فَقَرَّبَهُۥٓ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)faqarrabahu ilayhim qaala alaa ta'kuloon
DIN 31635faqarrabahu ʾilayhim qāla ʾalā taʾkulūna
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He set it before them. He said, "Will you not eat?"
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
And he set it before them, saying: Will ye not eat
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
and brought it nigh unto them; said he, 'Will ye then not eat
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
And set it before them. He said, "Eat ye not
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
And he set it before them, and when he saw they touched it not, he said, do ye not eat
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
Mandej, ua afroi atyre e u tha: "A nuk po hani?"
অতঃপর সে তা তাদের সামনে পরিবেশন করল এবং বলল, ‘তোমরা কি আহার করবে না?’
i primače im ga: “Zar nećete jesti?”, upita,
i primače im ga: “Zar nećete jesti?” upita,
O ɓadaniɓe ndi o wii on ñaamata?
წინ დაუდო მათ და უთხრა: «ნუთუ არ შეჭამთ?»
Er setzte es ihnen dann vor; er sagte: „Wollt ihr nicht essen?“
Έτσι, το έβαλε μπροστά τους (αλλά αυτοί δεν έφαγαν), και έτσι είπε: «Δε θα φάτε;»
फिर उसे उनके सामने रख दिया। कहा : क्या तुम नहीं खाते?
che avvicinò loro. Disse: «Non mangiate?»
27. Ir padėjo jį priešais juos, (sakydamas): „Argi nevalgysite?“
(korma qalee, foon bicheessee itti fidee) Isaanitti dhiyeesseeti “sila hin nyaattanuu?” jedhe.
И он придвинул его к ним и сказал: «Разве вы не поедите?»
И примаче им га: „Зар нећете да једете?“ Упита
Akawakaribishia, akasema: 'Mbona hamli?'
Han ställde fram den åt dem och sa: ”Vill ni inte äta?”
Bunu onların önüne yaklaştırdı ve: "Yemez misiniz?" dedi.
اور اسے ان کے پاس رکھا اور کہا آپ کھاتے کیوں نہیں.[1]
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إِذْ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا۟ سَلَٰمًا قَالَ سَلَٰمٌ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)idh dakhaloo 'alayhi faqaaloo salaaman qaala salaamun qawmun munkaroon
DIN 31635ʾiḏ daḫalū ʿalayhi faqālū salāman qāla salāmun qawmun munkarūna
When they entered upon him, they said, "Peace." He said, "Peace, strangers."
When they came in unto him and said: Peace! he answered, Peace! (and thought): Folk unknown (to me)
When they entered in unto him and said, 'Peace!' he said, 'Peace!-a people unrecognised
When they went in unto him and said, "Peace!" he replied, "Peace: - they are strangers
When they went in unto him, and said, peace: He answered, peace; saying within himself, these are unknown people
فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ فَجَآءَ بِعِجْلٍ سَمِينٍ
Easy-read (simplified)faraagha ilaa ahlihi fajaa'a bi'ijlin sameen
DIN 31635farāġa ʾilā ʾahlihi faǧāʾa biʿiǧlin samīnin
Then he slipped away to his family, and brought a fatted calf.
Then he went apart unto his housefolk so that they brought a fatted calf
And he went aside unto his people and fetched a fat calf
And he went apart to his family, and brought a fatted calf
And he went privately unto his family, and brought a fatted calf
51:27 — the verse above
فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٍ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'awjasa minhum kheefatan qaaloo laa takhaf wabashsharoohu bighulaamin 'aleem
DIN 31635faʾawǧasa minhum ḫīfatan qālū lā taḫaf wabaššarūhu biġulāmin ʿalīmin
And he harbored fear of them. They said, "Do not fear," and they announced to him the good news of a knowledgeable boy.
Then he conceived a fear of them. They said: Fear not! and gave him tidings of (the birth of) a wise son
And he felt a secret fear of them: said they, Fear not.' And they gave him glad tidings of a knowing boy
And he conceived a fear of them. They said to him, "Fear not;" and announced to him a wise son
And he began to entertain a fear of them. They said, fear not: And they declared unto him the promise of a wise youth
فَأَقْبَلَتِ ٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ فِى صَرَّةٍ فَصَكَّتْ وَجْهَهَا وَقَالَتْ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'aqbalati mra'atuhu fee sarratin fasakkat wajhahaa waqaalat 'ajoozun 'aqeem
DIN 31635faʾaqbalati mraʾatuhu fī ṣarratin faṣakkat waǧhahā waqālat ʿaǧūzun ʿaqīmun
His wife came forward crying. She clasped her face, and said, "A barren old woman?"
Then his wife came forward, making moan, and smote her face, and cried: A barren old woman
And his wife approached with a noise, and smote her face, and said, 'An old woman, barren
His wife came up with outcry: she smote her face and said, "What I, old and barren
And his wife drew near with exclamation, and she smote her face, and said, I am an old woman, and barren
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فَقَرَّبَهُ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ
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