Quran 8 : 6

They dispute with you concerning the truth after what was made clear, as if they were driven to [the] death while they (were) looking.
يُجَٰدِلُونَكَ
Yujaādilūnaka
فِى
Fiā
ٱلْحَقِّ
Alḥaqqi
بَعْدَمَا
Baʿdamā
تَبَيَّنَ
Tabayyana
كَأَنَّمَا
Kaannamā
يُسَاقُونَ
Yusāqūna
إِلَى
Iilā
ٱلْمَوْتِ
Almawti
وَهُمْ
Wahum
يَنظُرُونَ
Yanẓurūna

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

They argue with you about the truth when it has been made clear to them; as if they were being herded towards death while they are watching!

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Disputing with thee concerning the truth after it was made manifest, as if they were being driven to death and they (actually) saw it

Wahiduddin Khan

and they disputed with you concerning the truth after it had become manifest, as though they were being driven to their death with open eyes

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

Arguing with you concerning the truth after it had become clear, as if they were being driven toward death while they were looking on

The Wise Quran

They wrangle with you about the truth after what was made clear, as though they were being driven to death while they were looking on.

The Study Quran

disputing with thee concerning the truth after it had become clear, as though they were being driven to death as they looked on

Talal Itani (2012)

Arguing with you about the truth after it was made clear, as if they were being driven to death as they looked on

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

They argued with you about the truth after it had become clear, as if they were being driven towards death while they looked on.

T.B.Irving

They will argue with you about the Truth even after it has been explained, just as if they were only being driven along towards death and were expecting it.

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Debating with you about the truth after it was made clear, as if they were pushed towards death and they (actually) saw it

Sher Ali

They (the disbelievers) dispute with thee concerning the truth after it has become manifest, as though they are being driven to death while they actually see it

Shakir

They disputed with you about the truth after it had become clear, (and they went forth) as if they were being driven to death while they saw (it)

Shabbir Ahmed

(They argued whether to meet the aggressor outside Madinah at Badr, or wait.) And they disputed with you about it after the decision had been made manifest in mutual consultations, as if they were being driven to obvious death

Samy Mahdy

They argued with you within the right after it was demonstrated, as if they were being driven to the death while they were looking on.

Safi Kaskas

arguing with you about the Truth after it was made clear to them, as if they were being driven towards death while staring it in the face.

Rashad Khalifa

They argued with you against the truth, even after everything was explained to them. They acted as if they were being driven to certain death.

N J Dawood 2014

they argued with you about the Truth that had been revealed, as though they were being led to certain death while they looked on

Mustaqim

They argue with you about the truth after it has been made clear as if they were driven towards death in plain sight.

Mustafa Khattab 2018

They disputed with you about the truth after it had been made clear, as if they were being driven to death with their eyes wide open.

Musharraf Hussain

they argue with you about its purpose that has become apparent, as though they were being led to their deaths as they looked on.

MunirMezyed2023

They disputed with you concerning the Truth after it has become obvious to the eye as though they were being driven to death with their eyes wide open.

Munir Mezyed

They disputed with you concerning the Truth after it has become obvious to the eye, as though they were being driven to death with their eyes wide open.

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

they were disputing with you about the truth after it became clear, as if they were being driven to death being seen by them

Muhammad Sarwar

Knowing it well (that a fight in which they are to take part is about to take place), they act as though they are being driven to death which they can see before their very eyes. Despite their knowledge of the truth, they still argue with you

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

Disputing with thee of the Truth after it had been made manifest, as if they were being driven to death visible

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Disputing with you concerning the truth, after it had become evident, as though they were being driven to death while looking (at it)

Muhammad Asad

[so, too,] they would argue with thee about the truth [itself] after it had become manifest - just as if they were being driven towards death and beheld it with their very eyes

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

They argue/dispute with you in the right/truth after what was clarified/shown , as if/though they are being driven (herded/pushed) to the death/lifelessness and they are looking/watching

Mohammad Shafi

They disputed with you the truth after what had become clear, as if they were being driven, with their eyes wide open, to death

Mir Aneesuddin

They disputed with you about the truth after it had been made clear, as if they were being driven towards death and they were seeing (it).

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Disputing with thee about the truth after it had become clear -- as if they were being driven to death while they saw (it)

Maududi

They disputed with you about the truth after that had become evident, as if they were being driven to death with their eyes wide open

Linda "iLham" Barto

They argued with you concerning the truth after its clarification. They acted as if they were being driven to death while they stared.

John Medows Rodwell

They disputed with thee about the truth which had been made so clear, as if they were being led forth to death, and saw it before them

Irving/Hegab

They will argue with you about the Truth even after it has been explained, just as if they were only being driven along towards death and were expecting it.

Hilali - Khan

Disputing with you concerning the truth after it was made manifest, as if they were being driven to death, while they were looking (at it)

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

They argued with you about the truth after it had been made clear, as though they were being led to certain death while looking

Hamid S. Aziz

They disputed with you about the Truth after it was made plain, as though they were being driven on to visible death

George Sale

They (the disbelievers) dispute with thee concerning the truth after it has become manifest, as though they are being driven to death while they actually see it

Fode Drame

They argue with you about the truth after that it has become evident as though they are being driven to the death while they look on.

Faridul Haque

Disputing with you regarding the truth after it had been made clear, as if they were being herded towards a visible death

Edward Henry Palmer

They wrangled with thee about the truth after it was made plain, as though they were being driven on to death and looked thereon

Dr. Munir Munshey

They wrangled with you about the truth even after it became (amply) evident. (They acted) as if they were being driven to their death while they looked on (helplessly)

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

They started disputing with you about the cause of truth even after disclosure (of the good news that help from Allah would arrive, and the forces of Muhammad [blessings and peace be upon him] would triumph), as if they were being driven towards death and could see (death with their eyes)

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

They dispute with thee about The Truth—after it became clear—as if they had been driven to death and they look on at it.

Dr. Kamal Omar

They dispute and argue with you about justice, after what became fully evident, as if they are being driven to death and they are loohead of state (directly at it)

Corpus.Quran

They dispute with you concerning the truth after what was made clear as if they were driven to [the] death while they (were) looking

Bilal Muhammad 2018

They disputing with you concerning the truth after it was made clear, as if they were being driven to death and they saw it

Bijan Moeinian

They were disputing with you about the necessity of the mission, although they knew the truth. They were behaving as if they were seeing the death in front of them

Bakhtiari Nejad

They argue with you about the truth after it was made clear, as if they are driven to death while they are watching.

Arthur John Arberry

disputing with thee concerning the truth after it had become clear, as though they were being driven into death with their eyes wide open

Amatul Rahman Omar

These (disbelievers) disputed with you concerning the truth (of Islam) after it had been made clear (by signs and proofs). (On being invited to accept Islam they were behaving) as though they were being driven towards death, but they will actually be facing death very soon

Ali Ünal

They argued with you concerning the truth (of the matter which God had already decided would be realized) even after it (the direction that developments would take) had been manifest, as if they were being driven toward death with their eyes wide open

Ali Quli Qara'i

They disputed with you concerning the truth after it had become clear, as if they were being driven towards death as they looked on

Aisha Bewley

arguing with you about the Truth after it had been made clear as though they were being driven to their death with open eyes.*

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

They were disputing with you about the truth after it has become clear, as if they are being driven towards death with their eyes open.

Ahmed Hulusi

Even though the Truth had become clearly apparent, they were not accepting it... As if they were deliberately going toward death.

Ahmed Ali

Who argued with you about the matter even after it had become quite clear, as if they were being pushed into (the arms of) death as they waited

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Disputing with thee respecting the right cause after it had become manifest, as though they were led forth unto death while they looked on

Abdul Hye

They disputed with you about the truth after it became clear, as if they were driven to the death while they were looking (at it).

Abdel Haleem

and argued with you about the truth after it had been made clear, as if they were being driven towards a death they could see with their own eyes