ءَأَنتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ بَنَىٰهَا
Easy-read (simplified)a'antum ashaddu khalqan ami s-samaa'u banaahaa
DIN 31635ʾaʾantum ʾašaddu ḫalqan ʾami s-samāʾu banāhā
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Are you more difficult to create, or the heaven? He constructed it.
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
Are ye the harder to create, or is the heaven that He built
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
Are ye harder to create or the heaven that He has built
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
Are ye the harder to create, or the heaven which he hath built
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
Are ye more difficult to create, or the heaven which God hath built
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
Vallë, cili është më i vështirë: krijimi juaj apo i qiellit? Ai e ndërtoi atë,
(হে পুনরুত্থান অস্বীকারকারীরা!) তোমাদেরকে সৃষ্টি করা কি অধিক কঠিন, নাকি আসমানকে? তিনিই তো তা নির্মাণ করেছেন।
A šta je teže: vas ili nebo stvoriti? On ga je sazdao,
A što je teže: vas ili nebo stvoriti? On ga je sazdao,
Mbele ko takde on ɓuri saɗtude wolla ko kammu mbo o mahi ɗum.
თქვენ ხართ (ო, ადამიანებო) უფრო ძნელი შესაქმნელად [აღსადგენად], თუ ცა, რომელიც მან უკვე ააგო?
Seid etwa ihr (für Allah) schwerer zu erschaffen oder der Himmel? - Er hat ihn aufgebaut.
(Ω, άπιστοι που διαψεύδετε την Ανάσταση), η δημιουργία σας (μετά από το θάνατο) είναι πιο μεγάλη ή (η δημιουργία) του ουρανού που (ο Αλλάχ) τον έκτισε (από πάνω σας χωρίς κολώνες);
क्या तुम्हें पैदा करना अधिक कठिन है या आकाश को, जिसे उसने बनाया।[3]
La vostra creazione è stata forse più difficile di quella del cielo? Lo costruì,
27. Ar jūs sudėtingesnis kūrinys ar dangus? Jis (t. y. Allahas) pastatė jį.
Sila uumaa keessantu irra jabaata moo samii dha? Inni (Rabbiin) ishee ni ijaare.
Вас ли труднее создать — или небо? Он воздвиг его,
А шта је теже: вас или небо створити? Он га је саздао,
Je, ni vigumu zaidi kukuumbeni nyinyi au mbingu? Yeye ndiye aliyeijenga!
Skulle ni då vara svårare att skapa än himlen? Han uppförde den,
Sizi yaratmak mı daha güçtür yoksa göğü mü? Onu (Allah) bina etti.
کیا تمہارا پیدا کرنا زیاده دشوار ہے یا آسمان کا[1] ؟ اللہ تعالیٰ نے اسے بنایا.
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فَأَخَذَهُ ٱللَّهُ نَكَالَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَٱلْأُولَىٰٓ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'akhadhahu llaahu nakaala l-'aakhirati wal-'oolaa
DIN 31635faʾaḫaḏahu llāhu nakāla l-ʾāḫirati wal-ʾūlā
The translators word this verse differently
So God seized him with an exemplary punishment, in the last and in the first.
So Allah seized him (and made him) an example for the after (life) and for the former
but God seized him with the punishment of the future life and of the former
So God visited on him the punishment of this life and of the other
Wherefore God chastised him with the punishment of the life to come, and also of this present life
إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰٓ
Easy-read (simplified)inna fee dhaalika la'ibratan liman yakhshaa
DIN 31635ʾinna fī ḏālika laʿibratan liman yaḫšā
The translators word this verse differently
In this is a lesson for whoever fears.
Lo! herein is indeed a lesson for him who feareth
Verily, in that is a lesson to him who fears
Verily, herein is a lesson for him who hath the fear of God
Verily herein is an example unto him who feareth to rebel
79:27 — the verse above
رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوَّىٰهَا
Easy-read (simplified)rafa'a samkahaa fasawwaahaa
DIN 31635rafaʿa samkahā fasawwāhā
He raised its masses, and proportioned it.
He raised the height thereof and ordered it
He raised its height and fashioned it
He reared its height and fashioned it
He hath raised the height thereof, and hath perfectly formed the same
وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَىٰهَا
Easy-read (simplified)wa'aghtasha laylahaa wa'akhraja duhaahaa
DIN 31635waʾaġṭaša laylahā waʾaḫraǧa ḍuḥāhā
The translators word this verse differently
And He dimmed its night, and brought out its daylight.
And He made dark the night thereof, and He brought forth the morn thereof
and made its night to cover it, and brought forth its noonday light
And gave darkness to its night, and brought out its light
And He hath made the night thereof dark, and hath produced the light thereof
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
أَأَنتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ السَّمَاءُ بَنَاهَا
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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