Read the surah · Surah 50
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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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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
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
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
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
تَبْصِرَةً وَذِكْرَىٰ لِكُلِّ عَبْدٍ مُّنِيبٍ
Easy-read (simplified)tabsiratan wadhikraa likulli 'abdin muneeb
DIN 31635tabṣiratan waḏikrā likulli ʿabdin munībin
The translators word this verse differently
A lesson and a reminder for every penitent worshiper.
A vision and a reminder for every penitent slave
An insight and a reminder to every servant who repents
For insight and admonition to every servant who loveth to turn to God
for a subject of meditation, and an admonition unto every man who turneth unto Us
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
رِّزْقًا لِّلْعِبَادِ وَأَحْيَيْنَا بِهِۦ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتًا كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْخُرُوجُ
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.
Provision (made) for men; and therewith We quicken a dead land. Even so will be the resurrection of the dead
for a provision to (our) servants; and we quickened thereby a dead land; thus shall the resurrection be
For man's nourishment: And life give we thereby to a dead country. So also shall be the resurrection
as a provision for mankind; and We thereby quicken a dead country: So shall be the coming forth of the dead from their graves
كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلرَّسِّ وَثَمُودُ
Easy-read (simplified)kadhdhabat qablahum qawmu noohin wa'ashaabu r-rassi wathamood
DIN 31635kaḏḏabat qablahum qawmu nūḥin waʾaṣḥābu r-rassi waṯamūdu
The translators word this verse differently
Before them the people of Noah denied the truth, and so did the dwellers of Russ, and Thamood.
The folk of Noah denied (the truth) before them, and (so did) the dwellers at Ar-Rass and (the tribe of) Thamud
Before them the people of Noah and the fellows of ar Rass and Thamud
Ere the days of these (Meccans) the people of Noah, and the men of Rass and Themoud, treated their prophets as impostors
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
وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ وَإِخْوَٰنُ لُوطٍ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'aadun wafir'awnu wa'ikhwaanu loot
DIN 31635waʿādun wafirʿawnu waʾiḫwānu lūṭin
And Aad, and Pharaoh, and the brethren of Lot.
And (the tribe of) A'ad, and Pharaoh, and the brethren of Lot
and 'Ad and Pharaoh called the apostles liars; and the brethren of Lot
And Ad and Pharaoh, and the brethren of Lot
and also the brethren of Lot
وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأَيْكَةِ وَقَوْمُ تُبَّعٍ كُلٌّ كَذَّبَ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ وَعِيدِ
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
The translators word this verse differently
And the Dwellers of the Woods, and the people of Tubba. They all rejected the messengers, so My threat came true.
And the dwellers in the wood, and the folk of Tubb'a: every one denied their messengers, therefor My threat took effect
and the fellows of the Grove and the people of Tubbah all called the prophets liars, and the threat was duly executed
and the dwellers in the forest, and the people of Tobba, all gave the lie to their prophets: justly, therefore, were the menaces inflicted
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
أَفَعَيِينَا بِٱلْخَلْقِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ بَلْ هُمْ فِى لَبْسٍ مِّنْ خَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ
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.
Were We then worn out by the first creation? Yet they are in doubt about a new creation
Were we then fatigued with the first creation? nay! but they are in obscurity concerning the new creation
Are we wearied out with the first creation? Yet are they in doubt with regard to a new creation
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
وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهِۦ نَفْسُهُۥ وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ ٱلْوَرِيدِ
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.
We verily created man and We know what his soul whispereth to him, and We are nearer to him than his jugular vein
But we created man, and we know what his soul whispers; for we are nigher to him than his jugular vein
We created man: and we know what his soul whispereth to him, and we are closer to him than his neck-vein
We created man, and We know what his soul whispereth within him; and We are nearer unto him than his jugular vein
إِذْ يَتَلَقَّى ٱلْمُتَلَقِّيَانِ عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ قَعِيدٌ
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.
When the two Receivers receive (him), seated on the right hand and on the left
When the two meeters meet, sitting the one on the right and the other on the left
When the two angels charged with taking account shall take it, one sitting on the right hand, the other on the left
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
مَّا يَلْفِظُ مِن قَوْلٍ إِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٌ
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.
He uttereth no word but there is with him an observer ready
not a word does he utter, but a watcher is by him ready
Not a word doth he utter, but there is a watcher with him ready to note it down
He uttereth not a word, but there is with him a watcher, ready to note it
وَجَآءَتْ سَكْرَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِ بِٱلْحَقِّ ذَٰلِكَ مَا كُنتَ مِنْهُ تَحِيدُ
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."
And the agony of death cometh in truth. (And it is said unto him): This is that which thou wast wont to shun
And the agony of death shall come in truth!- 'that is what thou didst shun
And the stupor of certain death cometh upon him: "This is what thou wouldst have shunned
And the agony of death shall come in truth: This, O man, is what thou soughtest to avoid
وَنُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ ٱلْوَعِيدِ
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."
And the trumpet is blown. This is the threatened Day
And the trumpet shall be blown!- that is the threatened day
And there shall be a blast on the trumpet, - it is the threatened day
And the trumpet shall sound: This will be the day which hath been threatened
وَجَآءَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّعَهَا سَآئِقٌ وَشَهِيدٌ
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.
And every soul cometh, along with it a driver and a witness
And every soul shall come - with it a driver and a witness
And every soul shall come, - an angel with it urging it along, and an angel to witness against it
And every soul shall come; and therewith shall be a driver and a witness
لَّقَدْ كُنتَ فِى غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ هَٰذَا فَكَشَفْنَا عَنكَ غِطَآءَكَ فَبَصَرُكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ حَدِيدٌ
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."
(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
Thou wert heedless of this, and we withdrew thy veil from thee, and today is thine eyesight keen
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
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
وَقَالَ قَرِينُهُۥ هَٰذَا مَا لَدَىَّ عَتِيدٌ
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."
And (unto the evil-doer) his comrade saith: This is that which I have ready (as testimony)
And his mate shall say, 'This is what is ready for me (to attest)
And he who is at this side shall say, "This is what I am prepared with against thee
And his companion shall say, this is what is ready with me to be attested
أَلْقِيَا فِى جَهَنَّمَ كُلَّ كَفَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ
Easy-read (simplified)alqiyaa fee jahannama kulla kaffaarin 'aneed
DIN 31635ʾalqiyā fī ǧahannama kulla kaffārin ʿanīdin
The translators word this verse differently
"Throw into Hell every stubborn disbeliever.
(And it is said): Do ye twain hurl to hell each rebel ingrate
Throw into hell every stubborn misbeliever
And God will say, "Cast into Hell, ye twain, every infidel, every hardened one
And God shall say, cast into hell every unbeliever, and perverse person
مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ مُّرِيبٍ
Easy-read (simplified)mannaa'in lilkhayri mu'tadin mureeb
DIN 31635mannāʿin lilḫayri muʿtadin murībin
Preventer of good, aggressor, doubter.
Hinderer of good, transgressor, doubter
who forbids good, a transgressor, a doubter
The hinderer of the good, the transgressor, the doubter
and every one who forbad good, and every transgressor, and doubter of the faith
ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَأَلْقِيَاهُ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلشَّدِيدِ
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
The translators word this verse differently
Who fabricated another god with God; toss him into the intense agony."
Who setteth up another god along with Allah. Do ye twain hurl him to the dreadful doom
who sets other gods with God - and throw him, ye twain, into fierce torment
Who set up other gods with God. Cast ye him into the fierce torment
who set up another god with the true God; and cast him into a grievous torment
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
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
The translators word this verse differently
The decree from Me will not be changed, and I am not unjust to the servants."
The sentence that cometh from Me cannot be changed, and I am in no wise a tyrant unto the slaves
The sentence is not changed with me, nor am I unjust to my servants
My doom changeth not, and I am not unjust to man
The sentence is not changed with me: Neither do I treat my servants unjustly
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
هَٰذَا مَا تُوعَدُونَ لِكُلِّ أَوَّابٍ حَفِيظٍ
Easy-read (simplified)haadhaa maa too'adoona likulli awwaabin hafeez
DIN 31635hāḏā mā tūʿadūna likulli ʾawwābin ḥafīẓin
The translators word this verse differently
"This is what you were promised-for every careful penitent.
(And it is said): This is that which ye were promised. (It is) for every penitent and heedful one
This is what ye are promised, to every one who turns frequently (to God) and keeps His commandments
This is what ye have been promised: to every one who hath turned in penitence to God and kept his laws
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
مَّنْ خَشِىَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنَ بِٱلْغَيْبِ وَجَآءَ بِقَلْبٍ مُّنِيبٍ
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.
Who feareth the Beneficent in secret and cometh with a contrite heart
who fears the Merciful in secret and brings a repentant heart
Who hath feared the God of Mercy in secret, and come to him with a contrite heart
who feared the Merciful in secret, and came unto Him with a converted heart
ٱدْخُلُوهَا بِسَلَٰمٍ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ ٱلْخُلُودِ
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."
Enter it in peace. This is the day of immortality
Enter into it in peace: this is the day of eternity
Enter it in peace: this is the day of Eternity
Enter the same in peace: This is the day of eternity
لَهُم مَّا يَشَآءُونَ فِيهَا وَلَدَيْنَا مَزِيدٌ
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.
There they have all that they desire, and there is more with Us
They shall have what they wish therein, and increase from us
There shall they have all that they can desire: and our's will it be to augment their bliss
Therein shall they have whatever they shall desire; and there will be a superabundant addition of bliss with Us
وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا فَنَقَّبُوا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ هَلْ مِن مَّحِيصٍ
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?
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)
How many a generation have we destroyed before them, mightier than they in prowess! Pass through the land, is there any refuge
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
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
إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَذِكْرَىٰ لِمَن كَانَ لَهُۥ قَلْبٌ أَوْ أَلْقَى ٱلسَّمْعَ وَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ
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.
Lo! therein verily is a reminder for him who hath a heart, or giveth ear with full intelligence
Verily, in that is a reminder to whomsoever has a heart, or, gives ear, and is a witness thereto
Lo! herein is warning for him who hath a heart, or giveth ear, and is himself an eye-witness
Verily herein is an admonition unto him who hath a heart to understand, or giveth ear, and is present with an attentive mind
وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فِى سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ وَمَا مَسَّنَا مِن لُّغُوبٍ
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.
And verily We created the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, in six Days, and naught of weariness touched Us
We did create the heavens and the earth and what is between the two in six days, and no weariness touched us
We created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them in six days, and no weariness touched us
We created the heavens and the earth, and whatever is between them, in six days; and no weariness affected us
فَٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ ٱلشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ ٱلْغُرُوبِ
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.
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
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
Wherefore put up with what they say, and celebrate the praise of thy Lord before sunrise and before sunset
Wherefore patiently suffer what they say; and celebrate the praise of thy Lord before sun-rise, and before sun-set
وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَأَدْبَٰرَ ٱلسُّجُودِ
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.
And in the night-time hymn His praise, and after the (prescribed) prostrations
And through (some) of the night celebrate His praise and the additional adorations
And praise Him in the night: and perform the two final prostrations
and praise Him in some part of the night: And perform the additional parts of worship
وَٱسْتَمِعْ يَوْمَ يُنَادِ ٱلْمُنَادِ مِن مَّكَانٍ قَرِيبٍ
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.
And listen on the day when the crier crieth from a near place
And listen for the day when the crier shall cry from a near place
And list for the day whereon the crier shall cry from a place near to every one alike
And hearken unto the day whereon the cryer shall call men to judgment from a near place
يَوْمَ يَسْمَعُونَ ٱلصَّيْحَةَ بِٱلْحَقِّ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ ٱلْخُرُوجِ
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.
The day when they will hear the (Awful) Cry in truth. That is the day of coming forth (from the graves)
the day when they shall hear the shout in truth - that is the day of coming forth
The day on which men shall in truth hear that shout will be the day of their coming forth from the grave
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
إِنَّا نَحْنُ نُحْىِۦ وَنُمِيتُ وَإِلَيْنَا ٱلْمَصِيرُ
Easy-read (simplified)innaa nahnu nuhyee wanumeetu wa'ilaynaa l-maseer
DIN 31635ʾinnā naḥnu nuḥyī wanumītu waʾilaynā l-maṣīru
The translators word this verse differently
It is We who control life and death, and to Us is the destination.
Lo! We it is Who quicken and give death, and unto Us is the journeying
Verily, we quicken and we kill, and unto us the journey is
Verily, we cause to live, and we cause to die. To us shall all return
We give life, and We cause to die; and unto Us shall be the return of all creatures
يَوْمَ تَشَقَّقُ ٱلْأَرْضُ عَنْهُمْ سِرَاعًا ذَٰلِكَ حَشْرٌ عَلَيْنَا يَسِيرٌ
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.
On the day when the earth splitteth asunder from them, hastening forth (they come). That is a gathering easy for Us (to make)
On the day when the earth shall be cleft asunder from them swiftly;- that is a gathering together which is easy to us
On the day when the earth shall swiftly cleave asunder over the dead, will this gathering be easy to Us
The day whereon the earth shall suddenly cleave in sunder over them. This will be an assembly easy for us to assemble
نَّحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ وَمَآ أَنتَ عَلَيْهِم بِجَبَّارٍ فَذَكِّرْ بِٱلْقُرْءَانِ مَن يَخَافُ وَعِيدِ
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.
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
We know what they say; nor art thou over them one to compel. Wherefore remind, by the Qur'an, him who fears the threat
We know best what the infidels say: and thou art not to compel them. Warn then by the Koran those who fear my menace
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
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