فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْمَشَٰرِقِ وَٱلْمَغَٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَٰدِرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)falaa uqsimu birabbi l-mashaariqi wal-maghaaribi innaa laqaadiroon
DIN 31635falā ʾuqsimu birabbi l-mašāriqi wal-maġāribi ʾinnā laqādirūna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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I swear by the Lord of the east and of the west, that We are able to destroy them
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
I swear by the Lord of the Easts and the Wests, that We are Able.
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
But nay! I swear by the Lord of the rising-places and the setting-places of the planets that We verily are Able
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 I need not swear by the Lord of the easts and the wests; verily, we are able
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 needs not that I swear by the Lord of the East and of the West that we have power
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
Betohem në Zotin e lindjeve dhe perëndimeve, se Ne gjithsesi jemi të plotfuqishëm
অতএব, আমি উদয়স্থল ও অস্তাচলসমূহের রবের শপথ করছি যে, আমি অবশ্যই সক্ষম,
I Ja se kunem Gospodarom istokâ i zapadâ da ih možemo
I Ja se kunem Gospodarom istokâ i zapadâ da ih možemo
Mi wooɗndirii Jeyɗo fuɗirɗe e mutirɗe on, pellet, ko Min hattanɓe.
მაგრამ არა! მე (ალლაჰი) ვფიცავ, აღმოსავლეთებისა და დასავლეთების უფალს, რომ ჩვენ უეჭველად ძალგვიძს,
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Herrn des Ostens und des Westens, Wir sind wahrlich dazu imstande,
Έτσι, ορκίζομαι στον Κύριο όλων των Ανατολών και των Δύσεων (του ήλιου, της σελήνης και όλων των άλλων πλανητών), ότι, βέβαια, είμαστε Ικανοί.
तो मैं क़सम खाता हूँ पूर्वों (सूर्योदय के स्थानों) तथा पश्चिमों (सूर्यास्त के स्थानों) के रब की! निश्चय हम सक्षम हैं।
No! Giuro per il Dio degli Orienti e degli Occidenti che in verità Noi siamo capaci
40. Tad aš prisiekiu (visų) saulėtekių ir saulėlydžių rytuose ir vakaruose Viešpačiu, kad tikrai Mes Pajėgūs
Gooftaa Bahootaatiifi Dhihootaatiin kakadhaa! Nuti dhugumatti danda’oodha.
Так нет же! Клянусь Господом восходов и закатов — поистине, Мы способны
И Ја се кунем Господаром истока и запада да можемо
Basi naapa kwa Mola Mlezi wa mashariki zote na magharibi zote kwamba Sisi tunaweza.
Så jag svär vid Herren över alla soluppgångar och solnedgångar: vi har förvisso makten
Hayır, doğuların ve batıların Rabbine yemin ederim ki mutlaka biz güç yetirenleriz.
پس مجھے قسم ہے مشرقوں اور مغربوں[1] کے رب کی (کہ) ہم یقیناً قادر ہیں.
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أَيَطْمَعُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُدْخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٍ
Easy-read (simplified)ayatma'u kullu mri'in minhum an yudkhala jannata na'eem
DIN 31635ʾayaṭmaʿu kullu mriʾin minhum ʾan yudḫala ǧannata naʿīmin
Is every one of them aspiring to be admitted into a Garden of Bliss?
Doth every man among them hope to enter the Garden of Delight
Does every man of them wish to enter the garden of pleasure
Is it that every man of them would fain enter that garden of delights
Doth every man of them wish to enter into a garden of delight
كَلَّآ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُم مِّمَّا يَعْلَمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)kallaa innaa khalaqnaahum mimmaa ya'lamoon
DIN 31635kallā ʾinnā ḫalaqnāhum mimmā yaʿlamūna
No indeed! We created them from what they know.
Nay, verily. Lo! We created them from what they know
Nay, we created them of what they know
Not at all. We have created them, they know of what
By no means: Verily We have created them of that which they know
70:40 — the verse above
عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)'alaa an nubaddila khayran minhum wamaa nahnu bimasbooqeen
DIN 31635ʿalā ʾan nubaddila ḫayran minhum wamā naḥnu bimasbūqīna
To replace them with better than they, and We are not to be outdone.
To replace them by (others) better than them. And we are not to be outrun
to change them for others better, nor are we prevented
To replace them with better than themselves: neither are we to be hindered
and to substitute better than them in their room; neither are We to be prevented, if We shall please so to do
فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا۟ وَيَلْعَبُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)fadharhum yakhoodoo wayal'aboo hattaa yulaaqoo yawmahumu lladhee yoo'adoon
DIN 31635faḏarhum yaḫūḍū wayalʿabū ḥattā yulāqū yawmahumu llaḏī yūʿadūna
So leave them to blunder and play, until they meet their Day which they are promised.
So let them chat and play until they meet their Day which they are promised
So leave them to plunge in discussion, and to play until they meet that day of theirs which they are threatened with
Wherefore let them flounder on and disport them, till they come face to face with their threatened day
Wherefore suffer them to wade in vain disputes, and to amuse themselves with sport: Until they meet their day with which they have been threatened
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ الْمَشَارِقِ وَالْمَغَارِبِ إِنَّا لَقَادِرُونَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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