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Quran 21:44

Surah Al-Anbiya (The Prophets), verse 44 of 112 · Juz 17

بَلْ مَتَّعْنَا هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ وَءَابَآءَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ طَالَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْعُمُرُ ۗ أَفَلَا يَرَوْنَ أَنَّا نَأْتِى ٱلْأَرْضَ نَنقُصُهَا مِنْ أَطْرَافِهَآ ۚ أَفَهُمُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبُونَ

Translations of Quran 21:44
EnglishTalal Itani

We have given these enjoyments, and their ancestors, until time grew long upon them. Do they not see how We gradually reduce the land from its extremities? Are they then the victors?

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Nay, but We gave these and their fathers ease until life grew long for them. See they not how we aim to the land, reducing it of its outlying parts? Can they then be the victors?

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Doğrusu biz, onları ve atalarını yaşattık hettâ o ömür onlara uzun geldi, fakat şimdi görmüyorlar mı o Arzı etrafından eksiltip duruyoruz, o halde galip onlar mı?

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Oui, nous avons fait jouir ces hommes, ainsi que leurs pères, des biens de ce monde, tant que durera leur vie. Né voient-ils pas que nous venons dans le pays des infidèles, et que nous en resserrons les limites de toutes parts ? Sont-ils donc les plus forts

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Maar wij hebben deze menschen en hunnen vaderen veroorloofd, wereldlijken voorspoed te genieten, zoo lang hun leven zal duren. Bemerken zij niet dat wij in het land der ongeloovigen komen en zijne grenzen aan alle zijden vernauwen? Zullen zij dus de overwinnaars zijn?

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Sì, noi abbiamo fatto godere questi uomini, come pure i loro padri, dei beni di questo mondo, finchè vivranno. Non vedono forse che veniamo nel paese (degl’infedeli) e che ne serriamo i confini da ogni parte? Sono dunque i più forti?

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