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Quran 11:118

Surah Hud, verse 118 of 123 · Juz 12

وَلَوْ شَآءَ رَبُّكَ لَجَعَلَ ٱلنَّاسَ أُمَّةً وَٰحِدَةً ۖ وَلَا يَزَالُونَ مُخْتَلِفِينَ

Translations of Quran 11:118
EnglishTalal Itani

Had your Lord willed, He could have made humanity one community, but they continue to differ.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And if thy Lord had willed, He verily would have made mankind one nation, yet they cease not differing,

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Hem rabbın dileseydi elbet bütün o nası bir tek ümmet yapardı, halbuki ıhtilâf edip duracaklardır

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Verses 118–119 are translated together in this edition.

Si Dieu avait voulu, il n’aurait fait de tous les hommes qu’un seul peuple. Mais ils ne cesseront de différer entre eux, excepté ceux à qui Dieu aura accordé sa miséricorde. Il les a créés pour cela, afin que la parole de Dieu s’accomplisse quand il a dit : Je remplirai l’enfer de génies et d’hommes à la fois.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Verses 118–119 are translated together in this edition.

En indien het uw Heer had behaagd, zou hij alle menschen van éénen godsdienst gemaakt hebben; maar zij zullen niet ophouden onder elkander te verschillen, behalve zij, voor wie uw Heer genade zal hebben. Daartoe heeft hij hen geschapen; want het woord van uwen Heer zal vervuld worden, toen hij zeide: Waarlijk, ik zal de hel met menschen en geniussen beiden vullen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Verses 118–119 are translated together in this edition.

Se Dio avesse voluto, avrebbe fatto di tutti gli uomini un solo popolo. Ma non cesseranno di essere diversi fra loro, fuorchè quelli a cui Dio avrà accordata la sua misericordia. Egli li ha creati perciò, affinchè la parola di Dio si eseguisse allorchè disse: Io empierò l’inferno di genj, e di uomini.

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