فَلَمْ يَكُ يَنفَعُهُمْ إِيمَٰنُهُمْ لَمَّا رَأَوْا۟ بَأْسَنَا سُنَّتَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّتِى قَدْ خَلَتْ فِى عِبَادِهِۦ وَخَسِرَ هُنَالِكَ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)falam yaku yanfa'uhum eemaanuhum lammaa ra'aw ba'sanaa sunnata llaahi llatee qad khalat fee 'ibaadihi wakhasira hunaalika l-kaafiroon
DIN 31635falam yaku yanfaʿuhum ʾīmānuhum lammā raʾaw baʾsanā sunnata llāhi llatī qad ḫalat fī ʿibādihi waḫasira hunālika l-kāfirūna
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But their faith could not help them once they witnessed Our might. This has been God's way of dealing with His servants. And there and then the disbelievers lost.
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
But their faith could not avail them when they saw Our doom. This is Allah's law which hath ever taken course for His bondmen. And then the disbelievers will be ruined
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
But their faith was of no avail to them when they saw our violence - the course of God with His servants in time past, and there the misbelievers lose
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
But their faith, after they had witnessed our vengeance, profited them not. Such the procedure of God with regard to his servants who flourished of old. And then the unbelievers perished
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
But their faith availed them not, after they had beholden our vengeance. This was the ordinance of God, which was formerly observed in respect to his servants: And then did the unbelievers perish
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
Mirëpo, besimi i tyre kur panë dënimin Tonë nuk u bëri dobi. Ky është ligji i Allahut që e ka zbatuar te robërit e Tij. Kështu humbën jobesimtarët.
কিন্তু তারা যখন আমার শাস্তি প্রত্যক্ষ করল তখন তাদের ঈমান তাদের কোন উপকারে আসল না। এটা আল্লাহর বিধান(৪৩), তাঁর বান্দাদের মধ্যে চলে আসছে। আর এখানে (৪৪) কাফিররাই চরমভাবে ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত হয়েছে।
Ali im vjerovanje njihovo, kada bi kaznu Našu vidjeli, ne bi nimalo koristilo. To je prema Allahovom zakonu, koji je primijenjen za sve robove Njegove – i tada bi nevjernici stradali.
Ali im vjerovanje njihovo, kada bi kaznu Našu vidjeli, ne bi nimalo koristilo. To je prema Allahovom zakonu, koji je primijenjen za sve robove Njegove – i tada bi nevjernici stradali.
Kono ngooŋɗinal maɓɓe wonaano ko nafata ɓe, feewndo ɓe nji'unoo lepte Amen ɗeen; ɗum ko laawol Allah non, gooŋɗii ɗun yawtiino e jiyaaɓe makko ɓeen. Yedduɓe ɓen sooyi ɗon nden ñalnde.
მაგრამ მათმა რწმენამ ვერ უშველა მათ, როდესაც მათ იხილეს ჩვენი ძალა [სასჯელი], ალლაჰის განჩინებით, რომელიც უკვე დაატყდა მის მსახურთ. და მაშინ (როცა სასჯელი მოვა) ურწმუნოები წაგებულნი დარჩებიან.
Aber nicht mehr nützen konnte ihnen ihr Glaube, als sie Unsere (strafende) Härte sahen - (so war) die Gesetzmäßigkeit Allahs, die bereits (in der Vergangenheit) an Seine Diener ergangen war, und verloren haben dann da die Ungläubigen.
Αλλά η πίστη τους (τώρα) δεν τους ωφέλησε όταν είδαν την τιμωρία Μας. Αυτός είναι ο επαναλαμβανόμενος κανόνας του Αλλάχ, που εφαρμόστηκε στους (άπιστους) δούλους Του, (ότι η μεταμέλεια δεν ωφελεί τους άπιστους όταν δουν την τιμωρία), και τότε οι άπιστοι ήταν σε απόλυτη αποτυχία.
फिर यह न था कि जब उन्होंने हमारी यातना को देख लिया, तो उनका ईमान (लाना) उन्हें लाभ देता। यही अल्लाह की रीति है, जो उसके बंदों में गुज़र चुकी। और उस समय काफ़िर घाटे में पड़ गए।
Non servirà loro essere credenti dopo aver visto la Nostra punizione: legge di Allāh, indiscutibile tra i Suoi servi! E lì hanno perso i miscredenti.
85. Tada jų Tikėjimas (islamiškąjį monoteizmą) negalėjo duoti jiems naudos, kai jie pamatė Savo bausmę. (Toks) buvo Allaho būdas elgtis su Savo vergais. Ir taip netikintieji visiškai pralaimėjo (kai Mūsų Kančia apėmė juos).
Amanuun isaanii kan isaan fayyadu hin taane erga adabbii keenya arganii booda (Sun) karaa Rabbii kan gabroota Isaa keessatti dabreedha. Kaafiroonni achitti hoonga’e.
Но не принесла им пользы их вера, когда они увидели Нашу мощь. Таков неизменный закон Аллаха в отношении Его рабов. И тогда отвергшие веру потерпели убыток.
Али им веровање њихово, кад би казну Нашу доживели, не би нимало било од користи, према Аллаховом закону који је вредео за све слуге Његове које су биле и нестале – и тад би неверници страдали.
Lakini imani yao haikuwa yenye kuwafaa kitu wakati ambao wamekwisha iona adhabu yetu. Huu ndio mwendo wa Mwenyezi Mungu uliokuwa kwa waja wake. Na hapo waliokufuru walihasiri.
Men deras tro var dem till ingen nytta när de väl sett vårt straff – sådant har Guds förfarande alltid varit med hans tjänare – och där och då gick de otrogna under.
Ama bizim azabımızı gördüklerinde iman etmeleri kendilerine fayda vermedi. Bu Allah’ın kulları hakkında geçerli olagelen sünnetidir (adetidir) ve kâfirler işte burada hüsrana uğradı.
لیکن ہمارے عذاب کو دیکھ لینے کے بعد ان کے ایمان نے انہیں نفع نہ دیا۔ اللہ نے اپنا معمول یہی مقرر کر رکھا ہے جو اس کے بندوں میں برابر چلا آ رہا ہے[1] ۔ اور اس جگہ کافر خراب وخستہ ہوئے.[2]
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فَلَمَّا جَآءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ فَرِحُوا۟ بِمَا عِندَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)falammaa jaa'athum rusuluhum bil-bayyinaati farihoo bimaa 'indahum mina l-'ilmi wahaaqa bihim maa kaanoo bihi yastahzi'oon
DIN 31635falammā ǧāʾathum rusuluhum bil-bayyināti fariḥū bimā ʿindahum mina l-ʿilmi waḥāqa bihim mā kānū bihi yastahziʾūna
When their messengers came to them with clear proofs, they rejoiced in the knowledge they had, and the very things they used to ridicule besieged them.
And when their messengers brought them clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty) they exulted in the knowledge they (themselves) possessed. And that which they were wont to mock befell them
And when there came to them their apostles with manifest signs they rejoiced in what knowledge they had; but there closed in upon them that whereat they had mocked
And when their apostles had come to them with the tokens of their mission, they exulted in what they possessed of knowledge; but that retribution at which they scoffed, encompassed them
And when their apostles came unto them with evident proofs of their mission, they rejoiced in the knowledge which was with them: But that which they mocked at, encompassed them
فَلَمَّا رَأَوْا۟ بَأْسَنَا قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَحْدَهُۥ وَكَفَرْنَا بِمَا كُنَّا بِهِۦ مُشْرِكِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)falammaa ra'aw ba'sanaa qaaloo aamannaa billaahi wahdahu wakafarnaa bimaa kunnaa bihi mushrikeen
DIN 31635falammā raʾaw baʾsanā qālū ʾāmannā billāhi waḥdahu wakafarnā bimā kunnā bihi mušrikīna
Then, when they witnessed Our might, they said, "We believe in God alone, and we reject what we used to associate with Him."
Then, when they saw Our doom, they said: We believe in Allah only and reject (all) that we used to associate (with Him)
And when they saw our violence they said, 'We believe in God alone, and we disbelieve in what we once associated with Him
And when they beheld our vengeance they said, "We believe in God alone, and we disbelieve in the deities we once associated with Him
And when they beheld our vengeance, they said, we believe in God alone, and we renounce the idols which we associated with Him
40:85 — the verse above
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فَلَمْ يَكُ يَنفَعُهُمْ إِيمَانُهُمْ لَمَّا رَأَوْا بَأْسَنَا سُنَّتَ اللَّهِ الَّتِي قَدْ خَلَتْ فِي عِبَادِهِ وَخَسِرَ هُنَالِكَ الْكَافِرُونَ
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