Read the surah · Surah 44
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Fifty-nine verses on a night in which every wise matter is made distinct, and a smoke that will cover people and be called a painful punishment. Pharaoh's people leaving behind gardens and springs that then belonged to nobody. It is short, and almost entirely about consequence. 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
The translators word this verse differently
By the Enlightening Scripture.
By the Scripture that maketh plain
By the perspicuous Book
By this clear Book
By the perspicuous book of the Koran
إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةٍ مُّبَٰرَكَةٍ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)innaa anzalnaahu fee laylatin mubaarakatin innaa kunnaa mundhireen
DIN 31635ʾinnā ʾanzalnāhu fī laylatin mubārakatin ʾinnā kunnā munḏirīna
We have revealed it on a Blessed Night-We have warned.
Lo! We revealed it on a blessed night - Lo! We are ever warning
verily, we have sent it down on a blessed night;- verily, we had given warning
See! on a blessed night have we sent it down, for we would warn mankind
verily We have sent down the same on a blessed night, -- for We had engaged so to do
فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ
Easy-read (simplified)feehaa yufraqu kullu amrin hakeem
DIN 31635fīhā yufraqu kullu ʾamrin ḥakīmin
The translators word this verse differently
In it is distinguished every wise command.
Whereon every wise command is made clear
wherein is decided every wise affair
On the night wherein all things are disposed in wisdom
on the night wherein is distinctly sent down the decree of every determined thing, as a command from Us
أَمْرًا مِّنْ عِندِنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرْسِلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)amran min 'indinaa innaa kunnaa mursileen
DIN 31635ʾamran min ʿindinā ʾinnā kunnā mursilīna
The translators word this verse differently
A decree from Us. We have been sending messages.
As a command from Our presence - Lo! We are ever sending
as an order from us. Verily, we were sending (apostles)
By virtue of our behest. Lo! we have ever sent forth Apostles
Verily We have ever used to send apostles with revelations, at proper intervals
رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
Easy-read (simplified)rahmatan min rabbika innahu huwa s-samee'u l-'aleem
DIN 31635raḥmatan min rabbika ʾinnahu huwa s-samīʿu l-ʿalīmu
As mercy from your Lord. He is the Hearer, the Knower.
A mercy from thy Lord. Lo! He, even He is the Hearer, the Knower
a mercy from thy Lord; verily, He both hears and knows
A mercy from thy Lord: he truly heareth and knoweth all things
as a mercy from thy Lord; for it is He who heareth and knoweth
رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)rabbi s-samaawaati wal-'ardi wamaa baynahumaa in kuntum mooqineen
DIN 31635rabbi s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍi wamā baynahumā ʾin kuntum mūqinīna
Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, if you know for sure.
Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if ye would be sure
from the Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between the two, if ye were but sure
Lord of the Heavens and of the Earth and of all that is between them, - if ye be firm in faith
The Lord of heaven and earth, and of whatever is between them; if ye are men of sure knowledge
لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)laa ilaaha illaa huwa yuhyee wayumeetu rabbukum warabbu aabaa'ikumu l-'awwaleen
DIN 31635lā ʾilāha ʾillā huwa yuḥyī wayumītu rabbukum warabbu ʾābāʾikumu l-ʾawwalīna
There is no god but He. He gives life and causes death-your Lord and Lord of your ancestors of old.
There is no Allah save Him. He quickeneth and giveth death; your Lord and Lord of your forefathers
There is no god but He, He quickens and He kills - your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of yore
There is no God but He! - He maketh alive and killeth! - Your Lord and the Lord of your sires of old
There is no God but He: He giveth life, and He causeth to die; he is your Lord, and the Lord of your fore-fathers
بَلْ هُمْ فِى شَكٍّ يَلْعَبُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)bal hum fee shakkin yal'aboon
DIN 31635bal hum fī šakkin yalʿabūna
The translators word this verse differently
Yet they play around in doubt.
Nay, but they play in doubt
Nay, they in doubt do play
Yet with doubts do they disport them
Yet do they amuse themselves with doubt
فَٱرْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِى ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُّبِينٍ
Easy-read (simplified)fartaqib yawma ta'tee s-samaa'u bidukhaanin mubeen
DIN 31635fartaqib yawma taʾtī s-samāʾu biduḫānin mubīnin
The translators word this verse differently
So watch out for the Day when the sky produces a visible smoke.
But watch thou (O Muhammad) for the day when the sky will produce visible smoke
But expect thou the day when the heaven shall bring obvious smoke
But mark them on the day when the Heaven shall give out a palpable SMOKE
But observe them on the day whereon the heaven shall produce a visible smoke
يَغْشَى ٱلنَّاسَ هَٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
Easy-read (simplified)yaghshaa n-naasa haadhaa 'adhaabun aleem
DIN 31635yaġšā n-nāsa hāḏā ʿaḏābun ʾalīmun
The translators word this verse differently
Enveloping mankind; this is a painful punishment.
That will envelop the people. This will be a painful torment
to cover men - this is grievous torment
Which shall enshroud mankind: this will be an afflictive torment
which shall cover mankind: This will be a tormenting plague
رَّبَّنَا ٱكْشِفْ عَنَّا ٱلْعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤْمِنُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)rabbanaa kshif 'annaa l-'adhaaba innaa mu'minoon
DIN 31635rabbanā kšif ʿannā l-ʿaḏāba ʾinnā muʾminūna
"Our Lord, lift the torment from us, we are believers."
(Then they will say): Our Lord relieve us of the torment. Lo! we are believers
Our Lord! remove from us the torment; verily, we are believers
They will cry, "Our Lord! relieve us from this torment: see! we are believers
They shall say, O Lord, take this plague from off us: Verily we will become true believers
أَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ وَقَدْ جَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مُّبِينٌ
Easy-read (simplified)annaa lahumu dh-dhikraa waqad jaa'ahum rasoolun mubeen
DIN 31635ʾannā lahumu ḏ-ḏikrā waqad ǧāʾahum rasūlun mubīnun
The translators word this verse differently
But how can they be reminded? An enlightening messenger has already come to them.
How can there be remembrance for them, when a messenger making plain (the Truth) had already come unto them
How can they have the reminder (now), when they have had a plain apostle
But how did warning avail them, when an undoubted apostle had come to them
How should an admonition be of avail to them in this condition; when a manifest apostle came unto them
ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا۟ مُعَلَّمٌ مَّجْنُونٌ
Easy-read (simplified)thumma tawallaw 'anhu waqaaloo mu'allamun majnoon
DIN 31635ṯumma tawallaw ʿanhu waqālū muʿallamun maǧnūnun
The translators word this verse differently
But they turned away from him, and said, "Educated, but crazy!"
And they had turned away from him and said: One taught (by others), a madman
and when they turned their backs away from him and said, 'Taught! mad
And they turned their backs on him, and said, "Taught by others, possessed
but they retired from him, saying, this man is instructed by others, or is a distracted person
إِنَّا كَاشِفُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابِ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُمْ عَآئِدُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)innaa kaashifoo l-'adhaabi qaleelan innakum 'aa'idoon
DIN 31635ʾinnā kāšifū l-ʿaḏābi qalīlan ʾinnakum ʿāʾidūna
The translators word this verse differently
We will ease the punishment a little, but you will revert.
Lo! We withdraw the torment a little. Lo! ye return (to disbelief)
Verily, we will remove the torment a little, (but) ye will surely return
Were we to relieve you from the plague even a little, ye would certainly relapse
We will take the plague from off you, a little: But ye will certainly return to your infidelity
يَوْمَ نَبْطِشُ ٱلْبَطْشَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)yawma nabtishu l-batshata l-kubraa innaa muntaqimoon
DIN 31635yawma nabṭišu l-baṭšata l-kubrā ʾinnā muntaqimūna
The Day when We launch the Great Assault-We will avenge.
On the day when We shall seize them with the greater seizure, (then) in truth We shall punish
On the day when we will assault with the great assault, verily, we will take vengeance
On the day when we shall fiercely put forth our great fierceness, we will surely take vengeance on them
On the day whereon We shall fiercely assault them with great power, verily We will take vengeance on them
وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَجَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ كَرِيمٌ
Easy-read (simplified)walaqad fatannaa qablahum qawma fir'awna wajaa'ahum rasoolun kareem
DIN 31635walaqad fatannā qablahum qawma firʿawna waǧāʾahum rasūlun karīmun
Before them We tested the people of Pharaoh; a noble messenger came to them.
And verily We tried before them Pharaoh's folk, when there came unto them a noble messenger
And we already tried the people of Pharaoh when there came to them a noble apostle
Of old, before their time, had we proved the people of Pharaoh, when a noble apostle presented himself to them
We made trial of the people of Pharaoh before them, and an honourable messenger came unto them, saying
أَنْ أَدُّوٓا۟ إِلَىَّ عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ
Easy-read (simplified)an addoo ilayya 'ibaada llaahi innee lakum rasoolun ameen
DIN 31635ʾan ʾaddū ʾilayya ʿibāda llāhi ʾinnī lakum rasūlun ʾamīnun
The translators word this verse differently
Saying, "Hand over God's servants to me. I am an honest messenger to you."
Saying: Give up to me the slaves of Allah. Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you
Send back to me God's servants; verily, I am to you a faithful apostle
Send away with me," cried he, "the servants of God; for I am an apostle worthy of all credit
send unto me the servants of God; verily I am a faithful messenger unto you
وَأَن لَّا تَعْلُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ إِنِّىٓ ءَاتِيكُم بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'an laa ta'loo 'alaa llaahi innee aateekum bisultaanin mubeen
DIN 31635waʾan lā taʿlū ʿalā llāhi ʾinnī ʾātīkum bisulṭānin mubīnin
And, "Do not exalt yourselves above God. I come to you with clear authority.
And saying: Be not proud against Allah. Lo! I bring you a clear warrant
and, 'Exalt not yourselves above God; verily, I come to you with obvious authority
And exalt not yourselves against God, for I come to you with undoubted power
And lift not yourselves up against God: For I come unto you with manifest power
وَإِنِّى عُذْتُ بِرَبِّى وَرَبِّكُمْ أَن تَرْجُمُونِ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'innee 'udhtu birabbee warabbikum an tarjumoon
DIN 31635waʾinnī ʿuḏtu birabbī warabbikum ʾan tarǧumūni
I have taken refuge in my Lord and your Lord, lest you stone me.
And lo! I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord lest ye stone me to death
And, verily, I seek refuge in my Lord and your Lord, that ye stone me not
And I take refuge with Him who is my Lord and your Lord, that ye stone me not
And I fly for protection unto my Lord, and your Lord, that ye stone me not
وَإِن لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوا۟ لِى فَٱعْتَزِلُونِ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'in lam tu'minoo lee fa'taziloon
DIN 31635waʾin lam tuʾminū lī faʿtazilūni
The translators word this verse differently
But if you do not believe in me, keep away from me."
And if ye put no faith in me, then let me go
And if ye believe not in me then let me alone
And if ye believe me not, at least separate yourselves from me
If ye do not believe me, at least depart from me
فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوْمٌ مُّجْرِمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)fada'aa rabbahu anna haa'ulaa'i qawmun mujrimoon
DIN 31635fadaʿā rabbahu ʾanna hāʾulāʾi qawmun muǧrimūna
He appealed to his Lord: "These are a sinful people."
And he cried unto his Lord, (saying): These are guilty folk
Then he called upon his Lord, 'Verily, these are a sinful people
And he cried to his Lord, "That these are a wicked people
And when they accused him of imposture, he called upon his Lord, saying, these are a wicked people
فَأَسْرِ بِعِبَادِى لَيْلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'asri bi'ibaadee laylan innakum muttaba'oon
DIN 31635faʾasri biʿibādī laylan ʾinnakum muttabaʿūna
"Set out with My servants by night-you will be followed.
Then (his Lord commanded): Take away My slaves by night. Lo! ye will be followed
So journey with my servants by night - verily, ye will be pursued
March forth then, said God, with my servants by night, for ye will be pursued
And God said unto him, march forth with my servants by night; for ye will be pursued
وَٱتْرُكِ ٱلْبَحْرَ رَهْوًا إِنَّهُمْ جُندٌ مُّغْرَقُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)watruki l-bahra rahwan innahum jundun mughraqoon
DIN 31635watruki l-baḥra rahwan ʾinnahum ǧundun muġraqūna
And cross the sea quickly; they are an army to be drowned."
And leave the sea behind at rest, for lo! they are a drowned host
But leave the sea in quiet - verily, they are a host to be drowned
And leave behind you the cleft sea: they are a drowned host
And leave the sea divided, that the Egyptians may enter the same; for they are a host doomed to be drowned
كَمْ تَرَكُوا۟ مِن جَنَّٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
Easy-read (simplified)kam tarakoo min jannaatin wa'uyoon
DIN 31635kam tarakū min ǧannātin waʿuyūnin
How many gardens and fountains did they leave behind?
How many were the gardens and the watersprings that they left behind
How many gardens and springs have they left
How many a garden and fountain did they quit
How many gardens, and fountains
وَزُرُوعٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ
Easy-read (simplified)wazuroo'in wamaqaamin kareem
DIN 31635wazurūʿin wamaqāmin karīmin
The translators word this verse differently
And plantations, and splendid buildings.
And the cornlands and the goodly sites
and corn lands and a noble place
And corn fields and noble dwellings
and fields of corn, and fair dwellings
وَنَعْمَةٍ كَانُوا۟ فِيهَا فَٰكِهِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wana'matin kaanoo feehaa faakiheen
DIN 31635wanaʿmatin kānū fīhā fākihīna
The translators word this verse differently
And comforts they used to enjoy.
And pleasant things wherein they took delight
and comfort wherein they did enjoy themselves
And pleasures in which they rejoiced them
and advantages which they enjoyed, did they leave behind them
كَذَٰلِكَ وَأَوْرَثْنَٰهَا قَوْمًا ءَاخَرِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)kadhaalika wa'awrathnaahaa qawman aakhareen
DIN 31635kaḏālika waʾawraṯnāhā qawman ʾāḫarīna
The translators word this verse differently
So it was; and We passed it on to another people.
Even so (it was), and We made it an inheritance for other folk
Thus - and we gave them for an inheritance to another people
So was it: and we gave them as a heritage to another people
Thus We dispossessed them thereof; and We gave the same for an inheritance unto another people
فَمَا بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنظَرِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)famaa bakat 'alayhimu s-samaa'u wal-'ardu wamaa kaanoo munzareen
DIN 31635famā bakat ʿalayhimu s-samāʾu wal-ʾarḍu wamā kānū munẓarīna
Neither heaven nor earth wept over them, nor were they reprieved.
And the heaven and the earth wept not for them, nor were they reprieved
And the heaven wept not for them, nor the earth, nor were they respited
Nor Heaven nor Earth wept for them, nor was their sentence respited
Neither heaven nor earth wept for them; neither were they respited any longer
وَلَقَدْ نَجَّيْنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ مِنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْمُهِينِ
Easy-read (simplified)walaqad najjaynaa banee israa'eela mina l-'adhaabi l-muheen
DIN 31635walaqad naǧǧaynā banī ʾisrāʾīla mina l-ʿaḏābi l-muhīni
And We delivered the Children of Israel from the humiliating persecution.
And We delivered the Children of Israel from the shameful doom
But we saved the children of Israel from shameful woe
And we rescued the children of Israel from a degrading affliction
And We delivered the children of Israel from a shameful affliction
مِن فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيًا مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)min fir'awna innahu kaana 'aaliyan mina l-musrifeen
DIN 31635min firʿawna ʾinnahu kāna ʿāliyan mina l-musrifīna
The translators word this verse differently
From Pharaoh. He was a transgressing tyrant.
(We delivered them) from Pharaoh. Lo! he was a tyrant of the wanton ones
from Pharaoh; verily, he was haughty, one of the extravagant
From Pharaoh, for he was haughty, given to excess
from Pharaoh; for he was haughty, and a transgressor
وَلَقَدِ ٱخْتَرْنَٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)walaqadi khtarnaahum 'alaa 'ilmin 'alaa l-'aalameen
DIN 31635walaqadi ḫtarnāhum ʿalā ʿilmin ʿalā l-ʿālamīna
And We chose them knowingly over all other people.
And We chose them, purposely, above (all) creatures
And we did choose them, wittingly, above the worlds
And we chose them, in our prescience, above all peoples
And We chose them, knowingly, above all people
وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔايَٰتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَٰٓؤٌا۟ مُّبِينٌ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'aataynaahum mina l-'aayaati maa feehi balaa'un mubeen
DIN 31635waʾātaynāhum mina l-ʾāyāti mā fīhi balāʾun mubīnun
And We gave them many signs, in which was an obvious test.
And We gave them portents wherein was a clear trial
and we gave them signs wherein was an obvious trial
And we shewed them miracles wherein was their clear trial
and We shewed them several signs, wherein was an evident trial
إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَيَقُولُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)inna haa'ulaa'i layaqooloon
DIN 31635ʾinna hāʾulāʾi layaqūlūna
The translators word this verse differently
These people say.
Lo! these, forsooth, are saying
Verily, these say
Yet these infidels say
Verily these Meccans say
إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّا مَوْتَتُنَا ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُنشَرِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)in hiya illaa mawtatunaa l-'oolaa wamaa nahnu bimunshareen
DIN 31635ʾin hiya ʾillā mawtatunā l-ʾūlā wamā naḥnu bimunšarīna
"There is nothing but our first death, and we will not be resurrected.
There is naught but our first death, and we shall not be raised again
It is but our first death
There is but our first death, neither shall we be raised again
assuredly our final end will be no other than our first natural death; neither shall we be raised again
فَأْتُوا۟ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'too bi'aabaa'inaa in kuntum saadiqeen
DIN 31635faʾtū biʾābāʾinā ʾin kuntum ṣādiqīna
Bring back our ancestors, if you are truthful."
Bring back our fathers, if ye speak the truth
so bring our fathers, if ye do speak the truth
Bring back our sires, if ye be men of truth
Bring now our forefathers back to life, if ye speak truth
أَهُمْ خَيْرٌ أَمْ قَوْمُ تُبَّعٍ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ أَهْلَكْنَٰهُمْ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ مُجْرِمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)ahum khayrun am qawmu tubba'in walladheena min qablihim ahlaknaahum innahum kaanoo mujrimeen
DIN 31635ʾahum ḫayrun ʾam qawmu tubbaʿin wallaḏīna min qablihim ʾahlaknāhum ʾinnahum kānū muǧrimīna
Are they better, or the people of Tubba and those before them? We annihilated them. They were evildoers.
Are they better, or the folk of Tubb'a and those before them? We destroyed them, for surely they were guilty
Are they better than the people of Tubbah, and those before them? We destroyed them - verily, they were sinners
Are they better than the people of Tobba, And those who flourished before them whom we destroyed for their evil deeds
Are they better, or the people of Tobba, and those who were before them? We destroyed them, because they wrought wickedness
وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa khalaqnaa s-samaawaati wal-'arda wamaa baynahumaa laa'ibeen
DIN 31635wamā ḫalaqnā s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍa wamā baynahumā lāʿibīna
We did not create the heavens and the earth and what is between them to play.
And We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, in play
Nor did we create the heavens and the earth, and what is between the two in sport
We have not created the Heavens and the Earth and whatever is between them in sport
We have not created the heavens and the earth, and whatever is between them, by way of sport
مَا خَلَقْنَٰهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)maa khalaqnaahumaa illaa bil-haqqi walaakinna aktharahum laa ya'lamoon
DIN 31635mā ḫalaqnāhumā ʾillā bil-ḥaqqi walākinna ʾakṯarahum lā yaʿlamūna
We created them only for a specific purpose, but most of them do not know.
We created them not save with truth; but most of them know not
we did but create them in truth, though most of them know it not
We have not created them but for a serious end: but the greater part of them understand it not
We have created them no otherwise than in truth; but the greater part of them do not understand
إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ مِيقَٰتُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)inna yawma l-fasli meeqaatuhum ajma'een
DIN 31635ʾinna yawma l-faṣli mīqātuhum ʾaǧmaʿīna
The Day of Sorting Out is the appointed time for them all.
Assuredly the Day of Decision is the term for all of them
Verily, the day of separation is their appointed term
Verily the day of severing shall be the appointed time of all
Verily the day of separation shall be the appointed term of them all
يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِى مَوْلًى عَن مَّوْلًى شَيْـًٔا وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)yawma laa yughnee mawlan 'an mawlan shay'an walaa hum yunsaroon
DIN 31635yawma lā yuġnī mawlan ʿan mawlan šayʾan walā hum yunṣarūna
The Day when no friend will avail a friend in any way, and they will not be helped.
A day when friend can in naught avail friend, nor can they be helped
the day when master shall not avail client at all, nor shall they be helped
A day when the master shall not at all be aided by the servant, neither shall they be helped
a day, whereon the master and the servant shall be of no advantage to one another, neither shall they be helped
إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ ٱللَّهُ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Easy-read (simplified)illaa man rahima llaahu innahu huwa l-'azeezu r-raheem
DIN 31635ʾillā man raḥima llāhu ʾinnahu huwa l-ʿazīzu r-raḥīmu
Except for him upon whom God has mercy. He is the Mighty, the Merciful.
Save him on whom Allah hath mercy. Lo! He is the Mighty, the Merciful
save whomsoever God shall have mercy on; verily, He is the mighty, the merciful
Save those on whom God shall have mercy: for He is the mighty, the merciful
excepting those on whom God shall have mercy: For He is the mighty, the merciful
إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ ٱلزَّقُّومِ
Easy-read (simplified)inna shajarata z-zaqqoom
DIN 31635ʾinna šaǧarata z-zaqqūmi
The Tree of Bitterness.
Lo! the tree of Zaqqum
Verily, the Zaqqum tree
Verily the tree of Ez-Zakkoum
Verily the fruit of the tree of al Zakkum
طَعَامُ ٱلْأَثِيمِ
Easy-read (simplified)ta'aamu l-'atheem
DIN 31635ṭaʿāmu l-ʾaṯīmi
The food of the sinner.
The food of the sinner
(shall be) the food of the sinful
Shall be the sinner's food
shall be the food of the impious
كَٱلْمُهْلِ يَغْلِى فِى ٱلْبُطُونِ
Easy-read (simplified)kal-muhli yaghlee fee l-butoon
DIN 31635kal-muhli yaġlī fī l-buṭūni
The translators word this verse differently
Like molten lead; boiling inside the bellies.
Like molten brass, it seetheth in their bellies
as it were melting, shall it boil in their bellies
Like dregs of oil shall it boil up in their bellies
As the dregs of oil shall it boil in the bellies of the damned
كَغَلْىِ ٱلْحَمِيمِ
Easy-read (simplified)kaghalyi l-hameem
DIN 31635kaġalyi l-ḥamīmi
Like the boiling of seething water.
As the seething of boiling water
like the boiling of hot water
Like the boiling of scalding water
like the boiling of the hottest water
خُذُوهُ فَٱعْتِلُوهُ إِلَىٰ سَوَآءِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
Easy-read (simplified)khudhoohu fa'tiloohu ilaa sawaa'i l-jaheem
DIN 31635ḫuḏūhu faʿtilūhu ʾilā sawāʾi l-ǧaḥīmi
Seize him and drag him into the midst of Hell!
(And it will be said): Take him and drag him to the midst of hell
Take him and hale him into the midst of hell
Seize ye him, and drag him into the mid-fire
And it shall be said to the tormentors, take him, and drag him into the midst of hell
ثُمَّ صُبُّوا۟ فَوْقَ رَأْسِهِۦ مِنْ عَذَابِ ٱلْحَمِيمِ
Easy-read (simplified)thumma subboo fawqa ra'sihi min 'adhaabi l-hameem
DIN 31635ṯumma ṣubbū fawqa raʾsihi min ʿaḏābi l-ḥamīmi
Then pour over his head the suffering of the Inferno!
Then pour upon his head the torment of boiling water
then pour over his head the torment of hot water
Then pour on his head of the tormenting boiling water
And pour on his head the torture of boiling water
ذُقْ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْكَرِيمُ
Easy-read (simplified)dhuq innaka anta l-'azeezu l-kareem
DIN 31635ḏuq ʾinnaka ʾanta l-ʿazīzu l-karīmu
The translators word this verse differently
Taste! You who were powerful and noble.
(Saying): Taste! Lo! thou wast forsooth the mighty, the noble
Taste! verily, thou art the mighty, the honourable
Taste this:' for thou forsooth art the mighty, the honourable
saying, taste this; for thou art that mighty and honourable person
إِنَّ هَٰذَا مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَمْتَرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)inna haadhaa maa kuntum bihi tamtaroon
DIN 31635ʾinna hāḏā mā kuntum bihi tamtarūna
The translators word this verse differently
This is what you used to doubt.
Lo! this is that whereof ye used to doubt
Verily, this is that whereon ye did dispute
Lo! this is that of which ye doubted
Verily this is the punishment of which ye doubted
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى مَقَامٍ أَمِينٍ
Easy-read (simplified)inna l-muttaqeena fee maqaamin ameen
DIN 31635ʾinna l-muttaqīna fī maqāmin ʾamīnin
As for the righteous, they will be in a secure place.
Lo! those who kept their duty will be in a place secured
Verily, the pious shall be in a safe place
But the pious shall be in a secure place
But the pious shall be lodged in a place of security
فِى جَنَّٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
Easy-read (simplified)fee jannaatin wa'uyoon
DIN 31635fī ǧannātin waʿuyūnin
Amidst gardens and springs.
Amid gardens and watersprings
in gardens and springs
Amid gardens and fountains
among gardens and fountains
يَلْبَسُونَ مِن سُندُسٍ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)yalbasoona min sundusin wa'istabraqin mutaqaabileen
DIN 31635yalbasūna min sundusin waʾistabraqin mutaqābilīna
Dressed in silk and brocade, facing one another.
Attired in silk and silk embroidery, facing one another
they shall be clad in satin and stout silk face to face
Clothed in silk and richest robes, facing one another
They shall be cloathed in fine silk, and in satin; and they shall sit facing one another
كَذَٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجْنَٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ
Easy-read (simplified)kadhaalika wazawwajnaahum bihoorin 'een
DIN 31635kaḏālika wazawwaǧnāhum biḥūrin ʿīnin
So it is, and We will wed them to lovely companions.
Even so (it will be). And We shall wed them unto fair ones with wide, lovely eyes
Thus!- and we will wed them to bright and large-eyed maids
Thus shall it be: and we will wed them to the virgins with large dark eyes
Thus shall it be: And We will espouse them to fair damsels, having large black eyes
يَدْعُونَ فِيهَا بِكُلِّ فَٰكِهَةٍ ءَامِنِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)yad'oona feehaa bikulli faakihatin aamineen
DIN 31635yadʿūna fīhā bikulli fākihatin ʾāminīna
They will call therein for every kind of fruit, in peace and security.
They call therein for every fruit in safety
They shall call therein for every fruit in safety
Therein shall they call, secure, for every kind of fruit
In that place shall they call for all kinds of fruits, in full security
لَا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا ٱلْمَوْتَ إِلَّا ٱلْمَوْتَةَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَوَقَىٰهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
Easy-read (simplified)laa yadhooqoona feehaa l-mawta illaa l-mawtata l-'oolaa wawaqaahum 'adhaaba l-jaheem
DIN 31635lā yaḏūqūna fīhā l-mawta ʾillā l-mawtata l-ʾūlā wawaqāhum ʿaḏāba l-ǧaḥīmi
Therein they will not taste death, beyond the first death; and He will protect them from the torment of Hell.
They taste not death therein, save the first death. And He hath saved them from the doom of hell
They shall not taste therein of death save their first death, and we will keep them from the torment of hell
Therein, their first death passed, shall they taste death no more; and He shall keep them from the pains of Hell
They shall not taste death therein, after the first death; and God shall deliver from the pains of hell
فَضْلًا مِّن رَّبِّكَ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ
Easy-read (simplified)fadlan min rabbika dhaalika huwa l-fawzu l-'azeem
DIN 31635faḍlan min rabbika ḏālika huwa l-fawzu l-ʿaẓīmu
The translators word this verse differently
A favor from your Lord. That is the supreme salvation.
A bounty from thy Lord. That is the supreme triumph
Grace from thy Lord, that is the grand bliss
Tis the gracious bounty of thy Lord! This is the great felicity
Through the gracious bounty of thy Lord. This will be great felicity
فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرْنَٰهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'innamaa yassarnaahu bilisaanika la'allahum yatadhakkaroon
DIN 31635faʾinnamā yassarnāhu bilisānika laʿallahum yataḏakkarūna
We made it easy in your language, so that they may remember.
And We have made (this Scripture) easy in thy language only that they may heed
And we have only made it easy for thy tongue, that haply they may be mindful
We have made this Koran easy for thee in thine own tongue, that they may take the warning
Moreover We have rendered the Koran easy for thee, by revealing it in thine own tongue: To the end that they may be admonished
فَٱرْتَقِبْ إِنَّهُم مُّرْتَقِبُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)fartaqib innahum murtaqiboon
DIN 31635fartaqib ʾinnahum murtaqibūna
The translators word this verse differently
So wait and watch. They too are waiting and watching.
Wait then (O Muhammad). Lo! they (too) are waiting
Then watch thou; verily, they are watching too
Therefore wait thou, for they are waiting
Wherefore do thou wait the event; for they wait to see some misfortune befall thee
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