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| بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ |
| 1. [21:24] | Ami ittakhathoo min doonihi alihatanqul hatoo burhanakum hatha thikru manmaAAiya wathikru man qablee bal aktharuhum layaAAlamoona alhaqqa fahum muAAridoona |  أم اتخذوا من دونه آلهة قل هاتوا برهانكم هذا ذكر من معي وذكر من قبلي بل أكثرهم لا يعلمون الحق فهم معرضونأَمِ اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِهِ آلِهَةً قُلْ هَاتُوا بُرْهَانَكُمْ هَذَا ذِكْرُ مَن مَّعِيَ وَذِكْرُ مَن قَبْلِي بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ الْحَقَّ فَهُم مُّعْرِضُونَ | |||||
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| Tahir ul Qadri | کیا ان (کافروں) نے اسے چھوڑ کر اور معبود بنا لئے ہیں؟ فرما دیجئے: اپنی دلیل لاؤ، یہ (قرآن) ان لوگوں کا ذکر ہے جو میرے ساتھ ہیں اور ان کا (بھی) ذکر ہے جو مجھ سے پہلے تھے بلکہ ان میں سے اکثر لوگ حق کو نہیں جانتے اِس لئے وہ اِس سے رُوگردانی کئے ہوئے ہیں | ||||||
| Yousuf Ali | Or have they taken for worship (other) gods besides him? Say, "Bring your convincing proof: this is the Message of those with me and the Message of those before me." But most of them know not the Truth, and so turn away.
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| Ahmed Ali | کیا انہوں نے اس کے سوا اور بھی معبود بنا رکھے ہیں کہہ دو اپنی دلیل لاؤ یہ میرے ساتھ والو ں کی کتاب اور مجھ سے پہلے لوگوں کی کتابیں موجود ہیں بلکہ اکثران میں سے حق جانتے ہی نہیں اس لیے منہ پھیرے ہوئے ہیں | ||||||
| Ahmed Raza Khan | کیا اللہ کے سوا اور خدا بنا رکھے ہیں، تم فرماؤ اپنی دلیل لاؤ یہ قرآن میرے ساتھ والوں کا ذکر ہے اور مجھ سے اگلوں کا تذکرہ بلکہ ان میں اکثر حق کو نہیں جانتے تو وہ رو گرداں، ہیں | ||||||
| Shabbir Ahmed | کیا اُنہوں نے بنارکھے ہیں اللہ کے سِوا دوسرے خدا، کہو لاؤ تم اپنی دلیل۔ یہ (کتاب) نصیحت ہے ان لوگوں کے لیے جو میرے ساتھ ہیں اور نصیحت ہے ان کے لیے بھی جو مجھ سے پہلے تھے۔ مگر ان میں سے اکثر بے خبر ہیں حقیقت سے اسی لیے وہ منہ موڑے ہُوئے ہیں۔ | ||||||
| Fateh Muhammad Jalandhary | کیا لوگوں نے خدا کو چھوڑ کر اور معبود بنالئے ہیں۔ کہہ دو کہ (اس بات پر) اپنی دلیل پیش کرو۔ یہ (میری اور) میرے ساتھ والوں کی کتاب بھی ہے اور جو مجھ سے پہلے (پیغمبر) ہوئے ہیں۔ ان کی کتابیں بھی ہیں۔ بلکہ (بات یہ ہے کہ) ان اکثر حق بات کو نہیں جانتے اور اس لئے اس سے منہ پھیر لیتے ہیں | ||||||
| Mehmood Al Hassan | کیا ٹھہرائے ہیں انہوں نے اُس سے ورے اور معبود تو کہہ لاؤ اپنی سند یہی بات ہے میرے ساتھ والوں کی اور یہی بات ہے مجھ سے پہلوں کی کوئی نہیں پر وہ بہت لوگ نہیں سمجھتے سچی بات سو ٹلا رہے ہیں | ||||||
| Abul Ala Maududi | کیا اُسے چھوڑ کر اِنہوں نے دوسرے خدا بنا لیے ہیں؟ اے محمدؐ، ان سے کہو کہ "لاؤ اپنی دلیل، یہ کتاب بھی موجود ہے جس میں میرے دَور کے لوگوں کے لیے نصیحت ہے اور وہ کتابیں بھی موجود ہیں جن میں مجھ سے پہلے لوگوں کے لیے نصیحت تھی" مگر ان میں سے اکثر لوگ حقیقت سے بے خبر ہیں، اس لیے منہ موڑے ہوئے ہیں | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
| Literal | Or they took/received from other than Him gods, say: "Bring/give your proof/evidence that (is a) reminder/mention what (is) with me, and (a) reminder/mention what (is) before me, but most of them do not know the truth , so they are objecting/opposing . | ||||||
| Yusuf Ali | Or have they taken for worship (other) gods besides him? Say, "Bring your convincing proof: this is the Message of those with me and the Message of those before me." But most of them know not the Truth, and so turn away. | ||||||
| Pickthal | Or have they chosen other gods beside Him? say: Bring your proof (of their godhead). This is the Reminder of those with me and those before me, but most of them know not the Truth and so they are averse. | ||||||
| Arberry | Or have they taken gods apart from Him? Say: 'Bring your proof! This is the Remembrance of him who is with me, and the Remembrance of those before me. Nay, but the most part of them know not the truth, so therefore they are turning away. | ||||||
| Shakir | Or, have they taken gods besides Him? Say: Bring your proof; this is the reminder of those with me and the reminder of those before me. Nay! most of them do not know the truth, so they turn aside. | ||||||
| Sarwar | Have they chosen other gods besides God? (Muhammad), ask them, "Show the proof (in support of such belief). This is (the Quran) which tells us about the (beliefs of the people) in my time and those who lived before me." Most of them do not know. Moreover, the truth is that they neglect (the question of belief altogether). | ||||||
| H/K/Saheeh | Or have they taken gods besides Him? Say, [O Mu | ||||||
| Malik | Even then, have they taken other deities for worship besides Him? Ask them: "Show us your proof: here is this reminder (Al-Qur | ||||||
| Maulana Ali** | Or, have they taken gods besides Him? Say: Bring your proof. This is the reminder of those with me and the reminder of those before me. Nay, most of them know not the Truth, so they turn away. | ||||||
| Free Minds | Or have they taken gods besides Him? Say: "Bring your proof. This is a reminder of those with me and a reminder of those before me." But, most of them do not know the truth, so they turn away. | ||||||
| Qaribullah | Have they taken gods, other than Him? Say: 'Bring us your proof! Here is the Remembrance of he who is with me and the Remembrance of those before me. ' But no, most of them do not know the truth, therefore they turn away. | ||||||
| George Sale | Have they taken other gods besides Him? Say, produce your proof thereof. This is the admonition of those who are contemporary with me, and the admonition of those who have been before me: But the greater part of them know not the truth, and turn aside from the same. | ||||||
| JM Rodwell | Have they taken other gods beside Him? SAY; Bring forth your proofs that they are gods. This is the warning of those who are with me, and the warning of those who were before me: but most of them know not the truth, and turn aside. | ||||||
| Asad | and yet, [See note on verse 21 above.] they choose to worship [imaginary] deities instead of Him! Say [O Prophet]: "Produce an evidence for what you are claiming: [Lit., "produce your evidence", i.e., for the existence of deities other than God, as well as for the intellectual and moral justification of worshipping anything but Him.] this is a reminder [unceasingly voiced] by those who are with me, just as it was a reminder [voiced] by those who came before me." [I.e., the earlier prophets, the purport of whose messages was always the stress on the oneness of God.] But nay, most of them do not know the truth, and so they stubbornly turn away [from it] [In other words, most people's obstinate refusal to consider a reasonable proposition on its merits is often due to no more than the simple fact that it is not familiar to them.] | ||||||
| Khalifa** | Have they found other gods beside Him? Say, "Show me your proof. This is the message to my generation, consummating all previous messages." Indeed, most of them do not recognize the truth; this is why they are so hostile. | ||||||
| Hilali/Khan** | Or have they taken for worship (other) aliha (gods) besides Him? Say: "Bring your proof:" This (the Quran) is the Reminder for those with me and the Reminder for those before me. But most of them know not the Truth, so they are averse. | ||||||
| QXP Shabbir Ahemd** | And yet they choose deities instead of Him! Say, "Bring your evidence. This is the demand of those with me and this has been the demand of those who were with previous Prophets." (23:117). Indeed, most of them do not recognize the Truth hence, they stubbornly turn away from it. | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| 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 : 21 - Al-Anbiyaa | Showing verse 24 of 112 in chapter 21 | |||||
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