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
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Pharaoh also, and those who were before him, and the cities which were overthrown, were guilty of sin
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
Then Pharaoh came, and those before him, and the Overturned Cities steeped in sin.
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 Pharaoh and those before him, and the communities that were destroyed, brought error
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 Pharaoh and those before him of the overturned Cities committed sins
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
Pharaoh also, and those who flourished before him, and the overthrown cities, committed sin
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
Edhe Faraoni, ata që ishin para tij dhe vendbanimet e përmbysura[1] bënë gjynahe të rënda.
আর ফির‘আউন, তার পূর্ববর্তীরা এবং উল্টে দেয়া জনপদবাসীরা (লূত সম্প্রদায়) পাপাচারে লিপ্ত হয়েছিল।
A faraon, i oni prije njega i prevrnuta naselja grijehe činiše,
A faraon, i oni prije njega i prevrnuta naselja grijehe činiše,
Fir'awna e adinooɓe mo e ca'e junnitanooɗe ɗeen ngardi e goopi.
და ფარაონი და ისინი, ვინც მის წინ იყვნენ, და გადაბრუნებულნი [დასახლებები, სადაც ქადაგებდა მოციქული ლუტი], ჩადიოდნენ ცოდვებს (მრავალღმერთიანობასა და სხვა ცოდვებს).
Und Fir'aun und wer vor ihm war und die umgestürzten Städte (des Volkes Luts) kamen mit (frevlerischem) Vergehen.
Κι ο Φαραώ, κι αυτοί που προηγούνταν αυτού, κι οι ανεστραμμένες κωμοπόλεις (του λαού του Προφήτη Λωτ) διέπρατταν αισχρές αμαρτίες.
और फ़िरऔन ने तथा उससे पहले के लोगों ने एवं उलट जाने वाली बस्तियों ने पाप किया।
E venne il Faraone e chi lo precedette, e le stirpi delle città sconvolte a causa delle loro nefandezze.
9. Ir pasirodė Firaun (Faraonas) ir tie, buvę anksčiau jo, ir sugriauti miestai (Lūto (Loto) žmonių miestai) su nuodėme.
Fir'awn, warri isa duraatiifi (gandoonni) gombifamtoonnis diliidhaan dhufan. [2]
И пришёл Фараон, и те, кто были до него, и опрокинутые [селения] — с греховным деянием.
А фараон, и они пре њега, и преврнута насеља су чинили грехе,
Na Firauni na waliomtangulia, na miji iliyopinduliwa chini juu, walileta dhambi kubwa.
Farao, hans föregångare och [invånarna i] städerna som vändes upp och ner – alla begick de samma synd.
Firavun da, ondan öncekiler de, altı üstüne gelen kasabalar halkı da hep hata işlediler.
فرعون اور اس سے پہلے کے لوگ اور جن کی بستیاں الٹ دی گئی[1] ، انہوں نے بھی خطائیں کیں.
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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
The translators word this verse differently
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.
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
which He subjected against them for seven nights and eight days consecutively
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
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
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
69:9 — the verse above
فَعَصَوْا۟ رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَهُمْ أَخْذَةً رَّابِيَةً
Easy-read (simplified)fa'asaw rasoola rabbihim fa'akhadhahum akhdhatan raabiyah
DIN 31635faʿaṣaw rasūla rabbihim faʾaḫaḏahum ʾaḫḏatan rābiyatan
But they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with an overpowering grip.
And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, therefor did He grip them with a tightening grip
and they rebelled against the apostle of their Lord, and He seized them with an excessive punishment
And disobeyed the Sent one of their Lord; therefore did he chastise them with an accumulated chastisement
and they severally were disobedient to the apostle of their Lord; wherefore He chastised them with an abundant chastisement
إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَا ٱلْمَآءُ حَمَلْنَٰكُمْ فِى ٱلْجَارِيَةِ
Easy-read (simplified)innaa lammaa taghaa l-maa'u hamalnaakum fee l-jaariyah
DIN 31635ʾinnā lammā ṭaġā l-māʾu ḥamalnākum fī l-ǧāriyati
The translators word this verse differently
When the waters overflowed, We carried you in the cruising ship.
Lo! when the waters rose, We carried you upon the ship
Verily, we, when the water surged, bore you on it in a sailing ship
When the Flood rose high, we bare you in the Ark
When the water of the deluge arose, We carried you in the ark which swam thereon
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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