Quran Ayah as-Saffat (Those Who Set The Ranks, Drawn up in Ranks, The Rangers) 37:152 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad   
“God has begotten [a son]”; and, verily, they are lying [too, when they say]
Arthur John Arberry   
'God has begotten?' They are truly liars
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
"Allah has begotten children"? but they are liars

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Source Arabic and Literal tools
Arabic   
وَلَدَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَكَـٰذِبُونَ ۝١٥٢
Transliteration (2021)   
walada l-lahu wa-innahum lakādhibūn
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more   
"Has begotten Allah," and indeed, they surely (are) liars.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
“God has begotten [a son]”; and, verily, they are lying [too, when they say]
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
"Allah has begotten children"? but they are liars
M. M. Pickthall   
Allah hath begotten. Allah! verily they tell a lie
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
“Allah has children.” They are simply liars.
Wahiduddin Khan   
God has begotten children.They are truly liars
Safi Kaskas   
"God has begotten," and they are liars.
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
God procreated! And, truly, they are ones who lie.
T.B.Irving   
"God has fathered something!"
Shakir   
Allah has begotten; and most surely they are liars
Abdul Hye   
“Allah has begotten (children). Surely, they are liars!”
Saeed Malik   
"Allah has begotten," while they are categorical liars.
The Study Quran   
“God has begotten,” while truly they are liars
Talal Itani & AI (2025)   
"God has begotten"? They are liars.
Talal Itani (2012)   
'God has begotten.' They are indeed lying
M. Farook Malik   
Allah has children. They are utter liars
Dr. Kamal Omar   
“Allah has begotten (children)”. And certainly they are indeed liars
Dr. Munir Munshey   
(Do they say) Allah has borne a child? Of course they are lying
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
"Allah has had children?" And verily, they are liars
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
" Allah has begotten," and indeed, they are liars
Muhammad Sarwar   
'God has begotten a son.' They are certainly liars
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
.Allah has children. - and they are absolute liars
Shabbir Ahmed   
"That Allah has begotten." And, verily, they tell a lie too
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
" Allah has begotten!" And surely they are liars indeed
Hamid S. Aziz   
"Allah has begotten"; and most surely they are liars
Abdel Haleem   
‘God has begotten.’ How they lie
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
God hath begotten. Verily they are the liars
Ahmed Ali   
"God has begotten (children)?" They are liars indeed
Aisha Bewley   
´Allah has given birth´. They are truly liars.
Ali Ünal   
"God has begotten." Most certainly they are liars
Ali Quli Qara'i   
‘Allah has begotten,’ and they indeed speak a falsehood
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)   
The child of God. And they are liars.
Musharraf Hussain   
“Allah has begotten;” they are liars.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
“God has children”? But they are liars
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
“God has fathered (children).” And they are certainly liars.
Maududi   
"Allah has begotten." They are liars
Mohammad Shafi   
And (they say), "Allah has children." And they certainly are liars

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Allah has begotten', and undoubtedly, they are necessarily liars.
Rashad Khalifa   
"GOD has begotten a son." Indeed, they are liars.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
'Allah has begotten? ' They are truly liars
Faridul Haque   
That “Allah has offspring”; and indeed, surely, they are liars
Bijan Moeinian   
Such people are nothing but plain liars
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
Allah has begotten. And truly they are liars
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
God gave birth . And that they truly are lying/denying/falsifying (E)
Sher Ali   
`ALLAH has begotten children;' and they are certainly liars
Edip Yuksel   
"The son of God." They are liars.
Amatul Rahman Omar   
`Allah has begotten (those as His children).' They are liars, of course
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
That Allah has begotten children and surely they are liars
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
"Allah has begotten off spring or children (i.e. angels are the daughters of Allah)?" And, verily, they are liars

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
N J Dawood (2014)   
God has given birth.‘
Arthur John Arberry   
'God has begotten?' They are truly liars
Edward Henry Palmer   
'God has begotten?' verily, they are liars
George Sale   
God hath begotten issue? And are they not really liars
John Medows Rodwell   
"God hath begotten"? They are indeed liars

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Shuaib Abdullahi   
"The son of GOD (Walada-llahu)," but (Wa) indeed, they (Innahum') are (La) liars (Kaazibuun).
Fode Drame   
“Allah had begotten” and truly they are the liars.
Munir Mezyed   
“Allâh has begotten.” They are truly lairs.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
Allah has fathered children, and they are lying.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
…“Allah has begotten”? They are truly liars.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
“Allah has begotten.” But they are most surely liars.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
"Allah (God) has fathered something!" They are such liars!
Samy Mahdy   
“Allah’s son.” And surely, they are liars.
Sayyid Qutb   
God has begotten children.' They are lying indeed.
Ali Quli Qarai   
‘Allah has begotten [offsprings],’ and they indeed speak a falsehood.
Ahmed Hulusi   
“Allah has begotten children (Allah has a son)! Indeed, they are liars!”
Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri   
"Allah has begotten." And, verily, they are liars!
A. S. Mohamed   
"God has begotten," and they are liars.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
Allah has begotten, and verily they are liars.
Mir Aneesuddin   
Allah has a son? And they are certainly liars.
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
"Allah has begotten a son" and make it seem divine which is not. They are indeed pathological liars who lie in their teeth and commit errors at the grossness of which common sense revolts
The Wise Quran Project   
'God has begotten,' and indeed, they surely are liars.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
"God has begotten children"? but they are liars
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
"The son of God." And they are liars
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
"The son of God." And they are liars
OLD Literal Word for Word   
"Allah has begotten," and indeed, they surely (are) liars
OLD Transliteration   
Walada Allahu wa-innahum lakathiboona