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Surah Al-Sâffât 37:35

Those Ranging in Ranks · Verse 35 of 182

إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

For when it was said to them, `There is no other, cannot be and will never be One worthy of worship but Allâh,´ they ever turned away in disdain.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

For they, when they were told that there is no god except Allah, would puff themselves up with Pride,

Ahmed Ali

They were those who, when it was said to them, "There is no god but God," behaved with insolence,

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Ali Unal

For when they were told that there is no deity but God, they would grow arrogant and reject it.

Daryabadi

Verily when it was said Unto them: there is no god but Allah, they ever grew stiff-necked.

Faridul Haque

Indeed, when it was said to them, “There is no God except Allah”, they were haughty.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

They indeed were arrogant, when it was said to them: There is no god but Allah;

Maulvi Sher Ali

For when it was said to them, `There is no god but ALLAH, they behaved arrogantly,

Muhammad Asad

for, behold, whenever they were told, "There is no deity save God," they would glory in their arrogance

Muhammad Musin Khan

Truly, when it was said to them: La ilaha ill- Allah "(none has the right to be worshipped but Allah)," they puffed themselves up with pride (i.e. denied it).

Muhammad Pickthall

For when it was said unto them, There is no Allah save Allah, they were scornful

Muhammad Sarwar

They were the ones, who on being told, "God is only One," become puffed-up with pride

Muhammed ali Shakir

Surely they used to behave proudly when it was said to them: There is no god but Allah;

Rashad Khalifa

When they were told, "Laa Elaaha Ella Allah [There is no other god beside GOD]," they turned arrogant.

Shabbir Ahmed

For when it was said to them, “There is no god but God”, they showed arrogance.