Compared Translations of the meaning of the Quran - 21:38
al-Anbiya' - The Prophets
Verse: 21 : 38

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al-Anbiya' (The Prophets) 21:38

21:38 ويقولون متى هذا الوعد ان كنتم صادقين


TransliterationWayaqooloona mata hatha alwaAAdu in kuntum sadiqeena
LiteralAnd they say: "When (is) that the promise if you were truthful?"

Yusuf AliThey say: "When will this promise come to pass, if ye are telling the truth?"
PickthalAnd they say: When will this promise (be fulfilled), if ye are truthful?
Arberry They say, 'And when shall the promise come to pass, if you speak truly?'
ShakirAnd they say: When will this threat come to pass if you are truthful?
SarwarThey say, "When shall the Day of Judgment come to pass if you are true in your claim?".
KhalifaThey challenge: "Where is that (retribution), if you are truthful?"
Hilali/KhanAnd they say: "When will this promise (come to pass), if you are truthful."
H/K/SaheehAnd they say, When is this promise, if you should be truthful?
MalikThey ask: "When will this promise be fulfilled if you are telling the truth?"[38]
QXPAnd they say, "When will this promise be fulfilled, if you are men of truth?"
Maulana AliAnd they say: When will this threat come to pass, if you are truthful?
Free MindsAnd they Say: "When will this promise come to pass if you are truthful?"
Qaribullah They say: 'If you are truthful, when will this promise come? '

George SaleThey say, when will this threat be accomplished, if ye speak truth?
JM RodwellThey say, "When will this threat be made good? Tell us, if ye be men of truth?"

AsadBut they [who reject My messages are wont to] ask, "When is that promise [of God's judgment] to be fulfilled? [Answer this, O you who believe in it,] if you are men of truth!" [The Quranic answer to this question is given in 7:187.]


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