IslamAwakened.com Qur'an Tafsir Collection for
al-Anbiya` 21:61
Muhammad Asad
[The others] said: “Then bring him before the peoples eyes, so that they might bear witness [against him]!&rdquo
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
They demanded, “Bring him before the eyes of the people, so that they may witness ˹his trial˺.”
Safi Kaskas
They said, "Then bring him before the eyes of the people, so that they may be witnesses."
Arabic
قَالُوا فَأْتُوا بِهِ عَلَىٰ أَعْيُنِ النَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَشْهَدُون
Transliteration
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si laAAallahum yashhadoon
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Transliteration-2
qālū fatū bihi ʿalā aʿyuni l-nāsi laʿallahum yashhadūn
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
They said, "Then bring him before (the) eyes (of) the people so that they may bear witness."
Muhammad Asad
[The others] said: “Then bring him before the peoples eyes, so that they might bear witness [against him]!&rdquo
M. M. Pickthall
They said: Then bring him (hither) before the people's eyes that they may testify
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
They said, "Then bring him before the eyes of the people, that they may bear witness."
Shakir
Said they: Then bring him before the eyes of the people, perhaps they may bear witness
Wahiduddin Khan
They said, Then bring him here in the sight of all the people, so that they may act as witnesses
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
They said: Then, approach with him before the eyes of personages so that perhaps they will bear witness.
T.B.Irving
They said: "Bring him before the people´s eyes so they may witness it."
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
They demanded, “Bring him before the eyes of the people, so that they may witness ˹his trial˺.”
Safi Kaskas
They said, "Then bring him before the eyes of the people, so that they may be witnesses."
Abdul Hye
They said: “Then bring him before the eyes of the people, so that they may testify.”
The Study Quran
They said, “Was it you who did this to our gods
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
They said: "Bring him before the eyes of the people so that they may be witness."
Abdel Haleem
They said, ‘Bring him before the eyes of the people, so that they may witness [his trial].&rsquo
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
They said: bring him then before the eyes of the people, haply they may bear witness
Ahmed Ali
"Bring him before the people," they said, "that they may bear witness."
Aisha Bewley
They said, ´Bring him before the people´s eyes so they can be witnesses.´
Ali Ünal
They said: "Then bring him before the people’s eyes, so that they may bear witness against him!"
Ali Quli Qara'i
They said, ‘Bring him before the people’s eyes so that they may bear witness [against him].&rsquo
Hamid S. Aziz
Said they, "Then bring him before the eyes of the people, that they may bear witness."
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
They said, "Then come up with him (i.e., bring him) before the eyes of the multitude, that possibly they would testify."
Muhammad Sarwar
Their chiefs said, "Bring him before the eyes of the people and let them testify that he has spoken against the idols."
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
They said, .Then, bring him before the eyes of the people, so that they may see
Shabbir Ahmed
The custodians of the temple conferred and said, "Then bring him before the people's eyes, so that they might bear witness."
Syed Vickar Ahamed
They said: "Then bring him before the eyes of the people, so that they may bear witness,"
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
They said, "Then bring him before the eyes of the people that they may testify."
Farook Malik
They said, "Then bring him here before the eyes of the people, so that they may witness how severely he is punished."
Dr. Munir Munshey
They said, "Bring him out to face the people. So they may observe (his fate)!"
Dr. Kamal Omar
People said: “So come with him (i.e., bring him) before the eyes of the people, so that they may testify.”
Talal A. Itani (new translation)
They said, 'Bring him before the eyes of the people, so that they may witness.'
Maududi
The others said: "Bring him, then, before the eyes of the people that they may see (what will be done to him)."
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
They said: then bring him before the people’s eyes, so that they may testify
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
They said, “Then bring him before the eyes of the people, that they may bear witness.
Musharraf Hussain
So they demanded: “Bring him in front of the people, so they will see
him
.”
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
They said: "Bring him before the eyes of the people so that they may be witness."
Mohammad Shafi
The others said, "Then bring him before the eyes of the people. Let all witness."
Bijan Moeinian
They said: “Then bring him here so that he answers a few question before the public.&rdquo
Faridul Haque
They said, "Therefore bring him in front of the people, perhaps they may testify."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
They said: 'Then bring him here so that the people may see, so that they may bear witness.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
They said: Then bring him before the people’s eyes, perhaps they may bear witness
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
They said: "So come/bring with him on the people's eyes/sights, maybe/perhaps they witness/testify."
Sher Ali
They said, `Then bring him before the eyes of the people, that they may bear witness against him.
Rashad Khalifa
They said, "Bring him before the eyes of all the people, that they may bear witness."
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
They said, then bring him before the people, haply they may bear witness.
Amatul Rahman Omar
They said,' Then bring him before the eyes of the people so that they may bear witness (against him).
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
They said: ‘Bring him before the people so that they may see (him).
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
They said: "Then bring him before the eyes of the people, that they may testify."
Arthur John Arberry
They said, 'Bring him before the people's eyes; haply they shall bear witness.
Edward Henry Palmer
Said they, 'Then bring him before the eyes of men; haply they will bear witness.
George Sale
They said, bring him therefore before the eyes of the people, that they may bear witness against him
John Medows Rodwell
They said, "Then bring him before the people's eyes, that they may witness against him."
N J Dawood (2014)
They said: ‘Then bring him here in sight of all the people, that they may act as witnesses
Linda “iLHam” Barto
They said, “Bring him before the eyes of the people so they may bear witness.”
Sayyid Qutb
They said: 'Then bring him here in sight of all people, so that they may bear witness.'
Ahmed Hulusi
They said, “Seize him and bring him here in front of all the people so that everyone may bear witness to this.”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
They said: �Then bring him before the eyes of the people, that they may bear witness�
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim
"Bring him here before the people", they said, "so that they may witness with their own eyes the consequence, for he -Ibrahim- has much to answer for"
Mir Aneesuddin
They said, "We heard a young man mentioning about them, they call him Ibrahim."
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)
They said, "Then bring him before the eyes of the people, that they may bear witness."
OLD Literal
Word for Word
They said, "Then bring him before (the) eyes (of) the people so that they may bear witness.
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