Surah Al-An'am (الأنعام) • The Cattle

Quran 6:148

6:148

سَيَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا۟ لَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَآ أَشْرَكْنَا وَلَآ ءَابَآؤُنَا وَلَا حَرَّمْنَا مِن شَىْءٍ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ كَذَّبَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ حَتَّىٰ ذَاقُوا۟ بَأْسَنَا ۗ قُلْ هَلْ عِندَكُم مِّنْ عِلْمٍ فَتُخْرِجُوهُ لَنَآ ۖ إِن تَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَإِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا تَخْرُصُونَ

sayaqūlu alladhīna ashrakū law shāa l-lahu mā ashraknā walā ābāunā walā ḥarramnā min shayin kadhālika kadhaba alladhīna min qablihim ḥattā dhāqū basanā qul hal ʿindakum min ʿil'min fatukh'rijūhu lanā in tattabiʿūna illā l-ẓana wa-in antum illā takhruṣūna

Those who associated [others] with Allāh will say, "If Allāh had willed, we would not have associated [anything] and neither would our fathers, nor would we have prohibited anything." Likewise did those before deny until they tasted Our punishment. Say, "Do you have any knowledge that you can produce for us? You follow not except assumption, and you are not but misjudging."

— Saheeh International

The idolaters will say, ‘If God had willed, we would not have ascribed partners to Him- nor would our fathers- or have declared anything forbidden.’ In the same way, those before them continually denied [the truth] until they tasted Our punishment. Say, ‘Have you any knowledge that you can show us? You follow only supposition and tell only lies.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Those who took partners (in worship) with Allâh will say: "If Allâh had willed, we would not have taken partners (in worship) with Him, nor would our fathers, and we would not have forbidden anything (against His Will)." Likewise belied those who were before them, (they argued falsely with Allâh’s Messengers), till they tasted Our Wrath. Say: "Have you any knowledge (proof) that you can produce before us? Verily, you follow nothing but guess and you do nothing but lie."

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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سَيَقُولُsayaqūluWill say
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
أَشْرَكُوا۟ashrakūassociate partners (with Allah)
لَوْlawIf
شَآءَshāaHad willed
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
مَآmānot
أَشْرَكْنَاashraknāwe (would) have associated partners (with Allah)
وَلَآwalāand not
ءَابَآؤُنَاābāunāour forefathers
وَلَاwalāand not
حَرَّمْنَاḥarramnāwe (would) have forbidden
مِنmin[of]
شَىْءٍۢۚshayinanything
كَذَٰلِكَkadhālikaLikewise
كَذَّبَkadhabadenied
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
مِنmin(were from)
قَبْلِهِمْqablihimbefore them
حَتَّىٰḥattāuntil
ذَاقُوا۟dhāqūthey tasted
بَأْسَنَاۗbasanāOur wrath
قُلْqulSay
هَلْhalIs
عِندَكُمʿindakumwith you
مِّنْmin[of]
عِلْمٍۢʿil'minany knowledge
فَتُخْرِجُوهُfatukh'rijūhuthen produce it
لَنَآۖlanāfor us
إِنinNot
تَتَّبِعُونَtattabiʿūnayou follow
إِلَّاillāexcept
ٱلظَّنَّl-ẓanathe assumption
وَإِنْwa-inand not
أَنتُمْantumyou (do)
إِلَّاillābut
تَخْرُصُونَtakhruṣūnaguess