English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
They said, ‘Nay, but we found our fathers doing likewise.’
English - Five Volume Translation
They said, ‘Nay, but we found our fathers doing likewise.’
Commentary:
The verse refers to a stock argument of the deniers of all enlightened and progressive ideas. They find it convenient to take refuge behind the foolish plea that their forefathers were not less wise and therefore they would not depart from the precedent set by them. The habit of unthinkingly and thoughtlessly sticking to old ideas and practices has proved the spiritual undoing of many a people.
English - Short Commentary Translation
They said, ‘Not so, but we found our fathers doing likewise.’
اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ
انہوں نے کہا بلکہ ہم نے اپنے آباءو اجداد کو دیکھا کہ وہ اسی طرح کیا کرتے تھے۔
French
Ils dirent : « Non, mais nous avons trouvé nos pères faisant ainsi. »
German
Sie sprachen: "Nein, aber wir fanden unsere Väter bei dem gleichen Tun."
Chinese
他们 (回答) 说: “不是这样, 但我们见我们的祖先就是这样做的。”
Italian
Essi dissero: «No, ma abbiamo trovato che già i nostri padri facevano così.»
Spanish
Dijeron: “No, pero vimos a nuestros padres hacer lo mismo”.
اردو تفسیرِ صغیر
انہوں نے کہا‘ ایسا تو نہیں‘ لیکن ہم اپنے بڑوں کو ایسا ہی کرتے دیکھتے آئے ہیں۔
اردو ترجمہ مودودی
انہوں نے جواب دیا "نہیں، بلکہ ہم نے اپنے باپ دادا کو ایسا ہی کرتے پایا ہے"
English - Sahih
They said, "But we found our fathers doing thus."
اردو ترجمہ احمد علی
کہنے لگے بلکہ ہم نے اپنے باپ دادا کو ایسا کرتے پایا ہے
English - Talal Itani
They said, "Nay, but we found our forefathers like that - doing."
English - Arberry
They said, 'Nay, but we found our fathers so doing.'
English - Maududi
They answered: "No; but we found our forefathers doing so."
English - Ahmed Ali
They said: "No. But we found our fathers doing so."
English - Yusuf Ali
They said: "Nay, but we found our fathers doing thus (what we do)."
English - Five Volume Commentary *
Cross Refs: a
21:54; 43:24.
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Commentary:
The verse refers to a stock argument of the deniers of all enlightened and progressive ideas. They find it convenient to take refuge behind the foolish plea that their forefathers were not less wise and therefore they would not depart from the precedent set by them. The habit of unthinkingly and thoughtlessly sticking to old ideas and practices has proved the spiritual undoing of many a people.
English - Short Commentary Notes *
Cross Refs: a
21:54; 43:24.
English - Pickthall
They said: Nay, but we found our fathers acting on this wise.
English - Muhammad Ali ra
They said: Nay, we found our fathers doing so.
English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ra
They answered: Not so; but we found our fathers doing the same.