مَا يُبَدَّلُ ٱلْقَوْلُ لَدَىَّ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِظَلَّٰمٍ لِّلْعَبِيدِ
Easy-read (simplified)maa yubaddalu l-qawlu ladayya wamaa anaa bizallaamin lil'abeed
DIN 31635mā yubaddalu l-qawlu ladayya wamā ʾanā biẓallāmin lilʿabīdi
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
The translators word this verse differently
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The decree from Me will not be changed, and I am not unjust to the servants."
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
The sentence that cometh from Me cannot be changed, and I am in no wise a tyrant unto the slaves
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
The sentence is not changed with me, nor am I unjust to my servants
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
My doom changeth not, and I am not unjust to man
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
The sentence is not changed with me: Neither do I treat my servants unjustly
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
Fjala Ime nuk ndryshon dhe Unë nuk jam i padrejtë ndaj robërve të Mi."
‘আমার কাছে কথা (ও অঙ্গীকার) রদবদল হয় না। আর আমি (১০) বান্দার প্রতি যুলুমকারীও নই।’
Moja se Riječ ne mijenja i Ja nisam prema robovima Svojim nepravičan.”
Moja se Riječ ne mijenja i Ja nisam prema robovima Svojim nepravičan.”
Konngol waɗtitetaake ka am ɗoo ; Mi siforaa kadi tooñoowo jiyaaɓe ɓen".
ჩემთან სიტყვა არ იცვლება და არ ვარ მე მონების მჩაგვრელი.
Das Wort wird bei Mir nicht abgeändert, und Ich bin keiner, der den Dienern Unrecht zufügt.“
Δεν αλλάζει ο Λόγος Μου (με τον οποίο προειδοποίησα τον Σατανά, ότι θα γεμίσω την Κόλαση μ' αυτόν και όσους θα τον ακολουθήσουν), ούτε Είμαι άδικος προς τους δούλους Μου.»
मेरे यहाँ बात बदली नहीं जाती[8] तथा मैं बंदों पर कदापि कोई अत्याचार करने वाला नहीं।
Il Mio ordine non si cambia, e non sono ingiusto con i Miei servi”.
29. Mano Žodžiai negali būti pakeisti, ir Aš nesu neteisingas Savo vergams.
Ana biratti jechi hin jijjiiramu; Ani gabroota kiyya miidhaa miti.”
Слово у Меня не меняется. И Я — вовсе не тиран для рабов».
Моја реч се не мења и Ја нисам према Својим слугама неправедан.“
Mbele yangu haibadilishwi kauli, wala Mimi siwadhulumu waja wangu.
Mina ord står fast och jag gör inte den ringaste orätt mot mina tjänare.”
“Benim yanımda söz değiştirilmez ve ben kullara asla zulmedici de değilim.”
میرے ہاں بات بدلتی نہیں[1] اور نہ میں اپنے بندوں پر ذرا بھی ﻇلم کرنے واﻻ ہوں.[2]
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قَالَ قَرِينُهُۥ رَبَّنَا مَآ أَطْغَيْتُهُۥ وَلَٰكِن كَانَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍۭ بَعِيدٍ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala qareenuhu rabbanaa maa atghaytuhu walaakin kaana fee dalaalin ba'eed
DIN 31635qāla qarīnuhu rabbanā mā ʾaṭġaytuhu walākin kāna fī ḍalālin baʿīdin
His escort will say, "Our Lord, I did not make him rebel, but he was far astray."
His comrade saith: Our Lord! I did not cause him to rebel, but he was (himself) far gone in error
His mate shall say, 'Our Lord! I seduced him not, but he was in a remote error
He who is at his side shall say, "O our Lord! I led him not astray, yet was he in an error wide of truth
His companion shall say, O Lord, I did not seduce him; but he was in a wide error
قَالَ لَا تَخْتَصِمُوا۟ لَدَىَّ وَقَدْ قَدَّمْتُ إِلَيْكُم بِٱلْوَعِيدِ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala laa takhtasimoo ladayya waqad qaddamtu ilaykum bil-wa'eed
DIN 31635qāla lā taḫtaṣimū ladayya waqad qaddamtu ʾilaykum bil-waʿīdi
The translators word this verse differently
He will say, "Do not feud in My presence-I had warned you in advance.
He saith: Contend not in My presence, when I had already proffered unto you the warning
He shall say, 'Wrangle not before me; for I sent the threat to you before
He shall say, "Wrangle not in my presence. I had plied you beforehand with menaces
God shall say, wrangle not in my presence: Since I threatened you before hand with the torments which ye now see prepared for you
50:29 — the verse above
يَوْمَ نَقُولُ لِجَهَنَّمَ هَلِ ٱمْتَلَأْتِ وَتَقُولُ هَلْ مِن مَّزِيدٍ
Easy-read (simplified)yawma naqoolu lijahannama hali mtala'ti wataqoolu hal min mazeed
DIN 31635yawma naqūlu liǧahannama hali mtalaʾti wataqūlu hal min mazīdin
On the Day when We will say to Hell, "Are you full?" And it will say, "Are there any more?"
On the day when We say unto hell: Art thou filled? and it saith: Can there be more to come
On the day we will say to hell, 'Art thou full?' and it will say, 'Are there any more
On that day will we cry to Hell, "Art thou full?" And it shall say, "Are there more
On that day We will say unto hell, art thou full? And it shall answer, is there yet any addition
وَأُزْلِفَتِ ٱلْجَنَّةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'uzlifati l-jannatu lilmuttaqeena ghayra ba'eed
DIN 31635waʾuzlifati l-ǧannatu lilmuttaqīna ġayra baʿīdin
And Paradise will be brought closer to the pious, not far away.
And the Garden is brought nigh for those who kept from evil, no longer distant
And Paradise shall be brought near to the pious,- not far off
And not far from thence shall Paradise be brought near unto the Pious
And paradise shall be brought near unto the pious
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
مَا يُبَدَّلُ الْقَوْلُ لَدَيَّ وَمَا أَنَا بِظَلَّامٍ لِّلْعَبِيدِ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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