وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْ كُنَّا نَسْمَعُ أَوْ نَعْقِلُ مَا كُنَّا فِىٓ أَصْحَٰبِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ
Easy-read (simplified)waqaaloo law kunnaa nasma'u aw na'qilu maa kunnaa fee ashaabi s-sa'eer
DIN 31635waqālū law kunnā nasmaʿu ʾaw naʿqilu mā kunnā fī ʾaṣḥābi s-saʿīri
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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And they will say, "Had we listened or reasoned, we would not have been among the inmates of the Blaze."
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 say: Had we been wont to listen or have sense, we had not been among the dwellers in the flames
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 shall say, 'Had we but listened or had sense we had not been amongst the fellows of the blaze
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 they shall say, "Had we but hearkened or understood, we had not been among the dwellers in the flames
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
And they shall say, if we had hearkened, or had rightly considered, we should not have been among the inhabitants of burning fire
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
Dhe do të thonë: "Sikur të kishim dëgjuar e të kishim pasur mend, nuk do të ishim ndër banorët e Zjarrit flakërues!"
আর তারা (আফসোস করে) বলবে: ‘যদি আমরা (৫) শুনতাম অথবা (৬) বুঝতাম, তাহলে আমরা জ্বলন্ত আগুনের অধিবাসীদের মধ্যে থাকতাম না।’
I reći će: “Da smo slušali ili razmišljali, ne bismo među stanovnicima Ognja bili!”
I reći će: “Da smo slušali ili razmišljali, ne bismo među stanovnicima Ognja bili!”
Ɓe mbi'ita : "Si miɗen nanaynoo maa hara meɗen haqqilaynoo, min njeyetanooke e yimɓe Huɓɓunge ngeen".
და იტყვიან: «რომ გვესმინა ან გვეფიქრა, არ ვიქნებოდით ჯოჯოხეთის ცეცხლის ბინადართა შორის».
Und sie werden sagen: „Hätten wir (doch) nur gehört und begriffen, wären wir (nun) nicht unter den Insassen der Feuerglut.“
Και είπαν: «Αν ακούγαμε ή αντιλαμβανόμασταν (αυτά που μας είπε ο Αγγελιαφόρος), δε θα ήμασταν ανάμεσα στους κατοίκους του φλογερού Πυρός.»
तथा वे कहेंगे : यदि हम सुनते होते या समझते होते, तो भड़कती हुई आग वालों में न होते।
E diranno: «Se avessimo avuto udito o ragione, non saremmo qui tra la gente del Fuoco».
10. Ir jie sakys: „Jei tik mes būtume klausę ar mastę, mes nebūtume tarp Liepsnos kompanjonų.“
Nijedhan "Odoo kan dhageenyu yookiin kan xiinxallinu taanee, silaa warra ibidda boba'aa (seenu) keessaa hin taanu turre".
И они скажут: «Если бы мы послушали или разумели, мы не оказались бы среди обитателей пылающего огня».
И рећи ће: „Да смо слушали или размишљали, не бисмо међу становницима Огња били!“
Na watasema: 'Lau kuwa tungelisikia, au tungelikuwa tukitumia akili, tusingelikuwa katika watu wa Moto wenye mwako mkali!'
Och de säger: ”Om vi bara hade lyssnat eller använt vårt förnuft hade vi nu inte hört till den flammande eldens folk!”
Yine derler ki: "Eğer biz dinleseydik ve aklımızı kullanmış olsaydık, cehennemlikler arasında olmazdık."
اور کہیں گے اگر ہم سنتے ہوتے یا عقل رکھتے ہوتے تو دوزخیوں میں (شریک) نہ ہوتے.[1]
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تَكَادُ تَمَيَّزُ مِنَ ٱلْغَيْظِ كُلَّمَآ أُلْقِىَ فِيهَا فَوْجٌ سَأَلَهُمْ خَزَنَتُهَآ أَلَمْ يَأْتِكُمْ نَذِيرٌ
Easy-read (simplified)takaadu tamayyazu mina l-ghayzi kullamaa ulqiya feehaa fawjun sa'alahum khazanatuhaa alam ya'tikum nadheer
DIN 31635takādu tamayyazu mina l-ġayẓi kullamā ʾulqiya fīhā fawǧun saʾalahum ḫazanatuhā ʾalam yaʾtikum naḏīrun
The translators word this verse differently
It almost bursts with fury. Every time a batch is thrown into it, its keepers will ask them, "Has no warner come to you?"
As it would burst with rage. Whenever a (fresh) host is flung therein the wardens thereof ask them: Came there unto you no warner
it will well-nigh burst for rage! Whenever a troop of them is thrown in, its treasurers shall ask them, 'Did not a warner come to you
Almost shall it burst for fury. So oft as a crowd shall be thrown into it, its keepers shall ask them, "Came not the warner to you
and almost burst for fury. So often as a company of them shall be thrown therein, the keepers thereof shall ask them, saying, did not a warner come unto you
قَالُوا۟ بَلَىٰ قَدْ جَآءَنَا نَذِيرٌ فَكَذَّبْنَا وَقُلْنَا مَا نَزَّلَ ٱللَّهُ مِن شَىْءٍ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا فِى ضَلَٰلٍ كَبِيرٍ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo balaa qad jaa'anaa nadheerun fakadhdhabnaa waqulnaa maa nazzala llaahu min shay'in in antum illaa fee dalaalin kabeer
DIN 31635qālū balā qad ǧāʾanā naḏīrun fakaḏḏabnā waqulnā mā nazzala llāhu min šayʾin ʾin ʾantum ʾillā fī ḍalālin kabīrin
They will say, "Yes, a warner did come to us, but we disbelieved, and said, 'God did not send down anything; you are very much mistaken.'"
They say: Yea, verily, a warner came unto us; but we denied and said: Allah hath naught revealed; ye are in naught but a great error
They shall say, 'Yea! a warner came to us, and we called him liar, and said, "God has not sent down aught; ye are but in great error
They shall say, Yes! there came to us one charged with warnings; but we treated him as a liar, and said, "Nothing hath God sent down: ye are in nothing but a vast delusion
They shall answer, yea, a warner came unto us: But we accused him of imposture, and said, God hath not revealed any thing; ye are in no other than a great error
67:10 — the verse above
فَٱعْتَرَفُوا۟ بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسُحْقًا لِّأَصْحَٰبِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'tarafoo bidhanbihim fasuhqan li'ashaabi s-sa'eer
DIN 31635faʿtarafū biḏanbihim fasuḥqan liʾaṣḥābi s-saʿīri
The translators word this verse differently
So they will acknowledge their sins. So away with the inmates of the Blaze.
So they acknowledge their sins; but far removed (from mercy) are the dwellers in the flames
And they will confess their sins; but 'Avaunt to the fellows of the blaze
And their sin shall they acknowledge: but, "Avaunt, ye dwellers in the flame
And they shall confess their sins; but far be the inhabitants of burning fire from obtaining mercy
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُم بِٱلْغَيْبِ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ وَأَجْرٌ كَبِيرٌ
Easy-read (simplified)inna lladheena yakhshawna rabbahum bil-ghaybi lahum maghfiratun wa'ajrun kabeer
DIN 31635ʾinna llaḏīna yaḫšawna rabbahum bil-ġaybi lahum maġfiratun waʾaǧrun kabīrun
As for those who fear their Lord in secret-for them is forgiveness and a great reward.
Lo! those who fear their Lord in secret, theirs will be forgiveness and a great reward
Verily, those who fear their Lord in secret, for them is forgiveness and a great hire
But pardon and a great reward for those who fear their Lord in secret
Verily they who fear their Lord in secret, shall receive pardon and a great reward
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَقَالُوا لَوْ كُنَّا نَسْمَعُ أَوْ نَعْقِلُ مَا كُنَّا فِي أَصْحَابِ السَّعِيرِ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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