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Quran 25:42

Surah Al-Furqan (The Criterion), verse 42 of 77 · Juz 19

إِن كَادَ لَيُضِلُّنَا عَنْ ءَالِهَتِنَا لَوْلَآ أَن صَبَرْنَا عَلَيْهَا ۚ وَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ حِينَ يَرَوْنَ ٱلْعَذَابَ مَنْ أَضَلُّ سَبِيلًا

Translations of Quran 25:42
EnglishTalal Itani

“He nearly led us away from our gods, had we not patiently adhered to them.” But they will know, when they witness the torment, who is further away from the way.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

He would have led us far away from our gods if we had not been staunch to them. They will know, when they behold the doom, who is more astray as to the road.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Sahih be! Az kaldı bizi ma'budlarımdan sapıtacaktı, eğer üzerlerine sebat etmesekti! diyorlar, fakat ileride bilecekler, azâbı görecekleri gün: kimmiş o yolu daha sapık olan?

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Peu s’en est fallu qu’il ne nous ait fait délaisser nos dieux, si nous n’avions pas montré de la constance. — Lorsqu’ils verront approcher le châtiment, ils apprendront qui d’entre nous s’est le plus éloigné du chemin droit.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Waarlijk, hij had ons bijna van de aanbidding van onze goden afgetrokken, indien wij niet gestreng waren blijven volharden in onze onderwerping aan hen. Maar als zij de straf zullen zien, welke voor hen is gereed gemaakt, zullen zij 't hierna weten, wie meer van het rechte pad is afgedwaald.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Poco è mancato che non ci abbia fatto abbandonare i nostri Dii, se non avessimo mostrato costanza. Quando vedranno avvicinarsi il gastigo, impareranno chi di noi s’è più allontanato dal sentiere retto.

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