Read the surah · Surah 43
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Eighty-nine verses answering the objection that a prophet ought to have come with wealth, or from one of the two great towns. It imagines what would happen if belief were made profitable, and returns to Jesus, who was only a servant on whom favour was placed, and to the ancestors people follow without asking why. It opens with disconnected letters.
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حمٓ
Easy-read (simplified)haa meem
DIN 31635ḥā mīm
The translators spell these letters differently
Ha, Meem.
Ha. Mim
‘H. M.
Ha. Mim
H. M.
وَٱلْكِتَٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ
Easy-read (simplified)wal-kitaabi l-mubeen
DIN 31635wal-kitābi l-mubīni
By the Book that makes things clear.
By the Scripture which maketh plain
By the perspicuous Book
By the Luminous Book
By the perspicuous book
إِنَّا جَعَلْنَٰهُ قُرْءَٰنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)innaa ja'alnaahu qur'aanan 'arabiyyan la'allakum ta'qiloon
DIN 31635ʾinnā ǧaʿalnāhu qurʾānan ʿarabiyyan laʿallakum taʿqilūna
We made it an Arabic Quran, so that you may understand.
Lo! We have appointed it a Lecture, in Arabic that haply ye may understand
verily, we have made it an Arabic Qur'an; haply ye will have some sense
We have made it an Arabic Koran that ye may understand
verily We have ordained the same an Arabic Koran, that ye may understand
وَإِنَّهُۥ فِىٓ أُمِّ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ لَدَيْنَا لَعَلِىٌّ حَكِيمٌ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'innahu fee ummi l-kitaabi ladaynaa la'aliyyun hakeem
DIN 31635waʾinnahu fī ʾummi l-kitābi ladaynā laʿaliyyun ḥakīmun
And it is with Us, in the Source Book, sublime and wise.
And Lo! in the Source of Decrees, which We possess, it is indeed sublime, decisive
And it is in the Mother of the Book with us,- high and wise
And it is a transcript of the archetypal Book, kept by us; it is lofty, filled with wisdom
And it is certainly written in the original book, kept with Us, being sublime and full of wisdom
أَفَنَضْرِبُ عَنكُمُ ٱلذِّكْرَ صَفْحًا أَن كُنتُمْ قَوْمًا مُّسْرِفِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)afanadribu 'ankumu dh-dhikra safhan an kuntum qawman musrifeen
DIN 31635ʾafanaḍribu ʿankumu ḏ-ḏikra ṣafḥan ʾan kuntum qawman musrifīna
Shall We hold back the Reminder from you, since you are a transgressing people?
Shall We utterly ignore you because ye are a wanton folk
Shall we then push aside from you the Reminder, because ye are a people who are extravagant
Shall we then turn aside this warning from you because ye are a people who transgress
Shall We therefore turn away from you the admonition, and deprive you thereof, because ye are a people who transgress
وَكَمْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن نَّبِىٍّ فِى ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wakam arsalnaa min nabiyyin fee l-'awwaleen
DIN 31635wakam ʾarsalnā min nabiyyin fī l-ʾawwalīna
How many a prophet did We send to the ancients?
How many a prophet did We send among the men of old
How many prophets have we sent amongst those of yore
Yet how many prophets sent we among those of old
And how many prophets have We sent among those of old
وَمَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن نَّبِىٍّ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa ya'teehim min nabiyyin illaa kaanoo bihi yastahzi'oon
DIN 31635wamā yaʾtīhim min nabiyyin ʾillā kānū bihi yastahziʾūna
No messenger came to them, but they ridiculed him.
And never came there unto them a prophet but they used to mock him
and there never came to them a prophet but they did mock at him
But no prophet came to them whom they made not the object of their scorn
And no prophet came unto them, but they laughed him to scorn
فَأَهْلَكْنَآ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا وَمَضَىٰ مَثَلُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'ahlaknaa ashadda minhum batshan wamadaa mathalu l-'awwaleen
DIN 31635faʾahlaknā ʾašadda minhum baṭšan wamaḍā maṯalu l-ʾawwalīna
We destroyed people more powerful than they, and so the example of the ancients has passed away.
Then We destroyed men mightier than these in prowess; and the example of the men of old hath gone (before them)
then we destroyed them - more valiant than these; and the example of those of yore passed away
Wherefore we destroyed nations mightier than these Meccans in strength; and the example of those of old hath gone before
Wherefore We destroyed nations who were more mighty than these in strength; and the example of those who were of old, hath been already set before them
وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ خَلَقَهُنَّ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
Easy-read (simplified)wala'in sa'altahum man khalaqa s-samaawaati wal-'arda layaqoolunna khalaqahunna l-'azeezu l-'aleem
DIN 31635walaʾin saʾaltahum man ḫalaqa s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍa layaqūlunna ḫalaqahunna l-ʿazīzu l-ʿalīmu
And if you asked them, "Who created the heavens and the earth?" They would say, "The Mighty, the Knower created them."
And if thou (Muhammad) ask them: Who created the heavens and the earth, they will surely answer: The Mighty, the Knower created them
And if thou shouldst ask them who created the heavens and the earth, they will surely say, 'The mighty, the knowing One created them
And if thou ask them who created the Heavens and the Earth, they will say: "The Mighty, the Sage, created them both
If thou ask them who created the heavens and the earth, they will certainly answer, the mighty, the wise God created them
ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ مَهْدًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ فِيهَا سُبُلًا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)alladhee ja'ala lakumu l-'arda mahdan waja'ala lakum feehaa subulan la'allakum tahtadoon
DIN 31635allaḏī ǧaʿala lakumu l-ʾarḍa mahdan waǧaʿala lakum fīhā subulan laʿallakum tahtadūna
He who made the earth a habitat for you, and traced pathways for you on it, that you may be guided.
Who made the earth a resting-place for you, and placed roads for you therein, that haply ye may find your way
who made for you the earth a couch and placed for you therein roads, haply ye may be guided
Who hath made the Earth as a couch for you, and hath traced out routes therein for your guidance
Who hath spread the earth as a bed for you, and hath made you paths therein, that ye may be directed
وَٱلَّذِى نَزَّلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءًۢ بِقَدَرٍ فَأَنشَرْنَا بِهِۦ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتًا كَذَٰلِكَ تُخْرَجُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walladhee nazzala mina s-samaa'i maa'an biqadarin fa'ansharnaa bihi baldatan maytan kadhaalika tukhrajoon
DIN 31635wallaḏī nazzala mina s-samāʾi māʾan biqadarin faʾanšarnā bihi baldatan maytan kaḏālika tuḫraǧūna
He who sends down water from the sky in due proportion; and so We revive thereby a dead land. Thus you will be brought out.
And Who sendeth down water from the sky in (due) measure, and We revive a dead land therewith. Even so will ye be brought forth
and who sent down from the heaven water in due measure; and we raised up thereby a dead country; thus shall ye too be brought forth
And who sendeth down out of Heaven the rain in due degree, by which we quicken a dead land; thus shall ye be brought forth from the grave
And Who sendeth down rain from heaven by measure, whereby We quicken a dead country; -- so shall ye be brought forth from your graves
وَٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلْأَزْوَٰجَ كُلَّهَا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْفُلْكِ وَٱلْأَنْعَٰمِ مَا تَرْكَبُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walladhee khalaqa l-'azwaaja kullahaa waja'ala lakum mina l-fulki wal-'an'aami maa tarkaboon
DIN 31635wallaḏī ḫalaqa l-ʾazwāǧa kullahā waǧaʿala lakum mina l-fulki wal-ʾanʿāmi mā tarkabūna
He Who created all the pairs; and provided you with ships, and animals on which you ride.
He Who created all the pairs, and appointed for you ships and cattle whereupon ye ride
and who has created all species; and has made for you the ships and the cattle whereon to ride
And who hath created the sexual couples, all of them, and hath made for you the ships and beasts whereon ye ride
And Who hath created all the various species of things, and hath given you ships and cattle, whereon ye are carried
لِتَسْتَوُۥا۟ عَلَىٰ ظُهُورِهِۦ ثُمَّ تَذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَةَ رَبِّكُمْ إِذَا ٱسْتَوَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَتَقُولُوا۟ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱلَّذِى سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُۥ مُقْرِنِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)litastawoo 'alaa zuhoorihi thumma tadhkuroo ni'mata rabbikum idhaa stawaytum 'alayhi wataqooloo subhaana lladhee sakhkhara lanaa haadhaa wamaa kunnaa lahu muqrineen
DIN 31635litastawū ʿalā ẓuhūrihi ṯumma taḏkurū niʿmata rabbikum ʾiḏā stawaytum ʿalayhi wataqūlū subḥāna llaḏī saḫḫara lanā hāḏā wamā kunnā lahu muqrinīna
That you may mount their backs, and remember the favor of your Lord as you sit firmly upon them, and say, "Glory be to Him Who placed these at our service; surely we could not have done it by ourselves.
That ye may mount upon their backs, and may remember your Lord's favour when ye mount thereon, and may say: Glorified be He Who hath subdued these unto us, and we were not capable (of subduing them)
that ye may settle yourselves on their backs; then remember the favour of your Lord when ye settled thereon, and say, 'Celebrated be the praises of Him who hath subjected this to us! We could not have got this ourselves
That ye may sit balanced on their backs and remember the goodness of your Lord as ye sit so evenly thereon, and say: "Glory to Him who hath subjected these to us! We could not have attained to it of ourselves
that ye may sit firmly on the backs thereof, and may remember the favour of your Lord, when ye sit thereon, and may say, praise be unto Him, Who hath subjected these unto our service! For we could not have mastered them by our own power
وَإِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'innaa ilaa rabbinaa lamunqaliboon
DIN 31635waʾinnā ʾilā rabbinā lamunqalibūna
And surely, to our Lord we will return."
And lo! unto our Lord we surely are returning
and, verily, unto our Lord shall we return
And truly unto our Lord shall we return
And unto our Lord shall we surely return
وَجَعَلُوا۟ لَهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ جُزْءًا إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَكَفُورٌ مُّبِينٌ
Easy-read (simplified)waja'aloo lahu min 'ibaadihi juz'an inna l-'insaana lakafoorun mubeen
DIN 31635waǧaʿalū lahu min ʿibādihi ǧuzʾan ʾinna l-ʾinsāna lakafūrun mubīnun
Yet they turn one of His servants into a part of Him. Man is clearly ungrateful.
And they allot to Him a portion of His bondmen! Lo! man is verily a mere ingrate
Yet they make for Him of His servants offspring; verily, man is surely obviously ungrateful
Yet do they assign to him some of his own servants for offspring! Verily man is an open ingrate
Yet have they attributed unto Him some of his servants as his offspring: Verily man is openly ungrateful
أَمِ ٱتَّخَذَ مِمَّا يَخْلُقُ بَنَاتٍ وَأَصْفَىٰكُم بِٱلْبَنِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)ami takhadha mimmaa yakhluqu banaatin wa'asfaakum bil-baneen
DIN 31635ʾami taḫaḏa mimmā yaḫluqu banātin waʾaṣfākum bil-banīna
Or has He chosen for Himself daughters from what He creates, and favored you with sons?
Or chooseth He daughters of all that He hath created, and honoureth He you with sons
Has He taken of what He creates daughters, and chosen sons for you
Hath God adopted daughters from among those whom he hath created, and chosen sons for you
Hath God taken daughters out of those beings which He hath created; and hath He chosen sons for you
وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِمَا ضَرَبَ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ مَثَلًا ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُۥ مُسْوَدًّا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhaa bushshira ahaduhum bimaa daraba lilrrahmaani mathalan zalla wajhuhu muswaddan wahuwa kazeem
DIN 31635waʾiḏā buššira ʾaḥaduhum bimā ḍaraba lilrraḥmāni maṯalan ẓalla waǧhuhu muswaddan wahuwa kaẓīmun
The translators word this verse differently
Yet when one of them is given news of what he attributes to the Most Gracious, his face darkens, and he suppresses grief.
And if one of them hath tidings of that which he likeneth to the Beneficent One, his countenance becometh black and he is full of inward rage
Yet when the tidings are given any one of that which he strikes out as a similitude for the Merciful One, his face grows black and he is choked
But when that is announced to any one of them, which he affirmeth to be the case with the God of Mercy, his face settleth into darkness and he is silent - sad
But when one of them hath the news brought of the birth of a child of that sex which they attribute unto the Merciful, as his similitude, his face becometh black, and he is oppressed with sorrow
أَوَمَن يُنَشَّؤُا۟ فِى ٱلْحِلْيَةِ وَهُوَ فِى ٱلْخِصَامِ غَيْرُ مُبِينٍ
Easy-read (simplified)awaman yunashsha'u fee l-hilyati wahuwa fee l-khisaami ghayru mubeen
DIN 31635ʾawaman yunaššaʾu fī l-ḥilyati wahuwa fī l-ḫiṣāmi ġayru mubīnin
The translators word this verse differently
"Someone brought up to be beautiful, and unable to help in a fight?"
(Liken they then to Allah) that which is bred up in outward show, and in dispute cannot make itself plain
What! one brought up amongst ornaments, and who is always in contention without obvious cause
What! make they a being to be the offspring of God who is brought up among trinkets, and is ever contentious without reason
Do they therefore attribute unto God female issue, which are brought up among ornaments, and are contentious without cause
وَجَعَلُوا۟ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عِبَٰدُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ إِنَٰثًا أَشَهِدُوا۟ خَلْقَهُمْ سَتُكْتَبُ شَهَٰدَتُهُمْ وَيُسْـَٔلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)waja'aloo l-malaa'ikata lladheena hum 'ibaadu r-rahmaani inaathan ashahidoo khalqahum satuktabu shahaadatuhum wayus'aloon
DIN 31635waǧaʿalū l-malāʾikata llaḏīna hum ʿibādu r-raḥmāni ʾināṯan ʾašahidū ḫalqahum satuktabu šahādatuhum wayusʾalūna
And they appoint the angels, who are servants to the Most Gracious, as females. Have they witnessed their creation? Their claim will be recorded, and they will be questioned.
And they make the angels, who are the slaves of the Beneficent, females. Did they witness their creation? Their testimony will be recorded and they will be questioned
And have they made the angels, who are the servants of the Merciful One, females? Were they witnesses of their creation? their witness shall be written down, and they shall be questioned
And they make the angels who are the servants of God of Mercy, females. What! did they witness their creation? Their witness shall be taken down, and they shall hereafter be enquired at
And do they make the angels, who are the servants of the Merciful, females? Were they present at their creation? Their testimony shall be written down, and they shall be examined concerning the same, on the day of judgment
وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْ شَآءَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ مَا عَبَدْنَٰهُم مَّا لَهُم بِذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَخْرُصُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)waqaaloo law shaa'a r-rahmaanu maa 'abadnaahum maa lahum bidhaalika min 'ilmin in hum illaa yakhrusoon
DIN 31635waqālū law šāʾa r-raḥmānu mā ʿabadnāhum mā lahum biḏālika min ʿilmin ʾin hum ʾillā yaḫruṣūna
And they say, "Had the Most Gracious willed, we would not have worshiped them." But they have no knowledge of that; they are merely guessing.
And they say: If the Beneficent One had (so) willed, we should not have worshipped them. They have no knowledge whatsoever of that. They do but guess
and they say, 'Had the Merciful pleased we should never have worshipped them.' They have no knowledge of that, they only conjecture
And they say: "Had the God of Mercy so willed it we should never have worshipped them." No knowledge have they in this: they only lie
And they say, if the Merciful had pleased, we had not worshipped them. They have no knowledge herein: They only utter a vain lie
أَمْ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمْ كِتَٰبًا مِّن قَبْلِهِۦ فَهُم بِهِۦ مُسْتَمْسِكُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)am aataynaahum kitaaban min qablihi fahum bihi mustamsikoon
DIN 31635ʾam ʾātaynāhum kitāban min qablihi fahum bihi mustamsikūna
The translators word this verse differently
Or have We given them a book prior to this one, to which they adhere?
Or have We given them any scripture before (this Qur'an) so that they are holding fast thereto
Have we given them a book before it to which they might hold
Have we ere this given them a Book? and do they possess it still
Have We given them a book of revelations before this; and do they keep the same in their custody
بَلْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا عَلَىٰٓ أُمَّةٍ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِم مُّهْتَدُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)bal qaaloo innaa wajadnaa aabaa'anaa 'alaa ummatin wa'innaa 'alaa aathaarihim muhtadoon
DIN 31635bal qālū ʾinnā waǧadnā ʾābāʾanā ʿalā ʾummatin waʾinnā ʿalā ʾāṯārihim muhtadūna
But they say, "We found our parents on a course, and we are guided in their footsteps."
Nay, for they say only: Lo! we found our fathers following a religion, and we are guided by their footprints
Nay; they say, 'We found our fathers (agreed) upon a religion, and, verily, we are guided by their traces
But say they: "Verily we found our fathers of that persuasion, and verily, by their footsteps do we guide ourselves
But they say, verily we found our fathers practising a religion; and we are guided in their footsteps
وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ فِى قَرْيَةٍ مِّن نَّذِيرٍ إِلَّا قَالَ مُتْرَفُوهَآ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا عَلَىٰٓ أُمَّةٍ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِم مُّقْتَدُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wakadhaalika maa arsalnaa min qablika fee qaryatin min nadheerin illaa qaala mutrafoohaa innaa wajadnaa aabaa'anaa 'alaa ummatin wa'innaa 'alaa aathaarihim muqtadoon
DIN 31635wakaḏālika mā ʾarsalnā min qablika fī qaryatin min naḏīrin ʾillā qāla mutrafūhā ʾinnā waǧadnā ʾābāʾanā ʿalā ʾummatin waʾinnā ʿalā ʾāṯārihim muqtadūna
Likewise, We sent no warner before you to any town, but the wealthy among them said, "We found our parents on a course, and we are following in their footsteps."
And even so We sent not a warner before thee (Muhammad) into any township but its luxurious ones said: Lo! we found our fathers following a religion, and we are following their footprints
Thus, too, did we never send before thee to a city any warner, but the affluent ones thereof said, 'Verily, we found our fathers (agreed) upon a religion, and, verily, we are led by their traces
And thus never before thy time did we send a warner to any city but its wealthy ones said: "Verily we found our fathers with a religion, and in their tracks we tread
Thus We sent no preacher, before thee, unto any city, but the inhabitants thereof who lived in affluence, said, verily we found our fathers practising a religion: And we tread in their footsteps
قَٰلَ أَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكُم بِأَهْدَىٰ مِمَّا وَجَدتُّمْ عَلَيْهِ ءَابَآءَكُمْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا بِمَآ أُرْسِلْتُم بِهِۦ كَٰفِرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala awalaw ji'tukum bi'ahdaa mimmaa wajadttum 'alayhi aabaa'akum qaaloo innaa bimaa ursiltum bihi kaafiroon
DIN 31635qāla ʾawalaw ǧiʾtukum biʾahdā mimmā waǧadttum ʿalayhi ʾābāʾakum qālū ʾinnā bimā ʾursiltum bihi kāfirūna
He would say, "Even if I bring you better guidance than what you found your parents following?" They would say, "We reject what you are sent with."
(And the warner) said: What! Even though I bring you better guidance than that ye found your fathers following? They answered: Lo! in what ye bring we are disbelievers
Say, 'What! if I come to you with what is a better guide than what ye found your fathers agreed upon?' and they will say, 'Verily, we, in what ye are sent with disbelieve
SAY, - such was our command to that apostle - "What! even if I bring you a religion more right than that ye found your fathers following?" And they said, "Verily we believe not in your message
And the preacher answered, what, although I bring you a more right religion than that which ye found your fathers to practise? And they replied, verily we believe not that which ye are sent to preach
فَٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)faantaqamnaa minhum faanzur kayfa kaana 'aaqibatu l-mukadhdhibeen
DIN 31635fāntaqamnā minhum fānẓur kayfa kāna ʿāqibatu l-mukaḏḏibīna
The translators word this verse differently
So We wreaked vengeance upon them. Behold, then, what was the fate of those who deny.
So We requited them. Then see the nature of the consequence for the rejecters
Then we took vengeance on them, and see how was the end of those who called the (apostles) liars
Wherefore we took vengeance on them, and behold what hath been the end of those who treated our messengers as liars
Wherefore We took vengeance on them: And behold what hath been the end of those who accused our apostles of imposture
وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِيمُ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦٓ إِنَّنِى بَرَآءٌ مِّمَّا تَعْبُدُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'idh qaala ibraaheemu li'abeehi waqawmihi innanee baraa'un mimmaa ta'budoon
DIN 31635waʾiḏ qāla ʾibrāhīmu liʾabīhi waqawmihi ʾinnanī barāʾun mimmā taʿbudūna
When Abraham said to his father and his people, "I am innocent of what you worship.
And when Abraham said unto his father and his folk: Lo! I am innocent of what ye worship
When Abraham said to his father and his people, 'Verily, I am clear of all that ye serve
And bear in mind when Abraham said to his father and to his people, "Verily I am clear of what ye worship
Remember when Abraham said unto his father, and his people, verily I am clear of the gods which ye worship
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِى فَطَرَنِى فَإِنَّهُۥ سَيَهْدِينِ
Easy-read (simplified)illaa lladhee fataranee fa'innahu sayahdeen
DIN 31635ʾillā llaḏī faṭaranī faʾinnahu sayahdīni
Except for He who created me, for He will guide me."
Save Him Who did create me, for He will surely guide me
except Him who created me; for, verily, He will guide me
Save Him who hath created me; for he will vouchsafe me guidance
except Him who hath created me; for He will direct me aright
وَجَعَلَهَا كَلِمَةًۢ بَاقِيَةً فِى عَقِبِهِۦ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)waja'alahaa kalimatan baaqiyatan fee 'aqibihi la'allahum yarji'oon
DIN 31635waǧaʿalahā kalimatan bāqiyatan fī ʿaqibihi laʿallahum yarǧiʿūna
And he made it an enduring word in his progeny, so that they may return.
And he made it a word enduring among his seed, that haply they might return
and he made it a word remaining among his posterity, that haply they might return
And this he established as a doctrine that should abide among his posterity, that to God might they be turned
And he ordained this to be a constant doctrine among his posterity; that they should be turned from idolatry to the worship of the only true God
بَلْ مَتَّعْتُ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ وَءَابَآءَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْحَقُّ وَرَسُولٌ مُّبِينٌ
Easy-read (simplified)bal matta'tu haa'ulaa'i wa'aabaa'ahum hattaa jaa'ahumu l-haqqu warasoolun mubeen
DIN 31635bal mattaʿtu hāʾulāʾi waʾābāʾahum ḥattā ǧāʾahumu l-ḥaqqu warasūlun mubīnun
I gave these and their forefathers some enjoyment, until the truth and a manifest messenger came to them.
Nay, but I let these and their fathers enjoy life (only) till there should come unto them the Truth and a messenger making plain
Nay; but I let these (Meccans) and their fathers have enjoyment until the truth came to them, and an apostle
In sooth to these idolatrous Arabians and to their fathers did I allow their full enjoyments, till the truth should come to them, and an undoubted apostle
Verily I have permitted these Meccans and their fathers to live in prosperity, until the truth should come unto them, and a manifest apostle
وَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْحَقُّ قَالُوا۟ هَٰذَا سِحْرٌ وَإِنَّا بِهِۦ كَٰفِرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walammaa jaa'ahumu l-haqqu qaaloo haadhaa sihrun wa'innaa bihi kaafiroon
DIN 31635walammā ǧāʾahumu l-ḥaqqu qālū hāḏā siḥrun waʾinnā bihi kāfirūna
But when the truth came to them, they said, "This is sorcery, and we refuse to believe in it."
And now that the Truth hath come unto them they say: This is mere magic, and lo! we are disbelievers therein
And when the truth came to them they said, 'This is magic, and we therein do disbelieve
But now that the truth hath come to them, they say, "'Tis sorcery, and we believe it not
But now the truth is come unto them, they say, this is a piece of sorcery; and we believe not therein
وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْلَا نُزِّلَ هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانُ عَلَىٰ رَجُلٍ مِّنَ ٱلْقَرْيَتَيْنِ عَظِيمٍ
Easy-read (simplified)waqaaloo lawlaa nuzzila haadhaa l-qur'aanu 'alaa rajulin mina l-qaryatayni 'azeem
DIN 31635waqālū lawlā nuzzila hāḏā l-qurʾānu ʿalā raǧulin mina l-qaryatayni ʿaẓīmin
They also said, "If only this Quran was sent down to a man of importance from the two cities."
And they say: If only this Qur'an had been revealed to some great man of the two towns
And they say, 'Unless this Qur'an were sent down to a man great in the two cities
And they say, "Had but this Koran been sent down to some great one of the two cities
And they say, had this Koran been sent down unto some great man of either of the two cities, we would have received it
أَهُمْ يَقْسِمُونَ رَحْمَتَ رَبِّكَ نَحْنُ قَسَمْنَا بَيْنَهُم مَّعِيشَتَهُمْ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَرَفَعْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ دَرَجَٰتٍ لِّيَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُهُم بَعْضًا سُخْرِيًّا وَرَحْمَتُ رَبِّكَ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)ahum yaqsimoona rahmata rabbika nahnu qasamnaa baynahum ma'eeshatahum fee l-hayaati d-dunyaa warafa'naa ba'dahum fawqa ba'din darajaatin liyattakhidha ba'duhum ba'dan sukhriyyan warahmatu rabbika khayrun mimmaa yajma'oon
DIN 31635ʾahum yaqsimūna raḥmata rabbika naḥnu qasamnā baynahum maʿīšatahum fī l-ḥayāti d-dunyā warafaʿnā baʿḍahum fawqa baʿḍin daraǧātin liyattaḫiḏa baʿḍuhum baʿḍan suḫriyyan waraḥmatu rabbika ḫayrun mimmā yaǧmaʿūna
Is it they who allocate the mercy of your Lord? It is We who have allocated their livelihood in this life, and We elevated some of them in rank above others, that some of them would take others in service. But your Lord's mercy is better than what they amass.
Is it they who apportion thy Lord's mercy? We have apportioned among them their livelihood in the life of the world, and raised some of them above others in rank that some of them may take labour from others; and the mercy of thy Lord is better than (the wealth) that they amass
Is it they who distribute the mercy of thy Lord? We distribute amongst them their livelihood in the life of this world, and we exalt some of them above others in degrees, that some may take others into subjection; but the mercy of thy Lord is better than that which they amass
Are they then the distributors of thy Lord's Mercy? It is we who distribute their subsistence among them in this world's life; and we raise some of them by grades above others, that the one may take the other to serve him: but better is the mercy of thy Lord than all their hoards
Do they distribute the mercy of thy Lord? We distribute their nesessary provision among them, in this present life, and We raise some of them several degrees above the others, that the one of them may take the other to serve him: And the mercy of thy Lord is more valuable than the riches which they gather together
وَلَوْلَآ أَن يَكُونَ ٱلنَّاسُ أُمَّةً وَٰحِدَةً لَّجَعَلْنَا لِمَن يَكْفُرُ بِٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ لِبُيُوتِهِمْ سُقُفًا مِّن فِضَّةٍ وَمَعَارِجَ عَلَيْهَا يَظْهَرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walawlaa an yakoona n-naasu ummatan waahidatan laja'alnaa liman yakfuru bir-rahmaani libuyootihim suqufan min fiddatin wama'aarija 'alayhaa yazharoon
DIN 31635walawlā ʾan yakūna n-nāsu ʾummatan wāḥidatan laǧaʿalnā liman yakfuru bir-raḥmāni libuyūtihim suqufan min fiḍḍatin wamaʿāriǧa ʿalayhā yaẓharūna
Were it not that humanity would become a single community, We would have provided those who disbelieve in the Most Gracious with roofs of silver to their houses, and stairways by which they ascend.
And were it not that mankind would have become one community, We might well have appointed, for those who disbelieve in the Beneficent, roofs of silver for their houses and stairs (of silver) whereby to mount
And but that men would then have been one nation, we would have made for those who misbelieve in the Merciful One roofs of silver for their houses, and steps up thereto which they might mount
But for fear that all mankind would have become a single people of unbelievers, verily we would certainly have given to those who believe not in the God of Mercy roofs of silver to their houses, and silver stairs to ascend by
If it were not that mankind would have become one sect of infidels, verily We had given unto those who believe not in the Merciful, roofs of silver to their houses, and stairs of silver, by which they might ascend thereto
وَلِبُيُوتِهِمْ أَبْوَٰبًا وَسُرُرًا عَلَيْهَا يَتَّكِـُٔونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walibuyootihim abwaaban wasururan 'alayhaa yattaki'oon
DIN 31635walibuyūtihim ʾabwāban wasururan ʿalayhā yattakiʾūna
And doors to their houses, and furnishings on which they recline.
And for their houses doors (of silver) and couches of silver whereon to recline
and to their houses doors, and bedsteads on which they might recline
And doors of silver to their houses, and couches of silver to recline on
and doors of silver to their houses, and couches of silver, for them to lean on
وَزُخْرُفًا وَإِن كُلُّ ذَٰلِكَ لَمَّا مَتَٰعُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wazukhrufan wa'in kullu dhaalika lammaa mataa'u l-hayaati d-dunyaa wal-'aakhiratu 'inda rabbika lilmuttaqeen
DIN 31635wazuḫrufan waʾin kullu ḏālika lammā matāʿu l-ḥayāti d-dunyā wal-ʾāḫiratu ʿinda rabbika lilmuttaqīna
And decorations. Yet all that is nothing but the stuff of this life. Yet the Hereafter, with your Lord, is for the righteous.
And ornaments of gold. Yet all that would have been but a provision of the life of the world. And the Hereafter with your Lord would have been for those who keep from evil
and gilding,- for, verily, all that is a provision of the life of this world, but the hereafter is better with thy Lord for those who fear
And ORNAMENTS OF GOLD: for all these are merely the good things of the present life; but the next life doth thy Lord reserve for those who fear Him
and ornaments of gold: For all this is the provision of the present life; but the next life with thy Lord shall be for those who fear Him
وَمَن يَعْشُ عَن ذِكْرِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ نُقَيِّضْ لَهُۥ شَيْطَٰنًا فَهُوَ لَهُۥ قَرِينٌ
Easy-read (simplified)waman ya'shu 'an dhikri r-rahmaani nuqayyid lahu shaytaanan fahuwa lahu qareen
DIN 31635waman yaʿšu ʿan ḏikri r-raḥmāni nuqayyiḍ lahu šayṭānan fahuwa lahu qarīnun
Whoever shuns the remembrance of the Most Gracious, We assign for him a devil, to be his companion.
And he whose sight is dim to the remembrance of the Beneficent, We assign unto him a devil who becometh his comrade
And whosoever turns from the reminder of the Merciful One, we will chain to him a devil, who shall be his mate
And whoso shall withdraw from the Warning of the God of Mercy, we will chain a Satan to him, and he shall be his fast companion
Whoever shall withdraw from the admonition of the Merciful, We will chain a devil unto him; and he shall be his inseparable companion
وَإِنَّهُمْ لَيَصُدُّونَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَيَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُم مُّهْتَدُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'innahum layasuddoonahum 'ani s-sabeeli wayahsaboona annahum muhtadoon
DIN 31635waʾinnahum layaṣuddūnahum ʿani s-sabīli wayaḥsabūna ʾannahum muhtadūna
The translators word this verse differently
They hinder them from the path, though they think they are guided.
And lo! they surely turn them from the way of Allah, and yet they deem that they are rightly guided
and, verily these shall turn them from the path while they reckon that they are guided
For the Satans will turn men aside from the Way, who yet shall deem themselves rightly guided
And the devils shall turn them aside from the way of truth; yet they shall imagine themselves to be rightly directed
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
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
Can you make the deaf hear, or guide the blind, and him who is in evident error?
Canst thou (Muhammad) make the deaf to hear, or canst thou guide the blind or him who is in error manifest
What! canst thou make the deaf to hear, or guide the blind, or him who is in obvious error
What! Canst thou then make the deaf to hear, or guide the blind and him who is in palpable error
Canst thou, O prophet, make the deaf to hear, or canst thou direct the blind, and him who is in a manifest error
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
فَٱسْتَمْسِكْ بِٱلَّذِىٓ أُوحِىَ إِلَيْكَ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ
Easy-read (simplified)fastamsik billadhee oohiya ilayka innaka 'alaa siraatin mustaqeem
DIN 31635fastamsik billaḏī ʾūḥiya ʾilayka ʾinnaka ʿalā ṣirāṭin mustaqīmin
The translators word this verse differently
So adhere to what is revealed to you. You are upon a straight path.
So hold thou fast to that which is inspired in thee. Lo! thou art on a right path
Say, 'Dost thou hold to what is inspired thee?' verily, thou art in the right way
Hold thou fast therefore what hath been revealed to thee, for thou art on a right path
Wherefore hold fast the doctrine which hath been revealed unto thee; for thou art in a right way
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَذِكْرٌ لَّكَ وَلِقَوْمِكَ وَسَوْفَ تُسْـَٔلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'innahu ladhikrun laka waliqawmika wasawfa tus'aloon
DIN 31635waʾinnahu laḏikrun laka waliqawmika wasawfa tusʾalūna
The translators word this verse differently
It is a message for you, and for your people; and you will be questioned.
And lo! it is in truth a Reminder for thee and for thy folk; and ye will be questioned
and, verily, it is a reminder to thee and to thy people, but in the end they shall be asked
For truly to thee and to thy people it is an admonition; and ye shall have an account to render for it at last
And it is a memorial unto thee and thy people, and hereafter shall ye be examined concerning your observance thereof
وَسْـَٔلْ مَنْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رُّسُلِنَآ أَجَعَلْنَا مِن دُونِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ءَالِهَةً يُعْبَدُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)was'al man arsalnaa min qablika min rusulinaa aja'alnaa min dooni r-rahmaani aalihatan yu'badoon
DIN 31635wasʾal man ʾarsalnā min qablika min rusulinā ʾaǧaʿalnā min dūni r-raḥmāni ʾālihatan yuʿbadūna
Ask those of Our messengers We sent before you: "Did We appoint gods besides the Most Gracious to be worshiped?"
And ask those of Our messengers whom We sent before thee: Did We ever appoint gods to be worshipped beside the Beneficent
And ask those whom we have sent before thee amongst the prophets, 'Did we make gods beside the Merciful One for them to serve
And ask our Sent Ones whom we have sent before thee, "Appointed we gods beside the God of Mercy whom they should worship
And ask our apostles whom We have sent before thee, whether We have appointed gods for them to worship, besides the Merciful
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَإِي۟هِۦ فَقَالَ إِنِّى رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)walaqad arsalnaa moosaa bi'aayaatinaa ilaa fir'awna wamala'ihi faqaala innee rasoolu rabbi l-'aalameen
DIN 31635walaqad ʾarsalnā mūsā biʾāyātinā ʾilā firʿawna wamalaʾihi faqāla ʾinnī rasūlu rabbi l-ʿālamīna
We sent Moses with Our revelations to Pharaoh and his dignitaries. He said, "I am the Messenger of the Lord of the Worlds."
And verily We sent Moses with Our revelations unto Pharaoh and his chiefs, and he said: I am a messenger of the Lord of the Worlds
We did send Moses with our signs to Pharaoh and his chiefs, and he said, 'Verily, I am the apostle of the Lord of the worlds
Of old sent we Moses with our signs to Pharaoh and his nobles: and he said, "I truly am the Apostle of the Lord of the worlds
We formerly sent Moses with our signs unto Pharaoh and his princes, and he said, verily I am the apostle of the Lord of all creatures
فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُم بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِذَا هُم مِّنْهَا يَضْحَكُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)falammaa jaa'ahum bi'aayaatinaa idhaa hum minhaa yadhakoon
DIN 31635falammā ǧāʾahum biʾāyātinā ʾiḏā hum minhā yaḍḥakūna
But when he showed them Our signs, they started laughing at them.
But when he brought them Our tokens, behold! they laughed at them
but when he came to them with our signs, lo, they laughed at them
And when he presented himself before them with our signs, lo! they laughed at them
And when he came unto them with our signs, behold, they laughed him to scorn
وَمَا نُرِيهِم مِّنْ ءَايَةٍ إِلَّا هِىَ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ أُخْتِهَا وَأَخَذْنَٰهُم بِٱلْعَذَابِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa nureehim min aayatin illaa hiya akbaru min ukhtihaa wa'akhadhnaahum bil-'adhaabi la'allahum yarji'oon
DIN 31635wamā nurīhim min ʾāyatin ʾillā hiya ʾakbaru min ʾuḫtihā waʾaḫaḏnāhum bil-ʿaḏābi laʿallahum yarǧiʿūna
The translators word this verse differently
Each sign We showed them was more marvelous than its counterpart. And We afflicted them with the plagues, so that they may repent.
And every token that We showed them was greater than its sister (token), and We grasped them with the torment, that haply they might turn again
And we did not show them a sign, but it was greater than its fellow; and we seized them with the torment, haply they might turn
Though we shewed them no sign that was not greater than its fellow: and therefore did we lay hold on them with chastisement, to the intent that they might be turned to God
although We shewed them no sign, but it was greater than the other: And We inflicted a punishment on them, that peradventure they might be converted
وَقَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَيُّهَ ٱلسَّاحِرُ ٱدْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ بِمَا عَهِدَ عِندَكَ إِنَّنَا لَمُهْتَدُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)waqaaloo yaa ayyuha s-saahiru d'u lanaa rabbaka bimaa 'ahida 'indaka innanaa lamuhtadoon
DIN 31635waqālū yā ʾayyuha s-sāḥiru dʿu lanā rabbaka bimā ʿahida ʿindaka ʾinnanā lamuhtadūna
The translators word this verse differently
They said, "O sorcerer, pray to your Lord for us, according to His pledge to you, and then we will be guided."
And they said: O wizard! Entreat thy Lord for us by the pact that He hath made with thee. Lo! we verily will walk aright
And they said, 'O thou magician! pray for us to thy Lord, as He has engaged with thee: verily, we are guided
Then they said, "O Magician! call on thy Lord on our behalf to do as he hath engaged with thee, for truly we would fain be guided
And they said unto Moses, O magician, pray unto thy Lord for us, according to the covenant which He hath made with thee; for we will certainly be directed
فَلَمَّا كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابَ إِذَا هُمْ يَنكُثُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)falammaa kashafnaa 'anhumu l-'adhaaba idhaa hum yankuthoon
DIN 31635falammā kašafnā ʿanhumu l-ʿaḏāba ʾiḏā hum yankuṯūna
But when We lifted the torment from them, they immediately broke their promise.
But when We eased them of the torment, behold! they broke their word
And when we removed from them the torment, behold they broke their word
But when we relieved them from the chastisement, lo! they broke their pledge
But when We took the plague from off them, behold, they brake their promise
وَنَادَىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ فِى قَوْمِهِۦ قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ أَلَيْسَ لِى مُلْكُ مِصْرَ وَهَٰذِهِ ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِىٓ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wanaadaa fir'awnu fee qawmihi qaala yaa qawmi alaysa lee mulku misra wahaadhihi l-'anhaaru tajree min tahtee afalaa tubsiroon
DIN 31635wanādā firʿawnu fī qawmihi qāla yā qawmi ʾalaysa lī mulku miṣra wahāḏihi l-ʾanhāru taǧrī min taḥtī ʾafalā tubṣirūna
Pharaoh proclaimed among his people, saying, "O my people, do I not own the Kingdom of Egypt, and these rivers flow beneath me? Do you not see?
And Pharaoh caused a proclamation to be made among his people saying: O my people! Is not mine the sovereignty of Egypt and these rivers flowing under me? Can ye not then discern
And Pharaoh proclaimed amongst his people; said he, 'O my people! is not the kingdom of Egypt mine? and these rivers that flow beneath me? What! can ye then not see
And Pharaoh made proclamation among his people. Said he, "O my people! is not the kingdom of Egypt mine, and these rivers which flow at my feet? Do ye not behold
And Pharaoh made proclamation among his people, saying, O my people, is not the kingdom of Egypt mine, and these rivers which flow beneath me? Do ye not see
أَمْ أَنَا۠ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى هُوَ مَهِينٌ وَلَا يَكَادُ يُبِينُ
Easy-read (simplified)am anaa khayrun min haadhaa lladhee huwa maheenun walaa yakaadu yubeen
DIN 31635ʾam ʾanā ḫayrun min hāḏā llaḏī huwa mahīnun walā yakādu yubīnu
Am I not better than this miserable wretch, who can barely express himself?
I am surely better than this fellow, who is despicable and can hardly make (his meaning) plain
Am I better than this fellow, who is contemptible, who can hardly explain himself
Am I not mightier than this despicable fellow, And who scarce can speak distinctly
Am not I better than this Moses; who is a contemptible person, and can scarce express himself intelligibly
فَلَوْلَآ أُلْقِىَ عَلَيْهِ أَسْوِرَةٌ مِّن ذَهَبٍ أَوْ جَآءَ مَعَهُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ مُقْتَرِنِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)falawlaa ulqiya 'alayhi aswiratun min dhahabin aw jaa'a ma'ahu l-malaa'ikatu muqtarineen
DIN 31635falawlā ʾulqiya ʿalayhi ʾaswiratun min ḏahabin ʾaw ǧāʾa maʿahu l-malāʾikatu muqtarinīna
The translators word this verse differently
Why are bracelets of gold not dropped on him, or they angels came with him in procession?"
Why, then, have armlets of gold not been set upon him, or angels sent along with him
Unless then bracelets of gold be cast upon him, or there come with him angels as his mates
Have bracelets of gold then been put upon him, or come there with him a train of Angels
Have bracelets of gold, therefore, been put upon him; or do the angels attend him in orderly procession
فَٱسْتَخَفَّ قَوْمَهُۥ فَأَطَاعُوهُ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا فَٰسِقِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)fastakhaffa qawmahu fa'ataa'oohu innahum kaanoo qawman faasiqeen
DIN 31635fastaḫaffa qawmahu faʾaṭāʿūhu ʾinnahum kānū qawman fāsiqīna
Thus he fooled his people, and they obeyed him. They were wicked people.
Thus he persuaded his people to make light (of Moses), and they obeyed him. Lo! they were a wanton folk
And he taught his people levity; and they obeyed him: verily, they were an abominable people
And he inspired his people with levity, and they obeyed him; for they were a perverse people
And Pharaoh persuaded his people to light behaviour; and they obeyed him: For they were a wicked people
فَلَمَّآ ءَاسَفُونَا ٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَأَغْرَقْنَٰهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)falammaa aasafoonaa ntaqamnaa minhum fa'aghraqnaahum ajma'een
DIN 31635falammā ʾāsafūnā ntaqamnā minhum faʾaġraqnāhum ʾaǧmaʿīna
And when they provoked Our wrath, We took retribution from them, and We drowned them all.
So, when they angered Us, We punished them and drowned them every one
And when they had annoyed us we took vengeance on them, and we drowned them all together
And when they had angered us, we took vengeance on them, and we drowned them all
And when they had provoked Us to wrath, We took vengeance on them, and We drowned them all
فَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ سَلَفًا وَمَثَلًا لِّلْـَٔاخِرِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)faja'alnaahum salafan wamathalan lil'aakhireen
DIN 31635faǧaʿalnāhum salafan wamaṯalan lilʾāḫirīna
Thus We made them a precedent and an example for the others.
And We made them a thing past, and an example for those after (them)
and we made them a precedent and an example to those after them
And we made them a precedent and instance of divine judgments to those who came after them
And We made them a precedent, and an example unto others
وَلَمَّا ضُرِبَ ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ مَثَلًا إِذَا قَوْمُكَ مِنْهُ يَصِدُّونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walammaa duriba bnu maryama mathalan idhaa qawmuka minhu yasiddoon
DIN 31635walammā ḍuriba bnu maryama maṯalan ʾiḏā qawmuka minhu yaṣiddūna
And when the son of Mary was cited as an example, your people opposed.
And when the son of Mary is quoted as an example, behold! the folk laugh out
And when the son of Mary was set forth as a parable, behold thy people turned away from him
And when the Son of Mary was set forth as an instance of divine power, lo! thy people cried out for joy thereat
And when the son of Mary was proposed for an example; behold, thy people cried out through excess of joy thereat
وَقَالُوٓا۟ ءَأَٰلِهَتُنَا خَيْرٌ أَمْ هُوَ مَا ضَرَبُوهُ لَكَ إِلَّا جَدَلًۢا بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ خَصِمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)waqaaloo a'aalihatunaa khayrun am huwa maa daraboohu laka illaa jadalan bal hum qawmun khasimoon
DIN 31635waqālū ʾaʾālihatunā ḫayrun ʾam huwa mā ḍarabūhu laka ʾillā ǧadalan bal hum qawmun ḫaṣimūna
The translators word this verse differently
They said, "Are our gods better, or he?" They cited him only for argument. In fact, they are a quarrelsome people.
And say: Are our gods better, or is he? They raise not the objection save for argument. Nay! but they are a contentious folk
and said, 'Are our gods better, or is he?' They did not set it forth to thee save for wrangling. Nay, but they are a contentious people
And they said, "Are our gods or is he the better?" They put this forth to thee only in the spirit of dispute. Yea, they are a contentious people
and they said, are our gods better, or he? They have proposed this instance unto Thee no otherwise than for an occasion of dispute. Yea, they are contentious men
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا عَبْدٌ أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَجَعَلْنَٰهُ مَثَلًا لِّبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
Easy-read (simplified)in huwa illaa 'abdun an'amnaa 'alayhi waja'alnaahu mathalan libanee israa'eel
DIN 31635ʾin huwa ʾillā ʿabdun ʾanʿamnā ʿalayhi waǧaʿalnāhu maṯalan libanī ʾisrāʾīla
He was just a servant whom We blessed, and We made him an example for the Children of Israel.
He is nothing but a slave on whom We bestowed favour, and We made him a pattern for the Children of Israel
He is but a servant whom we have been gracious to, and we have made him an example for the children of Israel
Jesus is no more than a servant whom we favoured, and proposed as an instance of divine power to the children of Israel
Jesus is no other than a servant, whom We favoured with the gift of prophecy; and We appointed him for an example unto the the children of Israel
وَلَوْ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلْنَا مِنكُم مَّلَٰٓئِكَةً فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَخْلُفُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walaw nashaa'u laja'alnaa minkum malaa'ikatan fee l-'ardi yakhlufoon
DIN 31635walaw našāʾu laǧaʿalnā minkum malāʾikatan fī l-ʾarḍi yaḫlufūna
The translators word this verse differently
Had We willed, We would have made of you angels to be successors on earth.
And had We willed We could have set among you angels to be viceroys in the earth
And if we please we can make of you angels in the earth to succeed you
And if we pleased, we could from yourselves bring forth Angels to succeed you on earth
If we pleased, verily We could from your selves produce angels, to succeed you in the earth
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَعِلْمٌ لِّلسَّاعَةِ فَلَا تَمْتَرُنَّ بِهَا وَٱتَّبِعُونِ هَٰذَا صِرَٰطٌ مُّسْتَقِيمٌ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'innahu la'ilmun lilssaa'ati falaa tamtarunna bihaa waattabi'ooni haadhaa siraatun mustaqeem
DIN 31635waʾinnahu laʿilmun lilssāʿati falā tamtarunna bihā wāttabiʿūni hāḏā ṣirāṭun mustaqīmun
He is a portent of the Hour, so have no doubt about it, and follow Me. This is a straight way.
And lo! verily there is knowledge of the Hour. So doubt ye not concerning it, but follow Me. This is the right path
And, verily, he is a sign of the Hour. Doubt not then concerning it, but follow this right way
And he shall be a sign of the last hour; doubt not then of it, and follow ye me: this is the right way
And he shall be a sign of the approach of the last hour; wherefore doubt not thereof. And follow Me: This is the right way
وَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ
Easy-read (simplified)walaa yasuddannakumu sh-shaytaanu innahu lakum 'aduwwun mubeen
DIN 31635walā yaṣuddannakumu š-šayṭānu ʾinnahu lakum ʿaduwwun mubīnun
And let not Satan divert you. He is an open enemy to you.
And let not Satan turn you aside. Lo! he is an open enemy for you
and let not the devil turn you away; verily, he is to you an open foe
And let not Satan turn you aside from it, for he is your manifest foe
And let not Satan cause you to turn aside: For he is your open enemy
وَلَمَّا جَآءَ عِيسَىٰ بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ قَالَ قَدْ جِئْتُكُم بِٱلْحِكْمَةِ وَلِأُبَيِّنَ لَكُم بَعْضَ ٱلَّذِى تَخْتَلِفُونَ فِيهِ فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
Easy-read (simplified)walammaa jaa'a 'eesaa bil-bayyinaati qaala qad ji'tukum bil-hikmati wali'ubayyina lakum ba'da lladhee takhtalifoona feehi faattaqoo llaaha wa'atee'oon
DIN 31635walammā ǧāʾa ʿīsā bil-bayyināti qāla qad ǧiʾtukum bil-ḥikmati waliʾubayyina lakum baʿḍa llaḏī taḫtalifūna fīhi fāttaqū llāha waʾaṭīʿūni
When Jesus came with the clarifications, he said, "I have come to you with wisdom, and to clarify for you some of what you differ about. So fear God, and obey me.
When Jesus came with clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty), he said: I have come unto you with wisdom, and to make plain some of that concerning which ye differ. So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me
And when Jesus came with manifest signs he said, 'I am come to you with wisdom, and I will explain to you something of that whereon ye did dispute, then fear God, obey me
And when Jesus came with manifest proofs, he said, "Now am I come to you with wisdom; and a part of those things about which ye are at variance I will clear up to you; fear ye God therefore and obey me
And when Jesus came with evident miracles, he said, now am I come unto you with wisdom; and to explain unto you part of those things concerning which ye disagree: Wherefore fear God, and obey me
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ رَبِّى وَرَبُّكُمْ فَٱعْبُدُوهُ هَٰذَا صِرَٰطٌ مُّسْتَقِيمٌ
Easy-read (simplified)inna llaaha huwa rabbee warabbukum fa'budoohu haadhaa siraatun mustaqeem
DIN 31635ʾinna llāha huwa rabbī warabbukum faʿbudūhu hāḏā ṣirāṭun mustaqīmun
God is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him-this is a straight path."
Lo! Allah, He is my Lord and your Lord. So worship Him. This is a right path
verily, God, He is my Lord and your Lord, serve Him then, this is the right way
Verily, God is my Lord and your Lord; wherefore worship ye him: this is a right way
Verily God is my Lord, and your Lord; wherefore worship Him: This is the right way
فَٱخْتَلَفَ ٱلْأَحْزَابُ مِنۢ بَيْنِهِمْ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمٍ أَلِيمٍ
Easy-read (simplified)fakhtalafa l-'ahzaabu min baynihim fawaylun lilladheena zalamoo min 'adhaabi yawmin aleem
DIN 31635faḫtalafa l-ʾaḥzābu min baynihim fawaylun lillaḏīna ẓalamū min ʿaḏābi yawmin ʾalīmin
The translators word this verse differently
But the factions differed among themselves. So woe to the wrongdoers from the suffering of a painful Day.
But the factions among them differed. Then woe unto those who do wrong from the doom of a painful day
But the confederates disputed amongst themselves; and woe to those who are unjust from the torment of a grievous day
But the different parties fell into disputes among themselves; but woe to those who thus transgressed, because of the punishment of an afflictive day
And the confederated sects among them fell to variance: But woe unto those who have acted unjustly, because of the punishment of a grievous day
هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا ٱلسَّاعَةَ أَن تَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)hal yanzuroona illaa s-saa'ata an ta'tiyahum baghtatan wahum laa yash'uroon
DIN 31635hal yanẓurūna ʾillā s-sāʿata ʾan taʾtiyahum baġtatan wahum lā yašʿurūna
Are they only waiting for the Hour to come upon them suddenly, while they are unaware?
Await they aught save the Hour, that it shall come upon them suddenly, when they know not
Do they expect aught but that the Hour will come upon them suddenly while they do not perceive
For what wait they but for the hour "to come suddenly on them, while they expect it not
Do the unbelievers wait for any other than the hour of judgment; that it may come upon them suddenly, while they foresee it not
ٱلْأَخِلَّآءُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ إِلَّا ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)al-'akhillaa'u yawma'idhin ba'duhum liba'din 'aduwwun illaa l-muttaqeen
DIN 31635al-ʾaḫillāʾu yawmaʾiḏin baʿḍuhum libaʿḍin ʿaduwwun ʾillā l-muttaqīna
On that Day, friends will be enemies of one another, except for the righteous.
Friends on that day will be foes one to another, save those who kept their duty (to Allah)
Friends on that day shall be foes to each other, save those who fear
Friends on that day shall become foes to one another, except the God-fearing
The intimate friends, on that day, shall be enemies unto one another; except the pious
يَٰعِبَادِ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ وَلَآ أَنتُمْ تَحْزَنُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)yaa 'ibaadi laa khawfun 'alaykumu l-yawma walaa antum tahzanoon
DIN 31635yā ʿibādi lā ḫawfun ʿalaykumu l-yawma walā ʾantum taḥzanūna
O My servants, you have nothing to fear on that Day, nor will you grieve.
O My slaves! For you there is no fear this day, nor is it ye who grieve
O my servants! there is no fear for you on that day; nor shall ye be grieved
O my servants! on this day shall no fear come upon you, neither shall ye be put to grief
O my servants, there shall no fear come on you this day, neither shall ye be grieved
ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَكَانُوا۟ مُسْلِمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)alladheena aamanoo bi'aayaatinaa wakaanoo muslimeen
DIN 31635allaḏīna ʾāmanū biʾāyātinā wakānū muslimīna
Those who believed in Our revelations, and were submissive.
(Ye) who believed Our revelations and were self-surrendered
who believe in our signs and who are resigned
Who have believed in our signs and become Muslims
who have believed in our signs, and have been Moslems
ٱدْخُلُوا۟ ٱلْجَنَّةَ أَنتُمْ وَأَزْوَٰجُكُمْ تُحْبَرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)udkhuloo l-jannata antum wa'azwaajukum tuhbaroon
DIN 31635udḫulū l-ǧannata ʾantum waʾazwāǧukum tuḥbarūna
Enter the Garden, you and your spouses, Joyfully.
Enter the Garden, ye and your wives, to be made glad
Enter ye into Paradise, ye and your wives, happy
Enter ye and your wives into Paradise, delighted
Enter ye into paradise, ye and your wives, with great joy
يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِصِحَافٍ مِّن ذَهَبٍ وَأَكْوَابٍ وَفِيهَا مَا تَشْتَهِيهِ ٱلْأَنفُسُ وَتَلَذُّ ٱلْأَعْيُنُ وَأَنتُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)yutaafu 'alayhim bisihaafin min dhahabin wa'akwaabin wafeehaa maa tashtaheehi l-'anfusu wataladhdhu l-'a'yunu wa'antum feehaa khaalidoon
DIN 31635yuṭāfu ʿalayhim biṣiḥāfin min ḏahabin waʾakwābin wafīhā mā taštahīhi l-ʾanfusu watalaḏḏu l-ʾaʿyunu waʾantum fīhā ḫālidūna
The translators word this verse differently
They will be served around with trays of gold, and cups. Therein is whatever the souls desire and delights the eyes. Therein you will stay forever.
Therein are brought round for them trays of gold and goblets, and therein is all that souls desire and eyes find sweet. And ye are immortal therein
Dishes of gold and pitchers shall be sent round to them; therein is what souls desire, and eyes shall be delighted, and ye therein shall dwell for aye
Dishes and bowls of gold shall go round unto them: there shall they enjoy whatever their souls desire, and whatever their eyes delight in; and therein shall ye abide for ever
Dishes of gold shall be carried round unto them, and cups without handles: And therein shall they enjoy whatever their souls shall desire, and whatever their eyes shall delight in: And ye shall remain therein for ever
وَتِلْكَ ٱلْجَنَّةُ ٱلَّتِىٓ أُورِثْتُمُوهَا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)watilka l-jannatu llatee oorithtumoohaa bimaa kuntum ta'maloon
DIN 31635watilka l-ǧannatu llatī ʾūriṯtumūhā bimā kuntum taʿmalūna
The translators word this verse differently
Such is the Garden you are made to inherit, because of what you used to do.
This is the Garden which ye are made to inherit because of what ye used to do
for that is Paradise which ye are given as an inheritance for that which ye have done
This is Paradise, which ye have received as your heritage in recompense for your works
This is paradise, which ye have inherited as a reward for that which ye have wrought
لَكُمْ فِيهَا فَٰكِهَةٌ كَثِيرَةٌ مِّنْهَا تَأْكُلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)lakum feehaa faakihatun katheeratun minhaa ta'kuloon
DIN 31635lakum fīhā fākihatun kaṯīratun minhā taʾkulūna
The translators word this verse differently
Therein you will have abundant fruit, from which you eat.
Therein for you is fruit in plenty whence to eat
Therein shall ye have much fruit whereof to eat
Therein shall ye have fruits in abundance, of which ye shall eat
Therein shall ye have fruits in abundance, of which ye shall eat
إِنَّ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ فِى عَذَابِ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)inna l-mujrimeena fee 'adhaabi jahannama khaalidoon
DIN 31635ʾinna l-muǧrimīna fī ʿaḏābi ǧahannama ḫālidūna
As for the sinners, they will be in the torment of Hell forever.
Lo! the guilty are immortal in hell's torment
Verily, the sinners are in the torment of hell to dwell for aye
But in the torment of Hell shall the wicked remain for ever
But the wicked shall remain for ever in the torment of hell
لَا يُفَتَّرُ عَنْهُمْ وَهُمْ فِيهِ مُبْلِسُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)laa yufattaru 'anhum wahum feehi mublisoon
DIN 31635lā yufattaru ʿanhum wahum fīhi mublisūna
It will never be eased for them. In it, they will be devastated.
It is not relaxed for them, and they despair therein
It shall not be intermitted for them, and they therein shall be confused
It shall not be mitigated to them, and they shall be mute for despair therein
It shall not be made lighter unto them; and they shall despair therein
وَمَا ظَلَمْنَٰهُمْ وَلَٰكِن كَانُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa zalamnaahum walaakin kaanoo humu z-zaalimeen
DIN 31635wamā ẓalamnāhum walākin kānū humu ẓ-ẓālimīna
We did them no injustice, but it was they who were the unjust.
We wronged them not, but they it was who did the wrong
We have not wronged them, but it was themselves they wronged
For it is not we who have treated them unjustly, but it was they who were unjust to themselves
We deal not unjustly with them, but they deal unjustly with their own souls
وَنَادَوْا۟ يَٰمَٰلِكُ لِيَقْضِ عَلَيْنَا رَبُّكَ قَالَ إِنَّكُم مَّٰكِثُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wanaadaw yaa maaliku liyaqdi 'alaynaa rabbuka qaala innakum maakithoon
DIN 31635wanādaw yā māliku liyaqḍi ʿalaynā rabbuka qāla ʾinnakum mākiṯūna
And they will cry, "O Malek, let your Lord finish us off." He will say, "You are staying."
And they cry: O master! Let thy Lord make an end of us. He saith: Lo! here ye must remain
And they shall cry out, 'O Malik! let thy lord make an end of us;' he shall say, 'Verily, ye are to tarry here
And they shall cry: "O Malec! would that thy Lord would make an end of us!" He saith: "Here must ye remain
And they shall call aloud, saying, O Malec, intercede for us that thy Lord would end us by annihilation. He shall answer, verily ye shall remain here forever
لَقَدْ جِئْنَٰكُم بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَكُمْ لِلْحَقِّ كَٰرِهُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)laqad ji'naakum bil-haqqi walaakinna aktharakum lilhaqqi kaarihoon
DIN 31635laqad ǧiʾnākum bil-ḥaqqi walākinna ʾakṯarakum lilḥaqqi kārihūna
We have given you the truth, but most of you hate the truth.
We verily brought the Truth unto you, but ye were, most of you, averse to the Truth
We have brought you the truth, but most of you are averse from the truth
We have come to you with the truth (O Meccans), but most of you abhor the truth
We brought you the truth heretofore, but the greater part of you abhorred the truth
أَمْ أَبْرَمُوٓا۟ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّا مُبْرِمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)am abramoo amran fa'innaa mubrimoon
DIN 31635ʾam ʾabramū ʾamran faʾinnā mubrimūna
The translators word this verse differently
Have they contrived some scheme? We too are contriving.
Or do they determine any thing (against the Prophet)? Lo! We (also) are determining
Have they arranged the affair? then will we arrange it too
Have they drawn tight their toils for thee? We too will tighten ours
Have the infidels fixed on a method to circumvent our apostle? Verily We will fix on a method to circumvent them
أَمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّا لَا نَسْمَعُ سِرَّهُمْ وَنَجْوَىٰهُم بَلَىٰ وَرُسُلُنَا لَدَيْهِمْ يَكْتُبُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)am yahsaboona annaa laa nasma'u sirrahum wanajwaahum balaa warusulunaa ladayhim yaktuboon
DIN 31635ʾam yaḥsabūna ʾannā lā nasmaʿu sirrahum wanaǧwāhum balā warusulunā ladayhim yaktubūna
Or do they think that We cannot hear their secrets and their conspiracies? Yes indeed, Our messengers are by them, writing down.
Or deem they that We cannot hear their secret thoughts and private confidences? Nay, but Our envoys, present with them, do record
Or do they reckon that we did not hear their secrets and their whispering? Nay, but our messengers are with them writing down
Think they that we hear not their secrets and their private talk? Yes, and our angels who are at their sides write them down
Do they imagine that We hear not their secrets, and their private discourse? Yea; and our messengers who attend them write down the same
قُلْ إِن كَانَ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ وَلَدٌ فَأَنَا۠ أَوَّلُ ٱلْعَٰبِدِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qul in kaana lilrrahmaani waladun fa'anaa awwalu l-'aabideen
DIN 31635qul ʾin kāna lilrraḥmāni waladun faʾanā ʾawwalu l-ʿābidīna
Say, "If the Most Gracious had a son, I would be the first to worship."
Say (O Muhammad): If the Beneficent One hath a son, then, I shall be first among the worshippers. (But there is no son)
Say, 'If the Merciful One has a son then am I the first to worship him
SAY: If the God of Mercy had a son, the first would I be to worship him
Say, if the Merciful had a son, verily I would be the first of those who should worship him
سُبْحَٰنَ رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَرْشِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)subhaana rabbi s-samaawaati wal-'ardi rabbi l-'arshi 'ammaa yasifoon
DIN 31635subḥāna rabbi s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍi rabbi l-ʿarši ʿammā yaṣifūna
Glorified be the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the Lord of the Throne, beyond what they describe.
Glorified be the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the Lord of the Throne, from that which they ascribe (unto Him)
Celebrated be the praise of the Lord of the heavens and the earth! the Lord of the throne, above all they attribute to Him
But far be the Lord of the Heavens and of the Earth, the Lord of the Throne, from that which they impute to Him
Far be the Lord of heaven and earth, the Lord of the throne, from that which they affirm of him
فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا۟ وَيَلْعَبُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)fadharhum yakhoodoo wayal'aboo hattaa yulaaqoo yawmahumu lladhee yoo'adoon
DIN 31635faḏarhum yaḫūḍū wayalʿabū ḥattā yulāqū yawmahumu llaḏī yūʿadūna
So leave them to blunder and play, until they encounter their Day which they are promised.
So let them flounder (in their talk) and play until they meet the Day which they are promised
But leave them to ponder and to play until they meet that day of theirs which they are promised
Wherefore let them alone, to plunge on, and sport, until they meet the day with which they are menaced
Wherefore let them wade in their vanity, and divert themselves, until they arrive at their day with which they have been threatened
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِلَٰهٌ وَفِى ٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَٰهٌ وَهُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
Easy-read (simplified)wahuwa lladhee fee s-samaa'i ilaahun wafee l-'ardi ilaahun wahuwa l-hakeemu l-'aleem
DIN 31635wahuwa llaḏī fī s-samāʾi ʾilāhun wafī l-ʾarḍi ʾilāhun wahuwa l-ḥakīmu l-ʿalīmu
It is He who is God in heaven, and God on earth. He is the Wise, the Knower.
And He it is Who in the heaven is Allah, and in the earth Allah. He is the Wise, the Knower
He it is who is in the heaven a God and in the earth a God! and He is the wise, the knowing
He who is God in the Heavens is God in earth also: and He is the Wise, the Knowing
He who is God in heaven, is God on earth also: And He is the wise, the knowing
وَتَبَارَكَ ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَعِندَهُۥ عِلْمُ ٱلسَّاعَةِ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)watabaaraka lladhee lahu mulku s-samaawaati wal-'ardi wamaa baynahumaa wa'indahu 'ilmu s-saa'ati wa'ilayhi turja'oon
DIN 31635watabāraka llaḏī lahu mulku s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍi wamā baynahumā waʿindahu ʿilmu s-sāʿati waʾilayhi turǧaʿūna
And blessed is He Who has sovereignty over the heavens and the earth and what is between them. He alone has knowledge of the Hour, and to Him you will be returned.
And blessed be He unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, and with Whom is knowledge of the Hour, and unto Whom ye will be returned
And blessed be he whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and what is between both, and His is the knowledge of the Hour, and unto Him shall ye be brought back
And Blessed be He whose is the kingdom of the Heavens and of the Earth and of all that is between them; for with Him is the knowledge of the Hour, and to Him shall ye be brought back
And blessed be He unto whom appertaineth the kingdom of heaven and earth, and of whatever is between them; with Whom is the knowledge of the last hour; and before Whom ye shall be assembled
وَلَا يَمْلِكُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ ٱلشَّفَٰعَةَ إِلَّا مَن شَهِدَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walaa yamliku lladheena yad'oona min doonihi sh-shafaa'ata illaa man shahida bil-haqqi wahum ya'lamoon
DIN 31635walā yamliku llaḏīna yadʿūna min dūnihi š-šafāʿata ʾillā man šahida bil-ḥaqqi wahum yaʿlamūna
The translators word this verse differently
Those they invoke besides Him are incapable of intercession; only those who testify to the truth and have knowledge.
And those unto whom they cry instead of Him possess no power of intercession, saving him who beareth witness unto the Truth knowingly
And those they call on beside Him shall not possess intercession except those only who bear witness for the truth and who do know
The gods whom they call upon beside Him shall not be able to intercede for others: they only shall be able who bore witness to the truth and knew it
They whom they invoke besides Him, have not the privilege to intercede for others; except those who bear witness to the truth, and know the same
وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَهُمْ لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُ فَأَنَّىٰ يُؤْفَكُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wala'in sa'altahum man khalaqahum layaqoolunna llaahu fa'annaa yu'fakoon
DIN 31635walaʾin saʾaltahum man ḫalaqahum layaqūlunna llāhu faʾannā yuʾfakūna
And if you asked them, "Who created them?", they would say, "God." Why then do they deviate?
And if thou ask them who created them, they will surely say: Allah. How then are they turned away
And if thou shouldst ask them who created them they shall surely say, 'God!' How then can they lie
If thou ask them who hath created them, they will be sure to say, "God." How then hold they false opinions
If thou ask them who hath created them, they will surely answer, God. How therefore are they turned away to the worship of others? God also heareth
وَقِيلِهِۦ يَٰرَبِّ إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوْمٌ لَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)waqeelihi yaa rabbi inna haa'ulaa'i qawmun laa yu'minoon
DIN 31635waqīlihi yā rabbi ʾinna hāʾulāʾi qawmun lā yuʾminūna
As for his statement: "My Lord, these are a people who do not believe."
And he saith: O my Lord! Lo! these are a folk who believe not
And what he says, 'O Lord, verily, these are a people who do not believe
And one saith, "O Lord! verily these are people who believe not
the saying of the prophet, O Lord, verily these are people who believe not
فَٱصْفَحْ عَنْهُمْ وَقُلْ سَلَٰمٌ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)fasfah 'anhum waqul salaamun fasawfa ya'lamoon
DIN 31635faṣfaḥ ʿanhum waqul salāmun fasawfa yaʿlamūna
Pardon them, and say, "Peace." They will come to know.
Then bear with them (O Muhammad) and say: Peace. But they will come to know
shun them then and say, "Peace!" for they at length shall know
Turn thou then from them, and say, "Peace:" In the end they shall know their folly
And He answereth, therefore turn aside from them; and say, peace: Hereafter shall they know their folly
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