Surah An-Nazi'at — Verse 12

Those who drag forth · 79:12 · 12/46

قَالُوا۟ تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ

Qaloo tilka ithan karratun khasira

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

They say, "That, then, would be a losing return."

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

‘Such a return is impossible!’

Marmaduke Pickthall

They say: Then that would be a vain proceeding.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

They say: "It would, in that case, be a return with loss!"

Mufti Taqi Usmani

They say, “If so, that will be a harmful homecoming.”

Al-Hilali & Khan

They say: "It would in that case, be a return with loss!"

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

They say: “That will then be a return with a great loss!”

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

[And] they add, "That, then, would be a return with loss!"

Noor International · source edition

(12) They say, "That, then, would be a losing return."[1841]

Notes

[1841]- i.e., "If that were so, we would not be able to escape punishment."