Quran 36 : 14

When We sent to them two (Messengers) but they denied both of them, so We strengthened them with a third, and they said, "Indeed, We to you (are) Messengers."
إِذْ
Iidh
أَرْسَلْنَآ
Aarsalnaa
إِلَيْهِمُ
Iilayhimu
ٱثْنَيْنِ
Ithnayni
فَكَذَّبُوهُمَا
Fakadhdhabūhumā
فَعَزَّزْنَا
Faʿazzaznā
بِثَالِثٍ
Bithālithin
فَقَالُوٓا۟
Faqāluwa
إِنَّآ
Iinnaa
إِلَيْكُم
Iilaykum
مُّرْسَلُونَ
Mmursalūna

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

Where We sent two to them, but they disbelieved in them, so We supported them with a third one, thus they said: "We are messengers to you.

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

When We (first) sent to them two messengers, they rejected them: But We strengthened them with a third: they said, "Truly, we have been sent on a mission to you."

Wahiduddin Khan

When We sent them two messengers, they rejected them both, so We strengthened them with a third. They said, Truly, we have been sent to you [by God] as messengers

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

When We sent to them two but they denied them, so We strengthened them with a third, and they said, "Indeed, we are messengers to you."

The Wise Quran

When We sent to them two, but they called them both liars, so we strengthened them with a third; and they said, 'Indeed, we are sent to you.'

The Study Quran

When We sent two unto them, they denied them. So We strengthened them with a third, and they said, “Verily, we have been sent unto you!

Talal Itani (2012)

We sent them two messengers, but they denied them both, so We reinforced them with a third. They said, 'We are messengers to you.'

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

We sent two messengers to them, but they rejected both, so We reinforced them with a third. They said, “We are messengers to you.”

T.B.Irving

When We sent them two, they rejected them both, so We reinforced them with a third.

Syed Vickar Ahamed

When We sent two (messengers) to them, they rejected them both: So, We strengthened them (the two) with a third: They (the three messengers) said, "Truly, we have been sent as messengers to you."

Sher Ali

When WE sent to them two Messengers they rejected them both; so WE strengthened them by a third; and they said, `Verily, we have been sent to you as Messengers.

Shakir

When We sent to them two, they rejected both of them, then We strengthened (them) with a third, so they said: Surely we are messengers to you

Shabbir Ahmed

When We sent to them two Messengers, they denied them. We then strengthened them with a third and they said, "Verily, We have been sent unto you."

Samy Mahdy

When We sent to them two, so they falsified them, So We strengthened them with a third, so they said, "Surely, we are messengers to you."

Safi Kaskas

We sent two to them, but they rejected both, so We reinforced them with a third, and they declared, "We are messengers to you."

Rashad Khalifa

When we sent to them two (messengers), they disbelieved them. We then supported them by a third. They said, "We are (God's) messengers to you."

N J Dawood 2014

We first sent to them two, but when they rejected both We strengthened them with a third. They said: ‘We have been sent to you as emissaries.‘

Mustaqim

When We sent two to them but they denied them, so We added a third, and they said: we have been sent to you.

Mustafa Khattab 2018

We sent them two messengers, but they rejected both. So We reinforced ˹the two˺ with a third, and they declared, “We have indeed been sent to you ˹as messengers˺.”

Musharraf Hussain

We sent two at first, they rejected them; so We strengthened them with a third; and they said, “We are messengers sent to you.”

MunirMezyed2023

When We sent to them two (Messengers), but they were inclined to deny both of them. Then We strengthened them with a third one who said to them: “We are indeed Messengers (of Allâh) to you”.

Munir Mezyed

We sent to them two ‘Messengers’, but they denied both of them. Then We strengthened them with a third one who said unto them: “We are indeed ‘Messengers’ (of Allâh) to you.”

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

when We sent to them two (apostles), and they rejected both of them, so We confirmed them with a third one. So they said, .We are sent to you

Muhammad Sarwar

We sent them two Messengers whom they rejected. We supported them by sending a third one who told the people, "We are the Messengers (of God) who have been sent to you"

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

When We sent unto them twain, and they denied them both, so We reinforced them with a third, and they said: Lo! we have been sent unto you

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

As We sent to them two (men). Yet they cried them lies, so We reinforced them with a third. Then they said, "Surely we are (sent) to you as Emissaries."

Muhammad Asad

Lo! We sent unto them two [apostles], and. they gave the lie to both; and so We strengthened [the two] with a third; and thereupon they said: “Behold, we have been sent unto you [by God]!&rdquo

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

When We sent to them two, so they denied/falsified them (B) , so We strengthened/ supported with a third, so they said: "We (E) (are) sent/being sent to you."

Mohammad Shafi

When We sent to them two Messengers, they rejected them both. Then We aided them with a third. And they said, "We have indeed been sent to you."

Mir Aneesuddin

when We sent to them two, they denied them both, therefore We strengthened (them) with a third, so they said, “We are messengers (sent) to you.”

Maulana Muhammad Ali

When We sent to them two, they rejected them both; then We strengthened (them) with a third, so they said: Surely we are sent to you

Maududi

We sent to them two Messengers and they rejected both of them as liars. Then We strengthened them with a third (Messenger). They said: "We have been sent to you as Messengers."

Linda "iLham" Barto

We sent two [messengers], and they rejected them. We strengthened (the first two messengers) with a third. (The messengers) said [to the city], “Truly, we are messengers for you.”

John Medows Rodwell

When we sent two unto them and they charged them both with imposture - therefore with a third we strengthened them: and they said, "Verily we are the Sent unto you of God."

Irving/Hegab

When We sent them two, they rejected them both, so We reinforced them with a third. They said: " we have been [sent] to you as emissaries.”

Hilali - Khan

When We sent to them two Messengers, they belied them both, so We reinforced them with a third, and they said: "Verily! We have been sent to you as Messengers."

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

We sent to them two, but they belied them so We reinforced them with a third. They said: 'We have surely been sent as Messengers to you.

Hamid S. Aziz

When We sent to them two, they rejected both of them, then We strengthened (them) with a third, and they said, "Surely we are messengers to you."

George Sale

When We sent unto them two of the said apostles; but they charged them with imposture. Wherefore We strengthened them with a third. And they said, verily we are sent unto you by God

Fode Drame

When We sent to them two [messengers] but they belied them so We reinforced [them] with a third and they said, “We indeed have been sent unto you.”

Faridul Haque

When We had sent two towards them and they denied them both, so We fortified them with a third, and they all said, “Indeed we have been sent to you.”

Edward Henry Palmer

when we sent those two and they called them both liars, and we strengthened them with a third; and they said, 'Verily, we are sent to you.

Dr. Munir Munshey

We sent two messengers towards them. They denied both of them! Then, We reinforced them with a third and they said, "We have been appointed messengers towards you."

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

When (at first) We sent to them two Messengers, they rejected them both. Then We reinforced (them) with a third (Messenger). Then the three of them said: ‘Surely, we have been sent to you.

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

When We sent to them two, they denied them both, so We replenished them with the third. And they said: Truly, We are ones who are sent to you.

Dr. Kamal Omar

when We sent to them two, but they belied both of them; so We reinforced (the propagation work) by a third one; so (all the three sent-ones) said: “Verily, we are unto you the sent-ones.”

Corpus.Quran

When We sent to them two (Messengers) but they denied both of them so We strengthened them with a third and they said Indeed, We to you (are) Messengers

Bilal Muhammad 2018

When We sent to them two messengers they rejected them, so We reinforced them with a third. They said, “Truly we have been sent on a mission to you.

Bijan Moeinian

When people did not believe them I re-enforced them with a third Messenger (out of mercy.) saying we are indeed sent to you by Lord

Bakhtiari Nejad

When We sent them two, they denied them both, so We empowered them with a third, and they said: “Indeed, we are sent to you.”

Arthur John Arberry

when We sent unto them two men, but they cried them lies, so We sent a third as reinforcement. They said, 'We are assuredly Envoys unto you

Amatul Rahman Omar

(At first) We sent to them two (Messengers, Moses and Jesus) but they cried lies to them. Then We strengthened (Our Apostles) with a third (- the Prophet Muhammad by fulfilling in his person their prophecies about his advent). So they said, (as a general Message to the people), `We have been sent to you (as Messengers by God).

Ali Ünal

When We first sent them two (Messengers) and they denied them, We reinforced them with a third, and they said: "Surely we are Messengers sent to you (with God’s Message)."

Ali Quli Qara'i

When We sent to them two [apostles], they impugned both of them. Then We reinforced them with a third, and they said, ‘We have indeed been sent to you.’

Aisha Bewley

When We sent them two and they denied them both, so We reinforced them with a third. They said, ´Truly We have been sent to you as Messengers.´

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

When We sent to them two. Then they belied them, so We strengthened them with a third, now they all said; verily we have been sent to you.'

Ahmed Hulusi

When We sent two Rasuls to them and they denied them both... Upon this We sent a third one and strengthened him, and they (the Rasuls) said, “Indeed, We have been disclosed to you.”

Ahmed Ali

When We sent two of them they called them liars; so We sent a third to strengthen them. "We have been sent to you," they said

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

What time We sent Unto them two, then they belied the twain, wherefore We strengthened them with a third, and they said: verily we are Unto you the sent ones

Abdul Hye

When We sent to them 2 Messengers, they denied them both, so We reinforced them with a 3rd, and they said: “Surely! We have been sent to you as Messengers.”

Abdel Haleem

We sent two messengers but they rejected both. Then We reinforced them with a third