سورة الاٴعرَاف
Surah Al-A‘râf 7:140
The Elevated Places · Verse 140 of 206
قَالَ أَغَيْرَ اللَّهِ أَبْغِيكُمْ إِلَٰهًا وَهُوَ فَضَّلَكُمْ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
(Moses) added, `Am I to seek for you a god other than Allâh? Whereas He has made you excel the peoples of your time.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
He said: "Shall I seek for you a god other than the (true) Allah, when it is Allah Who hath endowed you with gifts above the nations?
Ahmed Ali
"Do you want me to seek for you," he said, "a god other than God, when He has exalted you over all the nations of the world?
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Ali Unal
He said: "What! shall I seek a deity for you other than God, when He has exalted you above all other people (through faith and the true religion with which He has favored you)?"
Daryabadi
He said: shall I seek for you a god other than Allah, whereas He hath preferred you above the worlds?
Faridul Haque
He said, "Shall I seek for you a God other than Allah, whereas He has given you superiority above the entire world?" (By sending His message towards you).
Maulana Muhammad Ali
He said: Shall I seek for you a god other than Allah, while He has made you excel (all) created things?
Maulvi Sher Ali
He said, `Shall I seek for you a god other than ALLAH, while HE has exalted you above all peoples?'
Muhammad Asad
[And] he said: "Am I to seek for you a deity other than God, although it is He who has favoured you above all other people?"
Muhammad Musin Khan
He said: "Shall I seek for you an Ilahan (a God) other than Allah, while He has given you superiority over the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns of your time)."
Muhammad Pickthall
He said: Shall I seek for you a god other than Allah when He hath favoured you above (all) creatures?
Muhammad Sarwar
Should I choose for you a lord other than God who has favored you above all other people?
Muhammed ali Shakir
He said: What! shall I seek for you a god other than Allah while He has made you excel (all) created things?
Rashad Khalifa
Shall I seek for you other than GOD to be your god, when He has blessed you more than anyone else in the world?
Shabbir Ahmed
Shall I seek a god for you other than God, when He has blessed you more than the other existing nations?"