Quran 21 : 52

When he said to his father and his people, "What (are) these [the] statues which you to it (are) devoted?"
إِذْ
Iidh
قَالَ
Qāla
لِأَبِيهِ
Liaabīhi
وَقَوْمِهِۦ
Waqawmihi
مَا
هَٰذِهِ
Haādhihi
ٱلتَّمَاثِيلُ
Attamāthīlu
ٱلَّتِىٓ
Allatiā
أَنتُمْ
Aantum
لَهَا
Lahā
عَٰكِفُونَ
ʿAākifūna

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

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Wahiduddin Khan

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Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

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The Wise Quran

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The Study Quran

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Shakir

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Shabbir Ahmed

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Samy Mahdy

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Safi Kaskas

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Mustafa Khattab 2018

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Muhammad Sarwar

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Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

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Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

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Muhammad Asad

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Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

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Mohammad Shafi

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Linda "iLham" Barto

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John Medows Rodwell

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Irving/Hegab

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Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

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Hamid S. Aziz

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George Sale

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Fode Drame

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Faridul Haque

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Edward Henry Palmer

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Dr. Munir Munshey

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Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

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Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

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Dr. Kamal Omar

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Ahmed Hulusi

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