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
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
The translators word this verse differently
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If you turn away, you are likely to make mischief on earth, and sever your family ties.
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
Would ye then, if ye were given the command, work corruption in the land and sever your ties of kinship
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
Would ye perhaps, if ye had turned back, have done evil in the land and severed the bonds of kinship
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
Were ye not ready, if ye had turned back from Him, to spread disorder in the land, and violate the ties of blood
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
Were ye ready therefore, if ye had been put in authority, to commit outrages in the earth, and to violate your ties of blood
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
A pritet gjë tjetër, nëse ju ktheni shpinën, veçse të bëni çrregullime në Tokë e t'i shkëputni lidhjet farefisnore!
অতএব, তোমরা যদি মুখ ফিরিয়ে নাও(২১), তবে কি তোমাদের দ্বারা পৃথিবীতে বিপর্যয় সৃষ্টি করা এবং আত্মীয়তার বন্ধন ছিন্ন করাই প্রত্যাশিত?(২২)
Zar i vi ne biste, kad biste se vlasti dočepali, nered na Zemlji činili i rodbinske veze kidali!
Zar i vi ne biste, kad biste se vlasti dočepali, nered na Zemlji činili i rodbinske veze kidali!
E on tamƴinaaki, si wonii on ɗuurnima nde mbonnoton e leydi ndin, taƴon enɗamaaji mon?
ან იქნებ, თუ ზურგს შეაქცევთ (ალლაჰის წიგნსა და მისი შუამავლის სუნნას), დედამიწაზე სიბილწეს გაავრცელებთ და ოჯახურ კავშირებს გაწყვეტთ?
Werdet ihr denn vielleicht, wenn ihr euch abkehrt, auf der Erde Unheil stiften und eure Verwandtschaftsbande abtrennen?
Τι άλλο θα κάνατε, αν θα απομακρυνόσασταν (από το Κορ’άν και τις εντολές του), παρά να σκορπίζατε το κακό στη γη (με απιστία και αμαρτίες) και να αποκόπτατε τους συγγενικούς σας δεσμούς (όπως κάνατε πριν κατά την εποχή της άγνοιας -της προ-Ισλαμικής εποχής-)!
फिर निश्चय तुम निकट हो, यदि तुम मुँह फेर लो[8], कि तुम धरती में बिगाड़ पैदा करो और अपने संबंधों को पूरी तरह से काट दो।
Non rischiereste, se voltaste le spalle, di corrompere in terra e di rompere i vincoli di sangue?
22. Ir jeigu jūs (veidmainiai), nusisuksite (nuo Allaho įsakymo), tikriausiai skleisite piktadarystes žemėje ir suardysite giminystės ryšius!
Sila yoo duubatti deebitan dachii keessatti badii hojjachuufi firooma keessan muruu kajeeltanii?
А может быть, если вы получите власть, вы станете творить беззаконие на земле и разрывать родственные узы?
Зар и ви не бисте, кад бисте се власти дочепали, неред на Земљи чинили и родбинске везе кидали!
Basi mnatarajia kwamba mkigeuka mkaenda zenu kwamba ndio mtafanya uharibifu katika nchi na muwatupe jamaa zenu?
Men om ni vänder er bort kommer ni troligen att sprida fördärv på jorden och bryta era släktband.
Demek yüz çevirirseniz yeryüzünde bozgunculuk çıkaracak, akrabalık bağlarını keseceksiniz öyle mi?
اور تم سے یہ بھی بعید نہیں کہ اگر تم کو حکومت مل جائے تو تم زمین میں فساد برپا کر دو[1] اور رشتے ناتے توڑ ڈالو.
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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
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
The translators word this verse differently
Obedience and upright speech. Then, when the matter is settled, being true to God would have been better for them.
Obedience and a civil word. Then, when the matter is determined, if they are loyal to Allah it will be well for them
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
And if, when the command for war is issued, they are true to God, it will be assuredly best for them
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
47:22 — the verse above
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
أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ أَمْ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبٍ أَقْفَالُهَآ
Easy-read (simplified)afalaa yatadabbaroona l-qur'aana am 'alaa quloobin aqfaaluhaa
DIN 31635ʾafalā yatadabbarūna l-qurʾāna ʾam ʿalā qulūbin ʾaqfāluhā
Will they not ponder the Quran? Or are there locks upon their hearts?
Will they then not meditate on the Qur'an, or are there locks on the hearts
Do they not peruse the Qur'an? or are there locks upon their hearts
Will they not then meditate on the Koran? Are locks upon their hearts
Do they not therefore attentively meditate on the Koran? Are there locks upon their hearts
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
فَهَلْ عَسَيْتُمْ إِن تَوَلَّيْتُمْ أَن تُفْسِدُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَتُقَطِّعُوا أَرْحَامَكُمْ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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