وَإِذْ قَالُوا۟ ٱللَّهُمَّ إِن كَانَ هَٰذَا هُوَ ٱلْحَقَّ مِنْ عِندِكَ فَأَمْطِرْ عَلَيْنَا حِجَارَةً مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ أَوِ ٱئْتِنَا بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'idh qaaloo llaahumma in kaana haadhaa huwa l-haqqa min 'indika fa'amtir 'alaynaa hijaaratan mina s-samaa'i awi tinaa bi'adhaabin aleem
DIN 31635waʾiḏ qālū llāhumma ʾin kāna hāḏā huwa l-ḥaqqa min ʿindika faʾamṭir ʿalaynā ḥiǧāratan mina s-samāʾi ʾawi ʾtinā biʿaḏābin ʾalīmin
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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And they said, "Our God, if this is the truth from You, then rain down on us stones from the sky, or visit us with a painful affliction."
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
And when they said: O Allah! If this be indeed the truth from Thee, then rain down stones on us or bring on us some painful doom
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
When they said, 'O God! if this be truth, and from Thee, then rain upon us stones from heaven or bring us grievous woe
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
And when they said, "God! if this be the very truth from before thee, rain down stones upon us from Heaven, or lay on us some grievous chastisement
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
And remember the time when they said, 'O God, if this be indeed the truth from Thee, then rain down upon us stones from heaven or bring down upon us a grievous punishment
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
Dhe (kujto) kur ata thanë: "O Allah, nëse kjo është e vërteta nga ana Jote, atëherë na lësho rrebesh gurësh nga qielli ose na sill një dënim të dhembshëm."
আর স্মরণ করো, যখন তারা বলেছিল: ‘হে আল্লাহ, এটি যদি সত্য হয়, তাহলে আপনি আমাদের ওপর আকাশ থেকে পাথর বর্ষণ করুন কিংবা আমাদের ওপর যন্ত্রণাদায়ক শাস্তি নিয়ে আসুন।’
A kad su oni rekli: "Bože, ako je ovo zbilja istina Tvoja, Ti pusti na nas kamenje s neba kao kišu ili nam pošalji patnju bolnu!"
A kad su oni rekli: "Bože, ako je ovo zbilja istina Tvoja, Ti pusti na nas kamenje s neba kao kišu ili nam pošalji patnju bolnu!"
E tuma ɓe mbiunoo : "Yaa Alla, si tawii ko ɗum woni goonga immorde ka Maaɗa, haray saaƴin kaaƴe e amen immorde ka kammu, maa addanaa men lepte mu'usuɗe".
და თქვეს მათ [მექქის მრავალღმერთიანებმა], ალლაჰისადმი ვედრებით: «ო, ალლაჰ! თუ ეს [ყურანი] არის ჭეშმარიტება შენგან, მაშინ დაგვაყარე ჩვენზე ქვების წვიმა ზეციდან ან მოგვივლინე მტანჯველი სასჯელი».
Und (gedenke,) als sie sagten: „O Allah, wenn dies tatsächlich die Wahrheit von Dir ist, dann lasse auf uns Steine vom Himmel regnen oder bringe schmerzhafte Strafe über uns!“
Και (ανάφερε, ω, Προφήτη) όταν (οι ειδωλολάτρες) είπαν: «Ω, Αλλάχ! Aν αυτή (που έφερε ο Μωχάμμαντ) είναι η αλήθεια από Σένα, τότε ρίξε πάνω μας πέτρες από τον ουρανό ή στείλε σε μας μια οδυνηρή τιμωρία.»
तथा (याद करो) जब उन्होंने कहा : ऐ अल्लाह! यदि यही[15] तेरी ओर से सत्य है, तो हमपर आकाश से पत्थरों की वर्षा कर दे अथवा हमपर कोई दुःखदायी यातना ले आ।
E poi dicono: «Dio nostro, se questa è la verità da parte Tua, scaglia dal cielo pietre su di noi o colpiscici con una dura punizione».
32. Ir (atminkite) kai jie sakė: „Allahai, jei tai (šis Koranas) yra iš tiesų tiesa (apreikšta) iš Tavęs, tada apipilk mus akmenimis iš dangaus arba sukelk mums skausmingą kančią.“
(yaadadhu) Yeroo isaan jedhan “Yaa Allaah! Yoo kuni dhugaa si biraa (bu’e) ta’e, samii irraa dhagaa nurratti roobsi; yookiin adabbii laalessaa nutti fidi”.
И вот они сказали: «О Аллах! Если это несомненно истина от Тебя, то обрушь на нас дождь из камней с неба или пошли нам мучительное наказание».
А кад су они рекли: „Аллаху, ако је ово збиља Твоја истина, Ти пусти на нас камење са неба као кишу или нам пошаљи болну патњу!“
Na waliposema: Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu! Ikiwa haya ndiyo haki kutoka kwako, basi tunyeshee mawe kutoka mbinguni, au tujie na adhabu yoyote iliyo chungu.
Och de sa: ”Gud! Om detta verkligen är sanningen från dig, låt då stenar regna över oss från himlen eller sänd ett smärtsamt straff över oss!”
Hani onlar: “Ey Allah’ım! Eğer bu senin katından gelen bir hak ise başımıza gökten taş yağdır, yahut bize acı bir azap ver!” demişlerdi.
اور جب کہ ان لوگوں نے کہا کہ اے اللہ! اگر یہ قرآن آپ کی طرف سے واقعی ہے تو ہم پر آسمان سے پتھر برسا یا ہم پر کوئی دردناک عذاب واقع کر دے۔
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وَإِذْ يَمْكُرُ بِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِيُثْبِتُوكَ أَوْ يَقْتُلُوكَ أَوْ يُخْرِجُوكَ وَيَمْكُرُونَ وَيَمْكُرُ ٱللَّهُ وَٱللَّهُ خَيْرُ ٱلْمَٰكِرِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'idh yamkuru bika lladheena kafaroo liyuthbitooka aw yaqtulooka aw yukhrijooka wayamkuroona wayamkuru llaahu wallaahu khayru l-maakireen
DIN 31635waʾiḏ yamkuru bika llaḏīna kafarū liyuṯbitūka ʾaw yaqtulūka ʾaw yuḫriǧūka wayamkurūna wayamkuru llāhu wallāhu ḫayru l-mākirīna
When the disbelievers plotted against you, to imprison you, or kill you, or expel you. They planned, and God planned, but God is the Best of planners.
And when those who disbelieve plot against thee (O Muhammad) to wound thee fatally, or to kill thee or to drive thee forth; they plot, but Allah (also) plotteth; and Allah is the best of plotters
And when those who misbelieve were crafty with thee to detain thee a prisoner, or kill thee, or drive thee forth; they were crafty, but God was crafty too, for God is best of crafty ones
And call to mind when the unbelievers plotted against thee, to detain thee prisoner, or to kill thee, or to banish thee: They plotted - but God plotted: and of plotters is God the best
And remember when the disbelievers devised plans against thee that they might put thee in confinement or slay thee or expel thee. And they planned and God also planned, and God is the Best of planners
وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالُوا۟ قَدْ سَمِعْنَا لَوْ نَشَآءُ لَقُلْنَا مِثْلَ هَٰذَآ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhaa tutlaa 'alayhim aayaatunaa qaaloo qad sami'naa law nashaa'u laqulnaa mithla haadhaa in haadhaa illaa asaateeru l-'awwaleen
DIN 31635waʾiḏā tutlā ʿalayhim ʾāyātunā qālū qad samiʿnā law našāʾu laqulnā miṯla hāḏā ʾin hāḏā ʾillā ʾasāṭīru l-ʾawwalīna
And when Our revelations are recited to them, they say, "We have heard. Had we wanted, we could have said the like of this; these are nothing but myths of the ancients."
And when Our revelations are recited unto them they say: We have heard. If we wish we can speak the like of this. Lo! this is naught but fables of the men of old
But when our verses were rehearsed to them they said, 'We have already heard.- If we pleased we could speak like this; verily, this is nothing but tales of those of yore
And oft as our signs were rehearsed to them, they said, "Now have we heard: if we pleased we could certainly utter its like! Yes, it is mere tales of the ancients
And when Our verses are recited to them, they say, 'We have heard. If we wished we could certainly say the like of it. This is nothing but mere tales of the ancients
8:32 — the verse above
وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيُعَذِّبَهُمْ وَأَنتَ فِيهِمْ وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ مُعَذِّبَهُمْ وَهُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa kaana llaahu liyu'adhdhibahum wa'anta feehim wamaa kaana llaahu mu'adhdhibahum wahum yastaghfiroon
DIN 31635wamā kāna llāhu liyuʿaḏḏibahum waʾanta fīhim wamā kāna llāhu muʿaḏḏibahum wahum yastaġfirūna
But God would not punish them while you are amongst them. And God would not punish them as long as they seek forgiveness.
But Allah would not punish them while thou wast with them, nor will He punish them while they seek forgiveness
But God would not torment them while thou art amongst them; nor was God going to torment them while they asked Him to forgive
But God chose not to chastise them while thou wast with them, nor would God chastise them when they sued for pardon
But God would not punish them while thou wast among them, and God would not punish them while they sought forgiveness
وَمَا لَهُمْ أَلَّا يُعَذِّبَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَهُمْ يَصُدُّونَ عَنِ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ وَمَا كَانُوٓا۟ أَوْلِيَآءَهُۥٓ إِنْ أَوْلِيَآؤُهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْمُتَّقُونَ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa lahum allaa yu'adhdhibahumu llaahu wahum yasuddoona 'ani l-masjidi l-haraami wamaa kaanoo awliyaa'ahu in awliyaa'uhu illaa l-muttaqoona walaakinna aktharahum laa ya'lamoon
DIN 31635wamā lahum ʾallā yuʿaḏḏibahumu llāhu wahum yaṣuddūna ʿani l-masǧidi l-ḥarāmi wamā kānū ʾawliyāʾahu ʾin ʾawliyāʾuhu ʾillā l-muttaqūna walākinna ʾakṯarahum lā yaʿlamūna
Yet why should God not punish them, when they are turning others away from the Sacred Mosque, although they are not its custodians? Its rightful custodians are the pious; but most of them do not know.
What (plea) have they that Allah should not punish them, when they debar (His servants) from the Inviolable Place of Worship, though they are not its fitting guardians. Its fitting guardians are those only who keep their duty to Allah. But most of them know not
But what ails them that God should not torment them while they turn folk away from the Holy Mosque, though they are not the guardians thereof - its guardians are only the pious?- but most of them know not
But because they debarred the faithful from the holy temple, albeit they are not its guardians, nothing is there on their part why God should not chastise them. The Godfearing only are its guardians; but most of them know it not
And what excuse have they now that God should not punish them, when they hinder men from the Sacred Mosque, and they are not its true guardians? Its true guardians are only those who are righteous, but most of them know not
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَإِذْ قَالُوا اللَّهُمَّ إِن كَانَ هَٰذَا هُوَ الْحَقَّ مِنْ عِندِكَ فَأَمْطِرْ عَلَيْنَا حِجَارَةً مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ أَوِ ائْتِنَا بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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