فَقَدْ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِٱلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِيهِمْ أَنۢبَٰٓؤُا۟ مَا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)faqad kadhdhaboo bil-haqqi lammaa jaa'ahum fasawfa ya'teehim anbaa'u maa kaanoo bihi yastahzi'oon
DIN 31635faqad kaḏḏabū bil-ḥaqqi lammā ǧāʾahum fasawfa yaʾtīhim ʾanbāʾu mā kānū bihi yastahziʾūna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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They denied the truth when it has come to them; but soon will reach them the news of what they used to ridicule.
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
And they denied the truth when it came unto them. But there will come unto them the tidings of that which they used to deride
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
and they have called the truth a lie now that it has come to them, but there shall come to them the message of that at which they mocked
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 now, after it hath reached them, have they treated the truth itself as a lie. But in the end, a message as to that which they have mocked, shall reach them
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
So they rejected the truth when it came to them; but soon shall come to them the tidings of that at which they mocked
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
Kështu, ata e përgënjeshtruan të vërtetën kur u erdhi atyre, por së shpejti do t'u vijnë lajmet e asaj me të cilën talleshin.
অতঃপর তারা সত্যকে(১) অস্বীকার করেছে, যখন তা তাদের কাছে এসেছে। সুতরাং অচিরেই তাদের কাছে সে বিষয়ের সংবাদ আসবে, যা নিয়ে তারা ঠাট্টা-বিদ্রুপ করত।
Oni su zanijekali istinu kada im je došla, ali njima će sigurno stići vijesti o onome čemu su se rugali.
Oni su zanijekali istinu kada im je došla, ali njima će sigurno stići vijesti o onome čemu su se rugali.
Gooŋɗii ɓe njeddi goonga kan nde ka ari e maɓɓe. Arma ara e maɓɓe kumpite ɗe ɓe laatinoo heɓe njalkita.
და უკვე უარყვეს მათ [ურწმუნოებმა] ჭეშმარიტება, როცა იგი მათთან მოვიდა. და მალე მოვა მათთან ცნობები იმაზე, რაზეც ისინი დასცინოდნენ!
So erklärten sie die Wahrheit für Lüge, als sie zu ihnen kam. Aber zu ihnen werden die Kunden kommen von dem, worüber sie sich lustig zu machen pflegten.
Πράγματι, διέψευσαν την αλήθεια (το Κορ’άν) όταν τους ήρθε, αλλά θα τους έρθουν τα νέα γι' αυτό (το μαρτύριο) που συνήθιζαν να χλευάζουν (όταν δουν το μαρτύριο την Ημέρα της Κρίσεως και θα ξέρουν ότι το Κορ’άν είναι η αλήθεια).
चुनाँचे निःसंदेह उन्होंने सत्य को झुठला दिया, जब वह उनके पास आया। तो शीघ्र ही उनके पास उसके समाचार आ जाएँगे[5], जिसका वे उपहास किया करते हैं।
Hanno smentito la Verità quando venne loro, e presto arriverà notizia di ciò che deridevano.
5. Iš tiesų, jie atmetė tiesą (Koraną ir Muchammedą ﷺ ) [1], kai ji atėjo pas juos, tačiau ateis pas juos žinia apie tai (kančią), iš ko jie juokėsi.
Dhugumatti, isaan yeroma dhugaan isaanitti dhufu kijibsiisaniiru. Oduun waan (adabbii) isaan itti qoosaa turanii fuulduratti isaanitti dhufa.
Действительно, они сочли истину ложью, когда она пришла к ним, и к ним придут вести о том, над чем они насмехались.
Они су занегирали Истину када им је дошла, али њима ће сигурно да стигну вести о ономе чему су се ругали.
Basi hakika walikwishaikadhibisha haki ilipowajia. Kwa hivyo, zitawajia habari za yale waliyokuwa wakiyafanyia mzaha.
När sanningen väl kom till dem vägrade de att tro på den. Men de ska snart få veta vad det var de brukade göra narr av.
İşte onlar, hak kendilerine geldiğinde onu yalanladılar. Fakat kendisiyle alay etmekte oldukları şeyin haberleri yakında onlara gelecektir.
انہوں نے اس سچی کتاب کو بھی جھٹلایا جب کہ وه ان کے پاس پہنچی، سو جلدی ہی ان کو خبر مل جائے گی اس چیز کی جس کے ساتھ یہ لوگ استہزا کیا کرتے تھے۔[1]
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وَهُوَ ٱللَّهُ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَفِى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَعْلَمُ سِرَّكُمْ وَجَهْرَكُمْ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تَكْسِبُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wahuwa llaahu fee s-samaawaati wafee l-'ardi ya'lamu sirrakum wajahrakum waya'lamu maa taksiboon
DIN 31635wahuwa llāhu fī s-samāwāti wafī l-ʾarḍi yaʿlamu sirrakum waǧahrakum wayaʿlamu mā taksibūna
He is God in the heavens and the earth. He knows what you keep secret and what you make public; and He knows what you earn.
He is Allah in the heavens and in the earth. He knoweth both your secret and your utterance, and He knoweth what ye earn
He is God in the heavens and the earth. He knows your secret conduct and your plain, and He knows what ye earn
And He is God in the Heavens and on the Earth! He knoweth your secrets and your disclosures! and He knoweth what ye deserve
And He is God, the God, both in the heavens and in the earth. He knows what you disclose and your secrets. And He knows what you earn
وَمَا تَأْتِيهِم مِّنْ ءَايَةٍ مِّنْ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa ta'teehim min aayatin min aayaati rabbihim illaa kaanoo 'anhaa mu'rideen
DIN 31635wamā taʾtīhim min ʾāyatin min ʾāyāti rabbihim ʾillā kānū ʿanhā muʿriḍīna
Not one of their Lord's signs comes to them, but they turn away from it.
Never came there unto them a revelation of the revelations of Allah but they did turn away from it
There came not to them any sign of the signs of their Lord, but they turned away
Never did one single sign from among the signs of their Lord come to them, but they turned away from it
And there comes not to them any Sign of the Signs of their Lord, but they turn away from it
6:5 — the verse above
أَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن قَرْنٍ مَّكَّنَّٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَا لَمْ نُمَكِّن لَّكُمْ وَأَرْسَلْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ عَلَيْهِم مِّدْرَارًا وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرَ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهِمْ فَأَهْلَكْنَٰهُم بِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَأَنشَأْنَا مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ قَرْنًا ءَاخَرِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)alam yaraw kam ahlaknaa min qablihim min qarnin makkannaahum fee l-'ardi maa lam numakkin lakum wa'arsalnaa s-samaa'a 'alayhim midraaran waja'alnaa l-'anhaara tajree min tahtihim fa'ahlaknaahum bidhunoobihim wa'ansha'naa min ba'dihim qarnan aakhareen
DIN 31635ʾalam yaraw kam ʾahlaknā min qablihim min qarnin makkannāhum fī l-ʾarḍi mā lam numakkin lakum waʾarsalnā s-samāʾa ʿalayhim midrāran waǧaʿalnā l-ʾanhāra taǧrī min taḥtihim faʾahlaknāhum biḏunūbihim waʾanšaʾnā min baʿdihim qarnan ʾāḫarīna
Have they not considered how many generations We destroyed before them? We had established them on earth more firmly than We established you, and We sent the clouds pouring down abundant rain on them, and We made rivers flow beneath them. But We destroyed them for their sins, and established other civilizations after them.
See they not how many a generation We destroyed before them, whom We had established in the earth more firmly than We have established you, and We shed on them abundant showers from the sky, and made the rivers flow beneath them. Yet we destroyed them for their sins, and created after them another generation
Do not they see how many a generation we have destroyed before them, whom we had settled in the earth as we have not settled for you, and sent the rain of heaven upon them in copious showers, and made the waters flow beneath them? Then we destroyed them in their sins, and raised up other generations after them
See they not how many generations we have destroyed before them? We had settled them on the earth as we have not settled you, and we sent down the very heavens upon them in copious rains, and we made the rivers to flow beneath their feet: yet we destroyed them in their sins, and raised up other generations to succeed them
See they not how many a generation We have destroyed before them? We had established them in the earth as We have not established you and We sent the clouds over them, pouring down abundant rain; and We caused streams to flow beneath them; then did We destroy them because of their sins and raised up after them another generation
وَلَوْ نَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ كِتَٰبًا فِى قِرْطَاسٍ فَلَمَسُوهُ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ لَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ
Easy-read (simplified)walaw nazzalnaa 'alayka kitaaban fee qirtaasin falamasoohu bi'aydeehim laqaala lladheena kafaroo in haadhaa illaa sihrun mubeen
DIN 31635walaw nazzalnā ʿalayka kitāban fī qirṭāsin falamasūhu biʾaydīhim laqāla llaḏīna kafarū ʾin hāḏā ʾillā siḥrun mubīnun
Had We sent down upon you a book on paper, and they had touched it with their hands, those who disbelieve would have said, "This is nothing but plain magic."
Had we sent down unto thee (Muhammad) (actual) writing upon parchment, so that they could feel it with their hands, those who disbelieve would have said: This is naught else than mere magic
Had we sent down to thee a book on paper, and they had touched it with their hands, still those who misbelieve would have said, 'This is naught but obvious magic
And had we sent down to thee a Book written on parchment, and they had touched it with their hands, the infidels had surely said, "This is nought but plain sorcery
And if We had sent down to thee a writing upon the parchment and they had felt it with their hands even then the disbelievers would have surely said, 'This is nothing but manifest sorcery
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
فَقَدْ كَذَّبُوا بِالْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِيهِمْ أَنبَاءُ مَا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ
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