وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَا مَا حَوْلَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْقُرَىٰ وَصَرَّفْنَا ٱلْـَٔايَٰتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walaqad ahlaknaa maa hawlakum mina l-quraa wasarrafnaa l-'aayaati la'allahum yarji'oon
DIN 31635walaqad ʾahlaknā mā ḥawlakum mina l-qurā waṣarrafnā l-ʾāyāti laʿallahum yarǧiʿūna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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We have destroyed many townships around you, and diversified the signs, so that they may return.
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
And verily We have destroyed townships round about you, and displayed (for them) Our revelation, that haply they might return
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
And we destroyed the cities that are around you:- and we turned about the signs that haply they might return
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
Of old, too, did we destroy the cities which were round about you; and, in order that they might return to us, we varied our signs before them
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
We heretofore destroyed the cities which were round about you; and We variously proposed our signs unto them, that they might repent
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
Ne kemi shkatërruar vendbanimet përreth jush dhe u kemi dërguar shenja të llojllojshme, që të mund të ktheheshin (në rrugë të drejtë).
আর অবশ্যই আমি তোমাদের আশপাশের জনপদসমূহ ধ্বংস করেছিলাম।(৯) আর আমি বিভিন্নভাবে আয়াতসমূহকে বর্ণনা করেছিলাম, যাতে তারা (কুফরী থেকে) ফিরে আসে।
Neke gradove oko vas još davno smo uništili, a objasnili smo im bili na razne načine dokaze, ne bi li se pokajali.
Neke gradove oko vas još davno smo uništili, a objasnili smo im bili na razne načine dokaze, ne bi li se pokajali.
Gooŋɗii Min kalkiino ca'e wonnooɓe sera mon; Min pirlitiri aayeeje ɗeen, mbelajo'o ɓe nduttoto.
და უეჭველად, ჩვენ გავანადგურეთ სოფლები, რომლებიც თქვენს გარშემო იყო, და ჩვენ განვმარტეთ სასწაულები, ეგების ისინი დაბრუნებულიყვნენ (ჭეშმარიტ რწმენაზე).
Wir hatten ja bereits vernichtet, was an Ortschaften in eurer Umgebung ist. Und Wir hatten die Zeichen verschiedenartig dargelegt, auf dass sie umkehren mögen.
Πράγματι, έχουμε καταστρέψει εκείνες τις (άπιστες) κωμοπόλεις γύρω σας (ω, Μακκανοί), και τους είχαμε δώσει διάφορα Σημάδια, ίσως και να επέστρεφαν (από την απιστία τους, και να στέφονταν με μεταμέλεια και υπακοή προς τον Αλλάχ).
तथा निःसंदेह हमने तुम्हारे आस-पास की बस्तियों को विनष्ट कर दिया और हमने विविध प्रकार के प्रमाण प्रस्तुत किए, ताकि वे पलट आएँ।
E abbiamo distrutto le città intorno a voi e abbiamo diffuso Segni, affinché si pentissero.
27. Ir iš tiesų, Mes sunaikinome miestus, esančius aplink tave, ir Mes (kartodami) parodėme (jiems) Ajat (įrodymus, įkalčius, eilutes, pamokas, ženklus, apreiškimus ir t. t.) įvairiausiais būdais tam, kad jie sugrįžtu (į tikrąjį tikėjimą Allaho Vienumą - islamo monoteizmą).
Dhugumatti, magaalota (ummatoota) moggaa keessan jiran (heddu) balleessinee jirra. Mallattoolee (keenyas) karaa adda addaatiin isaan argisiifne akka isaan deebi'aniif.
Действительно, Мы погубили селения вокруг вас и многократно разъяснили знамения — быть может, они вернутся [к истине].
Неке градове око вас још давно смо уништили, а објаснили смо им били на разне начине доказе, не би ли се покајали.
Na hakika tuliiangamiza miji iliyo jirani zenu, na tulizitumia Ishara mbalimbali ili wapate kurejea.
Vi förgjorde samhällen i er omgivning och framförde våra tecken på olika sätt så att de må återvända till oss.
Andolsun, biz çevrenizdeki memleketleri de yok ettik ve onlara ayetleri tekrar tekrar açıkladık. Belki dönerler diye.
اور یقیناً ہم نے تمہارے آس پاس کی بستیاں تباه کر دیں اور طرح طرح کی ہم نے اپنی نشانیاں بیان کر دیں[1] تاکہ وه رجوع کر لیں.[2]
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تُدَمِّرُ كُلَّ شَىْءٍۭ بِأَمْرِ رَبِّهَا فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ لَا يُرَىٰٓ إِلَّا مَسَٰكِنُهُمْ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)tudammiru kulla shay'in bi'amri rabbihaa fa'asbahoo laa yuraa illaa masaakinuhum kadhaalika najzee l-qawma l-mujrimeen
DIN 31635tudammiru kulla šayʾin biʾamri rabbihā faʾaṣbaḥū lā yurā ʾillā masākinuhum kaḏālika naǧzī l-qawma l-muǧrimīna
It will destroy everything by the command of its Lord. And when the morning came upon them, there was nothing to be seen except their dwellings. Thus We requite the guilty people.
Destroying all things by commandment of its Lord. And morning found them so that naught could be seen save their dwellings. Thus do We reward the guilty folk
it will destroy everything at the order of its Lord!' And in the morning naught was seen save their dwellings. Thus do we reward the sinful people
It will destroy everything at the bidding of its Lord!" And at morn nought was to be seen but their empty dwellings! Thus repay we a wicked people
It will destroy every thing, at the command of its Lord. And in the morning nothing was to be seen, besides their empty dwellings. Thus do We reward wicked people
وَلَقَدْ مَكَّنَّٰهُمْ فِيمَآ إِن مَّكَّنَّٰكُمْ فِيهِ وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ سَمْعًا وَأَبْصَٰرًا وَأَفْـِٔدَةً فَمَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُمْ سَمْعُهُمْ وَلَآ أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ وَلَآ أَفْـِٔدَتُهُم مِّن شَىْءٍ إِذْ كَانُوا۟ يَجْحَدُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walaqad makkannaahum feemaa in makkannaakum feehi waja'alnaa lahum sam'an wa'absaaran wa'af'idatan famaa aghnaa 'anhum sam'uhum walaa absaaruhum walaa af'idatuhum min shay'in idh kaanoo yajhadoona bi'aayaati llaahi wahaaqa bihim maa kaanoo bihi yastahzi'oon
DIN 31635walaqad makkannāhum fīmā ʾin makkannākum fīhi waǧaʿalnā lahum samʿan waʾabṣāran waʾafʾidatan famā ʾaġnā ʿanhum samʿuhum walā ʾabṣāruhum walā ʾafʾidatuhum min šayʾin ʾiḏ kānū yaǧḥadūna biʾāyāti llāhi waḥāqa bihim mā kānū bihi yastahziʾūna
The translators word this verse differently
We had empowered them in the same way as We empowered you; and We gave them the hearing, and the sight, and the minds. But neither their hearing, nor their sight, nor their minds availed them in any way. That is because they disregarded the revelations of God; and so they became surrounded by what they used to ridicule.
And verily We had empowered them with that wherewith We have not empowered you, and had assigned them ears and eyes and hearts; but their ears and eyes and hearts availed them naught since they denied the revelations of Allah; and what they used to mock befell them
We had established them in what we have established you, and we made for them hearing and eyesight and hearts; but neither their hearing nor their eyesight nor their hearts availed them aught, since they did gainsay the signs of God, and that encompassed them whereat they had mocked
With power had we endued them, even as with power have we endued you; and we had given them ears and eyes and hearts: yet neither their eyes, nor their ears, nor their hearts aided them at all, when once they gainsaid the signs of God; but that punishment which they had mocked at enveloped them on all sides
We had established them in the like flourishing condition wherein We have established you, O men of Mecca; and We had given them ears, and eyes, and hearts: Yet neither their ears, nor their eyes, nor their hearts profited them at all, when they rejected the signs of God; but the vengeance which they mocked at, fell upon them
46:27 — the verse above
فَلَوْلَا نَصَرَهُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ قُرْبَانًا ءَالِهَةًۢ بَلْ ضَلُّوا۟ عَنْهُمْ وَذَٰلِكَ إِفْكُهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْتَرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)falawlaa nasarahumu lladheena takhadhoo min dooni llaahi qurbaanan aalihatan bal dalloo 'anhum wadhaalika ifkuhum wamaa kaanoo yaftaroon
DIN 31635falawlā naṣarahumu llaḏīna taḫaḏū min dūni llāhi qurbānan ʾālihatan bal ḍallū ʿanhum waḏālika ʾifkuhum wamā kānū yaftarūna
The translators word this verse differently
Why then did the idols, whom they worshiped as means of nearness to God, not help them? In fact, they abandoned them. It was their lie, a fabrication of their own making.
Then why did those whom they had chosen for gods as a way of approach (unto Allah) not help them? Nay, but they did fail them utterly. And (all) that was their lie, and what they used to invent
Why did not those help them, whom beside God they took for gods that could draw nigh to Him? Nay! they strayed away from them; for that was their lie and what they had forced
But did those whom they took for gods beside God as his kindred deities, help them? Nay, they withdrew from them. Such was their delusion, and their device
Did those protect them, whom they took for gods, besides God, and imagined to be honoured with his familiarity? Nay; they withdrew from them: Yet this was their false opinion which seduced them, and the blasphemy which they had devised
وَإِذْ صَرَفْنَآ إِلَيْكَ نَفَرًا مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ يَسْتَمِعُونَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ فَلَمَّا حَضَرُوهُ قَالُوٓا۟ أَنصِتُوا۟ فَلَمَّا قُضِىَ وَلَّوْا۟ إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِم مُّنذِرِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'idh sarafnaa ilayka nafaran mina l-jinni yastami'oona l-qur'aana falammaa hadaroohu qaaloo ansitoo falammaa qudiya wallaw ilaa qawmihim mundhireen
DIN 31635waʾiḏ ṣarafnā ʾilayka nafaran mina l-ǧinni yastamiʿūna l-qurʾāna falammā ḥaḍarūhu qālū ʾanṣitū falammā quḍiya wallaw ʾilā qawmihim munḏirīna
The translators word this verse differently
Recall when We dispatched towards you a number of jinn, to listen to the Quran. When they came in its presence, they said, "Pay attention!" Then, when it was concluded, they rushed to their people, warning them.
And when We inclined toward thee (Muhammad) certain of the jinn, who wished to hear the Qur'an and, when they were in its presence, said: Give ear! and, when it was finished, turned back to their people, warning
And when we turned towards thee some of the ginn listening to the Qur'an, and when they were present at (the reading of) it, they said, 'Be silent!' and when it was over they turned back to their people, warning them
And remember when we turned aside a company of the djinn to thee, that they might hearken to the Koran: and no sooner were they present at its reading than they said to each other, "Hist;" and when it was ended, they returned to their people with warnings
Remember when We caused certain of the genii to turn aside unto thee, that they might hear the Koran: And when they were present at the reading of the same, they said to one another, give ear: And when it was ended, they returned back unto their people, preaching what they had heard
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَا مَا حَوْلَكُم مِّنَ الْقُرَىٰ وَصَرَّفْنَا الْآيَاتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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