تِلْكَ إِذًا قِسْمَةٌ ضِيزَىٰٓ
Easy-read (simplified)tilka idhan qismatun deezaa
DIN 31635tilka ʾiḏan qismatun ḍīzā
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
The translators word this verse differently
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What a bizarre distribution.
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
That indeed were an unfair division
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
That were an unfair division
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
This were indeed an unfair partition
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
This, therefore, is an unjust partition
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
Atëherë, kjo ndarje është e padrejtë.
এটাতো এক অসঙ্গত বণ্টন!
To bi tada bila podjela nepravedna.
To bi tada bila podjela nepravedna.
ɗuum de wadde ko peccugol ngol nuunɗaani.
მაშინ ეს უსამართლო განაწილება ყოფილა.
Jene wäre dann eine ungerechte Verteilung.
Αυτός είναι τότε ένας άδικος διαχωρισμός!
तब तो यह बड़ा अन्यायपूर्ण बँटवारा है।
Che divisione ingiusta!
22. Iš tiesų, tai yra neteisingas padalinimas!
Isheen kun yoggas qooda jalloodha.
В таком случае, это — ущербный раздел!
То је онда неправедна подела.
Huo ni mgawanyo wa dhuluma!
Det vore sannerligen en skev fördelning!
Öyle ise bu çok insafsızca bir taksimdir.
یہ تو اب بڑی بےانصافی کی تقسیم ہے.[1]
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وَمَنَوٰةَ ٱلثَّالِثَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰٓ
Easy-read (simplified)wamanaata th-thaalithata l-'ukhraa
DIN 31635wamanāta ṯ-ṯāliṯata l-ʾuḫrā
And Manat, the third one, the other?
And Manat, the third, the other
and Manat the other third
And Manat the third idol besides
and Manah, that other third goddess
أَلَكُمُ ٱلذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ ٱلْأُنثَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)alakumu dh-dhakaru walahu l-'unthaa
DIN 31635ʾalakumu ḏ-ḏakaru walahu l-ʾunṯā
The translators word this verse differently
Are you to have the males, and He the females?
Are yours the males and His the females
Shall there be male offspring for Him and female for you
What? shall ye have male progeny and God female
Have ye male children, and God female
53:22 — the verse above
إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّآ أَسْمَآءٌ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَٰنٍ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهْوَى ٱلْأَنفُسُ وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّن رَّبِّهِمُ ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
Easy-read (simplified)in hiya illaa asmaa'un sammaytumoohaa antum wa'aabaa'ukum maa anzala llaahu bihaa min sultaanin in yattabi'oona illaa z-zanna wamaa tahwaa l-'anfusu walaqad jaa'ahum min rabbihimu l-hudaa
DIN 31635ʾin hiya ʾillā ʾasmāʾun sammaytumūhā ʾantum waʾābāʾukum mā ʾanzala llāhu bihā min sulṭānin ʾin yattabiʿūna ʾillā ẓ-ẓanna wamā tahwā l-ʾanfusu walaqad ǧāʾahum min rabbihimu l-hudā
These are nothing but names, which you have devised, you and your ancestors, for which God sent down no authority. They follow nothing but assumptions, and what the ego desires, even though guidance has come to them from their Lord.
They are but names which ye have named, ye and your fathers, for which Allah hath revealed no warrant. They follow but a guess and that which (they) themselves desire. And now the guidance from their Lord hath come unto them
They are but names which ye have named, ye and your fathers! God has sent down no authority for them! They do but follow suspicion and what their souls lust after!- And yet there has come to them guidance from their Lord
These are mere names: ye and your fathers named them thus: God hath not sent down any warranty in their regard. A mere conceit and their own impulses do they follow. Yet hath "the guidance" from their Lord come to them
They are no other than empty names, which ye and your fathers have named goddesses. God hath not revealed concerning them any thing to authorize their worship. They follow no other than a vain opinion, and what their souls desire: Yet hath the true direction come unto them from their Lord
أَمْ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ مَا تَمَنَّىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)am lil'insaani maa tamannaa
DIN 31635ʾam lilʾinsāni mā tamannā
Or is the human being to have whatever he desires?
Or shall man have what he coveteth
Shall man have what he desires
Shall man have whatever he wisheth
Shall man have whatever he wisheth for
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
تِلْكَ إِذًا قِسْمَةٌ ضِيزَىٰ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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