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Quran 39:23

Surah Az-Zumar (The Troops), verse 23 of 75 · Juz 23

ٱللَّهُ نَزَّلَ أَحْسَنَ ٱلْحَدِيثِ كِتَـٰبًا مُّتَشَـٰبِهًا مَّثَانِىَ تَقْشَعِرُّ مِنْهُ جُلُودُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُمْ ثُمَّ تَلِينُ جُلُودُهُمْ وَقُلُوبُهُمْ إِلَىٰ ذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ يَهْدِى بِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِنْ هَادٍ

Translations of Quran 39:23
EnglishTalal Itani

Allah has sent down the best of narrations: A Scripture consistent and paired. The skins of those who reverence their Lord shiver from it, then their skins and their hearts soften up to the remembrance of Allah. Such is Allah’s guidance; He guides with it whomever He wills. But whomever Allah leaves astray, for him there is no guide.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Allah hath (now) revealed the fairest of statements, a Scripture consistent, (wherein promises of reward are) paired (with threats of punishment), whereat doth creep the flesh of those who fear their Lord, so that their flesh and their hearts soften to Allah's reminder. Such is Allah's guidance, wherewith He guideth whom He will. And him whom Allah sendeth astray, for him there is no guide.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Allah kelâmın en güzelini indirdi, ikizli, ahenkli bir kitab, ondan rablarına saygısı olanların derileri örperir, sonra derileri de kalbleri de Allahın zikrine yumşar, o işte Allah rehberidir, Allah onunla dilediğini doğru yola çıkarır, her kimi de Allah şaşırtırsa artık ona hidayet edecek yoktur

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Dieu a fait descendre d’en haut la plus belle parole qui fut jamais donnée ; il en a fait un livre dont les parties se ressemblent et se répètent ; ceux qui craignent Dieu sentent à sa lecture leur peau se roidir et se contracter sur leurs corps ; peu à peu, leurs peaux et leurs cœurs s’adoucissent au souvenir et à la parole de Dieu. Telle est la direction de Dieu : par elle il dirige ceux qu’il veut ; mais celui que Dieu égaré, où trouvera-t-il un guide ?

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

God heeft een uitnemend woord geopenbaard; een boek, dat overeenkomstig zichzelven is, en herhaalde vermaningen bevat. De huid van hen die hunnen Heer vreezen, krimpt uit vrees daarvoor ineen, daarna worden, bij de herdenking van hunnen Heer, hunne huiden en ook hunne harten zacht. Dit is de leiding van God; hij wil daardoor leiden wien hem behaagt, en hij, dien God zal doen dwalen, zal geen leider hebben.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Dio ha fatto scendere dall’alto la più bella parola che fosse mai data; (ne ha fatto) un libro le di cui parti si rassomigliano e si ripetono; quei che temono Dio sentono alla lettura intirizzirsi la pelle, e raggrinzarsi sul loro corpo; (a poco a poco) a forza di pensare a Dio e di proferire il suo nome, la lor pelle ed il lor cuore s’addolciscono. Quest’è la direzione di Dio; con essa dirige chi vuole; ma chi Dio smarrisce, dove troverà egli una guida?

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