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Quran 31:21

Surah Luqman, verse 21 of 34 · Juz 21

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ مَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ قَالُوا۟ بَلْ نَتَّبِعُ مَا وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ ءَابَآءَنَآ ۚ أَوَلَوْ كَانَ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ يَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَىٰ عَذَابِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ

Translations of Quran 31:21
EnglishTalal Itani

And when it is said to them, “Follow what Allah has revealed,” they say, “Rather, we follow what we found our parents devoted to.” Even if Satan is calling them to the suffering of the Blaze?

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And if it be said unto them: Follow that which Allah hath revealed, they say: Nay, but we follow that wherein we found our fathers. What! Even though the devil were inviting them unto the doom of flame?

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Ve Allahın indirdiğine tabi' olun denildiği vakıt kendilerine «hayır, biz atalarımızı neyin üzerinde bulduksa onun ardınca gideriz» diyorlar, ya Şeytan onları Saîr azâbına da'vet ediyor idise de mi?

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Lorsqu’on leur dit : Suivez ce que Dieu vous a envoyé d’en haut, ils disent : Nous suivrons plutôt ce que nous avons trouvé chez nos pères. Et si Satan les invite au supplice du brasier ardent ?

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

En als er tot hen wordt gezegd: Volgt wat God heeft geopenbaard, antwoorden zij: Neen! wij zullen volgen wat wij hebben bevonden dat onze vaderen deden. Maar wat! ofschoon de duivel hen tot de marteling der hel noodigt?

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Allorchè si dice loro: Seguite quel che Dio vi ha mandato dall’alto, dicono: Seguiremo piuttosto ciò ch’abbiamo trovato de’ nostri padri. E se Satana gli invita al supplizio della brace ardente?

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