قَالُوا۟ تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo tilka idhan karratun khaasirah
DIN 31635qālū tilka ʾiḏan karratun ḫāsiratun
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They say, "This is a losing proposition."
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
They say: Then that would be a vain proceeding
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
they say, 'That then were a losing return
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
This then," say they, "will be a return to loss
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
They say, this then will be a return to loss
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
E do të thonë: "Atëherë, ky do të ishte një kthim dëshpërues!"
তারা বলে: ‘তাহলে তা তো হবে, এক সর্বনাশা প্রত্যাবর্তন।’
i još kažu: "E tada bismo mi bili izgubljeni!"
i još kažu: "E tada bismo mi bili izgubljeni!"
Ɓe mbi'a si min nduttiima sinnda de ɗum wona duttal pertungal.
იტყვიან ისინი [ურწმუნოები]: «მაშინ, ეს დაბრუნება წამგებიანი იქნება!»
Sie sagen: „Dies wäre dann eine verlustbringende Wiederkehr.“
Λένε: «(Αν αλήθεια θα επιστρέψουμε ξανά στη ζωή, τότε) αυτή (η επιστροφή) θα ήταν μια χαμένη (καταστροφική) επιστροφή (αφού τότε δε θα μπορέσουμε να αποφύγουμε την τιμωρία)!»
उन्होंने कहा : यह तो उस समय घाटे वाला लौटना होगा।
Diranno: «Quello sarebbe, allora, un ritorno svantaggioso.»
12. Jie sako: „Tai tada būtų pralaimėtas sugrįžimas.“
Yoo akkas ta'e sun deebii hoongooti" jedhan.
Они говорят: «Тогда это было бы убыточное возвращение!»
И још кажу: „То је, онда, штетан повратак.“
Wanasema: Basi marejeo hayo ni yenye hasara!
De fortsätter: ”En sådan återkomst skulle i så fall bli vår undergång.”
“Öyle ise bu hüsran dolu bir dönüştür.” dediler.
کہتے ہیں کہ پھر تو یہ لوٹنا نقصان ده ہے[1]
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يَقُولُونَ أَءِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِى ٱلْحَافِرَةِ
Easy-read (simplified)yaqooloona a'innaa lamardoodoona fee l-haafirah
DIN 31635yaqūlūna ʾaʾinnā lamardūdūna fī l-ḥāfirati
The translators word this verse differently
They say, "Are we to be restored to the original condition?
(Now) they are saying: Shall we really be restored to our first state
They say, 'Shall we be sent back to our old course
The infidels will say, "Shall we indeed be restored as at first
The infidels say, shall we surely be made to return whence we came
أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَٰمًا نَّخِرَةً
Easy-read (simplified)a'idhaa kunnaa 'izaaman nakhirah
DIN 31635ʾaʾiḏā kunnā ʿiẓāman naḫiratan
The translators word this verse differently
When we have become hollow bones?"
Even after we are crumbled bones
What! when we are rotten bones
What! when we have become rotten bones
After we shall have become rotten bones, shall we be again raised to life
79:12 — the verse above
فَإِنَّمَا هِىَ زَجْرَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'innamaa hiya zajratun waahidah
DIN 31635faʾinnamā hiya zaǧratun wāḥidatun
But it will be only a single nudge.
Surely it will need but one shout
But it will only be one scare
Verily, it will be but a single blast
Verily it will be but one sounding of the trumpet
فَإِذَا هُم بِٱلسَّاهِرَةِ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'idhaa hum bis-saahirah
DIN 31635faʾiḏā hum bis-sāhirati
The translators word this verse differently
And they will be awake.
And lo! they will be awakened
and lo! they will be on the surface
And lo! they are on the surface of the earth
and behold, they shall appear alive on the face of the earth
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
قَالُوا تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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SourceTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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