لِّلْكَٰفِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٌ
Easy-read (simplified)lilkaafireena laysa lahu daafi'
DIN 31635lilkāfirīna laysa lahu dāfiʿun
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
The translators word this verse differently
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For the disbelievers; none can repel it.
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
Upon the disbelievers, which none can repel
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
for the unbelievers; there is no repelling it
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
On the infidels: none can hinder
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
There shall be none to avert the same
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
për jobesimtarët, të cilin s'mund ta ndalë askush.
যা কাফিরদের জন্যে অবধারিত, যার কোন প্রতিরোধকারী নেই।
nevjernicima – niko nju ne može spriječiti,
nevjernicima – nitko nju ne može spriječiti,
wonan'de he'eferɓe ɓen, alaa duñanoowo ɓe ɗe,
ურწმუნოებზე, (და რომლისთვისაც) არ (იქნება) ამრიდებელი,
für die Ungläubigen, (einer Strafe,) die niemand abwehren kann;
(Επέρχεται) στους άπιστους, το οποίο κανείς δεν μπορεί να εμποδίσει.
काफ़िरों पर। उसे कोई टालने वाला नहीं।
per i miscredenti; nessuno la può evitare:
2. netikinčiuosius. Nėra nieko tai sulaikysiančio.
Kan kaafirootatti (argamu kadhate); wanti isa (azaaba san) deebisu hin jiru.
для отвергших веру. Никто не сможет отвратить его.
неверницима, а њу нико не може да спречи,
Kwa makafiri - ambayo hapana awezaye kuizuia.
För de otrogna finns ingen som kan avvärja det.
Kâfirler için onu (azabı) önleyecek hiç kimse yoktur.
کافروں پر، جسے کوئی ہٹانے واﻻ نہیں.
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سَأَلَ سَآئِلٌۢ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ
Easy-read (simplified)sa'ala saa'ilun bi'adhaabin waaqi'
DIN 31635saʾala sāʾilun biʿaḏābin wāqiʿin
The translators word this verse differently
A questioner questioned the imminent torment.
A questioner questioned concerning the doom about to fall
An asker asked for torment that must befall
A SUITOR sued for punishment to light suddenly
One demanded and called for vengeance to fall on the unbelievers
70:2 — the verse above
مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِى ٱلْمَعَارِجِ
Easy-read (simplified)mina llaahi dhee l-ma'aarij
DIN 31635mina llāhi ḏī l-maʿāriǧi
From God, Lord of the Ways of Ascent.
From Allah, Lord of the Ascending Stairways
from God the Lord of the ascents
God from inflicting it, the master of those ASCENTS
from being inflicted by God, the possessor of the steps
تَعْرُجُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ
Easy-read (simplified)ta'ruju l-malaa'ikatu war-roohu ilayhi fee yawmin kaana miqdaaruhu khamseena alfa sanah
DIN 31635taʿruǧu l-malāʾikatu war-rūḥu ʾilayhi fī yawmin kāna miqdāruhu ḫamsīna ʾalfa sanatin
Unto Him the angels and the Spirit ascend on a Day the duration of which is fifty thousand years.
(Whereby) the angels and the Spirit ascend unto Him in a Day whereof the span is fifty thousand years
whereby ascend the angels and the Spirit unto Him in a day whose length is fifty thousand years
By which the angels and the spirit ascend to him in a day, whose length is fifty thousand years
by which the angels ascend unto Him, and the spirit Gabriel also, in a day whose space is fifty thousand years
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
لِّلْكَافِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُ دَافِعٌ
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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