قَالَ فَإِنَّهَا مُحَرَّمَةٌ عَلَيْهِمْ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً يَتِيهُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَلَا تَأْسَ عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْفَٰسِقِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala fa'innahaa muharramatun 'alayhim arba'eena sanatan yateehoona fee l-'ardi falaa ta'sa 'alaa l-qawmi l-faasiqeen
DIN 31635qāla faʾinnahā muḥarramatun ʿalayhim ʾarbaʿīna sanatan yatīhūna fī l-ʾarḍi falā taʾsa ʿalā l-qawmi l-fāsiqīna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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He said, "It is forbidden for them for forty years. They will wander aimlessly in the land. So do not grieve over the defiant people."
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
(Their Lord) said: For this the land will surely be forbidden them for forty years that they will wander in the earth, bewildered. So grieve not over the wrongdoing folk
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
He said, 'Then, verily, it is forbidden them; for forty years shall they wander about in the earth; so vex not thyself for the sinful people
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
He said, "Verily the land shall be forbidden them forty years: they shall wander in the earth perplexed. Fret not thyself therefore for the ungodly people
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
God answered, verily the land shall be forbidden them forty years; during which time they shall wander like men astonished in the earth; therefore be not thou solicitous for the ungodly people
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
Allahu tha: "Ajo (tokë) u është ndaluar atyre për dyzet vjet. Ata do të bredhin të humbur nëpër botë, por ty të të mos vijë keq për popullin e pabindur."
তিনি বললেন: ‘তাহলে নিশ্চয় তা (বায়তুল মাকদাসে প্রবেশ) তাদের জন্য চল্লিশ বছর নিষিদ্ধ করা হলো; তারা জমিনে উদ্ভ্রান্ত হয়ে ঘুরতে থাকবে। সুতরাং তুমি ফাসিক সম্প্রদায়ের জন্য আফসোস করো না।’
"Četrdeset godina oni će zemljom lutati", reče On, "jer će im Sveta zemlja zabranjena biti, a ti ne tuguj za narodom buntovnim."
"Četrdeset godina oni će zemljom lutati", reče On, "jer će im Sveta zemlja zabranjena biti, a ti ne tuguj za narodom buntovnim."
O Daali : "Pellet, ndii [leydi] harminaama e dow maɓɓe duuɓi cappanɗe nayi. Heɓe mbeema ka leydi. Wata a suno e ɓeen yaltuɓe. ɗoftaare.
უთხრა [ალლაჰმა]: «ჭეშმარიტად, ის [წმინდა მიწა] მათთვის აკრძალული იქნება ორმოცი წლის განმავლობაში, და მთელი ამ დროის განმავლობაში ისინი დაიხეტიალებენ მიწაზე [სინაის უდაბნოში], დაბნეულნი და თავშესაფრის გარეშე. და ნუ დამწუხრდები, ო მუსა, ამ ურჩი ხალხის გამო!»
Er (also Allah) sagte: „Wahrlich, so soll es ihnen für vierzig Jahre verwehrt sein, (während derer) sie auf der Erde umherirren.“ So sei nicht betrübt über das Volk der Frevler!
(Ο Αλλάχ) είπε: «Αυτή η πόλη θα είναι απαγορευμένη γι' αυτούς για σαράντα χρόνια, κατά τα οποία θα περιπλανώνται στη γη (στην έρημο). Γι' αυτό, μη στεναχωριέσαι (ω, Μωυσή) για τους ανυπάκουους ανθρώπους.»
(अल्लाह ने) कहा : निःसंदेह वह (धरती) उनपर चालीस वर्षों के लिए हराम (वर्जित) कर दी गई। (इस दौरान) वे धरती में भटकते रहेंगे। अतः तुम इन अवज्ञाकारी लोगों पर शोक न करो।[22]
Disse: «È proibita loro per quaranta anni, durante i quali vagheranno per la terra: non affliggerti per il popolo di trasgressori!»
26. (Allahas) sakė: „Todėl ji (ši šventoji žemė) yra uždrausta jiems keturiasdešimčiai metų. Blaškysis jie po žemę. Taigi nesielvartauk dėl žmonių, kurie yra Fasikūn (maištingi ir nepaklusnūs Allahui).“
(Rabbiin) ni jedhe: "isheen (dachittii seenuun) waggoota afurtamaaf isaan irratti haraamfamtuudha; Dachii keessa dhama'an. (yaa muusaa) Ummata finciltoota irratti hin gaddin."
Он сказал: «Воистину, она запретна для них. Сорок лет они будут скитаться по земле. Так не скорби же о нечестивом народе».
„Четрдесет година они ће земљом да лутају“, рече Он, „јер ће Света земља да им буде забрањена, а ти не тугуј за грешним народом.“
(Mwenyezi Mungu) akasema: Basi hakika nchi hiyo wameharamishiwa, kwa muda wa miaka arobaini watakuwa wakitangatanga katika ardhi. Basi wewe usiwasikitikie watu wavukao mipaka.
Han svarade: ”De ska förvägras detta land i fyrtio år. Under den tiden ska de vandra planlöst på jorden. Sörj därför inte över detta trotsiga folk.”
Allah da: Orası onlara kırk yıl haram kılındı. Yeryüzünde şaşkın şaşkın dolaşacaklar. Sen, fasık toplum için tasalanma! dedi.
ارشاد ہوا کہ اب زمین ان پر چالیس سال تک حرام کر دی گئی ہے، یہ خانہ بدوش ادھر ادھر سرگرداں پھرتے رہیں گے[1] اس لئے تم ان فاسقوں کے بارے میں غمگین نہ ہونا۔[2]
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قَالُوا۟ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّا لَن نَّدْخُلَهَآ أَبَدًا مَّا دَامُوا۟ فِيهَا فَٱذْهَبْ أَنتَ وَرَبُّكَ فَقَٰتِلَآ إِنَّا هَٰهُنَا قَٰعِدُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo yaa moosaa innaa lan nadkhulahaa abadan maa daamoo feehaa fadhhab anta warabbuka faqaatilaa innaa haahunaa qaa'idoon
DIN 31635qālū yā mūsā ʾinnā lan nadḫulahā ʾabadan mā dāmū fīhā faḏhab ʾanta warabbuka faqātilā ʾinnā hāhunā qāʿidūna
They said, "O Moses, we will not enter it, ever, as long as they are in it. So go ahead, you and your Lord, and fight. We are staying right here."
They said: O Moses! We will never enter (the land) while they are in it. So go thou and thy Lord and fight! We will sit here
They said, 'O Moses! we shall never enter it so long as they are therein; so, go thou and thy Lord and fight ye twain; verily, we will sit down here
They said, "O Moses! never can we enter while they remain therein. Go thou and thy Lord and fight; for here will we sit us down
They replied, O Moses, we will never enter the land, while they remain therein: Go therefore thou, and thy Lord, and fight; for we will sit here
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى لَآ أَمْلِكُ إِلَّا نَفْسِى وَأَخِى فَٱفْرُقْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْفَٰسِقِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala rabbi innee laa amliku illaa nafsee wa'akhee fafruq baynanaa wabayna l-qawmi l-faasiqeen
DIN 31635qāla rabbi ʾinnī lā ʾamliku ʾillā nafsī waʾaḫī fafruq baynanā wabayna l-qawmi l-fāsiqīna
He said, "My Lord! I have control only over myself and my brother, so separate between us and between the wicked people."
He said: My Lord! I have control of none but myself and my brother, so distinguish between us and the wrong-doing folk
Said he, 'My Lord, verily, I can control only myself and my brother; therefore part us from these sinful people
He said, "O my Lord, Verily of none am I master but of myself and my brother: put thou therefore a difference between us and this ungodly people
Moses said, O Lord, surely I am not master of any except my self, and my brother; therefore make a distinction between us and the ungodly people
5:26 — the verse above
وَٱتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ ٱبْنَىْ ءَادَمَ بِٱلْحَقِّ إِذْ قَرَّبَا قُرْبَانًا فَتُقُبِّلَ مِنْ أَحَدِهِمَا وَلَمْ يُتَقَبَّلْ مِنَ ٱلْـَٔاخَرِ قَالَ لَأَقْتُلَنَّكَ قَالَ إِنَّمَا يَتَقَبَّلُ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)watlu 'alayhim naba'a bnay aadama bil-haqqi idh qarrabaa qurbaanan fatuqubbila min ahadihimaa walam yutaqabbal mina l-'aakhari qaala la'aqtulannaka qaala innamaa yataqabbalu llaahu mina l-muttaqeen
DIN 31635watlu ʿalayhim nabaʾa bnay ʾādama bil-ḥaqqi ʾiḏ qarrabā qurbānan fatuqubbila min ʾaḥadihimā walam yutaqabbal mina l-ʾāḫari qāla laʾaqtulannaka qāla ʾinnamā yataqabbalu llāhu mina l-muttaqīna
And relate to them the true story of Adam's two sons: when they offered an offering, and it was accepted from one of them, but it was not accepted from the other. He Said, "I will kill you." He Said, "God accepts only from the righteous."
But recite unto them with truth the tale of the two sons of Adam, how they offered each a sacrifice, and it was accepted from the one of them and it was not accepted from the other. (The one) said: I will surely kill thee. (The other) answered: Allah accepteth only from those who ward off (evil)
Recite to them the story of the two sons of Adam; truly when they offered an offering and it was accepted from one of them, and was not accepted from the other, that one said, 'I will surely kill thee;' he said, 'God only accepts from those who fear
Relate to them exactly the story of the sons of Adam when they each offered an offering; accepted from the one of them, and not accepted from the other. The one said, "I will surely slay thee." Said the other, "God only accepted from those that fear Him
Relate also unto them the history of the two sons of Adam, with truth. When they offered their offering, and it was accepted from one of them, and was not accepted from the other, Cain said to his brother, I will certainly kill thee. Abel answered, God only accepteth the offering of the pious
لَئِنۢ بَسَطتَ إِلَىَّ يَدَكَ لِتَقْتُلَنِى مَآ أَنَا۠ بِبَاسِطٍ يَدِىَ إِلَيْكَ لِأَقْتُلَكَ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ ٱللَّهَ رَبَّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)la'in basatta ilayya yadaka litaqtulanee maa anaa bibaasitin yadiya ilayka li'aqtulaka innee akhaafu llaaha rabba l-'aalameen
DIN 31635laʾin basaṭta ʾilayya yadaka litaqtulanī mā ʾanā bibāsiṭin yadiya ʾilayka liʾaqtulaka ʾinnī ʾaḫāfu llāha rabba l-ʿālamīna
"If you extend your hand to kill me, I will not extend my hand to kill you; for I fear God, Lord of the Worlds."
Even if thou stretch out thy hand against me to kill me, I shall not stretch out my hand against thee to kill thee, lo! I fear Allah, the Lord of the Worlds
If thou dost stretch forth to me thine hand to kill me, I will not stretch forth mine hand to kill thee; verily, I fear God the Lord of the worlds
Even if thou stretch forth thine hand against me to slay me, I will not stretch forth my hand against thee to slay thee. Truly I fear God the Lord of the Worlds
if thou stretchest forth thy hand against me, to slay me, I will not stretch forth my hand against thee, to slay thee; for I fear God the Lord of all creatures
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قَالَ فَإِنَّهَا مُحَرَّمَةٌ عَلَيْهِمْ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً يَتِيهُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَلَا تَأْسَ عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْفَاسِقِينَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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