Quran 20:72
قَالُوا۟ لَن نُّؤْثِرَكَ عَلَىٰ مَا جَآءَنَا مِنَ ٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ وَٱلَّذِى فَطَرَنَا ۖ فَٱقْضِ مَآ أَنتَ قَاضٍ ۖ إِنَّمَا تَقْضِى هَـٰذِهِ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَآ
| EnglishTalal Itani | They said, “We will not prefer you to the proofs that have come to us, and Him who created us. So issue whatever judgment you wish to issue. You can only rule in this lowly life. |
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| EnglishPickthall, 1930 | They said: We choose thee not above the clear proofs that have come unto us, and above Him Who created us. So decree what thou wilt decree. Thou wilt end for us only this life of the world. |
| TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935 | İhtimali yok dediler: bize gelen bu açık mu'cizelere ve bizi yaratana karşı seni tercih edemeyiz, artık neye hukmün geçer, ne yapabilirsen yap, senin olsa olsa bu Dünya hayata hukmün geçer |
| FrenchKazimirski, 1840 | Verses 72–73 are translated together in this edition. Les magiciens reprirent ; Nous ne te mettrons pas au-dessus des signes évidents, ni au-dessus de celui qui nous a créés. Accomplis ce que tu as résolu ; tu ne peux décider que des choses de ce monde. Quant à nous, nous avons cru en notre Seigneur, afin qu’il vous pardonne nos péchés et les artifices magiques auxquels tu nous as contraints. Dieu vaut mieux, et il restera plus longtemps que toi. |
| DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French | Verses 72–73 are translated together in this edition. Wij zullen nimmer meer eerbied voor u hebben, zeiden zij, dan voor deze duidelijke wonderen, die ons getoond zijn, of ook voor hem die ons heeft geschapen. Spreek dus de straf over ons uit, welke gij op het punt staat uit te spreken; want gij kunt alleen in dit leven straffen. Waarlijk, wij gelooven in onzen Heer, opdat hij ons onze zonden moge vergeven en de toovenarij, welke gij ons hebt gedwongen uit te oefenen; maar God kan beter beloonen en is meer dan gij in staat, de straf te verlengen. |
| ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French | Verses 72–73 are translated together in this edition. I magi risposero: Non ti metteremo al disopra dei segni evidenti, nè al disopra di colui che ci ha creati. Eseguisci ciò che hai risoluto; tu non puoi disporre che delle cose di questo mondo. In quanto a noi abbiamo creduto nel nostro Signore affinchè ci perdoni i peccati, e le magie a cui ci hai costretti. Dio è più potente e più stabile di te. |