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Muhammad Asad   
[so, too,] they would argue with thee about the truth [itself] after it had become manifest - just as if they were being driven towards death and beheld it with their very eyes
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
They disputed with you about the truth after it had been made clear, as if they were being driven to death with their eyes wide open.
Safi Kaskas   
arguing with you about the Truth after it was made clear to them, as if they were being driven towards death while staring it in the face.

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Arabic   
يُجَادِلُونَكَ فِي الْحَقِّ بَعْدَمَا تَبَيَّنَ كَأَنَّمَا يُسَاقُونَ إِلَى الْمَوْتِ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُون
Transliteration (2021)   
yujādilūnaka fī l-ḥaqi baʿdamā 0 tabayyana ka-annamā yusāqūna ilā l-mawti wahum yanẓurūn
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Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
  
They dispute with you concerning the truth after what was made clear, as if they were driven to [the] death while they (were) looking.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
[so, too,] they would argue with thee about the truth [itself] after it had become manifest - just as if they were being driven towards death and beheld it with their very eyes
M. M. Pickthall   
Disputing with thee of the Truth after it had been made manifest, as if they were being driven to death visible
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
Disputing with thee concerning the truth after it was made manifest, as if they were being driven to death and they (actually) saw it
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
They disputed with you about the truth after it had been made clear, as if they were being driven to death with their eyes wide open.
Safi Kaskas   
arguing with you about the Truth after it was made clear to them, as if they were being driven towards death while staring it in the face.
Wahiduddin Khan   
and they disputed with you concerning the truth after it had become manifest, as though they were being driven to their death with open eyes
Shakir   
They disputed with you about the truth after it had become clear, (and they went forth) as if they were being driven to death while they saw (it)
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
They dispute with thee about The Truth—after it became clear—as if they had been driven to death and they look on at it.
T.B.Irving   
They will argue with you about the Truth even after it has been explained, just as if they were only being driven along towards death and were expecting it.
Abdul Hye   
They disputed with you about the truth after it became clear, as if they were driven to the death while they were looking (at it).
The Study Quran   
disputing with thee concerning the truth after it had become clear, as though they were being driven to death as they looked on
Dr. Kamal Omar   
They dispute and argue with you about justice, after what became fully evident, as if they are being driven to death and they are loohead of state (directly at it)
Farook Malik   
They argued with you about the truth which had been made clear, as if they were being driven to death with their eyes wide open
Talal A. Itani (new translation)   
Arguing with you about the truth after it was made clear, as if they were being driven to death as they looked on
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Disputing with you concerning the truth, after it had become evident, as though they were being driven to death while looking (at it)
Muhammad Sarwar   
Knowing it well (that a fight in which they are to take part is about to take place), they act as though they are being driven to death which they can see before their very eyes. Despite their knowledge of the truth, they still argue with you
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
they were disputing with you about the truth after it became clear, as if they were being driven to death being seen by them
Shabbir Ahmed   
(They argued whether to meet the aggressor outside Madinah at Badr, or wait.) And they disputed with you about it after the decision had been made manifest in mutual consultations, as if they were being driven to obvious death
Dr. Munir Munshey   
They wrangled with you about the truth even after it became (amply) evident. (They acted) as if they were being driven to their death while they looked on (helplessly)
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
Debating with you about the truth after it was made clear, as if they were pushed towards death and they (actually) saw it
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
Arguing with you concerning the truth after it had become clear, as if they were being driven toward death while they were looking on
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
They argue with you about the truth when it has been made clear to them; as if they were being herded towards death while they are watching
Abdel Haleem   
and argued with you about the truth after it had been made clear, as if they were being driven towards a death they could see with their own eyes
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Disputing with thee respecting the right cause after it had become manifest, as though they were led forth unto death while they looked on
Ahmed Ali   
Who argued with you about the matter even after it had become quite clear, as if they were being pushed into (the arms of) death as they waited
Aisha Bewley   
arguing with you about the Truth after it had been made clear as though they were being driven to their death with open eyes.*
Ali Ünal   
They argued with you concerning the truth (of the matter which God had already decided would be realized) even after it (the direction that developments would take) had been manifest, as if they were being driven toward death with their eyes wide open
Ali Quli Qara'i   
They disputed with you concerning the truth after it had become clear, as if they were being driven towards death as they looked on
Hamid S. Aziz   
They disputed with you about the Truth after it was made plain, as though they were being driven on to visible death
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
They argue with you about the truth after it was made clear, as if they are driven to the death while they are watching
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
They disputing with you concerning the truth after it was made clear, as if they were being driven to death and they saw it
Musharraf Hussain   
they argue with you about its purpose that has become apparent, as though they were being led to their deaths as they looked on.
Maududi   
They disputed with you about the truth after that had become evident, as if they were being driven to death with their eyes wide open
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
They argue with you about the truth when it has been made clear to them; as if they were being herded towards death while they are watching!
Mohammad Shafi   
They disputed with you the truth after what had become clear, as if they were being driven, with their eyes wide open, to death

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
They were disputing with you about the truth after it has become clear, as if they are being driven towards death with their eyes open.
Rashad Khalifa   
They argued with you against the truth, even after everything was explained to them. They acted as if they were being driven to certain death.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
They argued with you about the truth after it had been made clear, as though they were being led to certain death while looking
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
Disputing with thee about the truth after it had become clear -- as if they were being driven to death while they saw (it)
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira   
They argue/dispute with you in the right/truth after what was clarified/shown , as if/though they are being driven (herded/pushed) to the death/lifelessness and they are looking/watching
Bijan Moeinian   
They were disputing with you about the necessity of the mission, although they knew the truth. They were behaving as if they were seeing the death in front of them
Faridul Haque   
Disputing with you regarding the truth after it had been made clear, as if they were being herded towards a visible death
Sher Ali   
They (the disbelievers) dispute with thee concerning the truth after it has become manifest, as though they are being driven to death while they actually see it
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
They started disputing with you about the cause of truth even after disclosure (of the good news that help from Allah would arrive, and the forces of Muhammad [blessings and peace be upon him] would triumph), as if they were being driven towards death and could see (death with their eyes)
Amatul Rahman Omar   
These (disbelievers) disputed with you concerning the truth (of Islam) after it had been made clear (by signs and proofs). (On being invited to accept Islam they were behaving) as though they were being driven towards death, but they will actually be facing death very soon
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
Disputing with you concerning the truth after it was made manifest, as if they were being driven to death, while they were looking (at it)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
disputing with thee concerning the truth after it had become clear, as though they were being driven into death with their eyes wide open
George Sale   
They (the disbelievers) dispute with thee concerning the truth after it has become manifest, as though they are being driven to death while they actually see it
Edward Henry Palmer   
They wrangled with thee about the truth after it was made plain, as though they were being driven on to death and looked thereon
John Medows Rodwell   
They disputed with thee about the truth which had been made so clear, as if they were being led forth to death, and saw it before them
N J Dawood (2014)   
they argued with you about the Truth that had been revealed, as though they were being led to certain death while they looked on

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
They argued with you concerning the truth after its clarification. They acted as if they were being driven to death while they stared.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
They will argue with you about the Truth even after it has been explained, just as if they were only being driven along towards death and were expecting it.
Sayyid Qutb   
They would argue with you about the truth even after it had become manifest, just as if they were being driven to certain death and saw it with their very eyes.
Ahmed Hulusi   
Even though the Truth had become clearly apparent, they were not accepting it... As if they were deliberately going toward death.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
They dispute with you about the truth after it became clear, as if they see they are being driven unto death.
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim   
Contending with you with opposing arguments after it had been made clear to them that victory would sit on their helm. Yet they behaved as if they would be driven to death being shaped to them in their minds' eyes as a monstrous apparition
Mir Aneesuddin   
They disputed with you about the truth after it had been made clear, as if they were being driven towards death and they were seeing (it).

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
Disputing with thee concerning the truth after it was made manifest, as if they were being driven to death and they (actually) saw it
OLD Literal Word for Word   
They dispute with you concerning the truth after what 0 was made clear, as if they were driven to [the] death while they (were) looking