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Quran 16:36

Surah An-Nahl (The Bee), verse 36 of 128 · Juz 14

وَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِى كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ رَّسُولًا أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱجْتَنِبُوا۟ ٱلطَّـٰغُوتَ ۖ فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ هَدَى ٱللَّهُ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ حَقَّتْ عَلَيْهِ ٱلضَّلَـٰلَةُ ۚ فَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Translations of Quran 16:36
EnglishTalal Itani

To every community We sent a messenger: “Worship Allah, and avoid idolatry.” Some of them Allah guided, while others deserved misguidance. So travel through the earth, and see what the fate of the deniers was.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And verily We have raised in every nation a messenger, (proclaiming): Serve Allah and shun false gods. Then some of them (there were) whom Allah guided, and some of them (there were) upon whom error had just hold. Do but travel in the land and see the nature of the consequence for the deniers!

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Celâlim hakkı için biz, her ümmette «Allaha ibadet edin ve Tâguttan ictinab eyleyin» diye bir Resul ba'settik, sonra içlerinden kimine Allah hidayet nasîb etti, kiminin de üzerine dalâlet hakkoldu, şimdi Yer yüzünde bir gezin de bakın peygamberleri tekzib edenlerin akibeti nasıl oldu?

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Nous avons envoyé des apôtres vers chaque peuple en disant : Adorez Dieu et évitez le Thaghout. Il y en eut parmi eux que Dieu a dirigés ; il y en eut d’autres qui ont été destinés à l’égarement. Parcourez la terre, et voyez quelle a été la fin de ceux qui ont traité les apôtres de menteurs.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Wij hebben vroeger bij ieder volk een gezant doen opstaan, om hen te vermanen, zeggende: Aanbidt God en vermijdt Thagut. En sommigen van hen werden door God geleid, terwijl anderen bestemd waren af te dwalen. Gaat dus over de aarde, gij Koreïshieten, en ziet wat het einde was van hen, die hunne gezanten van bedrog beschuldigden.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Abbiamo mandato gli apostoli a ciascun popolo, dicendo: Adorate Dio, ed evitate Thaghut. Ve ne furono fra loro che sono stati diretti da Dio; altri destinati allo smarrimento. Scorrete la terra, e vedrete qual’è stata la fine di quei che han trattato gli apostoli come bugiardi.

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