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Muhammad Asad
and is no idle tale
Arthur John Arberry
it is no merriment
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
It is not a thing for amusement
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وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ
Transliteration-3
wamā huwa bil-hazli
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and it (i.e., Quran) is not to be taken lightly
Word by Word (2021)
And not it (is) for amusement.
Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
and is no idle tale
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
It is no pleasantry
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
It is not a thing for amusement
Mustafa Khattab 2018
and is not to be taken lightly.
Safi Kaskas 2025
not to be taken lightly.
Wahiduddin Khan
and is not to be taken lightly
Shakir
And it is no joke
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
and it is not for mirth.
T.B.Irving
It is no joke.
Abdul Hye
and it is not for amusement.
Saeed Malik
And it is not in jest.
The Study Quran
And it is not for amusement
Talal Itani & AI (2025)
It is no joke.
Talal Itani (2012)
It is no joke
Dr. Kamal Omar
And it is not a senseless statement
M. Farook Malik
and it is no joke
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And in no way is it mere joking
Muhammad Sarwar
and it is certainly not a jest
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
and it is not a joke
Shabbir Ahmed
It is not an amusing idle talk
Dr. Munir Munshey
It is not an idle tale
Syed Vickar Ahamed
It is not a thing for amusement
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
And it is not amusement
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)
And it is not a thing for amusement.
Abdel Haleem
it is not something to be taken lightly
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And it is not a frivolity
Ahmed Ali
And no trifle
Aisha Bewley
It is no joke.
Ali Ãœnal
It is not (a word) in jest
Ali Quli Qara'i
and it is not a jest
Hamid S. Aziz
And it is no frivolity
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
and it is not a joke.
Bilal Muhammad 2018
It is not a thing for entertainment
Musharraf Hussain
no joking matter.
Maududi
not a flippant jest
Mohammad Shafi
And it is not for just sport and amusement
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And it is no merriment.
Rashad Khalifa
Not to be taken lightly
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
it is not a jest
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And it is not a joke
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
And it is not with (of) the joke/fun
Bijan Moeinian
…. something to be taken for lightly
Faridul Haque
And is not a matter of amusement
Sher Ali
And it is not a vain talk
Edip Yuksel
It is not a thing for amusement.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And it is no joke
Amatul Rahman Omar
And it is not a vain (revelation)
Hilali - Khan
And it is not a thing for amusement
Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry
it is no merriment
George Sale
and it is not composed with lightness
Edward Henry Palmer
and it is no frivolity
John Medows Rodwell
And that it is not frivolous
N J Dawood 2014
no flippant jest
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Shuaib Abdullahi
and (Wa) it (Huwa) is not (Maa Bi) a joke (El'Haz'l).
Fode Drame
And it in no way is a jest.
MunirMezyed2023
And It’s not an idle tale.
Mustaqim
And it is not a joke.
Linda "iLham" Barto
It is not a thing for fun.
Fadel Soliman-The Bridges Translation
and it is no joke.
Irving/Hegab
It is no joke.
Samy Mahdy
And it is not a comic.
Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)
it is no idle talk.
Qarai
and not a jest.
Ahmed Hulusi
It has not come as a joke!
Mubarakpuri
And it is not a thing for amusement.
A. S. Mohamed
It is not a thing for amusement.
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)
it is not a joke
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
And it is not a thing for amusemen
[Al-Muntakhab]
And not the object of ridicule nor is it derisive
Mir Aneesuddin
and it is not (something to be taken as) a joke.
The Wise Quran Project
And it is no joke.
Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)
It is not a thing for amusement
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Andit is not a thing for amusement.
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
And it is not a thing for amusement
OLD Word by Word
And not it (is) for amusement
Transliteration
Wama huwa bialhazli