The Quran

سورة النُّور

Surah Al-Nûr 24:48

The Light · Verse 48 of 64

وَإِذَا دُعُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ لِيَحْكُمَ بَيْنَهُمْ إِذَا فَرِيقٌ مِنْهُمْ مُعْرِضُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

When they are summoned before Allâh and His Messenger, that he may judge between them, lo! a party of them turn away.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

When they are summoned to Allah and His messenger, in order that He may judge between them, behold some of them decline (to come).

Ahmed Ali

When they are called to God and His Prophet, that he may judge between them, a section of them turns away.

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Ali Unal

When they are called to God and His Messenger so that the Messenger may judge between them, see how a party among them turn away in aversion.

Daryabadi

And when they are called to Allah and His apostle that he may judge between them, lo! a party of them are averters.

Faridul Haque

And when called towards Allah and His Noble Messenger in order that the Noble Messenger may judge between them, thereupon a group among them turns away.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And when they are invited to Allah and His Messenger that he may judge between them, lo! a party of them turn aside.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And when they are called to ALLAH and HIS Messenger that he may judge between them, lo ! a party of them turn away.

Muhammad Asad

And [so it is that] whenever they are summoned unto God and His Apostle in order that [the divine writ] might judge between them, lo! some of them turn away;

Muhammad Musin Khan

And when they are called to Allah (i.e. His Words, the Qur'an) and His Messenger (SAW), to judge between them, lo! a party of them refuse (to come) and turn away.

Muhammad Pickthall

And when they appeal unto Allah and His messenger to judge between them, lo! a faction of them are averse;

Muhammad Sarwar

When they are called to God and His Messenger so that they will judge among them, suddenly, some of them turn away.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And when they are called to Allah and His Messenger that he may judge between them, lo! a party of them turn aside.

Rashad Khalifa

When they are invited to GOD and His messenger to judge among them, some of them get upset.

Shabbir Ahmed

And so it is that whenever they are called to God and His Messenger to judge between them, some of them turn away.