تَبْصِرَةً وَذِكْرَىٰ لِكُلِّ عَبْدٍ مُّنِيبٍ
Easy-read (simplified)tabsiratan wadhikraa likulli 'abdin muneeb
DIN 31635tabṣiratan waḏikrā likulli ʿabdin munībin
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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The translators word this verse differently
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A lesson and a reminder for every penitent worshiper.
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
A vision and a reminder for every penitent slave
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
An insight and a reminder to every servant who repents
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
For insight and admonition to every servant who loveth to turn to God
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
for a subject of meditation, and an admonition unto every man who turneth unto Us
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
si mësim dhe kujtim për çdo rob që kthehet (te Zoti i vet).
(আমি এ সব এ জন্য সৃষ্টি করেছি) আল্লাহ অভিমুখী প্রতিটি বান্দার জন্য জ্ঞান ও উপদেশ হিসেবে।
da bi razmislio i opomenuo se svaki rob koji se Gospodaru svom obraća.
da bi razmislio i opomenuo se svaki rob koji se Gospodaru svom obraća.
fii tasakuyee e waaju wonan'de kala jiyaaɗo duttotooɗo.
თვალის ასახელად და შესაგონებლად ყოველი მომნანიე მონისთვის.
zur Einsicht und Ermahnung für jeden reuigen Diener.
(Τα κάναμε αυτά) ως Σημάδι μέσω του οποίου να μπορεί να δει (τη Δύναμη του Αλλάχ) και να λάβει νουθεσία και υπενθύμιση, ο κάθε δούλος που στρέφεται με μεταμέλεια προς τον Αλλάχ.
हर उस बंदे को दिखाने और याद दिलाने के लिए, जो (अपने पालनहार की ओर) लौटने वाला है।
per illuminare e far riflettere ogni umile servo.
8. (Visa tai) ženklas ir Priminimas kiekvienam vergui, kuris grįžta pas Allahą (t. y. Tas, kuris tiki Allaho Vienumą ir Jam paklūsdamas atlieka darbus, bei maldauja Jo atleidimo).
Gabricha tawbatu hundaaf hubannaafi gorsa akka ta’uuf (kana goone).
[Всё это —] в назидание и напоминание для каждого обращающегося раба.
да би размислио и опоменуо се сваки слуга који се Господару свом покајнички обраћа.
Yawe haya ni kifumbua macho na ukumbusho kwa kila mja mwenye kurejea (kwa Mwenyezi Mungu).
som en ögonöppnare och påminnelse för de tjänare som ständigt vänder åter till oss.
(Bize) yönelen bütün kullar için (bunları) bir basiret ve öğüt kıldık.
تاکہ ہر رجوع کرنے والے بندے کے لئے بینائی اور دانائی کا ذریعہ ہو.[1]
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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
50:8 — the verse above
وَنَزَّلْنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً مُّبَٰرَكًا فَأَنۢبَتْنَا بِهِۦ جَنَّٰتٍ وَحَبَّ ٱلْحَصِيدِ
Easy-read (simplified)wanazzalnaa mina s-samaa'i maa'an mubaarakan fa'anbatnaa bihi jannaatin wahabba l-haseed
DIN 31635wanazzalnā mina s-samāʾi māʾan mubārakan faʾanbatnā bihi ǧannātin waḥabba l-ḥaṣīdi
And We brought down from the sky blessed water, and produced with it gardens and grain to harvest.
And We send down from the sky blessed water whereby We give growth unto gardens and the grain of crops
And we sent down from the heaven water as a blessing, and caused to grow therewith gardens and the harvest grain
And we send down the rain from Heaven with its blessings, by which we cause gardens to spring forth and the grain of harvest
And We send down rain as a blessing from heaven, whereby We cause gardens to spring forth, and the grain of harvest
وَٱلنَّخْلَ بَاسِقَٰتٍ لَّهَا طَلْعٌ نَّضِيدٌ
Easy-read (simplified)wan-nakhla baasiqaatin lahaa tal'un nadeed
DIN 31635wan-naḫla bāsiqātin lahā ṭalʿun naḍīdun
The translators word this verse differently
And the soaring palm trees, with clustered dates.
And lofty date-palms with ranged clusters
And the tall palm trees having piled up spathes
And the tall palm trees with date-bearing branches one above the other
and tall palm-trees having branches laden with dates hanging one above another
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
تَبْصِرَةً وَذِكْرَىٰ لِكُلِّ عَبْدٍ مُّنِيبٍ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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