ثُمَّ لَمْ تَكُن فِتْنَتُهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوا۟ وَٱللَّهِ رَبِّنَا مَا كُنَّا مُشْرِكِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)thumma lam takun fitnatuhum illaa an qaaloo wallaahi rabbinaa maa kunnaa mushrikeen
DIN 31635ṯumma lam takun fitnatuhum ʾillā ʾan qālū wallāhi rabbinā mā kunnā mušrikīna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Then their only argument will be to say, "By God, our Lord, we were not idolaters."
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 will they have no contention save that they will say: By Allah, our Lord, we never were idolaters
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
Then they will have no excuse but to say, 'By God our Lord, we did not associate (others with thee)
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
Then shall they find no other excuse than to say, "By God our Lord! we joined not companions with Him
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
Then they will have no excuse save that they shall say, 'By God, our Lord, we were not idolaters
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
Pastaj, nuk kishin shfajësim tjetër veçse të thoshin: "Betohemi në Allahun, në Zotin tonë, se ne nuk ishim idhujtarë."
অতঃপর তাদের আর কোন কৈফিয়ত থাকবে না; বরং তারা বলবে: ‘আল্লাহর শপথ! হে আমাদের রব, আমরা তো মুশরিকই ছিলাম না।’
neće im nikakvo opravdanje preostati nego da reknu: "Allaha nam, Gospodara našeg, mi nismo višebošci bili."
neće im nikakvo opravdanje preostati osim da kažu: "Allaha nam, Gospodara našeg, mi nismo mnogobošci bili."
Refti jaabawol maɓɓe ngol laataaki si wanaa nde ɓe mbi'i : "Min ngooɗndirii Alla Joomi amen! Min laatanooki sirkooɓe".
შემდეგ მათი ეს გამოცდა არ იქნება სხვა არაფერი, გარდა იმისა, რომ ისინი (ტყუილად) იტყვიან: «ვფიცავთ ალლაჰს, ჩვენს უფალს, ჩვენ არ ვიყავით მრავალღმერთიანები!»
Dann wird ihre Ausrede nur sein, dass sie sagen: „Bei Allah, unserem Herrn! Wir waren (doch) keine Götzendiener.“
Έπειτα δεν ήταν η απάντησή τους παρά μόνο ότι είπαν (ψευδώς): «(Ορκιζόμαστε) μα τον Αλλάχ, τον Κύριό μας! Δεν αποδίδαμε στον Αλλάχ εταίρους στη λατρεία.»
फिर उनका कोई बहाना न होगा सिवाय इसके कि वे कहेंगे : अल्लाह की क़सम! जो हमारा पालनहार है, हम मुश्रिक न थे।
Dopo, la loro tentazione non sarà altro che dire: «Giuriamo su Allāh, nostro Dio, che non eravamo idolatri!»
23. Tada nebus (likusio) jokio Fitna (atsikalbinėjimų arba žodžių, arba argumentų) jiems, tik sakyti: „Prisiekiame Allahu, mūsų Viešpačiu, mes nebuvom tie, kurie priskirdavo kitus Allahui garbinime.“
Ergasii mokkaramuun (deebiin) isaanii "Allaaha Rabbii keenyaan kakannee! nuti mushrikoota hin taane" jechuu malee hin taane.
Тогда их единственной попыткой оправдаться будут слова: «Клянёмся Аллахом, нашим Господом: мы не были придающими сотоварищей».
Неће никакво оправдање да им преостане осим да кажу: „Аллаха нам, Господара нашег, ми нисмо друге обожавали поред Аллаха.“
Kisha hautakuwa udhuru wao isipokuwa ni kusema: Wallahi (Tunaapa kwa Mwenyezi Mungu), Mola wetu Mlezi! Hatukuwa washirikina.
Då ska deras enda utväg vara att säga: ”Vid Gud, vår Herre, vi dyrkade inte alls avgudar!”
Sonra onların (bu imtihana) mazeretleri: "Rabbimiz Allah'a yemin olsun ki, biz ortak koşanlar olmadık!" demekten başka bir şey olmayacaktır.
پھر ان کے شرک کا انجام اس کے سوا اور کچھ بھی نہ ہوگا کہ وه یوں کہیں گے کہ قسم اللہ کی اپنے پروردگار کی ہم مشرک نہ تھے۔[1]
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وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا أَوْ كَذَّبَ بِـَٔايَٰتِهِۦٓ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُفْلِحُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)waman azlamu mimmani ftaraa 'alaa llaahi kadhiban aw kadhdhaba bi'aayaatihi innahu laa yuflihu z-zaalimoon
DIN 31635waman ʾaẓlamu mimmani ftarā ʿalā llāhi kaḏiban ʾaw kaḏḏaba biʾāyātihi ʾinnahu lā yufliḥu ẓ-ẓālimūna
Who does greater wrong than someone who fabricates lies against God, or denies His revelations? The wrongdoers will not succeed.
Who doth greater wrong than he who inventeth a lie against Allah or denieth His revelations? Lo! the wrongdoers will not be successful
Who is more unjust than he who forges against God a lie, or says His signs are lies? verily, the unjust shall not prosper
And who more wicked than he who inventeth a lie concerning God, or who treateth our signs as lies? Verily those wicked ones shall not prosper
And who is more unjust than he who forges a lie against God or treat His Signs as lies? Surely the unjust shall not prosper
وَيَوْمَ نَحْشُرُهُمْ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ نَقُولُ لِلَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوٓا۟ أَيْنَ شُرَكَآؤُكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كُنتُمْ تَزْعُمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wayawma nahshuruhum jamee'an thumma naqoolu lilladheena ashrakoo ayna shurakaa'ukumu lladheena kuntum taz'umoon
DIN 31635wayawma naḥšuruhum ǧamīʿan ṯumma naqūlu lillaḏīna ʾašrakū ʾayna šurakāʾukumu llaḏīna kuntum tazʿumūna
On the Day when We gather them all together, then say to the idolaters, "Where are your idols, those you used to claim?"
And on the day We gather them together We shall say unto those who ascribed partners (unto Allah): Where are (now) those partners of your make-believe
On the day when we shall gather them all together, then shall we say to those who have associated others with ourself, 'Where are your associates whom ye did pretend
And on "the Day" we will gather them all together: then will we say to those who joined gods with God, "Where are those companion - gods of yours, as ye supposed them
And think of the day when We shall gather them all together; then shall We say to those who associated partners with God, 'Where are the partners you spoke of -- those whom you asserted
6:23 — the verse above
ٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَذَبُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَضَلَّ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَفْتَرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)unzur kayfa kadhaboo 'alaa anfusihim wadalla 'anhum maa kaanoo yaftaroon
DIN 31635unẓur kayfa kaḏabū ʿalā ʾanfusihim waḍalla ʿanhum mā kānū yaftarūna
Look how they lied to themselves. And what they invented deserted them.
See how they lie against themselves, and (how) the thing which they devised hath failed them
See how they lie against themselves, and how what they did forge deserts them
Behold! how they lie against themselves - and the gods of their own inventing desert them
See how they shall lie against themselves. And that which they fabricated shall fail them
وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَيْكَ وَجَعَلْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفْقَهُوهُ وَفِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًا وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ كُلَّ ءَايَةٍ لَّا يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِهَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءُوكَ يُجَٰدِلُونَكَ يَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)waminhum man yastami'u ilayka waja'alnaa 'alaa quloobihim akinnatan an yafqahoohu wafee aadhaanihim waqran wa'in yaraw kulla aayatin laa yu'minoo bihaa hattaa idhaa jaa'ooka yujaadiloonaka yaqoolu lladheena kafaroo in haadhaa illaa asaateeru l-'awwaleen
DIN 31635waminhum man yastamiʿu ʾilayka waǧaʿalnā ʿalā qulūbihim ʾakinnatan ʾan yafqahūhu wafī ʾāḏānihim waqran waʾin yaraw kulla ʾāyatin lā yuʾminū bihā ḥattā ʾiḏā ǧāʾūka yuǧādilūnaka yaqūlu llaḏīna kafarū ʾin hāḏā ʾillā ʾasāṭīru l-ʾawwalīna
Among them are those who listen to you; but We place covers over their hearts, to prevent them from understanding it, and heaviness in their ears. Even if they see every sign, they will not believe in it. Until, when they come to you, to argue with you, those who disbelieve will say, "These are nothing but myths of the ancients."
Of them are some who listen unto thee, but We have placed upon their hearts veils, lest they should understand, and in their ears a deafness. If they saw every token they would not believe therein; to the point that, when they come unto thee to argue with thee, the disbelievers say: This is naught else than fables of the men of old
And they are some who listen unto thee, but we have placed a veil upon their hearts lest they should understand it, and in their ears is dullness of hearing; and though they saw each sign they would not believe therein; until when they come to thee to wrangle with thee, the unbelievers say, 'These are but old folks' tales
Some among them hearken unto thee: but we have cast veils over their hearts that they should not understand the Koran, and a weight into their ears: and though they should see all kinds of signs, they will refuse all faith in them, until when they come to thee, to dispute with thee, the infidels say, "Verily, this is nothing but fables of the ancients
And among them are some who give ear to thee; but We have put veils on their hearts, that they should not understand, and deafness in their ears. And even if they see every Sign, they would not believe therein, so much so that when they come to thee, disputing with thee, those who disbelieve say, 'This is nothing but fables of the ancients
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ثُمَّ لَمْ تَكُن فِتْنَتُهُمْ إِلَّا أَن قَالُوا وَاللَّهِ رَبِّنَا مَا كُنَّا مُشْرِكِينَ
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