كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ تَذْكِرَةٌ
Easy-read (simplified)kallaa innahu tadhkirah
DIN 31635kallā ʾinnahu taḏkiratun
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
The translators word this verse differently
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Nevertheless, it is a reminder.
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
Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment
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
Nay, it is a memorial
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
It shall not be. For this Koran is warning enough
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
By no means: Verily this is a sufficient warning
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
Në të vërtetë, ky (Kuran) është këshillë.
কখনো নয়! নিশ্চয় এ (আল-কুরআন) এক উপদেশবাণী।
Uistinu! Kur’an je opomena,
Uistinu! Kuran je opomena,
Ala ɗuum ko ciftanirgol.
არა! ჭეშმარიტად, იგი შეხსენებაა.
Keineswegs! Wahrlich, er (also der Quran) ist eine Erinnerung.
Όχι (το Κορ’άν δεν είναι μαγεία όπως ισχυρίστηκαν)! Στ’ αλήθεια, αυτό (το Κορ’άν) είναι μια Υπενθύμιση (και Νουθεσία),
हरगिज़ नहीं, निश्चय यह (क़ुरआन) एक उपदेश (याददेहानी) है।
No, in verità questo è un avvertimento:
54. Ne, iš tiesų, tai (t. y. Koranas) yra Priminimas.
haadhoowwamanii inni (Qur'aanni) gorsa.
Отнюдь! Воистину, это — напоминание.
Уистину! Кур'ан је опомена,
Hasha! Kwa hakika huu ni ukumbusho!
Men detta är förvisso en påminnelse.
Hayır! Şüphesiz o (Kur'an) ancak bir öğüttür.
سچی بات تو یہ ہے کہ یہ (قرآن) ایک نصیحت ہے.[1]
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بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًا مُّنَشَّرَةً
Easy-read (simplified)bal yureedu kullu mri'in minhum an yu'taa suhufan munashsharah
DIN 31635bal yurīdu kullu mriʾin minhum ʾan yuʾtā ṣuḥufan munaššaratan
The translators word this verse differently
Yet every one of them desires to be given scrolls unrolled.
Nay, but everyone of them desireth that he should be given open pages (from Allah)
Nay, every man of them wished that he might have given him books spread open
And every one of them would fain have open pages given to him out of Heaven
But every man among them desireth that he may have expanded scrolls delivered to him from God
كَلَّا بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ
Easy-read (simplified)kallaa bal laa yakhaafoona l-'aakhirah
DIN 31635kallā bal lā yaḫāfūna l-ʾāḫirata
No indeed! But they do not fear the Hereafter.
Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter
Nay, but they did not fear the hereafter
It shall not be. They fear not the life to come
By no means. They fear not the life to come
74:54 — the verse above
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
Easy-read (simplified)faman shaa'a dhakarah
DIN 31635faman šāʾa ḏakarahu
The translators word this verse differently
So whoever wills, shall remember it.
So whosoever will may heed
and let him who will remember it
And whoso will, it warneth him
Whoso is willing to be warned, him shall it warn
وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ هُوَ أَهْلُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa yadhkuroona illaa an yashaa'a llaahu huwa ahlu t-taqwaa wa'ahlu l-maghfirah
DIN 31635wamā yaḏkurūna ʾillā ʾan yašāʾa llāhu huwa ʾahlu t-taqwā waʾahlu l-maġfirati
The translators word this verse differently
But they will not remember, unless God wills. He is the Source of Righteousness, and the Source of Forgiveness.
And they will not heed unless Allah willeth (it). He is the fount of fear. He is the fount of Mercy
but none will remember it except God please. He is most worthy of fear; and he is most worthy to forgive
But not unless God please, shall they be warned. Meet is He to be feared. Meet is forgiveness in Him
But they shall not be warned, unless God shall please. He is worthy to be feared; and he is inclined to forgiveness
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
كَلَّا إِنَّهُ تَذْكِرَةٌ
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