إِنَّآ أَنذَرْنَٰكُمْ عَذَابًا قَرِيبًا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلْكَافِرُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَٰبًۢا
Easy-read (simplified)innaa andharnaakum 'adhaaban qareeban yawma yanzuru l-mar'u maa qaddamat yadaahu wayaqoolu l-kaafiru yaa laytanee kuntu turaabaa
DIN 31635ʾinnā ʾanḏarnākum ʿaḏāban qarīban yawma yanẓuru l-marʾu mā qaddamat yadāhu wayaqūlu l-kāfiru yā laytanī kuntu turāban
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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We have warned you of a near punishment-the Day when a person will observe what his hands have produced, and the faithless will say, "O, I wish I were dust."
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
Lo! We warn you of a doom at hand, a day whereon a man will look on that which his own hands have sent before, and the disbeliever will cry: "Would that I were dust
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
Verily, we have warned you of a torment that is nigh: on a day when man shall see what his two hands have sent forward; and the misbeliever shall say, 'Would that I were dust
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
Verily, we warn you of a chastisement close at hand: The day on which a man shall see the deeds which his hands have sent before him; and when the unbeliever shall say, "Oh! would I were dust
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
Verily We threaten you with a punishment nigh at hand: The day whereon a man shall behold the good or evil deeds which his hands have sent before him; and the unbeliever shall say, would to God I were dust
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
Ne ju kemi paralajmëruar për një dënim të afërt, Ditën kur njeriu do të shohë çfarë kanë bërë duart e veta dhe kur jobesimtari do të thotë: “Ah, sikur të isha bërë pluhur!”
নিশ্চয় আমি তোমাদেরকে একটি নিকটবর্তী শাস্তি সম্পর্কে সতর্ক করলাম। যেদিন মানুষ দেখতে পাবে, তার দু’হাত কী (আমলনামা) অগ্রে প্রেরণ করেছে এবং কাফির (আফসোস করে) বলবে: ‘হায়, আমি যদি মাটি হতাম!’
Mi vas, zaista, na patnju blisku upozoravamo, na Dan u kojem će čovjek djela ruku svojih vidjeti, a nevjernik uzviknuti: “Kamo sreće da sam prašina bio!”
Mi vas, zaista, na patnju blisku upozoravamo, na Dan u kojem će čovjek djela ruku svojih vidjeti, a nevjernik uzviknuti: “Kamo sreće da sam prašina bio!”
Min njeertinii on lepte ɓadiiɗe ñande aade ndaari ko juuɗe mum mbaɗno ke'efeera o wi'a haaniina mi woniina lesdi.
ჭეშმარიტად, ჩვენ გაგაფრთხილეთ თქვენ (ო, ურწმუნოებო) ახლო სასჯელის შესახებ. იმ დღეს, როცა ადამიანი დაინახავს, რაც მისმა (ორივე) ხელმა მოამზადა, და ურწმუნო იტყვის: «ო, ნეტავ მტვერი ვყოფილიყავი».
Wahrlich, Wir haben euch vor einer nahen Strafe gewarnt, am Tag, da der Mensch schauen wird, was seine Hände vorausgeschickt haben, und der Ungläubige sagen wird: „O wäre ich doch Erde!“
Στ’ αλήθεια, σας προειδοποιήσαμε για μια επικείμενη τιμωρία, την Ημέρα που ο άνθρωπος θα δει (το αποτέλεσμα για) ό,τι έκανε, και θα πει ο άπιστος: «Μακάρι να ’μουνα σκόνη (και να μην είχα αναστηθεί για να μην συναντήσω αυτό το μαρτύριο)!»
निःसंदेह हमने तुम्हें एक निकट ही आने वाली यातना से डरा दिया है, जिस दिन मनुष्य देख लेगा, जो कुछ उसके दोनों हाथों ने आगे भेजा है, और काफिर कहेगा : ऐ काश कि मैं मिट्टी होता![6]
In verità vi abbiamo avvertito di una punizione vicina il Giorno in cui l’uomo vedrà ciò che hanno fatto le sue mani, e il miscredente dirà: «Se solo fossi stato terra!»
40. Iš tiesų, Mes perspėjome jus apie artimą bausmę - Dieną, kai žmogus pamatys, ką jo rankos išsiuntė, o netikintysis sakys: „Vargas man! Trokštu, kad tebūčiau dulkė!“
Nuti adabbii dhihoo tahe isin sodaachifne. kan guyyaa namni waan harki lamaan isaa dabarfatte argu, kan kaafirri jedhu "yaa hawwii kiyya! odoon biyyee ta’ee".
Воистину, Мы предостерегли вас от близкого наказания — в тот день, когда человек увидит то, что уготовили его руки, и скажет отвергший веру: «О, если бы я был прахом...»
Ми вас, заиста, упозоравамо на блиску патњу, на Дан у коме ће човек дела својих руку да види, а неверник да узвикне: „Камо среће да сам у прашину претворен!“
Hakika tumekuhadharisheni adhabu iliyo karibu kufika; Siku ambayo mtu ataona yale yaliyotangulizwa na mikono yake; na kafiri atasema: Laiti ningelikuwa udongo!
Vi har varnat er för ett nära förestående straff – en dag då människan ska se resultatet av sina gärningar, och den otrogne utropar: ”Om jag ändå vore stoft!”
Biz, sizi çok yakın bir azapla uyardık. Herkes o gün, kendi elleriyle ne yaptığına bir bakar ve kâfir olanlar da: "Keşke toprak olsaydım!" der.
ہم نے تمہیں عنقریب آنے والے عذاب سے ڈرا دیا (اور چوکنا کر دیا) ہے[1] ۔ جس دن انسان اپنے ہاتھوں کی کمائی کو دیکھ لے گا[2] اور کافر کہے گا کہ کاش! میں مٹی ہو جاتا.[3]
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يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ صَفًّا لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًا
Easy-read (simplified)yawma yaqoomu r-roohu wal-malaa'ikatu saffan laa yatakallamoona illaa man adhina lahu r-rahmaanu waqaala sawaabaa
DIN 31635yawma yaqūmu r-rūḥu wal-malāʾikatu ṣaffan lā yatakallamūna ʾillā man ʾaḏina lahu r-raḥmānu waqāla ṣawāban
On the Day when the Spirit and the angels stand in row. They will not speak, unless it be one permitted by the Most Merciful, and he will say what is right.
On the day when the angels and the Spirit stand arrayed, they speak not, saving him whom the Beneficent alloweth and who speaketh right
The day when the Spirit and the angels shall stand in ranks, they shall not speak save to whom the Merciful permits, and who speaks aright
On the day whereon the Spirit and the Angels shall be ranged in order, they shall not speak: save he whom the God of Mercy shall permit, and who shall say that which is right
The day whereon the spirit Gabriel, and the other angels shall stand in order, they shall not speak in behalf of themselves or others, except he only to whom the Merciful shall grant permission, and who shall say that which is right
ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلْحَقُّ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا
Easy-read (simplified)dhaalika l-yawmu l-haqqu faman shaa'a takhadha ilaa rabbihi ma'aabaa
DIN 31635ḏālika l-yawmu l-ḥaqqu faman šāʾa taḫaḏa ʾilā rabbihi maʾāban
That is the Day of Reality. So whoever wills, let him take a way back to his Lord.
That is the True Day. So whoso will should seek recourse unto his Lord
That is the true day; and whoso pleases let him take to a resort unto his Lord
This is the sure day. Whoso then will, let him take the path of return to his Lord
This is the infallible day. Whoso, therefore, willeth, let him return unto his Lord
78:40 — the verse above
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
إِنَّا أَنذَرْنَاكُمْ عَذَابًا قَرِيبًا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ الْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ الْكَافِرُ يَا لَيْتَنِي كُنتُ تُرَابًا
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