فَمَا ٱسْتَطَٰعُوا۟ مِن قِيَامٍ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنتَصِرِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)famaa stataa'oo min qiyaamin wamaa kaanoo muntasireen
DIN 31635famā staṭāʿū min qiyāmin wamā kānū muntaṣirīna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
The translators word this verse differently
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They could not rise up, nor could they find help.
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 they were unable to rise up, nor could they help themselves
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 they could not stand upright, and they were not helped
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
They were not able to stand upright, and could not help themselves
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 they were not able to stand on their feet, neither did they save themselves from destruction
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
Kështu, as mundën të ngriheshin e as të mbroheshin.
অতঃপর (শাস্তির সামনে) তারা দাঁড়াতে সক্ষম হলো না এবং প্রতিরোধও করতে পারল না।
i ne mogahu se ni dići ni od kazne odbraniti.
i ne mogahu se ni dići ni od kazne odbraniti.
Ɓe mbaawaano daragol (laawoo), ɓe wonaano kadi faabaaɓe.
ვეღარ შეძლეს წამოდგომა და ვერც თავის დაცვა.
So konnten sie nicht (mehr) aufstehen und es wurde ihnen keine Unterstützung zuteil.
Έτσι, δεν μπόρεσαν να σηκωθούν (να ξεφύγουν από την τιμωρία), ούτε μπορούσαν να υποστηρίξουν τον εαυτό τους.
फिर उनमें न तो खड़े होने की शक्ति थी और न ही वे प्रतिकार करने वाले थे।
Così non poterono più risollevarsi, né vincere.
45. Jie negalėjo pakilti, ir negalėjo padėti patys sau.
Ergasii dhaabbachuu hin dandeenye; tumsamoos hin taane. [6]
И они не смогли ни подняться, ни помочь самим себе.
и не могаше ни да се дигну ни одбране од казне.
Basi hawakuweza kusimama wala hawakuwa wenye kujitetea.
De hade ingenstans att fly och inget sätt att rädda sig.
Ayağa kalkacak güçleri kalmamış, yardım edenleri de olmamıştı.
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وَفِى ثَمُودَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ
Easy-read (simplified)wafee thamooda idh qeela lahum tamatta'oo hattaa heen
DIN 31635wafī ṯamūda ʾiḏ qīla lahum tamattaʿū ḥattā ḥīnin
The translators word this verse differently
And in Thamood. They were told, "Enjoy yourselves for a while."
And in (the tribe of) Thamud (there is a portent) when it was told them: Take your ease awhile
And in Thamud, when it was said to them, 'Enjoy yourselves for a season
And in Themoud: when it was said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for yet a while
In Thamud likewise was a sign: When it was said unto them, enjoy yourselves for a time
فَعَتَوْا۟ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّٰعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'ataw 'an amri rabbihim fa'akhadhathumu s-saa'iqatu wahum yanzuroon
DIN 31635faʿataw ʿan ʾamri rabbihim faʾaḫaḏathumu ṣ-ṣāʿiqatu wahum yanẓurūna
The translators word this verse differently
But they defied the command of their Lord, so the lightning struck them as they looked on.
But they rebelled against their Lord's decree, and so the thunderbolt overtook them even while they gazed
But they revolted against the bidding of their Lord; and the noise caught them as they looked on
But they rebelled against their Lord's command: so the tempest took them as they watched its coming
But they insolently transgressed the command of their Lord: Wherefore a terrible noise from heaven assailed them, while they looked on
51:45 — the verse above
وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا فَٰسِقِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)waqawma noohin min qablu innahum kaanoo qawman faasiqeen
DIN 31635waqawma nūḥin min qablu ʾinnahum kānū qawman fāsiqīna
And before that, the people of Noah. They were immoral people.
And the folk of Noah aforetime. Lo! they were licentious folk
And the people of Noah of yore; verily, they were an abominable people
And we destroyed the people of Noah, before them; for an impious people were they
And the people of Noah did We destroy before these: For they were a people who enormously transgressed
وَٱلسَّمَآءَ بَنَيْنَٰهَا بِأَيْي۟دٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)was-samaa'a banaynaahaa bi'aydin wa'innaa lamoosi'oon
DIN 31635was-samāʾa banaynāhā biʾaydin waʾinnā lamūsiʿūna
We constructed the universe with power, and We are expanding it.
We have built the heaven with might, and We it is Who make the vast extent (thereof)
And the heaven - we have built it with might, and, verily, we do surely give it ample space
And the Heaven - with our hands have we built it up, and given it its expanse
We have built the heaven with might; and We have given it a large extent
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
فَمَا اسْتَطَاعُوا مِن قِيَامٍ وَمَا كَانُوا مُنتَصِرِينَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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SourceTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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