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and is no idle tale
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it is no merriment
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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 Buy
and is no idle tale
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall Buy
It is no pleasantry
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) Buy
It is not a thing for amusement
Mustafa Khattab 2018 Buy
and is not to be taken lightly.
Safi Kaskas 2025 Buy
not to be taken lightly.
Wahiduddin Khan Buy
and is not to be taken lightly
Shakir Buy
And it is no joke
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar Buy
and it is not for mirth.
T.B.Irving Buy
It is no joke.
Abdul Hye Buy
and it is not for amusement.
Saeed Malik Buy
And it is not in jest.
The Study Quran Buy
And it is not for amusement
Talal Itani (2012) Buy
It is no joke
Talal Itani & AI (2025) Buy
It is no joke.
Dr. Kamal Omar
And it is not a senseless statement
M. Farook Malik Buy
and it is no joke
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali Buy
And in no way is it mere joking
Muhammad Sarwar Buy
and it is certainly not a jest
Muhammad Taqi Usmani Buy
and it is not a joke
Shabbir Ahmed Buy
It is not an amusing idle talk
Dr. Munir Munshey
It is not an idle tale
Syed Vickar Ahamed Buy
It is not a thing for amusement
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) Buy
And it is not amusement
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition) Buy
And it is not a thing for amusement.
Abdel Haleem Buy
it is not something to be taken lightly
Abdul Majid Daryabadi Buy
And it is not a frivolity
Ahmed Ali Buy
And no trifle
Aisha Bewley Buy
It is no joke.
Ali Ünal Buy
It is not (a word) in jest
Ali Quli Qara'i Buy
and it is not a jest
Hamid S. Aziz Buy
And it is no frivolity
Bilal Muhammad 2018 Buy
It is not a thing for entertainment
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
and it is not a joke.
Musharraf Hussain Buy
no joking matter.
Maududi Buy
not a flippant jest
Mohammad Shafi Buy
And it is not for just sport and amusement
Controversial or status undetermined works
Rashad Khalifa Buy
Not to be taken lightly
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) Buy
And it is no merriment.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
it is not a jest
Maulana Muhammad Ali Buy
And it is not a joke
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
And it is not with (of) the joke/fun
Bijan Moeinian Buy
…. something to be taken for lightly
Faridul Haque Buy
And is not a matter of amusement
Sher Ali Buy
And it is not a vain talk
Edip Yuksel Buy
It is not a thing for amusement.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri Buy
And it is no joke
Amatul Rahman Omar Buy
And it is not a vain (revelation)
Hilali - Khan Buy
And it is not a thing for amusement
Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry Buy
it is no merriment
George Sale Buy
and it is not composed with lightness
Edward Henry Palmer Buy
and it is no frivolity
John Medows Rodwell Buy
And that it is not frivolous
N J Dawood 2014 Buy
no flippant jest
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Shuaib Abdullahi Buy
and (Wa) it (Huwa) is not (Maa Bi) a joke (El'Haz'l).
Fode Drame Buy
And it in no way is a jest.
MunirMezyed2023 Buy
And It’s not an idle tale.
Mustaqim
And it is not a joke.
Linda "iLham" Barto Buy
It is not a thing for fun.
Fadel Soliman-The Bridges Translation Buy
and it is no joke.
Irving/Hegab Buy
It is no joke.
Samy Mahdy Buy
And it is not a comic.
Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress) Buy
it is no idle talk.
Qarai Buy
and not a jest.
Ahmed Hulusi Buy
It has not come as a joke!
Mubarakpuri Buy
And it is not a thing for amusement.
A. S. Mohamed Buy
It is not a thing for amusement.
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation) Buy
it is not a joke
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli Buy
And it is not a thing for amusemen
Mir Aneesuddin
and it is not (something to be taken as) a joke.
[Al-Muntakhab]
And not the object of ridicule nor is it derisive
The Wise Quran Project
And it is no joke.
Newest Translations 2026
Zulfiquar Ali Bhotto
And it is not a joke.
Verbatim Quran - Mahmoud K
And it is no ludicrous.
Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938) Buy
It is not a thing for amusement
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) Buy
Andit is not a thing for amusement.
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) Buy
And it is not a thing for amusement
OLD Word by Word
And not it (is) for amusement
Transliteration Buy
Wama huwa bialhazli