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Quran 41:15

Surah Fussilat (Explained in Detail), verse 15 of 54 · Juz 24

فَأَمَّا عَادٌ فَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ ٱلْحَقِّ وَقَالُوا۟ مَنْ أَشَدُّ مِنَّا قُوَّةً ۖ أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَهُمْ هُوَ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةً ۖ وَكَانُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا يَجْحَدُونَ

Translations of Quran 41:15
EnglishTalal Itani

As for Aad, they turned arrogant on earth, and opposed justice, and said, “Who is more powerful than us?” Have they not considered that Allah, who created them, is more powerful than they? And they went on denying Our revelations.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

As for A'ad, they were arrogant in the land without right, and they said: Who is mightier than us in power? Could they not see that Allah Who created them, He was mightier than them in power? And they denied Our revelations.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Sonra Âd, Arzda bigayri hakk kibirlenmek istediler ve bizden daha kuvvetli kim var? dediler, ya kendilerini yaratmış olan Allahın onlardan daha kuvvetli olduğunu bir düşünmediler de mi? Fakat âyetlerimizi inkâr ediyorlardı

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Ad s’était injustement enflé d’orgueil sur la terre ; ses enfants disaient ; Qui donc est plus fort que nous ? N’ont-ils pis réfléchi que Dieu, qui les avait créés, était plus fort qu’eux ! Et ils niaient nos signes !

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Wat den stam Ad betreft, zij gedroegen zich, zonder reden, onbeschaamd op de aarde en zeiden: Wie is machtiger dan wij in sterkte? Zagen zij niet dat God, die hen geschapen heeft, machtiger dan zij in sterkte was? En zij verwierpen onze teekenen met voordacht!

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Ad s’era ingiustamente insuperbito sulla terra; i suoi figli dicevano: Chi è mai più forte di noi? Non hanno essi riflettuto che Dio, che gli avea creati, era più forte di loro? Negavano perciò i nostri miracoli.

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