أَفَعَيِينَا بِٱلْخَلْقِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ بَلْ هُمْ فِى لَبْسٍ مِّنْ خَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ
Easy-read (simplified)afa'ayeenaa bil-khalqi l-'awwali bal hum fee labsin min khalqin jadeed
DIN 31635ʾafaʿayīnā bil-ḫalqi l-ʾawwali bal hum fī labsin min ḫalqin ǧadīdin
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Were We fatigued by the first creation? But they are in doubt of a new creation.
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
Were We then worn out by the first creation? Yet they are in doubt about a new creation
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
Were we then fatigued with the first creation? nay! but they are in obscurity concerning the new creation
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
Are we wearied out with the first creation? Yet are they in doubt with regard to a new creation
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
Is our power exhausted by the first creation? Yea; they are in a perplexity, because of a new creation which is foretold them, namely, the raising of the dead
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
Vallë, mos u lodhëm Ne nga krijimi i parë? Jo, por ata janë në mëdyshje lidhur me krijimin e ri.
আমি কি প্রথমবার সৃষ্টি করেই ক্লান্ত হয়ে পড়েছি?(৬) বরং তারা নতুন সৃষ্টির বিষয়ে সন্দেহে নিপতিত।
Pa zar smo prilikom prvog stvaranja malaksali? Ne, ali oni u ponovno stvaranje sumnjaju.
Pa zar smo prilikom prvog stvaranja malaksali? Ne, ali oni u ponovno stvaranje sumnjaju.
Kere Min ndoŋkuno fii tagoore ado nde? Ko woni kamɓe, hiɓe e jiɓaare fii tagiteede laawol kesol.
განა დავსუსტდით პირველი შექმნის შემდეგ?[1] მაგრამ ისინი მაინც ეჭვში რჩებიან ახალი შექმნის [აღდგომის] შესახებ.
Ermüdeten Wir denn durch die erste Schöpfung? Nein! Vielmehr ist ihnen verdeckt (geblieben), was eine neue Schöpfung betrifft.
Μήπως ήταν δύσκολο για Μας η πρώτη δημιουργία (όταν τους δημιουργήσαμε από την ανυπαρξία, και έτσι να μην μπορούμε να τους αναστήσουμε από τους τάφους τους); Όχι (δεν έχουν αμφιβολία ότι Εμείς ήμασταν που τους δημιουργήσαμε την πρώτη φορά), αλλά βρίσκονται σε αμφιβολία και σύγχυση για την καινούρια δημιουργία (μετά το θάνατο)!
तो क्या हम प्रथम बार पैदा करके थक गए हैं? बल्कि वे नए पैदा किए जाने के बारे में संदेह में पड़े हुए हैं।
Ci siamo forse affaticati con la prima creazione? Ma sono loro che dubitano di una nuova creazione.
15. Argi Mes išsekome per pirmąjį sukūrimą? Bet ne! Jie yra sumišusioje abejonėje apie naują sukūrimą (t. y. prikėlimą).
Sila Nuti uumaa duraatiin ni dadhabnee? Lakkii! Isaan uumaa haarawa irraa shakkii wal makate keessa jiru.
Неужели Мы утомились при первом творении? Нет, напротив! Они пребывают в сомнении относительно нового сотворения.
Па зар смо након првог стварања постали немоћни?! Не, али они у поновно стварање сумњају.
Kwani tulichoka kwa kuumba mara ya kwanza? Bali wao wamo katika shaka tu juu ya umbo jipya.
Var vår första skapelse det minsta svår för oss? Ändå tvivlar de på återskapelsen!
İlk yaratmakta acizlik mi gösterdik? Hayır onlar yeni yaratıştan şüphe ve tereddüt içindedirler.
کیا ہم پہلی بار کے پیدا کرنے سے تھک گئے[1] ؟ بلکہ یہ لوگ نئی پیدائش کی طرف سے شک میں ہیں.[2]
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وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ وَإِخْوَٰنُ لُوطٍ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'aadun wafir'awnu wa'ikhwaanu loot
DIN 31635waʿādun wafirʿawnu waʾiḫwānu lūṭin
And Aad, and Pharaoh, and the brethren of Lot.
And (the tribe of) A'ad, and Pharaoh, and the brethren of Lot
and 'Ad and Pharaoh called the apostles liars; and the brethren of Lot
And Ad and Pharaoh, and the brethren of Lot
and also the brethren of Lot
وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأَيْكَةِ وَقَوْمُ تُبَّعٍ كُلٌّ كَذَّبَ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ وَعِيدِ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'ashaabu l-'aykati waqawmu tubba'in kullun kadhdhaba r-rusula fahaqqa wa'eed
DIN 31635waʾaṣḥābu l-ʾaykati waqawmu tubbaʿin kullun kaḏḏaba r-rusula faḥaqqa waʿīdi
The translators word this verse differently
And the Dwellers of the Woods, and the people of Tubba. They all rejected the messengers, so My threat came true.
And the dwellers in the wood, and the folk of Tubb'a: every one denied their messengers, therefor My threat took effect
and the fellows of the Grove and the people of Tubbah all called the prophets liars, and the threat was duly executed
and the dwellers in the forest, and the people of Tobba, all gave the lie to their prophets: justly, therefore, were the menaces inflicted
and the inhabitants of the wood near Midian, and the people of Tobba: All these accused the apostles of imposture; wherefore the judgments which I threatened were justly inflicted on them
50:15 — the verse above
وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهِۦ نَفْسُهُۥ وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ ٱلْوَرِيدِ
Easy-read (simplified)walaqad khalaqnaa l-'insaana wana'lamu maa tuwaswisu bihi nafsuhu wanahnu aqrabu ilayhi min habli l-wareed
DIN 31635walaqad ḫalaqnā l-ʾinsāna wanaʿlamu mā tuwaswisu bihi nafsuhu wanaḥnu ʾaqrabu ʾilayhi min ḥabli l-warīdi
We created the human being, and We know what his soul whispers to him. We are nearer to him than his jugular vein.
We verily created man and We know what his soul whispereth to him, and We are nearer to him than his jugular vein
But we created man, and we know what his soul whispers; for we are nigher to him than his jugular vein
We created man: and we know what his soul whispereth to him, and we are closer to him than his neck-vein
We created man, and We know what his soul whispereth within him; and We are nearer unto him than his jugular vein
إِذْ يَتَلَقَّى ٱلْمُتَلَقِّيَانِ عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ قَعِيدٌ
Easy-read (simplified)idh yatalaqqaa l-mutalaqqiyaani 'ani l-yameeni wa'ani sh-shimaali qa'eed
DIN 31635ʾiḏ yatalaqqā l-mutalaqqiyāni ʿani l-yamīni waʿani š-šimāli qaʿīdun
As the two receivers receive, seated to the right and to the left.
When the two Receivers receive (him), seated on the right hand and on the left
When the two meeters meet, sitting the one on the right and the other on the left
When the two angels charged with taking account shall take it, one sitting on the right hand, the other on the left
When the two angels deputed to take account of a man's behaviour, take an account thereof; one sitting on the right hand, and the other on the left
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
أَفَعَيِينَا بِالْخَلْقِ الْأَوَّلِ بَلْ هُمْ فِي لَبْسٍ مِّنْ خَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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