أَفَأَنتَ تُسْمِعُ ٱلصُّمَّ أَوْ تَهْدِى ٱلْعُمْىَ وَمَن كَانَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ
Easy-read (simplified)afa'anta tusmi'u s-summa aw tahdee l-'umya waman kaana fee dalaalin mubeen
DIN 31635ʾafaʾanta tusmiʿu ṣ-ṣumma ʾaw tahdī l-ʿumya waman kāna fī ḍalālin mubīnin
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Can you make the deaf hear, or guide the blind, and him who is in evident error?
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
Canst thou (Muhammad) make the deaf to hear, or canst thou guide the blind or him who is in error manifest
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
What! canst thou make the deaf to hear, or guide the blind, or him who is in obvious error
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
What! Canst thou then make the deaf to hear, or guide the blind and him who is in palpable error
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
Canst thou, O prophet, make the deaf to hear, or canst thou direct the blind, and him who is in a manifest error
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
Vallë, a mund t'i bësh të dëgjojnë të shurdhrit apo t'i udhëzosh të verbrit dhe ata që janë në humbje të qartë?
হে রাসূল! তুমি কি বধিরকে শুনাতে পারবে অথবা হিদায়াত করতে পারবে অন্ধকে এবং ঐ ব্যক্তিকে যে সুস্পষ্ট পথভ্রষ্টতায় রয়েছে?
Zar ti da dozoveš gluhe i uputiš slijepe i one koji su u očitoj zabludi?!
Zar ti da dozoveš gluhe i uputiš slijepe i one koji su u očitoj zabludi?!
E ko an naninta paaɗuɗo maa feewnaa bunɗo e on wonɗo e ndeer majjere ɓanngunde?
განა შენ ყრუს გააგონებ, ან ბრმას დაადგენ სწორ გზაზე და იმას, ვინც აშკარა ცდომილებაშია?
Bist du es etwa, der die Tauben hören lässt oder die Blinden und diejenigen rechtleitet, die sich in deutlichem Irrtum befinden?
Μπορείς εσύ (ω, Προφήτη) να κάνεις τους κωφούς (δηλ. τους άπιστους που δεν ακούν την αλήθεια) να ακούσουν, ή να καθοδηγήσεις τους τυφλούς (που δε βλέπουν την αλήθεια), και (να καθοδηγήσεις) όποιον βρίσκεται σε ξεκάθαρη πλάνη;
फिर क्या आप बहरों को सुनाएँगे या अंधों को राह दिखाएँगे और उनको जो खुली गुमराही[15] में पड़े हैं?
Ma tu puoi far sentire i sordi o far vedere la via ai ciechi e a chi è in chiara perdizione?
40. Ar gali tu (Muchammedai ﷺ) padaryti girdintįjį kurčiu arba ar gali tu išvesti aklą ar tą, kuris yra aiškioje klaidoje?
Sila ati duudaa dhageessiftaa yookiin jaamaa qajeelchitaa, nama jallina ifa ta’e keessa jiru(s niqajeelchitaa)?
Неужели ты заставишь слышать глухих или наставишь на верный путь слепых и того, кто пребывает в явном заблуждении?
Зар ти да дозовеш глуве и упутиш слепе и оне који су у очигледној заблуди?!
Je, unaweza kuwasikilizisha viziwi, au unaweza kuwaongoa vipofu na waliomo katika upotovu ulio wazi?
Kan du få de döva att lyssna eller vägleda de blinda och de som är i uppenbar villfarelse?
Şimdi, sağıra sen mi işittireceksin veya kör olan ve apaçık sapıklıkta bulunan kimseye sen mi hidayete ileteceksin?
کیا پس تو بہرے کو سنا سکتا ہے یا اندھے کو راه دکھا سکتا ہے اور اسے جو کھلی گمراہی میں ہو.[1]
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حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَنَا قَالَ يَٰلَيْتَ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَكَ بُعْدَ ٱلْمَشْرِقَيْنِ فَبِئْسَ ٱلْقَرِينُ
Easy-read (simplified)hattaa idhaa jaa'anaa qaala yaa layta baynee wabaynaka bu'da l-mashriqayni fabi'sa l-qareen
DIN 31635ḥattā ʾiḏā ǧāʾanā qāla yā layta baynī wabaynaka buʿda l-mašriqayni fabiʾsa l-qarīnu
Until, when He comes to Us, he will say, "If only there were between me and you the distance of the two Easts." What an evil companion!
Till, when he cometh unto Us, he saith (unto his comrade): Ah, would that between me and thee there were the distance of the two horizons - an evil comrade
until when he comes to us he shall say, 'O, would that between me and thee there were the distance of the two orients, for an evil mate (art thou)
Until when man shall come before us, he shall say, "O Satan, would that between me and thee were the distance of the East and West." And a wretched companion is a Satan
Until, when he shall appear before us at the last day, he shall say unto the devil, would to God that between me and thee there was the distance of the east from the west! Oh how wretched a companion art thou
وَلَن يَنفَعَكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ إِذ ظَّلَمْتُمْ أَنَّكُمْ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ مُشْتَرِكُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walan yanfa'akumu l-yawma idh zalamtum annakum fee l-'adhaabi mushtarikoon
DIN 31635walan yanfaʿakumu l-yawma ʾiḏ ẓalamtum ʾannakum fī l-ʿaḏābi muštarikūna
It will not benefit you on that Day, since you did wrong. You are partners in the suffering.
And it profiteth you not this day, because ye did wrong, that ye will be sharers in the doom
But it shall not avail you on that day, since ye were unjust; verily, in the torment shall ye share
But it shall not avail you on that day, because ye were unjust: partners shall ye be in the torment
But wishes shall not avail you on this day, since ye have been unjust; for ye shall be partakers of the same punishment
43:40 — the verse above
فَإِمَّا نَذْهَبَنَّ بِكَ فَإِنَّا مِنْهُم مُّنتَقِمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'immaa nadhhabanna bika fa'innaa minhum muntaqimoon
DIN 31635faʾimmā naḏhabanna bika faʾinnā minhum muntaqimūna
Even if We take you away, We will wreak vengeance upon them.
And if We take thee away, We surely shall take vengeance on them
Whether then we take thee off we will surely take vengeance on them
Whether therefore we take thee off by death, surely will we avenge ourselves on them
Whether We take thee away, We will surely take vengeance on them
أَوْ نُرِيَنَّكَ ٱلَّذِى وَعَدْنَٰهُمْ فَإِنَّا عَلَيْهِم مُّقْتَدِرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)aw nuriyannaka lladhee wa'adnaahum fa'innaa 'alayhim muqtadiroon
DIN 31635ʾaw nuriyannaka llaḏī waʿadnāhum faʾinnā ʿalayhim muqtadirūna
The translators word this verse differently
Or show you what We have promised them; for We have absolute power over them.
Or (if) We show thee that wherewith We threaten them; for lo! We have complete command of them
or whether we show thee that which we have promised them; for, verily, we have power over them
Or whether we make thee a witness of the accomplishment of that with which we threatened them, we will surely gain the mastery over them
or whether We cause thee to see the punishment with which We have threatened them, executed, We will certainly prevail over them
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
أَفَأَنتَ تُسْمِعُ الصُّمَّ أَوْ تَهْدِي الْعُمْيَ وَمَن كَانَ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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