Quran Ayah Ghafir (The Forgiver, The Forgiving One) 40:73 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad

And then they will be asked: “Where now are those [powers] to which you were wont to ascribe divinit

Arthur John Arberry

then it is said to them, 'Where are those you associated, apart from God?

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Then shall it be said to them: "Where are the (deities) to which ye gave part-worship

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Arabic

ثُمَّ قِیلَ لَهُمۡ أَیۡنَ مَا كُنتُمۡ تُشۡرِكُونَ ۝٧٣

Transliteration (2021)

thumma qīla lahum ayna mā kuntum tush'rikūn

Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more

Then it will be said to them, "Where (is) that which you used to associate

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

And then they will be asked: “Where now are those [powers] to which you were wont to ascribe divinit

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Then shall it be said to them: "Where are the (deities) to which ye gave part-worship

M. M. Pickthall

Then it is said unto them: Where are (all) that ye used to make partners (in the Sovereignty

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

Then they will be asked, “Where are those ˹idols˺ you used to associate

Wahiduddin Khan

and then they will be asked, Where are those whom you associated [with God]

Safi Kaskas

It will then be said to them, "Where are those [associates] whom you used to consider divine

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

Again, it will be said to them: Where are what you had been ascribing as partners

T.B.Irving

Next they will be told: ´Where are the [false gods] you have been associating with

Shakir

Then shall it be said to them: Where is that which you used to set u

Abdul Hye

Then it will be said to them: “Where are those whom you used to join in worship as partners

Saeed Malik

Furthermore, it was said to them, "Where is that which you were counting as God

The Study Quran

Then it will be said unto them, “Where are those whom you used to ascribe as partner

Talal Itani & AI (2025)

Then they are asked, "Where are those you used to associate"

Talal Itani (2012)

Then it will be said to them, 'Where are those you used to deify

M. Farook Malik

Then they shall be asked: "Where are those gods whom you invoked in worship

Dr. Kamal Omar

then it is said to them: “Where are those whom you used to join as partners —

Dr. Munir Munshey

Then they would be asked, "Where are those (gods) you used to worship,"

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Then it shall be said to them: "Where are the (false gods) to which you gave part (of your) worship—

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

Then it will be said to them, "Where is that which you used to associate [with Him in worship]

Muhammad Sarwar

Then they will be asked, "Where are the idols which you worshipped besides God?"

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

Then, it will be said to them, .Where are those whom you used to associate (in worship

Shabbir Ahmed

And now, they will be asked, "Where are those whom you made partners

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Thereafter it is said to them, "Where are the ones you used to associate

Hamid S. Aziz

Then shall it be said to them, "Where is that which you used to set up (for worship

Abdel Haleem

and asked, ‘Where now are those you called upo

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Then it will be said Unto them: where are those whom ye have been associatin

Ahmed Ali

They will then be asked: "Where are they you took as partner

Aisha Bewley

Then they will be asked, ´Where are those besides Allah you associated with Him?´

Ali Ünal

Then it is said to them: "Where are those to whom you ascribed Divinity (or Lordship or absolute Sovereignty

Ali Quli Qara'i

Then they will be told, ‘Where are those you used to take as partner

[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)

Then it will be said to them: "Where are those that you have set up as partners-"

Musharraf Hussain

They will be asked: “Where are those you associated with

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

Then it will be said to them, “Where are those to which you gave part worship

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

Then it is said to them: “Where are what you were associating (as partners)

Maududi

It will then be said to them: "Where are those whom yo

Mohammad Shafi

Then they are asked, "Where are all those whom you worshipped"

Controversial or status undetermined works

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

Then it will be said to them, 'where went those whom you used to associate,

Rashad Khalifa

They will be asked, "Where are the idols you used to worship,

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

It will then be asked of them: 'Where are those whom you associated

Faridul Haque

It will then be said to them, “Where are the partners you used to appoint?”

Bijan Moeinian

They will be asked: “Where are what you were worshipping beside God?” They will say: “They have abandoned us….

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Then it is said to them: Where is that which you used to set u

Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

Then (it) was said to them: "Where (are) what you were sharing/making partners?"

Sher Ali

Then it will be said to them, `Where are those who were your associate god

Edip Yuksel

Then it will be said to them: "Where are those that you have set up as partners�

Amatul Rahman Omar

It will be said to them then, `Where are those (false deities) whom you associated (with Him)

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

Then it will be said to them: ‘Where are those (idols) which you used to set up as partners

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali

Then it will be said to them: "Where are (all) those whom you used to join in worship as partner

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

N J Dawood (2014)

Then they will be told: ‘Where are the gods whom you have served besides God?‘

Arthur John Arberry

then it is said to them, 'Where are those you associated, apart from God?

Edward Henry Palmer

Then it shall be said to them, 'Where is what ye did associat

George Sale

And it shall be said unto them, where are the gods which ye associated

John Medows Rodwell

Then shall it be said to them, "Where are they whom ye made the objects of joint worship with God?"

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Shuaib Abdullahi

Then (Thumma) it will be said to them (Qiila Lahum'), "Where (Ai'na) are those (Maa) you used to (Kuntum') associate (idolize) (Tush'rikuun)

Fode Drame

Then it is told to them, “Where are all those that you used to ascribe as partners

Munir Mezyed

Then it will be said to them: "Where are (the deities) which you used to associate

Sahib Mustaqim Bleher

Then they will be told: where is what you associated?

Linda “iLHam” Barto

To them, it will be said, “Where are your false idols now, which you adored…

Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation

Then it was said to them, “Where are those you used to associate

Irving & Mohamed Hegab

Next they will be told: 'Where are the [false gods] you have been associating with

Samy Mahdy

Then it was said to them, “Where is what you were associating?

Ali Quli Qarai

Then they will be told, ‘Where are they whom you used to worship as deities

Ahmed Hulusi

Then they will be told, “Where are those you ascribed as partners...”

Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri

Then it will be said to them: "Where are (all) those whom you used to consider partners"

A. S. Mohamed

Then it will be said to them, "Where is that which you used to associate

Mir Aneesuddin

Then it will be said to them, “Where are those whom you used to associate as partners ( with Allah ),

Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim

There and then they shall be asked: "Where are those whom you incorporated with Allah and invoked in accession To Him?"

The Wise Quran Project

Then it will be said to them, 'Where is what you used to associate

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

Then shall it be said to them: "Where are the (deities) to which ye gave part- worship

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

Then it will be said to them: "Where are those that you have set up as partners

[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)

Then it will be said to them: "Where are those that you have set up as partners"

OLD Literal Word for Word

Then it will be said to them, "Where (is) that which you used to associat

OLD Transliteration

Thumma qeela lahum ayna ma kuntum tushrikoona

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