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| بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ |
| 1. [16:35] | Waqala allatheena ashrakoo lawshaa Allahu ma AAabadna min doonihimin shay-in nahnu wala abaonawala harramna min doonihi min shay-in kathalikafaAAala allatheena min qablihim fahal AAala alrrusuliilla albalaghu almubeenu |  وقال الذين أشركوا لو شاء الله ما عبدنا من دونه من شيء نحن ولا آباؤنا ولا حرمنا من دونه من شيء كذلك فعل الذين من قبلهم فهل على الرسل إلا البلاغ المبينوَقَالَ الَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُواْ لَوْ شَاءَ اللّهُ مَا عَبَدْنَا مِن دُونِهِ مِن شَيْءٍ نَّحْنُ وَلاَ آبَاؤُنَا وَلاَ حَرَّمْنَا مِن دُونِهِ مِن شَيْءٍ كَذَلِكَ فَعَلَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَهَلْ عَلَى الرُّسُلِ إِلاَّ الْبَلاغُ الْمُبِينُ | |||||
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| Tahir ul Qadri | اور مشرک لوگ کہتے ہیں: اگر اللہ چاہتا تو ہم اس کے سوا کسی بھی چیز کی پرستش نہ کرتے، نہ ہی ہم اور نہ ہمارے باپ دادا، اور نہ ہم اس کے (حکم کے) بغیر کسی چیز کو حرام قرار دیتے، یہی کچھ ان لوگوں نے (بھی) کیا تھا جو اِن سے پہلے تھے، تو کیا رسولوں کے ذمہ (اللہ کے پیغام اور احکام) واضح طور پر پہنچا دینے کے علاوہ بھی کچھ ہے | ||||||
| Yousuf Ali | The worshippers of false gods say: "If Allah had so willed, we should not have worshipped aught but Him - neither we nor our fathers,- nor should we have prescribed prohibitions other than His." So did those who went before them. But what is the mission of messengers but to preach the Clear Message?
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| Ahmed Ali | اور مشرک کہتے ہیں اگر الله چاہتا تو ہم اس کے سوا کسی چیز کی عبادت نہ کرتے اور نہ ہمارے باپ دادا اور اس کے حکم کے سوا ہم کسی چیز کو حرام نہ ٹھیراتے اسی طرح کیا ان لوگو ں نے جو ان سے پہلے تھے پھر رسولوں کے ذمہ تو صرف صاف پہنچا دینا ہے | ||||||
| Ahmed Raza Khan | اور مشرک بولے اللہ چاہتا تو اس کے سوا کچھ نہ پوجنے نہ ہم اور نہ ہمارے باپ دادا اور نہ اس سے جدا ہو کر ہم کوئی چیز حرام ٹھہراتے جیسا ہی ان سے اگلوں نے کیا تو رسولوں پر کیا ہے مگر صاف پہنچا دینا، | ||||||
| Shabbir Ahmed | اور کہتے ہیں یہ لوگ جنہوں نے شرک کیا کہ اگرچاہتا اللہ تو نہ پوجتے اللہ کے سوا کسی چیز کو ہم اور نہ ہمارے آباؤ اجداد اور نہ حرام ٹھہراتے بغیر اس (کے حکم) کے کسی چیز کو، ایسا ہی کیا تھا اُن لوگوں نے جو اُن سے پہلے تھے، سو نہیں ہے رسُولوں پر (کچھ ذمّہ داری)۔ سوائے کھول کھول کر پیغام پہنچادینے کے۔ | ||||||
| Fateh Muhammad Jalandhary | اور مشرک کہتے ہیں کہ اگر خدا چاہتا تو نہ ہم ہی اس کے سوا کسی چیز کو پوجتے اور نہ ہمارے بڑے ہی (پوجتے) اور نہ اس کے (فرمان کے) بغیر ہم کسی چیز کو حرام ٹھہراتے۔ (اے پیغمبر) اسی طرح ان سے اگلے لوگوں نے کیا تھا۔ تو پیغمبروں کے ذمے (خدا کے احکام کو) کھول کر سنا دینے کے سوا اور کچھ نہیں | ||||||
| Mehmood Al Hassan | اور بولے شرک کرنے والے اگر چاہتا اللہ نہ پوجتے ہم اس کےسوا کسی چیز کو اور نہ ہمارے باپ اور نہ حرام ٹھہرا لیتے ہم بدون اسکے حکم کے کسی چیز کو اسی طرح کیا ان سے اگلوں نے سو رسولوں کے ذمہ نہیں مگر پہنچا دینا صاف صاف | ||||||
| Abul Ala Maududi | یہ مشرکین کہتے ہیں "اگر اللہ چاہتا تو نہ ہم اور نہ ہمارے باپ دادا اُس کے سوا کسی اور کی عبادت کرتے اور نہ اُس کے حکم کے بغیر کسی چیز کو حرام ٹھیراتے" ایسے ہی بہانے اِن سے پہلے کے لوگ بھی بناتے رہے ہیں تو کیا رسولوں پر صاف صاف بات پہنچا دینے کے سوا اور بھی کوئی ذمہ داری ہے؟ | ||||||
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| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
| Literal | And those who shared/made partners (with God) said: "If God willed/wanted, we would not have worshipped from182other than Him from a thing, us and nor our fathers, and nor forbade/prohibited from other than Him from a thing." As/like that those from before them made/did, so is there on the messengers except the information/communication the clear/evident ? | ||||||
| Yusuf Ali | The worshippers of false gods say: "If Allah had so willed, we should not have worshipped aught but Him - neither we nor our fathers,- nor should we have prescribed prohibitions other than His." So did those who went before them. But what is the mission of messengers but to preach the Clear Message? | ||||||
| Pickthal | And the idolaters say: Had Allah willed, we had not worshipped aught beside Him, we and our fathers, nor had we forbidden aught without (command from) Him. Even so did those before them. Are the messengers charged with aught save plain conveyance (of the message)? | ||||||
| Arberry | The idolators say, 'If God had willed we would not have served; apart from Him, anything, neither we nor our fathers, nor would we have forbidden, apart from Him, anything.' So did those before them; yet is aught for the Messengers, but to deliver the manifest Message? | ||||||
| Shakir | And they who give associates (to Allah) say: If Allah had pleased, we would not have served anything besides Allah, (neither) we nor our fathers, nor would we have prohibited anything without (order from) Him. Thus did those before them; is then aught incumbent upon the messengers except a plain delivery (of the message)? | ||||||
| Sarwar | The pagans had said, "Had God wanted we would not have worshipped anything other than Him, nor would our fathers. We would not have forbidden anything without (a command from) Him." The same thing was said by the people who lived before them. Are the Messengers expected to do more than just preach? | ||||||
| H/K/Saheeh | And those who associate others with Allah say, "If Allah had willed, we would not have worshipped anything other than Him, neither we nor our fathers, nor would we have forbidden anything through other than Him." Thus did those do before them. So is there upon the messengers except [the duty of] clear notification? | ||||||
| Malik | The pagans say: "If Allah wanted, neither we nor our forefathers would have worshipped any one else but Him, nor made anything unlawful without His will." Such excuses were put forward also by those who went before them. Yet Messengers have no more responsibility than to convey the Message clearly.[35] | ||||||
| Maulana Ali** | And the idolaters say: Had Allah pleased, we had not served aught but Him, (neither) we nor our fathers, nor had we prohibited aught without (order from) Him. Thus did those before them. But have the messengers any duty except a plain delivery (of the message)? | ||||||
| Free Minds | And those who set up partners said: "If God had wished it, we would not have served anything besides Him; neither us nor our fathers; nor would we have forbidden anything without Him." Those before them did the exact same thing; so are the messengers required to do anything but deliver with clarity? | ||||||
| Qaribullah | The idolaters say: 'Had Allah willed, neither we nor our fathers would have worshipped anything other than Him, nor would we have forbidden anything without Him', as such did those before them. Yet what should Messengers do but give a clear deliverance? | ||||||
| George Sale | The idolaters say, if God had pleased, we had not worshipped any thing besides Him, neither had our fathers: Neither had we forbidden any thing, without Him. So did they who were before them. But is the duty of the Apostles any other, than public preaching? | ||||||
| JM Rodwell | They who have joined other gods with God say, "Had He pleased, neither we nor our fathers had worshipped aught but him; nor should we, apart from him, have forbidden aught." Thus acted they who were before them. Yet is the duty of the apostles other than p | ||||||
| Asad | Now they who ascribe divinity to aught beside God say, "Had God so willed, we would not have worshipped aught but Him - neither we nor our forefathers; nor would we have declared aught as forbidden without a commandment from Him." Even thus did speak those [sinners] who lived before their time; but, then, are the apostles bound to do more than clearly deliver the message [entrusted to them] ? | ||||||
| Khalifa** | The idol worshipers say, "Had GOD willed, we would not worship any idols besides Him, nor would our parents. Nor would we prohibit anything besides His prohibitions." Those before them have done the same. Can the messengers do anything but deliver the complete message? | ||||||
| Hilali/Khan** | And those who join others in worship with Allah say: "If Allah had so willed, neither we nor our fathers would have worshipped aught but Him, nor would we have forbidden anything without (Command from) Him." So did those before them. Then! Are the Messengers charged with anything but to convey clearly the Message? | ||||||
| QXP Shabbir Ahemd** | Now the idolaters say, "If Allah had so willed, we would not have worshiped or served anyone but Him, we and our forefathers. Nor had we forbidden things outside His Command." Thus did those before them. But, are the Messengers responsible for other than conveying the Message clearly? | ||||||
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| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
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| ** - Read with caution - These Translations, specially those which are marked here with **, are considered either incorrect, far-fetched, non-conforming or misleading. For all translations, care must be exercised for certain verses or an alternate translation should be considered. | |||||||
| Verse(s): 1 | Surah : 16 - An-Nahl | Showing verse 35 of 128 in chapter 16 | |||||
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