فَلَوْلَآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلْحُلْقُومَ
Easy-read (simplified)falawlaa idhaa balaghati l-hulqoom
DIN 31635falawlā ʾiḏā balaġati l-ḥulqūma
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 when it has reached the throat.
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
Why, then, when (the soul) cometh up to the throat (of the dying)
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
Why then - when it comes up to the throat
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
Why, at the moment when the soul of a dying man shall come up into his throat
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
When the soul of a dying person cometh up to his throat
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
E pse atëherë, kur shpirti arrin në fyt,
সুতরাং, কেন নয়- যখন রূহ কণ্ঠনালীতে পৌঁছে যায়? (২৮)
A zašto vi, kad duša do guše dopre,
A zašto vi, kad duša do guše dopre,
Ko haɗata nde woŋkii yottii ka lookoƴere,
და რატომ (ვერ იჭერთ თქვენს სულებს სხეულში), როდესაც ის [სული] ყელში აღწევს (გამოდის და როდესაც ადამიანი კვდება),
Wenn sie (also die Seele) nun die Kehle erreicht,
Θα μπορείτε όταν (η ψυχή κάποιου που πεθαίνει) φτάσει στον λάρυγγα,
फिर क्यों नहीं जब वह (प्राण) गले को पहुँच जाता है।
Ma quando l’anima di uno di voi gli arriverà alla gola[93]
83. Kodėl tada jūs (neįsiterpiate) kai (mirštančio žmogaus siela) pasiekia gerklę?
sila Yeroo (lubbuun) kokkee geesse, (maaliif hin deebiftanuu)?
Так почему же, когда она достигает горла,
А зашто ви, кад душа допре до грла,
Yawaje basi itakapofika roho kwenye koo.
Varför är det då så att när [själen] når strupen,
Hani can boğaza gelip dayandığında.
پس جبکہ روح نرخرے تک پہنچ جائے.
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أَفَبِهَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ أَنتُم مُّدْهِنُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)afabihaadhaa l-hadeethi antum mudhinoon
DIN 31635ʾafabihāḏā l-ḥadīṯi ʾantum mudhinūna
The translators word this verse differently
Is it this discourse that you take so lightly?
Is it this Statement that ye scorn
What! this new discourse will ye despise
Such tidings as these will ye disdain
Will ye, therefore, despise this new revelation
وَتَجْعَلُونَ رِزْقَكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ تُكَذِّبُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wataj'aloona rizqakum annakum tukadhdhiboon
DIN 31635wataǧʿalūna rizqakum ʾannakum tukaḏḏibūna
The translators word this verse differently
And you make it your livelihood to deny it?
And make denial thereof your livelihood
And make for your provision, that you call it a lie
Will ye make it your daily bread to gainsay them
And do ye make this return for your food which ye receive from God, that ye deny yourselves to be obliged to Him for the same
56:83 — the verse above
وَأَنتُمْ حِينَئِذٍ تَنظُرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'antum heena'idhin tanzuroon
DIN 31635waʾantum ḥīnaʾiḏin tanẓurūna
The translators word this verse differently
As you are looking on.
And ye are at that moment looking
and ye at that time look on
And when ye are gazing at him
and ye at the same time are looking on
وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنكُمْ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تُبْصِرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wanahnu aqrabu ilayhi minkum walaakin laa tubsiroon
DIN 31635wanaḥnu ʾaqrabu ʾilayhi minkum walākin lā tubṣirūna
We are nearer to it than you are, but you do not see.
And We are nearer unto him than ye are, but ye see not
though we are nearer to him than you are, but ye cannot see
Though we are nearer to him than ye, although ye see us not
and We are nigher unto him than ye, but ye see not his true condition
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
فَلَوْلَا إِذَا بَلَغَتِ الْحُلْقُومَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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