ٱلسَّمَآءُ مُنفَطِرٌۢ بِهِۦ كَانَ وَعْدُهُۥ مَفْعُولًا
Easy-read (simplified)as-samaa'u munfatirun bihi kaana wa'duhu maf'oolaa
DIN 31635as-samāʾu munfaṭirun bihi kāna waʿduhu mafʿūlan
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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The heaven will shatter thereby. His promise is always fulfilled.
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
The very heaven being then rent asunder. His promise is to be fulfilled
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
whereon the heaven cleaves - its promise shall be fulfilled
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
The very heaven shall be reft asunder by it: this threat shall be carried into effect
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
The heaven shall be rent in sunder thereby: The promise thereof shall surely be performed
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
Atë Ditë qielli do të çahet e premtimi i Zotit do të përmbushet patjetër.
সেদিন আসমান হবে বিদীর্ণ, আল্লাহর প্রতিশ্রুতি বাস্তবায়িত হবে।
Nebo će se tada rascijepiti i obećanje Njegovo bit će ispunjeno.
Nebo će se tada rascijepiti i obećanje Njegovo bit će ispunjeno.
Kammu o na fetta e kulhuli hembo laatiima fodoore Alla ko wonoore.
ცა იმ დღეს გაიპობა; ხოლო მისი დაპირება აუცილებლად აღსრულდება.
Der Himmel wird an ihm zerbrechen. Sein Versprechen wird (gewiss) ausgeführt.
Όπου ο ουρανός θα σχιστεί. Βέβαια, η Υπόσχεσή Του οπωσδήποτε θα εκπληρωθεί.
उस दिन आकाश फट जाएगा। उसका वादा पूरा होकर रहेगा।
Il cielo allora si squarcerà e si avvererà ciò che è stato preannunciato.
18. Dangus nuo to perskils. Jo pažadas visada išpildomas.
Samiin isaan (guyyaa san) dhodhootuudha. Baallamni Isaa raawwatamaa ta'e.
Небо будет расколото от этого. Его обещание непременно исполнится.
Небо ће тада да се расцепи, и обећање Његово биће испуњено.
Hapo mbingu zitapasuka kwa sababu yake! Ahadi yake itakuwa imetekelezwa.
Den får själva himlen att slitas sönder. Ja, hans löfte ska garanterat uppfyllas.
O günün dehşetiyle gökyüzü yarılacak, O'nun vaadi mutlaka yerine gelecektir.
جس دن آسمان پھٹ جائے گا[1] اللہ تعالیٰ کا یہ وعده ہو کر ہی رہنے واﻻ ہے.[2]
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فَعَصَىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَأَخَذْنَٰهُ أَخْذًا وَبِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)fa'asaa fir'awnu r-rasoola fa'akhadhnaahu akhdhan wabeelaa
DIN 31635faʿaṣā firʿawnu r-rasūla faʾaḫaḏnāhu ʾaḫḏan wabīlan
But Pharaoh defied the Messenger, so We seized him with a terrible seizing.
But Pharaoh rebelled against the messenger, whereupon We seized him with no gentle grip
But Pharaoh rebelled against the apostle, and we seized him with an overpowering punishment
But Pharaoh rebelled against the Apostle, and we therefore laid hold on him with a severe chastisement
But Pharaoh was disobedient unto the apostle; wherefore We chastised him with a heavy chastisement
فَكَيْفَ تَتَّقُونَ إِن كَفَرْتُمْ يَوْمًا يَجْعَلُ ٱلْوِلْدَٰنَ شِيبًا
Easy-read (simplified)fakayfa tattaqoona in kafartum yawman yaj'alu l-wildaana sheebaa
DIN 31635fakayfa tattaqūna ʾin kafartum yawman yaǧʿalu l-wildāna šīban
So how will you, if you persist in unbelief, save yourself from a Day which will turn the children gray-haired?
Then how, if ye disbelieve, will ye protect yourselves upon the day which will turn children grey
Then how will ye shield yourselves if ye misbelieve from the day which shall make children grey-headed
And how, if ye believe not, will you screen yourselves from the day that shall turn children greyheaded
How, therefore, will ye escape, if ye believe not, the day which shall make children become greyheaded through terror
73:18 — the verse above
إِنَّ هَٰذِهِۦ تَذْكِرَةٌ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ سَبِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)inna haadhihi tadhkiratun faman shaa'a takhadha ilaa rabbihi sabeelaa
DIN 31635ʾinna hāḏihi taḏkiratun faman šāʾa taḫaḏa ʾilā rabbihi sabīlan
This is a reminder. So whoever wills, let him take a path to his Lord.
Lo! This is a Reminder. Let him who will, then, choose a way unto his Lord
Verily, this is a memorial, and whoso will, let him take unto his Lord a way
Lo! this is a warning. Let him then who will, take the way to his Lord
Verily this is an admonition; and whoever is willing to be admonished, will take the way unto his Lord
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ تَقُومُ أَدْنَىٰ مِن ثُلُثَىِ ٱلَّيْلِ وَنِصْفَهُۥ وَثُلُثَهُۥ وَطَآئِفَةٌ مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَكَ وَٱللَّهُ يُقَدِّرُ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ عَلِمَ أَن لَّن تُحْصُوهُ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ فَٱقْرَءُوا۟ مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ ٱلْقُرْءَانِ عَلِمَ أَن سَيَكُونُ مِنكُم مَّرْضَىٰ وَءَاخَرُونَ يَضْرِبُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَبْتَغُونَ مِن فَضْلِ ٱللَّهِ وَءَاخَرُونَ يُقَٰتِلُونَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَٱقْرَءُوا۟ مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُ وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَأَقْرِضُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا وَمَا تُقَدِّمُوا۟ لِأَنفُسِكُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ تَجِدُوهُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ هُوَ خَيْرًا وَأَعْظَمَ أَجْرًا وَٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌۢ
Easy-read (simplified)inna rabbaka ya'lamu annaka taqoomu adnaa min thuluthayi llayli wanisfahu wathuluthahu wataa'ifatun mina lladheena ma'aka wallaahu yuqaddiru llayla wan-nahaara 'alima an lan tuhsoohu fataaba 'alaykum faqra'oo maa tayassara mina l-qur'aani 'alima an sayakoonu minkum mardaa wa'aakharoona yadriboona fee l-'ardi yabtaghoona min fadli llaahi wa'aakharoona yuqaatiloona fee sabeeli llaahi faqra'oo maa tayassara minhu wa'aqeemoo s-salaata wa'aatoo z-zakaata wa'aqridoo llaaha qardan hasanan wamaa tuqaddimoo li'anfusikum min khayrin tajidoohu 'inda llaahi huwa khayran wa'a'zama ajran wastaghfiroo llaaha inna llaaha ghafoorun raheem
DIN 31635ʾinna rabbaka yaʿlamu ʾannaka taqūmu ʾadnā min ṯuluṯayi llayli waniṣfahu waṯuluṯahu waṭāʾifatun mina llaḏīna maʿaka wallāhu yuqaddiru llayla wan-nahāra ʿalima ʾan lan tuḥṣūhu fatāba ʿalaykum faqraʾū mā tayassara mina l-qurʾāni ʿalima ʾan sayakūnu minkum marḍā waʾāḫarūna yaḍribūna fī l-ʾarḍi yabtaġūna min faḍli llāhi waʾāḫarūna yuqātilūna fī sabīli llāhi faqraʾū mā tayassara minhu waʾaqīmū ṣ-ṣalāta waʾātū z-zakāta waʾaqriḍū llāha qarḍan ḥasanan wamā tuqaddimū liʾanfusikum min ḫayrin taǧidūhu ʿinda llāhi huwa ḫayran waʾaʿẓama ʾaǧran wastaġfirū llāha ʾinna llāha ġafūrun raḥīmun
Your Lord knows that you stay up nearly two-thirds of the night, or half of it, or one-third of it, along with a group of those with you. God designed the night and the day. He knows that you are unable to sustain it, so He has pardoned you. So read of the Quran what is possible for you. He knows that some of you may be ill; and others travelling through the land, seeking God's bounty; and others fighting in God's cause. So read of it what is possible for you, and observe the prayers, and give regular charity, and lend God a generous loan. Whatever good you advance for yourselves, you will find it with God, better and generously rewarded. And seek God's forgiveness, for God is Forgiving and Merciful.
Lo! thy Lord knoweth how thou keepest vigil sometimes nearly two-thirds of the night, or (sometimes) half or a third thereof, as do a party of those with thee. Allah measureth the night and the day. He knoweth that ye count it not, and turneth unto you in mercy. Recite, then, of the Qur'an that which is easy for you. He knoweth that there are sick folk among you, while others travel in the land in search of Allah's bounty, and others (still) are fighting for the cause of Allah. So recite of it that which is easy (for you), and establish worship and pay the poor-due, and (so) lend unto Allah a goodly loan. Whatsoever good ye send before you for your souls, ye will find it with Allah, better and greater in the recompense. And seek forgiveness of Allah. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful
Verily, thy Lord knows that thou dost stand up to pray nearly two-thirds of the night, or the half of it or the third of it, as do part of those who are with thee; for God measures the night and the day; He knows that ye cannot calculate it, and He turns relentant towards you. So read what is easy of the Qur'an. He knows that there will be of you some who are sick and others who beat about in the earth craving the grace of God, and others who are fighting in the cause of God. Then read what is easy of it and be steadfast in prayer, and give alms, and lend to God a goodly loan, for what ye send forward for yourselves of good ye will find it with God. It is better and a greater hire; and ask ye pardon of God: verily, God is forgiving, merciful
Of a truth, thy Lord knoweth that thou prayest almost two-thirds, or half, or a third of the night, as do a part of thy followers. But God measureth the night and the day: He knoweth that ye cannot count its hours aright, and therefore, turneth to you mercifully. Recite then so much of the Koran as may be easy to you. He knoweth that there will be some among you sick, while others travel through the earth in quest of the bounties of God; and others do battle in his cause. Recite therefore so much of it as may be easy. And observe the Prayers and pay the legal Alms, and lend God a liberal loan: for whatever good works ye send on before for your own behoof, ye shall find with God. This will be best and richest in the recompense. And seek the forgiveness of God: verily, God is forgiving, Merciful
Thy Lord knoweth that thou continuest in prayer and meditation sometimes near two third parts of the night, and sometimes one half thereof, and at other times one third part thereof: And a part of thy companions, who are with thee, do the same. But God measureth the night and the day; he knoweth that ye cannot exactly compute the same: Wherefore He turneth favourably unto you. Read, therefore, so much of the Koran as may be easy unto you. He knoweth that there will be some infirm among you; and others travel through the earth, that they may obtain a competency of the bounty of God; and others fight in the defence of God's faith. Read, therefore, so much of the same as may be easy. And observe the stated times of prayer, and pay the legal alms; and lend unto God an acceptable loan; for whatever good ye send before for your souls, ye shall find the same with God. This will be better, and will merit a greater reward. And ask God forgiveness; for God is ready to forgive, and merciful
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السَّمَاءُ مُنفَطِرٌ بِهِ كَانَ وَعْدُهُ مَفْعُولًا
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