Maktabah

Az-Zukhruf 43:58

فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ سَلَفًا وَمَثَلًا لِّلْـَٔاخِرِينَ

43:56 — And We made them a precedent and an example for the later peoples.

وَلَمَّا ضُرِبَ ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ مَثَلًا إِذَا قَوْمُكَ مِنْهُ يَصِدُّونَ

43:57 — And when the son of Mary was presented as an example, immediately your people laughed aloud.

وَقَالُوٓا۟ ءَأَـٰلِهَتُنَا خَيْرٌ أَمْ هُوَ ۚ مَا ضَرَبُوهُ لَكَ إِلَّا جَدَلًۢا ۚ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ خَصِمُونَ

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Ahmed Ali

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And say: "Are our deities better or he?" They say this only for disputing. Surely they are a contentious people.

Ahmed Raza Khan

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And they say, “Are our deities better or he?” They did not say this to you except to unjustly argue; in fact they are a quarrelsome people.

Arberry

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and say, 'What, are our gods better, or he?' They cite not him to thee, save to dispute;. nay, but they are a people contentious.

Daryabadi

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And they say: are our gods better, or is he? They mention him not to thee save for disputation. Aye! they are a people contentious.

Hilali & Khan

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And say: "Are our aliha (gods) better or is he ['Iesa (Jesus)]?" They quoted not the above example except for argument. Nay! But they are a quarrelsome people. [(See VV. 21:97-101) - The Quran.]

Itani

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They said, “Are our gods better, or he?” They cited him only for argument. In fact, they are a quarrelsome people.

Maududi

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and said: “Who is better, our deities or he?” They said so only out of contentiousness. They are a disputatious people.

Mubarakpuri

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And say: "Are our gods better or is he" They quoted not the above example except for argument. Nay! But they are a quarrelsome people.

Pickthall

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And say: Are our gods better, or is he? They raise not the objection save for argument. Nay! but they are a contentious folk.

Qarai

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They say, ‘Are our gods better or he?’ They cite him to you only for the sake of contention. Indeed, they are a contentious lot.

Qaribullah & Darwish

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and say: 'What are our gods better, or is he' They do not mention him to you except to dispute, truly, they are a contentious nation.

Saheeh International

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And they said, "Are your gods better, or is he?" They did not present the comparison except for [mere] argument. But, [in fact], they are a people prone to dispute.

Sarwar

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"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.

Shakir

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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.

Wahiduddin Khan

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saying, "Are our gods better or him?" -- they cite him only to challenge you: they are a contentious people --

Yusuf Ali

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And they say, "Are our gods best, or he?" This they set forth to thee, only by way of disputation: yea, they are a contentious people.

Transliteration

Waqaloo aalihatuna khayrun am huwa ma daraboohu laka illa jadalan bal hum qawmun khasimoona

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا عَبْدٌ أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ مَثَلًا لِّبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ

43:59 — Jesus was not but a servant upon whom We bestowed favor, and We made him an example for the Children of Israel.

وَلَوْ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلْنَا مِنكُم مَّلَـٰٓئِكَةً فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَخْلُفُونَ

43:60 — And if We willed, We could have made [instead] of you angels succeeding [one another] on the earth.

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