سورة الفُرقان
Surah Al-Furqân 25:42
The Standard of Truth and Falsehood · Verse 42 of 77
إِنْ كَادَ لَيُضِلُّنَا عَنْ آلِهَتِنَا لَوْلَا أَنْ صَبَرْنَا عَلَيْهَا ۚ وَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ حِينَ يَرَوْنَ الْعَذَابَ مَنْ أَضَلُّ سَبِيلًا
Abdul Mannan Omar
`He indeed had well-nigh led us astray from our gods if we had not adhered to them steadfastly.´ And they shall soon know for certain, when they see the punishment who had completely lost the straight path.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
He indeed would well-nigh have misled us from our gods, had it not been that we were constant to them! - Soon will they know, when they see the Penalty, who it is that is most misled in Path!
Ahmed Ali
He would have surely turned us away from our gods if we had not adhered to them." They will know soon who is farther away from the path when they see the punishment!
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Ali Unal
"Indeed, he would almost have led us astray from our deities, had we not persevered in our attachment to them." But in time when they see the (promised) punishment, they will come to know who it was that strayed too far from the right way.
Daryabadi
Well nigh he had led us astray from our gods if we had not persevered towards them. Presently they shall know, When they behold the torment, who, more astray in respect of path.
Faridul Haque
“Possibly he would have misled us away from our Gods had we not been firm upon them”; soon they will know, when they see the punishment, who was astray from the path.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
He had well-nigh led us astray from our gods had we not adhered to them patiently! And they will know, when they see the chastisement, who is more astray from the path.
Maulvi Sher Ali
`He indeed had well-nigh led us astray from our gods, had we not steadily adhered to them.' And they shall no, when they see the punishment, who is most astray from the right path.
Muhammad Asad
Indeed, he would well-nigh have led us astray from our deities, had we not been [so] steadfastly attached to them!"
Muhammad Musin Khan
He would have nearly misled us from our aliha (gods), had it not been that we were patient and constant in their worship! And they will know when they see the torment, who it is that is most astray from the (Right) Path!
Muhammad Pickthall
He would have led us far away from our gods if we had not been staunch to them. They will know, when they behold the doom, who is more astray as to the road.
Muhammad Sarwar
Had we not been steadfast he would almost have led us astray from our gods." On facing torment they will soon know who had really gone astray.
Muhammed ali Shakir
He had well-nigh led us astray from our gods had we not adhered to them patiently! And they will know, when they see the punishment, who is straying farther off from the path.
Rashad Khalifa
He almost diverted us from our gods, if it were not that we steadfastly persevered with them. They will certainly find out, when they see the retribution, who are the real strayers from the path.
Shabbir Ahmed
He would have led us far away from our gods if we were not so steadfastly attached to them.” They will know, when they see the doom, as to who is more astray from the road.