Quran 21:38 Word by Word & Translations

21:38 Word by Word (2021)

And they say, "When (will be fulfilled) this promise, if you are truthful?"


21:38 Arabic

وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا ٱلْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ

21:38 Transliteration

Wayaqooloona mata hatha alwaAAdu in kuntum sadiqeena
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Andthey say: "When will this promise come to pass if you are truthful?"
Abdel Haleem
They say, ‘When will this promise be fulfilled, if what you say is true?’
Abdul Hye
And they ask: “When will this promise (be fulfilled) if you are truthful?”
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And they say: when cometh this torment if ye are truth- tellers
Ahmed Ali
Yet they say: "When will the promised threat come to pass, if you speak the truth?"
Ahmed Hulusi
They say, “If what you say is true, when will this promise be fulfilled?”
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And they say, 'when this promise will be (fulfilled) if you are truthful?
Aisha Bewley
They say, ´When will this promise come about if you are telling the truth?´
Ali Ünal
But they insistently ask, "After all, when will this threat be fulfilled? (Answer us, O you who believe in it,) if you are people of truth!"
Ali Quli Qara'i
And they say, ‘When will this promise be fulfilled, should you be truthful?’
Amatul Rahman Omar
And they say, `When will this promise of punishment be fulfilled, (let us know) if you are truthful?
Arthur John Arberry
They say, 'And when shall the promise come to pass, if you speak truly?
Bakhtiari Nejad
And they say: “When is this promise, if you are truthful?”
Bijan Moeinian
They say: “If what you are saying is true, then subject us to the punishment that you are warning us about!”
Bilal Muhammad 2018
They say, “When will this promise come to pass if you are telling the truth?
Corpus.Quran
And they say When (will be fulfilled) this promise if you are truthful
Dr. Kamal Omar
And they say: “When this Promise (will occur as an Event), if you are truthful.?
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And they say: When will this promise be if you had been ones who are sincere?
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And they say: ‘When will this promise (of torment) be (fulfilled) if you are truthful?
Dr. Munir Munshey
And they say, "If you are truthful, tell us. When will that promise (of the afterlife) come about?"
Edward Henry Palmer
And they say, 'When will this threat (come to pass), if ye tell the truth?
Faridul Haque
And they say, "When will this promise occur, if you are truthful
Fode Drame
And they say, “When will this promise be fulfilled if you are indeed sincere?”
George Sale
They say, when will this threat be accomplished, if ye speak truth
Hamid S. Aziz
And they say, "When will this threat (come to pass), if you tell the truth?"
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
They say: 'If you are truthful, when will this promise come?
Hilali - Khan
And they say: "When will this promise (come to pass), if you are truthful."
Irving/Hegab
They say: "When will this promise be, if you are (all) so truthful?"
John Medows Rodwell
They say, "When will this threat be made good? Tell us, if ye be men of truth?"
Linda "iLham" Barto
They say, “When will this promise come to pass, if you are telling the truth?”
Maududi
They say: "(Tell us) when will the threat of punishment come to pass if you are truthful?"
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And they say: When will this threat come to pass, if you are truthful
Mir Aneesuddin
Man has been created of haste . I will show you My signs, so do not ask Me to hasten.
Mohammad Shafi
And they ask, "When will this prediction come to pass if what you say is true?"
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
And they say: "When (is) that the promise if you were truthful?"
Muhammad Asad
But they [who reject My messages are wont to] ask, “When is that promise [of God’s judgment] to be fulfilled? [Answer this, O you who believe in it,] if you are men of truth!”
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And they say, "When will this promise (come to pass), in case you are sincere?"
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
And they say: When will this promise (be fulfilled), if ye are truthful
Muhammad Sarwar
They say, "When shall the Day of Judgment come to pass if you are true in your claim?"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
They say, .When will this promise be (fulfilled), if you are true?
Munir Mezyed
They say: "When will this promise (occur), if you are truthful?"
MunirMezyed2023
And they say: ‘When will this promise (be fulfilled) if you are truthful?’
Musharraf Hussain
They ask, “When will this promise be fulfilled if you are truthful?”
Mustafa Khattab 2018
They ask ˹the believers˺, “When will this threat come to pass if what you say is true?”
Mustaqim
And they say: when will this promise happen if you are truthful?
N J Dawood 2014
And they say: ‘When will this promise be fulfilled, if what you say be true?‘
Rashad Khalifa
They challenge: "Where is that (retribution), if you are truthful?"
Safi Kaskas
And they say, "When will this promise be fulfilled, if you are telling the truth?"
Samy Mahdy
The human was created from haste. I will show you My verses, so do not be hastening Me.
Shabbir Ahmed
And they say, "When will this promise be fulfilled, if you are men of truth?"
Shakir
And they say: When will this threat come to pass if you are truthful
Sher Ali
And they say, `When will this promise be fulfilled, if you are truthful?
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And they say: "When will this promise become true, if you are telling the truth?"
T.B.Irving
They say: "When will this promise be, if you are (all) so truthful?"
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
And they ask, “When will this promise be fulfilled, if you are truthful?”
Talal Itani (2012)
And they say, 'When will this promise come true, if you are truthful?'
The Study Quran
And they say, “When will this promise come to pass, if you are truthful?
The Wise Quran
And they say, 'When is this threat, if you are truthful?'
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
And they say, "When is this promise, if you should be truthful?"
Wahiduddin Khan
They ask, When will this promise be fulfilled, if what you say be true
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
They say: "When will this promise come to pass, if ye are telling the truth?"