The Quran

سورة یسٓ

Surah Yâ Sîn 36:48

O Perfect Man! · Verse 48 of 83

وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا الْوَعْدُ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

They (also) say, `(Tell us) if indeed you are truthful when this warning (about punishment) shall come to pass.´

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Further, they say, "When will this promise (come to pass), if what ye say is true?

Ahmed Ali

And they say: "When will this promise come to pass, if what you say is true?"

12 more translations

Ali Unal

And they say (intending mockery): "So, when is this promise (of Resurrection and Judgment), if you are truthful?"

Daryabadi

And they say: when will this promise be fulfilled if ye say sooth?

Faridul Haque

And they say, “When will this promise be fulfilled, if you are truthful?”

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And they say: When will this promise come to pass, if you are truthful?

Maulvi Sher Ali

And they say, `When will this promise of punishment be fulfilled, if you are truthful?'

Muhammad Asad

And they add, "When is this promise [of resurrection] to be fulfilled? [Answer this] if you are men of truth!"

Muhammad Musin Khan

And they say: "When will this promise (i.e. Resurrection) be fulfilled, if you are truthful?"

Muhammad Pickthall

And they say: When will this promise be fulfilled, if ye are truthful?

Muhammad Sarwar

The unbelievers say, "When will the Day of Judgment come if what you say is at all true?".

Muhammed ali Shakir

And they say: When will this threat come to pass, if you are truthful?

Rashad Khalifa

They also challenge, "When will that promise come to pass, if you are truthful?"

Shabbir Ahmed

Further, they (change the subject and) ask, “When will this warning be fulfilled, if you are truthful?”