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
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Except to a Messenger of His choosing. He then dispatches guards before him and behind him.
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
Save unto every messenger whom He hath chosen, and then He maketh a guard to go before him and a guard behind him
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
save such apostle as He is well pleased with: for, verily, He sends marching before him and behind him a guard
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
Except to that Apostle who pleaseth Him; and before him and behind him He maketh a guard to march
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
except an apostle in whom He is well pleased: And He causeth a guard of angels to march before Him, and behind Him
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
përveç ndonjë të dërguari që Ai e zgjedh.[1] Përpara dhe prapa tij Ai vë roja mbrojtëse,
তবে তাঁর মনোনীত রাসূল ছাড়া।(৩) আর তিনি তখন তার সামনে ও তার পিছনে প্রহরী (ফিরিশতা) নিযুক্ত করেন।
osim onome za koga je zadovoljan da poslanik bude; On, zaista, i ispred njega i iza njega postavlja one koji će ga čuvati,
osim onome za koga je zadovoljan da poslanik bude; On, zaista, i ispred njega i iza njega postavlja one koji će ga čuvati,
si wonaa mo o welanaa e Nulaaɗo, o naadnay ye'eso on e ɓaawo makko tommbotooɓe.
გარდა იმისა, ვისითაც იგი კმაყოფილია და (რომელიც) (მოციქულად) აირჩია [ასეთებს იგი აძლევს დაფარულის გარკვეულ ცოდნას], და მაშინ მის წინ და უკან აყენებს მცველებს [ანგელოზებს][1].
außer dem Gesandten, den Er (aus)erwählt; so lässt Er vor ihm und hinter ihm Wächter einhergehen,
Εκτός σε όποιον επέλεξε (ο Αλλάχ) ως Αγγελιαφόρο (τον ενημερώνει ο Αλλάχ για όσα θέλει από τα αόρατα), και έπειτα του στέλνει φύλακες (αγγέλους) από μπροστά του και από πίσω του (για να προστατεύουν το Μήνυμα του Αλλάχ και τα αόρατα από το να τα κρυφακούσουν τα τζινν και να τα ψιθυρίσουν στους μάντες).
सिवाय किसी रसूल के, जिसे वह पसंद कर ले। तो निःसंदेह वह उसके आगे तथा उसके पीछे पहरेदार नियुक्त कर देता है।[5]
tranne a chi Gli è gradito dei Suoi Messaggeri, a cui in verità assegna un guardiano davanti e dietro
27. Išskyrus tiems, kuriuos Jis pripažino Pasiuntiniais. Ir tikrai, Jis siunčia priešais jį (t. y. kiekvieną Pasiuntinį) ir paskui jį stebėtojus,
Ergamaa irraa nama jaalate malee (kan biraatti hin mul'isu) Inni fuuldura isaatiifi duuba isaatiin eegdota (malaykota) seensisa (erga).
кроме того, кого Он избрал из числа посланников. И тогда Он направляет перед ним и позади него стражей,
осим ономе за кога је задовољан да посланик буде; Он, заиста, и испред њега и иза њега поставља оне који ће да га чувају,
Isipokuwa Mtume wake aliyemridhia. Naye huyo humwekea walinzi mbele yake na nyuma yake.
undantaget det sändebud han har valt ut. Då placerar han änglavakter framför och bakom honom,
Ancak elçileri içinde razı olduğu başka. Çünkü O, bunun önünde ve ardında gözleri önündedir.
سوائے اس پیغمبر کے جسے وه پسند کرلے[1] لیکن اس کے بھی آگے پیچھے پہرے دار مقرر کردیتا ہے.[2]
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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
Say, "I do not know whether what you are promised is near, or whether my Lord will extend it for a period."
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
Say, 'I know not if what ye are threatened with be nigh, or if my Lord will set for it a term
SAY: I know not whether that with which ye are threatened be nigh, or whether my Lord hath assigned it to a distant day
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
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
72:27 — the verse above
لِّيَعْلَمَ أَن قَدْ أَبْلَغُوا۟ رِسَٰلَٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ وَأَحَاطَ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ وَأَحْصَىٰ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ عَدَدًۢا
Easy-read (simplified)liya'lama an qad ablaghoo risaalaati rabbihim wa'ahaata bimaa ladayhim wa'ahsaa kulla shay'in 'adadaa
DIN 31635liyaʿlama ʾan qad ʾablaġū risālāti rabbihim waʾaḥāṭa bimā ladayhim waʾaḥṣā kulla šayʾin ʿadadan
That He may know that they have conveyed the messages of their Lord. He encompasses what they have, and has tallied everything by number.
That He may know that they have indeed conveyed the messages of their Lord. He surroundeth all their doings, and He keepeth count of all things
That He may know that they have delivered the errands of their Lord, for He compasses what they have, and reckons everything by number
That He may know if his Apostles have verily delivered the messages of their Lord: and He embraceth in his knowledge all their ways, and taketh count of all that concerneth them
that He may know that they have executed the commissions of their Lord: He comprehendeth whatever is with them; and counteth all things by number
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
إِلَّا مَنِ ارْتَضَىٰ مِن رَّسُولٍ فَإِنَّهُ يَسْلُكُ مِن بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ رَصَدًا
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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