Quran 40:74
مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ قَالُوا۟ ضَلُّوا۟ عَنَّا بَل لَّمْ نَكُن نَّدْعُوا۟ مِن قَبْلُ شَيْـًٔا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
| EnglishTalal Itani | Instead of Allah?” They will say, “They have abandoned us. In fact, we were praying to nothing before.” Thus Allah sends the disbelievers astray. |
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| EnglishPickthall, 1930 | Beside Allah? They say: They have failed us; but we used not to pray to anything before. Thus doth Allah send astray the disbelievers (in His guidance). |
| TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935 | Allahın berisinden? Diyecekler ki onlar bizden gaib oldular daha doğrusu biz bundan evvel bir şey'e ıbâdet eder değilmişiz, işte Allah kâfirleri böyle şaşkın eder |
| FrenchKazimirski, 1840 | Verses 73–74 are translated together in this edition. On leur criera alors : Et où sont ceux que vous associiez à Dieu ? Ils répondront : ils se sont égarés quelque part ; du reste, nous n’avons jamais rien invoqué. C’est ainsi que Dieu égare les infidèles. |
| DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French | Verses 73–74 are translated together in this edition. En er zal tot hen worden gezegd: Waar zijn de goden, welke gij met God hebt vereenigd? Zij zullen antwoorden: Zij hebben zich zelven aan ons onttrokken; ja, wij riepen vroeger een niets aan. Zoo leidt God de ongeloovigen in dwaling. |
| ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French | Verses 73–74 are translated together in this edition. Si griderà loro allora: E dove son coloro che associavate a Dio? Risponderanno si sono smarriti in qualche luogo; del resto, noi non abbiamo mai invocato nulla. Così Dio smarrisce gl’infedeli. |