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Quran 43:20

Surah Az-Zukhruf (The Ornaments of Gold), verse 20 of 89 · Juz 25

وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْ شَآءَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ مَا عَبَدْنَـٰهُم ۗ مَّا لَهُم بِذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ ۖ إِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَخْرُصُونَ

Translations of Quran 43:20
EnglishTalal Itani

And they say, “Had the Most Gracious willed, we would not have worshiped them.” But they have no knowledge of that; they are merely guessing.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And they say: If the Beneficent One had (so) willed, we should not have worshipped them. They have no knowledge whatsoever of that. They do but guess.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Bir de dediler ki Rahman dilese idi biz onlara tapmazdık, bu babda onların bir ılimleri yoktur sâde atıyorlar

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Si Dieu avait voulu, disent-ils, nous ne les aurions jamais adorés. Ils n’en savent rien, et ils mentent impudemment.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

En zij zeggen: Indien het Gode had behaagd, zouden wij hen niet hebben vereerd. Zij hebben geene kennis daarvan, zij spreken slechts eene ijdele leugen uit.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Se Dio avesse voluto (dicono) non li avremmo mai adorati. Essi non ne sanno nulla, e mentiscono sfacciatamente.

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