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Quran 23:71

Surah Al-Mu'minun (The Believers), verse 71 of 118 · Juz 18

وَلَوِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلْحَقُّ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ لَفَسَدَتِ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ وَمَن فِيهِنَّ ۚ بَلْ أَتَيْنَـٰهُم بِذِكْرِهِمْ فَهُمْ عَن ذِكْرِهِم مُّعْرِضُونَ

Translations of Quran 23:71
EnglishTalal Itani

If the truth conformed to their desires, the heavens, the earth, and everyone in them would have gone to ruin. In fact, We have given them their message, but they keep avoiding their message.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And if the Truth had followed their desires, verily the heavens and the earth and whosoever is therein had been corrupted. Nay, We have brought them their Reminder, but from their Reminder they now turn away.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Eğer hak onların keyflerine tâbi' olsa idi Semavât ve Arz ve bunlardaki kimseler kat'ıyyen fâsid olurdu, hayır, biz onlara unutulmaz ders olacak zikirlerini getirdik de onlar zikirlerinden ı'raz ediyorlar

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Si la vérité avait suivi leurs désirs, les cieux et la terre et tout ce qu’ils renferment seraient tombés dans le désordre. Nous leur avons envoyé un avertissement, mais ils s’en éloignent.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Indien de waarheid hunne begeerte zou hebben gevolgd, waarlijk dan zouden de hemelen en de aarde, en alles wat er in is, bedorven zijn geweest. Maar wij hebben hun eene vermaning gezonden, en zij wenden zich er van af.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Se la verità avesse seguiti i lor desiderj, i cieli, la terra, e tutto ciò che si trova in essi, sarebbero caduti nel disordine. Abbiamo mandato loro un avvertimento, ma ne rifuggono.

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