وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ بِسَاطًا
Easy-read (simplified)wallaahu ja'ala lakumu l-'arda bisaataa
DIN 31635wallāhu ǧaʿala lakumu l-ʾarḍa bisāṭan
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And Allah hath made the earth a wide expanse for you
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 God made the earth a spread for you.
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 God has made for you the earth a carpet
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 God hath spread the earth for you like a carpet
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 God hath spread the earth as a carpet for you
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
Allahu jua bëri Tokën të sheshtë,
‘আর আল্লাহ পৃথিবীকে তোমাদের জন্য (বসবাসের উপযোগী করে) বিছানার মতো বিছিয়ে দিয়েছেন।’
Allah vam je Zemlju učinio ravnom,
Allah vam je Zemlju učinio ravnom,
Allah waɗiranii on leydi ndiin weertaandi.
და ალლაჰმა მიწა თქვენთვის ხალიჩასავით გაშალა [მისი ზედაპირი სწორი გახადა, სადაც შეძლებდით ცხოვრებას],
Und Allah hat die Erde für euch zu einer ausgebreiteten Unterlage gemacht,
Κι ο Αλλάχ έχει απλώσει τη Γη για σας (σαν ένα στρωμένο χαλί, και ως μια ευρεία έκταση για να εγκατασταθείτε).
और अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे लिए धरती को बिछौना बनाया।
Ed Allāh preparò la terra per voi
19. Ir Allahas padarė jums žemę platybe,
Rabbiin dachii afata isiniif godhe.
Аллах сделал для вас землю ковром —
Аллах вам је Земљу учинио равном,
Na Mwenyezi Mungu amekukunjulieni ardhi kama busati.
Och Gud har brett ut jorden för er
Allah sizin için yeryüzünü bir döşek kıldı.
اور تمہارے لیے زمین کو اللہ تعالیٰ نے فرش بنادیا ہے.[1]
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وَٱللَّهُ أَنۢبَتَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ نَبَاتًا
Easy-read (simplified)wallaahu anbatakum mina l-'ardi nabaataa
DIN 31635wallāhu ʾanbatakum mina l-ʾarḍi nabātan
And God germinated you from the earth like plants.
And Allah hath caused you to grow as a growth from the earth
and God has made you grow out of the earth
And God hath caused you to spring forth from the earth like a plant
God hath also produced and caused you to spring forth from the earth
ثُمَّ يُعِيدُكُمْ فِيهَا وَيُخْرِجُكُمْ إِخْرَاجًا
Easy-read (simplified)thumma yu'eedukum feehaa wayukhrijukum ikhraajaa
DIN 31635ṯumma yuʿīdukum fīhā wayuḫriǧukum ʾiḫrāǧan
The translators word this verse differently
Then He will return you into it, and will bring you out again.
And afterward He maketh you return thereto, and He will bring you forth again, a (new) forthbringing
and then He will make you return thereto, and will make you come forth therefrom
Hereafter will He turn you back into it again, and will bring you forth anew
Hereafter He will cause you to return into the same; and He will again take you thence, by bringing you forth from your graves
71:19 — the verse above
لِّتَسْلُكُوا۟ مِنْهَا سُبُلًا فِجَاجًا
Easy-read (simplified)litaslukoo minhaa subulan fijaajaa
DIN 31635litaslukū minhā subulan fiǧāǧan
The translators word this verse differently
That you may travel its diverse roads.'"
That ye may thread the valley-ways thereof
that ye may walk therein in broad paths
That ye may walk therein along spacious paths
that ye may walk therein through spacious paths
قَالَ نُوحٌ رَّبِّ إِنَّهُمْ عَصَوْنِى وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ مَن لَّمْ يَزِدْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَوَلَدُهُۥٓ إِلَّا خَسَارًا
Easy-read (simplified)qaala noohun rabbi innahum 'asawnee waattaba'oo man lam yazidhu maaluhu wawaladuhu illaa khasaaraa
DIN 31635qāla nūḥun rabbi ʾinnahum ʿaṣawnī wāttabaʿū man lam yazidhu māluhu wawaladuhu ʾillā ḫasāran
Noah said, "My Lord, they have defied me, and followed him whose wealth and children increase him only in perdition."
Noah said: My Lord! Lo! they have disobeyed me and followed one whose wealth and children increase him in naught save ruin
Said Noah, 'My Lord! verily, they have rebelled against me, and followed him whose wealth and children have but added to his loss
Said Noah, "O my Lord! they rebel against me, and they follow those whose riches and children do but aggravate their ruin
Noah said, Lord, verily they are disobedient unto me; and they follow him whose riches and children do no other than increase his perdition
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَاللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْأَرْضَ بِسَاطًا
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