كَذَّبَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَأَتَىٰهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)kadhdhaba lladheena min qablihim fa'ataahumu l-'adhaabu min haythu laa yash'uroon
DIN 31635kaḏḏaba llaḏīna min qablihim faʾatāhumu l-ʿaḏābu min ḥayṯu lā yašʿurūna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Those before them denied, and so the doom came on them whence they knew not
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Those before them also denied the truth, so the penalty came upon them from where they did not perceive.
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
Those before them called the (prophets) liars, and the torment came to them from whence they perceived it not
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
They who were before them said it was a lie; but a punishment came upon them whence they looked not for it
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Those who were before them, accused their apostles of imposture; wherefore a punishment came upon them from whence they expected it not
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Edhe ata që ishin para tyre përgënjeshtruan të vërtetën, prandaj dënimi i goditi prej nga nuk e prisnin.
তাদের পূর্বে যারা ছিল, তারাও (রাসূলদেরকে) মিথ্যারোপ করেছিল। ফলে তাদের প্রতি এমনভাবে শাস্তি এসেছিল যে, তারা অনুভব করতে পারেনি।
Oni prije njih poricali su, pa ih je stigla kazna odakle nisu očekivali.
Oni prije njih poricali su, pa ih je stigla kazna odakle nisu očekivali.
Adinooɓe ɓen njeddiino, lepte ɗeen ardirani ɓe, ka ɓe tinaani.
წინათ მათამდე მყოფნიც უარყოფდნენ (მოციქულებს), და მოვიდოდა მათთან სასჯელი იქიდან, საიდანაც ისინი ვერც კი გრძნობდნენ [საიდანაც არც ელოდნენ].
Für Lüge erklärt haben es diejenigen, die vor ihnen waren. Da kam die Strafe über sie, von wo sie (es) nicht merkten.
Εκείνοι (από τα προηγούμενα έθνη) που ήταν πριν απ' αυτούς (τους ειδωλολάτρες από τη φυλή Κουράις) διέψευσαν (τους Αγγελιαφόρους), και έτσι, τους ήρθε η τιμωρία από εκεί που δεν την περίμεναν.
इनसे पहले के लोगों ने भी झुठलाया, तो उनपर वहाँ से यातना आई कि वे सोचते भी न थे।
Negarono quelli che li avevano preceduti, e la punizione li raggiunse da dove non se l’aspettavano;
25. Tie, kurie buvo prieš juos, neigė, tad kančia pasiekė juos iš pusių, kurių jie nesuvokė.
Warri isaaniin duraa sobsiisaniiti, adabbiin gara isaan hin beekneen isaanitti dhufe.
Те, которые были до них, сочли [истину] ложью — и наказание пришло к ним оттуда, откуда они не осознавали.
Они пре њих су порицали, па их је стигла казна одакле нису очекивали.
Waliokuwa kabla yao walikadhibisha, na ikawajia adhabu kutoka pahala wasipopatambua.
Även de tidigare folken förnekade tron, och straffet drabbade dem när de minst anade det.
Onlardan öncekiler de yalanlamışlardı da hiç farkında olmadıkları bir yerden azap onlara geliverdi.
ان سے پہلے والوں نے بھی جھٹلایا، پھر ان پر وہاں سے عذاب آپڑا جہاں سے ان کو خیال بھی نہ تھا.[1]
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ٱللَّهُ نَزَّلَ أَحْسَنَ ٱلْحَدِيثِ كِتَٰبًا مُّتَشَٰبِهًا مَّثَانِىَ تَقْشَعِرُّ مِنْهُ جُلُودُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُمْ ثُمَّ تَلِينُ جُلُودُهُمْ وَقُلُوبُهُمْ إِلَىٰ ذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ ذَٰلِكَ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ يَهْدِى بِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِنْ هَادٍ
Easy-read (simplified)allaahu nazzala ahsana l-hadeethi kitaaban mutashaabihan mathaaniya taqsha'irru minhu juloodu lladheena yakhshawna rabbahum thumma taleenu julooduhum waquloobuhum ilaa dhikri llaahi dhaalika hudaa llaahi yahdee bihi man yashaa'u waman yudlili llaahu famaa lahu min haad
DIN 31635allāhu nazzala ʾaḥsana l-ḥadīṯi kitāban mutašābihan maṯāniya taqšaʿirru minhu ǧulūdu llaḏīna yaḫšawna rabbahum ṯumma talīnu ǧulūduhum waqulūbuhum ʾilā ḏikri llāhi ḏālika hudā llāhi yahdī bihi man yašāʾu waman yuḍlili llāhu famā lahu min hādin
God has sent down the best of narrations: a Scripture consistent and paired. The skins of those who reverence their Lord shiver from it, then their skins and their hearts soften up to the remembrance of God. Such is God's guidance; He guides with it whomever He wills. But whomever God leaves astray, for him there is no guide.
Allah hath (now) revealed the fairest of statements, a Scripture consistent, (wherein promises of reward are) paired (with threats of punishment), whereat doth creep the flesh of those who fear their Lord, so that their flesh and their hearts soften to Allah's reminder. Such is Allah's guidance, wherewith He guideth whom He will. And him whom Allah sendeth astray, for him there is no guide
God has sent down the best of legends, a book uniform and repeating; whereat the skins of those who fear their Lord do creep! then their skins and their hearts soften at the remembrance of God. That is the guidance of God! He guides therewith whom He will. But he whom God leads astray there is no guide for him
The best of recitals hath God sent down a book in unison with itself, and teaching by iteration. The very skins of those who fear their Lord do creep at it! Then do their skins and their hearts soften at the remembrance of their Lord! This is God's guidance: by it will He guide whom He pleaseth; and, whom God shall mislead, no guide shall there be for him
God hath revealed a most excellent discourse; a book conformable to itself, and containing repeated admonitions. The skins of those who fear their Lord shrink for fear thereat: Afterwards their skins grow soft, and their hearts also, at the remembrance of their Lord. This is the direction of God: He will direct thereby whom He pleaseth; and whomsoever God shall cause to err, he shall have no director
أَفَمَن يَتَّقِى بِوَجْهِهِۦ سُوٓءَ ٱلْعَذَابِ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ وَقِيلَ لِلظَّٰلِمِينَ ذُوقُوا۟ مَا كُنتُمْ تَكْسِبُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)afaman yattaqee biwajhihi soo'a l-'adhaabi yawma l-qiyaamati waqeela lilzzaalimeena dhooqoo maa kuntum taksiboon
DIN 31635ʾafaman yattaqī biwaǧhihi sūʾa l-ʿaḏābi yawma l-qiyāmati waqīla lilẓẓālimīna ḏūqū mā kuntum taksibūna
What about someone who covers his face against the terrible misery of the Day of Resurrection? To the evildoers it will be said, "Taste what you used to earn."
Is he then, who will strike his face against the awful doom upon the Day of Resurrection (as he who doeth right)? And it will be said unto the wrong-doers: Taste what ye used to earn
Shall he who must screen himself with his own face from the evil torment on the resurrection day. . . . ? And it shall be said of those who do wrong, taste what ye have earned
Shall he who shall have nought but his own face to shelter him with from the torment of the punishment on the day of the resurrection . . .? Aye, to the evil doers it shall be said, "Taste what ye have earned
Shall he therefore who shall be obliged to screen himself with his face from the severity of the punishment on the day of resurrection, be as he who is secure therefrom? And it shall be said unto the ungodly, taste that which ye have deserved
39:25 — the verse above
فَأَذَاقَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْخِزْىَ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'adhaaqahumu llaahu l-khizya fee l-hayaati d-dunyaa wala'adhaabu l-'aakhirati akbaru law kaanoo ya'lamoon
DIN 31635faʾaḏāqahumu llāhu l-ḫizya fī l-ḥayāti d-dunyā walaʿaḏābu l-ʾāḫirati ʾakbaru law kānū yaʿlamūna
God made them taste disgrace in the present life, but the punishment of the Hereafter is worse, if they only knew.
Thus Allah made them taste humiliation in the life of the world, and verily the doom of the Hereafter will be greater if they did but know
and God made them taste disgrace in the life of this world. But surely the torment of the hereafter is greater, if they did but know
And God made them taste humiliation in this present life: but greater surely will be the punishment of the life to come. Did they but know it
And God caused them to taste shame in this present life; but the punishment of the life to come will certainly be greater. If they were men of understanding, they would know this
وَلَقَدْ ضَرَبْنَا لِلنَّاسِ فِى هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانِ مِن كُلِّ مَثَلٍ لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walaqad darabnaa lilnnaasi fee haadhaa l-qur'aani min kulli mathalin la'allahum yatadhakkaroon
DIN 31635walaqad ḍarabnā lilnnāsi fī hāḏā l-qurʾāni min kulli maṯalin laʿallahum yataḏakkarūna
The translators word this verse differently
We have cited in this Quran for mankind every ideal, that they may take heed.
And verily We have coined for mankind in this Qur'an all kinds of similitudes, that haply they may reflect
We have struck out for men in this Qur'an every sort of parable, haply they may be mindful
Now have we set before man in this Koran every kind of parable for their warning
Now have We proposed unto mankind, in this Koran, every kind of parable; that they may be warned
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كَذَّبَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَأَتَاهُمُ الْعَذَابُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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