Comparative Study
English Translations of Quran 3:24
16 scholarly English translations of verse 24 from Surah Ali 'Imran, presented for comparative study.
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Yusuf Ali
Abdullah Yusuf AliThis because they say: "The Fire shall not touch us but for a few numbered days": For their forgeries deceive them as to their own religion.
Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Hilali & Muhsin KhanThis is because they say: "The Fire shall not touch us but for a number of days." And that which they used to invent regarding their religion has deceived them.
For they say: "The Fire will not touch us for more than a few days." They have been deceived by the lies they have themselves fabricated, and stray from their faith.
Ahmed Raza Khan
Ahmed Raza KhanThey dared to do this because they say, “The fire will definitely not touch us except for a certain number of days”; and they are deceived in their religion by the lies they fabricated.
That, because they said, 'The Fire shall not touch us, except for a number of days'; and the lies they forged has deluded them in their religion.
Daryabadi
Abdul Majid DaryabadiThat is because they say, the Fire shall touch us not save for a few days numbered. And there had deluded them in their religion that which they have been fabricating.
That is because they said, “The Fire will not touch us except for a limited number of days.” They have been misled in their religion by the lies they fabricated.
This is because they say: 'The fire of Hell shall not touch us except for a limited number of days.' The false beliefs which they have forged have deluded them in their faith.
Mubarakpuri
Safi-ur-Rahman al-MubarakpuriThis is because they say: "The Fire shall not touch us but for a number of days." And that which they used to invent in their religion has deceived them.
Pickthall
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThat is because they say: The Fire will not touch us save for a certain number of days. That which they used to invent hath deceived them regarding their religion.
That is because they say, ‘The Fire shall not touch us except for a number of days,’ and they have been misled in their religion by what they used to fabricate.
Qaribullah & Darwish
Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad DarwishFor they say: 'The Fire will not touch us except for a certain number of days' And the lies they forged have deluded them in their religion.
because of their belief that the fire will only touch them for a few days. This fabricated belief has deceived them in matters of their religion.
Shakir
Mohammad Habib ShakirThis is because they say: The fire shall not touch us but for a few days; and what they have forged deceives them in the matter of their religion.
Wahiduddin Khan
Wahiduddin KhanThat is because they say, "The Fire will touch us only for a limited number of days." Thus the false beliefs which they have invented have deluded them in the matter of their religion.