مَّا يُقَالُ لَكَ إِلَّا مَا قَدْ قِيلَ لِلرُّسُلِ مِن قَبْلِكَ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَذُو مَغْفِرَةٍ وَذُو عِقَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
Easy-read (simplified)maa yuqaalu laka illaa maa qad qeela lilrrusuli min qablika inna rabbaka ladhoo maghfiratin wadhoo 'iqaabin aleem
DIN 31635mā yuqālu laka ʾillā mā qad qīla lilrrusuli min qablika ʾinna rabbaka laḏū maġfiratin waḏū ʿiqābin ʾalīmin
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
The translators word this verse differently
Marked words appear in this translation and in no other English translation of this verse. Common small words and older spellings are not marked. The marks show where the wording differs, not where the meaning does.
Nothing is said to you but was said to the Messengers before you: your Lord is Possessor of Forgiveness, and Possessor of Painful Repayment.
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
Naught is said unto thee (Muhammad) save what was said unto the messengers before thee. Lo! thy Lord is owner of forgiveness, and owner (also) of dire punishment
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
Naught is said to thee but what was said to the apostles before thee, 'Verily, thy Lord is Lord of forgiveness and Lord of grievous torment
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
Nothing hath been said to thee which hath not been said of old to apostles before thee. Verily with thy Lord is forgiveness, and with Him is terrible retribution
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
No other is said unto thee by the infidels of Mecca, than what hath been formerly said, unto the apostles before thee: Verily thy Lord is inclined to forgiveness, and is also able to chastise severely
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
Ty (o Muhamed) të thuhet vetëm ajo që u është thënë të dërguarve para teje. Me të vërtetë, Zoti yt është Falës, por edhe dënimin e ka të dhembshëm.
হে রাসূল! তোমাকে যা বলা হচ্ছে, তোমার পূর্ববর্তী রাসূলদেরকেও তাই বলা হয়েছিল।(২৩) নিশ্চয় তোমার রব একান্তই ক্ষমাশীল এবং (অপরাধীদের জন্যে) যন্ত্রণাদায়ক শাস্তি প্রদানকারী।
Tebi se neće reći ništa što već nije rečeno poslanicima prije tebe. Gospodar tvoj zaista prašta, a i bolno kažnjava.
Tebi se neće reći ništa što već nije rečeno poslanicima prije tebe. Gospodar tvoj zaista prašta, a i bolno kažnjava.
A wi'aaka si wonaa ko Nulaaɓe adinooɓe ma ɓen mbi'anoo. Pellet, Joomi maa, ko O Jom yaafuyee, e Jom lepte mu'usuuɗe.
(მრავალღმერთიანები) გეუბნებიან (ო, შუამავალო) იმავეს, რასაც ეუბნებოდნენ შენამდე მოსულ შუამავლებს. (ამიტომ, მოითმინე ალლაჰისკენ მოწოდების გზაზე). ჭეშმარიტად, შენი უფალი მპატიებელი და მკაცრია სასჯელში!
Es wird dir nur das gesagt, was schon den Gesandten vor dir gesagt wurde. „Wahrlich, dein Herr ist ja voll der Vergebung und verhängt (auch) schmerzhafte Strafe.“
Δε λέγεται σε σένα (ω, Προφήτη, από τους άπιστους) παρά μόνο ό,τι ειπώθηκε (από τα προηγούμενα άπιστα έθνη) στους Αγγελιαφόρους πριν από σένα. (Γι' αυτό δείξε υπομονή σε ό,τι λένε), πράγματι, ο Κύριός σου είναι Αυτός που έχει συγχώρεση (για όποιον στρέφεται με μεταμέλεια προς Αυτόν), και έχει σκληρή τιμωρία (για όποιον επιμένει στην απιστία του).
आपसे वही कहा जा रहा है, जो आपसे पहले के रसूलों से कहा जा चुका है।[14] निःसंदेह आपका पालनहार निश्चय बड़ी क्षमा वाला और बहुत दुःखदायी यातना वाला है।
Non ti si dice se non ciò che si disse ai Messaggeri prima di te. In verità il tuo Dio possiede la pietà e possiede la dura punizione.
43. Niekas kitas nėra sakoma tau (Muchammedai ﷺ), išskyrus tai, kas buvo sakyta Pasiuntiniams anksčiau tavęs. Iš tiesų, tavo Viešpats yra Atleidimo Savininkas ir (taip pat) Skausmingos Bausmės Savininkas.
Waan ergamtoota si duraatiin jedhame malee wanti siin jedhamu hin jiru. Gooftaan kee abbaa araaramaatiifi abbaa adabbii laaleessaati.
Тебе говорится лишь то, что уже говорилось посланникам до тебя. Воистину, твой Господь — обладатель прощения и обладатель мучительного возмездия.
Теби се не говори ништа што већ није речено посланицима пре тебе. Твој Господар заиста прашта, а и болно кажњава.
Huambiwi ila yale yale waliyoambiwa Mitume wa kabla yako. Hakika Mola wako Mlezi bila ya shaka ni Mwenye maghfira, na ni Mwenye adhabu chungu.
Det som sägs till dig är inget annat än vad som sades till sändebuden före dig. Din Herre är sannerligen generös med sin förlåtelse, men han kan även utdela smärtsamma straff.
Sana söylenenler, senden önceki rasûllere söylenenlerden başka bir şey değildir. Süphesiz Rabbin, hem mağfiret sahibidir, hem de elem verici bir azap sahibidir.
آپ سے وہی کہا جاتا ہے جو آپ سے پہلے کے رسولوں سے بھی کہا گیا ہے[1] ، یقیناً آپ کا رب معافی واﻻ[2] اور دردناک عذاب واﻻ ہے.[3]
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إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِٱلذِّكْرِ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَكِتَٰبٌ عَزِيزٌ
Easy-read (simplified)inna lladheena kafaroo bidh-dhikri lammaa jaa'ahum wa'innahu lakitaabun 'azeez
DIN 31635ʾinna llaḏīna kafarū biḏ-ḏikri lammā ǧāʾahum waʾinnahu lakitābun ʿazīzun
The translators word this verse differently
Those who reject the Reminder when it has come to them-it is an invincible Book.
Lo! those who disbelieve in the Reminder when it cometh unto them (are guilty), for lo! it is an unassailable Scripture
Verily, those who misbelieve in the reminder when it comes to them - and, verily, it is a glorious Book
Verily, they who believe not in "the warning," after it hath come to them . . . and yet the Koran is a glorious book
Verily they who believe not in the admonition of the Koran, after it hath come unto them, shall one day be discovered. It is certainly a book of infinite value
لَّا يَأْتِيهِ ٱلْبَٰطِلُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَلَا مِنْ خَلْفِهِۦ تَنزِيلٌ مِّنْ حَكِيمٍ حَمِيدٍ
Easy-read (simplified)laa ya'teehi l-baatilu min bayni yadayhi walaa min khalfihi tanzeelun min hakeemin hameed
DIN 31635lā yaʾtīhi l-bāṭilu min bayni yadayhi walā min ḫalfihi tanzīlun min ḥakīmin ḥamīdin
Falsehood cannot approach it, from before it or behind it. It is a revelation from One Wise and Praiseworthy.
Falsehood cannot come at it from before it or from behind it. (It is) a revelation from the Wise, the Owner of Praise
falsehood shall not come to it, from before it, nor from behind it - a revelation from the wise, the praiseworthy One
Falsehood, from whatever side it cometh, shall not come night it; it is a missive down from the Wise, the Praiseworthy
Vanity shall not approach it, either from before it, or from behind it: It is a revelation from a wise God, whose praise is justly to be celebrated
41:43 — the verse above
وَلَوْ جَعَلْنَٰهُ قُرْءَانًا أَعْجَمِيًّا لَّقَالُوا۟ لَوْلَا فُصِّلَتْ ءَايَٰتُهُۥٓ ءَا۬عْجَمِىٌّ وَعَرَبِىٌّ قُلْ هُوَ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ هُدًى وَشِفَآءٌ وَٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ فِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرٌ وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَمًى أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ يُنَادَوْنَ مِن مَّكَانٍۭ بَعِيدٍ
Easy-read (simplified)walaw ja'alnaahu qur'aanan a'jamiyyan laqaaloo lawlaa fussilat aayaatuhu a'a'jamiyyun wa'arabiyyun qul huwa lilladheena aamanoo hudan washifaa'un walladheena laa yu'minoona fee aadhaanihim waqrun wahuwa 'alayhim 'aman oolaa'ika yunaadawna min makaanin ba'eed
DIN 31635walaw ǧaʿalnāhu qurʾānan ʾaʿǧamiyyan laqālū lawlā fuṣṣilat ʾāyātuhu ʾaʾaʿǧamiyyun waʿarabiyyun qul huwa lillaḏīna ʾāmanū hudan wašifāʾun wallaḏīna lā yuʾminūna fī ʾāḏānihim waqrun wahuwa ʿalayhim ʿaman ʾūlāʾika yunādawna min makānin baʿīdin
Had We made it a Quran in a foreign language, they would have said, "If only its verses were made clear." Non-Arabic and an Arab? Say, "For those who believe, it is guidance and healing. But as for those who do not believe: there is heaviness in their ears, and it is blindness for them. These are being called from a distant place."
And if We had appointed it a Lecture in a foreign tongue they would assuredly have said: If only its verses were expounded (so that we might understand)? What! A foreign tongue and an Arab? - Say unto them (O Muhammad): For those who believe it is a guidance and a healing; and as for those who disbelieve, there is a deafness in their ears, and it is blindness for them. Such are called to from afar
And had we made it a foreign Qur'an, they would have said, 'Unless its signs be detailed. .. . What! foreign and Arabic?' Say, 'It is, for those who believe, a guidance and a healing. But those who believe not, in their ears is dullness, and it is blindness to them; these are called to from a far-off place
Had we made it a Koran in a foreign tongue, they had surely said, "Unless its signs be made clear . . . ! What! in a foreign tongue? and the people Arabian?" SAY: It is to those who believe a guide and a medicine; but as to those who believe not, there is a thickness in their ears, and to them it is a blindness: they are like those who are called to from afar
If We had revealed the Koran in a foreign language, they had surely said, unless the signs thereof be distinctly explained, we will not receive the same: Is the book written in a foreign tongue, and the person unto whom it is directed, an Arabian? Answer, it is, unto those who believe, a sure guide, and a remedy for doubt and uncertainty: But unto those who believe not, it is a thickness of hearing in their ears, and it is a darkness which covereth them; these are as they who are called unto from a distant place
وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ فَٱخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَقُضِىَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَفِى شَكٍّ مِّنْهُ مُرِيبٍ
Easy-read (simplified)walaqad aataynaa moosaa l-kitaaba fakhtulifa feehi walawlaa kalimatun sabaqat min rabbika laqudiya baynahum wa'innahum lafee shakkin minhu mureeb
DIN 31635walaqad ʾātaynā mūsā l-kitāba faḫtulifa fīhi walawlā kalimatun sabaqat min rabbika laquḍiya baynahum waʾinnahum lafī šakkin minhu murībin
We gave Moses the Book, but disputes arose concerning it. Were it not for a prior decree from your Lord, judgment would have been pronounced between them. But they are in perplexing doubt concerning it.
And We verily gave Moses the Scripture, but there hath been dispute concerning it; and but for a Word that had already gone forth from thy Lord, it would ere now have been judged between them; but lo! they are in hopeless doubt concerning it
And we gave Moses the Book, and it was disputed about; but had it not been for thy Lord's word already passed it would have been decided between them, for, verily, they were in hesitating doubt thereon
Of old we gave the Book to Moses, and disputes arose about it: and if a decree of respite from thy Lord had gone before, there would surely have been a decision between them: for great were their doubts and questionings about it
We heretofore gave the book of the law unto Moses; and a dispute arose concerning the same: And if a previous decree had not proceeded from thy Lord, to respite the opposers of that revelation, verily the matter had been decided between them, by the destruction of the infidels; for they were in a very great doubt as to the same
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
مَّا يُقَالُ لَكَ إِلَّا مَا قَدْ قِيلَ لِلرُّسُلِ مِن قَبْلِكَ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَذُو مَغْفِرَةٍ وَذُو عِقَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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