Arabic Source and Roman Transliteration Arabic ثُمَّ لَمْ تَكُن فِتْنَتُهُمْ إِلَّا أَن قَالُوا وَاللَّهِ رَبِّنَا مَا كُنَّا مُشْرِكِينَ Transliteration Thumma lam takun fitnatuhum illa an qa loo waA lla hi rabbina ma kunna mushrikeena
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Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning 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!" M. M. Pickthall Then will they have no contention save that they will say: By Allah, our Lord, we never were idolaters. Shakir Then their excuse would be nothing but that they would say: By Allah, our Lord, we were not polytheists. Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) There will then be (left) no subterfuge for them but to say: "By Allah our Lord, we were not those who joined gods with Allah." Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938) There will then be (left) no subterfuge for them but to say: "By God our Lord, we were not those who joined gods with God." Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar Again, their dissent will not be but that they would say: By God! Our Lord! We had not been ones who are polytheists. Wahiduddin Khan Then they will have no excuse but to say, By God our Lord, we have never been polytheists. T.B.Irving Then there will be no test for them unless they say: "By God our Lord, we have not been associators!" [Al-Muntakhab] Not knowing what to do nor which way to turn they shall say: "By Allah, our Creator, never did we incorporate with Allah other deities". [Progressive Muslims] Then, their only excuse was to Say: "By God, our Lord, we did not set up partners!" Abdel Haleem they will only say, ‘By God, our Lord, we have not set up partners beside Him!’ Abdul Majid Daryabadi Then they will have no excuse but to say: by God our Lord, we have not been associaters. Ahmed Ali Then their excuse will be but to say: "By God our Lord, we were not idolaters." Aisha Bewley Then they will have no recourse except to say, ´By Allah, our Lord, we were not idolaters.´ Ali Ünal Then they will have no argument except to say: "By God, our Lord, we were not of those who associated partners with God." Ali Quli Qara'i Then their only excuse will be to say, ‘By Allah, our Lord, we were not polytheists.’ Hamid S. Aziz Then they will have no excuse but to say, "By Allah our Lord, we did not associate gods with Allah!" 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. Shabbir Ahmed They will hardly have a response, but they will swear," By Allah, our Lord, we never were idolaters." Syed Vickar Ahamed Then there will be (left) no escape for them except to say: "By Allah, our Lord, we were not those who joined in worship other gods with Allah." Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) Then there will be no [excuse upon] examination except they will say, "By Allah , our Lord, we were not those who associated." Farook Malik They will have no argument but to say: "By Allah, our Lord, we were not at all pagan." Dr. Munir Munshey Then, they will not have any recourse except to say, "(We swear) by Allah, our Lord, we did not associate partners (with Allah)." Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri Then they will be left with no other excuse except that they (will) say: ‘By Allah, our Lord, we did not associate partners with Allah.’ Dr. Kamal Omar Thereafter there remains no excuse (or argument) from them except that they said: “By Allah, Our Nourisher-Sustainer, we were not polytheists.” Talal A. Itani (new translation) Then their only argument will be to say, 'By God, our Lord, we were not idolaters.' Bilal Muhammad (2013 Edition) There will then be no plea for them except to say, “By God Our Lord, we were not those who joined gods with God.” Maududi Then they will be able to play no mischief but will say (falsely): ´By Allah, our Lord, we associated none (with You in Your divinity).´
Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works Bijan Moeinian As they cannot come with any excuse, they will reply [as their last lie]: "By Lord we were never idol worshipers!" Faridul Haque Then they had no fabrication except that they said, “By Allah, our Lord, we were never polytheists!” Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah Then it was not their trial, but they will say: 'By Allah, our Lord we have never been idolaters. ' Maulana Muhammad Ali Then their excuse would be nothing but that they would say: By Allah, our Lord! we were not polytheists. Muhammad Ahmed - Samira Then their false tales/misguidance (excuse was not), except that they said: "By God, our Lord, we were not sharing (with God)." Sher Ali Then they will have no excuse save that they shall say, `By ALLAH, our Lord, we were not idolaters.' Rashad Khalifa Their disastrous response will be, "By GOD our Lord, we never were idol worshipers." Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) Then they had no fabrication except that they said, “By Allah, our Lord, we were never polytheists!” Amatul Rahman Omar (On that Day) they would have no excuse, but that they would say, `By Allah, Our Lord, we were never polytheists.' Muhsin Khani & Muhammad al-Hilali There will then be (left) no Fitnah (excuses or statements or arguments) for them but to say: "By Allah, our Lord, we were not those who joined others in worship with Allah."
Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works Arthur John Arberry Then they shall have no proving, but to say, 'By God our Lord, we never associated other gods with Thee.' Edward Henry Palmer Then they will have no excuse but to say, 'By God our Lord, we did not associate (others with thee)!' George Sale Then they will have no excuse save that they shall say, 'By God, our Lord, we were not idolaters.' John Medows Rodwell Then shall they find no other excuse than to say, "By God our Lord! we joined not companions with Him." N J Dawood (draft) They will have no case to argue, but will only say: 'By God, our Lord, we have never worshipped idols.'
New and/or Partial Translations, and works in progress Sayyid Qutb They will have no contention then other than to say, “By God, our Lord, we have never associated partners with Him.†Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli Then their excuse would be nothing but that they would say : 'By Allah, our Lord ! we were not polytheists '.
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