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Quran 23:33

Surah Al-Mu'minun (The Believers), verse 33 of 118 · Juz 18

وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِن قَوْمِهِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِلِقَآءِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَأَتْرَفْنَـٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا مَا هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يَأْكُلُ مِمَّا تَأْكُلُونَ مِنْهُ وَيَشْرَبُ مِمَّا تَشْرَبُونَ

Translations of Quran 23:33
EnglishTalal Itani

But the dignitaries of his people, those who disbelieved and denied the meeting of the Hereafter, and We had indulged them in the present life, said, “This is nothing but a human like you; he eats what you eat, and he drinks what you drink.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And the chieftains of his folk, who disbelieved and denied the meeting of the Hereafter, and whom We had made soft in the life of the world, said: This is only a mortal like you, who eateth of that whereof ye eat and drinketh of that ye drink.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Dünya hayatta kendilerine refah verdiğimiz halde küfredip Âhıret likasını tekzib eyliyen kavminden o (mele') kodaman güruh ise şöyle dedi: «bu başka değil, ancak sizin gibi bir beşer, yediğinizden yiyor, içtiğinizden içiyor

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Mais les chefs des peuples infidèles, qui traitaient de mensonge la comparution devant Dieu, de ces peuples que nous avons laissés jouir des biens du monde, disaient : Cet homme n’est qu’un homme comme vous ; il mange ce que vous mangez, Et il boit ce que vous buvez.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

En de opperhoofden van zijn volk, dat niet geloofde, dat de ontmoeting des volgenden levens loochende, en aan hetwelk wij overvloed in dit leven schonken, zeiden: Dit is slechts een mensch zooals gij zijt: hij eet van hetgeen gij eet. En hij drinkt van hetgeen gij drinkt.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Ma i capi de’ popoli increduli, che trattavano di bugia il comparire di nanzi a Dio, di que’ popoli che abbiam lasciato godere de’ beni di questo mondo dicevano Quest’uomo è un semplice uomo come voi; mangia ciò che voi mangiate E beve ciò che voi bevete.

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