إِلَّا ٱلْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ مِنَ ٱلرِّجَالِ وَٱلنِّسَآءِ وَٱلْوِلْدَٰنِ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ حِيلَةً وَلَا يَهْتَدُونَ سَبِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)illaa l-mustad'afeena mina r-rijaali wan-nisaa'i wal-wildaani laa yastatee'oona heelatan walaa yahtadoona sabeelaa
DIN 31635ʾillā l-mustaḍʿafīna mina r-riǧāli wan-nisāʾi wal-wildāni lā yastaṭīʿūna ḥīlatan walā yahtadūna sabīlan
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Except for the weak among men, and women, and children who have no means to act, and no means to find a way out.
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Except the feeble among men, and the women, and the children, who are unable to devise a plan and are not shown a way
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
Save for the weak men, and women, and children, who could not compass any stratagem, and were not guided to a way
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
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Except the men and women and children who were not able, through their weakness, to find the means of escape, and were not guided on their way
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
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Except the weak among men, and women, and children, who were not able to find means, and were not directed in the way
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
Me përjashtim të të pafuqishmëve nga burrat, gratë dhe fëmijët që nuk kanë mundësi (për të mërguar) dhe nuk e dinë rrugën.
তবে সেসব দুর্বল-অসহায় পুরুষ, নারী ও শিশু নয়, যারা কোনো উপায় অবলম্বনের সামর্থ্য রাখে না (৪০) এবংকোনো পথও খুঁজে পায় না।
Izuzetak su nemoćni muškarci, i žene, i djeca, koji se snaći ne mogu i koji ne nađu puta.
Izuzetak su nemoćni muškarci, i žene, i djeca, koji se snaći ne mogu i koji ne nađu puta.
Si wanaa ɓen lo'inaaɓe immorde ka worɓe, e ka rewɓe, e ka sukaaɓe ɓe kattanaa yahdu, ɓe peewataa e laawol.
გარდა სუსტი კაცებისა, ქალებისა და ბავშვებისა, რომელთაც არ ძალუძთ გამოსავლის პოვნა და ვერ პოულობენ [არ იციან] გზას (რომ გადასახლდნენ).
Ausgenommen (sind) die Unterdrückten unter den Männern, Frauen und Kindern, die keine Möglichkeit haben auszuwandern und keinen (Aus)weg vorfinden.
Εκτός από τους αδύναμους άντρες, γυναίκες και παιδιά που δεν είχαν μέσα (ή δύναμη για να απωθήσουν την αδικία από τον εαυτό τους) ούτε καθοδηγήθηκαν σε έναν τρόπο (διαφυγής).
सिवाय उन असहाय पुरुषों, स्त्रियों और बच्चों के जो कोई उपाय नहीं कर सकते और न (वहाँ से निकलने का) कोई रास्ता पाते हैं।
Tranne i deboli tra gli uomini, e le donne e i bambini, che non sanno cosa fare e non trovano scampo.
98. Išskyrus silpnuosius iš vyrų, moterų ir vaikų, kurie negali sugalvoti plano, nei jie sugeba vadovauti sau?
Isaan dadhaboo malee. dhiiraa, dubartootaafi ijoollee irraa kan ta’an, kan mala baafachuu hin dandeenyeefi karaa hin qajeelle (deemsa hindandeenye) (malee). [43]
Кроме угнетённых из числа мужчин, женщин и детей, которые не имеют возможности и не находят пути.
Изузетак су немоћни мушкарци, и жене, и деца, који не могу да се снађу и који не могу да пронађу излаз.
Isipokuwa wale waliodhoofishwa miongoni mwa wanaume na wanawake na watoto wasioweza hila wala hawawezi kufuata sawasawa njia ya kuhama.
Till dem räknas dock inte de förtryckta män, kvinnor och barn som saknade förmåga och inte fann någon utväg.
Ancak gerçekten zayıf ve güçsüz olan, çaresiz kalan ve hicret etmeye yol bulamayan erkekler, kadınlar ve çocuklar başkadır.
مگر جو مرد عورتیں اور بچے بے بس ہیں جنہیں نہ تو کسی چارہٴ کار کی طاقت اور نہ کسی راستے کا علم ہے۔[1]
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دَرَجَٰتٍ مِّنْهُ وَمَغْفِرَةً وَرَحْمَةً وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا
Easy-read (simplified)darajaatin minhu wamaghfiratan warahmatan wakaana llaahu ghafooran raheemaa
DIN 31635daraǧātin minhu wamaġfiratan waraḥmatan wakāna llāhu ġafūran raḥīman
Degrees from Him, and forgiveness, and mercy. God is Forgiving and Merciful.
Degrees of rank from Him, and forgiveness and mercy. Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful
degrees from him, and pardon and mercy, for God is forgiving and merciful
Rank of his own bestowal, and forgiveness, and mercy; for God is Indulgent, Merciful
by adding unto them a great reward, by degrees of honour conferred on them from him, and by granting them forgiveness, and mercy; for God is indulgent and merciful
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ تَوَفَّىٰهُمُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ ظَالِمِىٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ قَالُوا۟ فِيمَ كُنتُمْ قَالُوا۟ كُنَّا مُسْتَضْعَفِينَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ قَالُوٓا۟ أَلَمْ تَكُنْ أَرْضُ ٱللَّهِ وَٰسِعَةً فَتُهَاجِرُوا۟ فِيهَا فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ مَأْوَىٰهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ وَسَآءَتْ مَصِيرًا
Easy-read (simplified)inna lladheena tawaffaahumu l-malaa'ikatu zaalimee anfusihim qaaloo feema kuntum qaaloo kunnaa mustad'afeena fee l-'ardi qaaloo alam takun ardu llaahi waasi'atan fatuhaajiroo feehaa fa'oolaa'ika ma'waahum jahannamu wasaa'at maseeraa
DIN 31635ʾinna llaḏīna tawaffāhumu l-malāʾikatu ẓālimī ʾanfusihim qālū fīma kuntum qālū kunnā mustaḍʿafīna fī l-ʾarḍi qālū ʾalam takun ʾarḍu llāhi wāsiʿatan fatuhāǧirū fīhā faʾūlāʾika maʾwāhum ǧahannamu wasāʾat maṣīran
The translators word this verse differently
While the angels are removing the souls of those who have wronged themselves, they will say, "What was the matter with you?" They will say, "We were oppressed in the land." They will say, "Was God's earth not vast enough for you to emigrate in it?" These-their refuge is Hell. What a wretched retreat!
Lo! as for those whom the angels take (in death) while they wrong themselves, (the angels) will ask: In what were ye engaged? They will say: We were oppressed in the land. (The angels) will say: Was not Allah's earth spacious that ye could have migrated therein? As for such, their habitation will be hell, an evil journey's end
Verily, the angels when they took the souls of those who had wronged themselves, said, 'What state were ye in?' they say, 'We were but weak in the earth;' they said, 'Was not God's earth wide enough for you to flee away therein?' These are those whose resort is hell, and a bad journey shall it be
The angels, when they took the souls of those who had been unjust to their own weal, demanded, "What hath been your state?" They said, "We were the weak ones of the earth." They replied, "Was not God's earth broad enough for you to flee away in?" These! their home shall be Hell, and evil the passage to it
Moreover unto those whom the angels put to death, having injured their own souls, the angels said, of what religion were ye? They answered, we were weak in the earth. The angels replied, was not God's earth wide enough, that ye might fly therein to a place of refuge? Therefore their habitation shall be hell; and an evil journey shall it be thither
4:98 — the verse above
فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ عَسَى ٱللَّهُ أَن يَعْفُوَ عَنْهُمْ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَفُوًّا غَفُورًا
Easy-read (simplified)fa'oolaa'ika 'asaa llaahu an ya'fuwa 'anhum wakaana llaahu 'afuwwan ghafooraa
DIN 31635faʾūlāʾika ʿasā llāhu ʾan yaʿfuwa ʿanhum wakāna llāhu ʿafuwwan ġafūran
The translators word this verse differently
These-God may well pardon them. God is Pardoning and Forgiving.
As for such, it may be that Allah will pardon them. Allah is ever Clement, Forgiving
these it may be God will pardon, for God both pardons and forgives
These haply God will forgive: for God is Forgiving, Gracious
these peradventure God will pardon, for God is ready to forgive and gracious
وَمَن يُهَاجِرْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ يَجِدْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُرَٰغَمًا كَثِيرًا وَسَعَةً وَمَن يَخْرُجْ مِنۢ بَيْتِهِۦ مُهَاجِرًا إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ ثُمَّ يُدْرِكْهُ ٱلْمَوْتُ فَقَدْ وَقَعَ أَجْرُهُۥ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا
Easy-read (simplified)waman yuhaajir fee sabeeli llaahi yajid fee l-'ardi muraaghaman katheeran wasa'atan waman yakhruj min baytihi muhaajiran ilaa llaahi warasoolihi thumma yudrikhu l-mawtu faqad waqa'a ajruhu 'alaa llaahi wakaana llaahu ghafooran raheemaa
DIN 31635waman yuhāǧir fī sabīli llāhi yaǧid fī l-ʾarḍi murāġaman kaṯīran wasaʿatan waman yaḫruǧ min baytihi muhāǧiran ʾilā llāhi warasūlihi ṯumma yudrikhu l-mawtu faqad waqaʿa ʾaǧruhu ʿalā llāhi wakāna llāhu ġafūran raḥīman
The translators word this verse differently
Anyone who emigrates for the sake of God will find on earth many places of refuge, and plentitude. Anyone who leaves his home, emigrating to God and His Messenger, and then is overtaken by death, his compensation falls on God. God is Forgiver, Most Merciful.
Whoso migrateth for the cause of Allah will find much refuge and abundance in the earth, and whoso forsaketh his home, a fugitive unto Allah and His messenger, and death overtaketh him, his reward is then incumbent on Allah. Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful
Whosoever flees in the way of God shall find in the earth many a spacious refuge; and he who goes forth from his house, fleeing unto God and His prophet, and then death catches him up,- his hire devolves on God, and God is forgiving and merciful
Whoever flieth his country for the cause of God, will find in the earth many under like compulsion, and abundant resources; and if any one shall quit his home and fly to God and his apostle, and then death overtake him, - his reward from God is sure: for God is Gracious, Merciful
Whosoever flieth from his country for the sake of God's true religion, shall find in the earth many forced to do the same, and plenty of provisions. And whoever departeth from his house, and flieth unto God and his apostle, if death overtake him in the way, God will be obliged to reward him, for God is gracious and merciful
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إِلَّا الْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَالنِّسَاءِ وَالْوِلْدَانِ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ حِيلَةً وَلَا يَهْتَدُونَ سَبِيلًا
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