Al-Qur'an Surah As-Saffat Verse 36

Mufti Taqi Usmani

and used to say, “Are we really to leave our gods because of an insane poet?”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

and argued, “Should we really abandon our gods for a mad poet?”

Ruwwad Translation Center

and said, “Are we going to abandon our gods for a mad poet?”

A. J. Arberry

saying, 'What, shall we forsake our gods for a poet possessed?'

Abdul Haleem

and said, ‘Are we to forsake our gods for a mad poet?’

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And they said: are we going to abandon our gods on account of a Poet distracted?

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And say; "What! shall we give up our gods for the sake of a Poet possessed?"

Abul Ala Maududi

and said: “Shall we forsake our deities for the sake of a distracted poet?”

Ahmed Ali

And said: "Should we abandon our gods for the sake of an insane poet?"

Ahmed Raza Khan

And they used to say, “Shall we forsake our Gods upon the sayings of a mad poet?”

Ali Quli Qarai

and [they would] say, ‘Shall we abandon our gods for a crazy poet?’

Ali Ünal

And they would say, "Are we to give up our deities for the sake of a mad poet?"

Amatul Rahman Omar

And they used to say, `Are we to forsake our gods for the sake of a mad poet?´

English Literal

And they say: "Are we to leave our gods to a mad/insane poet?"

Faridul Haque

And they used to say, “Shall we forsake our Gods upon the sayings of a mad poet?”

Hamid S. Aziz

And said, "What! Shall we indeed give up our gods for the sake of a mad poet?"

Hilali & Khan

And (they) said: "Are we going to abandon our aliha (gods) for the sake of a mad poet?

Maulana Mohammad Ali

They indeed were arrogant, when it was said to them: There is no god but Allah;

Mohammad Habib Shakir

And to say: What! shall we indeed give up our gods for the sake of a mad poet?

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And said: Shall we forsake our gods for a mad poet?

Muhammad Sarwar

and said, "Should we give up our idols for the sake of an insane poet".

Qaribullah & Darwish

and said: 'Are we to renounce our gods for the sake of a mad poet'

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

And (they) said: "Are we going to abandon our gods for the sake of a mad poet"

Wahiduddin Khan

and replied, "Shall we then give up our deities at the bidding of a mad poet?"

Talal Itani

And said, “Are we to abandon our gods for a mad poet?”

Tafsir jalalayn

and would say, `Are we to abandon our gods for a mad poet?', that is, for the sake of what Muhammad (s) says? (as regards the hamzas [in a-inn, `are we'], the same applies as mentioned above).

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

Truly, when it was said to them;"La ilaha illallah," they puffed themselves up with pride. And (they) said;"Are we going to abandon our gods for the sake of a mad poet!"

meaning, `Shall we stop worshipping our gods and the gods of our forefathers just because of the words of this mad poet' -- meaning the Messenger of Allah.

Allah said in refutation of their attitude