أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا ذَٰلِكَ رَجْعٌۢ بَعِيدٌ
Easy-read (simplified)a'idhaa mitnaa wakunnaa turaaban dhaalika raj'un ba'eed
DIN 31635ʾaʾiḏā mitnā wakunnā turāban ḏālika raǧʿun baʿīdun
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
Marked words appear in this translation and in no other English translation of this verse. Common small words and older spellings are not marked. The marks show where the wording differs, not where the meaning does.
When we have died and become dust? This is a farfetched return."
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
When we are dead and have become dust (shall we be brought back again)? That would be a far return
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
What, when we are dead and have become dust?- that is a remote return
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
What! when dead and turned to dust shall we. . . .? Far off is such a return as this
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
After we shall be dead, and become dust, shall we return to life? This is a return remote from thought
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 mos, vallë, kur të vdesim e të bëhemi pluhur e kocka (do të ringjallemi)?! Shumë larg (mendsh) është ai kthim!"
‘আমরা যখন মারা যাব এবং মাটিতে পরিণত হব।(২) এ ফিরে যাওয়া সুদূরপরাহত।’
Zar kad pomremo i zemlja postanemo!? Nezamisliv je to povratak!”
Zar kad pomremo i zemlja postanemo!? Nezamisliv je to povratak!”
Kere si min maayii, min ngoontii mbulmbuldi...? Ɗuum ɗon ko duttitagol goɗɗungol noon !"
განა შესაძლებელია, რომ როდესაც მოვკვდებით და მიწად ვიქცევით (სიცოცხლეს დავუბრუნდეთ?) ეს ხომ შორეული [არარეალური] დაბრუნებაა!
Wenn wir gestorben und zu Erde geworden sind (, werden wir dann wirklich wieder auferstehen)? Dies ist eine weitentfernte Rückkehr.“
Είναι δυνατόν ότι όταν θα πεθάνουμε και θα γίνουμε σκόνη, (θα αναστηθούμε); Αυτή η επιστροφή (στη ζωή), αποκλείεται να γίνει!
क्या जब हम मर गए और मिट्टी हो गए (तो दोबारा उठाए जाएँगे)? यह पलटना तो बहुत दूर की बात है।
Una volta morti e ridotti in polvere (tornare in vita)? Sarebbe impossibile tornare!»
3. „Argi po mirties, kai tapsime dulkėmis, (būsime prikelti?) Toks sugrįžimas yra neįmanomas.“
“Sila yeroo duunee biyyee taane (ni kaafamnaa)? Sun deebii fagoodha.”(jedhu).
Неужели, когда мы умрём и станем прахом? Это — далёкое возвращение!»
Зар кад помремо и постанемо земља?! Незамислив је то повратак.“
Ati tukifa na tukawa udongo...? Kurejea huko kuko mbali!'
Ska vi verkligen [återuppstå] efter att vi dött och blivit till jord? En sådan återkomst är otänkbar!”
Biz öldükten ve toprak olduktan sonra mı? Bu ne uzak bir dönüştür.
کیا جب ہم مر کر مٹی ہو جائیں گے۔ پھر یہ واپسی دور (از عقل) ہے.[1]
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قٓ وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ٱلْمَجِيدِ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaf wal-qur'aani l-majeed
DIN 31635qāf wal-qurʾāni l-maǧīdi
Qaf. By the Glorious Quran.
Qaf. By the Glorious Qur'an
Q. By the glorious Qur'an
Kaf. By the glorious Koran
K. By the glorious Koran
بَلْ عَجِبُوٓا۟ أَن جَآءَهُم مُّنذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَقَالَ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ هَٰذَا شَىْءٌ عَجِيبٌ
Easy-read (simplified)bal 'ajiboo an jaa'ahum mundhirun minhum faqaala l-kaafiroona haadhaa shay'un 'ajeeb
DIN 31635bal ʿaǧibū ʾan ǧāʾahum munḏirun minhum faqāla l-kāfirūna hāḏā šayʾun ʿaǧībun
They marveled that a warner has come to them from among them. The disbelievers say, "This is something strange.
Nay, but they marvel that a warner of their own hath come unto them; and the disbelievers say: This is a strange thing
nay, they wonder that there has come to them a warner from amongst themselves; and the misbelievers say, 'This is a wondrous thing
They marvel forsooth that one of themselves hath come to them charged with warnings. "This," say the infidels, "is a marvellous thing
Verily they wonder that a preacher from among themselves is come unto them; and the unbelievers say, this is a wonderful thing
50:3 — the verse above
قَدْ عَلِمْنَا مَا تَنقُصُ ٱلْأَرْضُ مِنْهُمْ وَعِندَنَا كِتَٰبٌ حَفِيظٌۢ
Easy-read (simplified)qad 'alimnaa maa tanqusu l-'ardu minhum wa'indanaa kitaabun hafeez
DIN 31635qad ʿalimnā mā tanquṣu l-ʾarḍu minhum waʿindanā kitābun ḥafīẓun
We know what the earth consumes of them, and with Us is a comprehensive book.
We know that which the earth taketh of them, and with Us is a recording Book
We well know what the earth consumes of them, for with, us is a book that keeps (account)
Now know we what the earth consumeth of them, and with us is a Book in which account is kept
Now We know what the earth consumeth of them; and with Us is a book which keepeth an account thereof
بَلْ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِٱلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ فَهُمْ فِىٓ أَمْرٍ مَّرِيجٍ
Easy-read (simplified)bal kadhdhaboo bil-haqqi lammaa jaa'ahum fahum fee amrin mareej
DIN 31635bal kaḏḏabū bil-ḥaqqi lammā ǧāʾahum fahum fī ʾamrin marīǧin
The translators word this verse differently
But they denied the truth when it has come to them, so they are in a confused state.
Nay, but they have denied the truth when it came unto them, therefor they are now in troubled case
Nay, they call the truth a lie when it comes to them, and they are in a confused affair
But they have treated the truth which hath come to them as falsehood; perplexed therefore is their state
But they charge falsehood on the truth, after it hath come unto them: Wherefore they are plunged in a confused business
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
أَإِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا ذَٰلِكَ رَجْعٌ بَعِيدٌ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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SourceTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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