فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَآئِفٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمْ نَآئِمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)fataafa 'alayhaa taa'ifun min rabbika wahum naa'imoon
DIN 31635faṭāfa ʿalayhā ṭāʾifun min rabbika wahum nāʾimūna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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But a calamity from your Lord went around it while they slept.
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 a visitation from thy Lord came upon it while they slept
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 there came round about it an encompassing calamity from thy Lord the while they slept
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
Wherefore an encircling desolation from thy Lord swept round it while they slumbered
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
Wherefore a surrounding destruction from thy Lord encompassed it, while they slept
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, kopshtin e goditi një zjarr nga Zoti yt teksa ata flinin
অতঃপর তোমার রবের পক্ষ থেকে (রাতের বেলা) সে বাগানে এক বিপর্যয় (আগুন) এসে পড়ল, তখন তারা ছিল ঘুমন্ত।
I dok su oni spavali, nju od Gospodara tvoga zadesi nesreća
I dok su oni spavali, nju od Gospodara tvoga zadesi nesreća
Jayngol immori ka Joomi maa ari huuɓiti ba tawi heɓe ɗaanii.
და მას [ბაღს] შემოუარა [ცეცხლმა] (რომელიც ჩამოიგზავნა) შენი უფლისგან, მაშინ, როცა მათ ეძინათ.
Da ging darin bei Nacht eine verheerende Strafe von deinem Herrn umher, während sie schliefen,
Τότε ήλθε πάνω του (στον κήπο), πυρ από τον Κύριό σου, (τη νύχτα και τον έκαψε), ενώ κοιμόντουσαν.
तो आपके पालनहार की ओर से उस (बाग़) पर एक यातना फिर गई, जबकि वे सोए हुए थे।
E così una calamità del tuo Dio li avvolse mentre dormivano,
19. Taigi ištiko jį (t. y. sodą) tavo Viešpaties bausmė, kol jie miegojo,
Odoo isaan rafanuu, naanna'aan Rabbii kee biraa ta'e ishee irra (adabbiin) naanna'e. [4]
И постигло его [бедствие] от твоего Господа, пока они спали.
И док су они спавали, њу од твога Господара задеси несрећа
Basi lilitokea tukio juu yake kutoka kwa Mola wako Mlezi, nao wamelala!
Så din Herre lät en förödelse drabba den medan de låg och sov.
Onlar uyurken, Rabbin tarafından bir kuşatıcı (ateş) bahçeyi sarıverdi.
پس اس پر تیرے رب کی جانب سے ایک بلا چاروں طرف گھوم گئی اور یہ سو ہی رہے تھے.[1]
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إِنَّا بَلَوْنَٰهُمْ كَمَا بَلَوْنَآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ إِذْ أَقْسَمُوا۟ لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا مُصْبِحِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)innaa balawnaahum kamaa balawnaa ashaaba l-jannati idh aqsamoo layasrimunnahaa musbiheen
DIN 31635ʾinnā balawnāhum kamā balawnā ʾaṣḥāba l-ǧannati ʾiḏ ʾaqsamū layaṣrimunnahā muṣbiḥīna
We tested them, as We tested the owners of the garden, when they vowed to harvest it in the morning.
Lo! We have tried them as We tried the owners of the garden when they vowed that they would pluck its fruit next morning
Verily, we have tried them as we tried the fellows of the garden when they swore, 'We will cut its fruit at morn
Verily, we have proved them (the Meccans) as we proved the owners of the garden, when they swore that at morn they would cut its fruits
Verily We have tried the Meccans, as We formerly tried the owners of the garden; when they swore that they would gather the fruit thereof in the morning
وَلَا يَسْتَثْنُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walaa yastathnoon
DIN 31635walā yastaṯnūna
The translators word this verse differently
Without any reservation.
And made no exception (for the Will of Allah)
But they made not the exception
But added no reserve
and added not the exception, if it please God
68:19 — the verse above
فَأَصْبَحَتْ كَٱلصَّرِيمِ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'asbahat kas-sareem
DIN 31635faʾaṣbaḥat kaṣ-ṣarīmi
And in the morning it was as if picked.
And in the morning it was as if plucked
and on the morrow it was as one the fruit of which is cut
And in the morning it was like a garden whose fruits had all been cut
and in the morning it became like a garden whose fruits had been gathered
فَتَنَادَوْا۟ مُصْبِحِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)fatanaadaw musbiheen
DIN 31635fatanādaw muṣbiḥīna
In the morning, they called to one another.
And they cried out one unto another in the morning
And they cried to each other in the morning
Then at dawn they called to each other
And they called the one to the other as they rose in the morning, saying
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَائِفٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمْ نَائِمُونَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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SourceTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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