Quran with British translation - Surah Al-An‘am ayat 23 - الأنعَام - Page - Juz 7
﴿ثُمَّ لَمۡ تَكُن فِتۡنَتُهُمۡ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُواْ وَٱللَّهِ رَبِّنَا مَا كُنَّا مُشۡرِكِينَ ﴾
[الأنعَام: 23]
﴿ثم لم تكن فتنتهم إلا أن قالوا والله ربنا ما كنا مشركين﴾ [الأنعَام: 23]
| Mohammad Habib Shakir Then their excuse would be nothing but that they would say: By Allah, our Lord, we were not polytheists |
| Mohammad Shafi They will then be left with no excuse but to say, "By Allah, our Lord, we were not polytheists |
| Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall Then will they have no contention save that they will say: By Allah, our Lord, we never were idolaters |
| Mufti Taqi Usmani Then, they will have no other mischievous move but that they will say, “By Allah, our Lord, we ascribed no partners to Allah.” |
| Muhammad Asad Whereupon, in their utter confusion, they will only [be able to] say: "By God, our Sustainer, we did not [mean to] ascribe divinity to aught beside Him |
| Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali Thereafter they will have no temptation (i.e., contention, subterfuge. Literally: their temptation will be (nothing) except that they (will) say, "By Allah, our Lord, in no way were we associators (of other gods with Allah) |
| Muhammad Sarwar Attempting to answer, they will say, "Lord, we swear by Your Name that we were not pagans |
| Muhammad Taqi Usmani Then, they will have no other mischievous move but that they will say, .By Allah, our Lord, we ascribed no partners to Allah |
| Mustafa Khattab Allah Edition Their only argument will be: “By Allah, our Lord! We were never polytheists.” |
| Mustafa Khattab God Edition Their only argument will be: “By God, our Lord! We were never polytheists.” |
| N J Dawood They will then have no case to argue, but will only say: ‘By God, our Lord, we have never worshipped idols.‘ |
| Safi Kaskas In their utter confusion, they will only say, "By God, our Lord, we did not mean to associate partners with Him |