The Quran

سورة الاٴنعَام

Surah Al-An‘âm 6:5

The Cattle · Verse 5 of 165

فَقَدْ كَذَّبُوا بِالْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِيهِمْ أَنْبَاءُ مَا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

So they have already cried lies to this perfect truth when it came to them, but soon there shall come to them the news of ( the fulfillment of the prophecies) that they have been taking very lightly.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And now they reject the truth when it reaches them: but soon shall they learn the reality of what they used to mock at.

Ahmed Ali

So they disbelieved the truth when it came to them; but they will soon come to know the reality of what they had ridiculed.

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Ali Unal

And so they willfully deny the truth (embodied by the Qur’an) when it has come to them (and mock the truths, warnings, and especially the tidings of the Resurrection). Even so, they will come to understand what it was they were mocking.

Daryabadi

Surely they have belied the truth when it came unto them; so presently there cometh unto them the tidings of that whereat they have been mocking.

Faridul Haque

So indeed they denied the truth * when it came to them; so now the tidings of the thing they used to mock at, will come to them. (Prophet Mohammed -peace and blessings be upon him, or the Holy Qur’an).

Maulana Muhammad Ali

So they rejected the truth when it came to them, but soon will come to them the news of that which they mocked.

Maulvi Sher Ali

So they rejected the truth when it came to them; but soon shall come to them the tidings of that at which they mocked.

Muhammad Asad

and so they give the lie to this truth now that it has come unto them. In time, however, they will come to understand what it was that they were wont to deride.

Muhammad Musin Khan

Indeed, they rejected the truth (the Qur'an and Muhammad SAW) when it came to them, but there will come to them the news of that (the torment) which they used to mock at.

Muhammad Pickthall

And they denied the truth when it came unto them. But there will come unto them the tidings of that which they used to deride.

Muhammad Sarwar

They have refused the Truth (Muhammad's message) that has come to them but they will soon learn the consequences of their mocking.

Muhammed ali Shakir

So they have indeed rejected the truth when it came to them; therefore the truth of what they mocked at will shine upon them.

Rashad Khalifa

Since they rejected the truth when it came to them, they have incurred the consequences of their heedlessness.

Shabbir Ahmed

And so they are denying this truth as it has come to them. However, soon they will come to understand what they used to ridicule.