أَزِفَتِ ٱلْـَٔازِفَةُ
Easy-read (simplified)azifati l-'aazifah
DIN 31635ʾazifati l-ʾāzifatu
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
The translators word this verse differently
Marked words appear in this translation and in no other English translation of this verse. Common small words and older spellings are not marked. The marks show where the wording differs, not where the meaning does.
The inevitable is imminent.
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
The threatened Hour is nigh
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
The approaching day approaches
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
The day that must draw nigh, draweth nigh already
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
The approaching day of judgment draweth near
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
Çasti i Kiametit po afrohet.
কিয়ামত নিকটবর্তী।
Bliski čas se približava,
Bliski čas se približava,
Darngal ngal noon ɓadiima.
მოახლოვდა გარდუვალი (განკითხვის დღე).
Es steht bevor die immer näher kommende (Stunde des Gerichts);
Πράγματι, πλησιάζει η Ημέρα που πλησιάζει,
निकट आने वाली निकट आ गई।
L’Ora si avvicina:
57. Prikėlimo Diena artėja.
Dhihaattuun (Qiyaamaa) dhihaatte.
Приближающееся приблизилось,
Блиски час се приближава,
Kiyama kimekaribia!
Domedagen rycker allt närmare
Yaklaşmakta olan (kıyamet iyice) yaklaştı.
آنے والی گھڑی قریب آ گئی ہے.
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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)fabi'ayyi aalaa'i rabbika tatamaaraa
DIN 31635fabiʾayyi ʾālāʾi rabbika tatamārā
The translators word this verse differently
So which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?
Concerning which then, of the bounties of thy Lord, canst thou dispute
Which then of your Lord's benefits do ye dispute
Which then of thy Lord's benefits wilt thou make a matter of doubt
Which, therefore, of thy Lord's benefits, O man, wilt thou call in question
هَٰذَا نَذِيرٌ مِّنَ ٱلنُّذُرِ ٱلْأُولَىٰٓ
Easy-read (simplified)haadhaa nadheerun mina n-nudhuri l-'oolaa
DIN 31635hāḏā naḏīrun mina n-nuḏuri l-ʾūlā
The translators word this verse differently
This is a warning, just like the first warnings.
This is a warner of the warners of old
This is a warner, one of the warners of yore
He who warneth you is one of the warners of old
This our apostle is a preacher like the preachers who preceded him
53:57 — the verse above
لَيْسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ
Easy-read (simplified)laysa lahaa min dooni llaahi kaashifah
DIN 31635laysa lahā min dūni llāhi kāšifatun
The translators word this verse differently
None besides God can unveil it.
None beside Allah can disclose it
there, is none to discover it but God
and yet none but God can reveal its time
There is none who can reveal the exact time of the same, besides God
أَفَمِنْ هَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ تَعْجَبُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)afamin haadhaa l-hadeethi ta'jaboon
DIN 31635ʾafamin hāḏā l-ḥadīṯi taʿǧabūna
The translators word this verse differently
Do you marvel at this discourse?
Marvel ye then at this statement
At this new discourse then do ye wonder
Is it at these sayings that ye marvel
Do ye, therefore, wonder at this new revelation
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
أَزِفَتِ الْآزِفَةُ
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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