سورة الزّخرُف
Surah Al-Zukhruf 43:58
The Ornaments · Verse 58 of 89
وَقَالُوا أَآلِهَتُنَا خَيْرٌ أَمْ هُوَ ۚ مَا ضَرَبُوهُ لَكَ إِلَّا جَدَلًا ۚ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ خَصِمُونَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
And they said, `What! are our gods better or he (- the Christ)?´ They have mentioned his case to you only by way of disputation. Nay, but (the thing is that) they are a contentious people.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
And they say, "Are our gods best, or he?" This they set forth to thee, only by way of disputation: yea, they are a contentious people.
Ahmed Ali
And say: "Are our deities better or he?" They say this only for disputing. Surely they are a contentious people.
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Ali Unal
And they say, "Are our deities better or is he?" They put it to you only for disputation. Indeed, they are a people addicted to contentiousness.
Daryabadi
And they say: are our gods better, or is he? They mention him not to thee save for disputation. Aye! they are a people contentious.
Faridul Haque
And they say, “Are our deities better or he?” They did not say this to you except to unjustly argue; in fact they are a quarrelsome people.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And they say: Are our gods better, or is he? They set it forth to thee only by way of disputation. Nay, they are a contentious people.
Maulvi Sher Ali
And they say, `Are our gods better, or he?' They mention not this to thee but for the sake of disputation. Nay, but they are a contentious people.
Muhammad Asad
and say, "Which is better - our deities or he?"
Muhammad Musin Khan
And say: "Are our aliha (gods) better or is he ['Iesa (Jesus)]?" They quoted not the above example except for argument. Nay! But they are a quarrelsome people. [(See VV. 21:97-101) - The Qur'an.]
Muhammad Pickthall
And say: Are our gods better, or is he? They raise not the objection save for argument. Nay! but they are a contentious folk.
Muhammad Sarwar
Are our gods any better than Jesus (for according to Muhammad), if our gods go to hell so too will Jesus. What they say is only a false argument. In fact, they are a quarrelsome people.
Muhammed ali Shakir
And they say: Are our gods better, or is he? They do not set it forth to you save by way of disputation; nay, they are a contentious people.
Rashad Khalifa
They said, "Is it better to worship our gods, or to worship him?" They said this only to argue with you. Indeed, they are people who have joined the opposition.
Shabbir Ahmed
They say, "Which is better, our gods or he?” They set forth this comparison only to argue with you. They are a contentious people.