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Qaafق

The letter Qaaf · 45 verses · Meccan

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Forty-five verses arguing resurrection from the ordinary: rain, gardens, tall palms with clustered fruit, a dead land revived. Two angels recording, one on the right and one on the left, and the statement that We are nearer to him than his jugular vein. It opens with a disconnected letter.

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50:1

قٓ وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ٱلْمَجِيدِ

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Easy-read (simplified)qaaf wal-qur'aani l-majeed

DIN 31635qāf wal-qurʾāni l-maǧīdi

Qaf. By the Glorious Quran.

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Qaf. By the Glorious Qur'an

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Q. By the glorious Qur'an

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Kaf. By the glorious Koran

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

K. By the glorious Koran

George Sale · published 1734

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50:2

بَلْ عَجِبُوٓا۟ أَن جَآءَهُم مُّنذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَقَالَ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ هَٰذَا شَىْءٌ عَجِيبٌ

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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.

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Nay, but they marvel that a warner of their own hath come unto them; and the disbelievers say: This is a strange thing

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

nay, they wonder that there has come to them a warner from amongst themselves; and the misbelievers say, 'This is a wondrous thing

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

They marvel forsooth that one of themselves hath come to them charged with warnings. "This," say the infidels, "is a marvellous thing

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Verily they wonder that a preacher from among themselves is come unto them; and the unbelievers say, this is a wonderful thing

George Sale · published 1734

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50:3

أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا ذَٰلِكَ رَجْعٌۢ بَعِيدٌ

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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."

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When we are dead and have become dust (shall we be brought back again)? That would be a far return

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

What, when we are dead and have become dust?- that is a remote return

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

What! when dead and turned to dust shall we. . . .? Far off is such a return as this

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

After we shall be dead, and become dust, shall we return to life? This is a return remote from thought

George Sale · published 1734

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50:4

قَدْ عَلِمْنَا مَا تَنقُصُ ٱلْأَرْضُ مِنْهُمْ وَعِندَنَا كِتَٰبٌ حَفِيظٌۢ

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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.

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We know that which the earth taketh of them, and with Us is a recording Book

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

We well know what the earth consumes of them, for with, us is a book that keeps (account)

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Now know we what the earth consumeth of them, and with us is a Book in which account is kept

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Now We know what the earth consumeth of them; and with Us is a book which keepeth an account thereof

George Sale · published 1734

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50:5

بَلْ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِٱلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ فَهُمْ فِىٓ أَمْرٍ مَّرِيجٍ

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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

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But they denied the truth when it has come to them, so they are in a confused state.

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Nay, but they have denied the truth when it came unto them, therefor they are now in troubled case

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Nay, they call the truth a lie when it comes to them, and they are in a confused affair

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

But they have treated the truth which hath come to them as falsehood; perplexed therefore is their state

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

But they charge falsehood on the truth, after it hath come unto them: Wherefore they are plunged in a confused business

George Sale · published 1734

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50:6

أَفَلَمْ يَنظُرُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَوْقَهُمْ كَيْفَ بَنَيْنَٰهَا وَزَيَّنَّٰهَا وَمَا لَهَا مِن فُرُوجٍ

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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?

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Have they not then observed the sky above them, how We have constructed it and beautified it, and how there are no rifts therein

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Do not they behold the heaven above them, how we have built it and adorned it, and how it has no flaws

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

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

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

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

George Sale · published 1734

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50:7

وَٱلْأَرْضَ مَدَدْنَٰهَا وَأَلْقَيْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ وَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوْجٍۭ بَهِيجٍ

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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

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And the earth, how We spread it out, and set on it mountains, and grew in it all kinds of delightful pairs?

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And the earth have We spread out, and have flung firm hills therein, and have caused of every lovely kind to grow thereon

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And the earth, we have stretched it out and thrown thereon firm mountains, and caused to grow thereon every beautiful kind

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

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

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

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

George Sale · published 1734

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50:8

تَبْصِرَةً وَذِكْرَىٰ لِكُلِّ عَبْدٍ مُّنِيبٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)tabsiratan wadhikraa likulli 'abdin muneeb

DIN 31635tabṣiratan waḏikrā likulli ʿabdin munībin

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A lesson and a reminder for every penitent worshiper.

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A vision and a reminder for every penitent slave

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

An insight and a reminder to every servant who repents

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

For insight and admonition to every servant who loveth to turn to God

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

for a subject of meditation, and an admonition unto every man who turneth unto Us

George Sale · published 1734

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50:9

وَنَزَّلْنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً مُّبَٰرَكًا فَأَنۢبَتْنَا بِهِۦ جَنَّٰتٍ وَحَبَّ ٱلْحَصِيدِ

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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.

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And We send down from the sky blessed water whereby We give growth unto gardens and the grain of crops

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And we sent down from the heaven water as a blessing, and caused to grow therewith gardens and the harvest grain

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And we send down the rain from Heaven with its blessings, by which we cause gardens to spring forth and the grain of harvest

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And We send down rain as a blessing from heaven, whereby We cause gardens to spring forth, and the grain of harvest

George Sale · published 1734

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50:10

وَٱلنَّخْلَ بَاسِقَٰتٍ لَّهَا طَلْعٌ نَّضِيدٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)wan-nakhla baasiqaatin lahaa tal'un nadeed

DIN 31635wan-naḫla bāsiqātin lahā ṭalʿun naḍīdun

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And the soaring palm trees, with clustered dates.

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And lofty date-palms with ranged clusters

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And the tall palm trees having piled up spathes

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And the tall palm trees with date-bearing branches one above the other

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and tall palm-trees having branches laden with dates hanging one above another

George Sale · published 1734

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50:11

رِّزْقًا لِّلْعِبَادِ وَأَحْيَيْنَا بِهِۦ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتًا كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْخُرُوجُ

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Easy-read (simplified)rizqan lil'ibaadi wa'ahyaynaa bihi baldatan maytan kadhaalika l-khurooj

DIN 31635rizqan lilʿibādi waʾaḥyaynā bihi baldatan maytan kaḏālika l-ḫurūǧu

As sustenance for the servants. And We revive thereby a dead town. Likewise is the resurrection.

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Provision (made) for men; and therewith We quicken a dead land. Even so will be the resurrection of the dead

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

for a provision to (our) servants; and we quickened thereby a dead land; thus shall the resurrection be

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

For man's nourishment: And life give we thereby to a dead country. So also shall be the resurrection

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

as a provision for mankind; and We thereby quicken a dead country: So shall be the coming forth of the dead from their graves

George Sale · published 1734

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50:12

كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلرَّسِّ وَثَمُودُ

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Easy-read (simplified)kadhdhabat qablahum qawmu noohin wa'ashaabu r-rassi wathamood

DIN 31635kaḏḏabat qablahum qawmu nūḥin waʾaṣḥābu r-rassi waṯamūdu

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Before them the people of Noah denied the truth, and so did the dwellers of Russ, and Thamood.

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The folk of Noah denied (the truth) before them, and (so did) the dwellers at Ar-Rass and (the tribe of) Thamud

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Before them the people of Noah and the fellows of ar Rass and Thamud

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Ere the days of these (Meccans) the people of Noah, and the men of Rass and Themoud, treated their prophets as impostors

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

The people of Noah, and those who dwelt at Al Rass, and Thamud, and Ad, and Pharaoh accused the prophets of imposture before the Meccans

George Sale · published 1734

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50:13

وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ وَإِخْوَٰنُ لُوطٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'aadun wafir'awnu wa'ikhwaanu loot

DIN 31635waʿādun wafirʿawnu waʾiḫwānu lūṭin

And Aad, and Pharaoh, and the brethren of Lot.

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And (the tribe of) A'ad, and Pharaoh, and the brethren of Lot

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and 'Ad and Pharaoh called the apostles liars; and the brethren of Lot

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And Ad and Pharaoh, and the brethren of Lot

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and also the brethren of Lot

George Sale · published 1734

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50:14

وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأَيْكَةِ وَقَوْمُ تُبَّعٍ كُلٌّ كَذَّبَ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ وَعِيدِ

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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

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And the Dwellers of the Woods, and the people of Tubba. They all rejected the messengers, so My threat came true.

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And the dwellers in the wood, and the folk of Tubb'a: every one denied their messengers, therefor My threat took effect

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and the fellows of the Grove and the people of Tubbah all called the prophets liars, and the threat was duly executed

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

and the dwellers in the forest, and the people of Tobba, all gave the lie to their prophets: justly, therefore, were the menaces inflicted

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

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

George Sale · published 1734

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50:15

أَفَعَيِينَا بِٱلْخَلْقِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ بَلْ هُمْ فِى لَبْسٍ مِّنْ خَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ

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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

Were We fatigued by the first creation? But they are in doubt of a new creation.

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Were We then worn out by the first creation? Yet they are in doubt about a new creation

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Were we then fatigued with the first creation? nay! but they are in obscurity concerning the new creation

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Are we wearied out with the first creation? Yet are they in doubt with regard to a new creation

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

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

George Sale · published 1734

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50:16

وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهِۦ نَفْسُهُۥ وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ ٱلْوَرِيدِ

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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.

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We verily created man and We know what his soul whispereth to him, and We are nearer to him than his jugular vein

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

But we created man, and we know what his soul whispers; for we are nigher to him than his jugular vein

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

We created man: and we know what his soul whispereth to him, and we are closer to him than his neck-vein

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

We created man, and We know what his soul whispereth within him; and We are nearer unto him than his jugular vein

George Sale · published 1734

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50:17

إِذْ يَتَلَقَّى ٱلْمُتَلَقِّيَانِ عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ قَعِيدٌ

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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.

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When the two Receivers receive (him), seated on the right hand and on the left

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

When the two meeters meet, sitting the one on the right and the other on the left

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

When the two angels charged with taking account shall take it, one sitting on the right hand, the other on the left

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

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

George Sale · published 1734

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50:18

مَّا يَلْفِظُ مِن قَوْلٍ إِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)maa yalfizu min qawlin illaa ladayhi raqeebun 'ateed

DIN 31635mā yalfiẓu min qawlin ʾillā ladayhi raqībun ʿatīdun

Not a word does he utter, but there is a watcher by him, ready.

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He uttereth no word but there is with him an observer ready

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

not a word does he utter, but a watcher is by him ready

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Not a word doth he utter, but there is a watcher with him ready to note it down

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

He uttereth not a word, but there is with him a watcher, ready to note it

George Sale · published 1734

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50:19

وَجَآءَتْ سَكْرَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِ بِٱلْحَقِّ ذَٰلِكَ مَا كُنتَ مِنْهُ تَحِيدُ

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Easy-read (simplified)wajaa'at sakratu l-mawti bil-haqqi dhaalika maa kunta minhu taheed

DIN 31635waǧāʾat sakratu l-mawti bil-ḥaqqi ḏālika mā kunta minhu taḥīdu

The daze of death has come in truth: "This is what you tried to evade."

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And the agony of death cometh in truth. (And it is said unto him): This is that which thou wast wont to shun

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And the agony of death shall come in truth!- 'that is what thou didst shun

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And the stupor of certain death cometh upon him: "This is what thou wouldst have shunned

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And the agony of death shall come in truth: This, O man, is what thou soughtest to avoid

George Sale · published 1734

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50:20

وَنُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ ٱلْوَعِيدِ

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Easy-read (simplified)wanufikha fee s-soori dhaalika yawmu l-wa'eed

DIN 31635wanufiḫa fī ṣ-ṣūri ḏālika yawmu l-waʿīdi

And the Trumpet is blown: "This is the Promised Day."

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And the trumpet is blown. This is the threatened Day

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And the trumpet shall be blown!- that is the threatened day

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And there shall be a blast on the trumpet, - it is the threatened day

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And the trumpet shall sound: This will be the day which hath been threatened

George Sale · published 1734

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50:21

وَجَآءَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّعَهَا سَآئِقٌ وَشَهِيدٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)wajaa'at kullu nafsin ma'ahaa saa'iqun washaheed

DIN 31635waǧāʾat kullu nafsin maʿahā sāʾiqun wašahīdun

And every soul will come forward, accompanied by a driver and a witness.

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And every soul cometh, along with it a driver and a witness

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And every soul shall come - with it a driver and a witness

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And every soul shall come, - an angel with it urging it along, and an angel to witness against it

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And every soul shall come; and therewith shall be a driver and a witness

George Sale · published 1734

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50:22

لَّقَدْ كُنتَ فِى غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ هَٰذَا فَكَشَفْنَا عَنكَ غِطَآءَكَ فَبَصَرُكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ حَدِيدٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)laqad kunta fee ghaflatin min haadhaa fakashafnaa 'anka ghitaa'aka fabasaruka l-yawma hadeed

DIN 31635laqad kunta fī ġaflatin min hāḏā fakašafnā ʿanka ġiṭāʾaka fabaṣaruka l-yawma ḥadīdun

The translators word this verse differently

"You were in neglect of this, so We lifted your screen from you, and your vision today is keen."

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(And unto the evil-doer it is said): Thou wast in heedlessness of this. Now We have removed from thee thy covering, and piercing is thy sight this day

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Thou wert heedless of this, and we withdrew thy veil from thee, and today is thine eyesight keen

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Saith he, "Of this day didst thou live in heedlessness: but we have taken off thy veil from thee, and thy sight is becoming sharp this day

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And the former shall say unto the unbeliever, thou wast negligent heretofore of this day: But we have removed thy veil from off thee; and thy sight is become piercing this day

George Sale · published 1734

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50:23

وَقَالَ قَرِينُهُۥ هَٰذَا مَا لَدَىَّ عَتِيدٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)waqaala qareenuhu haadhaa maa ladayya 'ateed

DIN 31635waqāla qarīnuhu hāḏā mā ladayya ʿatīdun

The translators word this verse differently

And His escort will say, "This is what I have ready with me."

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And (unto the evil-doer) his comrade saith: This is that which I have ready (as testimony)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And his mate shall say, 'This is what is ready for me (to attest)

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And he who is at this side shall say, "This is what I am prepared with against thee

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And his companion shall say, this is what is ready with me to be attested

George Sale · published 1734

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50:24

أَلْقِيَا فِى جَهَنَّمَ كُلَّ كَفَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)alqiyaa fee jahannama kulla kaffaarin 'aneed

DIN 31635ʾalqiyā fī ǧahannama kulla kaffārin ʿanīdin

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"Throw into Hell every stubborn disbeliever.

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(And it is said): Do ye twain hurl to hell each rebel ingrate

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Throw into hell every stubborn misbeliever

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And God will say, "Cast into Hell, ye twain, every infidel, every hardened one

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And God shall say, cast into hell every unbeliever, and perverse person

George Sale · published 1734

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50:25

مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ مُّرِيبٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)mannaa'in lilkhayri mu'tadin mureeb

DIN 31635mannāʿin lilḫayri muʿtadin murībin

Preventer of good, aggressor, doubter.

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Hinderer of good, transgressor, doubter

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

who forbids good, a transgressor, a doubter

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

The hinderer of the good, the transgressor, the doubter

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and every one who forbad good, and every transgressor, and doubter of the faith

George Sale · published 1734

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50:26

ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَأَلْقِيَاهُ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلشَّدِيدِ

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Easy-read (simplified)alladhee ja'ala ma'a llaahi ilaahan aakhara fa'alqiyaahu fee l-'adhaabi sh-shadeed

DIN 31635allaḏī ǧaʿala maʿa llāhi ʾilāhan ʾāḫara faʾalqiyāhu fī l-ʿaḏābi š-šadīdi

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Who fabricated another god with God; toss him into the intense agony."

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Who setteth up another god along with Allah. Do ye twain hurl him to the dreadful doom

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

who sets other gods with God - and throw him, ye twain, into fierce torment

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Who set up other gods with God. Cast ye him into the fierce torment

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

who set up another god with the true God; and cast him into a grievous torment

George Sale · published 1734

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50:27

قَالَ قَرِينُهُۥ رَبَّنَا مَآ أَطْغَيْتُهُۥ وَلَٰكِن كَانَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍۭ بَعِيدٍ

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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."

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His comrade saith: Our Lord! I did not cause him to rebel, but he was (himself) far gone in error

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

His mate shall say, 'Our Lord! I seduced him not, but he was in a remote error

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

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

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

His companion shall say, O Lord, I did not seduce him; but he was in a wide error

George Sale · published 1734

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50:28

قَالَ لَا تَخْتَصِمُوا۟ لَدَىَّ وَقَدْ قَدَّمْتُ إِلَيْكُم بِٱلْوَعِيدِ

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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.

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He saith: Contend not in My presence, when I had already proffered unto you the warning

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

He shall say, 'Wrangle not before me; for I sent the threat to you before

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

He shall say, "Wrangle not in my presence. I had plied you beforehand with menaces

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

God shall say, wrangle not in my presence: Since I threatened you before hand with the torments which ye now see prepared for you

George Sale · published 1734

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50:29

مَا يُبَدَّلُ ٱلْقَوْلُ لَدَىَّ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِظَلَّٰمٍ لِّلْعَبِيدِ

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Easy-read (simplified)maa yubaddalu l-qawlu ladayya wamaa anaa bizallaamin lil'abeed

DIN 31635mā yubaddalu l-qawlu ladayya wamā ʾanā biẓallāmin lilʿabīdi

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The decree from Me will not be changed, and I am not unjust to the servants."

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The sentence that cometh from Me cannot be changed, and I am in no wise a tyrant unto the slaves

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

The sentence is not changed with me, nor am I unjust to my servants

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

My doom changeth not, and I am not unjust to man

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

The sentence is not changed with me: Neither do I treat my servants unjustly

George Sale · published 1734

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50:30

يَوْمَ نَقُولُ لِجَهَنَّمَ هَلِ ٱمْتَلَأْتِ وَتَقُولُ هَلْ مِن مَّزِيدٍ

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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?"

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On the day when We say unto hell: Art thou filled? and it saith: Can there be more to come

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

On the day we will say to hell, 'Art thou full?' and it will say, 'Are there any more

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

On that day will we cry to Hell, "Art thou full?" And it shall say, "Are there more

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

On that day We will say unto hell, art thou full? And it shall answer, is there yet any addition

George Sale · published 1734

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50:31

وَأُزْلِفَتِ ٱلْجَنَّةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ

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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.

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And the Garden is brought nigh for those who kept from evil, no longer distant

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And Paradise shall be brought near to the pious,- not far off

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And not far from thence shall Paradise be brought near unto the Pious

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And paradise shall be brought near unto the pious

George Sale · published 1734

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50:32

هَٰذَا مَا تُوعَدُونَ لِكُلِّ أَوَّابٍ حَفِيظٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)haadhaa maa too'adoona likulli awwaabin hafeez

DIN 31635hāḏā mā tūʿadūna likulli ʾawwābin ḥafīẓin

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"This is what you were promised-for every careful penitent.

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(And it is said): This is that which ye were promised. (It is) for every penitent and heedful one

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

This is what ye are promised, to every one who turns frequently (to God) and keeps His commandments

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

This is what ye have been promised: to every one who hath turned in penitence to God and kept his laws

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and it shall be said unto them, this is what ye have been promised; unto every one who turned himself unto God, and kept his commandments

George Sale · published 1734

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50:33

مَّنْ خَشِىَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنَ بِٱلْغَيْبِ وَجَآءَ بِقَلْبٍ مُّنِيبٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)man khashiya r-rahmaana bil-ghaybi wajaa'a biqalbin muneeb

DIN 31635man ḫašiya r-raḥmāna bil-ġaybi waǧāʾa biqalbin munībin

Who inwardly feared the Most Gracious, and came with a repentant heart.

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Who feareth the Beneficent in secret and cometh with a contrite heart

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

who fears the Merciful in secret and brings a repentant heart

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Who hath feared the God of Mercy in secret, and come to him with a contrite heart

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

who feared the Merciful in secret, and came unto Him with a converted heart

George Sale · published 1734

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50:34

ٱدْخُلُوهَا بِسَلَٰمٍ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ ٱلْخُلُودِ

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Easy-read (simplified)udkhuloohaa bisalaamin dhaalika yawmu l-khulood

DIN 31635udḫulūhā bisalāmin ḏālika yawmu l-ḫulūdi

Enter it in peace. This is the Day of Eternity."

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Enter it in peace. This is the day of immortality

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Enter into it in peace: this is the day of eternity

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Enter it in peace: this is the day of Eternity

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Enter the same in peace: This is the day of eternity

George Sale · published 1734

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50:35

لَهُم مَّا يَشَآءُونَ فِيهَا وَلَدَيْنَا مَزِيدٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)lahum maa yashaa'oona feehaa waladaynaa mazeed

DIN 31635lahum mā yašāʾūna fīhā waladaynā mazīdun

The translators word this verse differently

Therein they will have whatever they desire-and We have even more.

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There they have all that they desire, and there is more with Us

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

They shall have what they wish therein, and increase from us

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

There shall they have all that they can desire: and our's will it be to augment their bliss

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Therein shall they have whatever they shall desire; and there will be a superabundant addition of bliss with Us

George Sale · published 1734

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50:36

وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا فَنَقَّبُوا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ هَلْ مِن مَّحِيصٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)wakam ahlaknaa qablahum min qarnin hum ashaddu minhum batshan fanaqqaboo fee l-bilaadi hal min mahees

DIN 31635wakam ʾahlaknā qablahum min qarnin hum ʾašaddu minhum baṭšan fanaqqabū fī l-bilādi hal min maḥīṣin

The translators word this verse differently

How many generations before them, who were more powerful than they, did We destroy? They explored the lands-was there any escape?

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And how many a generation We destroyed before them, who were mightier than these in prowess so that they overran the lands! Had they any place of refuge (when the judgment came)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

How many a generation have we destroyed before them, mightier than they in prowess! Pass through the land, is there any refuge

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And how many generations have we destroyed ere the days of these (Meccans), mightier than they in strength! Search ye then the land. Is there any escape

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

How many generations have We destroyed before the Meccans, which were more mighty than they in strength? Pass, therefore, through the regions of the earth, and see whether there be any refuge from our vengeance

George Sale · published 1734

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50:37

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَذِكْرَىٰ لِمَن كَانَ لَهُۥ قَلْبٌ أَوْ أَلْقَى ٱلسَّمْعَ وَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)inna fee dhaalika ladhikraa liman kaana lahu qalbun aw alqaa s-sam'a wahuwa shaheed

DIN 31635ʾinna fī ḏālika laḏikrā liman kāna lahu qalbun ʾaw ʾalqā s-samʿa wahuwa šahīdun

The translators word this verse differently

In that is a reminder for whoever possesses a heart, or cares to listen and witness.

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Lo! therein verily is a reminder for him who hath a heart, or giveth ear with full intelligence

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Verily, in that is a reminder to whomsoever has a heart, or, gives ear, and is a witness thereto

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Lo! herein is warning for him who hath a heart, or giveth ear, and is himself an eye-witness

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Verily herein is an admonition unto him who hath a heart to understand, or giveth ear, and is present with an attentive mind

George Sale · published 1734

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50:38

وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فِى سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ وَمَا مَسَّنَا مِن لُّغُوبٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)walaqad khalaqnaa s-samaawaati wal-'arda wamaa baynahumaa fee sittati ayyaamin wamaa massanaa min lughoob

DIN 31635walaqad ḫalaqnā s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍa wamā baynahumā fī sittati ʾayyāmin wamā massanā min luġūbin

We created the heavens and the earth and what is between them in six days, and no fatigue touched Us.

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And verily We created the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, in six Days, and naught of weariness touched Us

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

We did create the heavens and the earth and what is between the two in six days, and no weariness touched us

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

We created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them in six days, and no weariness touched us

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

We created the heavens and the earth, and whatever is between them, in six days; and no weariness affected us

George Sale · published 1734

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50:39

فَٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ ٱلشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ ٱلْغُرُوبِ

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Easy-read (simplified)fasbir 'alaa maa yaqooloona wasabbih bihamdi rabbika qabla tuloo'i sh-shamsi waqabla l-ghuroob

DIN 31635faṣbir ʿalā mā yaqūlūna wasabbiḥ biḥamdi rabbika qabla ṭulūʿi š-šamsi waqabla l-ġurūbi

So endure what they say, and proclaim the praises of your Lord before the rising of the sun, and before sunset.

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Therefor (O Muhammad) bear with what they say, and hymn the praise of thy Lord before the rising and before the setting of the sun

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Be thou patient then of what they say, and celebrate the praises of thy Lord before the rising of the sun and before the setting

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Wherefore put up with what they say, and celebrate the praise of thy Lord before sunrise and before sunset

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Wherefore patiently suffer what they say; and celebrate the praise of thy Lord before sun-rise, and before sun-set

George Sale · published 1734

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  • George Sale · 1734
50:40

وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَأَدْبَٰرَ ٱلسُّجُودِ

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Easy-read (simplified)wamina llayli fasabbihhu wa'adbaara s-sujood

DIN 31635wamina llayli fasabbiḥhu waʾadbāra s-suǧūdi

The translators word this verse differently

And glorify Him during the night, and at the end of devotions.

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And in the night-time hymn His praise, and after the (prescribed) prostrations

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And through (some) of the night celebrate His praise and the additional adorations

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And praise Him in the night: and perform the two final prostrations

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and praise Him in some part of the night: And perform the additional parts of worship

George Sale · published 1734

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  • George Sale · 1734
50:41

وَٱسْتَمِعْ يَوْمَ يُنَادِ ٱلْمُنَادِ مِن مَّكَانٍ قَرِيبٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)wastami' yawma yunaadi l-munaadi min makaanin qareeb

DIN 31635wastamiʿ yawma yunādi l-munādi min makānin qarībin

And listen for the Day when the caller calls from a nearby place.

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And listen on the day when the crier crieth from a near place

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And listen for the day when the crier shall cry from a near place

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And list for the day whereon the crier shall cry from a place near to every one alike

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And hearken unto the day whereon the cryer shall call men to judgment from a near place

George Sale · published 1734

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  • George Sale · 1734
50:42

يَوْمَ يَسْمَعُونَ ٱلصَّيْحَةَ بِٱلْحَقِّ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ ٱلْخُرُوجِ

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Easy-read (simplified)yawma yasma'oona s-sayhata bil-haqqi dhaalika yawmu l-khurooj

DIN 31635yawma yasmaʿūna ṣ-ṣayḥata bil-ḥaqqi ḏālika yawmu l-ḫurūǧi

The Day when they will hear the Shout in all truth. That is the Day of Emergence.

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The day when they will hear the (Awful) Cry in truth. That is the day of coming forth (from the graves)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

the day when they shall hear the shout in truth - that is the day of coming forth

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

The day on which men shall in truth hear that shout will be the day of their coming forth from the grave

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

The day whereon they shall hear the voice of the trumpet in truth: This will be the day of mens coming forth from their graves

George Sale · published 1734

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  • George Sale · 1734
50:43

إِنَّا نَحْنُ نُحْىِۦ وَنُمِيتُ وَإِلَيْنَا ٱلْمَصِيرُ

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Easy-read (simplified)innaa nahnu nuhyee wanumeetu wa'ilaynaa l-maseer

DIN 31635ʾinnā naḥnu nuḥyī wanumītu waʾilaynā l-maṣīru

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It is We who control life and death, and to Us is the destination.

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Lo! We it is Who quicken and give death, and unto Us is the journeying

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Verily, we quicken and we kill, and unto us the journey is

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Verily, we cause to live, and we cause to die. To us shall all return

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

We give life, and We cause to die; and unto Us shall be the return of all creatures

George Sale · published 1734

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  • Talal Itani · 2012
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  • Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
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  • George Sale · 1734
50:44

يَوْمَ تَشَقَّقُ ٱلْأَرْضُ عَنْهُمْ سِرَاعًا ذَٰلِكَ حَشْرٌ عَلَيْنَا يَسِيرٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)yawma tashaqqaqu l-'ardu 'anhum siraa'an dhaalika hashrun 'alaynaa yaseer

DIN 31635yawma tašaqqaqu l-ʾarḍu ʿanhum sirāʿan ḏālika ḥašrun ʿalaynā yasīrun

The Day when the earth will crack for them at once. That is an easy gathering for Us.

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On the day when the earth splitteth asunder from them, hastening forth (they come). That is a gathering easy for Us (to make)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

On the day when the earth shall be cleft asunder from them swiftly;- that is a gathering together which is easy to us

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

On the day when the earth shall swiftly cleave asunder over the dead, will this gathering be easy to Us

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

The day whereon the earth shall suddenly cleave in sunder over them. This will be an assembly easy for us to assemble

George Sale · published 1734

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  • George Sale · 1734
50:45

نَّحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ وَمَآ أَنتَ عَلَيْهِم بِجَبَّارٍ فَذَكِّرْ بِٱلْقُرْءَانِ مَن يَخَافُ وَعِيدِ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)nahnu a'lamu bimaa yaqooloona wamaa anta 'alayhim bijabbaarin fadhakkir bil-qur'aani man yakhaafu wa'eed

DIN 31635naḥnu ʾaʿlamu bimā yaqūlūna wamā ʾanta ʿalayhim biǧabbārin faḏakkir bil-qurʾāni man yaḫāfu waʿīdi

The translators word this verse differently

We are fully aware of what they say, and you are not a dictator over them. So remind by the Quran whoever fears My warning.

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We are Best Aware of what they say, and thou (O Muhammad) art in no wise a compeller over them. But warn by the Qur'an him who feareth My threat

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

We know what they say; nor art thou over them one to compel. Wherefore remind, by the Qur'an, him who fears the threat

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

We know best what the infidels say: and thou art not to compel them. Warn then by the Koran those who fear my menace

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

We well know what the unbelievers say; and thou art not sent to compel them forcibly to the faith. Wherefore warn, by the Koran, him who feareth my threatening

George Sale · published 1734

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  • Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
  • John Medows Rodwell · 1861
  • George Sale · 1734

Arabic textTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Qur'anic text from the Tanzil Project. Copyright (C) 2007-2026 Tanzil Project License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Source: tanzil.net · Updates: tanzil.net/updates/ https://tanzil.net/updates/

Translations 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

Translations 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

Translations 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

Translations 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

Translations Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

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