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Twenty-six verses on two faces on the same day: one humbled and labouring and drinking from a boiling spring, one pleased with its effort in a lofty garden where no ill speech is heard. Then four things to look at — the camel, how it was created; the sky, how it was raised; the mountains, how they were fixed; the earth, how it was spread.
AALAMIN Editor · signed 29 August 2026
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هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْغَٰشِيَةِ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)hal ataaka hadeethu l-ghaashiyah
DIN 31635hal ʾatāka ḥadīṯu l-ġāšiyati
Has there come to you the news of the overwhelming?
Compare translations (4)
Hath there come unto thee tidings of the Overwhelming
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Has there come to thee the story of the overwhelming
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Hath the tidings of the day that shall OVERSHADOW, reached thee
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Hath the news of the overwhelming day of judgment reached thee
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
in a signed study →
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَٰشِعَةٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)wujoohun yawma'idhin khaashi'ah
DIN 31635wuǧūhun yawmaʾiḏin ḫāšiʿatun
Faces on that Day will be shamed.
Compare translations (4)
On that day (many) faces will be downcast
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Faces on that day shall be humble
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Downcast on that day shall be the countenances of some
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
The countenances of some, on that day, shall be cast down
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
in a signed study →
عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)'aamilatun naasibah
DIN 31635ʿāmilatun nāṣibatun
The translators word this verse differently
Laboring and exhausted.
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Toiling, weary
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
labouring, toiling
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Travailing and worn
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
labouring and toiling
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
in a signed study →
تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً
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Easy-read (simplified)taslaa naaran haamiyah
DIN 31635taṣlā nāran ḥāmiyatan
The translators word this verse differently
Roasting in a scorching Fire.
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Scorched by burning fire
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
shall broil upon a burning fire
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Burnt at the scorching fire
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
They shall be cast into scorching fire to be broiled
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ ءَانِيَةٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)tusqaa min 'aynin aaniyah
DIN 31635tusqā min ʿaynin ʾāniyatin
Given to drink from a flaming spring.
Compare translations (4)
Drinking from a boiling spring
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
shall be given to drink from a boiling spring
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Made to drink from a fountain fiercely boiling
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
They shall be given to drink of a boiling fountain
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
in a signed study →
لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)laysa lahum ta'aamun illaa min daree'
DIN 31635laysa lahum ṭaʿāmun ʾillā min ḍarīʿin
The translators word this verse differently
They will have no food except thorns.
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No food for them save bitter thorn-fruit
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
no food shall they have save from the foul thorn
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
No food shall they have but the fruit of Darih
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
They shall have no food, but of dry thorns and thistles
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِن جُوعٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)laa yusminu walaa yughnee min joo'
DIN 31635lā yusminu walā yuġnī min ǧūʿin
The translators word this verse differently
That neither nourishes, nor satisfies hunger.
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Which doth not nourish nor release from hunger
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
which shall not fatten nor avail against hunger
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Which shall not fatten, nor appease their hunger
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
which shall not fatten, neither shall they satisfy hunger
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
in a signed study →
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)wujoohun yawma'idhin naa'imah
DIN 31635wuǧūhun yawmaʾiḏin nāʿimatun
The translators word this verse differently
Faces on that Day will be joyful.
Compare translations (4)
In that day other faces will be calm
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Faces on that day shall be comfortable
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Joyous too, on that day, the countenances of others
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
But the countenances of others, on that day, shall be joyful
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
in a signed study →
لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)lisa'yihaa raadiyah
DIN 31635lisaʿyihā rāḍiyatun
The translators word this verse differently
Satisfied with their endeavor.
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Glad for their effort past
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
content with their past endeavours
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Well pleased with their labours past
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
well pleased with their past endeavour
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
in a signed study →
فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)fee jannatin 'aaliyah
DIN 31635fī ǧannatin ʿāliyatin
In a lofty Garden.
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In a high Garden
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
in a lofty garden
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
In a lofty garden
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
They shall be placed in a lofty garden
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
in a signed study →
لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَٰغِيَةً
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)laa tasma'u feehaa laaghiyah
DIN 31635lā tasmaʿu fīhā lāġiyatan
The translators word this verse differently
In it you will hear no nonsense.
Compare translations (4)
Where they hear no idle speech
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
wherein they shall hear no foolish word
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
No vain discourse shalt thou hear therein
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
wherein thou shalt hear no vain discourse
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
in a signed study →
فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)feehaa 'aynun jaariyah
DIN 31635fīhā ʿaynun ǧāriyatun
The translators word this verse differently
In it is a flowing spring.
Compare translations (4)
Wherein is a gushing spring
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
wherein is a flowing fountain
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Therein shall be a gushing fountain
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Therein shall be a running fountain
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
in a signed study →
فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَّرْفُوعَةٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)feehaa sururun marfoo'ah
DIN 31635fīhā sururun marfūʿatun
The translators word this verse differently
In it are raised beds.
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Wherein are couches raised
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
wherein are couches raised on high
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Therein shall be raised couches
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Therein shall be raised beds
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
in a signed study →
وَأَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوعَةٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'akwaabun mawdoo'ah
DIN 31635waʾakwābun mawḍūʿatun
The translators word this verse differently
And cups set in place.
Compare translations (4)
And goblets set at hand
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and goblets set down
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And goblets ready placed
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and goblets placed before them
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
in a signed study →
وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)wanamaariqu masfoofah
DIN 31635wanamāriqu maṣfūfatun
And cushions set in rows.
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And cushions ranged
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and cushions arranged
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And cushions laid in order
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and cushions laid in order
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
in a signed study →
وَزَرَابِىُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)wazaraabiyyu mabthoothah
DIN 31635wazarābiyyu mabṯūṯatun
And carpets spread around.
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And silken carpets spread
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and carpets spread
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And carpets spread forth
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and carpets ready spread
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
in a signed study →
أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ
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Easy-read (simplified)afalaa yanzuroona ilaa l-'ibili kayfa khuliqat
DIN 31635ʾafalā yanẓurūna ʾilā l-ʾibili kayfa ḫuliqat
Do they not look at the camels-how they are created?
Compare translations (4)
Will they not regard the camels, how they are created
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Do they not look then at the camel how she is created
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Can they not look up to the clouds, how they are created
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Do they not consider the camels, how they are created
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
in a signed study →
وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'ilaa s-samaa'i kayfa rufi'at
DIN 31635waʾilā s-samāʾi kayfa rufiʿat
And at the sky-how it is raised?
Compare translations (4)
And the heaven, how it is raised
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And at the heaven how it is reared
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And to the heaven how it is upraised
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and the heaven, how it is raised
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
in a signed study →
وَإِلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'ilaa l-jibaali kayfa nusibat
DIN 31635waʾilā l-ǧibāli kayfa nuṣibat
And at the mountains-how they are installed?
Compare translations (4)
And the hills, how they are set up
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And at the mountains how they are set up
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And to the mountains how they are rooted
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and the mountains, how they are fixed
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
in a signed study →
وَإِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'ilaa l-'ardi kayfa sutihat
DIN 31635waʾilā l-ʾarḍi kayfa suṭiḥat
And at the earth-how it is spread out?
Compare translations (4)
And the earth, how it is spread
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And at the earth how it is spread out
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And to the earth how it is outspread
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
and the earth, how it is extended
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
in a signed study →
فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)fadhakkir innamaa anta mudhakkir
DIN 31635faḏakkir ʾinnamā ʾanta muḏakkirun
The translators word this verse differently
So remind. You are only a reminder.
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Remind them, for thou art but a remembrancer
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
But remind: thou art only one to remind
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Warn thou then; for thou art a warner only
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Wherefore warn thy people; for thou art a warner only
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
in a signed study →
لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)lasta 'alayhim bimusaytir
DIN 31635lasta ʿalayhim bimuṣayṭirin
The translators word this verse differently
You have no control over them.
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Thou art not at all a warder over them
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
thou art not in authority over them
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Thou hast no authority over them
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Thou art not impowered to act with authority over them
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
in a signed study →
إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ
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Easy-read (simplified)illaa man tawallaa wakafar
DIN 31635ʾillā man tawallā wakafara
The translators word this verse differently
But whoever turns away and disbelieves.
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But whoso is averse and disbelieveth
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
except such as turns his back and misbelieves
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
But whoever shall turn back and disbelieve
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
But whoever shall turn back, and disbelieve
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
in a signed study →
فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَكْبَرَ
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Easy-read (simplified)fayu'adhdhibuhu llaahu l-'adhaaba l-'akbar
DIN 31635fayuʿaḏḏibuhu llāhu l-ʿaḏāba l-ʾakbara
God will punish him with the greatest punishment.
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Allah will punish him with direst punishment
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
for him will God torment with the greatest torment
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
God shall punish him with the greater punishment
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
God shall punish him with the greater punishment of the life to come
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
in a signed study →
إِنَّ إِلَيْنَآ إِيَابَهُمْ
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Easy-read (simplified)inna ilaynaa iyaabahum
DIN 31635ʾinna ʾilaynā ʾiyābahum
To Us is their return.
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Lo! unto Us is their return
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Verily, unto us is their return
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Verily to Us shall they return
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Verily unto us shall they return
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
in a signed study →
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم
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Easy-read (simplified)thumma inna 'alaynaa hisaabahum
DIN 31635ṯumma ʾinna ʿalaynā ḥisābahum
The translators word this verse differently
Then upon Us rests their reckoning.
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And Ours their reckoning
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and, verily, for us is their account
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Then shall it be Our's to reckon with them
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Then shall it be our part to bring them to account
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
in a signed study →
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