Quran 9 : 65

And if you ask them, surely they will say, "Only we were conversing and playing." Say, "Is it Allah and His Verses and His Messenger (that) you were mocking?"
وَلَئِن
Walaiin
سَأَلْتَهُمْ
Saaltahum
لَيَقُولُنَّ
Layaqūlunna
إِنَّمَا
Iinnamā
كُنَّا
Kunnā
نَخُوضُ
Nakhūḍu
وَنَلْعَبُ
Wanalʿabu
قُلْ
Qul
أَبِٱللَّهِ
Aabiallahi
وَءَايَٰتِهِۦ
Waʾāyaātihi
وَرَسُولِهِۦ
Warasūlihi
كُنتُمْ
Kuntum
تَسْتَهْزِءُونَ
Tastahziʾūna

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

If you question them, they will say: 'We were only plunging and playing. ' Say: 'Were you mocking Allah, His verses, and His Messenger

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

And if you ask them they say: "We were only jesting and playing." Say: "In God and His revelations and His messenger you were mocking?"

Mustaqim

And if you asked them, they would say: we were only joking and playing. Say: did you make fun of Allah and His signs and His messenger?

Bakhtiari Nejad

And if you ask them, they shall say: “We were only kidding and playing.” Say: “Were you making fun of God and His signs and His messenger?”

Edward Henry Palmer

But if thou shouldst ask them, they will say, 'We did but discuss and jest;' say, 'Was it at God and His signs, and His Apostle, that ye mocked?

Bilal Muhammad 2018

If you question them they declare, “We were only talking, we were playing.” Say, “Was it God, His signs, and His messenger which you were mocking?

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

If you question them, they will say, “We were only conversing and playing.” Say, “Do you make a mockery of God, His revelations, and His Messenger?”

The Wise Quran

And if you ask them, surely they will say, 'We were only plunging and playing;' Say, 'Is it God and His signs, and His messenger, you were mocking?'

Corpus.Quran

And if you ask them surely they will say Only we were conversing and playing Say Is it Allah and His Verses and His Messenger (that) you were mocking

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

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

Linda "iLham" Barto

If you question them, they will say, “We were only joking and fooling around.” Say, “Would you make a mockery of Allah, His signs, and His messenger?

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

And if you ask them, they will say, .We were just chatting and having fun. Say, .Is it of Allah and His verses and His Messenger that you were making fun?

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And if thou ask them, they would certainly say: We were only talking idly and sporting. Say: Was it Allah and His messages and His Messenger that you mocked

Wahiduddin Khan

If you ask them, they will say, We were only joking and playing with words. Say, Would you make a mockery of God and of His Revelations and of His Messenger

Musharraf Hussain

If you ask them about some incident, they will say, “We were just discussing and having fun.” Say: “Are you mocking Allah, His verses and His Messenger

Talal Itani (2012)

If you ask them, they will say, 'We were just joking and playing.' Say, 'Were you making jokes about God, His revelations, and His Messenger?'

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

And O' beloved Prophet! If you ask to them, they will say 'We were only jesting and playing'. Say you; 'Do you mock at Allah and His signs and His Messengers?'

Abdul Hye

If you ask them about this, they declare: “We were only talking idly and joking.” Say: “Was it at Allah and His Verses and His Messenger that you were mocking?”

John Medows Rodwell

And if thou question them, they will surely say, "We were only discoursing and jesting." SAY: What! do ye scoff at God, and His signs, and His Apostle

Samy Mahdy

And if you asked them, they would say, “We were just only discoursing and playing.” Say, “Is it with Allah and His verses and His Messenger, you were mocking?"

N J Dawood 2014

If you question them, they will surely say: ‘We were only jesting and making merry.‘ Say: ‘Would you mock God, His revelations, and His apostle

The Study Quran

And if thou askest them, they will surely say, “We were only engaging [in vain talk] and playing.” Say, “Is it God, His signs, and His Messenger you were mocking?

Faridul Haque

And if you ask them, they will say, "We were just having fun and pastime"; say, "What! You mock at Allah and His verses and His Noble Messenger?"

Mir Aneesuddin

And if you ask them they will definitely say, "We were only talking idly and sporting." Say, "Was it at Allah and His signs and His messenger that you were mocking?"

Munir Mezyed

If it happens that you question them, they will say, "We were only talking idly and playing.” Say, “Were you then mocking at Allâh and His signs, and His Messenger?”

Sher Ali

And if thou question them, they will most surely say, `We were only talking idly and jesting.' Say, `Was it ALLAH and HIS Signs and HIS Messenger that you mocked at?

Arthur John Arberry

And if thou questionest them, then assuredly they will say, 'We were only plunging and playing.' Say: 'What, then were you mocking God, and His signs, and His Messenger

Aisha Bewley

If you ask them they will say, ´We were only joking and playing around.´ Say: ´Would you make a mockery of Allah and of His Signs and of His Messenger?

Safi Kaskas

If you were to question them, they would surely answer, "We were just joking and having fun." Say, "Is it God, His messages and His Messenger that you were joking about?

Hamid S. Aziz

But if you should ask them, they will say, "We did but talk and jest." Say, "Was it at Allah and His revelations, and His Messenger, that you mocked?"

Irving/Hegab

If you question them, they say: 'We have only been toying (with words) and playing around." SAY: "Have you been joking about Allah (God), and His signs and His messengers

Maududi

Should you question them what they were talking about, they would certainly say: "We were merely jesting and being playful." Tell them: "Was it Allah and Hi

Mustafa Khattab 2018

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?”

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Shouldst thou question them, they will surely say: : we were only plunging about and playing. Say thou: was it Allah and His signs and His apostle that ye have been mocking

Ahmed Ali

But if you ask them, they will say: "We were only gossiping and jesting." You ask them: "Were you jesting with God, His revelations and His messengers?"

Rashad Khalifa

If you ask them, they would say, "We were only mocking and kidding." Say, "Do you realize that you are mocking GOD, and His revelations, and His messenger?"

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And if you ask them, they will surely say, "We were only conversing and playing." Say, "Is it Allah and His verses and His Messenger that you were mocking?"

T.B.Irving

If you question them, they say: ´We have only been toying (with words) and playing around." SAY: "Have you been joking about God, and His signs and His messengers

Shabbir Ahmed

And if you ask them (O Messenger), they will say, "We only talk and jest." Say, "Do you realize that you are mocking Allah, His Revelations and His Messenger?"

Shakir

And if you should question them, they would certainly say: We were only idly discoursing and sporting. Say: Was it at Allah and His communications and His Messenger that you mocked

Ahmed Hulusi

If you ask them, they will certainly say, “We were merely conversing and enjoying ourselves!” Say, “Is it Allah, your essential reality, His signs, and His Rasul that you were mocking?”

George Sale

And if thou ask them the reason of this scoffing, they say, verily we were only engaged in discourse, and jesting among ourselves. Say, do ye scoff at God and his signs, and at his apostle

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

And if thou hadst asked them, they would say: Truly, we had only been engaging in idle talk and playing. Say: Was it God and His signs and His Messenger that you had been ridiculing?

Fode Drame

And if you were to interrogate them they would surely have said, “We were just indulging ourselves and playing” Say, “Is it Allah and His signs and His messenger that you were mocking about?”

Muhammad Sarwar

If you question them about their manners, they say, "We were only arguing for the sake of amusement." Ask them, "Were you mocking God, His revelations, and His Messenger?"

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

If you ask them, they will certainly say: ‘We only used to talk (away the journey) and enjoy.’ Say: ‘Were you mocking Allah, His Revelations and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him)?

Dr. Munir Munshey

If you were to ask them, they would surely say, "We were just joking and having fun." Say, "Are you having fun (and cutting jokes) about Allah, His verses and His messenger?"

Syed Vickar Ahamed

If you question them, they say (with force): "We were only talking simply and in joke." Say: "Was it at Allah, and His Signs, and His Messenger (Muhammad), about whom you were mocking

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

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 Messenger, that ye were mocking?"

Mohammad Shafi

And if you should question them, they would certainly say, "We were just passing our time with idle talk." Say, "Was it at Allah and His Verses and His Messenger that you mocked!?"

Abdel Haleem

yet if you were to question them, they would be sure to say, ‘We were just chatting, just amusing ourselves.’ Say, ‘Were you making jokes about God, His Revelations, and His Mes-senger

Ali Quli Qara'i

If you question them [regarding their conduct], they will surely say, ‘We were just gossiping and amusing ourselves.’ Say, ‘Were you deriding Allah, His signs, and His apostles

Ali Ünal

If you ask them (about what they were saying), they will say: "We were merely jesting and being playful." Say: "Was it God and His Revelations and His Messenger that you were mocking?"

MunirMezyed2023

If it happens that you question them, they will say: "We were only talking idly and playing.” Say: “Were you then mocking at Allâh what He has revealed of the Knowledge of the Truth , and at His Messenger?”

Dr. Kamal Omar

If you ask them (about this), they will surely say: “Surely, it is that we talk idly and we play.” Say: “Whether, with Allah, and His Ayaat and His Messenger, you had been ridiculing?”

Muhammad Asad

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

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

And if (E) you asked/questioned them, they will say (E): "But we were plunging into/engaging in conversation and we were playing/amusing ." Say: "Is with/by God and His evidences/verses , and His messenger you were mocking ?"

Hilali - Khan

If you ask them (about this), they declare: "We were only talking idly and joking." Say: "Was it at Allah ( ), and His Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and His Messenger (SAW) that you were mocking?"

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

And indeed in case you ask them, then indeed they would definitely say, "Surely we were only wading (Or: plunging into, becoming abcoming absorbed in (a subject) and playing." Say, "Then were you mocking Allah, and His signs, and His Messenger?

Bijan Moeinian

If you ask them [why there were making fun of God and religious matters], they (like today’s comedians) would say: “We were just kidding.” Say: “Kidding or not kidding; do you realize that you were making fun of God, His Revelations and His Messenger?”

Amatul Rahman Omar

And if you (thereupon) ask them (to explain their conduct) they will certainly say, `We were talking idly and just making a jest.' Say, `Is it of (the Almighty Being like) Allah and His revelations and His Messenger that you (dare to) talk so lightly (could you find none else for the purpose!)