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21. Surah • 53. Verse
Word Analysis
لَهَا
lahā
of them
Rashad Khalifa
The Final Testament
They said, "We found our parents worshipping them."
The Monotheist Group
The Quran: A Monotheist Translation
They said: "We found our fathers worshipping them."
Edip-Layth
Quran: A Reformist Translation
They said, "We found our fathers serving them."
Abdul Haleem
Holy Quran Translation
They replied, ‘We found our fathers worshipping them.’
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Holy Quran Translation
They said, "We found our fathers worshipping them."
Taqi Usmani
Holy Quran Translation
They said, "We found our fathers worshipping them,"
Abul A'la Maududi
Tafhim commentary
They answered: "We found our fathers worshipping them."
Marmaduke Pickthall
Holy Quran Translation
They said: We found our fathers worshippers of them.
Al-Hilali & Khan
Holy Quran Translation
They said: "We found our fathers worshipping them."
Mustafa Khattab
The Clear Quran
They replied, "We found our forefathers worshipping them."
Aisha Bewley
Holy Quran Translation
they said, ‘We found our fathers worshipping them. ’
George Sale
Holy Quran Translation
They answered, we found our fathers worshipping them.
Mahmoud Ghali
Holy Quran Translation
They said, "We found our fathers worshiping them. "
Ali Quli Qarai
Holy Quran Translation
They said, ‘We found our fathers worshipping them. ’
Hamid S. Aziz
Holy Quran Translation
When he said to his father and to his people, "What are these images to which you pay devotion?"
Amatul Rahman Omar
Holy Quran Translation
They said, `We found our fathers worshipping them. '
E. Henry Palmer
Holy Quran Translation
Said they, 'We found our fathers serving them. '
Arthur John Arberry
Holy Quran Translation
They said, 'We found our fathers serving them. '
Bijan Moeinian
Holy Quran Translation
They replied: "This is our cultural root! Our fathers were worshipping them. "
Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
Holy Quran Translation
They replied: "We found our fathers worshipping them. "
Muhammad Asad
Holy Quran Translation
They answered: "We found our forefathers worshipping them. "
Abdel Khalek Himmat
Al- Muntakhab
They said: "we found our fathers revering them and adoring them with appropriate acts and rites".
Shabbir Ahmed
Holy Quran Translation
They responded, "We found our ancestors worshipers of them. "
Progressive Muslims
Holy Quran Translation
They said: "We found our fathers worshipping them. "
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Holy Quran Translation
They said: "We found our fathers worshipping them. "
Sahih International
(Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)
They said, "We found our fathers worshippers of them. "
Sam Gerrans
The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation
They said: “We found our fathers serving them.”