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Quran 6:138

Surah Al-An'am (The Cattle), verse 138 of 165 · Juz 8

وَقَالُوا۟ هَـٰذِهِۦٓ أَنْعَـٰمٌ وَحَرْثٌ حِجْرٌ لَّا يَطْعَمُهَآ إِلَّا مَن نَّشَآءُ بِزَعْمِهِمْ وَأَنْعَـٰمٌ حُرِّمَتْ ظُهُورُهَا وَأَنْعَـٰمٌ لَّا يَذْكُرُونَ ٱسْمَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا ٱفْتِرَآءً عَلَيْهِ ۚ سَيَجْزِيهِم بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْتَرُونَ

Translations of Quran 6:138
EnglishTalal Itani

And they say, “These animals and crops are restricted; none may eat them except those we permit,” by their claims, and animals whose backs are forbidden, and animals over which they do not pronounce the name of Allah—fabricating lies against Him. He will repay them for what they used to invent.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And they say: Such cattle and crops are forbidden. No-one is to eat of them save whom we will - in their make-believe - cattle whose backs are forbidden, cattle over which they mention not the name of Allah. (All that is) a lie against Him. He will repay them for that which they invent.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Zuumlarınca dediler ki «şunlar ilişilmez en'âm ve hars, bunları ancak dilediğimize yedireceğiz, şunlar da sırtları haram edilmiş, en'âm «diğer bir takım enamı da Allahın ismini anmadan boğazlarlar, hep bunları Allaha iftirâ ederek yaparlar, iftirâ ettikleri için Allah yakında cezâlarını verecek.

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Ils disent : Tels animaux et telles récoltes sont défendus ; nul autre que ceux que nous voulons (c’est ainsi qu’ils l’ont imaginé) ne doit s’en nourrir. Tels animaux doivent être exempts de porter des fardeaux. Ils ne prononcent pas le nom de Dieu sur eux ; ils inventent tout cela sur le compte de Dieu. Il les rétribuera pour leurs inventions.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Zij zeggen ook: Dit vee en deze aardvruchten zijn geheiligd, niemand zal daarvan eten dan die ons behaagt (gelijk zij zich verbeelden); deze dieren mogen niet tot lastdieren gebruikt worden; en over deze dieren wordt Gods naam niet uitgesproken, als zij die slachten; zoo denken zij een leugen tegen hem uit, maar God zal hen beloonen voor hetgeen zij valschelijk uitdenken.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Dicono: Tali animali, e tali raccolti sono proibiti; niun altro fuori che quei che vogliamo, (così hanno imaginato,) deve nutrirsene. Tali animali devono essere esenti di portare pesi. Essi non pronunziano il nome di Dio su loro, ed inventano tutto ciò sul conto di Dio. Egli ricompenserà le loro invenzioni.

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