The Quran

سورة الاٴحقاف

Surah Al-Ahqâf 46:22

The Sand Dunes · Verse 22 of 35

قَالُوا أَجِئْتَنَا لِتَأْفِكَنَا عَنْ آلِهَتِنَا فَأْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَا إِنْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

They said, `Have you come to us to seduce us and turn us away from our gods. Bring down on us (the punishment) you threaten us with, if indeed you are of the truthful.´

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

They said: "Hast thou come in order to turn us aside from our gods? Then bring upon us the (calamity) with which thou dost threaten us, if thou art telling the truth?î

Ahmed Ali

They said: "Have you come to turn us away from our gods? Then bring upon us what you predict for us, if you are a man of truth."

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Ali Unal

They said: "Have you come to us to turn us away from our deities? If you are truthful in your claims, then bring us what you are threatening us with."

Daryabadi

They said: art thou come Unto us that thou mayest turn us aside from our gods? then bring thou upon us that wherewith thou threatenest us, if thou art of the truth-tellers.

Faridul Haque

They said, “Have you come to us in order to turn us away from our Gods? Therefore bring upon us what you promise us, if you are truthful.”

Maulana Muhammad Ali

They said: Hast thou come to us to turn us away from our gods? Then bring us that with which thou threatenest us, if thou art truthful.

Maulvi Sher Ali

They said, `Hast thou come to us to turn us away from our gods? Bring us then that with which thou dost threaten us, if, indeed, thou art of the truthful.'

Muhammad Asad

They answered: "Hast thou come to seduce us away from our gods? Bring, then, upon us that [doom] with which thou threatenest us, if thou art a man of truth!"

Muhammad Musin Khan

They said: "Have you come to turn us away from our aliha (gods)? Then bring us that with which you threaten us, if you are one of the truthful!"

Muhammad Pickthall

They said: Hast come to turn us away from our gods? Then bring upon us that wherewith thou threatenest us, if thou art of the truthful.

Muhammad Sarwar

They said, "Have you come to turn us away from our gods? Show us that with which you threaten us if you are truthful".

Muhammed ali Shakir

They said: Have you come to us to turn us away from our gods; then bring us what you threaten us with, if you are of the truthful ones.

Rashad Khalifa

They said, "Did you come to divert us from our gods? We challenge you to bring (the retribution) you threaten, if you are truthful."

Shabbir Ahmed

They answered, “Have you come to turn us away from our gods?” Bring us, then, what you are threatening us with, if you are of the truthful.”