Surah Al-Anbya — Verse 55

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قَالُوٓا۟ أَجِئْتَنَا بِٱلْحَقِّ أَمْ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱللَّـٰعِبِينَ

Qaloo aji'tana bilhaqqiam anta mina allaAAibeen

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

They said, "Have you come to us with truth, or are you of those who jest?"

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

They asked, ‘Have you brought us the truth or are you just playing about?’

Marmaduke Pickthall

They said: Bringest thou unto us the truth, or art thou some jester?

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

They said, "Have you brought us the Truth, or are you one of those who jest?"

Mufti Taqi Usmani

They said, “Did you come to us with truth or are you one of the triflers?”

Al-Hilali & Khan

They said: "Have you brought us the truth, or are you one of those who play about?"

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

They said: "Are you expressing your true ideas before us or are you jesting?"

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

They asked: “Hast thou come unto us [with this claim] in all earnest - or art thou one of those jesters?”