قَالَ لَقَدْ كُنتُمْ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُمْ فِى ضَلَٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala laqad kuntum antum wa'aabaa'ukum fee dalaalin mubeen
DIN 31635qāla laqad kuntum ʾantum waʾābāʾukum fī ḍalālin mubīnin
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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He said, "You and your parents are in evident error."
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
He said: Verily ye and your fathers were in plain error
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Said he, 'Both you and your fathers have been in obvious error
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
He said, "Truly ye and your fathers have been in a plain mistake
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
He said, verily both ye and your fathers have been in a manifest error
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Ai tha: "Pa dyshim, ju dhe baballarët tuaj keni qenë në humbje të qartë."
সে বললো: ‘তোমরা নিজেরা এবং তোমাদের পূর্বপুরুষরা সবাই স্পষ্ট পথভ্রষ্টায় রয়েছ।’
“I vi ste, a i preci vaši su bili u očitoj zabludi”, reče.
“I vi ste, a i predci vaši su bili u očitoj zabludi”, reče.
O maaki: "Gooŋɗii on laatike onon e baabiraaɓe mon ɓe e ndeer majjere ɓanngunde ngonɗon".
უთხრა [იბრაჰიმმა]: «ნამდვილად, თქვენც და თქვენი მამებიც ცხადი გზააბნეულობაში იმყოფებით». [როდესაც ამ კერპებს ეთაყვანებით]
Er sagte: „Ihr und eure Väter befindet euch ja auf einem deutlichen Irrweg.“
(Ο Αβραάμ) είπε: «Πράγματι, εσείς και οι πρόγονοί σας βρισκόσασταν σε φανερή πλάνη.»
उस (इबराहीम) ने कहा : निश्चय तुम और तुम्हारे बाप-दादा खुली गुमराही में रहे हो।
Disse: «Voi e i vostri padri siete in chiara perdizione».
54. Jis tarė: „Iš tiesų, jūs ir jūsų tėvai buvo didelėje klaidoje.“
ni jedhe: “Dhugumatti, isiniifi abbootiin keessanis jallina mul'ataa keessa jirtan.”
Он сказал: «И вы, и ваши отцы были в явном заблуждении».
Аврам рече: "Заиста сте ви, а и преци ваши, у очигледној заблуди.“
Akasema: Bila ya shaka nyinyi na baba zenu mmekuwa katika upotovu ulio dhahiri.
Han sa: ”Det är tydligt att ni och era förfäder har förirrat er helt och hållet.”
İbrahim: “Andolsun siz de, atalarınız da apaçık bir sapıklık içindesiniz.” dedi.
آپ نے فرمایا! پھر تو تم اور تمہارے باپ دادا سبھی یقیناً کھلی گمراہی میں مبتلا رہے.
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إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦ مَا هَٰذِهِ ٱلتَّمَاثِيلُ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنتُمْ لَهَا عَٰكِفُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)idh qaala li'abeehi waqawmihi maa haadhihi t-tamaatheelu llatee antum lahaa 'aakifoon
DIN 31635ʾiḏ qāla liʾabīhi waqawmihi mā hāḏihi t-tamāṯīlu llatī ʾantum lahā ʿākifūna
When he said to his father and his people, "What are these statues to which you are devoted?"
When he said unto his father and his folk: What are these images unto which ye pay devotion
When he said to his father and to his people, 'What are these images to which ye pay devotion
When he said to his Father and to his people, "What are these images to which ye are devoted
Remember when he said unto his father, and his people, what are these images, to which ye are so entirely devoted
قَالُوا۟ وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا لَهَا عَٰبِدِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo wajadnaa aabaa'anaa lahaa 'aabideen
DIN 31635qālū waǧadnā ʾābāʾanā lahā ʿābidīna
They said, "We found our parents worshiping them."
They said: We found our fathers worshippers of them
Said they, 'We found our fathers serving them
They said, "We found our fathers worshipping them
They answered, we found our fathers worshipping them
21:54 — the verse above
قَالُوٓا۟ أَجِئْتَنَا بِٱلْحَقِّ أَمْ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱللَّٰعِبِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo aji'tanaa bil-haqqi am anta mina llaa'ibeen
DIN 31635qālū ʾaǧiʾtanā bil-ḥaqqi ʾam ʾanta mina llāʿibīna
The translators word this verse differently
They said, "Are you telling us the truth, or are you just playing?"
They said: Bringest thou unto us the truth, or art thou some jester
They said, 'Dost thou come to us with the truth, or art thou but of those who play
They said, "Hast thou come unto us in earnest? or art thou of those who jest
They said, dost thou seriously tell us the truth, or art thou one who jestest with us
قَالَ بَل رَّبُّكُمْ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّذِى فَطَرَهُنَّ وَأَنَا۠ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلشَّٰهِدِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala bal rabbukum rabbu s-samaawaati wal-'ardi lladhee fatarahunna wa'anaa 'alaa dhaalikum mina sh-shaahideen
DIN 31635qāla bal rabbukum rabbu s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍi llaḏī faṭarahunna waʾanā ʿalā ḏālikum mina š-šāhidīna
He said, "Your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the One who created them, and I bear witness to that.
He said: Nay, but your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Who created them; and I am of those who testify unto that
He said, 'Nay, but your Lord is Lord of the heavens and the earth, which He originated; and I am of those who testify to this
He said, "Nay, your Lord is Lord of the Heavens and of the Earth, who hath created them both; and to this am I one of those who witness
He replied, verily your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth; it is He who hath created them: And I am one of those who bear witness thereof
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
قَالَ لَقَدْ كُنتُمْ أَنتُمْ وَآبَاؤُكُمْ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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