The prefix letter changed from 'ta' (second person 'you') to 'ya' (third person 'they'), altering the subject of the action.

The prefix changes from 'ta' (two dots above) to 'ya' (two dots below), shifting the verb from the second person plural ('you do') to the third person plural ('they do').

The vowel on the initial mim changes from a damma to a fatha, shifting the word from 'muqām' (dwelling place, derived from Form IV 'aqāma') to 'maqām' (standing place, derived from Form I 'qāma').

Hafs reads with a long 'a' (Form IV), meaning 'they would have done/given it'. The variant reads with a short 'a' (Form I), meaning 'they would have come to it'.

The verb changes from Form I (asking) to Form VI (asking one another), modifying the meaning from simply asking to mutual questioning.

The vowel on the letter ya changes from a kasrah to a fathah, shifting the word from an active participle (clear/manifesting) to a passive participle (evidenced/manifested).

The verb changes from the third-person passive (يُضَٰعَفۡ - will be doubled) to the first-person plural active (نُّضَعِّفۡ - We would double) by changing the prefix from Ya to Nun. Consequently, 'the punishment' changes from the nominative subject (ٱلۡعَذَابُ) to the accusative object (ٱلۡعَذَابَ).

The prefix of the verb changes from a nun (ن) indicating 'We' to a ya (ي) indicating 'He', shifting the subject from the first person plural to the third person singular referring to Allah.

The vowel change from a fatha (qarna) to a kasra (qirna) shifts the morphological derivation from the root 'qarara' (to stay) to 'waqara' (to be settled with dignity and reverence).

The variant adds an Alif and changes the vowel on the initial Ta (shifting from Form I to Form III), which introduces a reciprocal meaning ('mutually touching' or 'having touched each other') rather than a one-sided action.

The difference lies in the diacritical dots on the second letter (ba' with one dot below vs. tha' with three dots above), changing the word 'kabīran' (great in magnitude) to 'kathīran' (many/a lot of in quantity).