أَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)allaa taziru waaziratun wizra ukhraa
DIN 31635ʾallā taziru wāziratun wizra ʾuḫrā
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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That no soul bears the burdens of another soul.
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 no laden one shall bear another's load
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 no burdened soul shall bear the burden of another
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
That no burdened soul shall bear the burdens of another
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
To wit: That a burdened soul shall not bear the burden of another
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
se askush nuk do të bartë gjynahet e tjetrit;
কোন বোঝা বহনকারী অন্যের (পাপের) বোঝা বহন করবে না।
da ni jedan grešnik tuđe grijehe neće nositi,
da ni jedan grešnik tuđe grijehe neće nositi,
won'de woŋkii [woo] ronndotaako doŋgal (bakkaat) woɗkii goo,
რომ არც ერთი მტვირთველი სხვის ტვირთს არ იტვირთავს (სხვის ჩადენილ ცოდვაზე ადამიანი პასუხს არ აგებს).
(Nämlich,) dass keine lasttragende (Seele) die Last einer anderen auf sich nehmen wird
Ότι δεν υπάρχει καμία (αμαρτωλή) ψυχή που να επωμιστεί την αμαρτία κάποιας άλλης.
कि कोई बोझ उठाने वाला किसी दूसरे का बोझ नहीं उठाएगा।
»Che nessuno paghi il prezzo delle colpe altrui”,
38. jog niekas neneš kito asmens nešulio (t. y. nebus atsakingas už kito nuodėmes).
(Isheen sun) lubbuun dilii baadhattu ba’aa lubbuu biraa hin baadhattuudha.
[И] что ни одна несущая ношу не понесёт ноши другой,
и да ниједан грешник неће да носи туђе грехе,
Ya kwamba hakika nafsi iliyobeba madhambi haibebi madhambi ya mwengine?
[Där står det] att ingen syndare ska bära någon annans syndabörda,
Gerçekten hiçbir günahkâr, başkasının günah yükünü yüklenmez.
کہ کوئی شخص کسی دوسرے کا بوجھ نہ اٹھائے گا.
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أَمْ لَمْ يُنَبَّأْ بِمَا فِى صُحُفِ مُوسَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)am lam yunabba' bimaa fee suhufi moosaa
DIN 31635ʾam lam yunabbaʾ bimā fī ṣuḥufi mūsā
Or was he not informed of what is in the Scrolls of Moses?
Or hath he not had news of what is in the books of Moses
Has he not been informed of what is in the pages of Moses
Hath he not been told of what is in the pages of Moses
hath he not been informed of that which is contained in the books of Moses
وَإِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلَّذِى وَفَّىٰٓ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'ibraaheema lladhee waffaa
DIN 31635waʾibrāhīma llaḏī waffā
And of Abraham, who fulfilled?
And Abraham who paid his debt
and Abraham who fulfilled his word
And of Abraham faithful to his pledge
and of Abraham who faithfully performed his engagements
53:38 — the verse above
وَأَن لَّيْسَ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'an laysa lil'insaani illaa maa sa'aa
DIN 31635waʾan laysa lilʾinsāni ʾillā mā saʿā
The translators word this verse differently
And that the human being attains only what he strives for.
And that man hath only that for which he maketh effort
and that man shall have only that for which he strives
And that nothing shall be reckoned to a man but that for which he hath made efforts
and that nothing shall be imputed to a man for righteousness, except his own labour
وَأَنَّ سَعْيَهُۥ سَوْفَ يُرَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'anna sa'yahu sawfa yuraa
DIN 31635waʾanna saʿyahu sawfa yurā
And that his efforts will be witnessed.
And that his effort will be seen
and that his striving shall at length be seen
And that his efforts shall at last be seen in their true light
and that his labour shall surely be made manifest hereafter
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
أَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ
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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