وَيَٰقَوْمِ مَا لِىٓ أَدْعُوكُمْ إِلَى ٱلنَّجَوٰةِ وَتَدْعُونَنِىٓ إِلَى ٱلنَّارِ
Easy-read (simplified)wayaa qawmi maa lee ad'ookum ilaa n-najaati watad'oonanee ilaa n-naar
DIN 31635wayā qawmi mā lī ʾadʿūkum ʾilā n-naǧāti watadʿūnanī ʾilā n-nāri
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O my people, how is it that I call you to salvation, and you call me to the Fire?
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
And, O my people! What aileth me that I call you unto deliverance when ye call me unto the Fire
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
O my people! why should I call you to salvation, and you call me to the fire
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
And, O my people! how is it that I bid you to salvation, but that ye bid me to the fire
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
And, O my people, as for me, I invite you to salvation; but ye invite me to hell fire
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
O populli im, ç'është kjo kështu: unë ju thërras në shpëtim, ndërsa ju më thërrisni për në Zjarr?!
‘আর হে আমার জাতি! আমার কী হল যে, আমি তোমাদেরকে (২২) মুক্তির দিকে ডাকছি, আর তোমরা আমাকে আগুনের দিকে ডাকছ !’
O narode moj, šta je ovo!? Ja vas pozivam da vas spasim, a vi mene pozivate u Vatru,
O narode moj, što je ovo!? Ja vas pozivam da vas spasim, a vi mene pozivate u Vatru,
Eey mon yo yimɓe am, ko waɗi si miɗo nodda on e daɗal, hoɗon nodda kam e Yiite?
ო, ჩემო ხალხო! რატომ არის რომ მე მოგიწოდებთ თქვენ ხსნისკენ, მაშინ როცა თქვენ მომიწოდებთ ცეცხლისკენ?!
(Der gläubige Mann sagte weiter:) „O mein Volk, seht ihr, wie ich euch zur Rettung rufe, ihr mich aber zum (Höllen)feuer ruft?
Ω, λαέ μου! Πώς γίνεται εγώ να σας καλώ προς (την πίστη και) τη σωτηρία, και εσείς να με καλείτε προς (την απιστία και) τη φωτιά;
तथा ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! क्या बात है कि मैं तुम्हें मुक्ति की ओर बुला रहा हूँ और तुम मुझे आग (नरक) की ओर बुला रहे हो?
O popolo mio, perché quando io vi invito alla salvezza, voi mi invitate al Fuoco?
41. Mano žmonės, kaip yra, kad aš kviečiu jus į išsigelbėjimą, kai jūs kviečiate mane į Ugnį.“
Yaa ummata kiyya! Maali! kan Ani gara nageenyaatti isin waamu, isin immoo gara ibiddaatti na waamtanii?
И, о народ мой! Что со мной — я зову вас к спасению, а вы зовёте меня к адскому огню?
О народе мој! Шта је ово? Ја вас позивам у спас, а ви мене позивате у Ватру;
Na enyi watu wangu! Kwa nini mimi nakuiteni kwenye wokovu, nanyi mnaniita kwenye Moto?
Mitt folk! Är det inte besynnerligt att medan jag kallar er till räddning, kallar ni mig till elden?
Ey kavmim! Nedir bu hal? Ben sizi kurtuluşa çağırıyorum, siz beni ateşe çağırıyorsunuz.
اے میری قوم! یہ کیا بات ہے کہ میں تمہیں نجات کی طرف بلا رہا ہوں[1] اور تم مجھے دوزخ کی طرف بلا رہے ہو.[2]
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يَٰقَوْمِ إِنَّمَا هَٰذِهِ ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا مَتَٰعٌ وَإِنَّ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ هِىَ دَارُ ٱلْقَرَارِ
Easy-read (simplified)yaa qawmi innamaa haadhihi l-hayaatu d-dunyaa mataa'un wa'inna l-'aakhirata hiya daaru l-qaraar
DIN 31635yā qawmi ʾinnamā hāḏihi l-ḥayātu d-dunyā matāʿun waʾinna l-ʾāḫirata hiya dāru l-qarāri
"O my people, the life of this world is nothing but fleeting enjoyment, but the Hereafter is the Home of Permanence.
O my people! Lo! this life of the world is but a passing comfort, and lo! the Hereafter, that is the enduring home
O my people! verily, the life of this world is but a provision, but, verily, the hereafter, that is the abode of stability
O my people! this present life is only a passing joy, but the life to come is the mansion that abideth
O my people, verily this present life is but a temporary enjoyment; but the life to come is the mansion of firm continuance
مَنْ عَمِلَ سَيِّئَةً فَلَا يُجْزَىٰٓ إِلَّا مِثْلَهَا وَمَنْ عَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا مِّن ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنثَىٰ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ يَدْخُلُونَ ٱلْجَنَّةَ يُرْزَقُونَ فِيهَا بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ
Easy-read (simplified)man 'amila sayyi'atan falaa yujzaa illaa mithlahaa waman 'amila saalihan min dhakarin aw unthaa wahuwa mu'minun fa'oolaa'ika yadkhuloona l-jannata yurzaqoona feehaa bighayri hisaab
DIN 31635man ʿamila sayyiʾatan falā yuǧzā ʾillā miṯlahā waman ʿamila ṣāliḥan min ḏakarin ʾaw ʾunṯā wahuwa muʾminun faʾūlāʾika yadḫulūna l-ǧannata yurzaqūna fīhā biġayri ḥisābin
Whoever commits a sin will be repaid only with its like. But whoever works righteousness, whether male or female, and is a believer-these will enter Paradise, where they will be provided for without account.
Whoso doeth an ill-deed, he will be repaid the like thereof, while whoso doeth right, whether male or female, and is a believer, (all) such will enter the Garden, where they will be nourished without stint
Whoso does evil, he shall only be recompensed with the like thereof , and whoso does right, be it male or female and a believer, these shall enter into Paradise; they shall be provided therein without count
Whoso shall have wrought evil shall not be recompensed but with its like; but whoso shall have done the things that are right, whether male or female, and is a believer - these shall enter paradise: good things unreckoned shall they enjoy therein
Whoever worketh evil, shall only be rewarded in equal proportion to the same: But whoever worketh good, whether male or female, and is a true believer, they shall enter paradise; they shall be provided for therein superabundantly
40:41 — the verse above
تَدْعُونَنِى لِأَكْفُرَ بِٱللَّهِ وَأُشْرِكَ بِهِۦ مَا لَيْسَ لِى بِهِۦ عِلْمٌ وَأَنَا۠ أَدْعُوكُمْ إِلَى ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْغَفَّٰرِ
Easy-read (simplified)tad'oonanee li'akfura billaahi wa'ushrika bihi maa laysa lee bihi 'ilmun wa'anaa ad'ookum ilaa l-'azeezi l-ghaffaar
DIN 31635tadʿūnanī liʾakfura billāhi waʾušrika bihi mā laysa lī bihi ʿilmun waʾanā ʾadʿūkum ʾilā l-ʿazīzi l-ġaffāri
You call me to reject God, and to associate with Him what I have no knowledge of, while I call you to the Mighty Forgiver.
Ye call me to disbelieve in Allah and ascribe unto Him as partners that whereof I have no knowledge, while I call you unto the Mighty, the Forgiver
Ye call on me to disbelieve in God, and to join with Him what I have no knowledge of; but I call you to the mighty forgiving One
Ye invite me to deny God, and to join with him gods of whom I know nothing; but I invite you to the Mighty, the Forgiving
Ye invite me to deny God, and to associate with him that whereof I have no knowledge; but I invite you to the most mighty, the forgiver of sins
لَا جَرَمَ أَنَّمَا تَدْعُونَنِىٓ إِلَيْهِ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ دَعْوَةٌ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَلَا فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَأَنَّ مَرَدَّنَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَأَنَّ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ
Easy-read (simplified)laa jarama annamaa tad'oonanee ilayhi laysa lahu da'watun fee d-dunyaa walaa fee l-'aakhirati wa'anna maraddanaa ilaa llaahi wa'anna l-musrifeena hum ashaabu n-naar
DIN 31635lā ǧarama ʾannamā tadʿūnanī ʾilayhi laysa lahu daʿwatun fī d-dunyā walā fī l-ʾāḫirati waʾanna maraddanā ʾilā llāhi waʾanna l-musrifīna hum ʾaṣḥābu n-nāri
Without a doubt, what you call me to has no say in this world, or in the Hereafter; and our turning back is to God; and the transgressors are the inmates of the Fire.
Assuredly that whereunto ye call me hath no claim in the world or in the Hereafter, and our return will be unto Allah, and the prodigals will be owners of the Fire
no doubt that what ye call me to, ought not to be called on in this world or in the hereafter, and that we shall be sent back to God, and that the extravagant, they are the fellows of the Fire
No doubt is there that they to whom ye invite me are not to be invoked either in this world or in the world to come: and that unto God is our return, and that the transgressors shall be the inmates of the fire
There is no doubt but that the false gods to which ye invite me, deserve not to be invoked, either in this world or in the next; and that we must return unto God; and that the transgressors shall be the inhabitants of hell fire
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَيَا قَوْمِ مَا لِي أَدْعُوكُمْ إِلَى النَّجَاةِ وَتَدْعُونَنِي إِلَى النَّارِ
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