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Quran 42:21

Surah Ash-Shura (The Consultation), verse 21 of 53 · Juz 25

أَمْ لَهُمْ شُرَكَـٰٓؤُا۟ شَرَعُوا۟ لَهُم مِّنَ ٱلدِّينِ مَا لَمْ يَأْذَنۢ بِهِ ٱللَّهُ ۚ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةُ ٱلْفَصْلِ لَقُضِىَ بَيْنَهُمْ ۗ وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

Translations of Quran 42:21
EnglishTalal Itani

Or is it that they have partners who litigate for them religious laws never authorized by Allah? Were it not for the conclusive decision, it would have been settled between them. The wicked will have a painful punishment.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Or have they partners (of Allah) who have made lawful for them in religion that which Allah allowed not? And but for a decisive word (gone forth already), it would have been judged between them. Lo! for wrong-doers is a painful doom.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Yoksa onların şerikleri var, onlara dinden Allahın izin vermediği şeyleri meşru' kıldılar öyle mi? Eğer o fasıl kelimesi olmasa idi aralarında huküm icra edilir, bitirilirdi ve şübhesiz ki zâlimler için elîm bir azâb vardır

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Auraient-ils par hasard des compagnons qui aient prescrit en fait de religion quelque chose que Dieu n’eût pas permis ? N’était la parole de la décision, il aurait déjà été prononcé entre eux ; certes les méchants subiront un supplice terrible.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Hebben de afgodendienaars godheden die hun een godsdienst bevelen, welken God niet heeft veroorloofd? Maar indien het besluit niet ware genomen tot uitstel hunner straf, tot den dag waarop de ongeloovigen van de ware geloovigen zullen worden gescheiden, waarlijk, dan zou reeds tusschen hen zijn geoordeeld; want de onrechtvaardige zal zekerlijk eene pijnlijke marteling ondergaan.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Avrebbero essi (per caso) dei compagni che abbiano prescritto in punto di religione qualche cosa che Dio non abbia permessa? Senza la parola della bontà infinità la loro sorte sarebbe già stata decisa, poichè i malvagi subiranno un supplizio terribile.

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