قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا
Easy-read (simplified)qad aflaha man zakkaahaa
DIN 31635qad ʾaflaḥa man zakkāhā
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Successful is he who purifies 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
He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow
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
Prosperous is he who purifies it
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
Blessed now is he who hath kept it pure
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
Now is he who hath purified the same, happy
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
se ka fituar ai që e pastron atë (shpirtin)
নিঃসন্দেহে সে সফলকাম হয়েছে, যে তাকে পরিশুদ্ধ করেছে।
uspio je onaj ko je očisti,
uspio je onaj tko je očisti,
Malaama noon oon laaɓɓinɗo ndu.
მართლაც გადარჩა ის, ვინც განწმინდა იგი (სული),
Wohl ergehen wird es ja demjenigen, der sie läutert,
Ότι πράγματι, πετυχημένος είναι αυτός που την εξαγνίζει (την ψυχή του, μέσω του καλού),
निश्चय वह सफल हो गया, जिसने उसे पवित्र कर लिया।
avrà trionfato chi l’ha purificata
9. Sėkmingas tas, kuris apvalo ją (t. y. laikosi ir atlieka viską, ką Allahas įsakė, sekdamas tikrąją islamo monoteizmo religiją ir atlikdamas gerus darbus),
Namni ishee qulqulleesse dhugumatti milkaa’e. [2]
Преуспел тот, кто очистил её,
успео је онај ко је греха очисти,
Hakika amefanikiwa aliyeitakasa.
det ska gå väl för den som renar den,
Şüphe yok ki, nefsini temizlemiş olan felaha ermiştir.
جس نے اسے پاک کیا وه کامیاب ہوا.[1]
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وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا
Easy-read (simplified)wanafsin wamaa sawwaahaa
DIN 31635wanafsin wamā sawwāhā
And the soul and He who proportioned it.
And a soul and Him Who perfected it
And the soul and what fashioned it, and taught it
By a Soul and Him who balanced it
by the soul, and Him who completely formed it
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا
Easy-read (simplified)fa'alhamahaa fujoorahaa wataqwaahaa
DIN 31635faʾalhamahā fuǧūrahā wataqwāhā
The translators word this verse differently
And inspired it with its wickedness and its righteousness.
And inspired it (with conscience of) what is wrong for it and (what is) right for it
its sin and its piety
And breathed into it its wickedness and its piety
and inspired into the same its faculty of distinguishing, and power of choosing, wickedness and piety
91:9 — the verse above
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا
Easy-read (simplified)waqad khaaba man dassaahaa
DIN 31635waqad ḫāba man dassāhā
Failing is he who corrupts it.
And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it
And disappointed is he who corrupts it
And undone is he who hath corrupted it
but he who hath corrupted the same, is miserable
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ
Easy-read (simplified)kadhdhabat thamoodu bitaghwaahaa
DIN 31635kaḏḏabat ṯamūdu biṭaġwāhā
The translators word this verse differently
Thamood denied in its pride.
(The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride
Thamud called the apostle a liar in their outrage
Themoud in his impiety rejected the message of the Lord
Thamud accused their prophet Saleh of imposture, through the excess of their wickedness
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّاهَا
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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