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
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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to change them for others better, nor are we prevented
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
To replace them with better than they, and We are not to be outdone.
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
To replace them by (others) better than them. And we are not to be outrun
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
To replace them with better than themselves: neither are we to be hindered
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 to substitute better than them in their room; neither are We to be prevented, if We shall please so to do
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
t’i zëvendësojmë ata me të tjerë më të mirë se ata, dhe askush s'mund të na pengojë.
তাদের চাইতে উত্তমদেরকে তাদের স্থলে নিয়ে আসতে এবং আমি (তাদেরকে ধ্বংস করতে) অক্ষম নই।
boljim od njih zamijeniti i niko Nas u tome ne može spriječiti.
boljim od njih zamijeniti i nitko Nas u tome ne može spriječiti.
wattitirgol ɓe ko ɓuri ɓe moƴƴude, Min siforaa ronkugol [ɗuum].
რომ შევცვალოთ (ეს მრავალღმერთიანები) მათზე უკეთესებით, და ვერავინ გაგვასწრებს (ამაში).
dass Wir sie durch bessere (Allah ergebene Diener) als sie austauschen. Und niemand kann Uns zuvorkommen.
(Είμαστε Ικανοί) να τους αντικαταστήσουμε μ' άλλους καλύτερους απ’ αυτούς· και κανείς δεν μπορεί να Μας ξεφύγει (όταν αποφασίσουμε κάτι).
कि उनके स्थान पर उनसे उत्तम लोग ले आएँ तथा हम विवश नहीं हैं।
di sostituirli con altri migliori di loro, e nessuno Ce lo impedisce!
41. pakeisti juos geresniais už juos. Ir neįmanoma Mūsų pralenkti.
Namoota isaan irra caalan bakka buusuu irratti (danda'oo dha). Nuti dadhabsiifamoo hin taane.
заменить [их] лучшими, чем они, и никто не сможет опередить Нас!
бољим од њих да их заменимо и нико у томе не може да Нас спречи.
Kuwabadili kwa walio bora kuliko wao; na Sisi hatushindwi.
att byta ut dem mot bättre än dem, och ingen kan hindra oss.
Onların yerlerine kendilerinden daha hayırlılarını getirmeye. Ve bizim önümüze geçilemez.
اس پر کہ ان کے عوض ان سے اچھے لوگ لے آئیں[1] اور ہم عاجز نہیں ہیں.[2]
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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
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
I swear by the Lord of the Easts and the Wests, that We are Able.
But nay! I swear by the Lord of the rising-places and the setting-places of the planets that We verily are Able
And I need not swear by the Lord of the easts and the wests; verily, we are able
It needs not that I swear by the Lord of the East and of the West that we have power
I swear by the Lord of the east and of the west, that We are able to destroy them
70:41 — the verse above
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
يَوْمَ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ سِرَاعًا كَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٍ يُوفِضُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)yawma yakhrujoona mina l-'ajdaathi siraa'an ka'annahum ilaa nusubin yoofidoon
DIN 31635yawma yaḫruǧūna mina l-ʾaǧdāṯi sirāʿan kaʾannahum ʾilā nuṣubin yūfiḍūna
The Day when they will emerge from the tombs in a rush, as though they were hurrying towards a target.
The day when they come forth from the graves in haste, as racing to a goal
the day when they shall come forth in haste from the graves, as though they flock to a standard
The day on which they shall flock up out of their graves in haste like men who rally to a standard
the day whereon they shall come forth hastily from their graves, as though they were troops hastening to their standard
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
عَلَىٰ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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