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
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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But they denied the truth when it has come to them, so they are in a confused state.
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
Nay, but they have denied the truth when it came unto them, therefor they are now in troubled case
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
Nay, they call the truth a lie when it comes to them, and they are in a confused affair
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
But they have treated the truth which hath come to them as falsehood; perplexed therefore is their state
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
But they charge falsehood on the truth, after it hath come unto them: Wherefore they are plunged in a confused business
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
Por, ata përgënjeshtruan të vërtetën kur u erdhi, prandaj janë në një gjendje të hutuar.
বরং তারা সত্যকে (আল-কুরআনকে) অস্বীকার করেছে, যখনই তাদের কাছে সত্য এসেছে। অতএব তারা সংশয়যুক্ত বিষয়ের মধ্যে রয়েছে।
Oni, međutim, poriču istinu koja im dolazi i smeteni su.
Oni, međutim, poriču istinu koja im dolazi i smeteni su.
Si ko woni, ɓe njeddu goonga kan tuma nde ka arnoo e maɓɓe, hiɓe e ndeer fiyaaku jilɓuɗo.
პირიქით, მათ სიმართლე [ალლაჰის წიგნი] სიცრუედ მიიჩნიეს, როდესაც ის მათ მიუვიდა; და ისინი გაურკვევლობაში არიან.
Vielmehr haben sie die Wahrheit für Lüge erklärt, als sie zu ihnen gekommen ist, und so befinden sie sich (stets) in Unbeständigkeit.
Όχι (δεν είναι μόνο ότι τους φάνηκε περίεργο ότι τους ήρθε ένας προειδοποιητής από ανάμεσά τους), αλλά διέψευσαν την αλήθεια (το Κορ’άν) όταν τους ήρθε, και έτσι, βρίσκονται σε κατάσταση σύγχυσης (λέγοντας για τον Προφήτη μία φορά ότι είναι μάγος και την άλλη ότι είναι ποιητής κλπ.).
बल्कि उनहोंने सत्य को झुठला दिया, जब वह उनके पास आया। अतः वे एक उलझे हुए मामले में हैं।
Ma negarono la verità quando arrivò loro, e sono ancora in preda al dubbio.
5. Ne! Jie atmeta tiesą (šį Koraną) kuomet ji atėjo. Todėl jie yra pasimetime (negalintys atskirti tiesos nuo melo).
Dhugumatti isaan dhugaa sobsiisan yeroo inni isaanitti dhufu. Isaan dubbii wal dhawaa keessa jiru.
Нет, напротив! Они сочли истину ложью, когда она пришла к ним, и пребывают в смятении.
Они, међутим, поричу истину која им долази и они су у збуњеном стању.
Lakini waliikanusha Haki ilipowajia; kwa hivyo wamo katika mambo ya mchanganyiko.
Men de avvisade sanningen när den kom till dem och är nu fast i förvirring.
Hayır! Onlar, kendilerine hak gelince yalanladılar. Şimdi onlar şaşkınlık içindedirler.
بلکہ انہوں نے سچی بات کو جھوٹ کہا ہے جبکہ وه ان کے پاس پہنچ چکی پس وه ایک الجھاؤ میں پڑ گئے ہیں.[1]
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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
When we have died and become dust? This is a farfetched return."
When we are dead and have become dust (shall we be brought back again)? That would be a far return
What, when we are dead and have become dust?- that is a remote return
What! when dead and turned to dust shall we. . . .? Far off is such a return as this
After we shall be dead, and become dust, shall we return to life? This is a return remote from thought
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
50:5 — the verse above
أَفَلَمْ يَنظُرُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَوْقَهُمْ كَيْفَ بَنَيْنَٰهَا وَزَيَّنَّٰهَا وَمَا لَهَا مِن فُرُوجٍ
Easy-read (simplified)afalam yanzuroo ilaa s-samaa'i fawqahum kayfa banaynaahaa wazayyannaahaa wamaa lahaa min furooj
DIN 31635ʾafalam yanẓurū ʾilā s-samāʾi fawqahum kayfa banaynāhā wazayyannāhā wamā lahā min furūǧin
Have they not observed the sky above them, how We constructed it, and decorated it, and it has no cracks?
Have they not then observed the sky above them, how We have constructed it and beautified it, and how there are no rifts therein
Do not they behold the heaven above them, how we have built it and adorned it, and how it has no flaws
Will they not look up to the heaven above them, and consider how we have reared it and decked it forth, and that there are no flaws therein
Do they not look up to the heaven above them, and consider how We have raised it and adorned it; and that there are no flaws therein
وَٱلْأَرْضَ مَدَدْنَٰهَا وَأَلْقَيْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ وَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوْجٍۭ بَهِيجٍ
Easy-read (simplified)wal-'arda madadnaahaa wa'alqaynaa feehaa rawaasiya wa'anbatnaa feehaa min kulli zawjin baheej
DIN 31635wal-ʾarḍa madadnāhā waʾalqaynā fīhā rawāsiya waʾanbatnā fīhā min kulli zawǧin bahīǧin
The translators word this verse differently
And the earth, how We spread it out, and set on it mountains, and grew in it all kinds of delightful pairs?
And the earth have We spread out, and have flung firm hills therein, and have caused of every lovely kind to grow thereon
And the earth, we have stretched it out and thrown thereon firm mountains, and caused to grow thereon every beautiful kind
And as to the earth, we have spread it out, and have thrown the mountains upon it, and have caused an upgrowth in it of all beauteous kinds of plants
We have also spread forth the earth, and thrown thereon mountains firmly rooted: And We cause every beautiful kind of vegetables to spring up therein
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
بَلْ كَذَّبُوا بِالْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ فَهُمْ فِي أَمْرٍ مَّرِيجٍ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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