The Quran

سورة الزّخرُف

Surah Al-Zukhruf 43:87

The Ornaments · Verse 87 of 89

وَلَئِنْ سَأَلْتَهُمْ مَنْ خَلَقَهُمْ لَيَقُولُنَّ اللَّهُ ۖ فَأَنَّىٰ يُؤْفَكُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

If you were to ask them, `Who created them.´ They will no doubt say, `Allâh.´ Then whither are they being led astray?

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

If thou ask them, who created them, they will certainly say, Allah: How then are they deluded away (from the Truth)?

Ahmed Ali

If you ask them who created them, they will answer: "God." How then can they turn away?

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Ali Unal

If you ask them who has created them, they will certainly say, "God." How then are they turned away from the truth and make false claims?

Daryabadi

And wert thou to ask them who created them, they will surely say: God. Witherward then are they deviating!

Faridul Haque

And if you ask them as to Who created them, they will surely answer “Allah” - so where are they reverting?

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And if thou wert to ask them who created them, they would say: Allah. How are they then turned back?

Maulvi Sher Ali

And if thou ask them, `Who created them?' They will surely, say, `ALLAH.' How, then, are they being turned away?

Muhammad Asad

Now if thou ask those [who worship any being other than God] as to who it is that has created them, they are sure to answer, "God." How perverted, then, are their minds!

Muhammad Musin Khan

And if you ask them who created them, they will surely say: "Allah". How then are they turned away (from the worship of Allah, Who created them)?

Muhammad Pickthall

And if thou ask them who created them, they will surely say: Allah. How then are they turned away?

Muhammad Sarwar

(Muhammad), if you ask them, "Who had created the idols?" They will certainly say, "God has created them." Why do you then turn away from God?

Muhammed ali Shakir

And if you should ask them who created them, they would certainly say: Allah. Whence are they then turned back?

Rashad Khalifa

If you asked them who created them, they would say, "GOD." Why then did they deviate?

Shabbir Ahmed

And if you ask them who created them, they will say, “God.” Why then do they deviate (and refuse to acknowledge His sovereignty in their lives)?