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Al-Muddaththirالمدثر

The Cloaked One · 56 verses · Meccan

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Fifty-six verses: the other cloak — arise and warn, magnify your Lord, purify your garments. Then a man described in detail as he thinks and frowns and turns away and decides this is only magic passed down, and the number nineteen given over the fire.

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74:1

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُدَّثِّرُ

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Easy-read (simplified)yaa ayyuhaa l-muddaththir

DIN 31635yā ʾayyuhā l-muddaṯṯiru

The translators word this verse differently

O you Enrobed one.

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O thou enveloped in thy cloak

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

O thou who art covered

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

O THOU, ENWRAPPED in thy mantle

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

O thou covered

George Sale · published 1734

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74:2

قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ

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Easy-read (simplified)qum fa'andhir

DIN 31635qum faʾanḏir

Arise and warn.

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Arise and warn

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

rise up and warn

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Arise and warn

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

arise and preach

George Sale · published 1734

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74:3

وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ

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Easy-read (simplified)warabbaka fakabbir

DIN 31635warabbaka fakabbir

And magnify your Lord.

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Thy Lord magnify

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And thy Lord magnify

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Thy Lord - magnify Him

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and magnify thy Lord

George Sale · published 1734

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74:4

وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ

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Easy-read (simplified)wathiyaabaka fatahhir

DIN 31635waṯiyābaka faṭahhir

The translators word this verse differently

And purify your clothes.

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Thy raiment purify

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And thy garments purify

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Thy raiment - purify it

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And cleanse thy garments

George Sale · published 1734

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74:5

وَٱلرُّجْزَ فَٱهْجُرْ

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Easy-read (simplified)war-rujza fahjur

DIN 31635war-ruǧza fahǧur

The translators word this verse differently

And abandon abominations.

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Pollution shun

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And abomination shun

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

The abomination - flee it

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And fly every abomination

George Sale · published 1734

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74:6

وَلَا تَمْنُن تَسْتَكْثِرُ

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Easy-read (simplified)walaa tamnun tastakthir

DIN 31635walā tamnun tastakṯiru

The translators word this verse differently

And show no favor seeking gain.

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And show not favour, seeking worldly gain

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And grant not favours to gain increase

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And bestow not favours that thou mayest receive again with increase

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And be not liberal, in hopes to receive more in return

George Sale · published 1734

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74:7

وَلِرَبِّكَ فَٱصْبِرْ

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Easy-read (simplified)walirabbika fasbir

DIN 31635walirabbika faṣbir

And be constant for your Lord.

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For the sake of thy Lord, be patient

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And for thy Lord await

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And for thy Lord wait thou patiently

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And patiently wait for thy Lord

George Sale · published 1734

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74:8

فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِى ٱلنَّاقُورِ

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Easy-read (simplified)fa'idhaa nuqira fee n-naaqoor

DIN 31635faʾiḏā nuqira fī n-nāqūri

When the Trumpet is blown.

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For when the trumpet shall sound

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And when the trump is blown

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

For when there shall be a trump on the trumpet

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

When the trumpet shall sound

George Sale · published 1734

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74:9

فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)fadhaalika yawma'idhin yawmun 'aseer

DIN 31635faḏālika yawmaʾiḏin yawmun ʿasīrun

That Day will be a difficult day.

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Surely that day will be a day of anguish

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

for that day is a difficult day

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

That shall be a distressful day

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

verily that day shall be a day of distress

George Sale · published 1734

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74:10

عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ غَيْرُ يَسِيرٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)'alaa l-kaafireena ghayru yaseer

DIN 31635ʿalā l-kāfirīna ġayru yasīrin

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For the disbelievers-not easy.

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Not of ease, for disbelievers

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

for the misbelievers aught but easy

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

A day, to the Infidels, devoid of ease

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and uneasiness unto the unbelievers

George Sale · published 1734

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74:11

ذَرْنِى وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًا

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Easy-read (simplified)dharnee waman khalaqtu waheedaa

DIN 31635ḏarnī waman ḫalaqtu waḥīdan

Leave Me to him whom I created alone.

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Leave Me (to deal) with him whom I created lonely

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Leave me alone with him I have created

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Leave me alone to deal with him whom I have created

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Let me alone with him whom I have created

George Sale · published 1734

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74:12

وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُۥ مَالًا مَّمْدُودًا

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Easy-read (simplified)waja'altu lahu maalan mamdoodaa

DIN 31635waǧaʿaltu lahu mālan mamdūdan

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And gave him vast wealth.

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And then bestowed upon him ample means

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and for whom I have made extensive wealth

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And on whom I have bestowed vast riches

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

on whom I have bestowed abundant riches

George Sale · published 1734

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74:13

وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًا

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Easy-read (simplified)wabaneena shuhoodaa

DIN 31635wabanīna šuhūdan

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And children as witnesses.

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And sons abiding in his presence

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and sons that he may look upon

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And sons dwelling before him

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and children dwelling in his presence

George Sale · published 1734

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74:14

وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُۥ تَمْهِيدًا

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Easy-read (simplified)wamahhadttu lahu tamheedaa

DIN 31635wamahhadttu lahu tamhīdan

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And smoothed things for him.

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And made (life) smooth for him

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and for whom I have smoothed things down

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And for whom I have smoothed all things smoothly down

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and for whom I have disposed affairs in a smooth and easy manner

George Sale · published 1734

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74:15

ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ

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Easy-read (simplified)thumma yatma'u an azeed

DIN 31635ṯumma yaṭmaʿu ʾan ʾazīda

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Then he wants Me to add yet more!

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Yet he desireth that I should give more

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Then he desires that I should increase

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Yet desireth he that I should add more

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and who desireth that I will yet add other blessings unto him

George Sale · published 1734

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74:16

كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِـَٔايَٰتِنَا عَنِيدًا

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Easy-read (simplified)kallaa innahu kaana li'aayaatinaa 'aneedaa

DIN 31635kallā ʾinnahu kāna liʾāyātinā ʿanīdan

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By no means! He was stubborn towards Our revelations.

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Nay! For lo! he hath been stubborn to Our revelations

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

nay, verily, he is hostile to our signs

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

But no! because to our signs he is a foe

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

By no means: Because he is an adversary to our signs

George Sale · published 1734

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74:17

سَأُرْهِقُهُۥ صَعُودًا

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Easy-read (simplified)sa'urhiquhu sa'oodaa

DIN 31635saʾurhiquhu ṣaʿūdan

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I will exhaust him increasingly.

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On him I shall impose a fearful doom

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

I will drive him up a hill

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

I will lay grievous woes upon him

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

I will afflict him with grievous calamities

George Sale · published 1734

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74:18

إِنَّهُۥ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ

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Easy-read (simplified)innahu fakkara waqaddar

DIN 31635ʾinnahu fakkara waqaddara

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He thought and analyzed.

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For lo! he did consider; then he planned

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Then he reflected and planned

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

For he plotted and he planned

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

For he hath devised and prepared contumelious expressions to ridicule the Koran

George Sale · published 1734

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74:19

فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

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Easy-read (simplified)faqutila kayfa qaddar

DIN 31635faqutila kayfa qaddara

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May he perish, how he analyzed.

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(Self-)destroyed is he, how he planned

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

May he be killed, - how he planned

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

May he be cursed! How he planned

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

May he be cursed: How maliciously hath he prepared the same

George Sale · published 1734

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74:20

ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

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Easy-read (simplified)thumma qutila kayfa qaddar

DIN 31635ṯumma qutila kayfa qaddara

Again: may he perish, how he analyzed.

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Again (self-)destroyed is he, how he planned

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Again, may he be killed, - how he planned

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Again, may he be cursed! How he planned

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And again, may he be cursed: How maliciously hath he prepared the same

George Sale · published 1734

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74:21

ثُمَّ نَظَرَ

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Easy-read (simplified)thumma nazar

DIN 31635ṯumma naẓara

Then he looked.

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Then looked he

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Then he looked

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Then looked he around him

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Then he looked

George Sale · published 1734

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74:22

ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ

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Easy-read (simplified)thumma 'abasa wabasar

DIN 31635ṯumma ʿabasa wabasara

Then he frowned and whined.

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Then frowned he and showed displeasure

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

then he frowned and scowled

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Then frowned and scowled

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and frowned, and put on an austere countenance

George Sale · published 1734

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74:23

ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ

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Easy-read (simplified)thumma adbara wastakbar

DIN 31635ṯumma ʾadbara wastakbara

Then he turned back and was proud.

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Then turned he away in pride

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

then he retreated and was big with pride

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Then turned his back and swelled with disdain

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Then he turned back, and was elated with pride

George Sale · published 1734

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74:24

فَقَالَ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ

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Easy-read (simplified)faqaala in haadhaa illaa sihrun yu'thar

DIN 31635faqāla ʾin hāḏā ʾillā siḥrun yuʾṯaru

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And said, "This is nothing but magic from the past.

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And said: This is naught else than magic from of old

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and said, 'This is only magic exhibited

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And said, "This is merely magic that will be wrought

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and he said, this is no other than a piece of magic, borrowed from others

George Sale · published 1734

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74:25

إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا قَوْلُ ٱلْبَشَرِ

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Easy-read (simplified)in haadhaa illaa qawlu l-bashar

DIN 31635ʾin hāḏā ʾillā qawlu l-bašari

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This is nothing but the word of a mortal."

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This is naught else than speech of mortal man

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

this is only mortal speech

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

It is merely the word of a mortal

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

These are only the words of a man

George Sale · published 1734

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74:26

سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ

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Easy-read (simplified)sa'usleehi saqar

DIN 31635saʾuṣlīhi saqara

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I will roast him in Saqar.

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Him shall I fling unto the burning

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

I will broil him in hell-fire

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

We will surely cast him into Hell-fire

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

I will cast him to be burned in hell

George Sale · published 1734

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74:27

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سَقَرُ

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Easy-read (simplified)wamaa adraaka maa saqar

DIN 31635wamā ʾadrāka mā saqaru

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But what will explain to you what Saqar is?

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Ah, what will convey unto thee what that burning is

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and what shall make thee know what hell-fire is

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And who shall teach thee what Hell-fire is

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And what shall make thee to understand what hell is

George Sale · published 1734

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74:28

لَا تُبْقِى وَلَا تَذَرُ

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Easy-read (simplified)laa tubqee walaa tadhar

DIN 31635lā tubqī walā taḏaru

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It neither leaves, nor spares.

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It leaveth naught; it spareth naught

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

It will not leave and will not let alone

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

It leaveth nought, it spareth nought

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

It leaveth not any thing unconsumed, neither doth it suffer any thing to escape

George Sale · published 1734

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74:29

لَوَّاحَةٌ لِّلْبَشَرِ

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Easy-read (simplified)lawwaahatun lilbashar

DIN 31635lawwāḥatun lilbašari

The translators word this verse differently

It scorches the flesh.

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It shrivelleth the man

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

It scorches the flesh

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Blackening the skin

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

It scorcheth mens flesh

George Sale · published 1734

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74:30

عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ

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Easy-read (simplified)'alayhaa tis'ata 'ashar

DIN 31635ʿalayhā tisʿata ʿašara

Over it are Nineteen.

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Above it are nineteen

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

over it are nineteen (angels)

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Over it are nineteen angels

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Over the same are nineteen angels appointed

George Sale · published 1734

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74:31

وَمَا جَعَلْنَآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلنَّارِ إِلَّا مَلَٰٓئِكَةً وَمَا جَعَلْنَا عِدَّتَهُمْ إِلَّا فِتْنَةً لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِيَسْتَيْقِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَيَزْدَادَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِيمَٰنًا وَلَا يَرْتَابَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَلِيَقُولَ ٱلَّذِينَ فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ وَٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ مَاذَآ أَرَادَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَٰذَا مَثَلًا كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ وَمَا يَعْلَمُ جُنُودَ رَبِّكَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَمَا هِىَ إِلَّا ذِكْرَىٰ لِلْبَشَرِ

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Easy-read (simplified)wamaa ja'alnaa ashaaba n-naari illaa malaa'ikatan wamaa ja'alnaa 'iddatahum illaa fitnatan lilladheena kafaroo liyastayqina lladheena ootoo l-kitaaba wayazdaada lladheena aamanoo eemaanan walaa yartaaba lladheena ootoo l-kitaaba wal-mu'minoona waliyaqoola lladheena fee quloobihim maradun wal-kaafiroona maadhaa araada llaahu bihaadhaa mathalan kadhaalika yudillu llaahu man yashaa'u wayahdee man yashaa'u wamaa ya'lamu junooda rabbika illaa huwa wamaa hiya illaa dhikraa lilbashar

DIN 31635wamā ǧaʿalnā ʾaṣḥāba n-nāri ʾillā malāʾikatan wamā ǧaʿalnā ʿiddatahum ʾillā fitnatan lillaḏīna kafarū liyastayqina llaḏīna ʾūtū l-kitāba wayazdāda llaḏīna ʾāmanū ʾīmānan walā yartāba llaḏīna ʾūtū l-kitāba wal-muʾminūna waliyaqūla llaḏīna fī qulūbihim maraḍun wal-kāfirūna māḏā ʾarāda llāhu bihāḏā maṯalan kaḏālika yuḍillu llāhu man yašāʾu wayahdī man yašāʾu wamā yaʿlamu ǧunūda rabbika ʾillā huwa wamā hiya ʾillā ḏikrā lilbašari

We have appointed only angels to be wardens of the Fire, and caused their number to be a stumbling block for those who disbelieve; so that those given the Scripture may attain certainty; and those who believe may increase in faith; and those given the Scripture and the believers may not doubt; and those in whose hearts is sickness and the unbelievers may say, "What did God intend by this parable?" Thus God leads astray whom He wills, and guides whom He wills. None knows the soldiers of your Lord except He. This is nothing but a reminder for the mortals.

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We have appointed only angels to be wardens of the Fire, and their number have We made to be a stumbling-block for those who disbelieve; that those to whom the Scripture hath been given may have certainty, and that believers may increase in faith; and that those to whom the Scripture hath been given and believers may not doubt; and that those in whose hearts there is disease, and disbelievers, may say: What meaneth Allah by this similitude? Thus Allah sendeth astray whom He will, and whom He will He guideth. None knoweth the hosts of thy Lord save Him. This is naught else than a Reminder unto mortals

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

We have made only angels guardians of the fire, and we have only made their number a trial to those who misbelieve; that those who have been given the Book may be certain, and that those who believe may be increased in faith; and that those who have been given the Book and the believers may not doubt; and that those in whose hearts is sickness, and the misbelievers may say, 'What does God mean by this as a parable?' Thus God leads astray whom He pleases, and guides him He pleases: and none knows the hosts of thy Lord save Himself; and it is only a reminder to mortals

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

None but angels have we made guardians of the fire: nor have we made this to be their number but to perplex the unbelievers, and that they who possess the Scriptures may be certain of the truth of the Koran, and that they who believe may increase their faith; And that they to whom the Scriptures have been given, and the believers, may not doubt; And that the infirm of heart and the unbelievers may say, What meaneth God by this parable? Thus God misleadeth whom He will, and whom He will doth He guide aright: and none knoweth the armies of thy Lord but Himself: and this is no other than a warning to mankind

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

We have appointed none but angels to preside over hell fire: And we have expressed the number of them only for an occasion of discord to the unbelievers; that they to whom the scriptures have been given, may be certain of the veracity of this book, and the true believers may increase in faith; and that those to whom the scriptures have been given, and the true believers may not doubt hereafter; and that those in whose hearts there is an infirmity, and the unbelievers may say, what mystery doth God intend by this number? Thus doth God cause to err whom He pleaseth; and He directeth whom He pleaseth. None knoweth the armies of thy Lord, besides Him: And this is no other than a memento unto mankind. Assuredly

George Sale · published 1734

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74:32

كَلَّا وَٱلْقَمَرِ

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Easy-read (simplified)kallaa wal-qamar

DIN 31635kallā wal-qamari

Nay! By the moon.

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Nay, by the Moon

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Nay, by the moon

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Nay, by the Moon

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

By the moon

George Sale · published 1734

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74:33

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذْ أَدْبَرَ

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Easy-read (simplified)wallayli idh adbar

DIN 31635wallayli ʾiḏ ʾadbara

And the night as it retreats.

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And the night when it withdraweth

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And the night when it retires

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

By the Night when it retreateth

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and the night when it retreateth

George Sale · published 1734

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74:34

وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَآ أَسْفَرَ

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Easy-read (simplified)was-subhi idhaa asfar

DIN 31635waṣ-ṣubḥi ʾiḏā ʾasfara

And the morning as it lights up.

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And the dawn when it shineth forth

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And the morning when it brightly dawns

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

By the Morn when it brighteneth

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and the morning when it reddeneth

George Sale · published 1734

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74:35

إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى ٱلْكُبَرِ

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Easy-read (simplified)innahaa la'ihdaa l-kubar

DIN 31635ʾinnahā laʾiḥdā l-kubari

It is one of the greatest.

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Lo! this is one of the greatest (portents)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Verily, it is one of the greatest misfortunes

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Hell is one of the most grievous woes

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

I swear that this is one of the most terrible calamities

George Sale · published 1734

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74:36

نَذِيرًا لِّلْبَشَرِ

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Easy-read (simplified)nadheeran lilbashar

DIN 31635naḏīran lilbašari

The translators word this verse differently

A warning to the mortals.

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As a warning unto men

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

a warning to mortals

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Fraught with warning to man

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

giving warning unto men

George Sale · published 1734

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74:37

لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ

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Easy-read (simplified)liman shaa'a minkum an yataqaddama aw yata'akhkhar

DIN 31635liman šāʾa minkum ʾan yataqaddama ʾaw yataʾaḫḫara

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To whomever among you wishes to advance, or regress.

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Unto him of you who will advance or hang back

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

for him amongst you who wishes to press forward or to tarry

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

To him among you who desireth to press forward, or to remain behind

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

as well unto him among you who desireth to go forward, as unto him who chooseth to remain behind

George Sale · published 1734

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74:38

كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)kullu nafsin bimaa kasabat raheenah

DIN 31635kullu nafsin bimā kasabat rahīnatun

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Every soul is hostage to what it has earned.

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Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Every soul is pledged for what it earns

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

For its own works lieth every soul in pledge

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Every soul is given in pledge for that which it shall have wrought

George Sale · published 1734

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74:39

إِلَّآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْيَمِينِ

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Easy-read (simplified)illaa ashaaba l-yameen

DIN 31635ʾillā ʾaṣḥāba l-yamīni

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Except for those on the Right.

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Save those who will stand on the right hand

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

except the fellows of the right

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

But they of God's right hand

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Except the companions of the right hand

George Sale · published 1734

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74:40

فِى جَنَّٰتٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)fee jannaatin yatasaa'aloon

DIN 31635fī ǧannātin yatasāʾalūna

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In Gardens, inquiring.

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In gardens they will ask one another

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

in gardens shall they ask each other

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

In their gardens

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

who shall dwell in gardens, and shall ask one another questions

George Sale · published 1734

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74:41

عَنِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)'ani l-mujrimeen

DIN 31635ʿani l-muǧrimīna

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About the guilty.

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Concerning the guilty

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

about the sinners

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

shall ask of the wicked

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

concerning the wicked

George Sale · published 1734

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74:42

مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِى سَقَرَ

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Easy-read (simplified)maa salakakum fee saqar

DIN 31635mā salakakum fī saqara

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"What drove you into Saqar?"

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What hath brought you to this burning

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

What drove you into hell-fire

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

What hath cast you into Hell-fire

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and shall also ask the wicked themselves, saying, what hath brought you into hell

George Sale · published 1734

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74:43

قَالُوا۟ لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo lam naku mina l-musalleen

DIN 31635qālū lam naku mina l-muṣallīna

They will say, "We were not of those who prayed.

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They will answer: We were not of those who prayed

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

They shall say, 'We weren't of those who prayed

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

They will say, "We were not of those who prayed

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

They shall answer, we were not of those who were constant at prayer

George Sale · published 1734

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74:44

وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ ٱلْمِسْكِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)walam naku nut'imu l-miskeen

DIN 31635walam naku nuṭʿimu l-miskīna

Nor did we feed the destitute.

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Nor did we feed the wretched

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

we didn't feed the poor

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And we were not of those who fed the poor

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

neither did we feed the poor

George Sale · published 1734

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74:45

وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ ٱلْخَآئِضِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)wakunnaa nakhoodu ma'a l-khaa'ideen

DIN 31635wakunnā naḫūḍu maʿa l-ḫāʾiḍīna

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And we used to indulge with those who indulge.

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We used to wade (in vain dispute) with (all) waders

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

but we did plunge into discussion with those who plunged

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And we plunged into vain disputes with vain disputers

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and we waded in vain disputes, with the fallacious reasoners

George Sale · published 1734

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74:46

وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

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Easy-read (simplified)wakunnaa nukadhdhibu biyawmi d-deen

DIN 31635wakunnā nukaḏḏibu biyawmi d-dīni

And we used to deny the Day of Judgment.

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And we used to deny the Day of Judgment

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and we called the judgment day a lie

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And we rejected as a lie, the day of reckoning

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and we denied the day of judgment

George Sale · published 1734

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74:47

حَتَّىٰٓ أَتَىٰنَا ٱلْيَقِينُ

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Easy-read (simplified)hattaa ataanaa l-yaqeen

DIN 31635ḥattā ʾatānā l-yaqīnu

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Until the Inevitable came upon us."

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Till the Inevitable came unto us

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

until the certainty did come to us

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Till the certainty came upon us

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

until death overtook us

George Sale · published 1734

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74:48

فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَٰعَةُ ٱلشَّٰفِعِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)famaa tanfa'uhum shafaa'atu sh-shaafi'een

DIN 31635famā tanfaʿuhum šafāʿatu š-šāfiʿīna

But the intercession of intercessors will not help them.

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The mediation of no mediators will avail them then

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

But there shall not profit them the intercession of the intercessors

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And intercession of the interceders shall not avail them

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And the intercession of the interceders shall not avail them

George Sale · published 1734

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74:49

فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلتَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)famaa lahum 'ani t-tadhkirati mu'rideen

DIN 31635famā lahum ʿani t-taḏkirati muʿriḍīna

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Why are they turning away from the Reminder?

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Why now turn they away from the Admonishment

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

What ailed them that they turned away from the memorial

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Then what hath come to them that they turn aside from the Warning

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

What aileth them, therefore, that they turn aside from the admonition of the Koran

George Sale · published 1734

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74:50

كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)ka'annahum humurun mustanfirah

DIN 31635kaʾannahum ḥumurun mustanfiratun

As though they were panicked donkeys.

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As they were frightened asses

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

as though they were timid asses

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

As if they were affrighted asses

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

as though they were timorous asses

George Sale · published 1734

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74:51

فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍۭ

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Easy-read (simplified)farrat min qaswarah

DIN 31635farrat min qaswaratin

Fleeing from a lion?

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Fleeing from a lion

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

fleeing from a lion

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

fleeing from a lion

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

flying from a lion

George Sale · published 1734

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74:52

بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًا مُّنَشَّرَةً

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Easy-read (simplified)bal yureedu kullu mri'in minhum an yu'taa suhufan munashsharah

DIN 31635bal yurīdu kullu mriʾin minhum ʾan yuʾtā ṣuḥufan munaššaratan

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Yet every one of them desires to be given scrolls unrolled.

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Nay, but everyone of them desireth that he should be given open pages (from Allah)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Nay, every man of them wished that he might have given him books spread open

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And every one of them would fain have open pages given to him out of Heaven

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

But every man among them desireth that he may have expanded scrolls delivered to him from God

George Sale · published 1734

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74:53

كَلَّا بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ

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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.

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Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Nay, but they did not fear the hereafter

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

It shall not be. They fear not the life to come

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

By no means. They fear not the life to come

George Sale · published 1734

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74:54

كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ تَذْكِرَةٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)kallaa innahu tadhkirah

DIN 31635kallā ʾinnahu taḏkiratun

The translators word this verse differently

Nevertheless, it is a reminder.

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Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Nay, it is a memorial

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

It shall not be. For this Koran is warning enough

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

By no means: Verily this is a sufficient warning

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
74:55

فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ

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Easy-read (simplified)faman shaa'a dhakarah

DIN 31635faman šāʾa ḏakarahu

The translators word this verse differently

So whoever wills, shall remember it.

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So whosoever will may heed

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and let him who will remember it

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And whoso will, it warneth him

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Whoso is willing to be warned, him shall it warn

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
74:56

وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ هُوَ أَهْلُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ

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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.

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And they will not heed unless Allah willeth (it). He is the fount of fear. He is the fount of Mercy

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

but none will remember it except God please. He is most worthy of fear; and he is most worthy to forgive

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

But not unless God please, shall they be warned. Meet is He to be feared. Meet is forgiveness in Him

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

But they shall not be warned, unless God shall please. He is worthy to be feared; and he is inclined to forgiveness

George Sale · published 1734

Sources

In-depth analysis →

  • Talal Itani · 2012
  • Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
  • Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
  • John Medows Rodwell · 1861
  • George Sale · 1734

Arabic textTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Qur'anic text from the Tanzil Project. Copyright (C) 2007-2026 Tanzil Project License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Source: tanzil.net · Updates: tanzil.net/updates/ https://tanzil.net/updates/

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