Surah Ash-Shu'ara — Verse 74

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قَالُوا۟ بَلْ وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا كَذَٰلِكَ يَفْعَلُونَ

Qaloo bal wajadna abaanakathalika yafAAaloon

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 7

Saheeh International

They said, "But we found our fathers doing thus."

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

They replied, ‘No, but this is what we saw our fathers doing.’

Marmaduke Pickthall

They said: Nay, but we found our fathers acting on this wise.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

They said: "Nay, but we found our fathers doing thus (what we do)."

Mufti Taqi Usmani

They said, “No, but we have found our fathers doing like this.”

Al-Hilali & Khan

They said: "(Nay) but we found our fathers doing so."

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

They answered: "No; but we found our forefathers doing so."