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Fourteen verses that put a question to believers directly, in the second of them: why do you say what you do not do. Moses telling his people they know he is a messenger and being hurt anyway, and Jesus telling his people a messenger will come after him. It takes its name from those who fight in ranks like a solid structure.

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Talal Itani · published 2012

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61:1

سَبَّحَ لِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

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Easy-read (simplified)sabbaha lillaahi maa fee s-samaawaati wamaa fee l-'ardi wahuwa l-'azeezu l-hakeem

DIN 31635sabbaḥa lillāhi mā fī s-samāwāti wamā fī l-ʾarḍi wahuwa l-ʿazīzu l-ḥakīmu

Everything in the heavens and the earth praises God. He is the Almighty, the Wise.

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All that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth glorifieth Allah, and He is the Mighty, the Wise

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

What is in the heavens and what is in the earth celebrates the praises of God, for He is the mighty, the wise

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

ALL that is in the Heavens and all that is on the Earth praiseth God. He is the Mighty, the Wise

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Whatever is in heaven and in earth celebrateth the praise of God; for He is mighty and wise

George Sale · published 1734

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  • Talal Itani · 2012
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  • Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
  • John Medows Rodwell · 1861
  • George Sale · 1734

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61:2

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لِمَ تَقُولُونَ مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)yaa ayyuhaa lladheena aamanoo lima taqooloona maa laa taf'aloon

DIN 31635yā ʾayyuhā llaḏīna ʾāmanū lima taqūlūna mā lā tafʿalūna

O you who believe! Why do you say what you do not do?

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O ye who believe! Why say ye that which ye do not

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

O ye who believe! say not what ye do not

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Believers! why profess ye that which ye practise not

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

O true believers, why do ye say that which ye do not

George Sale · published 1734

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  • Talal Itani · 2012
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61:3

كَبُرَ مَقْتًا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ أَن تَقُولُوا۟ مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)kabura maqtan 'inda llaahi an taqooloo maa laa taf'aloon

DIN 31635kabura maqtan ʿinda llāhi ʾan taqūlū mā lā tafʿalūna

It is most hateful to God that you say what you do not do.

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It is most hateful in the sight of Allah that ye say that which ye do not

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

It is most hateful to God that ye say what ye do not

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Most hateful is it to God that ye say that which ye do not

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

It is most odious in the sight of God, that ye say that which ye do not

George Sale · published 1734

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  • Talal Itani · 2012
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61:4

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلَّذِينَ يُقَٰتِلُونَ فِى سَبِيلِهِۦ صَفًّا كَأَنَّهُم بُنْيَٰنٌ مَّرْصُوصٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)inna llaaha yuhibbu lladheena yuqaatiloona fee sabeelihi saffan ka'annahum bunyaanun marsoos

DIN 31635ʾinna llāha yuḥibbu llaḏīna yuqātilūna fī sabīlihi ṣaffan kaʾannahum bunyānun marṣūṣun

God loves those who fight in His cause, in ranks, as though they were a compact structure.

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Lo! Allah loveth them who battle for His cause in ranks, as if they were a solid structure

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Verily, God loves those who fight in His cause in ranks as though they were a compact building

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Verily God loveth those who, as though they were a solid wall, do battle for his cause in serried lines

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Verily God loveth those who fight for his religion in battle array, as though they were a well compacted building

George Sale · published 1734

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  • Talal Itani · 2012
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61:5

وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِۦ يَٰقَوْمِ لِمَ تُؤْذُونَنِى وَقَد تَّعْلَمُونَ أَنِّى رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ فَلَمَّا زَاغُوٓا۟ أَزَاغَ ٱللَّهُ قُلُوبَهُمْ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْفَٰسِقِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'idh qaala moosaa liqawmihi yaa qawmi lima tu'dhoonanee waqad ta'lamoona annee rasoolu llaahi ilaykum falammaa zaaghoo azaagha llaahu quloobahum wallaahu laa yahdee l-qawma l-faasiqeen

DIN 31635waʾiḏ qāla mūsā liqawmihi yā qawmi lima tuʾḏūnanī waqad taʿlamūna ʾannī rasūlu llāhi ʾilaykum falammā zāġū ʾazāġa llāhu qulūbahum wallāhu lā yahdī l-qawma l-fāsiqīna

When Moses said to his people, "O my people, why do you hurt me, although you know that I am God's Messenger to you?" And when they swerved, God swerved their hearts. God does not guide the sinful people.

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And (remember) when Moses said unto his people: O my people! Why persecute ye me, when ye well know that I am Allah's messenger unto you? So when they went astray Allah sent their hearts astray. And Allah guideth not the evil-living folk

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

When Moses said to his people, 'O my people! why do ye hurt me, when ye know that I am the apostle of God to you?' and when they swerved, God made their hearts to swerve; for God guides not the people who work abomination

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And bear in mind when Moses said to his people, "Why grieve ye me, O my people, when ye know that I am God's apostle unto you?" And when they went astray, God led their hearts astray; for God guideth not a perverse people

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Remember when Moses said unto his people, O my people, why do ye injure me; since ye know that I am the apostle of God sent unto you? And when they had deviated from the truth, God made their hearts to deviate from the right way; for God directeth not wicked people

George Sale · published 1734

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  • Talal Itani · 2012
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  • George Sale · 1734

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61:6

وَإِذْ قَالَ عِيسَى ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ يَٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ إِنِّى رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ إِلَيْكُم مُّصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَىَّ مِنَ ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِ وَمُبَشِّرًۢا بِرَسُولٍ يَأْتِى مِنۢ بَعْدِى ٱسْمُهُۥٓ أَحْمَدُ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ قَالُوا۟ هَٰذَا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'idh qaala 'eesaa bnu maryama yaa banee israa'eela innee rasoolu llaahi ilaykum musaddiqan limaa bayna yadayya mina t-tawraati wamubashshiran birasoolin ya'tee min ba'dee smuhu ahmadu falammaa jaa'ahum bil-bayyinaati qaaloo haadhaa sihrun mubeen

DIN 31635waʾiḏ qāla ʿīsā bnu maryama yā banī ʾisrāʾīla ʾinnī rasūlu llāhi ʾilaykum muṣaddiqan limā bayna yadayya mina t-tawrāti wamubašširan birasūlin yaʾtī min baʿdī smuhu ʾaḥmadu falammā ǧāʾahum bil-bayyināti qālū hāḏā siḥrun mubīnun

And when Jesus son of Mary said, "O Children of Israel, I am God's Messenger to you, confirming what preceded me of the Torah, and announcing good news of a messenger who will come after me, whose name is Ahmad." But when he showed them the miracles, they said, "This is obvious sorcery."

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And when Jesus son of Mary said: O Children of Israel! Lo! I am the messenger of Allah unto you, confirming that which was (revealed) before me in the Torah, and bringing good tidings of a messenger who cometh after me, whose name is the Praised One. Yet when he hath come unto them with clear proofs, they say: This is mere magic

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And when Jesus the son of Mary said, 'O children of Israel! verily, I am the apostle of God to you, verifying the law that was before me and giving you glad tidings of an apostle who shall come after me, whose name shall be Ahmed!' - but when he did come to them with manifest signs, they said, 'This is manifest sorcery

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And remember when Jesus the son of Mary said, "O children of Israel! of a truth I am God's apostle to you to confirm the law which was given before me, and to announce an apostle that shall come after me whose name shall be Ahmad!" But when he (Ahmad) presented himself with clear proofs of his mission, they said, "This is manifest sorcery

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And when Jesus the Son of Mary said, O children of Israel, verily I am the apostle of God sent unto you, confirming the law which was delivered before me, and bringing good tidings of an apostle who shall come after me, and whose name shall be Ahmed. And when he produced unto them evident miracles, they said, this is manifest sorcery

George Sale · published 1734

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  • Talal Itani · 2012
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  • Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
  • John Medows Rodwell · 1861
  • George Sale · 1734

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61:7

وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ وَهُوَ يُدْعَىٰٓ إِلَى ٱلْإِسْلَٰمِ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)waman azlamu mimmani ftaraa 'alaa llaahi l-kadhiba wahuwa yud'aa ilaa l-'islaami wallaahu laa yahdee l-qawma z-zaalimeen

DIN 31635waman ʾaẓlamu mimmani ftarā ʿalā llāhi l-kaḏiba wahuwa yudʿā ʾilā l-ʾislāmi wallāhu lā yahdī l-qawma ẓ-ẓālimīna

And who is a greater wrongdoer than he who attributes falsehoods to God, when he is being invited to Islam? God does not guide the wrongdoing people.

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And who doeth greater wrong than he who inventeth a lie against Allah when he is summoned unto Al-Islam? And Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And who is more unjust than he who forges against God a lie when called unto Islam? but God guides not the unjust people

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

But who more impious than he who when called to Islam deviseth a falsehood concerning God? God guideth not the wicked

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

But who is more unjust than he who forgeth a lie against God, when he is invited unto Islam? And God directeth not the unjust people

George Sale · published 1734

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  • Talal Itani · 2012
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  • Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
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  • George Sale · 1734

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61:8

يُرِيدُونَ لِيُطْفِـُٔوا۟ نُورَ ٱللَّهِ بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْ وَٱللَّهُ مُتِمُّ نُورِهِۦ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)yureedoona liyutfi'oo noora llaahi bi'afwaahihim wallaahu mutimmu noorihi walaw kariha l-kaafiroon

DIN 31635yurīdūna liyuṭfiʾū nūra llāhi biʾafwāhihim wallāhu mutimmu nūrihi walaw kariha l-kāfirūna

They want to extinguish God's Light with their mouths; but God will complete His Light, even though the disbelievers dislike it.

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Fain would they put out the light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah will perfect His light however much the disbelievers are averse

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

They desire to put out the light of God with their mouths; but God will perfect His light, averse although the misbeliever be

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Fain would they put out the light of God with their mouths! but though the Infidels hate it, God will perfect his light

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

They seek to extinguish God's light with their mouths: But God will perfect his light, though the infidels be averse thereto

George Sale · published 1734

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  • Talal Itani · 2012
  • Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
  • Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
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  • George Sale · 1734

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61:9

هُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَرْسَلَ رَسُولَهُۥ بِٱلْهُدَىٰ وَدِينِ ٱلْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلدِّينِ كُلِّهِۦ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ ٱلْمُشْرِكُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)huwa lladhee arsala rasoolahu bil-hudaa wadeeni l-haqqi liyuzhirahu 'alaa d-deeni kullihi walaw kariha l-mushrikoon

DIN 31635huwa llaḏī ʾarsala rasūlahu bil-hudā wadīni l-ḥaqqi liyuẓhirahu ʿalā d-dīni kullihi walaw kariha l-mušrikūna

It is He who sent His Messenger with the guidance and the true religion, to make it prevail over all religions, even though the idolaters dislike it.

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He it is Who hath sent His messenger with the guidance and the religion of truth, that He may make it conqueror of all religion however much idolaters may be averse

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

He it is who sent His Apostle with guidance and the religion of truth to set it above all religion; averse although the idolaters may be

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

He it is who hath sent his apostle with guidance and the religion of truth, that, though they hate it who join other gods with God, He may make it victorious over every other religion

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

It is He who hath sent his apostle with the direction, and the religion of truth, that he may exalt the same above every religion, although the idolaters be averse thereto

George Sale · published 1734

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  • Talal Itani · 2012
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  • George Sale · 1734

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61:10

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ هَلْ أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَىٰ تِجَٰرَةٍ تُنجِيكُم مِّنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)yaa ayyuhaa lladheena aamanoo hal adullukum 'alaa tijaaratin tunjeekum min 'adhaabin aleem

DIN 31635yā ʾayyuhā llaḏīna ʾāmanū hal ʾadullukum ʿalā tiǧāratin tunǧīkum min ʿaḏābin ʾalīmin

O you who believe! Shall I inform you of a trade that will save you from a painful torment?

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O ye who believe! Shall I show you a commerce that will save you from a painful doom

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

O ye who believe! shall I lead you to a merchandise which will save you from grievous woe

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

O ye who believe! shall I shew you a merchandise that shall deliver you from the sore torment

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

O true believers, shall I shew you a merchandize which will deliver you from a painful torment hereafter

George Sale · published 1734

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  • Talal Itani · 2012
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61:11

تُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ وَتُجَٰهِدُونَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ بِأَمْوَٰلِكُمْ وَأَنفُسِكُمْ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)tu'minoona billaahi warasoolihi watujaahidoona fee sabeeli llaahi bi'amwaalikum wa'anfusikum dhaalikum khayrun lakum in kuntum ta'lamoon

DIN 31635tuʾminūna billāhi warasūlihi watuǧāhidūna fī sabīli llāhi biʾamwālikum waʾanfusikum ḏālikum ḫayrun lakum ʾin kuntum taʿlamūna

That you believe in God and His Messenger, and strive in the cause of God with your possessions and yourselves. That is best for you, if you only knew.

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Ye should believe in Allah and His messenger, and should strive for the cause of Allah with your wealth and your lives. That is better for you, if ye did but know

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

To believe in God and His Apostle, and to fight strenuously in God's cause with your property and your persons; that is better for you if ye did but know

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Believe in God and his apostle, and do valiantly in the cause of God with your wealth and with your persons! This, did ye but know it, will be best for you

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Believe in God and his apostle; and defend God's true religion with your substance, and in your own persons. This will be better for you, if ye knew it

George Sale · published 1734

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  • Talal Itani · 2012
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  • Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
  • John Medows Rodwell · 1861
  • George Sale · 1734

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61:12

يَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَيُدْخِلْكُمْ جَنَّٰتٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ وَمَسَٰكِنَ طَيِّبَةً فِى جَنَّٰتِ عَدْنٍ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ

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Easy-read (simplified)yaghfir lakum dhunoobakum wayudkhilkum jannaatin tajree min tahtihaa l-'anhaaru wamasaakina tayyibatan fee jannaati 'adnin dhaalika l-fawzu l-'azeem

DIN 31635yaġfir lakum ḏunūbakum wayudḫilkum ǧannātin taǧrī min taḥtihā l-ʾanhāru wamasākina ṭayyibatan fī ǧannāti ʿadnin ḏālika l-fawzu l-ʿaẓīmu

He will forgive you your sins; and will admit you into gardens beneath which rivers flow, and into beautiful mansions in the Gardens of Eden. That is the supreme success.

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He will forgive you your sins and bring you into Gardens underneath which rivers flow, and pleasant dwellings in Gardens of Eden. That is the supreme triumph

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

He will pardon you your sins, and bring you into gardens beneath which rivers flow, and goodly dwellings in gardens of Eden;- that is the mighty bliss

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Your sins will He forgive you, and He will bring you into gardens beneath whose shades the rivers flow - into charming abodes in the gardens of Eden: This shall be the great bliss

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

He will forgive you your sins, and will introduce you into gardens through which rivers flow, and agreeable habitations in gardens of perpetual abode. This will be great felicity

George Sale · published 1734

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  • Talal Itani · 2012
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  • Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
  • John Medows Rodwell · 1861
  • George Sale · 1734

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61:13

وَأُخْرَىٰ تُحِبُّونَهَا نَصْرٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَفَتْحٌ قَرِيبٌ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'ukhraa tuhibboonahaa nasrun mina llaahi wafathun qareebun wabashshiri l-mu'mineen

DIN 31635waʾuḫrā tuḥibbūnahā naṣrun mina llāhi wafatḥun qarībun wabašširi l-muʾminīna

The translators word this verse differently

And something else you love: support from God, and imminent victory. So give good news to the believers.

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And (He will give you) another (blessing) which ye love: help from Allah and present victory. Give good tidings (O Muhammad) to believers

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And other things which ye love,- help from God and victory nigh! so do thou give the glad tidings unto the believers

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And other things which ye desire will he bestow, Help from God and speedy conquest! Bear thou these tidings to the faithful

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And ye shall obtain other things which ye desire, namely, assistance from God, and a speedy victory. And do thou bear good tidings to the true believers

George Sale · published 1734

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  • Talal Itani · 2012
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  • Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
  • John Medows Rodwell · 1861
  • George Sale · 1734

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61:14

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ كُونُوٓا۟ أَنصَارَ ٱللَّهِ كَمَا قَالَ عِيسَى ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ لِلْحَوَارِيِّـۧنَ مَنْ أَنصَارِىٓ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ قَالَ ٱلْحَوَارِيُّونَ نَحْنُ أَنصَارُ ٱللَّهِ فَـَٔامَنَت طَّآئِفَةٌ مِّنۢ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ وَكَفَرَت طَّآئِفَةٌ فَأَيَّدْنَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ عَلَىٰ عَدُوِّهِمْ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ ظَٰهِرِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)yaa ayyuhaa lladheena aamanoo koonoo ansaara llaahi kamaa qaala 'eesaa bnu maryama lilhawaariyyeena man ansaaree ilaa llaahi qaala l-hawaariyyoona nahnu ansaaru llaahi fa'aamanat taa'ifatun min banee israa'eela wakafarat taa'ifatun fa'ayyadnaa lladheena aamanoo 'alaa 'aduwwihim fa'asbahoo zaahireen

DIN 31635yā ʾayyuhā llaḏīna ʾāmanū kūnū ʾanṣāra llāhi kamā qāla ʿīsā bnu maryama lilḥawāriyyīna man ʾanṣārī ʾilā llāhi qāla l-ḥawāriyyūna naḥnu ʾanṣāru llāhi faʾāmanat ṭāʾifatun min banī ʾisrāʾīla wakafarat ṭāʾifatun faʾayyadnā llaḏīna ʾāmanū ʿalā ʿaduwwihim faʾaṣbaḥū ẓāhirīna

O you who believe! Be supporters of God, as Jesus son of Mary said to the disciples, "Who are my supporters towards God?" The disciples said, "We are God's supporters." So a group of the Children of Israel believed, while another group disbelieved. We supported those who believed against their foe, so they became dominant.

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O ye who believe! Be Allah's helpers, even as Jesus son of Mary said unto the disciples: Who are my helpers for Allah? They said: We are Allah's helpers. And a party of the Children of Israel believed, while a party disbelieved. Then We strengthened those who believed against their foe, and they became the uppermost

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

O ye who believe! be ye the helpers of God! as Jesus son of Mary said to the apostles, 'Who are my helpers for God?' Said the apostles, 'We are God's helpers!' And a party of the children of Israel believed, and a party misbelieved. And we aided those who believed against their enemies, and they were on the morrow superior

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

O ye who believe! be helpers (ansars) of God; as said Jesus the son of Mary to his apostles, "Who will come to the help of God?" "We," said the apostles, "will be helpers of God." And a part of the children of Israel believed, and a part believed not. But to those who believed gave we the upperhand over their foes, and soon did they prove victorious

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

O true believers, be ye the assistants of God; as Jesus the son of Mary said to the apostles, who will be my assistants with respect to God? The apostles answered, we will be the assistants of God. So a part of the children of Israel believed, and a part believed not: But We strengthened those who believed, above their enemy; wherefore they became victorious over them

George Sale · published 1734

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Arabic textTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

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Translations 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

Translations 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

Translations 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

Translations 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

Translations Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

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