| Click on Verse Number to see all 27 Translations |
| بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ |
| 1. [43:22] | Bal qaloo inna wajadna abaanaAAala ommatin wa-inna AAala atharihimmuhtadoona |  بل قالوا إنا وجدنا آباءنا على أمة وإنا على آثارهم مهتدونبَلْ قَالُوا إِنَّا وَجَدْنَا آبَاءَنَا عَلَى أُمَّةٍ وَإِنَّا عَلَى آثَارِهِم مُّهْتَدُونَ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tahir ul Qadri | (نہیں) بلکہ وہ کہتے ہیں: بیشک ہم نے اپنے باپ دادا کو ایک ملّت (و مذہب) پر پایا اور یقیناً ہم انہی کے نقوشِ قدم پر (چلتے ہوئے) ہدایت یافتہ ہیں | ||||||
| Yousuf Ali | Nay! they say: "We found our fathers following a certain religion, and we do guide ourselves by their footsteps."
| ||||||
| Words | | | ||||||
| Ahmed Ali | بلکہ وہ کہتے ہیں کہ ہم نے اپنے باپ دادا کو ایک طریقہ پر پایا ہے اور انہیں کے ہم پیرو ہیں | ||||||
| Ahmed Raza Khan | بلکہ بولے ہم نے اپنے باپ دادا کو ایک دین پر پایا اور ہم ان کی لکیر پر چل رہے ہیں | ||||||
| Shabbir Ahmed | نہیں بلکہ یہ کہتے ہیں کہ ہم نے پایا ہے اپنے آباء واجداد کو ایک خاص طریقہ پر اور ہم بھی ان کے نقشِ قدم پر چل رہے ہیں۔ | ||||||
| Fateh Muhammad Jalandhary | بلکہ کہنے لگے کہ ہم نے اپنے باپ دادا کو ایک رستے پر پایا ہے اور ہم انہی کے قدم بقدم چل رہے ہیں | ||||||
| Mehmood Al Hassan | بلکہ کہتے ہیں ہم نے پایا اپنے باپ دادوں کو ایک راہ پر اور ہم اُنہی کے قدموں پر ہیں راہ پائے ہوئے | ||||||
| Abul Ala Maududi | نہیں، بلکہ یہ کہتے ہیں کہ ہم نے اپنے باپ دادا کو ایک طریقے پر پایا ہے اور ہم اُنہی کے نقش قدم پر چل رہے ہیں | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
| Literal | But they said: "We (E), we found our fathers on a constitution (set example) , and We (E) on their tracks are guided." | ||||||
| Yusuf Ali | Nay! they say: "We found our fathers following a certain religion, and we do guide ourselves by their footsteps." | ||||||
| Pickthal | Nay, for they say only: Lo! we found our fathers following a religion, and we are guided by their footprints. | ||||||
| Arberry | Nay, but they say, 'We found our fathers upon a community, and we are guided upon their traces.' | ||||||
| Shakir | Nay! they say: We found our fathers on a course, and surely we are guided by their footsteps. | ||||||
| Sarwar | In fact, they say, "We found our fathers following a certain belief and we now follow in their footsteps for our guidance". | ||||||
| H/K/Saheeh | Rather, they say, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are in their footsteps [rightly] guided." | ||||||
| Malik | The only argument they have is to say: "We found our forefathers practicing this faith and we are walking in their footsteps."[22] | ||||||
| Maulana Ali** | Nay, they say: We found our fathers on a course, and surely we are guided by their footprints. | ||||||
| Free Minds | The fact is, they have said: "We found our fathers following a certain way, and we are following in their footsteps." | ||||||
| Qaribullah | No, but they say: 'We found our fathers following a creed, and by following in their footsteps we are guided. | ||||||
| George Sale | But they say, verily we found our fathers practising a religion; and we are guided in their footsteps. | ||||||
| JM Rodwell | But say they: "Verily we found our fathers of that persuasion, and verily, by their footsteps do we guide ourselves." | ||||||
| Asad | Nay, but they say, "Behold, We found our forefathers agreed on what to believe - and, verily, it is in their footsteps that we find our guidance!" | ||||||
| Khalifa** | The fact is that: they said, "We found our parents carrying on certain practices, and we are following in their footsteps." | ||||||
| Hilali/Khan** | Nay! They say: "We found our fathers following a certain way and religion, and we guide ourselves by their footsteps." | ||||||
| QXP Shabbir Ahemd** | Nay, but they say, "Behold, we found our fathers following a certain religion, and we find our way in their footprints." | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
| Prev [43:21]< >[43:23] Next | |||||||
| ** - 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 : 43 - Az-Zukhruf | Showing verse 22 of 89 in chapter 43 | |||||
|
|||||||