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Quran 41:44

Surah Fussilat (Explained in Detail), verse 44 of 54 · Juz 24

وَلَوْ جَعَلْنَـٰهُ قُرْءَانًا أَعْجَمِيًّا لَّقَالُوا۟ لَوْلَا فُصِّلَتْ ءَايَـٰتُهُۥٓ ۖ ءَا۬عْجَمِىٌّ وَعَرَبِىٌّ ۗ قُلْ هُوَ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ هُدًى وَشِفَآءٌ ۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ فِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرٌ وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَمًى ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ يُنَادَوْنَ مِن مَّكَانٍۭ بَعِيدٍ

Translations of Quran 41:44
EnglishTalal Itani

Had We made it a Quran in a foreign language, they would have said, “If only its verses were made clear.” Non-Arabic and an Arab? Say, “For those who believe, it is guidance and healing. But as for those who do not believe: there is heaviness in their ears, and it is blindness for them. These are being called from a distant place.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And if We had appointed it a Lecture in a foreign tongue they would assuredly have said: If only its verses were expounded (so that we might understand)? What! A foreign tongue and an Arab? - Say unto them (O Muhammad): For those who believe it is a guidance and a healing; and as for those who disbelieve, there is a deafness in their ears, and it is blindness for them. Such are called to from afar.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Ve eğer biz onu a'cemî bir Kur'an yapa idik diyecekler idiki: âyetleri tafsıyl edilseydi ya! Acaba Acemce mi? de ki: o, iyman edenler için hidayet ve şifadır, iyman etmiyenlerin ise kulaklarında bir ağırlık vardır ve o onlara karşı körlüktür, onlara uzak bir mekândan haykırılır

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Si nous avions fait de ce Koran un livre écrit en langue étrangère, ils auraient dit : Si au moins les versets de ce livre étaient clairs et distincts ? langue étrangère et peuple arabe ?… Réponds-leur : C’est une direction vers la vérité, et un remède pour ils cœurs qui doutent à ceux qui croient ; pour les infidèles, une pesanteur siège dans leurs oreilles, et ils ne voient pas : ils ressemblent à ceux que l’on appelle de loin.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Indien wij den Koran in eene vreemde taal hadden geopenbaard, zouden zij zekerlijk gezegd hebben: Wij zullen dien niet ontvangen, zoo lang de teekenen daarvan niet duidelijk zijn uitgelegd. Is dan het boek in eene vreemde taal geschreven, en de persoon, aan wien het werd gericht een Arabier? Antwoord: Het is een zekere gids voor hen die gelooven, en een heelmiddel tegen twijfel en onzekerheid; maar voor hen, die niet gelooven, een zwaar gehoor in hunne ooren, en het is eene duisternis die hen bedekt, deze zijn gelijk degenen, die van eene afgelegene plaats worden aangeroepen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Se avessimo fatto di questo Corano un libro scritto in lingua straniera avrebbero detto: Almeno i versetti di questo libro fossero chiari e distinti! Lingua straniera e popolo arabo? Rispondi loro: È una direzione ed un rimedio per quei che credono; gl’infedeli son sordi e non vedono: Somigliano a coloro che si chiamano da lontano.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.