Al-Kahf 18:5

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مَا لَهُمْ بِهِ مِنْ عِلْمٍ وَلَا لِآبَائِهِمْ ۚ كَبُرَتْ كَلِمَةً تَخْرُجُ مِنْ أَفْوَاهِهِمْ ۚ إِنْ يَقُولُونَ إِلَّا كَذِبًا

القرآن الكريم

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They have no knowledge of this, nor did their forefathers. Grave is the word that comes out of their mouths. They say nothing but a lie.

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • Allah

They have no knowledge of this, nor did their forefathers. Grave is the word that comes out of their mouths. They say nothing but a lie.

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • God

They don't know anything about this, and neither did their parents. What a terrible thing they say — it comes right out of their mouths! They're only telling lies.

ClearQuran for Kids • Talal Itani

They have no knowledge about this, nor did their ancestors. What a terrible thing comes out of their mouths! They say nothing but lies.

ClearQuran for Teens • Talal Itani

They have no knowledge of it, nor did their fathers. Monstrous is the word that comes out of their mouths. They say nothing but a lie.

ClearQuran • AI-assisted

They have no knowledge of this, nor did their forefathers. Grave is the word that comes out of their mouths—they say nothing but a lie.

Community • Allah

They have no knowledge of this, nor did their forefathers. Grave is the word that comes out of their mouths—they say nothing but a lie.

Community • God

They have no knowledge of it, nor had their fathers. Grave is the word that comes out of their mouths; they speak not except a lie.

Saheeh International

No knowledge have they of such a thing, nor had their fathers. Mighty is the word that comes out of their mouths [i.e. He begot sons and daughters]. They utter nothing but a lie.

Hilali and Khan

They have no knowledge of it, nor did their forefathers. What a monstrous word that comes out of their mouths! They say nothing but lies.

Rowwad Translation Center

No knowledge have they of such a thing, nor had their fathers. It is a grievous thing that issues from their mouths as a saying what they say is nothing but falsehood!

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

(A thing) whereof they have no knowledge, nor (had) their fathers, Dreadful is the word that cometh out of their mouths. They speak naught but a lie.

Marmaduke Pickthall

They have no knowledge of this, nor did their forefathers have any either. What they say is monstrous: they are merely uttering falsehoods!

Wahiduddin Khan

a thing about which they have no knowledge, neither they nor their ancestors. Dreadful is the word that comes out of their mouths. What they utter is merely a lie.

Abul A'la Maududi

They do not have any knowledge of that, nor did their fathers. Monstrous is the utterance that comes out of their mouths, and they say nothing but a lie.

Ali Quli Qarai

Ma lahum bihi min AAilmin wala liabaihim kaburat kalimatan takhruju min afwahihim in yaqooloona illa kathiban

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