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Quran 45:24

Surah Al-Jathiyah (The Crouching), verse 24 of 37 · Juz 25

وَقَالُوا۟ مَا هِىَ إِلَّا حَيَاتُنَا ٱلدُّنْيَا نَمُوتُ وَنَحْيَا وَمَا يُهْلِكُنَآ إِلَّا ٱلدَّهْرُ ۚ وَمَا لَهُم بِذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ ۖ إِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَظُنُّونَ

Translations of Quran 45:24
EnglishTalal Itani

And they say, “There is nothing but this our present life; we die and we live, and nothing destroys us except time.” But they have no knowledge of that; they are only guessing.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And they say: There is naught but our life of the world; we die and we live, and naught destroyeth us save time; when they have no knowledge whatsoever of (all) that; they do but guess.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Hem dediler ki o hayat sırf bizim Dünya hayatımızdan ıbarettir ölürüz ve yaşarız ve bizi ancak dehir helâk eder, halbuki buna dâir bir ılimleri yoktur, onlar sâde zannederler

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Ils disent : Il n’y a point d’autre vie que la vie actuelle. Nous mourons et nous vivons, le temps seul nous anéantit. Ils n’en savent rien, ils ne forment que des suppositions.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Zij zeggen: er is geen ander leven, buiten ons tegenwoordig leven. Wij sterven en wij leven, en niets dan de tijd vernietigt ons. Maar zij hebben geene kennis van deze zaak; zij volgen slechts eene ijdele meening.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Dicono: Non v’è altra vita che questa. Noi moriamo e viviamo, il tempo solo ci annienta. Essi non ne sanno nulla; non formano che supposizioni.

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