أَكُفَّارُكُمْ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكُمْ أَمْ لَكُم بَرَآءَةٌ فِى ٱلزُّبُرِ
Easy-read (simplified)akuffaarukum khayrun min oolaa'ikum am lakum baraa'atun fee z-zubur
DIN 31635ʾakuffārukum ḫayrun min ʾūlāʾikum ʾam lakum barāʾatun fī z-zuburi
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Are your unbelievers better than all those? Or do you have immunity in the scriptures?
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
Are your disbelievers better than those, or have ye some immunity in the scriptures
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
Are your misbelievers better than they? or have ye an exemption in the Scriptures
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
Are your infidels, O Meccans, better men than these? Is there an exemption for you in the sacred Books
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
Are your unbelievers, O Meccans, better than these? Is immunity from punishment promised unto you in the scriptures
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
Vallë, jobesimtarët tuaj qenkan më të mirë se ata (popujt që i shkatërruam më parë), apo keni ju ndonjë garanci në librat hyjnorë?
হে মক্কাবাসীরা! তোমাদের কাফিররা কি তাদের চেয়ে ভালো? নাকি কিতাবসমূহের মধ্যে তোমাদের জন্য মুক্তির কোন ঘোষণা রয়েছে?
Da li su nevjernici vaši bolji od njih ili vi u knjigama nebeskim imate kakvu garanciju?!
Da li su nevjernici vaši bolji od njih ili vi u knjigama nebeskim imate kakvo jamstvo?!
Ko he'eferɓe mon ɓen ɓuri ɓeya moƴƴude? Kaa ko daɗgol woodani on ka Ɗeri?
ნუთუ თქვენი ურწმუნოები (ო, ყურეიშელებო), უკეთესნი არიან იმათზე (რომლებიც თავიანთი ურწმუნოების გამო სიკვდილით დაისაჯნენ), თუ გაქვთ დაცვის წერილი (რომელიც აცხადებს, რომ ალლაჰი არ დაგსჯით) წერილებში (რომლებიც წინასწარმეტყველებს გადმოეცა)?
Sind denn etwa eure Ungläubigen besser als jene da? Oder gibt es für euch einen Freispruch in den Schriften?
Είναι οι άπιστοί σας (ω, λαέ της Μάκκας) καλύτεροι απ' αυτούς (των προαναφερόμενων άπιστων εθνών που τα καταστρέψαμε), ή έχετε στις Θείες Γραφές ασυλία (από το μαρτύριό Μας);
क्या तुम्हारे काफ़िर उन लोगों से बेहतर हैं, या तुम्हारे लिए (पहली) पुस्कतों में कोई मुक्ति लिखी हुई है?
I vostri miscredenti sono forse migliori dei vostri sostenitori, o avete un’immunità concessavi dalle Scritture?
43. Ar jūs, netikintieji, (iš Kuraiš) esate geresni nei jie (t. y. anksčiau gyvenusios tautos, kurios buvo sunaikintos)? O gal jūs turite atsparumą (prieš Mūsų Bausmę) Šventuose Raštuose?
(Yaa Qureeyshotaa!) Sila kaafiroota keessantu isaan kanneen irra caala moo kitaabota keessa (adabbii irraa) baraaramuutu isiniif jira?
Неужели ваши отвергшие веру лучше, чем они? Или же у вас есть в Писаниях запись об освобождении?
Да ли су ваши неверници бољи од њих, или ви у небеским књигама имате какво оправдање?!
Je, makafiri wenu ni bora kuliko hao, au yameandikwa vitabuni kuwa nyinyi hamtiwi makosani?
Är de otrogna bland er bättre än dessa eller har ni fått garanti [mot straff] i de uppenbarade skrifterna?
Sizin kâfirleriniz onlardan daha hayırlı mıdırlar yoksa kitaplarda sizin için bir berat mı var?
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وَلَقَدْ جَآءَ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ ٱلنُّذُرُ
Easy-read (simplified)walaqad jaa'a aala fir'awna n-nudhur
DIN 31635walaqad ǧāʾa ʾāla firʿawna n-nuḏuru
The warnings also came to the people of Pharaoh.
And warnings came in truth unto the house of Pharaoh
The warning came to Pharaoh's people
To the people of Pharaoh also came the threatenings
The warning of Moses also came unto the people of Pharaoh
كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَأَخَذْنَٰهُمْ أَخْذَ عَزِيزٍ مُّقْتَدِرٍ
Easy-read (simplified)kadhdhaboo bi'aayaatinaa kullihaa fa'akhadhnaahum akhdha 'azeezin muqtadir
DIN 31635kaḏḏabū biʾāyātinā kullihā faʾaḫaḏnāhum ʾaḫḏa ʿazīzin muqtadirin
The translators word this verse differently
They rejected Our signs, all of them, so We seized them-the seizure of an Almighty Omnipotent.
Who denied Our revelations, every one. Therefore We grasped them with the grasp of the Mighty, the Powerful
they called, our signs all lies, and we seized on them with the seizing of a mighty powerful one
All our miracles did they treat as impostures. Therefore seized we them as he only can seize, who is the Mighty, the Strong
but they charged every one of our signs with imposture: Wherefore We chastised them with a mighty and irresistible chastisement
54:43 — the verse above
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ نَحْنُ جَمِيعٌ مُّنتَصِرٌ
Easy-read (simplified)am yaqooloona nahnu jamee'un muntasir
DIN 31635ʾam yaqūlūna naḥnu ǧamīʿun muntaṣirun
Or do they say, "We are united, and we will be victorious"?
Or say they: We are a host victorious
Or do they say we are a victorious company
Will they say, "We are a host that lend one another aid
Do they say, we are a body of men able to prevail against our enemies
سَيُهْزَمُ ٱلْجَمْعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ ٱلدُّبُرَ
Easy-read (simplified)sayuhzamu l-jam'u wayuwalloona d-dubur
DIN 31635sayuhzamu l-ǧamʿu wayuwallūna d-dubura
The multitude will be defeated, and they will turn their backs.
The hosts will all be routed and will turn and flee
The whole shall be routed and shall turn their backs in flight
The host shall be routed, and they shall turn them back
The multitude shall surely be put to flight, and shall turn their back
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أَكُفَّارُكُمْ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أُولَٰئِكُمْ أَمْ لَكُم بَرَاءَةٌ فِي الزُّبُرِ
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