏūqūhu ḥamīmun waġassāqun

The translators word this verse differently

All this. Let them taste it-boiling and bitter cold.

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Here is a boiling and an ice-cold draught, so let them taste it

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

This,- so let them taste it!- hot water, and pus

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Even so. Let them then taste it - boiling water and gore

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

This let them taste, to wit, scalding water, and corruption flowing from the bodies of the damned

George Sale · published 1734

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38:58

وَءَاخَرُ مِن شَكْلِهِۦٓ أَزْوَٰجٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'aakharu min shaklihi azwaaj

DIN 31635waʾāḫaru min šaklihi ʾazwāǧun

The translators word this verse differently

And similar torments of diverse kinds.

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And other (torment) of the kind in pairs (the two extremes)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and other kinds of the same sort

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And other things of kindred sort

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and divers other things of the same kind

George Sale · published 1734

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38:59

هَٰذَا فَوْجٌ مُّقْتَحِمٌ مَّعَكُمْ لَا مَرْحَبًۢا بِهِمْ إِنَّهُمْ صَالُوا۟ ٱلنَّارِ

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Easy-read (simplified)haadhaa fawjun muqtahimun ma'akum laa marhaban bihim innahum saaloo n-naar

DIN 31635hāḏā fawǧun muqtaḥimun maʿakum lā marḥaban bihim ʾinnahum ṣālū n-nāri

The translators word this verse differently

"This is a crowd rushing headlong with you." There is no welcome for them. They will be scorched by the Fire.

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Here is an army rushing blindly with you. (Those who are already in the Fire say): No word of welcome for them. Lo! they will roast at the Fire

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

This is an army plunged in with you! there is no welcome for them! verily, they are going to broil in the fire

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

To their leaders it shall be said, "This company shall be thrown in headlong with you. No greetings shall await them, for they shall be burned in the fire

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And it shall be said to the seducers, this troop which was guided by you, shall be thrown, together with you, headlong into hell: They shall not be bidden welcome; for they shall enter the fire to be burned

George Sale · published 1734

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38:60

قَالُوا۟ بَلْ أَنتُمْ لَا مَرْحَبًۢا بِكُمْ أَنتُمْ قَدَّمْتُمُوهُ لَنَا فَبِئْسَ ٱلْقَرَارُ

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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!"

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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

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

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

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

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

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

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

George Sale · published 1734

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38:61

قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا مَن قَدَّمَ لَنَا هَٰذَا فَزِدْهُ عَذَابًا ضِعْفًا فِى ٱلنَّارِ

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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."

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They say: Our Lord! Whoever did prepare this for us, oh, give him double portion of the Fire

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

They shall say, 'Our Lord! whoso prepared this beforehand for us, give him double torment in the fire

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

They will say: "O our Lord! increase twofold in the fire, the punishment of him who hath brought this upon us

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

They shall say, O Lord, doubly increase the torment of him who hath brought this punishment upon us, in the fire of hell

George Sale · published 1734

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38:62

وَقَالُوا۟ مَا لَنَا لَا نَرَىٰ رِجَالًا كُنَّا نَعُدُّهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ

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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

And they will say, "What is it with us that we do not see men we used to count among the wicked?

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And they say: What aileth us that we behold not men whom we were wont to count among the wicked

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And they shall say, 'What ails us that we do not see men whom we used to think amongst the wicked

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And they will say: "Why see we not the men whom we numbered among the wicked

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And the infidels shall say, why do we not see the men whom we numbered among the wicked

George Sale · published 1734

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38:63

أَتَّخَذْنَٰهُمْ سِخْرِيًّا أَمْ زَاغَتْ عَنْهُمُ ٱلْأَبْصَٰرُ

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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?

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Did we take them (wrongly) for a laughing-stock, or have our eyes missed them

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

whom we used to take for mockery? have our eyes escaped them

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Whom we used to treat with scorn? Have they escaped our eyes

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and whom we received with scorn? Or do our eyes miss them

George Sale · published 1734

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38:64

إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ لَحَقٌّ تَخَاصُمُ أَهْلِ ٱلنَّارِ

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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.

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Lo! that is very truth: the wrangling of the dwellers in the Fire

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Verily, that is the truth; the contention of the people of the fire

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Verily this is truth - the wrangling together of the people of the fire

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Verily this is a truth; to wit, the disputing of the inhabitants of hell fire

George Sale · published 1734

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38:65

قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ مُنذِرٌ وَمَا مِنْ إِلَٰهٍ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ ٱلْوَٰحِدُ ٱلْقَهَّارُ

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Easy-read (simplified)qul innamaa anaa mundhirun wamaa min ilaahin illaa llaahu l-waahidu l-qahhaar

DIN 31635qul ʾinnamā ʾanā munḏirun wamā min ʾilāhin ʾillā llāhu l-wāḥidu l-qahhāru

Say, "I am only a warner, and there is no god except God-the One, the Conqueror.

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Say (unto them, O Muhammad): I am only a warner, and there is no Allah save Allah, the One, the Absolute

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Say, 'I am only a warner; and there is no god but God, the one, the victorious

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

SAY: I am but a warner; and there is no God but God the One, the Almighty

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Say, O Mohammed, unto the idolaters, verily I am no other than a warner: And there is no god, except the one only God, the Almighty

George Sale · published 1734

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38:66

رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْغَفَّٰرُ

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Easy-read (simplified)rabbu s-samaawaati wal-'ardi wamaa baynahumaa l-'azeezu l-ghaffaar

DIN 31635rabbu s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍi wamā baynahumā l-ʿazīzu l-ġaffāru

The Lord of the heavens and the earth, and everything between them; the Mighty, the Forgiver."

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Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, the Mighty, the Pardoning

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and what is between the two, the mighty, the forgiving

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Lord of the Heavens and of the Earth, and of all that is between them, the Potent, the Forgiving

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

the Lord of heaven and earth, and of whatsoever is between them; the mighty, the forgiver of sins

George Sale · published 1734

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38:67

قُلْ هُوَ نَبَؤٌا۟ عَظِيمٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)qul huwa naba'un 'azeem

DIN 31635qul huwa nabaʾun ʿaẓīmun

Say, "It is a message of great importance.

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Say: It is tremendous tidings

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Say, 'It is a grand story

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

SAY: this is a weighty message

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Say, it is a weighty message

George Sale · published 1734

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38:68

أَنتُمْ عَنْهُ مُعْرِضُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)antum 'anhu mu'ridoon

DIN 31635ʾantum ʿanhu muʿriḍūna

The translators word this verse differently

From which you are turning away.

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Whence ye turn away

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and yet ye turn from it

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

From which ye turn aside

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

from which ye turn aside

George Sale · published 1734

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38:69

مَا كَانَ لِىَ مِنْ عِلْمٍۭ بِٱلْمَلَإِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰٓ إِذْ يَخْتَصِمُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)maa kaana liya min 'ilmin bil-mala'i l-'a'laa idh yakhtasimoon

DIN 31635mā kāna liya min ʿilmin bil-malaʾi l-ʾaʿlā ʾiḏ yaḫtaṣimūna

I have no knowledge of the Highest Assembly as they dispute.

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I had no knowledge of the Highest Chiefs when they disputed

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

I had no knowledge of the exalted chiefs when they contended

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Yet had I no knowledge of what passed among the celestial chiefs when they disputed

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

I had no knowledge of the exalted princes, when they disputed concerning the creation of man

George Sale · published 1734

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38:70

إِن يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَىَّ إِلَّآ أَنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)in yoohaa ilayya illaa annamaa anaa nadheerun mubeen

DIN 31635ʾin yūḥā ʾilayya ʾillā ʾannamā ʾanā naḏīrun mubīnun

It is only revealed to me that I am a clear warner."

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It is revealed unto me only that I may be a plain warner

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

I am only inspired that I am a plain warner

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Verily, it hath been revealed to me only because I am a public preacher

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

it hath been revealed unto me only as a proof that I am a public preacher

George Sale · published 1734

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38:71

إِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ إِنِّى خَٰلِقٌۢ بَشَرًا مِّن طِينٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)idh qaala rabbuka lilmalaa'ikati innee khaaliqun basharan min teen

DIN 31635ʾiḏ qāla rabbuka lilmalāʾikati ʾinnī ḫāliqun bašaran min ṭīnin

Your Lord said to the angels, "I am creating a human being from clay.

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When thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am about to create a mortal out of mire

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

When thy Lord said to the angels, 'Verily, I am about to create a mortal out of clay

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

When thy Lord said to the angels, "I am about to make man of clay

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

When thy Lord said unto the angels, verily I am about to create man of clay

George Sale · published 1734

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38:72

فَإِذَا سَوَّيْتُهُۥ وَنَفَخْتُ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِى فَقَعُوا۟ لَهُۥ سَٰجِدِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)fa'idhaa sawwaytuhu wanafakhtu feehi min roohee faqa'oo lahu saajideen

DIN 31635faʾiḏā sawwaytuhu wanafaḫtu fīhi min rūḥī faqaʿū lahu sāǧidīna

When I have formed him, and breathed into him of My spirit, fall prostrate before him.

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And when I have fashioned him and breathed into him of My Spirit, then fall down before him prostrate

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and when I have fashioned him, and breathed into him of my spirit, then fall ye down before him adoring

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And when I have formed him and breathed my spirit into him, then worshipping fall down before him

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

When I shall have formed him, therefore, and shall have breathed my spirit into him, do ye fall down and worship him

George Sale · published 1734

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38:73

فَسَجَدَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ كُلُّهُمْ أَجْمَعُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)fasajada l-malaa'ikatu kulluhum ajma'oon

DIN 31635fasaǧada l-malāʾikatu kulluhum ʾaǧmaʿūna

The translators word this verse differently

So the angels fell prostrate, all of them.

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The angels fell down prostrate, every one

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And the angels adored all of them

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And the angels prostrated themselves, all of them with one accord

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And all the angels worshipped him, in general

George Sale · published 1734

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38:74

إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ ٱسْتَكْبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)illaa ibleesa stakbara wakaana mina l-kaafireen

DIN 31635ʾillā ʾiblīsa stakbara wakāna mina l-kāfirīna

The translators word this verse differently

Except for Satan. He was too proud, and one of the faithless.

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Saving Iblis; he was scornful and became one of the disbelievers

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

save Iblis, who was too big with pride, and was of the misbelievers

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Save Eblis. He swelled with pride, and became an unbeliever

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

except Eblis, who was puffed up with pride, and became an unbeliever

George Sale · published 1734

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38:75

قَالَ يَٰٓإِبْلِيسُ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَن تَسْجُدَ لِمَا خَلَقْتُ بِيَدَىَّ أَسْتَكْبَرْتَ أَمْ كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلْعَالِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)qaala yaa ibleesu maa mana'aka an tasjuda limaa khalaqtu biyadayya astakbarta am kunta mina l-'aaleen

DIN 31635qāla yā ʾiblīsu mā manaʿaka ʾan tasǧuda limā ḫalaqtu biyadayya ʾastakbarta ʾam kunta mina l-ʿālīna

He said, "O Satan, what prevented you from prostrating before what I created with My Own hands? Are you too proud, or were you one of the exalted?"

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He said: O Iblis! What hindereth thee from falling prostrate before that which I have created with both My hands? Art thou too proud or art thou of the high exalted

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Said He, 'O Iblis! what prevents thee from adoring what I have created with my two hands? art thou too big with pride? or art thou amongst the exalted

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

O Eblis," said God, "what hindereth thee from prostrating thyself before him whom my hands have made? Is it that thou are puffed up with pride? or art thou a being of lofty merit

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

God said unto him, O Eblis, what hindreth thee from worshipping that which I have created with my hands? Art thou elated with vain pride? Or art thou really one of exalted merit

George Sale · published 1734

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38:76

قَالَ أَنَا۠ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِى مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُۥ مِن طِينٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)qaala anaa khayrun minhu khalaqtanee min naarin wakhalaqtahu min teen

DIN 31635qāla ʾanā ḫayrun minhu ḫalaqtanī min nārin waḫalaqtahu min ṭīnin

He said, "I am better than he; You created me from fire, and You created him from clay."

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He said: I am better than him. Thou createdst me of fire, whilst him Thou didst create of clay

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Said he, 'I am better than he, Thou hast created me from fire, and him Thou hast created from clay

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

He said: "I am more excellent than he; me hast thou created of fire: of clay hast thou created him

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

He answered, I am more excellent than he: Thou hast created me of fire, and hast created him of clay

George Sale · published 1734

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38:77

قَالَ فَٱخْرُجْ مِنْهَا فَإِنَّكَ رَجِيمٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)qaala fakhruj minhaa fa'innaka rajeem

DIN 31635qāla faḫruǧ minhā faʾinnaka raǧīmun

The translators word this verse differently

He said, "Then get out of here! You are an outcast!

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He said: Go forth from hence, for lo! thou art outcast

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Said He, 'Then go forth therefrom, for, Verily, thou art pelted

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

He said: "Begone then hence: thou art accursed

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

God said unto him, get thee hence therefore, for thou shalt be driven away from mercy

George Sale · published 1734

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38:78

وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكَ لَعْنَتِىٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'inna 'alayka la'natee ilaa yawmi d-deen

DIN 31635waʾinna ʿalayka laʿnatī ʾilā yawmi d-dīni

And My curse will be upon you until the Day of Judgment."

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And lo! My curse is on thee till the Day of Judgment

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and, verily, upon thee is my curse unto the day of judgment

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And lo! my ban shall be on thee till the day of the reckoning

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And my curse shall be upon thee, until the day of judgment

George Sale · published 1734

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38:79

قَالَ رَبِّ فَأَنظِرْنِىٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)qaala rabbi fa'anzirnee ilaa yawmi yub'athoon

DIN 31635qāla rabbi faʾanẓirnī ʾilā yawmi yubʿaṯūna

He said, "Lord, defer me until the Day they are resurrected."

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He said: My Lord! Reprieve me till the day when they are raised

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Said be, 'My Lord! then respite me until the day when they are raised

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

He said: "O my Lord! respite me till the day of Resurrection

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

He replied, O Lord, respite me, therefore, until the day of resurrection

George Sale · published 1734

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38:80

قَالَ فَإِنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُنظَرِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)qaala fa'innaka mina l-munzareen

DIN 31635qāla faʾinnaka mina l-munẓarīna

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He said, "You are one of those deferred.

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He said: Lo! thou art of those reprieved

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Said He, 'Then thou art amongst the respited

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

He said, "One then of the respited shalt thou be

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

God said, verily thou shalt be one of those who are respited

George Sale · published 1734

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38:81

إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْوَقْتِ ٱلْمَعْلُومِ

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Easy-read (simplified)ilaa yawmi l-waqti l-ma'loom

DIN 31635ʾilā yawmi l-waqti l-maʿlūmi

Until the Day of the Time Appointed."

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Until the day of the time appointed

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

until the day of the stated time

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Till the day of the time appointed

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

until the day of the determined time

George Sale · published 1734

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38:82

قَالَ فَبِعِزَّتِكَ لَأُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)qaala fabi'izzatika la'ughwiyannahum ajma'een

DIN 31635qāla fabiʿizzatika laʾuġwiyannahum ʾaǧmaʿīna

He said, "By Your majesty, I will seduce them all.

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He said: Then, by Thy might, I surely will beguile them every one

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Said he, 'Then, by Thy might! I will surely seduce them all together

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

He said: "I swear by thy might then that all of them will I seduce

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Eblis said, by thy might do I swear, I will surely seduce them all

George Sale · published 1734

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38:83

إِلَّا عِبَادَكَ مِنْهُمُ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)illaa 'ibaadaka minhumu l-mukhlaseen

DIN 31635ʾillā ʿibādaka minhumu l-muḫlaṣīna

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Except for your loyal servants among them."

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Save Thy single-minded slaves among them

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

except Thy servants amongst them who are sincere

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Save thy sincere servants among them

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

except thy servants who shall be peculiarly chosen from among them

George Sale · published 1734

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38:84

قَالَ فَٱلْحَقُّ وَٱلْحَقَّ أَقُولُ

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Easy-read (simplified)qaala fal-haqqu wal-haqqa aqool

DIN 31635qāla fal-ḥaqqu wal-ḥaqqa ʾaqūlu

He said, "The truth is, and I say the truth.

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He said: The Truth is, and the Truth I speak

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Said He, 'It is the truth, and the truth I speak

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

He said: "It is truth, and the truth I speak

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

God said, it is a just sentence; and I speak the truth

George Sale · published 1734

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38:85

لَأَمْلَأَنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنكَ وَمِمَّن تَبِعَكَ مِنْهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)la'amla'anna jahannama minka wamimman tabi'aka minhum ajma'een

DIN 31635laʾamlaʾanna ǧahannama minka wamimman tabiʿaka minhum ʾaǧmaʿīna

I will fill Hell with you, and with every one of them who follows you."

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That I shall fill hell with thee and with such of them as follow thee, together

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

I will surely fill hell with thee and with those who follow thee amongst them all together

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

From thee will I surely fill Hell, and with such of them as shall follow thee, one and all

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

I will surely fill hell with thee, and with such of them as shall follow thee, altogether

George Sale · published 1734

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38:86

قُلْ مَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلْمُتَكَلِّفِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)qul maa as'alukum 'alayhi min ajrin wamaa anaa mina l-mutakallifeen

DIN 31635qul mā ʾasʾalukum ʿalayhi min ʾaǧrin wamā ʾanā mina l-mutakallifīna

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Say, "I ask of you no wage for this, and I am not a pretender.

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Say (O Muhammad, unto mankind): I ask of you no fee for this, and I am no simulating

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Say, 'I do not ask thee for it any hire, nor am I of those who take too much upon myself

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Say: I ask no wage of you for this, nor am I one who intermeddleth

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Say unto the Meccans, I ask not of you any reward for this my preaching: Neither am I one of those who assume a part which belongs not to them

George Sale · published 1734

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38:87

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)in huwa illaa dhikrun lil'aalameen

DIN 31635ʾin huwa ʾillā ḏikrun lilʿālamīna

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It is but a reminder to mankind.

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Lo! it is naught else than a reminder for all peoples

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

It is but a reminder to the servants

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Of a truth the Koran is no other than a warning to all creatures

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

The Koran is no other than an admonition unto all creatures

George Sale · published 1734

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38:88

وَلَتَعْلَمُنَّ نَبَأَهُۥ بَعْدَ حِينٍۭ

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Easy-read (simplified)walata'lamunna naba'ahu ba'da heen

DIN 31635walataʿlamunna nabaʾahu baʿda ḥīnin

The translators word this verse differently

And you will know its message after a while."

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And ye will come in time to know the truth thereof

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and ye shall surely know its story after a time

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And after a time shall ye surely know its message

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And ye shall surely know what is delivered therein to be true, after a season

George Sale · published 1734

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Translations Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

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Translations Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired

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