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Quran 10:78

Surah Yunus (Jonah), verse 78 of 109 · Juz 11

قَالُوٓا۟ أَجِئْتَنَا لِتَلْفِتَنَا عَمَّا وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ ءَابَآءَنَا وَتَكُونَ لَكُمَا ٱلْكِبْرِيَآءُ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا نَحْنُ لَكُمَا بِمُؤْمِنِينَ

Translations of Quran 10:78
EnglishTalal Itani

They said, “Did you come to us to divert us from what we found our ancestors following, and so that you become prominent in the land? We will never believe in you.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

They said: Hast thou come unto us to pervert us from that (faith) in which we found our fathers, and that you two may own the place of greatness in the land? We will not believe you two.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Sen, dediler: bizi, atalarımızı üzerinde bulduğumuz yoldan çeviresin de bu yerde Devlet ikinizin olsun diye mi geldin? Biz ikinize de inanamayız

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Es-tu venu, répondirent-ils, pour nous détourner de ce que nous avons vu pratiquer à nos pères, et pour que la grandeur dans ce pays appartienne à vous deux ? Nous ne vous croyons pas.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Zij zeiden: Zijt gij tot ons gekomen om ons af te leiden van den godsdienst, welken wij onze vaderen zagen beoefenen, opdat gij beiden het bevel over het land zoudt kunnen voeren? Maar wij gelooven u niet.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Sei tu venuto, risposero, per distorci da ciò che abbiam veduto fare ai nostri padri, e per arrogarvi, voi due, il potere in questo paese? Noi non vi crediamo.

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