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Quran 6:137

Surah Al-An'am (The Cattle), verse 137 of 165 · Juz 8

وَكَذَٰلِكَ زَيَّنَ لِكَثِيرٍ مِّنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ قَتْلَ أَوْلَـٰدِهِمْ شُرَكَآؤُهُمْ لِيُرْدُوهُمْ وَلِيَلْبِسُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ دِينَهُمْ ۖ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَا فَعَلُوهُ ۖ فَذَرْهُمْ وَمَا يَفْتَرُونَ

Translations of Quran 6:137
EnglishTalal Itani

Likewise, their idols entice many idolaters to kill their children, in order to lead them to their ruin, and confuse them in their religion. Had Allah willed, they would not have done it; so leave them to their fraud.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Thus have their (so-called) partners (of Allah) made the killing of their children to seem fair unto many of the idolaters, that they may ruin them and make their faith obscure for them. Had Allah willed (it otherwise), they had not done so. So leave them alone with their devices.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Yine bunun gibi müşriklerden çoğuna evlâdlarını öldürmeyi de o taptıkları şerikler iyi bir şey gibi gösterdi, hem kendilerini ifnâ etmek için, hem dinlerini berbad edip şaşırmak için, eğer Allah dilese idi bunu yapmazlardı, o halde bırak onları uydurdukları kanunlarla ne halleri varsa görsünler.

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

C’est ainsi que parmi un grand nombre d’idolâtres, les fausses divinités leur ont suggéré l’idée de tuer leurs propres enfants, et c’est pour les perdre et embrouiller leur culte. Si Dieu l’avait voulu, ils n’auraient jamais agi ainsi ? Mais laisse-les faire, et éloigne-toi de ce qu’ils inventent.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Hoe verkeerd oordeelen zij. Zoo hebben hunne gezellen verscheidene der afgodendienaars ingegeven, hunne kinderen te dooden, opdat zij hen in het verderf zouden kunnen voeren, en dat zij hunnen godsdienst duister konden maken, en hen daarin verwarren. Maar indien het Gode had behaagd, zouden zij dit niet hebben gedaan; verlaat hen dus en datgene wat zij valschelijk uitdenken.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

È così che fra un gran numero di socj idolatri, i loro compagni han suggerito loro di uccidere i figli per perderli, ed imbrogliare la loro religione. Se Dio l’avesse voluto, non avrebbero mai agito così; ma lasciali fare, ed allontanati da ciò che inventano.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.