قُلْ إِنْ أَدْرِىٓ أَقَرِيبٌ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ أَمْ يَجْعَلُ لَهُۥ رَبِّىٓ أَمَدًا
Easy-read (simplified)qul in adree aqareebun maa too'adoona am yaj'alu lahu rabbee amadaa
DIN 31635qul ʾin ʾadrī ʾaqarībun mā tūʿadūna ʾam yaǧʿalu lahu rabbī ʾamadan
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Say, "I do not know whether what you are promised is near, or whether my Lord will extend it for a period."
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
Say (O Muhammad, unto the disbelievers): I know not whether that which ye are promised is nigh, or if my Lord hath set a distant term for it
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
Say, 'I know not if what ye are threatened with be nigh, or if my Lord will set for it a term
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
SAY: I know not whether that with which ye are threatened be nigh, or whether my Lord hath assigned it to a distant day
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
Say, I know not whether the punishment with which ye are threatened be nigh, or whether my Lord will appoint for it a distant term
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
Thuaj: "Unë nuk e di a është afër ajo që ju premtohet apo Zoti im e ka lënë për më vonë."
হে রাসূল!বলো: ‘আমি (নিজেই) জানি না, তোমাদেরকে যার (কিয়ামতের) প্রতিশ্রুতি দেয়া হয়েছে, তা কি নিকটবর্তী, নাকি এর জন্য আমার রব কোন দীর্ঘ মেয়াদ নির্ধারণ করবেন?(২)
Reci: “Ja ne znam da li će uskoro biti ono čime vam se prijeti ili je Gospodar moj odredio da će to poslije dugo vremena biti.
Reci: “Ja ne znam hoće li će uskoro biti ono čime vam se prijeti ili je Gospodar moj odredio da će to poslije dugo vremena biti.
Maaku : "Mi anndaa si ko kammbiranaɗon kon hino ɓadii, maa si koomi am waɗanat ɗuum dumunna.
უთხარი (ო, მოციქულო): «მე არ ვიცი, ახლოს არის თუ არა ის, რაც თქვენ აღგეთქვათ, თუ ჩემმა უფალმა მისთვის გადავადება დაადგინა».
Sag: „Ich weiß nicht, ob das, was euch angedroht worden ist, nahe ist, oder ob mein Herr ihm eine (längere) Frist setzt.“
Πες (ω, Μωχάμμαντ): «Δεν γνωρίζω αν (η τιμωρία) που σας είχαν υποσχεθεί βρίσκεται κοντά ή αν ο Κύριός μου θα την ορίσει στο μακρινό μέλλον.
आप कह दें : मैं नहीं जानता कि जिस चीज़ का तुमसे वादा किया जाता है, वह निकट है अथवा मेरा पालनहार उसके लिए कोई अवधि निर्धारित करेगा?
Di’: «Non so se sia vicino ciò che vi si promette, né se stabilirà il suo termine il mio Dio,
25. Sakyk: „Aš nežinau, ar tai, kas jums pažadėta, yra arti, ar mano Viešpats suteiks tam (ilgą) laikotarpį.“
“Wanti isin sodaachifamtan (azaabarraa) dhihoo ta'uu yookiin Rabbiin kiyya beellama yeroo (dheeraa) isaaf godhaa hin beeku” jedhiin.
Скажи: «Я не знаю — близко ли то, что вам было обещано, или мой Господь установит для него долгий срок.
Реци: „Ја не знам да ли ће ускоро да буде оно чиме вам се прети, или је мој Господар одредио да ће то после дуго времена бити.
Sema: Sijui kama yapo karibu hayo mnayoahidiwa, au Mola wangu Mlezi atayawekea muda mrefu.
Säg: ”Jag vet inte om det ni varnats för är nära, eller om min Herre låter det dröja.”
De ki: "Size vadedilen yakın mı? Yoksa Rabbim onu uzak mı kıldı, bilmiyorum."
کہہ دیجئے کہ مجھے معلوم نہیں کہ جس کا وعده تم سے کیا جاتا ہے وه قریب ہے یا میرا رب اس کے لیے دور کی مدت مقرر کرے گا.[1]
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إِلَّا بَلَٰغًا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرِسَٰلَٰتِهِۦ وَمَن يَعْصِ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ فَإِنَّ لَهُۥ نَارَ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدًا
Easy-read (simplified)illaa balaaghan mina llaahi warisaalaatihi waman ya'si llaaha warasoolahu fa'inna lahu naara jahannama khaalideena feehaa abadaa
DIN 31635ʾillā balāġan mina llāhi warisālātihi waman yaʿṣi llāha warasūlahu faʾinna lahu nāra ǧahannama ḫālidīna fīhā ʾabadan
The translators word this verse differently
Except for a proclamation from God and His messages. He who defies God and His Messenger-for him is the Fire of Hell, in which they will dwell forever."
(Mine is) but conveyance (of the Truth) from Allah, and His messages; and whoso disobeyeth Allah and His messenger, lo! his is fire of hell, wherein such dwell for ever
except delivering the message from God and His errands: and whoso rebels against God and His Apostle, verily, for him is the fire of hell for them to dwell therein for ever and for aye
My sole work is preaching from God, and His message: and for such as shall rebel against God and his apostle is the fire of Hell! they shall remain therein alway, - for ever
I can do no more than publish what hath been revealed unto me from God, and his messages. And whosoever shall be disobedient unto God and his apostle, for him is the fire of hell prepared; they shall remain therein for ever
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا رَأَوْا۟ مَا يُوعَدُونَ فَسَيَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ أَضْعَفُ نَاصِرًا وَأَقَلُّ عَدَدًا
Easy-read (simplified)hattaa idhaa ra'aw maa yoo'adoona fasaya'lamoona man ad'afu naasiran wa'aqallu 'adadaa
DIN 31635ḥattā ʾiḏā raʾaw mā yūʿadūna fasayaʿlamūna man ʾaḍʿafu nāṣiran waʾaqallu ʿadadan
The translators word this verse differently
Until, when they see what they were promised, they will know who is weaker in helpers, and fewer in numbers.
Till (the day) when they shall behold that which they are promised (they may doubt); but then they will know (for certain) who is weaker in allies and less in multitude
Until when they see what they are threatened with, then shall they surely know who is most weak at helping and fewest in numbers
Until they see their threatened vengeance they will be perverse! but then shall they know which side was the weakest in a protector and the fewest in number
Until they see the vengeance with which they are threatened, they will not cease their opposition: But then shall they know who were the weaker in a protector, and the fewer in number
72:25 — the verse above
عَٰلِمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ فَلَا يُظْهِرُ عَلَىٰ غَيْبِهِۦٓ أَحَدًا
Easy-read (simplified)'aalimu l-ghaybi falaa yuzhiru 'alaa ghaybihi ahadaa
DIN 31635ʿālimu l-ġaybi falā yuẓhiru ʿalā ġaybihi ʾaḥadan
The translators word this verse differently
The Knower of the Invisible; He does not disclose His Invisible to anyone.
(He is) the Knower of the Unseen, and He revealeth unto none His secret
He knows the unseen, and He lets no one know His unseen
He knoweth the secret, nor doth He divulge his secret to any
He knoweth the secrets of futurity; and He doth not communicate his secrets unto any
إِلَّا مَنِ ٱرْتَضَىٰ مِن رَّسُولٍ فَإِنَّهُۥ يَسْلُكُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِۦ رَصَدًا
Easy-read (simplified)illaa mani rtadaa min rasoolin fa'innahu yasluku min bayni yadayhi wamin khalfihi rasadaa
DIN 31635ʾillā mani rtaḍā min rasūlin faʾinnahu yasluku min bayni yadayhi wamin ḫalfihi raṣadan
The translators word this verse differently
Except to a Messenger of His choosing. He then dispatches guards before him and behind him.
Save unto every messenger whom He hath chosen, and then He maketh a guard to go before him and a guard behind him
save such apostle as He is well pleased with: for, verily, He sends marching before him and behind him a guard
Except to that Apostle who pleaseth Him; and before him and behind him He maketh a guard to march
except an apostle in whom He is well pleased: And He causeth a guard of angels to march before Him, and behind Him
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
قُلْ إِنْ أَدْرِي أَقَرِيبٌ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ أَمْ يَجْعَلُ لَهُ رَبِّي أَمَدًا
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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