The Quran

سورة الدّخان

Surah Al-Dukhân 44:39

The Draught · Verse 39 of 59

مَا خَلَقْنَاهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

(That) We created them, (it was) only (for an eternal purpose) to establish the truth, yet most of them do not know this.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

We created them not except for just ends: but most of them do not understand.

Ahmed Ali

We created them with definite purpose; but most of them do not understand.

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Ali Unal

We have created them only with truth (for meaningful purposes, and on solid foundations of truth), but most people do not know.

Daryabadi

We created them not save with a purpose but most of them know not.

Faridul Haque

We did not create them except with the truth, but most of them do not know.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

We created them but with truth, but most of them know not.

Maulvi Sher Ali

WE created them not but for an eternal purpose, but most of them understand not.

Muhammad Asad

none of this have We created without [an inner] truth but most of them understand it not.

Muhammad Musin Khan

We created them not except with truth (i.e. to examine and test those who are obedient and those who are disobedient and then reward the obedient ones and punish the disobedient ones), but most of them know not.

Muhammad Pickthall

We created them not save with truth; but most of them know not.

Muhammad Sarwar

We have created them for a genuine purpose, but most people do not know.

Muhammed ali Shakir

We did not create them both but with the truth, but most of them do not know.

Rashad Khalifa

We created them for a specific purpose, but most of them do not know.

Shabbir Ahmed

We have not created them without purpose. But most of them know not.