Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Anfal Verse 6

Mufti Taqi Usmani

they were disputing with you about the truth after it became clear, as if they were being driven to death being seen by them.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

They disputed with you about the truth after it had been made clear, as if they were being driven to death with their eyes wide open.

Ruwwad Translation Center

They disputed with you concerning the truth after it had become clear to them, as if they were being driven towards death while they were looking on.

A. J. Arberry

disputing with thee concerning the truth after it had become clear, as though they were being driven into death with their eyes wide open.

Abdul Haleem

and argued with you about the truth after it had been made clear, as if they were being driven towards a death they could see with their own eyes.

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Disputing with thee respecting the right cause after it had become manifest, as though they were led forth unto death while they looked on.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Disputing with thee concerning the truth after it was made manifest, as if they were being driven to death and they (actually) saw it.

Abul Ala Maududi

They disputed with you about the truth after that had become evident, as if they were being driven to death with their eyes wide open.

Ahmed Ali

Who argued with you about the matter even after it had become quite clear, as if they were being pushed into (the arms of) death as they waited.

Ahmed Raza Khan

Disputing with you regarding the truth after it had been made clear, as if they were being herded towards a visible death.

Ali Quli Qarai

They disputed with you concerning the truth after it had become clear, as if they were being driven towards death as they looked on.

Ali Ünal

They argued with you concerning the truth (of the matter which God had already decided would be realized) even after it (the direction that developments would take) had been manifest, as if they were being driven toward death with their eyes wide open.

Amatul Rahman Omar

These (disbelievers) disputed with you concerning the truth (of Islam) after it had been made clear (by signs and proofs). (On being invited to accept Islam they were behaving) as though they were being driven towards death, but they will actually be facing death very soon.

English Literal

They argue/dispute with you in the right/truth after what was clarified/shown , as if/though they are being driven (herded/pushed) to the death/lifelessness and they are looking/watching .

Faridul Haque

Disputing with you regarding the truth after it had been made clear, as if they were being herded towards a visible death.

Hamid S. Aziz

They disputed with you about the Truth after it was made plain, as though they were being driven on to visible death.

Hilali & Khan

Disputing with you concerning the truth after it was made manifest, as if they were being driven to death, while they were looking (at it).

Maulana Mohammad Ali

Even as thy Lord caused thee to go forth from thy house with truth, though a party of the believers were surely averse,

Mohammad Habib Shakir

They disputed with you about the truth after it had become clear, (and they went forth) as if they were being driven to death while they saw (it).

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Disputing with thee of the Truth after it had been made manifest, as if they were being driven to death visible.

Muhammad Sarwar

Knowing it well (that a fight in which they are to take part is about to take place), they act as though they are being driven to death which they can see before their very eyes. Despite their knowledge of the truth, they still argue with you.

Qaribullah & Darwish

They argued with you about the truth after it had been made clear, as though they were being led to certain death while looking.

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Disputing with you concerning the truth after it was made manifest, as if they were being driven to death, while they were looking (at it).

Wahiduddin Khan

and they disputed with you concerning the truth after it had become manifest, as though they were being driven to their death with open eyes.

Talal Itani

Arguing with you about the truth after it was made clear, as if they were being driven to death as they looked on.

Tafsir jalalayn

They dispute with you concerning the truth, [the order] to fight, after it had become clear, [after it had] become evident to them, as though they were being driven to death while they looked, at it [death] with their very eyes, utterly averse to it.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

Disputing with you concerning the truth after it was made manifest, as if they were being driven to death, while they were looking (at it).

يُجَادِلُونَكَ فِي الْحَقِّ بَعْدَمَا تَبَيَّنَ
(Disputing with you concerning the truth after it was made manifest), Some have commented,

"(Allah says;) they ask and argue with you about Al-Anfal just as they argued with you when you went out for the battle of Badr, saying, `You marched with us to confiscate the caravan. You did not inform us that there will be fighting and that we should prepare for it."'

وَإِذْ يَعِدُكُمُ اللّهُ إِحْدَى الطَّايِفَتِيْنِ أَنَّهَا لَكُمْ وَتَوَدُّونَ أَنَّ غَيْرَ ذَاتِ الشَّوْكَةِ تَكُونُ لَكُمْ وَيُرِيدُ اللّهُ أَن يُحِقَّ الحَقَّ بِكَلِمَاتِهِ وَيَقْطَعَ دَابِرَ الْكَافِرِينَ