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46:17

وَٱلَّذِى قَالَ لِوَٰلِدَيْهِ أُفٍّ لَّكُمَآ أَتَعِدَانِنِىٓ أَنْ أُخْرَجَ وَقَدْ خَلَتِ ٱلْقُرُونُ مِن قَبْلِى وَهُمَا يَسْتَغِيثَانِ ٱللَّهَ وَيْلَكَ ءَامِنْ إِنَّ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقٌّ فَيَقُولُ مَا هَٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)walladhee qaala liwaalidayhi uffin lakumaa ata'idaaninee an ukhraja waqad khalati l-quroonu min qablee wahumaa yastagheethaani llaaha waylaka aamin inna wa'da llaahi haqqun fayaqoolu maa haadhaa illaa asaateeru l-'awwaleen

DIN 31635wallaḏī qāla liwālidayhi ʾuffin lakumā ʾataʿidāninī ʾan ʾuḫraǧa waqad ḫalati l-qurūnu min qablī wahumā yastaġīṯāni llāha waylaka ʾāmin ʾinna waʿda llāhi ḥaqqun fayaqūlu mā hāḏā ʾillā ʾasāṭīru l-ʾawwalīna

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Talal Itani · published 2012

As for him who says to his parents, "Enough of you! Are you promising me that I will be raised up, when generations have passed away before me?" While they cry for God's help, "Woe to you! Believe! The promise of God is true!" But he says, "These are nothing but tales of the ancients."

Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026

Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall 1875–1936 · published 1930

And whoso saith unto his parents: Fie upon you both! Do ye threaten me that I shall be brought forth (again) when generations before me have passed away? And they twain cry unto Allah for help (and say): Woe unto thee! Believe! Lo! the promise of Allah is true. But he saith: This is naught save fables of the men of old

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Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired

Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Edward Henry Palmer 1840–1882 · published 1880

But he who says to his parents, 'Fie upon you! Do ye promise me that I shall be brought forth when generations have passed away before me?' - then shall they both cry to God for help. Woe to thee! Believe! Verily, the promise of God is true. Then says he, 'This is but old folks' tales

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Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

John Medows Rodwell 1808–1900 · published 1861

But he who saith to his parents, "Fie on you both! Promise ye me that I shall be taken forth from the grave alive, when whole generations have already passed away before me?" But they both will implore the help of God, and say, "Alas for thee! Believe: for the promise of God is true." But he saith, "It is no more than a fable of the ancients

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Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

George Sale 1697–1736 · published 1734

He who saith unto his parents, fie on you! Do ye promise me that I shall be taken forth from the grave, and restored to life; when many generations have passed away before me, and none of them have returned back? And his parents implore God's assistance, and say to their son, alas for thee! Believe: For the promise of God is true. But he answereth, this is no other than silly fables of the ancients

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Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Other languages (18)
Shqip · Albanian

Dikush u thotë prindërve të vet: "Uf ju! A po më premtoni se do të ringjallem, ndërkohë që kanë kaluar shumë breza para meje?" Ndërkaq, ata i kërkojnë ndihmë Allahut (duke i thënë të birit): "Mjerë ti! Beso, sepse premtimi i Allahut është i vërtetë!" Por, ai thotë: "Kjo nuk është gjë tjetër veçse përralla të të parëve."

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বাংলা · Bengali

আর যে ব্যক্তি তার পিতামাতাকে বলে: ‘তোমাদের জন্য আফসোস! তোমরা কি আমাকে এই প্রতিশ্রুতি দাও যে, আমি পুনরুত্থিত হবো; অথচ আমার পূর্বে অনেক প্রজন্ম গত হয়ে গেছে?’ আর তাদের পিতামাতা দু’জন আল্লাহর কাছে আর্তনাদ করে বলে: ‘দুর্ভোগ তোমার জন্য! তুমি ঈমান আনো। নিশ্চয় আল্লাহর ওয়াদা সত্য।’ তখন সে বলে: ‘এটা (এ আল-কুরআন) অতীতকালের কল্পকাহিনি ছাড়া আর কিছু নয়।’

Translated by the team of Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Dawah Association in Rabwah, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

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Bosanski · Bosnian

A onaj koji roditeljima svojim kaže: “Ih, što mi prijetite da ću biti oživljen kad su prije mene toliki narodi bili i nestali!” – a oni, zazivajući Allaha u pomoć, govore: “Teško tebi, vjeruj, Allahova će se prijetnja, doista, obistiniti!” On odgovara: “To su izmišljotine naroda drevnih!”

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Hrvatski · Croatian

A onaj koji roditeljima svojim kaže: “Ih, što mi prijetite da ću biti oživljen kad su prije mene toliki narodi bili i nestali!” a oni, zazivajući Allaha u pomoć, govore: “Teško tebi, vjeruj, Allahova će se prijetnja, doista, obistiniti!” On odgovara: “To su izmišljotine naroda drevnih!”

Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.

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Fulfulde · Fulani

Kala noon bi'anɗo jipnaaɓe mum ɓeen: "Uf mo'on ! Kere on poday kam immintineede hara le gooŋɗii mofte yawtiino ado kam?" Hara ɓen ɗiɗo no faabtinora Allah [wiide mo]: "Ee bone maa, Gooŋɗin ! Pellet, fodooree Allah nde ko goonga". O wi'a: "Ɗuum wonaani, si wonaa tinndi adinooɓe ɓen".

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ქართული · Georgian

და ვინც თავის მშობლებს ეუბნება: «უფ, თქვენ! ნუთუ მპირდებით, რომ (საფლავიდან ცოცხალი) აღვდგები? მაგრამ ჩემს წინ (დედამიწაზე) მრავალი თაობა (ადამიანებისა) გარდაიცვალა (და არცერთი მათგანი ჯერ არ აღმდგარა)!» ისინი [მისი მშობლები] ალლაჰს ევედრებიან დახმარებას (და ეუბნებიან მას): «ვაი შენ! ირწმუნე, რადგან ალლაჰის აღთქმა ჭეშმარიტია!» ის (მშობლებს) ეუბნება: «ეს, რასაც მეუბნებით, არაფერია, გარდა (გამოგონილი) ძველი ხალხის ლეგენდებისა!»

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Deutsch · German

Und derjenige, der zu seinen Eltern sagt: „Uff über euch! Versprecht ihr mir etwa, dass ich hervorgebracht werden soll, obwohl schon vor mir Gemeinschaften dahingegangen sind?“ (Und der,) während sie beide Allah um Hilfe anflehen (und zu ihrem Kind sagen): „Wehe dir! Glaube doch! Wahrlich, das Versprechen Allahs ist wahr“, dann sagt: „Das sind nichts als Fabeln der Früheren.“

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Ελληνικά · Greek

Όσο γι' εκείνον που είπε στους γονείς του: «Ουφφ (κακό) για σας! Μου υπόσχεστε ότι θα αναστηθώ (για απολογισμό), παρόλο που έχουν περάσει πολλές γενιές πριν από μένα (και κανείς δεν αναστήθηκε);» Οι γονείς του επικαλέστηκαν τον Αλλάχ για βοήθεια (να καθοδηγήσει τον υιό τους, και έπειτα είπαν):«Αλίμονο σου (θα καταστραφείς αν δε θα πιστέψεις)! Πίστεψε! Πράγματι, η υπόσχεση του Αλλάχ είναι αληθινή.» Αλλά αυτός είπε: «Αυτό δεν είναι παρά μύθοι των αρχαίων.»

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हिन्दी · Hindi

तथा जिसने अपने माता-पिता से कहा : उफ़ है तुम दोनों के लिए! क्या तुम दोनों मुझे डराते हो कि मैं (क़ब्र से) निकाला[13] जाऊँगा, हालाँकि मुझसे पहले बहुत-सी पीढ़ियाँ बीत चुकी हैं।[14] जबकि वे दोनों अल्लाह की दुहाई देते हुए कहते हैं : तेरा नाश हो! तू ईमान ले आ! निश्चय अल्लाह का वादा सच्चा है। तो वह कहता है : ये पहले लोगों की काल्पनिक कहानियाँ हैं।[15]

Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari

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Italiano · Italian

E quando uno disse ai genitori: «Uffa! Mi promettete che risorgerò, nonostante siano sparite le stirpi precedenti?», loro invocavano per lui l’aiuto di Allāh, dicendogli: “Guai a te: credi! La promessa di Allāh è in verità certa!» Lui disse: «Queste sono solo favole degli antichi.»

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Lietuvių · Lithuanian

17. Bet tas, kuris sako savo tėvams: „Tfu jums! Ar jūs man prižadate, kad būsiu prikeltas, kuomet prieš mane daugybė kartų mirė (ir nebuvo prikeltos)?“. Kuomet jie (tėvas ir motina) prašo Allaho pagalbos (ir papeikia savo sūnų): „Vargas tau! Patikėk! Iš tiesų, Allaho pažadas yra tikras.“ Bet jis atsako: „Tai tėra praeities pasakos.“

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Afaan Oromoo · Oromo

Inni abbaafi haadha isaatiin “isin lachaniifuu ish (uffi)! akka ani kaafamu natti himtuu Kanuma dhaloonni baay’een naan dura dabrtee jirtu, ?” jedhe. Haala isaan lamaan birmachuu Rabbii gaafachaa, “yaa badii kee! amani Beellamni Rabbii dhugaadhaa” (jedhanii gorsanuu) “kun ogbarruu warra duriiti malee waa biraa miti” jedha;[4]

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Русский · Russian

И тот, кто сказал своим родителям: «Тьфу на вас обоих! Неужели вы обещаете мне, что я буду выведен [из могилы], тогда как до меня уже миновали поколения?», — а они оба взывают к Аллаху о помощи: «Горе тебе! Уверуй! Воистину, обещание Аллаха истинно!» Но он говорит: «Это всего лишь предания древних!»

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Српски · Serbian

А онај који родитељима својим каже: “Их, што ми претите да ћу бити оживљен кад су пре мене толики народи били и нестали!” – А они, молећи Аллаха у помоћ, говоре: “Тешко теби, веруј, Аллахова ће се претња, заиста, обистинити!” Он одговара: “То су измишљотине народа древних!”

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Kiswahili · Swahili

Na yule aliyewafyonya wazazi wake: 'Uff kwenu nyote. Ati ndio mnanitisha kuwa nitafufuliwa, na hali vizazi vingi vimekwisha pita kabla yangu!' Na hao wazazi humwomba msaada Mwenyezi Mungu (na humwambia mtoto wao): 'Ole wako! Amini! Hakika ahadi ya Mwenyezi Mungu ni kweli.' Na yeye husema: 'Hayakuwa haya ila ni visa vya watu wa kale.'

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Svenska · Swedish

Men det finns också sådana som säger till sina föräldrar: ”Usch för er! Hur kan ni garantera att jag ska återuppstå? Människor har dött i generationer före mig!” [Föräldrarna] vädjar då till Gud om hjälp, [och säger till sitt barn]: "Du måste tro – Guds löfte är sant – annars är du förlorad!” Men de får svaret: ”Det där är bara gamla sagor!”

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Türkçe · Turkish

Anne ve babasına; "Öf be! Siz de, benden önce nice nesiller gelip geçmiş iken beni yeniden diriltip, (kabrimden) çıkartılmakla mı tehdit ediyorsunuz?" diyen kimseye, anne ve babası Allah'tan isteyerek; "Yazıklar olsun sana! İman et, şüphesiz Allah’ın vaadi haktır." (derler. O ise:) "Bu, öncekilerin masallarından başka bir şey değildir." diye cevap verir.

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اردو · Urdu

اور جس نے اپنے ماں باپ سے کہا کہ تم سے میں تنگ آگیا[1] ، تم مجھ سے یہی کہتے رہو گے کہ میں مرنے کے بعد پھر زنده کیا جاؤں گا مجھ سے پہلے بھی امتیں گزر چکی ہیں[2]، وه دونوں جناب باری میں فریادیں کرتے ہیں اور کہتے ہیں تجھے خرابی ہو تو ایمان لے آ، بیشک اللہ کا وعده حق ہے، وه جواب دیتا ہے کہ یہ تو صرف اگلوں کے افسانے ہیں.[3]

Translated by Muhammad Ibrahim Junagarhi, developed under the supervision of the Rowwad Translation Center. The original translation is available for the purpose of expressing opinion, evaluation, and continuous development.

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46:15

وَوَصَّيْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ بِوَٰلِدَيْهِ إِحْسَٰنًا حَمَلَتْهُ أُمُّهُۥ كُرْهًا وَوَضَعَتْهُ كُرْهًا وَحَمْلُهُۥ وَفِصَٰلُهُۥ ثَلَٰثُونَ شَهْرًا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُۥ وَبَلَغَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً قَالَ رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِىٓ أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَىَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَٰلِدَىَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَٰلِحًا تَرْضَىٰهُ وَأَصْلِحْ لِى فِى ذُرِّيَّتِىٓ إِنِّى تُبْتُ إِلَيْكَ وَإِنِّى مِنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)wawassaynaa l-'insaana biwaalidayhi ihsaanan hamalathu ummuhu kurhan wawada'athu kurhan wahamluhu wafisaaluhu thalaathoona shahran hattaa idhaa balagha ashuddahu wabalagha arba'eena sanatan qaala rabbi awzi'nee an ashkura ni'mataka llatee an'amta 'alayya wa'alaa waalidayya wa'an a'mala saalihan tardaahu wa'aslih lee fee dhurriyyatee innee tubtu ilayka wa'innee mina l-muslimeen

DIN 31635wawaṣṣaynā l-ʾinsāna biwālidayhi ʾiḥsānan ḥamalathu ʾummuhu kurhan wawaḍaʿathu kurhan waḥamluhu wafiṣāluhu ṯalāṯūna šahran ḥattā ʾiḏā balaġa ʾašuddahu wabalaġa ʾarbaʿīna sanatan qāla rabbi ʾawziʿnī ʾan ʾaškura niʿmataka llatī ʾanʿamta ʿalayya waʿalā wālidayya waʾan ʾaʿmala ṣāliḥan tarḍāhu waʾaṣliḥ lī fī ḏurriyyatī ʾinnī tubtu ʾilayka waʾinnī mina l-muslimīna

Talal Itani2012 We have enjoined upon man kindness to his parents. His mother carried him with difficulty, and delivered him with difficulty. His bearing and weaning takes thirty months. Until, when he has attained his maturity, and has reached forty years, he says, "Lord, enable me to appreciate the blessings You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents, and to act with righteousness, pleasing You. And improve my children for me. I have sincerely repented to You, and I am of those who have surrendered."

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And We have commended unto man kindness toward parents. His mother beareth him with reluctance, and bringeth him forth with reluctance, and the bearing of him and the weaning of him is thirty months, till, when he attaineth full strength and reacheth forty years, he saith: My Lord! Arouse me that I may give thanks for the favour wherewith Thou hast favoured me and my parents, and that I may do right acceptable unto Thee. And be gracious unto me in the matter of my seed. Lo! I have turned unto Thee repentant, and lo! I am of those who surrender (unto Thee)

Edward Henry Palmer1880 We have prescribed for man kindness towards his parents. His mother bore him with trouble and brought him forth with trouble; and the bearing of him and the weaning of him is thirty months; until, when he reaches puberty, and reaches forty years, he says, 'Lord! stir me up that I may be thankful for thy favours wherewith thou hast favoured me and my parents; and that I may do right to please Thee; and make it right for me in my offspring; verily, I turn repentant unto Thee, and, verily, I am of those resigned

John Medows Rodwell1861 Moreover, we have enjoined on man to shew kindness to his parents. With pain his mother beareth him; with pain she bringeth him forth: and his bearing and his weaning is thirty months; until when he attaineth his strength, and attaineth to forty years, he saith, "O my Lord! stir me up to be grateful for thy favours wherewith thou hast favoured me and my parents, and to do good works which shall please thee: and prosper me in my offspring: for to thee am I turned, and am resigned to thy will" (am a Muslim)

George Sale1734 We have commanded man to shew kindness to his parents: His mother beareth him in her womb with pain, and bringeth him forth with pain: And the space of his being carried in her womb, and of his weaning, is thirty months; until, when he attaineth his age of strength, and attaineth the age of forty years, he saith, O Lord, excite me, by thy inspiration, that I may be grateful for thy favours, wherewith thou hast favoured me and my parents; and that I may work righteousness, which may please thee: And be gracious unto me in my issue; for I am turned unto thee, and am a Moslem

46:16

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ نَتَقَبَّلُ عَنْهُمْ أَحْسَنَ مَا عَمِلُوا۟ وَنَتَجَاوَزُ عَن سَيِّـَٔاتِهِمْ فِىٓ أَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْجَنَّةِ وَعْدَ ٱلصِّدْقِ ٱلَّذِى كَانُوا۟ يُوعَدُونَ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)oolaa'ika lladheena nataqabbalu 'anhum ahsana maa 'amiloo wanatajaawazu 'an sayyi'aatihim fee ashaabi l-jannati wa'da s-sidqi lladhee kaanoo yoo'adoon

DIN 31635ʾūlāʾika llaḏīna nataqabbalu ʿanhum ʾaḥsana mā ʿamilū wanataǧāwazu ʿan sayyiʾātihim fī ʾaṣḥābi l-ǧannati waʿda ṣ-ṣidqi llaḏī kānū yūʿadūna

Talal Itani2012 Those are they from whom We accept the best of their deeds, and We overlook their misdeeds, among the dwellers of Paradise-the promise of truth which they are promised.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Those are they from whom We accept the best of what they do, and overlook their evil deeds. (They are) among the owners of the Garden. This is the true promise which they were promised (in the world)

Edward Henry Palmer1880 There are those from whom we accept the best of what they have done, and we pass over their offences - amongst the fellows of Paradise; the promise of truth which they have been promised

John Medows Rodwell1861 These are they from whom we will accept their best works, and whose evil works we will pass by; among the inmates shall they be of Paradise: - a true promise which they are promised

George Sale1734 These are they from whom We accept the good work which they have wrought, and whose evil works We pass by; and they shall be among the inhabitants of paradise: This is a true promise, which they are promised in this world

46:17 — the verse above

46:18

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ حَقَّ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقَوْلُ فِىٓ أُمَمٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ خَٰسِرِينَ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)oolaa'ika lladheena haqqa 'alayhimu l-qawlu fee umamin qad khalat min qablihim mina l-jinni wal-'insi innahum kaanoo khaasireen

DIN 31635ʾūlāʾika llaḏīna ḥaqqa ʿalayhimu l-qawlu fī ʾumamin qad ḫalat min qablihim mina l-ǧinni wal-ʾinsi ʾinnahum kānū ḫāsirīna

Talal Itani2012 Those are they upon whom the sentence is justified, among the communities that have passed away before them, of jinn and humans. They are truly losers.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Such are those on whom the Word concerning nations of the jinn and mankind which have passed away before them hath effect. Lo! they are the losers

Edward Henry Palmer1880 There are those against whom the sentence was due amongst the nations who have passed away before them of ginns and men; verily, they have been the losers

John Medows Rodwell1861 These are they in whom the sentence passed on the nations, djinn and men, who flourished before them, is made good. They shall surely perish

George Sale1734 These are they whom the sentence passed on the nations which have been before them, of genii and of men, justly fitteth: They shall surely perish

46:19

وَلِكُلٍّ دَرَجَٰتٌ مِّمَّا عَمِلُوا۟ وَلِيُوَفِّيَهُمْ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)walikullin darajaatun mimmaa 'amiloo waliyuwaffiyahum a'maalahum wahum laa yuzlamoon

DIN 31635walikullin daraǧātun mimmā ʿamilū waliyuwaffiyahum ʾaʿmālahum wahum lā yuẓlamūna

Talal Itani2012 There are degrees for everyone, according to what they have done, and He will repay them for their works in full, and they will not be wronged.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And for all there will be ranks from what they do, that He may pay them for their deeds; and they will not be wronged

Edward Henry Palmer1880 and for all are degrees of what they have done, so that He may repay them their works, and they shall not be wronged

John Medows Rodwell1861 And there are grades for all, according to their works, that God may repay them for their works; and they shall not be dealt with unfairly

George Sale1734 For every one is prepared a certain degree of happiness or misery, according to that which they shall have wrought; that God may recompense them for their works: And they shall not be treated unjustly

Sources

EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Parallel edition — Simple, Version 1.1

وَالَّذِي قَالَ لِوَالِدَيْهِ أُفٍّ لَّكُمَا أَتَعِدَانِنِي أَنْ أُخْرَجَ وَقَدْ خَلَتِ الْقُرُونُ مِن قَبْلِي وَهُمَا يَسْتَغِيثَانِ اللَّهَ وَيْلَكَ آمِنْ إِنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ فَيَقُولُ مَا هَٰذَا إِلَّا أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ

EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Analysis detailsDerived

These figures count the words the translations share. They measure wording, not meaning, and they do not say which translation is right.

Derived measure: mean pairwise Jaccard distance over the lowercased word sets of the 5 renderings above — 0.54 on a scale where 0 means identical wording and 1 means no shared words. It is computed, not judged.

The page says a verse is worded differently only above the cut below. The cut is a stated convention, not a property of the text, and it can be changed.

The cut
0.644
Share of measured verses above it
33%
Verses above it
2,079
Verses measured
6,236
Talal Itani · George Sale 0.65
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall 0.62
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale 0.61
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell 0.57
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale 0.56
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell 0.54
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell 0.52
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer 0.47
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall 0.44
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale 0.41

One bar per pair of renderings, longest bar for the pair sharing fewest words. Every pair is shown; none is singled out.

Method Wording differences — derived 13 September 2026
Method
Mean pairwise Jaccard distance over the lowercased word sets of the cleared translations of each verse. A verse is marked as worded differently when its score falls in the top third of the corpus — the cut set out in Analysis details.
As at
13 September 2026, 10:56 UTC
Gate
verify/divergence_gate.py re-derives and fails on drift

The platform does not say which is right, and does not characterise what the difference means. The renderings are placed together so the difference is visible; reading it is the reader's work.

Easy-read

SourceTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

SourceTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

ReceiptsSource fact

7 sources stand behind this page. Each is listed once, in the order the page first cites it, with the licence it was cleared under and what was actually read. Nothing on this page rests on a source that is not here.

Source Tanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) · Uthmani, Version 1.1
Edition
Uthmani, Version 1.1
Custodian
Tanzil Project
Layer
canonical text
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
Licence URL
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Commercial use
yes
Modification
contradictory
Licence text
read verbatim
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
24 August 2026
Digest
203f0f1bf3158b1e5be4ab9f8f6870e5…
Located at
https://tanzil.net/pub/download/index.php?quranType=uthmani&outType=xml
Convention
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.

CLEARED. Licence read verbatim from the block embedded in this very file. Ingested exactly as shipped: no normalisation, no stripping of marks, no Unicode recomposition.

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Source Talal Itani, ClearQuran · ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB
Edition
ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB
Custodian
Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com
Layer
translation
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Licence URL
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/
Commercial use
yes
Modification
no
Licence text
terms page read
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
7 September 2026
Digest
70b0a8bb6f862f43670f7da1c0da59a4…
Located at
https://www.clearquran.com/downloads/quran-in-english-clearquran.epub
Convention
Parsed structurally from the EPUB: an h3 names the surah, one p per verse with its number in its own span. An unnumbered p is the basmala and is not a verse, except in surah 1 where the basmala IS verse 1. 112 unnumbered paragraphs were found, which is 114 surahs less surah 1 and surah 9. Text is stored VERBATIM: NFC normalisation and XML entity unescaping only, because CC BY-ND forbids modification.

CLEARED on a licence read first-hand from the translator's own download page, not from an aggregator. Tanzil also hosts this translation, but under a blanket "non-commercial purposes only" term that directs the user to the translator or publisher for permission - a hosting disclaimer, not a grant - so the grant was taken from the licensor directly. The "God" edition was ingested; ClearQuran also publishes an "Allah" edition, differing in how the divine name is rendered, which is not ingested.

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Source Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran · 1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Edition
1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Custodian
None — public domain work
Layer
translation
Licence
Public domain — copyright term expired
Licence URL
— none published —
Commercial use
yes
Modification
yes
Licence text
not applicable — no licence exists
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
24 August 2026
Digest
aaff752d4349005282d977eebb863982…
Located at
https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/fawazahmed0/quran-api@6be8e17f2a0c13b1f33b1c3057f73cb28d5e848e/editions/eng-mohammedmarmadu.json

CLEARED ON THE WORK, WITH TWO RECORDED CAVEATS ON THIS COPY. (1) Rights basis is the expired copyright term, NOT the redistributing repository's licence. That repository dedicates its contents to the public domain under the Unlicense while also redistributing plainly in-copyright translations (Abdel Haleem, Saheeh International, The Study Quran), so it is dedicating rights it cannot hold and its blanket grant is not relied upon here. (2) The file declares its own upstream as tanzil.net, and Tanzil attaches a non-commercial condition to its TRANSLATION distributions, though not to its Qur'anic text. Since Pickthall's copyright has expired, nobody holds rights in these words and no licence is required from anyone; Tanzil's terms are a contract binding those who download from Tanzil, which we did not. The chain is nonetheless not spotless and Anwar may prefer a clean digitisation of the 1930 printing. NOT VERIFIED: that this digital text matches the 1930 first printing rather than a later revised edition. No page images were collated. Recorded as unverified rather than presented as established. SERVED TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE CITED FILE AT ONE VERSE, 37:97: the file reads "red-hotfire" (a glued token, also in Gutenberg #16955); the served row reads "red-hot fire", restored 2026-09-13 from Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (London: George Allen & Unwin, printed for Alfred A. Knopf; 1930), p. 460, XXXVII 97 - scan archive.org in.ernet.dli.2015.216140, PDF page 475; banked data/derivation-sources/pickthall-1930-dli-2015.216140-text.pdf (sha256 70e81146c97fa3a590243a82e04e349108546074787e2551a78c616202138870) on Anwar Malik's grant.

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Source Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an · 1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Edition
1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Custodian
None — public domain work
Layer
translation
Licence
Public domain — copyright term expired
Licence URL
— none published —
Commercial use
yes
Modification
yes
Licence text
not applicable — no licence exists
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
24 August 2026
Digest
32b2330e332339ace53509539efe9040…
Located at
https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/fawazahmed0/quran-api@6be8e17f2a0c13b1f33b1c3057f73cb28d5e848e/editions/eng-edwardhenrypalm.json
Convention
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 verses, keyed to mushaf order. The bismillah is not fused into ayah 1: 1:1 carries it and no other verse does. Verified against content check C3 at ingest.

CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. The digital edition's upstream is not stated by the redistributor and the printing is unverified. No statement of purpose is recorded for Palmer because none was sourced from his own preface in this pass; nothing is asserted on his behalf.

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Source John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an · 1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Edition
1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Custodian
None — public domain work
Layer
translation
Licence
Public domain — copyright term expired
Licence URL
— none published —
Commercial use
yes
Modification
yes
Licence text
not applicable — no licence exists
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
24 August 2026
Digest
91423dea6a6dccc192457870ed2c08fb…
Located at
https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/fawazahmed0/quran-api@6be8e17f2a0c13b1f33b1c3057f73cb28d5e848e/editions/eng-johnmedowsrodwe.json
Convention
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 verses, keyed to mushaf order. The bismillah is not fused into ayah 1: 1:1 carries it and no other verse does. Verified against content check C3 at ingest.

CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. TWO edition caveats. (1) The upstream is not stated by the redistributor. (2) Rodwell's own edition PRESENTS THE SURAHS IN HIS OWN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER, not the mushaf order — he says so in his preface. This digital text is keyed to mushaf order, so it derives from a restored-order printing (such as the Everyman edition) rather than from Rodwell's own arrangement. Which printing is not stated and has not been established.

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Source George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an · 1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Edition
1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Custodian
None — public domain work
Layer
translation
Licence
Public domain — copyright term expired
Licence URL
— none published —
Commercial use
yes
Modification
yes
Licence text
not applicable — no licence exists
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
24 August 2026
Digest
05b679f5df49b0579e65f4b83b4c7235…
Located at
https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/fawazahmed0/quran-api@6be8e17f2a0c13b1f33b1c3057f73cb28d5e848e/editions/eng-georgesale.json
Convention
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 verses, keyed to mushaf order. The bismillah is not fused into ayah 1: 1:1 carries it and no other verse does. Verified against content check C3 at ingest.

CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. The digital edition's upstream is NOT STATED by the redistributor, so the printing it represents is unverified; Sale's text was reprinted and re-edited many times between 1734 and 1900. Recorded as unverified rather than assumed to be the first edition.

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Source Tanzil Qur'an text (Simple) · Simple, Version 1.1
Edition
Simple, Version 1.1
Custodian
Tanzil Project
Layer
canonical text
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
Licence URL
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Commercial use
yes
Modification
contradictory
Licence text
read verbatim
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
24 August 2026
Digest
d9b5bad94e4725191aa8da9a0404bd8e…
Located at
https://tanzil.net/pub/download/index.php?quranType=simple&outType=xml
Convention
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.

CLEARED. Parallel edition, held in ayah_text_variants. It sits alongside the Uthmani spine for search normalisation and is never used to correct it.

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