فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ
Easy-read (simplified)fakayfa kaana 'adhaabee wanudhur
DIN 31635fakayfa kāna ʿaḏābī wanuḏuri
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.
So how were My punishment and My warnings?
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
Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings
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
No text Palmer's printing carries no text for this verse. It is not scored — the divergence below is over the renderings that remain.
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
And how great was my vengeance and my menace
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
And how severe was my vengeance, and my threatening
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
Ah, si ishte dënimi Im dhe paralajmërimet e Mia!
অতএব, (৭) আমার শাস্তি ও ভীতিপ্ৰদৰ্শন কেমন ছিল?
“Kakva je bila kazna Moja i upozorenje Moje?!”
“Kakva je bila kazna Moja i upozorenje Moje?!”
Tesko ko hono lepte Am e jeertingol (am) wa'anoo?
აბა, როგორი იყო ჩემი სასჯელი და ჩემი გაფრთხილებები?
Wie waren denn da Meine Strafe und Meine Warnungen!
Πώς ήταν λοιπόν η τιμωρία Μου και οι προειδοποιήσεις Μου;
फिर कैसी थी मेरी यातना तथा मेरा डराना?
Come furono terribili la Mia punizione e i miei avvertimenti!
16. Tad koks (baisus) buvo Mano kankinimas ir Mano Įspėjimas!
(Yeroo san) adabbiin kiyyaafi sodaachisni kiyyas akkam ture laata?
И каковы же были Моё наказание и предостережения!
О, каква је била Моја казна и упозорење Моје!
Basi ilikuwaje adhabu yangu, na maonyo yangu.
Hur var då mitt straff och mina varningar?
(Bakın) benim azabım ve uyarılarım nasılmış?
بتاؤ میرا عذاب اور میری ڈرانے والی باتیں کیسی رہیں؟
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تَجْرِى بِأَعْيُنِنَا جَزَآءً لِّمَن كَانَ كُفِرَ
Easy-read (simplified)tajree bi'a'yuninaa jazaa'an liman kaana kufir
DIN 31635taǧrī biʾaʿyuninā ǧazāʾan liman kāna kufira
The translators word this verse differently
Sailing before Our eyes; a reward for him who was rejected.
That ran (upon the waters) in Our sight, as a reward for him who was rejected
sailing on beneath our eyes, a reward for him who had been disbelieved
Under our eyes it floated on: a recompence to him who had been rejected with unbelief
which moved forward under our eyes: As a recompense unto him who had been ungratefully rejected
وَلَقَد تَّرَكْنَٰهَآ ءَايَةً فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
Easy-read (simplified)walaqad taraknaahaa aayatan fahal min muddakir
DIN 31635walaqad taraknāhā ʾāyatan fahal min muddakirin
And We left it as a sign. Is there anyone who would take heed?
And verily We left it as a token; but is there any that remembereth
And we left it a sign;- but is there any one who will mind
And we left it a sign: but, is there any one who receives the warning
And We left the said vessel for a sign: But is any one warned thereby
54:16 — the verse above
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
Easy-read (simplified)walaqad yassarnaa l-qur'aana lildhdhikri fahal min muddakir
DIN 31635walaqad yassarnā l-qurʾāna lilḏḏikri fahal min muddakirin
We made the Quran easy to learn. Is there anyone who would learn?
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth
1880 No text Palmer's printing carries no text for this verse. It is not scored.
Easy for warning have we made the Koran - but, is there any one who receives the warning
Now have We made the Koran easy for admoniton: But is any one admonished thereby
كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ
Easy-read (simplified)kadhdhabat 'aadun fakayfa kaana 'adhaabee wanudhur
DIN 31635kaḏḏabat ʿādun fakayfa kāna ʿaḏābī wanuḏuri
The translators word this verse differently
Aad denied the truth. So how were My punishment and My warnings?
(The tribe of) A'ad rejected warnings. Then how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings
Ad called the apostles liars, and how was my punishment and my warning
The Adites called the truth a lie: but how great was my vengeance and my menace
Ad charged their prophet with imposture: But how severe was my vengeance, and my threatening
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ
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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