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The Winnowing Winds · 60 verses · Meccan

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Sixty verses: Winds, clouds, ships and angels apportioning, sworn by in sequence before the argument begins. Abraham's guests refusing food, and his wife striking her face at the news. Then Moses, 'Aad, Thamud and Noah, each in a few verses.

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51:1

وَٱلذَّٰرِيَٰتِ ذَرْوًا

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Easy-read (simplified)wadh-dhaariyaati dharwaa

DIN 31635waḏ-ḏāriyāti ḏarwan

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By the spreaders spreading.

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By those that winnow with a winnowing

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

By the scatterers who scatter

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

By the clouds which scatter with SCATTERING

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

By the winds dispersing and scattering the dust

George Sale · published 1734

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51:2

فَٱلْحَٰمِلَٰتِ وِقْرًا

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Easy-read (simplified)fal-haamilaati wiqraa

DIN 31635fal-ḥāmilāti wiqran

The translators word this verse differently

And those carrying loads.

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And those that bear the burden (of the rain)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and by those pregnant with their burden

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And those which bear their load

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and by the clouds bearing a load of rain

George Sale · published 1734

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51:3

فَٱلْجَٰرِيَٰتِ يُسْرًا

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Easy-read (simplified)fal-jaariyaati yusraa

DIN 31635fal-ǧāriyāti yusran

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And those moving gently.

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And those that glide with ease (upon the sea)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and by those running on easily

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And by those which speed lightly along

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

by the ships running swiftly in the sea

George Sale · published 1734

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51:4

فَٱلْمُقَسِّمَٰتِ أَمْرًا

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Easy-read (simplified)fal-muqassimaati amraa

DIN 31635fal-muqassimāti ʾamran

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And those distributing as commanded.

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And those who distribute (blessings) by command

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and by the distributors of affairs

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And those which apportion by command

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and by the angels who distribute things necessary for the support of all creatures

George Sale · published 1734

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51:5

إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَصَادِقٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)innamaa too'adoona lasaadiq

DIN 31635ʾinnamā tūʿadūna laṣādiqun

What you are promised is true.

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Lo! that wherewith ye are threatened is indeed true

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

verily, what ye are threatened with is surely true

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

True, indeed, is that with which ye are threatened

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Verily that wherewith ye are threatened is certainly true

George Sale · published 1734

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51:6

وَإِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ لَوَٰقِعٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'inna d-deena lawaaqi'

DIN 31635waʾinna d-dīna lawāqiʿun

Judgment will take place.

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And lo! the judgment will indeed befall

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And, verily, the judgment will surely take place

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And lo! the judgment will surely come

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and the last judgment will surely come

George Sale · published 1734

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51:7

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْحُبُكِ

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Easy-read (simplified)was-samaa'i dhaati l-hubuk

DIN 31635was-samāʾi ḏāti l-ḥubuki

By the sky that is woven.

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By the heaven full of paths

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

By the heaven possessed of paths

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

By the star-tracked heaven

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

By the heaven furnished with paths

George Sale · published 1734

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51:8

إِنَّكُمْ لَفِى قَوْلٍ مُّخْتَلِفٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)innakum lafee qawlin mukhtalif

DIN 31635ʾinnakum lafī qawlin muḫtalifin

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You differ in what you say.

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Lo! ye, forsooth, are of various opinion (concerning the truth)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

verily, ye are at variance in what ye say

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Ye are discordant in what ye say

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

ye widely differ in what ye say

George Sale · published 1734

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51:9

يُؤْفَكُ عَنْهُ مَنْ أُفِكَ

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Easy-read (simplified)yu'faku 'anhu man ufik

DIN 31635yuʾfaku ʿanhu man ʾufika

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Averted from it is he who is averted.

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He is made to turn away from it who is (himself) averse

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

He is turned from it who is turned

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

But whose turneth him from the truth, is turned from it by a divine decree

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

He will be turned aside from the faith, who shall be turned aside by the divine decree

George Sale · published 1734

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51:10

قُتِلَ ٱلْخَرَّٰصُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)qutila l-kharraasoon

DIN 31635qutila l-ḫarrāṣūna

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Perish the imposters.

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Accursed be the conjecturers

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Slain be the liars

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Perish the liars

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Cursed be the liars

George Sale · published 1734

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51:11

ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى غَمْرَةٍ سَاهُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)alladheena hum fee ghamratin saahoon

DIN 31635allaḏīna hum fī ġamratin sāhūna

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Those who are dazed in ignorance.

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Who are careless in an abyss

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

who are heedless in a flood (of ignorance)

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Who are bewildered in the depths of ignorance

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

who wade in deep waters of ignorance, neglecting their salvation

George Sale · published 1734

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51:12

يَسْـَٔلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ

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Easy-read (simplified)yas'aloona ayyaana yawmu d-deen

DIN 31635yasʾalūna ʾayyāna yawmu d-dīni

They ask, "When is the Day of Judgment?"

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They ask: When is the Day of Judgment

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

They will ask, 'When is the day of judgment

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

They ask, "When this day of judgment

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

They ask, when will the day of judgment come

George Sale · published 1734

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51:13

يَوْمَ هُمْ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ يُفْتَنُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)yawma hum 'alaa n-naari yuftanoon

DIN 31635yawma hum ʿalā n-nāri yuftanūna

The Day they are presented to the Fire.

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(It is) the day when they will be tormented at the Fire

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

The day when at the fire they shall be tried

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

On that day they shall be tormented at the fire

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

On that day shall they be burned in hell fire

George Sale · published 1734

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51:14

ذُوقُوا۟ فِتْنَتَكُمْ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)dhooqoo fitnatakum haadhaa lladhee kuntum bihi tasta'jiloon

DIN 31635ḏūqū fitnatakum hāḏā llaḏī kuntum bihi tastaʿǧilūna

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"Taste your ordeal. This is what you used to challenge."

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(And it will be said unto them): Taste your torment (which ye inflicted). This is what ye sought to hasten

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Taste your trial! this is what we wished to hasten on

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Taste ye of this your torment, whose speedy coming ye challenged

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and it shall be said unto them, taste your punishment; this is what ye demanded to be hastened

George Sale · published 1734

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51:15

إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)inna l-muttaqeena fee jannaatin wa'uyoon

DIN 31635ʾinna l-muttaqīna fī ǧannātin waʿuyūnin

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But the pious are amidst gardens and springs.

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Lo! those who keep from evil will dwell amid gardens and watersprings

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Verily, the pious are in gardens and springs

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

But the God-fearing shall dwell amid gardens and fountains

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

But the pious shall dwell among gardens and fountains

George Sale · published 1734

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51:16

ءَاخِذِينَ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحْسِنِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)aakhidheena maa aataahum rabbuhum innahum kaanoo qabla dhaalika muhsineen

DIN 31635ʾāḫiḏīna mā ʾātāhum rabbuhum ʾinnahum kānū qabla ḏālika muḥsinīna

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Receiving what their Lord has given them. They were virtuous before that.

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Taking that which their Lord giveth them; for lo! aforetime they were doers of good

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

taking what their Lord brings them. Verily, they before that did well

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Enjoying what their Lord hath given them, because, aforetime they were well-doers

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

receiving that which their Lord shall give them; because they were righteous doers before this day

George Sale · published 1734

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51:17

كَانُوا۟ قَلِيلًا مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)kaanoo qaleelan mina llayli maa yahja'oon

DIN 31635kānū qalīlan mina llayli mā yahǧaʿūna

They used to sleep a little at night.

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They used to sleep but little of the night

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

But little of the night they slept

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

But little of the night was it that they slept

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

They slept but a small part of the night

George Sale · published 1734

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51:18

وَبِٱلْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)wabil-'ashaari hum yastaghfiroon

DIN 31635wabil-ʾasḥāri hum yastaġfirūna

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And at dawn, they would pray for pardon.

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And ere the dawning of each day would seek forgiveness

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and at the dawn they asked forgiveness

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And at dawn they prayed for pardon

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and early in the morning they asked pardon of God

George Sale · published 1734

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51:19

وَفِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّ لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ

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Easy-read (simplified)wafee amwaalihim haqqun lilssaa'ili wal-mahroom

DIN 31635wafī ʾamwālihim ḥaqqun lilssāʾili wal-maḥrūmi

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And in their wealth, there was a share for the beggar and the deprived.

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And in their wealth the beggar and the outcast had due share

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And in their wealth was what was due to him who asked, and him who was kept back from asking

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And gave due share of their wealth to the suppliant and the outcast

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And a due portion of their wealth was given unto him who asked, and unto him who was forbidden by shame to ask

George Sale · published 1734

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51:20

وَفِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ءَايَٰتٌ لِّلْمُوقِنِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)wafee l-'ardi aayaatun lilmooqineen

DIN 31635wafī l-ʾarḍi ʾāyātun lilmūqinīna

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And on earth are signs for the convinced.

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And in the earth are portents for those whose faith is sure

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And in the earth are signs to those who are sure

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

On Earth are signs for men of firm belief

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

There are signs of the divine power and goodness in the earth, unto men of sound understanding

George Sale · published 1734

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51:21

وَفِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)wafee anfusikum afalaa tubsiroon

DIN 31635wafī ʾanfusikum ʾafalā tubṣirūna

And within yourselves. Do you not see?

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And (also) in yourselves. Can ye then not see

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and in yourselves,- what! do ye not then see

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And also in your own selves: Will ye not then behold them

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and also in your own selves: Will ye not therefore consider

George Sale · published 1734

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51:22

وَفِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)wafee s-samaa'i rizqukum wamaa too'adoon

DIN 31635wafī s-samāʾi rizqukum wamā tūʿadūna

And in the heaven is your livelihood, and what you are promised.

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And in the heaven is your providence and that which ye are promised

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And in the heaven is your provision and that which ye are promised

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

The Heaven hath sustenance for you, and it containeth that which you are promised

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Your sustenance is in the heaven; and also that which ye are promised

George Sale · published 1734

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51:23

فَوَرَبِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ إِنَّهُۥ لَحَقٌّ مِّثْلَ مَآ أَنَّكُمْ تَنطِقُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)fawarabbi s-samaa'i wal-'ardi innahu lahaqqun mithla maa annakum tantiqoon

DIN 31635fawarabbi s-samāʾi wal-ʾarḍi ʾinnahu laḥaqqun miṯla mā ʾannakum tanṭiqūna

By the Lord of the heaven and the earth, it is as true as the fact that you speak.

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And by the Lord of the heavens and the earth, it is the truth, even as (it is true) that ye speak

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

But by the Lord of the heaven and the earth! verily, it is the truth,- like that which ye do utter

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

By the Lord then of the heaven and of the earth, I swear that this is the truth, even as ye speak yourselves

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Wherefore by the Lord of heaven and earth I swear that this is certainly the truth; according to what yourselves speak

George Sale · published 1734

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51:24

هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلْمُكْرَمِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)hal ataaka hadeethu dayfi ibraaheema l-mukrameen

DIN 31635hal ʾatāka ḥadīṯu ḍayfi ʾibrāhīma l-mukramīna

Has the story of Abraham's honorable guests reached you?

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Hath the story of Abraham's honoured guests reached thee (O Muhammad)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Has the tale of Abraham's honoured guests reached thee

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Hath the story reached thee of Abraham's honoured guests

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Hath not the story of Abraham's honoured guests come to thy knowledge

George Sale · published 1734

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51:25

إِذْ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا۟ سَلَٰمًا قَالَ سَلَٰمٌ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ

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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."

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When they came in unto him and said: Peace! he answered, Peace! (and thought): Folk unknown (to me)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

When they entered in unto him and said, 'Peace!' he said, 'Peace!-a people unrecognised

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

When they went in unto him and said, "Peace!" he replied, "Peace: - they are strangers

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

When they went in unto him, and said, peace: He answered, peace; saying within himself, these are unknown people

George Sale · published 1734

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51:26

فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ فَجَآءَ بِعِجْلٍ سَمِينٍ

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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.

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Then he went apart unto his housefolk so that they brought a fatted calf

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And he went aside unto his people and fetched a fat calf

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And he went apart to his family, and brought a fatted calf

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And he went privately unto his family, and brought a fatted calf

George Sale · published 1734

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51:27

فَقَرَّبَهُۥٓ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)faqarrabahu ilayhim qaala alaa ta'kuloon

DIN 31635faqarrabahu ʾilayhim qāla ʾalā taʾkulūna

He set it before them. He said, "Will you not eat?"

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And he set it before them, saying: Will ye not eat

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and brought it nigh unto them; said he, 'Will ye then not eat

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And set it before them. He said, "Eat ye not

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And he set it before them, and when he saw they touched it not, he said, do ye not eat

George Sale · published 1734

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51:28

فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٍ

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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.

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Then he conceived a fear of them. They said: Fear not! and gave him tidings of (the birth of) a wise son

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And he felt a secret fear of them: said they, Fear not.' And they gave him glad tidings of a knowing boy

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And he conceived a fear of them. They said to him, "Fear not;" and announced to him a wise son

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And he began to entertain a fear of them. They said, fear not: And they declared unto him the promise of a wise youth

George Sale · published 1734

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51:29

فَأَقْبَلَتِ ٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ فِى صَرَّةٍ فَصَكَّتْ وَجْهَهَا وَقَالَتْ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌ

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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?"

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Then his wife came forward, making moan, and smote her face, and cried: A barren old woman

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And his wife approached with a noise, and smote her face, and said, 'An old woman, barren

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

His wife came up with outcry: she smote her face and said, "What I, old and barren

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And his wife drew near with exclamation, and she smote her face, and said, I am an old woman, and barren

George Sale · published 1734

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51:30

قَالُوا۟ كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

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Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo kadhaaliki qaala rabbuki innahu huwa l-hakeemu l-'aleem

DIN 31635qālū kaḏāliki qāla rabbuki ʾinnahu huwa l-ḥakīmu l-ʿalīmu

They said, "Thus spoke your Lord. He is the Wise, the Knowing."

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They said: Even so saith thy Lord. Lo! He is the Wise, the Knower

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Said they, 'Thus says thy Lord, He is knowing, wise

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

They said, "Thus saith thy Lord. He truly is the Wise, the Knowing

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

The angels answered, thus saith thy Lord: Verily He is the wise, the knowing

George Sale · published 1734

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51:31

قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)qaala famaa khatbukum ayyuhaa l-mursaloon

DIN 31635qāla famā ḫaṭbukum ʾayyuhā l-mursalūna

He said, "What is your business, O envoys?"

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(Abraham) said: And (afterward) what is your errand, O ye sent (from Allah)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Said he, 'And about what is your errand, O ye messengers

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Said he, "And what, O messengers, is your errand

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And Abraham said unto them, what is your errand, therefore O messengers of God

George Sale · published 1734

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51:32

قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍ مُّجْرِمِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo innaa ursilnaa ilaa qawmin mujrimeen

DIN 31635qālū ʾinnā ʾursilnā ʾilā qawmin muǧrimīna

They said, "We are sent to a people guilty of sin."

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They said: Lo! we are sent unto a guilty folk

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

They said, 'Verily, we are sent unto a sinful people

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

They said, "To a wicked people are we sent

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

They answered, verily we are sent unto a wicked people

George Sale · published 1734

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51:33

لِنُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِّن طِينٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)linursila 'alayhim hijaaratan min teen

DIN 31635linursila ʿalayhim ḥiǧāratan min ṭīnin

"To unleash upon them rocks of clay."

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That we may send upon them stones of clay

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

to send upon them stones of clay

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

To hurl upon them stones of clay

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

That we may send down upon them stones of baked clay

George Sale · published 1734

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51:34

مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)musawwamatan 'inda rabbika lilmusrifeen

DIN 31635musawwamatan ʿinda rabbika lilmusrifīna

"Marked by your Lord for the excessive."

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Marked by thy Lord for (the destruction of) the wanton

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

marked from thy Lord for the extravagant

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Destined by thy Lord for men guilty of excesses

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

marked from thy Lord, for the destruction of transgressors

George Sale · published 1734

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51:35

فَأَخْرَجْنَا مَن كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)fa'akhrajnaa man kaana feehaa mina l-mu'mineen

DIN 31635faʾaḫraǧnā man kāna fīhā mina l-muʾminīna

We evacuated all the believers who were in it.

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Then we brought forth such believers as were there

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And we sent out therefrom such as were in it of the believers

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And we brought forth the believers who were in the city

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And we brought forth the true believers who were in the city

George Sale · published 1734

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51:36

فَمَا وَجَدْنَا فِيهَا غَيْرَ بَيْتٍ مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)famaa wajadnaa feehaa ghayra baytin mina l-muslimeen

DIN 31635famā waǧadnā fīhā ġayra baytin mina l-muslimīna

But found in it only one household of Muslims.

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But We found there but one house of those surrendered (to Allah)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

but we only found therein one house of Muslims

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

But we found not in it but one family of Muslims

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

But we found not therein more than one family of Moslems

George Sale · published 1734

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51:37

وَتَرَكْنَا فِيهَآ ءَايَةً لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَلِيمَ

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Easy-read (simplified)wataraknaa feehaa aayatan lilladheena yakhaafoona l-'adhaaba l-'aleem

DIN 31635wataraknā fīhā ʾāyatan lillaḏīna yaḫāfūna l-ʿaḏāba l-ʾalīma

And We left in it a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.

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And We left behind therein a portent for those who fear a painful doom

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And we left therein a sign to those who fear the grievous woe

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And signs we left in it for those who dread the afflictive chastisement

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And we overthrew the same, and left a sign therein unto those who dread the severe chastisement of God

George Sale · published 1734

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51:38

وَفِى مُوسَىٰٓ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)wafee moosaa idh arsalnaahu ilaa fir'awna bisultaanin mubeen

DIN 31635wafī mūsā ʾiḏ ʾarsalnāhu ʾilā firʿawna bisulṭānin mubīnin

And in Moses. We sent him to Pharaoh with a clear authority.

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And in Moses (too, there is a portent) when We sent him unto Pharaoh with clear warrant

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And in Moses; when we sent him to Pharaoh with obvious authority

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And in Moses: when we sent him to Pharaoh with manifest power

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

In Moses also was a sign: When We sent him unto Pharaoh with manifest power

George Sale · published 1734

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51:39

فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكْنِهِۦ وَقَالَ سَٰحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)fatawallaa biruknihi waqaala saahirun aw majnoon

DIN 31635fatawallā biruknihi waqāla sāḥirun ʾaw maǧnūnun

But he turned away with his warlords, and said, "A sorcerer or a madman."

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But he withdrew (confiding) in his might, and said: A wizard or a madman

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

But he turned his back towards his column and said, 'A sorcerer or mad

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

But relying on his forces he turned his back and said, "Sorcerer, or Possessed

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

But he turned back, with his princes, saying, this man is a sorcerer, or a madman

George Sale · published 1734

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51:40

فَأَخَذْنَٰهُ وَجُنُودَهُۥ فَنَبَذْنَٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)fa'akhadhnaahu wajunoodahu fanabadhnaahum fee l-yammi wahuwa muleem

DIN 31635faʾaḫaḏnāhu waǧunūdahu fanabaḏnāhum fī l-yammi wahuwa mulīmun

So We seized him and his troops, and threw them into the sea, and He was to blame.

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So We seized him and his hosts and flung them in the sea, for he was reprobate

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And we seized him and his hosts and hurled them into the sea; for he was to be blamed

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

So we seized him and his hosts and cast them into the sea; for of all blame was he worthy

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Wherefore We took him and his forces, and cast them into the sea: And he was one worthy of reprehension

George Sale · published 1734

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51:41

وَفِى عَادٍ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلرِّيحَ ٱلْعَقِيمَ

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Easy-read (simplified)wafee 'aadin idh arsalnaa 'alayhimu r-reeha l-'aqeem

DIN 31635wafī ʿādin ʾiḏ ʾarsalnā ʿalayhimu r-rīḥa l-ʿaqīma

And in Aad. We unleashed against them the devastating wind.

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And in (the tribe of) A'ad (there is a portent) when we sent the fatal wind against them

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And in 'Ad, when we sent against them a desolating wind

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And in Ad: when we sent against them the desolating blast

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And in the tribe of Ad also was a sign: When We sent against them a destroying wind

George Sale · published 1734

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51:42

مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَىْءٍ أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتْهُ كَٱلرَّمِيمِ

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Easy-read (simplified)maa tadharu min shay'in atat 'alayhi illaa ja'alathu kar-rameem

DIN 31635mā taḏaru min šayʾin ʾatat ʿalayhi ʾillā ǧaʿalathu kar-ramīmi

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It spared nothing it came upon, but rendered it like decayed ruins.

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It spared naught that it reached, but made it (all) as dust

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

that left naught on which it came without making it ashes

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

It touched not aught over which it came, but it turned it to dust

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

it touched not ought, whereon it came, but it rendered the same as a thing rotten and reduced to dust

George Sale · published 1734

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51:43

وَفِى ثَمُودَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ

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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."

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And in (the tribe of) Thamud (there is a portent) when it was told them: Take your ease awhile

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And in Thamud, when it was said to them, 'Enjoy yourselves for a season

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And in Themoud: when it was said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for yet a while

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

In Thamud likewise was a sign: When it was said unto them, enjoy yourselves for a time

George Sale · published 1734

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51:44

فَعَتَوْا۟ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّٰعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ

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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.

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But they rebelled against their Lord's decree, and so the thunderbolt overtook them even while they gazed

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

But they revolted against the bidding of their Lord; and the noise caught them as they looked on

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

But they rebelled against their Lord's command: so the tempest took them as they watched its coming

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

But they insolently transgressed the command of their Lord: Wherefore a terrible noise from heaven assailed them, while they looked on

George Sale · published 1734

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51:45

فَمَا ٱسْتَطَٰعُوا۟ مِن قِيَامٍ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنتَصِرِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)famaa stataa'oo min qiyaamin wamaa kaanoo muntasireen

DIN 31635famā staṭāʿū min qiyāmin wamā kānū muntaṣirīna

The translators word this verse differently

They could not rise up, nor could they find help.

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And they were unable to rise up, nor could they help themselves

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And they could not stand upright, and they were not helped

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

They were not able to stand upright, and could not help themselves

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and they were not able to stand on their feet, neither did they save themselves from destruction

George Sale · published 1734

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51:46

وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا فَٰسِقِينَ

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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.

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And the folk of Noah aforetime. Lo! they were licentious folk

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And the people of Noah of yore; verily, they were an abominable people

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And we destroyed the people of Noah, before them; for an impious people were they

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And the people of Noah did We destroy before these: For they were a people who enormously transgressed

George Sale · published 1734

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51:47

وَٱلسَّمَآءَ بَنَيْنَٰهَا بِأَيْي۟دٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ

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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.

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We have built the heaven with might, and We it is Who make the vast extent (thereof)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And the heaven - we have built it with might, and, verily, we do surely give it ample space

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And the Heaven - with our hands have we built it up, and given it its expanse

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

We have built the heaven with might; and We have given it a large extent

George Sale · published 1734

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51:48

وَٱلْأَرْضَ فَرَشْنَٰهَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْمَٰهِدُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)wal-'arda farashnaahaa fani'ma l-maahidoon

DIN 31635wal-ʾarḍa farašnāhā faniʿma l-māhidūna

And the earth-We spread it out-How well We prepared it!

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And the earth have We laid out, how gracious is the Spreader (thereof)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And the earth - we have spread it out; and how well we lay it out

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And the Earth - we have stretched it out like a carpet; and how smoothly have we spread it forth

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And We have stretched forth the earth beneath; and how evenly have We spread the same

George Sale · published 1734

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51:49

وَمِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)wamin kulli shay'in khalaqnaa zawjayni la'allakum tadhakkaroon

DIN 31635wamin kulli šayʾin ḫalaqnā zawǧayni laʿallakum taḏakkarūna

We created all things in pairs, so that you may reflect and ponder.

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And all things We have created by pairs, that haply ye may reflect

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And of everything have we created pairs, haply ye may be mindful

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And of everything have we created pairs: that haply ye may reflect

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And of every thing have We created two kinds, that peradventure ye may consider

George Sale · published 1734

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51:50

فَفِرُّوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ إِنِّى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)fafirroo ilaa llaahi innee lakum minhu nadheerun mubeen

DIN 31635fafirrū ʾilā llāhi ʾinnī lakum minhu naḏīrun mubīnun

"So flee towards God. I am to you from Him a clear warner."

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Therefor flee unto Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from him

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Flee then to God; verily, I am a plain warner from Him to you

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Fly then to God: I come to you from him a plain warner

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Fly, therefore, unto God; verily I am a public warner unto you, from Him

George Sale · published 1734

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51:51

وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا۟ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ إِنِّى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)walaa taj'aloo ma'a llaahi ilaahan aakhara innee lakum minhu nadheerun mubeen

DIN 31635walā taǧʿalū maʿa llāhi ʾilāhan ʾāḫara ʾinnī lakum minhu naḏīrun mubīnun

"And do not set up any other god with God. I am to you from Him a clear warner."

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And set not any other god along with Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from Him

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And do not set with God another god; verily, I am a plain warner from Him to you

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And set not up another god with God: I come to you from him a plain warner

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And set not up another god with the true God: Verily I am a public warner unto you, from Him

George Sale · published 1734

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51:52

كَذَٰلِكَ مَآ أَتَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا قَالُوا۟ سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)kadhaalika maa ataa lladheena min qablihim min rasoolin illaa qaaloo saahirun aw majnoon

DIN 31635kaḏālika mā ʾatā llaḏīna min qablihim min rasūlin ʾillā qālū sāḥirun ʾaw maǧnūnun

Likewise, no messenger came to those before them, but they said, "A sorcerer or a madman."

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Even so there came no messenger unto those before them but they said: A wizard or a madman

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Thus there came no apostle to those before them, but they said, 'A sorcerer, mad

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Even thus came there no apostle to those who flourished before them, but they exclaimed, "Sorcerer, or Possessed

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

In like manner there came no apostle unto their predecessors, but they said, this man is a magician, or a madman

George Sale · published 1734

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51:53

أَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِهِۦ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)atawaasaw bihi bal hum qawmun taaghoon

DIN 31635ʾatawāṣaw bihi bal hum qawmun ṭāġūna

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Did they recommend it to one another? In fact, they are rebellious people.

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Have they handed down (the saying) as an heirloom one unto another? Nay, but they are froward folk

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Do they bequeath it to each other? Yea, they are an outrageous people

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Have they made a legacy to one another of this scoff? Yes, they are a rebel people

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Have they bequeathed this behaviour successively the one to the other? Yea; they are a people who enormously transgress

George Sale · published 1734

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51:54

فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِمَلُومٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)fatawalla 'anhum famaa anta bimaloom

DIN 31635fatawalla ʿanhum famā ʾanta bimalūmin

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So turn away from them; you are not to blame.

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So withdraw from them (O Muhammad), for thou art in no wise blameworthy

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

So turn thy back upon them, so thou wilt not be to blame

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Turn away, then, from them, and thou shalt not incur reproach

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Wherefore withdraw from them; and thou shalt not be blameworthy in so doing

George Sale · published 1734

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51:55

وَذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ تَنفَعُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)wadhakkir fa'inna dh-dhikraa tanfa'u l-mu'mineen

DIN 31635waḏakkir faʾinna ḏ-ḏikrā tanfaʿu l-muʾminīna

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And remind, for the reminder benefits the believers.

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And warn, for warning profiteth believers

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And remind; for, verily, the reminder shall profit the believers

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Yet warn them, for, in truth, warning will profit the believers

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Yet continue to admonish: For admonition profiteth the true believers

George Sale · published 1734

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51:56

وَمَا خَلَقْتُ ٱلْجِنَّ وَٱلْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ

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Easy-read (simplified)wamaa khalaqtu l-jinna wal-'insa illaa liya'budoon

DIN 31635wamā ḫalaqtu l-ǧinna wal-ʾinsa ʾillā liyaʿbudūni

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I did not create the jinn and the humans except to worship Me.

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I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And I have not created the ginn and mankind save that they may worship me

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

I have not created Djinn and men, but that they should worship me

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

I have not created genii and men for any other end than that they should serve Me

George Sale · published 1734

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51:57

مَآ أُرِيدُ مِنْهُم مِّن رِّزْقٍ وَمَآ أُرِيدُ أَن يُطْعِمُونِ

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Easy-read (simplified)maa ureedu minhum min rizqin wamaa ureedu an yut'imoon

DIN 31635mā ʾurīdu minhum min rizqin wamā ʾurīdu ʾan yuṭʿimūni

I need no livelihood from them, nor do I need them to feed Me.

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I seek no livelihood from them, nor do I ask that they should feed Me

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

I do not desire any provision from them, and I do not wish them to feed me

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

I require not sustenance from them, neither require I that they feed me

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

I require not any sustenance from them; neither will I that they feed Me

George Sale · published 1734

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51:58

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلرَّزَّاقُ ذُو ٱلْقُوَّةِ ٱلْمَتِينُ

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Easy-read (simplified)inna llaaha huwa r-razzaaqu dhoo l-quwwati l-mateen

DIN 31635ʾinna llāha huwa r-razzāqu ḏū l-quwwati l-matīnu

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God is the Provider, the One with Power, the Strong.

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Lo! Allah! He it is that giveth livelihood, the Lord of unbreakable might

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Verily, God, He is the provider, endowed with steady might

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Verily, God is the sole sustainer: possessed of might: the unshaken

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Verily God is He who provideth for all creatures; possessed of mighty power

George Sale · published 1734

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51:59

فَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ذَنُوبًا مِّثْلَ ذَنُوبِ أَصْحَٰبِهِمْ فَلَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونِ

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Easy-read (simplified)fa'inna lilladheena zalamoo dhanooban mithla dhanoobi ashaabihim falaa yasta'jiloon

DIN 31635faʾinna lillaḏīna ẓalamū ḏanūban miṯla ḏanūbi ʾaṣḥābihim falā yastaʿǧilūni

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Those who do wrong will have their turn, like the turn of their counterparts, so let them not rush Me.

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And lo! for those who (now) do wrong there is an evil day like unto the evil day (which came for) their likes (of old); so let them not ask Me to hasten on (that day)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Verily, for those who injure (the Apostle) shall be a portion like the portion of their fellows, but let them not hurry Me

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Therefore to those who injure thee shall be a fate like the fate of their fellows of old. Let them not challenge me to hasten it

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Unto those who shall injure our apostle shall be given a portion like unto the portion of those who behaved like them in times past; and they shall not wish the same to be hastened

George Sale · published 1734

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51:60

فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن يَوْمِهِمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)fawaylun lilladheena kafaroo min yawmihimu lladhee yoo'adoon

DIN 31635fawaylun lillaḏīna kafarū min yawmihimu llaḏī yūʿadūna

So woe to those who disbelieve because of that Day of theirs which they are promised.

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And woe unto those who disbelieve, from (that) their day which they are promised

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Then woe to those who misbelieve from their day which they are threatened

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Woe then to the infidels, because of their threatened day

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Woe, therefore, to the unbelievers, because of their day with which they are threatened

George Sale · published 1734

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Translations Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

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Translations Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired

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