Say, “If there were other gods with Him, as they say, they would have sought a way to the Lord of the Throne.”
Al-Isra' 17:42
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قُلْ لَوْ كَانَ مَعَهُ آلِهَةٌ كَمَا يَقُولُونَ إِذًا لَابْتَغَوْا إِلَىٰ ذِي الْعَرْشِ سَبِيلًا
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Say, “If there were other gods with Him, as they say, they would have sought a way to the Lord of the Throne.”
Say, "If there were other gods with Him, as they say, then those gods would surely try to find a way to the Lord of the Throne."
Say, "If there were other gods besides Him, as they claim, then those gods would surely seek a way to reach the Lord of the Throne."
Say, “If there were gods with Him as they claim, then they would have sought a way to the Lord of the Throne.”
Say, “If there were other gods with Him—as they say—they would have sought a way to the Lord of the Throne.”
Say, “If there were other gods with Him—as they say—they would have sought a way to the Lord of the Throne.”
Say, [O Muḥammad], "If there had been with Him [other] gods, as they say, then they [each] would have sought to the Owner of the Throne a way."
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم to these polytheists, pagans): "If there had been other âlihah (gods) along with Him as they assert, then they would certainly have sought out a way to the Lord of the Throne (seeking His Pleasures and to be near to Him).
Say, “If there were other gods besides Him – as they claim – they would have surely sought a way to the Lord of the Throne.”
Say: If there had been (other) gods with Him, as they say,- behold, they would certainly have sought out a way to the Lord of the Throne!
Say (O Muhammad, to the disbelievers): If there were other gods along with Him, as they say, then had they sought a way against the Lord of the Throne.
Say, "If there were [other] deities along with Him, as they claim, then they would surely have tried to find a way to the Lord of the Throne.
Say, (O Muhammad): "Had there been other gods with Him, as they claim, they would surely have attempted to find a way to the Lord of the Throne.
Say, ‘Were there [other] gods besides Him, as they say, they would surely have encroached on the Lord of the Throne.
Qul law kana maAAahu alihatun kama yaqooloona ithan laibtaghaw ila thee alAAarshi sabeelan