بَلْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا عَلَىٰٓ أُمَّةٍ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِم مُّهْتَدُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)bal qaaloo innaa wajadnaa aabaa'anaa 'alaa ummatin wa'innaa 'alaa aathaarihim muhtadoon
DIN 31635bal qālū ʾinnā waǧadnā ʾābāʾanā ʿalā ʾummatin waʾinnā ʿalā ʾāṯārihim muhtadūna
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But they say, "We found our parents on a course, and we are guided in their footsteps."
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
Nay, for they say only: Lo! we found our fathers following a religion, and we are guided by their footprints
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
Nay; they say, 'We found our fathers (agreed) upon a religion, and, verily, we are guided by their traces
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
But say they: "Verily we found our fathers of that persuasion, and verily, by their footsteps do we guide ourselves
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
But they say, verily we found our fathers practising a religion; and we are guided in their footsteps
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
Jo, por ata thonë: "Ne i kemi gjetur baballarët tanë në një fe dhe ne po shkojmë gjurmëve të tyre."
বরং তারা বলে: ‘নিশ্চয় আমরা আমাদের পিতৃপুরুষদেরকে একটি দ্বীন ও মতাদর্শের উপর পেয়েছি, আর নিশ্চয় আমরা তাদের পদাঙ্ক অনুসরণে হিদায়াতপ্রাপ্ত হবো।’
Oni čak govore: “Mi smo zatekli pretke naše kako ispovijedaju vjeru i, prateći njihove tragove, mi smo na Pravom putu.”
Oni čak govore: “Mi smo zatekli pretke naše kako ispovijedaju vjeru i, prateći njihove tragove, mi smo na Pravom putu.”
Si ko woni, ɓe mbi'iu: "Minen Min tawu baabiraaɓe amen ɓeen e diina, haray ko e batteeji maɓɓe min peewirta".
ო, არა! მათ თქვეს: «ჭეშმარიტად, ჩვენ ვიპოვეთ ჩვენი მამები, რომლებიც გარკვეულ გზას [სწავლებას] მიჰყვებოდნენ, და ჩვენც, უეჭველად, მათ კვალს მივყვებით».
Vielmehr sagen sie: „Wir haben ja (bereits) unsere Väter in einer (bestimmten) Glaubensrichtung vorgefunden, und auf ihren Spuren sind wir Rechtgeleitete.“
Όχι (δεν έγινε αυτό), αλλά (οι άπιστοι) είπαν: «Πράγματι, βρήκαμε τους προγόνους μας σε μία συγκεκριμένη θρησκεία, και εμείς ακολουθούμε τα βήματά τους.»
बल्कि उन्होंने कहा : निःसंदेह हमने अपने बाप-दादा को एक मार्ग पर पाया है और निःसंदेह हम उन्हीं के पदचिह्नों पर राह पाने वाले हैं।
Ma dissero: «In verità abbiamo trovato i nostri padri su un sentiero, e in verità sulle loro orme abbiamo continuato il cammino».
22. Ne. Jie sako: “Mes radome savo tėvus sekančius tam tikru keliu ir religija, ir mes vedame save jų pėdomis.“
Lakkii! Isaan “nuti abboota keenya amantii wahii irratti argine, nutis faanoowwan isaanii irra qajeeloodha” jedhan.
Нет, напротив! Они сказали: «Воистину, мы застали своих отцов на этой религии, и, воистину, мы следуем по их стопам».
Они чак говоре: „Ми смо затекли наше претке како исповедају веру и, пратећи њихове трагове, ми смо на Правом путу.“
Bali wanasema: 'Hakika sisi tuliwakuta baba zetu wanashika dini mahsusi, basi na sisi tunafuata nyayo zao.'
Nej, i stället säger de: ”Vi fann våra förfäder följa en viss lära och vi går i deras spår.”
Bilâkis şöyle dediler: "Biz, atalarımızı bir din üzerinde bulduk ve onların izinde dosdoğru gitmekteyiz."
(نہیں نہیں) بلکہ یہ تو کہتے ہیں کہ ہم نے اپنے باپ دادا کو ایک مذہب پر پایا اور ہم انہی کے نقش قدم پر چل کر راه یافتہ ہیں.
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وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْ شَآءَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ مَا عَبَدْنَٰهُم مَّا لَهُم بِذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَخْرُصُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)waqaaloo law shaa'a r-rahmaanu maa 'abadnaahum maa lahum bidhaalika min 'ilmin in hum illaa yakhrusoon
DIN 31635waqālū law šāʾa r-raḥmānu mā ʿabadnāhum mā lahum biḏālika min ʿilmin ʾin hum ʾillā yaḫruṣūna
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.
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
and they say, 'Had the Merciful pleased we should never have worshipped them.' They have no knowledge of that, they only conjecture
And they say: "Had the God of Mercy so willed it we should never have worshipped them." No knowledge have they in this: they only lie
And they say, if the Merciful had pleased, we had not worshipped them. They have no knowledge herein: They only utter a vain lie
أَمْ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمْ كِتَٰبًا مِّن قَبْلِهِۦ فَهُم بِهِۦ مُسْتَمْسِكُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)am aataynaahum kitaaban min qablihi fahum bihi mustamsikoon
DIN 31635ʾam ʾātaynāhum kitāban min qablihi fahum bihi mustamsikūna
The translators word this verse differently
Or have We given them a book prior to this one, to which they adhere?
Or have We given them any scripture before (this Qur'an) so that they are holding fast thereto
Have we given them a book before it to which they might hold
Have we ere this given them a Book? and do they possess it still
Have We given them a book of revelations before this; and do they keep the same in their custody
43:22 — the verse above
وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ فِى قَرْيَةٍ مِّن نَّذِيرٍ إِلَّا قَالَ مُتْرَفُوهَآ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا عَلَىٰٓ أُمَّةٍ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِم مُّقْتَدُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wakadhaalika maa arsalnaa min qablika fee qaryatin min nadheerin illaa qaala mutrafoohaa innaa wajadnaa aabaa'anaa 'alaa ummatin wa'innaa 'alaa aathaarihim muqtadoon
DIN 31635wakaḏālika mā ʾarsalnā min qablika fī qaryatin min naḏīrin ʾillā qāla mutrafūhā ʾinnā waǧadnā ʾābāʾanā ʿalā ʾummatin waʾinnā ʿalā ʾāṯārihim muqtadūna
Likewise, We sent no warner before you to any town, but the wealthy among them said, "We found our parents on a course, and we are following in their footsteps."
And even so We sent not a warner before thee (Muhammad) into any township but its luxurious ones said: Lo! we found our fathers following a religion, and we are following their footprints
Thus, too, did we never send before thee to a city any warner, but the affluent ones thereof said, 'Verily, we found our fathers (agreed) upon a religion, and, verily, we are led by their traces
And thus never before thy time did we send a warner to any city but its wealthy ones said: "Verily we found our fathers with a religion, and in their tracks we tread
Thus We sent no preacher, before thee, unto any city, but the inhabitants thereof who lived in affluence, said, verily we found our fathers practising a religion: And we tread in their footsteps
قَٰلَ أَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكُم بِأَهْدَىٰ مِمَّا وَجَدتُّمْ عَلَيْهِ ءَابَآءَكُمْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا بِمَآ أُرْسِلْتُم بِهِۦ كَٰفِرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala awalaw ji'tukum bi'ahdaa mimmaa wajadttum 'alayhi aabaa'akum qaaloo innaa bimaa ursiltum bihi kaafiroon
DIN 31635qāla ʾawalaw ǧiʾtukum biʾahdā mimmā waǧadttum ʿalayhi ʾābāʾakum qālū ʾinnā bimā ʾursiltum bihi kāfirūna
He would say, "Even if I bring you better guidance than what you found your parents following?" They would say, "We reject what you are sent with."
(And the warner) said: What! Even though I bring you better guidance than that ye found your fathers following? They answered: Lo! in what ye bring we are disbelievers
Say, 'What! if I come to you with what is a better guide than what ye found your fathers agreed upon?' and they will say, 'Verily, we, in what ye are sent with disbelieve
SAY, - such was our command to that apostle - "What! even if I bring you a religion more right than that ye found your fathers following?" And they said, "Verily we believe not in your message
And the preacher answered, what, although I bring you a more right religion than that which ye found your fathers to practise? And they replied, verily we believe not that which ye are sent to preach
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
بَلْ قَالُوا إِنَّا وَجَدْنَا آبَاءَنَا عَلَىٰ أُمَّةٍ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰ آثَارِهِم مُّهْتَدُونَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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