Verse 7:174 | inQuran

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

Or lest you should say, ‘It was only our fathers who attributed copartners to God in the past and we were merely a generation after them. Wilt Thou then destroy us for what was done by those who lied?’

English - Five Volume Translation

Or lest you should say, [a]‘It was only our fathers who attributed co-partners to God in the past and we were merely a generation after them. Wilt Thou then destroy us for what was done by those who lied?’[1062]

English - Short Commentary Translation

Or lest you should say, [a]‘It was only our fathers who associated co-partners with Allah in the past and we were merely a generation after them. Wilt Thou then destroy us for what those, who lied, did?

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

یا تم کہہ دو کہ شرک تو پہلے ہمارے آباءو اجداد ہی نے کیا تھا اور ہم تو ان کے بعد آنے والی نسل ہیں۔ تو کیا جھوٹے لوگوں نے جو کیا اُس کے سبب سے تُو ہمیں ہلاک کر دے گا؟

French

Ou que vous ne disiez : « Jadis nos pères n’étaient que des associateurs, et nous n’étions qu’une génération après eux. Vas-Tu donc nous anéantir pour ce qu’ont fait ceux qui ont menti ? »

German

Oder sprächet: "Es waren bloß unsere Väter, die vordem Götzendiener waren, wir aber waren ein Geschlecht nach ihnen. Willst Du uns denn vernichten um dessentwillen, was die Verlogenen taten?"

Chinese

或者说: “(在我们时代以前) [a]只有我们的祖先崇拜了多神, 我们是他们 (微弱) 的后裔, 难道你要因为那些虚假者的行为消灭我们吗?”

Italian

O perché non diciate: «Erano soltanto i nostri padri che attribuivano compagni a Dio nel passato e noi eravamo soltanto la generazione dopo di loro. Ci distruggerai Tu dunque per quanto fu fatto da coloro che mentivano?»

Spanish

O no sea que digáis: “sólo nuestros padres fueron los que atribuyeron copartícipes a Dios en el pasado, y nosotros fuimos simplemente su descendencia. ¿Nos vas a destruir por lo que hicieron los mentirosos?”.

اردو تفسیرِ صغیر

یا یہ کہدو کہ (ہمارے زمانہ سے) پہلے صرف ہمارے باپ دادوں نے شرک کیا تھا۔ اور ہم ان کے بعد ایک کمزور نسل تھے کیا تو ہم کو ان لوگوں کے فعل کے بدلہ میں ہلاک کرے گا جو جھوٹے تھے۔

اردو ترجمہ مودودی

یا یہ نہ کہنے لگو کہ "شرک کی ابتدا تو ہمارے باپ دادا نے ہم سے پہلے کی تھی اور ہم بعد کو ان کی نسل سے پیدا ہوئے، پھر کیا آپ ہمیں اُس قصور میں پکڑتے ہیں جو غلط کار لوگوں نے کیا تھا"

English - Sahih

Or [lest] you say, "It was only that our fathers associated [others in worship] with Allah before, and we were but descendants after them. Then would You destroy us for what the falsifiers have done?"

اردو ترجمہ احمد علی

یا کہنے لگو ہمارے باپ دادا نے ہم سے پہلے شرک کیاتھا اور ہم ان کے بعد ان کی اولاد تھے کیاتو ہمیں اس کام پر ہلاک کرتا ہے جو گمراہوں نے کیا

English - Talal Itani

Or you say, "Only partners (were) associated (with Allah) (by) our forefathers from before (us) and we are descendants from after them. So will You destroy us for what did the falsifiers?"

Chinese Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

a

7:39.

اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس ^*

English - Arberry

or lest you say, 'Our fathers were idolaters aforetime, and we were seed after them. What, wilt Thou then destroy us for the deeds of the vain-doers?'

English - Maududi

Or say: 'Our forefathers before us who associated others with Allah in His divinity; we were merely their offspring who followed them. And would You destroy us for that which the unrighteous did?'

English - Ahmed Ali

Or, lest they should say: "It were our fathers who had ascribed compeers to God; we are only their offspring. Will You destroy us for the deeds of those who dealt in vanities?"

English - Yusuf Ali

Or lest ye should say: "Our fathers before us may have taken false gods, but we are (their) descendants after them: wilt Thou then destroy us because of the deeds of men who were futile?"

English - Five Volume Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

a

7:39.

1062

Commentary:

The appearance of a Prophet also debars the people of his time from urging the plea mentioned in the present verse, for then the truth is made manifest from falsehood and idolatry stands publicly condemned.

English - Short Commentary Notes ^*

Cross Refs:

a

7:39.

English - Pickthall

Or lest ye should say: (It is) only (that) our fathers ascribed partners to Allah of old and we were (their) seed after them. Wilt Thou destroy us on account of that which those who follow falsehood did?

English - Muhammad Ali ^ra

Or (lest) you should say: Only our fathers ascribed partners (to Allah) before (us), and we were (their) descendants after them. Wilt Thou destroy us for what liars did?

English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ^ra

Or you should say: It was our fathers who associated partners with Allah before us, and we were but their offspring following them. Wilt Thou then destroy us because of that which was done by the vain people?

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