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Quran 72:12

Surah Al-Jinn (The Jinn), verse 12 of 28 · Juz 29

وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّآ أَن لَّن نُّعْجِزَ ٱللَّهَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَن نُّعْجِزَهُۥ هَرَبًا

Translations of Quran 72:12
EnglishTalal Itani

We realized that we cannot defeat Allah on earth, and that we cannot escape Him by fleeing.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And we know that we cannot escape from Allah in the earth, nor can we escape by flight.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Ve doğrusu biz anladık ki Allahı Arzda acze düşürmemize ihtimal yok, kaçmakla da onu asla âciz bırakamayız.

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Nous avons reconnu que nous ne saurions affaiblir la puissance de Dieu sur la terre, que nous ne saurions l’affaiblir par notre fuite.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

En wij erkennen waarlijk, dat wij Gods macht op aarde geenszins zouden kunnen verzwakken, noch dat wij hem door de vlucht zouden kunnen ontsnappen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Credevamo che avremmo potuto diminuire la possanza di Dio sulla terra, che avremmo potuto renderla meno forte colla nostra fuga.

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