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Quran 35:42

Surah Fatir (The Originator), verse 42 of 45 · Juz 22

وَأَقْسَمُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ جَهْدَ أَيْمَـٰنِهِمْ لَئِن جَآءَهُمْ نَذِيرٌ لَّيَكُونُنَّ أَهْدَىٰ مِنْ إِحْدَى ٱلْأُمَمِ ۖ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ نَذِيرٌ مَّا زَادَهُمْ إِلَّا نُفُورًا

Translations of Quran 35:42
EnglishTalal Itani

And they swore by Allah with their solemn oaths, that if a warner came to them, they would be more guided than any other people. Yet when a warner came to them, it only increased them in aversion.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And they swore by Allah, their most binding oath, that if a warner came unto them they would be more tractable than any of the nations; yet, when a warner came unto them it aroused in them naught save repugnance,

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Yeminlerinin en kuvvetlisiyle Allaha kasem de etmişlerdi ki: billâhi kendilerine inzar edici bir Peygamber gelse her halde ilerideki ümmetlerin en birincisinden daha kabiliyyetli olacaklar, daha iyi yola geleceklerdi, fakat kendilerine inzar edici bir Peygamber geldiği vakıt onlara sırf bir ürküntü artırdı

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Ils ont juré devant Dieu, par un serment solennel, que, si un apôtre venait au milieu d’eux, ils se maintiendraient dans le chemin droit mieux que ne l’avait jamais fait aucun peuple de la terre ; mais, lorsque l’apôtre parut, sa venue ne fit qu’accroître leur éloignement,

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

De Koreïshieten hebben met een plechtigen eed bij God gezworen, dat indien er een prediker tot hen ware gekomen, zij volgzamer zouden zijn geleid geworden dan eenig ander volk; maar nu een prediker tot hen gekomen is, heeft dit slechts den afkeer van de waarheid in hen vermeerderd.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Hanno giurato dinanzi a Dio, con un giuramento solenne, che se un apostolo venisse fra loro, essi si manterrebbero nella strada retta meglio di quello che alcun popolo della terra non l’avea fatto; ma quando venne l’apostolo, la sua venuta servi ad accrescere il loro allontanamento,

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