سورة الاٴنبیَاء

Surah Al-Anbiyâ’ 21:65

The Prophets · Verse 65 of 112

ثُمَّ نُكِسُوا عَلَىٰ رُءُوسِهِمْ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَا هَٰؤُلَاءِ يَنْطِقُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

Then they were made to hang down their heads (in shame and said to Abraham), `Indeed, you know very well that these (idols) do not speak.´

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Then were they confounded with shame: (they said), "Thou knowest full well that these (idols) do not speak!

Ahmed Ali

Then crestfallen (they confessed): "Truly, as you know, they cannot speak."

11 more translations

Ali Unal

But afterwards, (under the influence of the same factors causing them to disbelieve) they relapsed into their former way of believing, and said to Abraham: "You know very well that these (images) cannot speak."

Daryabadi

Thereafter they were made to turn over upon their heads, saying, assuredly thou knowest that they speak not.

Faridul Haque

Again they were inverted upon their heads; saying, "You know well that these do not speak."

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Then they were made to hang down their heads: Thou knowest indeed that they speak not.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And they were made to hang down their heads for shame and said to Abraham, `Certainly thou knowest well that these do not speak.'

Muhammad Musin Khan

Then they turned to themselves (their first thought and said): "Indeed you [Ibrahim (Abraham)] know well that these (idols) speak not!"

Muhammad Pickthall

And they were utterly confounded, and they said: Well thou knowest that these speak not.

Muhammad Sarwar

With their heads cast down they said, "Abraham, you know that idols do not speak. How then can you ask such a question?"

Muhammed ali Shakir

Then they were made to hang down their heads: Certainly you know that they do not speak.

Rashad Khalifa

Yet, they reverted to their old ideas: "You know full well that these cannot speak."

Shabbir Ahmed

They were utterly confounded in shame, lowered their heads and said to Abraham, "You know that they do not speak."