إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦٓ أَنْ أَنذِرْ قَوْمَكَ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)innaa arsalnaa noohan ilaa qawmihi an andhir qawmaka min qabli an ya'tiyahum 'adhaabun aleem
DIN 31635ʾinnā ʾarsalnā nūḥan ʾilā qawmihi ʾan ʾanḏir qawmaka min qabli ʾan yaʾtiyahum ʿaḏābun ʾalīmun
We sent Noah to his people: "Warn your people before there comes upon them a painful punishment."
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Lo! We sent Noah unto his people (saying): Warn thy people ere the painful doom come unto them
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Verily, we sent Noah to his people, 'Warn thy people before there come to them a grievous torment
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
We sent NOAH to his people, and said to him, "Warn thou thy people ere there come on them an afflictive punishment
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Verily We sent Noah unto his people, saying, warn thy people, before a grievous punishment overtake them
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ إِنِّى لَكُمْ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)qaala yaa qawmi innee lakum nadheerun mubeen
DIN 31635qāla yā qawmi ʾinnī lakum naḏīrun mubīnun
He said, "O my people, I am to you a clear warner.
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He said: O my people! Lo! I am a plain warner unto you
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Said he, 'O my people! verily, I am to you an obvious warner
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
He said, "O my people! I come to you a plain-spoken warner
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Noah said, O my people, verily I am a public warner unto you
George Sale · published 1734
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- George Sale · 1734
أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱتَّقُوهُ وَأَطِيعُونِ
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Easy-read (simplified)ani 'budoo llaaha waattaqoohu wa'atee'oon
DIN 31635ʾani ʿbudū llāha wāttaqūhu waʾaṭīʿūni
Worship God and reverence Him, and obey me.
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(Bidding you): Serve Allah and keep your duty unto Him and obey me
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
that ye serve God and fear Him and obey me
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Serve God and fear Him, and obey me
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Wherefore serve God, and fear Him, and obey me
George Sale · published 1734
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يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى إِنَّ أَجَلَ ٱللَّهِ إِذَا جَآءَ لَا يُؤَخَّرُ لَوْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)yaghfir lakum min dhunoobikum wayu'akhkhirkum ilaa ajalin musamman inna ajala llaahi idhaa jaa'a laa yu'akhkharu law kuntum ta'lamoon
DIN 31635yaġfir lakum min ḏunūbikum wayuʾaḫḫirkum ʾilā ʾaǧalin musamman ʾinna ʾaǧala llāhi ʾiḏā ǧāʾa lā yuʾaḫḫaru law kuntum taʿlamūna
The translators word this verse differently
And He will forgive you of your sins, and reprieve you until a stated term. God's term cannot be deferred once it has arrived, if you only knew."
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That He may forgive you somewhat of your sins and respite you to an appointed term. Lo! the term of Allah, when it cometh, cannot be delayed, if ye but knew
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
He will pardon you your sins, and will defer you unto an appointed time; verily, God's appointed time when it comes will not be deferred, did ye but know
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Your sins will He forgive you, and respite you till the fixed Time; for when God's fixed Time hath come, it shall not be put back. Would that ye knew this
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
He will forgive you part of your sins, and will grant you respite until a determined time: For God's determined time, when it cometh, shall not be deferred; if ye were men of understanding, ye would know this
George Sale · published 1734
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قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُ قَوْمِى لَيْلًا وَنَهَارًا
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Easy-read (simplified)qaala rabbi innee da'awtu qawmee laylan wanahaaraa
DIN 31635qāla rabbi ʾinnī daʿawtu qawmī laylan wanahāran
He said, "My Lord, I have called my people night and day.
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He said: My Lord! Lo! I have called unto my people night and day
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Said he, 'My Lord! verily, I have called my people by night and day
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
He said, "Lord I have cried to my people night and day
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
He said, Lord, verily I have called my people night and day
George Sale · published 1734
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فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ دُعَآءِىٓ إِلَّا فِرَارًا
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Easy-read (simplified)falam yazidhum du'aa'ee illaa firaaraa
DIN 31635falam yazidhum duʿāʾī ʾillā firāran
The translators word this verse differently
But my call added only to their flight.
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But all my calling doth but add to their repugnance
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and my call did but increase them in flight
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
and my cry doth but make them flee from me the more
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
but my calling only increaseth their aversion
George Sale · published 1734
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وَإِنِّى كُلَّمَا دَعَوْتُهُمْ لِتَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ جَعَلُوٓا۟ أَصَٰبِعَهُمْ فِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَٱسْتَغْشَوْا۟ ثِيَابَهُمْ وَأَصَرُّوا۟ وَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ ٱسْتِكْبَارًا
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'innee kullamaa da'awtuhum litaghfira lahum ja'aloo asaabi'ahum fee aadhaanihim wastaghshaw thiyaabahum wa'asarroo wastakbaroo stikbaaraa
DIN 31635waʾinnī kullamā daʿawtuhum litaġfira lahum ǧaʿalū ʾaṣābiʿahum fī ʾāḏānihim wastaġšaw ṯiyābahum waʾaṣarrū wastakbarū stikbāran
Whenever I called them to Your forgiveness, they thrust their fingers into their ears, and wrapped themselves in their garments, and insisted, and became more and more arrogant.
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And lo! whenever I call unto them that Thou mayst pardon them they thrust their fingers in their ears and cover themselves with their garments and persist (in their refusal) and magnify themselves in pride
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and, verily, every time I called them, that Thou mightest pardon them, they placed their fingers in their ears and tried to cover themselves with their garments and persisted, and were very big with pride
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
So oft as I cry to them, that thou mayest forgive them, they thrust their fingers into their ears, and wrap themselves in their garments, and persist in their error, and are disdainfully disdainful
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And whensoever I call them to the true faith, that Thou mayest forgive them, they put their fingers in their ears, and cover themselves with their garments, and persist in their infidelity, and proudly disdain my counsel
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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ثُمَّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُهُمْ جِهَارًا
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Easy-read (simplified)thumma innee da'awtuhum jihaaraa
DIN 31635ṯumma ʾinnī daʿawtuhum ǧihāran
Then I called them openly.
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And lo! I have called unto them aloud
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Then I called them openly
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Then I cried aloud to them
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Moreover I invited them openly
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
ثُمَّ إِنِّىٓ أَعْلَنتُ لَهُمْ وَأَسْرَرْتُ لَهُمْ إِسْرَارًا
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Easy-read (simplified)thumma innee a'lantu lahum wa'asrartu lahum israaraa
DIN 31635ṯumma ʾinnī ʾaʿlantu lahum waʾasrartu lahum ʾisrāran
The translators word this verse differently
Then I appealed to them publicly, and I spoke to them privately.
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And lo! I have made public proclamation unto them, and I have appealed to them in private
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
then I published to them and I spoke to them in secret
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Then again spake I with plainness, and in private did I secretly address them
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and I spake to them again in public; and I also secretly admonished them in private
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
فَقُلْتُ ٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ غَفَّارًا
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Easy-read (simplified)faqultu staghfiroo rabbakum innahu kaana ghaffaaraa
DIN 31635faqultu staġfirū rabbakum ʾinnahu kāna ġaffāran
I said, 'Ask your Lord for forgiveness; He is Forgiving.
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And I have said: Seek pardon of your Lord. Lo! He was ever Forgiving
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and I said, "Ask forgiveness of your Lord, verily, He is very forgiving
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And I said, Beg forgiveness of your Lord, for He is ready to forgive
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And I said, beg pardon of your Lord; for He is inclined to forgive
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- George Sale · 1734
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يُرْسِلِ ٱلسَّمَآءَ عَلَيْكُم مِّدْرَارًا
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Easy-read (simplified)yursili s-samaa'a 'alaykum midraaraa
DIN 31635yursili s-samāʾa ʿalaykum midrāran
He will let loose the sky upon you in torrents.
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He will let loose the sky for you in plenteous rain
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
He will send the rain upon you in torrents
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
He will send down the very Heaven upon you in plenteous rains
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And He will cause the heaven to pour down rain plentifully upon you
George Sale · published 1734
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وَيُمْدِدْكُم بِأَمْوَٰلٍ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ جَنَّٰتٍ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ أَنْهَٰرًا
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Easy-read (simplified)wayumdidkum bi'amwaalin wabaneena wayaj'al lakum jannaatin wayaj'al lakum anhaaraa
DIN 31635wayumdidkum biʾamwālin wabanīna wayaǧʿal lakum ǧannātin wayaǧʿal lakum ʾanhāran
And provide you with wealth and children, and allot for you gardens, and allot for you rivers.
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And will help you with wealth and sons, and will assign unto you Gardens and will assign unto you rivers
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and will extend to you wealth and children, and will make for you gardens, and will make for you rivers
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And will increase you in wealth and children; and will give you gardens, and will give you watercourses
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and will give you increase of wealth and of children; and He will provide you gardens, and furnish you with rivers
George Sale · published 1734
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مَّا لَكُمْ لَا تَرْجُونَ لِلَّهِ وَقَارًا
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Easy-read (simplified)maa lakum laa tarjoona lillaahi waqaaraa
DIN 31635mā lakum lā tarǧūna lillāhi waqāran
What is the matter with you, that you do not appreciate God's Greatness?
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What aileth you that ye hope not toward Allah for dignity
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
What ails you that ye hope not for something serious from God
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
What hath come to you that ye hope not for goodness from the hand of God
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
What aileth you, that ye hope not for benevolence in God
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
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- George Sale · 1734
وَقَدْ خَلَقَكُمْ أَطْوَارًا
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Easy-read (simplified)waqad khalaqakum atwaaraa
DIN 31635waqad ḫalaqakum ʾaṭwāran
The translators word this verse differently
Although He created you in stages.
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When He created you by (divers) stages
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
when He has created you by steps
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
For He it is who hath formed you by successive steps
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
since He hath created you variously
George Sale · published 1734
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أَلَمْ تَرَوْا۟ كَيْفَ خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ سَبْعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٍ طِبَاقًا
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Easy-read (simplified)alam taraw kayfa khalaqa llaahu sab'a samaawaatin tibaaqaa
DIN 31635ʾalam taraw kayfa ḫalaqa llāhu sabʿa samāwātin ṭibāqan
Do you not realize that God created seven heavens in layers?
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See ye not how Allah hath created seven heavens in harmony
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Do ye not see how God has created the seven heavens in stories
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
See ye not how God hath created the seven heavens one over the other
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Do ye not see how God hath created the seven heavens, one above another
George Sale · published 1734
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وَجَعَلَ ٱلْقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُورًا وَجَعَلَ ٱلشَّمْسَ سِرَاجًا
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Easy-read (simplified)waja'ala l-qamara feehinna nooran waja'ala sh-shamsa siraajaa
DIN 31635waǧaʿala l-qamara fīhinna nūran waǧaʿala š-šamsa sirāǧan
And He set the moon in their midst for light, and He made the sun a lamp.
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And hath made the moon a light therein, and made the sun a lamp
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and has set the moon therein for a light, and set the sun for a lamp
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And He hath placed therein the moon as a light, and hath placed there the sun as a torch
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and hath placed the moon therein for a light, and hath appointed the sun for a taper
George Sale · published 1734
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- George Sale · 1734
وَٱللَّهُ أَنۢبَتَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ نَبَاتًا
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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.
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And Allah hath caused you to grow as a growth from the earth
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and God has made you grow out of the earth
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And God hath caused you to spring forth from the earth like a plant
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
God hath also produced and caused you to spring forth from the earth
George Sale · published 1734
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- George Sale · 1734
ثُمَّ يُعِيدُكُمْ فِيهَا وَيُخْرِجُكُمْ إِخْرَاجًا
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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.
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And afterward He maketh you return thereto, and He will bring you forth again, a (new) forthbringing
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and then He will make you return thereto, and will make you come forth therefrom
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Hereafter will He turn you back into it again, and will bring you forth anew
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Hereafter He will cause you to return into the same; and He will again take you thence, by bringing you forth from your graves
George Sale · published 1734
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- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
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- George Sale · 1734
وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ بِسَاطًا
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Easy-read (simplified)wallaahu ja'ala lakumu l-'arda bisaataa
DIN 31635wallāhu ǧaʿala lakumu l-ʾarḍa bisāṭan
And God made the earth a spread for you.
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And Allah hath made the earth a wide expanse for you
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and God has made for you the earth a carpet
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And God hath spread the earth for you like a carpet
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And God hath spread the earth as a carpet for you
George Sale · published 1734
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- George Sale · 1734
لِّتَسْلُكُوا۟ مِنْهَا سُبُلًا فِجَاجًا
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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.'"
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That ye may thread the valley-ways thereof
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
that ye may walk therein in broad paths
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
That ye may walk therein along spacious paths
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
that ye may walk therein through spacious paths
George Sale · published 1734
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- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
قَالَ نُوحٌ رَّبِّ إِنَّهُمْ عَصَوْنِى وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ مَن لَّمْ يَزِدْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَوَلَدُهُۥٓ إِلَّا خَسَارًا
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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."
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Noah said: My Lord! Lo! they have disobeyed me and followed one whose wealth and children increase him in naught save ruin
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Said Noah, 'My Lord! verily, they have rebelled against me, and followed him whose wealth and children have but added to his loss
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Said Noah, "O my Lord! they rebel against me, and they follow those whose riches and children do but aggravate their ruin
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Noah said, Lord, verily they are disobedient unto me; and they follow him whose riches and children do no other than increase his perdition
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
وَمَكَرُوا۟ مَكْرًا كُبَّارًا
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Easy-read (simplified)wamakaroo makran kubbaaraa
DIN 31635wamakarū makran kubbāran
And they schemed outrageous schemes.
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And they have plotted a mighty plot
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and they have plotted a great plot
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And they plotted a great plot
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And they devised a dangerous plot against Noah
George Sale · published 1734
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- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
وَقَالُوا۟ لَا تَذَرُنَّ ءَالِهَتَكُمْ وَلَا تَذَرُنَّ وَدًّا وَلَا سُوَاعًا وَلَا يَغُوثَ وَيَعُوقَ وَنَسْرًا
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Easy-read (simplified)waqaaloo laa tadharunna aalihatakum walaa tadharunna waddan walaa suwaa'an walaa yaghootha waya'ooqa wanasraa
DIN 31635waqālū lā taḏarunna ʾālihatakum walā taḏarunna waddan walā suwāʿan walā yaġūṯa wayaʿūqa wanasran
And they said, "Do not give up your gods; do not give up Wadd, nor Souwa, nor Yaghoos, and Yaooq, and Nassr.
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And they have said: Forsake not your gods. Forsake not Wadd, nor Suwa', nor Yaghuth and Ya'uq and Nasr
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and said, "Ye shall surely not leave your gods: ye shall surely neither leave Wadd, nor Suwah, nor Yaghuth, nor Ya'uq, nor Nasr
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And they said, "Forsake not your gods; forsake not Wadd nor Sowah, Nor Yaghuth and Yahuk and Nesr
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And the chief men said to the others, ye shall by no means leave your gods; neither shall ye forsake Wadd, nor Sowa, nor Yaghuth, and Yauk, and Nesr
George Sale · published 1734
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- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
وَقَدْ أَضَلُّوا۟ كَثِيرًا وَلَا تَزِدِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا ضَلَٰلًا
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Easy-read (simplified)waqad adalloo katheeran walaa tazidi z-zaalimeena illaa dalaalaa
DIN 31635waqad ʾaḍallū kaṯīran walā tazidi ẓ-ẓālimīna ʾillā ḍalālan
The translators word this verse differently
They have misled many, so do not increase the wrongdoers except in confusion."
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And they have led many astray, and Thou increasest the wrong-doers in naught save error
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and they led astray many."' And thou (Mohammed) wilt only increase the unjust in their error
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And they caused many to err; - and thou, too, O Muhammad! shalt be the means of increasing only error in the wicked
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And they seduced many; -- for thou shalt only increase error in the wicked
George Sale · published 1734
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مِّمَّا خَطِيٓـَٰٔتِهِمْ أُغْرِقُوا۟ فَأُدْخِلُوا۟ نَارًا فَلَمْ يَجِدُوا۟ لَهُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَنصَارًا
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Easy-read (simplified)mimmaa khatee'aatihim ughriqoo fa'udkhiloo naaran falam yajidoo lahum min dooni llaahi ansaaraa
DIN 31635mimmā ḫaṭīʾātihim ʾuġriqū faʾudḫilū nāran falam yaǧidū lahum min dūni llāhi ʾanṣāran
Because of their wrongs, they were drowned, and were hurled into a Fire. They did not find apart from God any helpers.
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Because of their sins they were drowned, then made to enter a Fire. And they found they had no helpers in place of Allah
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
because of their sins they were drowned and made to enter into the fire, and they found no helpers against God
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Because of their sins they were drowned, and made to go into the Fire; And they found that they had no helper save God
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Because of their sins they were drowned, and cast into the fire of hell; and they found none to protect them against God
George Sale · published 1734
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- George Sale · 1734
وَقَالَ نُوحٌ رَّبِّ لَا تَذَرْ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ دَيَّارًا
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Easy-read (simplified)waqaala noohun rabbi laa tadhar 'alaa l-'ardi mina l-kaafireena dayyaaraa
DIN 31635waqāla nūḥun rabbi lā taḏar ʿalā l-ʾarḍi mina l-kāfirīna dayyāran
Noah said, "My Lord, do not leave of the unbelievers a single dweller on earth.
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And Noah said: My Lord! Leave not one of the disbelievers in the land
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And Noah said, 'My Lord! leave not upon the earth one dweller of the misbelievers
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And Noah said, "Lord, leave not one single family of Infidels on the Earth
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And Noah said, Lord, leave not any families of the unbelievers on the earth
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
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- George Sale · 1734
إِنَّكَ إِن تَذَرْهُمْ يُضِلُّوا۟ عِبَادَكَ وَلَا يَلِدُوٓا۟ إِلَّا فَاجِرًا كَفَّارًا
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Easy-read (simplified)innaka in tadharhum yudilloo 'ibaadaka walaa yalidoo illaa faajiran kaffaaraa
DIN 31635ʾinnaka ʾin taḏarhum yuḍillū ʿibādaka walā yalidū ʾillā fāǧiran kaffāran
If You leave them, they will mislead your servants, and will breed only wicked unbelievers.
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If Thou shouldst leave them, they will mislead Thy slaves and will beget none save lewd ingrates
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Verily, Thou, if Thou shouldst leave them, they will lead astray Thy servants, and they will only bear for children sinners and misbelievers
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
For if thou leave them they will beguile thy servants and will beget only sinners, infidels
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
For if thou leave them, they will seduce thy servants, and will beget none but a wicked and unbelieving offspring
George Sale · published 1734
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- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
رَّبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَلِوَٰلِدَىَّ وَلِمَن دَخَلَ بَيْتِىَ مُؤْمِنًا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ وَلَا تَزِدِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا تَبَارًۢا
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Easy-read (simplified)rabbi ghfir lee waliwaalidayya waliman dakhala baytiya mu'minan walilmu'mineena wal-mu'minaati walaa tazidi z-zaalimeena illaa tabaaraa
DIN 31635rabbi ġfir lī waliwālidayya waliman daḫala baytiya muʾminan walilmuʾminīna wal-muʾmināti walā tazidi ẓ-ẓālimīna ʾillā tabāran
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My Lord! Forgive me and my parents, and anyone who enters my home in faith, and all the believing men and believing women; and do not increase the wrongdoers except in perdition."
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My Lord! Forgive me and my parents and him who entereth my house believing, and believing men and believing women, and increase not the wrong-doers in aught save ruin
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
My Lord! pardon me and my two parents, and whomsoever enters my house believing, and (pardon) the believers men and women - but Thou shalt only increase the unjust in loss
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
O my Lord, forgive me, and my parents, and every one who, being a believer, shall enter my house, and believers men and women: and add to the wicked nought but perdition
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Lord, forgive me and my parents, and every one who shall enter my house, being a true believer, and the true believers of both sexes; and add unto the unjust doers nothing but destruction
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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Translations 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
Translations 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
Translations 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
Translations 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
Translations Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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