Ghafir 40:74

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مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ ۖ قَالُوا ضَلُّوا عَنَّا بَلْ لَمْ نَكُنْ نَدْعُو مِنْ قَبْلُ شَيْئًا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ اللَّهُ الْكَافِرِينَ

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Instead of Allah?” They will say, “They have abandoned us. In fact, we were praying to nothing before.” Thus Allah sends the disbelievers astray.

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • Allah

Instead of God?” They will say, “They have abandoned us. In fact, we were praying to nothing before.” Thus God sends the disbelievers astray.

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • God

Besides Allah?" They'll say, "They're gone from us. Actually, we didn't worship anything before." That's how Allah lets those who disbelieve become lost.

ClearQuran for Kids • Talal Itani

Besides Allah?" They'll say, "They've left us. Actually, we weren't praying to anything real before." That's how Allah lets disbelievers lose their way.

ClearQuran for Teens • Talal Itani

Besides God?” They say, “They have vanished from us. Rather, we never used to call upon anything before.” Thus does God lead the disbelievers astray.

ClearQuran • AI-assisted

Instead of Allah?” They will say, “They abandoned us. In fact, we were praying to nothing.” Thus Allah leads the unbelievers to stray.

Community • Allah

Instead of God?” They will say, “They abandoned us. In fact, we were praying to nothing.” Thus God leads the unbelievers to stray.

Community • God

Other than Allāh?" They will say, "They have departed from us; rather, we did not used to invoke previously anything." Thus does Allāh put astray the disbelievers.

Saheeh International

"Besides Allâh"? They will say: "They have vanished from us: Nay, we did not invoke (worship) anything before." Thus Allâh leads astray the disbelievers.

Hilali and Khan

with Allah?” They will say, “We have lost them; rather, we never used to call upon anything before.” This is how Allah causes the disbelievers to stray.

Rowwad Translation Center

"In derogation of Allah?" They will reply: "They have left us in the lurch: Nay, we invoked not, of old, anything (that had real existence)." Thus does Allah leave the Unbelievers to stray.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Beside Allah? They say: They have failed us; but we used not to pray to anything before. Thus doth Allah send astray the disbelievers (in His guidance).

Marmaduke Pickthall

They will say, "They have been lost to us; nay, we did not invoke anything before [that had real existence]." Thus God leaves the deniers of the truth to stray;

Wahiduddin Khan

associated with Allah in His Divinity?” They will say: “We have lost them; rather, we never used to call upon anyone before.” Thus will Allah cause them to stumble in error.

Abul A'la Maududi

besides Allah?’ They will say, ‘They have forsaken us. No, we did not invoke anything before.’ That is how Allah leads the faithless astray.

Ali Quli Qarai

Min dooni Allahi qaloo dalloo AAanna bal lam nakun nadAAoo min qablu shayan kathalika yudillu Allahu alkafireena

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