Compared Translations of the meaning of the Quran - 34:35 | |
< 34:36  34:34 > |
Transliteration | Waqaloo nahnu aktharu amwalan waawladan wama nahnu bimuAAaththabeena |
Literal | And they said: "We (have) more properties/possessions/wealths and children, and we are not with being tortured." |
Yusuf Ali | They said: "We have more in wealth and in sons, and we cannot be punished." |
Pickthal | And they say: We are more (than you) in wealth and children. We are not the punished! |
Arberry | They also said, 'We are more abundant in wealth and children, and we shall not be chastised.' |
Shakir | And they say: We have more wealth and children, and we shall not be punished. |
Sarwar | We are the ones who have more wealth and children and we shall suffer no punishment". |
Khalifa | They also said, "We are more powerful, with more money and children, and we will not be punished." |
Hilali/Khan | And they say: "We are more in wealth and in children, and we are not going to be punished." |
H/K/Saheeh | And they said, "We are more [than the believers] in wealth and children, and we are not to be punished." |
Malik | They say: "We have more wealth and children, which indicates that our gods are happy with us so we shall never be punished."[35] |
QXP | And they further said, "We are more than you in wealth and children and party and we cannot be made to suffer." |
Maulana Ali | And they say: We have more wealth and children, and we cannot be punished. |
Free Minds | And they said: "We have more wealth and more children, and we will not be punished." |
Qaribullah | And they said: 'We have been given an abundance of wealth and children we shall never be punished! ' |
George Sale | And those of Mecca also say, we abound in riches and children more than ye; and we shall not be punished hereafter. |
JM Rodwell | And they said, "We are the more abundant in riches and in children, nor shall we be among the punished." |
Asad | and they would add, "Richer [than you] are we in wealth and in children, and [so] we are not going to be made to suffer!" [Implying, firstly, that the only thing that really counts in life is the enjoyment of material benefits; and, secondly, that a materially successful life is, by itself, an evidence of one's being "on the right way".] |
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