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Quran 16:86

Surah An-Nahl (The Bee), verse 86 of 128 · Juz 14

وَإِذَا رَءَا ٱلَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا۟ شُرَكَآءَهُمْ قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ شُرَكَآؤُنَا ٱلَّذِينَ كُنَّا نَدْعُوا۟ مِن دُونِكَ ۖ فَأَلْقَوْا۟ إِلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقَوْلَ إِنَّكُمْ لَكَـٰذِبُونَ

Translations of Quran 16:86
EnglishTalal Itani

And when the idolaters see their associates, they will say, “Our Lord, these are our associates whom we used to invoke besides You.” They will strike back at them with the saying, “Surely you are liars.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And when those who ascribed partners to Allah behold those partners of theirs, they will say: Our Lord! these are our partners unto whom we used to cry instead of Thee. But they will fling to them the saying: Lo! ye verily are liars!

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Ve o müşrikler şeriklerini gördükleri vakıt «Ya rabbenâ! işte şunlar seni bırakıp da kendilerine taptığımız şerikler diyecekler, onlar da şu sözü fırlatacaklar: her halde siz kat'iyen yalancılarsınız

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Les idolâtres apercevront leurs compagnons, ces divinités qu’ils associent à Dieu, et diront : Seigneur, voici nos compagnons que nous adorions à côté de toi ; mais ceux-ci leur répondront : Vous n’êtes que des menteurs.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

En als zij, die zich aan afgodendienst hebben schuldig gemaakt, hunne valsche goden zullen zien, zullen zij zeggen: O Heer! dit zijn onze afgoden, welke wij buiten u aanroepen. Maar zij zullen zich omkeeren en hun antwoorden: Waarlijk, gij zijt leugenaars.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Gl’idolatri vedranno i compagni (cioè le divinità che associano a Dio) e diranno: Signore, ecco i compagni che adoravamo insieme a te; ma questi risponderanno: Voi siete bugiardi.

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