Quran with British translation - Surah Az-Zukhruf ayat 58 - الزُّخرُف - Page - Juz 25
﴿وَقَالُوٓاْ ءَأَٰلِهَتُنَا خَيۡرٌ أَمۡ هُوَۚ مَا ضَرَبُوهُ لَكَ إِلَّا جَدَلَۢاۚ بَلۡ هُمۡ قَوۡمٌ خَصِمُونَ ﴾
[الزُّخرُف: 58]
﴿وقالوا أآلهتنا خير أم هو ما ضربوه لك إلا جدلا بل هم﴾ [الزُّخرُف: 58]
| Mohammad Habib Shakir And they say: Are our gods better, or is he? They do not set it forth to you save by way of disputation; nay, they are a contentious people |
| Mohammad Shafi And they say, "Are our gods better, or he [Jesus]?" They mention him to you not but by way of argument. Yes, they are a contentious people |
| Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall And say: Are our gods better, or is he? They raise not the objection save for argument. Nay! but they are a contentious folk |
| Mufti Taqi Usmani and said, “Are Our gods better or is he?” They did not cite it (the example) but for the sake of disputation. Rather, they are a quarrelsome people |
| Muhammad Asad and say, “Which is better - our deities or he?” [But] it is only in the spirit of dispute that they put this comparison before thee: yea, they are contentious folk |
| Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali And they have said, "Are our gods more charitable, or rather he? In no way have they struck (the similitude) to you except in dispute; no indeed, (but) they are a people, (who are) constant adversaries |
| Muhammad Sarwar Are our gods any better than Jesus (for according to Muhammad), if our gods go to hell so too will Jesus. What they say is only a false argument. In fact, they are a quarrelsome people |
| Muhammad Taqi Usmani and said, .Are Our gods better or is he?. They did not cite it (the example) but for the sake of disputation. Rather, they are a quarrelsome people |
| Mustafa Khattab Allah Edition They exclaimed, “Which is better: our gods or Jesus?” They cite him only to argue. In fact, they are a people prone to dispute |
| Mustafa Khattab God Edition They exclaimed, “Which is better: our gods or Jesus?” They cite him only to argue. In fact, they are a people prone to dispute |
| N J Dawood and say: ‘Who is better, he or our gods?‘ They cite him to you merely to provoke you. They are indeed a contentious people |
| Safi Kaskas and they said, "who is better, our gods or him?" They cite him only for arguments sake. In fact, they are a confrontational people |