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Quran 28:48

Surah Al-Qasas (The Stories), verse 48 of 88 · Juz 20

فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِنْ عِندِنَا قَالُوا۟ لَوْلَآ أُوتِىَ مِثْلَ مَآ أُوتِىَ مُوسَىٰٓ ۚ أَوَلَمْ يَكْفُرُوا۟ بِمَآ أُوتِىَ مُوسَىٰ مِن قَبْلُ ۖ قَالُوا۟ سِحْرَانِ تَظَـٰهَرَا وَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا بِكُلٍّ كَـٰفِرُونَ

Translations of Quran 28:48
EnglishTalal Itani

But when the truth came to them from Us, they said, “If only he was given the like of what was given to Moses.” Did they not disbelieve in what was given to Moses in the past? They said, “Two works of magic backing one another.” And they said, “We are disbelieving in both.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

But when there came unto them the Truth from Our presence, they said: Why is he not given the like of what was given unto Moses? Did they not disbelieve in that which was given unto Moses of old? They say: Two magics that support each other; and they say: Lo! in both we are disbelievers.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Verses 47–48 are translated together in this edition.

Ellerinin takdim eylediği günahlar yüzünden başlarına birer musîbet gelib de o vakıt «ya rabbenâ bize bir Resûl gönderseydin de âyetlerine uyup verilse ya!» Dediler, ya bundan evvel Mûsâya verilene küfretmediler mi? İki sihir tezâhür etti dediler ve biz hiç birisine inanmayız dediler

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Mais lorsque la vérité, venant de nous, leur eut apparu, ils dirent : Pourquoi ne lui a-t-on pas donné ce qui a été accordé à Moïse ? Eh ! (les incrédules) n’ont-ils pas nié le livre donné autrefois à Moïse ? ne disent-ils pas : Le Koran et le Pentateuque ne sont que deux œuvres de sorciers qui s’entr’aident ? Nous ne croyons ni en l’un ni en l’autre.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Maar indien de waarheid van ons tot hen komt, zeggen zij: Indien hij niet dezelfde macht als Mozes ontvangt om wonderen te bewerken, zullen wij niet gelooven. Hebben zij niet evenzoo de openbaring verworpen, die vroeger aan Mozes werd gegeven? Zij zeggen: Twee listige bedriegerijen hebben elkander wederkeerig ondersteund: en zij zeggen: Waarlijk wij verwerpen die beide.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Ma allorchè appresero la verità, che lor veniva da noi, dissero: Perchè non gli è stato dato ciò ch’è stato accordato a Mosè? E non hanno forse negato il Libro dato a Mosè? E non dicono forse: Il Corano, ed il Pentateuco sono due opere di stregoni che s’ajutano fra loro. Noi non crediamo nè l’uno, nè l’altro.

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