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وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُمْ لَيَقُولُنَّ إِنَّمَا كُنَّا نَخُوضُ وَنَلْعَبُ ۚ قُلْ أَبِٱللَّهِ وَءَايَـٰتِهِۦ وَرَسُولِهِۦ كُنتُمْ تَسْتَهْزِءُونَ Qur’an Al-Tawba (9:65)

Walain saaltahum layaqoolunna innam a kunn a nakhoo d u wanalAAabu qul abi A ll a hi wa a y a tihi warasoolihi kuntum tastahzioon a

Yet, indeed, if thou wert to question them, they would surely answer, "We were only indulging in idle talk, and were playing [with words]."⁹¹ Say: "Were you, then, mocking at God and His messages and His Apostle?

- Mohammad Asad

If you ask them, "what were you talking about?" They will promptly say: "We were only jesting and having fun." Say: "What, then! Were you mocking at Allah, His revelations and His Rasool?"

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

If you question them, they will certainly say, 'We were only talking idly and joking around.' Say, 'Was it Allah, His revelations, and His Messenger that you ridiculed?'

- Mustafa Khattab

And if thou ask them (O Muhammad) they will say: We did but talk and jest. Say: was it at Allah and His revelations and His Messenger that ye did scoff?

- Marmaduke Pickthall

If thou dost question them they declare (with emphasis): "we were only talking idly and in play." Say: "was it at Allah and His signs and His apostle that ye were mocking?"

Surah 9. Al-Tawba, Ayah 65

Yet, indeed, if thou wert to question them, they would surely answer, "We were only indulging in idle talk, and were playing [with words]."⁹¹ Say: "Were you, then, mocking at God and His messages and His Apostle?

- Mohammad Asad

If you ask them, "what were you talking about?" They will promptly say: "We were only jesting and having fun." Say: "What, then! Were you mocking at Allah, His revelations and His Rasool?"

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

If you question them, they will certainly say, 'We were only talking idly and joking around.' Say, 'Was it Allah, His revelations, and His Messenger that you ridiculed?'

- Mustafa Khattab

And if thou ask them (O Muhammad) they will say: We did but talk and jest. Say: was it at Allah and His revelations and His Messenger that ye did scoff?

- Marmaduke Pickthall

If thou dost question them they declare (with emphasis): "we were only talking idly and in play." Say: "was it at Allah and His signs and His apostle that ye were mocking?"

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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Surah 9. Al-Tawba, Ayah 65

Yet, indeed, if thou wert to question them, they would surely answer, "We were only indulging in idle talk, and were playing [with words]."91 Say: "Were you, then, mocking at God and His messages and His Apostle?

- Mohammad Asad

If you ask them, "what were you talking about?" They will promptly say: "We were only jesting and having fun." Say: "What, then! Were you mocking at Allah, His revelations and His Rasool?"

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

If you question them, they will certainly say, 'We were only talking idly and joking around.' Say, 'Was it Allah, His revelations, and His Messenger that you ridiculed?'

- Mustafa Khattab

And if thou ask them (O Muhammad) they will say: We did but talk and jest. Say: was it at Allah and His revelations and His Messenger that ye did scoff?

- Marmaduke Pickthall

If thou dost question them they declare (with emphasis): "we were only talking idly and in play." Say: "was it at Allah and His signs and His apostle that ye were mocking?"

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Related Islamic Resources

Yet, indeed, if thou wert to question them, they would surely answer, "We were only indulging in idle talk, and were playing [with words]."⁹¹ Say: "Were you, then, mocking at God and His messages and His Apostle?