وَلَا يَسْـَٔلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمًا
Easy-read (simplified)walaa yas'alu hameemun hameemaa
DIN 31635walā yasʾalu ḥamīmun ḥamīman
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.
No friend will care about his friend.
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 no familiar friend will ask a question of his friend
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
when no warm friend shall question friend
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 friend shall not question of friend
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 a friend shall not ask a friend concerning his condition, although
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 kur asnjë mik s'do të pyesë për mikun e vet,
আর (সেদিন) এক অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু অপর অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধুর খোঁজ নিবে না।
kada bližnji neće bližnjeg ništa pitati,
kada bližnji neće bližnjeg ništa pitati,
ka ɓadondiraaɗo laɓdotaako fii jeydaaɗo mum,
და არ მოიკითხავს ახლობელი ახლობელს,
und kein warmherziger Freund seinen Freund (irgendetwas) fragt.
Και κανένας φίλος δε θα ρωτήσει κάποιον φίλο (για την κατάστασή του, επειδή θα είναι απασχολημένος με τη δική του υπόθεση).
और कोई मित्र किसी मित्र को नहीं पूछेगा।
e l’amico non si curerà più dell’amico
10. Ir joks draugas neklausinės (nieko apie) draugą,
(Guyyaa san) firri fira hin gaafatu.
И не спросит близкий друг о близком,
када ближњи неће ближњег ништа да пита,
Wala jamaa hatamuuliza jamaa yake.
och ingen nära vän ska fråga efter sin vän;
Hiçbir yakın dost bir yakınını sormaz bile.
اور کوئی دوست کسی دوست کو نہ پوچھے گا.
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يَوْمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلْمُهْلِ
Easy-read (simplified)yawma takoonu s-samaa'u kal-muhl
DIN 31635yawma takūnu s-samāʾu kal-muhli
On the Day when the sky will be like molten brass.
The day when the sky will become as molten copper
The day when the heaven shall be as molten brass
The day when the heavens shall become as molten brass
On a certain day the heaven shall become like molten brass
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ
Easy-read (simplified)watakoonu l-jibaalu kal-'ihn
DIN 31635watakūnu l-ǧibālu kal-ʿihni
And the mountains will be like tufted wool.
And the hills become as flakes of wool
and the mountains shall be like flocks of wool
And the mountains shall become like flocks of wool
and the mountains like wool of various colours, scattered abroad by the wind
70:10 — the verse above
يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ يَوَدُّ ٱلْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِى مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذٍۭ بِبَنِيهِ
Easy-read (simplified)yubassaroonahum yawaddu l-mujrimu law yaftadee min 'adhaabi yawmi'idhin bibaneeh
DIN 31635yubaṣṣarūnahum yawaddu l-muǧrimu law yaftadī min ʿaḏābi yawmiʾiḏin bibanīhi
The translators word this verse differently
They will be shown each other. The criminal wishes he would be redeemed from the punishment of that Day by his children.
Though they will be given sight of them. The guilty man will long to be able to ransom himself from the punishment of that day at the price of his children
they shall gaze on each other, and the sinner would fain give as a ransom from the torment of that day his sons
Though they look at one another. Fain would the wicked redeem himself from punishment on that day at the price of his children
they see one another. The wicked shall wish to redeem himself from the punishment of that day, by giving up his children
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَأَخِيهِ
Easy-read (simplified)wasaahibatihi wa'akheeh
DIN 31635waṣāḥibatihi waʾaḫīhi
And his spouse, and his brother.
And his spouse and his brother
and his mate, and his brother
Of his spouse and his brother
and his wife, and his brother
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَلَا يَسْأَلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمًا
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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