Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Muddaththir Verse 45

Mufti Taqi Usmani

and we indulged (in mocking at the truth) along with those who indulged,

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

We used to indulge ˹in falsehood˺ along with others,

Ruwwad Translation Center

and we indulged in falsehood along with those who indulged in it,

A. J. Arberry

and we plunged along with the plungers,

Abdul Haleem

we indulged with others [in mocking the believers];

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And we have been wading with the waders.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;

Abul Ala Maududi

and we indulged in vain talk with those who indulged in vain talk,

Ahmed Ali

And plunged into useless things with those who were obstinate,

Ahmed Raza Khan

“And used to dwell on evil matters with those who think evilly.”

Ali Quli Qarai

We used to indulge in [profane] gossip along with the gossipers,

Ali Ünal

"We used to plunge (in falsehood and sin) together with those who plunged (in it).

Amatul Rahman Omar

`And we indulged in vain talk along with those who indulged therein,

English Literal

And we were engaging in conversation with the engaging in conversation .

Faridul Haque

“And used to dwell on evil matters with those who think evilly.”

Hamid S. Aziz

"And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who entered into vain discourses.

Hilali & Khan

"And we used to talk falsehood (all that which Allah hated) with vain talkers.

Maulana Mohammad Ali

And we indulged in vain talk with vain talkers;

Mohammad Habib Shakir

And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who entered into vain discourses.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

We used to wade (in vain dispute) with (all) waders,

Muhammad Sarwar

We indulged and persisted in useless disputes,

Qaribullah & Darwish

We plunged in with the plungers

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

"And we used to speak falsehood with vain speakers."

Wahiduddin Khan

we indulged in vain arguments along with those who indulged in them;

Talal Itani

And we used to indulge with those who indulge.

Tafsir jalalayn

And we used to delve, into falsehood, along with those who delved,

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

And we used to speak falsehood with vain speakers.

meaning, `we used to speak about what we had no knowledge of.'

Qatadah said,

"It means that every time someone went astray we would go astray with them."

وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ