طَاعَةٌ وَقَوْلٌ مَّعْرُوفٌ فَإِذَا عَزَمَ ٱلْأَمْرُ فَلَوْ صَدَقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ لَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَّهُمْ
Easy-read (simplified)taa'atun waqawlun ma'roofun fa'idhaa 'azama l-'amru falaw sadaqoo llaaha lakaana khayran lahum
DIN 31635ṭāʿatun waqawlun maʿrūfun faʾiḏā ʿazama l-ʾamru falaw ṣadaqū llāha lakāna ḫayran lahum
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Obedience and upright speech. Then, when the matter is settled, being true to God would have been better for them.
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
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Obedience and a civil word. Then, when the matter is determined, if they are loyal to Allah it will be well for them
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
Preferable for them were obedience and a reasonable speech! But when the matter is determined on, then if they believed God it were better for them
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
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And if, when the command for war is issued, they are true to God, it will be assuredly best for them
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
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But obedience would be more eligible for them, and to speak that which is convenient. And when the command is firmly established, if they give credit unto God, it will be better for them
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
bindja dhe fjala e mirë. Por, kur çështja të jetë vendosur, sikur t'i qëndronin besnikë Allahut, do të ishte më mirë për ta.
(অথচ প্রদত্ত আদেশের) আনুগত্য করা ও ন্যায়সংগত কথা বলাই উত্তম। অতঃপর যখন (যুদ্ধের) সিদ্ধান্ত চূড়ান্ত হয়, তখন যদি তারা আল্লাহর সাথে (২১) কৃত ওয়াদা সত্যে পরিণত করত, তবে তা তাদের জন্য কল্যাণকর হতো।
Bolje bi im bilo da su poslušni i da govore razumne besjede! A kad je borba već propisana, bolje bi im bilo da su prema Allahu iskreni.
Bolje bi im bilo da su poslušni i da govore razumne besjede! A kad je borba već propisana, bolje bi im bilo da su prema Allahu iskreni.
ko ɗoftagol e konngol moƴƴol. Si fiyaaku o fellitii, ɓe ngooŋɗinno Allah, ko ɗuum ɓuratnoo moƴƴannde ɓe.
მორჩილება (ალლაჰისადმი) და (ალლაჰის კანონის შესაბამისი) კეთილი სიტყვების თქმა! და როდესაც საქმე გადაწყვეტილია [ბრძოლის ბრძანება გაცემულია] (ისინი მას ეწინააღმდეგებიან ან არ მონაწილეობენ), ალლაჰთან (თავიანთ რწმენასა და მორჩილებაში) გულწრფელნი რომ ყოფილიყვნენ, (ეს) მათთვის უკეთესი იქნებოდა.
Gehorsam und geziemende Worte (wären ja besser für sie). Wenn nun die Angelegenheit beschlossen ist, dann wäre es gewiss für sie am besten, sie würden Allah gegenüber wahrhaftig sein.
(Θα ήταν καλύτερα γι' αυτούς το) να υπακούσουν και να πουν καλά λόγια. Όταν διατάζεται η εντολή (και τους επιτρέπεται να αντιμετωπίζουν τους διωγμούς των άπιστων και να αγωνίζονται εναντίον τους), αν θα είναι ειλικρινείς στην πίστη τους προς τον Αλλάχ (και θα τελούν την εντολή Του), θα είναι καλύτερα γι' αυτούς!
आज्ञा का पालन करना और अच्छी बात कहना, फिर जब आज्ञा आवश्यक हो जाए, तो यदि वे अल्लाह के प्रति सच्चे रहें, तो निश्चय ही यह उनके लिए बेहतर है।
l’obbedienza e parole oneste e, quando venne presa la decisione, sarebbe stato meglio per loro che fossero stati sinceri con Allāh.
21. paklusti ir kalbėti teisingai. Ir kuomet (pasiruošimo džihadui) reikalas yra nuspręstas, tuomet teisumas prieš Allahą jiems būtų buvęs geriau.
Ajaja fudhachuufi jecha gaariitu (isaaniif caala). Yeroo dhimmichi murtaa’e odoo Rabbitti dhugaa haasa’anii irra isaaniif caala ture.
послушание и подобающее слово. А когда дело решено, то если бы они были правдивы с Аллахом, это было бы лучше для них.
Боље би им било да су послушни и да добро говоре! А кад је борба већ прописана, боље би им било да су према Аллаху искрени.
Utiifu na kauli njema. Na jambo likishaazimiwa, basi wakiwa ni wakweli kwa Mwenyezi Mungu, bila ya shaka itakuwa ni heri kwao.
[Det som krävdes var] lydnad och goda ord. För när befallningen väl ges är det bättre för dem att stå fasta, med trohet till Gud.
(Onlar'a düşen) itaat edip güzel söz söylemektir. İş ciddileşince Allah’a verdikleri söze bağlı kalsalardı, elbette kendileri için daha iyi olurdu.
فرمان کا بجا ﻻنا اور اچھی بات کا کہنا[1] ۔ پھر جب کام مقرر ہو جائے[2]، تو اللہ کے ساتھ سچے رہیں[3] تو ان کے لئے بہتری ہے.[4]
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فَٱعْلَمْ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ وَٱسْتَغْفِرْ لِذَنۢبِكَ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مُتَقَلَّبَكُمْ وَمَثْوَىٰكُمْ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'lam annahu laa ilaaha illaa llaahu wastaghfir lidhanbika walilmu'mineena wal-mu'minaati wallaahu ya'lamu mutaqallabakum wamathwaakum
DIN 31635faʿlam ʾannahu lā ʾilāha ʾillā llāhu wastaġfir liḏanbika walilmuʾminīna wal-muʾmināti wallāhu yaʿlamu mutaqallabakum wamaṯwākum
Know that there is no god but God, and ask forgiveness for your sin, and for the believing men and believing women. God knows your movements, and your resting-place.
So know (O Muhammad) that there is no Allah save Allah, and ask forgiveness for thy sin and for believing men and believing women. Allah knoweth (both) your place of turmoil and your place of rest
Know thou that there is no god but God; and ask pardon for thy sin and for the believers, men and women; for God knows your return and your resort
Know, then, that there is no god but God: and ask pardon for thy sin, and for believers, both men and women. God knoweth your busy movements, and your final resting-places
Know, therefore, that there is no god but God: And ask pardon for thy sin, and for the true believers both men and women. God knoweth your busy employment in the world, and the place of your abode hereafter
وَيَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَوْلَا نُزِّلَتْ سُورَةٌ فَإِذَآ أُنزِلَتْ سُورَةٌ مُّحْكَمَةٌ وَذُكِرَ فِيهَا ٱلْقِتَالُ رَأَيْتَ ٱلَّذِينَ فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَيْكَ نَظَرَ ٱلْمَغْشِىِّ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلْمَوْتِ فَأَوْلَىٰ لَهُمْ
Easy-read (simplified)wayaqoolu lladheena aamanoo lawlaa nuzzilat sooratun fa'idhaa unzilat sooratun muhkamatun wadhukira feehaa l-qitaalu ra'ayta lladheena fee quloobihim maradun yanzuroona ilayka nazara l-maghshiyyi 'alayhi mina l-mawti fa'awlaa lahum
DIN 31635wayaqūlu llaḏīna ʾāmanū lawlā nuzzilat sūratun faʾiḏā ʾunzilat sūratun muḥkamatun waḏukira fīhā l-qitālu raʾayta llaḏīna fī qulūbihim maraḍun yanẓurūna ʾilayka naẓara l-maġšiyyi ʿalayhi mina l-mawti faʾawlā lahum
Those who believe say, "If only a chapter is sent down." Yet when a decisive chapter is sent down, and fighting is mentioned in it, you see those in whose hearts is sickness looking at you with the look of someone fainting at death. So woe to them!
And those who believe say: If only a surah were revealed! But when a decisive surah is revealed and war is mentioned therein, thou seest those in whose hearts is a disease looking at thee with the look of men fainting unto death. Therefor woe unto them
Those who misbelieve say, 'Why has not a surah been revealed?' but when a decisive surah is revealed and fighting is mentioned therein, thou mayest see those in whose heart is sickness looking towards thee with the look of one fainting in death
The believers say, "Oh, would that a Sura were sent down!" but when a peremptory Sura is revealed, whose burden is war, thou mayest see the diseased of heart look toward thee, with a look of one on whom the shadows of death have fallen! But better in them would be obedience and becoming language
The true believers say, hath not a sura been revealed commanding war against the infidels? But when a sura without any ambiguity is revealed, and war is mentioned therein, thou mayest see those in whose hearts is an infirmity, look towards thee with the look of one whom death overshadoweth
47:21 — the verse above
فَهَلْ عَسَيْتُمْ إِن تَوَلَّيْتُمْ أَن تُفْسِدُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَتُقَطِّعُوٓا۟ أَرْحَامَكُمْ
Easy-read (simplified)fahal 'asaytum in tawallaytum an tufsidoo fee l-'ardi watuqatti'oo arhaamakum
DIN 31635fahal ʿasaytum ʾin tawallaytum ʾan tufsidū fī l-ʾarḍi watuqaṭṭiʿū ʾarḥāmakum
The translators word this verse differently
If you turn away, you are likely to make mischief on earth, and sever your family ties.
Would ye then, if ye were given the command, work corruption in the land and sever your ties of kinship
Would ye perhaps, if ye had turned back, have done evil in the land and severed the bonds of kinship
Were ye not ready, if ye had turned back from Him, to spread disorder in the land, and violate the ties of blood
Were ye ready therefore, if ye had been put in authority, to commit outrages in the earth, and to violate your ties of blood
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَعَنَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ فَأَصَمَّهُمْ وَأَعْمَىٰٓ أَبْصَٰرَهُمْ
Easy-read (simplified)oolaa'ika lladheena la'anahumu llaahu fa'asammahum wa'a'maa absaarahum
DIN 31635ʾūlāʾika llaḏīna laʿanahumu llāhu faʾaṣammahum waʾaʿmā ʾabṣārahum
Those are they whom God has cursed. He made them deaf, and blinded their sight.
Such are they whom Allah curseth so that He deafeneth them and maketh blind their eyes
It is these whom God has cursed, and has made them deaf, and has blinded their eyesight
These are they whom God hath cursed, and made deaf, and blinded their eyes
These are they whom God hath cursed, and hath rendered deaf, and whose eyes He hath blinded
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طَاعَةٌ وَقَوْلٌ مَّعْرُوفٌ فَإِذَا عَزَمَ الْأَمْرُ فَلَوْ صَدَقُوا اللَّهَ لَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَّهُمْ
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