وَمَا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّنَّ لَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ شَيْـًٔا
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa lahum bihi min 'ilmin in yattabi'oona illaa z-zanna wa'inna z-zanna laa yughnee mina l-haqqi shay'aa
DIN 31635wamā lahum bihi min ʿilmin ʾin yattabiʿūna ʾillā ẓ-ẓanna waʾinna ẓ-ẓanna lā yuġnī mina l-ḥaqqi šayʾan
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They have no knowledge of that. They only follow assumptions, and assumptions are no substitute for the truth.
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 have no knowledge thereof. They follow but a guess, and lo! a guess can never take the place of the truth
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
but they have no knowledge thereof; they do but follow suspicion, and, verily, suspicion shall not avail against the truth at all
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
But herein they have no knowledge: they follow a mere conceit; and mere conceit can never take the place of truth
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
But they have no knowledge herein: They follow no other than a bare opinion; and a bare opinion attaineth not any thing of truth
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
ndërkohë që nuk kanë dijeni për këtë. Ata ndjekin vetëm hamendjen, ndonëse hamendja nuk mund ta zëvendësojë aspak të vërtetën.
অথচ (২৩) এ বিষয়ে তাদের কোন জ্ঞানই নেই। তারা তো শুধু অনুমানেরই অনুসরণ করে। আর নিশ্চয় অনুমান সত্যের মোকাবেলায় কোনই কাজে আসে না।
A o tome ništa ne znaju, slijede samo pretpostavke, a pretpostavka Istini baš nimalo ne koristi.
A o tome ništa ne znaju, slijede samo pretpostavke, a pretpostavka Istini baš nimalo ne koristi.
Woodanaani ɓe ganndal, alah koɓr ndewata si wona sikke, pellet sikke nafatae goonga hay hu'unde.
და მათ ამის შესახებ არაფერი იციან; ისინი მხოლოდ ვარაუდს მიჰყვებიან, ვარაუდი კი, მართლაც, ჭეშმარიტების ნაწილსაც კი ვერ შეცვლის!
Und sie haben jedoch kein Wissen hierüber. Sie folgen nur Vermutungen; die Vermutungen nützen aber nichts gegenüber der Wahrheit.
Δεν έχουν καμία γνώση γι' αυτό. Δεν ακολουθούν παρά μόνο εικασίες, αλλά οι εικασίες δεν μπορούν να αντικαθιστούν την αλήθεια σε τίποτε.
हालाँकि उन्हें इसके बारे में कोई ज्ञान नहीं। वे केवल अनुमान के पीछे चल रहे हैं। और निःसंदेह अनुमान सच्चाई की तुलना में किसी काम नहीं आता।
senza saperne niente, seguendo solo congetture, e in verità le congetture non sostituiscono in nulla la Verità!
28. Bet jie neturi jokių žinių tam. Jie seka spėjimu, ir iš tiesų, spėjimas nėra lygus tiesai.
Isa irratti beekumsa homaatuu hin qaban. Shakkii malee homaa hin hordofanu. Shakkiin immoo dhugaa irraa homaa hin duroomsu.
не имея об этом никакого знания. Они следуют лишь предположению, а предположение ничуть не заменяет истину.
А о томе ништа не знају, следе само претпоставке, а претпоставка баш нимало не користи Истини.
Nao hawana elimu yoyote kwa hayo isipokuwa wanafuata dhana tu. Na dhana haisaidii chochote mbele ya haki.
Men de har ingen kunskap alls om detta. De följer bara lösa antaganden, och antaganden kan aldrig ersätta sanningen.
Hâlbuki onların buna dair bilgileri yoktur. Onlar ancak zanna uyarlar. Zan ise hiç şüphesiz hak adına hiçbir şey ifade etmez.
حاﻻنکہ انہیں اس کا کوئی علم نہیں وه صرف اپنے گمان کے پیچھے پڑے ہوئے ہیں اور بیشک وہم (و گمان) حق کے مقابلے میں کچھ کام نہیں دیتا.
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وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ لَا تُغْنِى شَفَٰعَتُهُمْ شَيْـًٔا إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ أَن يَأْذَنَ ٱللَّهُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَرْضَىٰٓ
Easy-read (simplified)wakam min malakin fee s-samaawaati laa tughnee shafaa'atuhum shay'an illaa min ba'di an ya'dhana llaahu liman yashaa'u wayardaa
DIN 31635wakam min malakin fī s-samāwāti lā tuġnī šafāʿatuhum šayʾan ʾillā min baʿdi ʾan yaʾḏana llāhu liman yašāʾu wayarḍā
The translators word this verse differently
How many an angel is there in the heavens whose intercession avails nothing, except after God gives permission to whomever He wills, and approves?
And how many angels are in the heavens whose intercession availeth naught save after Allah giveth leave to whom He chooseth and accepteth
How many an angel in the heaven!- their intercession avails not at all, save after God has given permission to whomsoever He will and is pleased with
And many as are the Angels in the Heavens, their intercession shall be of no avail Until God hath permitted it to whom he shall please and will accept
And how many angels soever there be in the heavens, their intercession shall be of no avail, until after God shall have granted permission unto whom He shall please and shall accept
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ لَيُسَمُّونَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ تَسْمِيَةَ ٱلْأُنثَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)inna lladheena laa yu'minoona bil-'aakhirati layusammoona l-malaa'ikata tasmiyata l-'unthaa
DIN 31635ʾinna llaḏīna lā yuʾminūna bil-ʾāḫirati layusammūna l-malāʾikata tasmiyata l-ʾunṯā
Those who do not believe in the Hereafter give the angels the names of females.
Lo! it is those who disbelieve in the Hereafter who name the angels with the names of females
Verily, those who believe not in the hereafter do surely name the angels with female names
Verily, it is they who believe not in the life to come, who name the angels with names of females
Verily they who believe not in the life to come give unto the angels a female appellation
53:28 — the verse above
فَأَعْرِضْ عَن مَّن تَوَلَّىٰ عَن ذِكْرِنَا وَلَمْ يُرِدْ إِلَّا ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
Easy-read (simplified)fa'a'rid 'an man tawallaa 'an dhikrinaa walam yurid illaa l-hayaata d-dunyaa
DIN 31635faʾaʿriḍ ʿan man tawallā ʿan ḏikrinā walam yurid ʾillā l-ḥayāta d-dunyā
The translators word this verse differently
So avoid him who has turned away from Our remembrance, and desires nothing but the present life.
Then withdraw (O Muhammad) from him who fleeth from Our remembrance and desireth but the life of the world
But turn aside from him who turns his back upon our remembrance and desires naught but this world's life
Withdraw then from him who turneth his back on our warning and desireth only this present life
Wherefore withdraw from him who turneth away from our admonition, and seeketh only the present life
ذَٰلِكَ مَبْلَغُهُم مِّنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)dhaalika mablaghuhum mina l-'ilmi inna rabbaka huwa a'lamu biman dalla 'an sabeelihi wahuwa a'lamu bimani htadaa
DIN 31635ḏālika mablaġuhum mina l-ʿilmi ʾinna rabbaka huwa ʾaʿlamu biman ḍalla ʿan sabīlihi wahuwa ʾaʿlamu bimani htadā
That is the extent of their knowledge. Your Lord knows best who has strayed from His path, and He knows best who has accepted guidance.
Such is their sum of knowledge. Lo! thy Lord is Best Aware of him who strayeth, and He is Best Aware of him whom goeth right
This is their sum of knowledge; verily, thy Lord knows best who has erred from His way, and He knows best who is guided
This is the sum of their knowledge. Truly thy Lord best knoweth him who erreth from his way, and He best knoweth him who hath received guidance
This is their highest pitch of knowledge. Verily thy Lord well knoweth him who erreth from his way; and He well knoweth him who is rightly directed
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَمَا لَهُم بِهِ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا الظَّنَّ وَإِنَّ الظَّنَّ لَا يُغْنِي مِنَ الْحَقِّ شَيْئًا
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