سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ وَثَمَٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًا فَتَرَى ٱلْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍ
Easy-read (simplified)sakhkharahaa 'alayhim sab'a layaalin wathamaaniyata ayyaamin husooman fataraa l-qawma feehaa sar'aa ka'annahum a'jaazu nakhlin khaawiyah
DIN 31635saḫḫarahā ʿalayhim sabʿa layālin waṯamāniyata ʾayyāmin ḥusūman fatarā l-qawma fīhā ṣarʿā kaʾannahum ʾaʿǧāzu naḫlin ḫāwiyatin
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
The translators word this verse differently
Marked words appear in this translation and in no other English translation of this verse. Common small words and older spellings are not marked. The marks show where the wording differs, not where the meaning does.
He unleashed it upon them for seven nights and eight days, in succession. You could see the people tossed around, as though they were stumps of hollow palm-trees.
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
Which He imposed on them for seven long nights and eight long days so that thou mightest have seen men lying overthrown, as they were hollow trunks of palm-trees
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
which He subjected against them for seven nights and eight days consecutively
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
It did the bidding of God against them seven nights and eight days together, during which thou mightest have seen the people laid low, as though they had been the trunks of hollow palms
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
which God caused to assail them for seven nights and eight days successively: Thou mightest have seen people, during the same, lying prostrate, as though they had been the roots of hollow palm-trees
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
të cilën Allahu e dërgoi kundër tyre shtatë net e tetë ditë radhazi; e mund t'i shihje njerëzit të rrëzuar si të ishin trungje hurmash të zbrazëta.
যা তিনি তাদের ওপর সাত রাত ও আট দিন একটানা প্রবাহিত করেছিলেন। ফলে তুমি (তখন সেখানে উপস্থিত থাকলে) তাদেরকে সেখানে লুটিয়ে পড়ে থাকতে দেখতে, যেন তারা ভেতর থেকে ফাঁপা খেজুর গাছের কাণ্ড।
Njemu je On vlast nad njima sedam noći i osam dana uzastopnih bio prepustio, pa si u njima ljude povaljane kao šuplja palmina debla vidio,
Njemu je On vlast nad njima sedam noći i osam dana uzastopnih bio prepustio, pa si u njima ljude povaljane kao šuplja palmina debla vidio,
O eelti ndu e hoore maɓɓe jehmaaji jeeɗiɗi e ñalawmaaje jeetati jokkondirɗe; nji'aa yimɓe ɓeen no pukkii e ɗiin [koɗooli] wa si tawii ko ɓe daƴƴe tamaro irtiiɗe.
რომელიც მიუშვა მათ შვიდი ღამისა და რვა დღის განმავლობაში განუწყვეტლივ. და შენ იხილავდი იმ ხალხს ძირს დაცემულს, თითქოს ისინი ფინიკის პალმის ფუღურო ტანები ყოფილიყვნენ.
den Er entscheidende sieben Nächte und acht Tage fortgesetzt gegen sie einsetzte. Da hättest du in ihnen die Leute (auf dem Boden) niedergestreckt sehen können, als wären sie Stämme hohler Palmen.
Τον οποίο (ο Αλλάχ) επέβαλλε σ’ αυτούς για επτά διαδοχικές νύχτες και οχτώ διαδοχικές μέρες, και έτσι θα έβλεπες (αν ήσουν εκεί) τον λαό νεκρό, σαν να ήταν κούφιοι κορμοί χουρμαδιών!
अल्लाह ने उसे उनपर सात रातें और आठ दिन निरंतर चलाए रखा, तो आप उस जाति के लोगों को उसमें इस तरह गिरे हुए देखते, जैसे वे गिरी हुई खजूरों के खोखले तने हों।[1]
che Lui scatenò su di loro per sette notti e otto giorni ininterrottamente, così che avresti visto la gente stroncata come vuoti ceppi di palme.
7. Kurį Jis (Allahas) pasiuntė jiems septynioms naktims ir aštuonioms dienoms iš eilės, kad pamatytum žmones parpuolusius lyg tuščius palmių kamienus.
Halkan torbaafi guyyaa saddeetiif walitti aansee isaan irratti erge. Ishee keessatti ummata kan jirma timiraa hundeen buqqifame fakkaatanii kukkufan argita.
Он наслал его на них на семь ночей и восемь дней беспрерывно. И ты увидел бы там этих людей поверженными, словно стволы пальм, пустые внутри.
Ветру је Он власт над њима препустио седам ноћи и осам дана узастопних, па си у њима видео људе поваљане као шупља палмина дебла,
Aliowapelekea usiku saba, na michana minane, mfululizo bila ya kusita. Utaona watu wamepinduka kama kwamba ni magongo ya mitende yaliyo wazi ndani.
Han lät den rasa mot dem i sju nätter och åtta dagar utan uppehåll. Därefter kunde man se folket ligga som omkullvräkta ihåliga palmstammar.
O rüzgârı onlara yedi gece ve sekiz gün peşpeşe musallat kıldı. O kavmi o süre içinde içleri boşalmış hurma kütükleri imişler gibi yere yıkılmış görürdün.
جسے ان پر لگاتار سات رات اور آٹھ دن تک (اللہ نے) مسلط رکھا[1] پس تم دیکھتے کہ یہ لوگ زمین پر اس طرح گر گئے جیسے کہ کھجور کے کھوکھلے تنے ہوں.[2]
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فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'ammaa thamoodu fa'uhlikoo bit-taaghiyah
DIN 31635faʾammā ṯamūdu faʾuhlikū biṭ-ṭāġiyati
The translators word this verse differently
As for Thamood, they were annihilated by the Overwhelming.
As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning
but as for Thamud they perished by the shock
So as to Themoud, they were destroyed by crashing thunder bolts
But Thamud were destroyed by a terrible noise
وَأَمَّا عَادٌ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِرِيحٍ صَرْصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٍ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'ammaa 'aadun fa'uhlikoo bireehin sarsarin 'aatiyah
DIN 31635waʾammā ʿādun faʾuhlikū birīḥin ṣarṣarin ʿātiyatin
And as for Aad; they were annihilated by a furious, roaring wind.
And as for A'ad, they were destroyed by a fierce roaring wind
and as for 'Ad they perished with the violent cold blast of wind
And as to Ad, they were destroyed by a roaring and furious blast
And Ad were destroyed by a roaring and furious wind
69:7 — the verse above
فَهَلْ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّنۢ بَاقِيَةٍ
Easy-read (simplified)fahal taraa lahum min baaqiyah
DIN 31635fahal tarā lahum min bāqiyatin
The translators word this verse differently
Can you see any remnant of them?
Canst thou (O Muhammad) see any remnant of them
Thou mightest see the people therein prostrate as though they were palm stumps thrown down, and canst thou see any of them left
And couldst thou have seen one of them surviving
and couldest thou have seen any of them remaining
وَجَآءَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَن قَبْلَهُۥ وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَٰتُ بِٱلْخَاطِئَةِ
Easy-read (simplified)wajaa'a fir'awnu waman qablahu wal-mu'tafikaatu bil-khaati'ah
DIN 31635waǧāʾa firʿawnu waman qablahu wal-muʾtafikātu bil-ḫāṭiʾati
Then Pharaoh came, and those before him, and the Overturned Cities steeped in sin.
And Pharaoh and those before him, and the communities that were destroyed, brought error
And Pharaoh and those before him of the overturned Cities committed sins
Pharaoh also, and those who flourished before him, and the overthrown cities, committed sin
Pharaoh also, and those who were before him, and the cities which were overthrown, were guilty of sin
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ وَثَمَانِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًا فَتَرَى الْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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