The Quran

سورة الجَاثیَة

Surah Al-Jâthiyah 45:25

The Fallen on the Knees · Verse 25 of 37

وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتُنَا بَيِّنَاتٍ مَا كَانَ حُجَّتَهُمْ إِلَّا أَنْ قَالُوا ائْتُوا بِآبَائِنَا إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And when Our clear messages are recited to them their only contention is that they say, `Bring back our forefathers (alive) if you are true (in your belief in the life after death).´

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And when Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to them their argument is nothing but this: They say, "Bring (back) our forefathers, if what ye say is true!î

Ahmed Ali

When Our clear revelations are recited to them, their only argument is to say: "Bring our ancestors back, if what you say is true."

12 more translations

Ali Unal

When Our Revelations, clear as evidence and in meaning are recited (and conveyed) to them, they have no argument except to say: "Bring back our forefathers, if you are truthful in your claim."

Daryabadi

And when Our manifest revelations are rehearsed Unto them, their argument is no other than that they say bring our fathers, if ye say sooth.

Faridul Haque

And when Our clear verses are recited to them, their only argument is, “Bring back our forefathers, if you are truthful!”

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And when our clear messages are recited to them, their only argument is that they say: Bring (back) our fathers, if you are truthful.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And when Our clear Signs are recited unto them, their only contention is that they say, `Bring back our fathers, if you are truthful.'

Muhammad Asad

And [so,) whenever Our messages are conveyed to them in all their clarity, their only argument is this "Bring forth our forefathers [as witnesses), if what you claim is true!"

Muhammad Musin Khan

And when Our Clear Verses are recited to them, their argument is no other than that they say: "Bring back our (dead) fathers, if you are truthful!"

Muhammad Pickthall

And when Our clear revelations are recited unto them their only argument is that they say: Bring (back) our fathers. then, if ye are truthful.

Muhammad Sarwar

When Our enlightening revelations are recited to them, their only argument against it is, "Bring our forefathers back to life if what you say is true".

Muhammed ali Shakir

And when Our clear communications are recited to them, their argument is no other than that they say: Bring our fathers (back) if you are truthful.

Rashad Khalifa

When our revelations are recited to them, clearly, their only argument is to say, "Bring back our forefathers, if you are truthful."

Shabbir Ahmed

And when Our revelations are conveyed to them in all clarity, their only argument is this, "Bring back our forefathers if you are truthful."