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وَلٰـكِنْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلّٰىۙ

Walakin kaththaba watawalla

but rather denied the truth and turned away.

  • Progressive Muslims

    But he denied and turned away.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Rather, he used to deny and turn away.

  • Sam Gerrans

    But denied and turned away

  • The Monotheist Group

    But he denied and turned away.

  • Edip-Layth

    But he denied and turned away.

  • Aisha Bewley

    but rather denied the truth and turned away.

  • Rashad Khalifa

    But he disbelieved and turned away.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    But only disavowed and turned away;

  • Sahih International

    But [instead], he denied and turned away.

  • Muhammad Asad

    but, on the contrary, he gave the lie to the truth and turned away [from it],

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    But he denied and flouted.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat

    But he had refused to acknowledge the divine message and closed his heart's ears to the truth,

  • Bijan Moeinian

    Man who chose to disbelieve and turned back

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    But on the contrary, he belied (this Qur’ân and the Message of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) and turned away!

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    But on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away!

  • Mustafa Khattab

    but persisted in denial and turned away,

  • Taqi Usmani

    but rejected the truth and turned away (from it),

  • Abdul Haleem

    but denied the truth and turned away,

  • Arthur John Arberry

    but he cried it lies, and he turned away,

  • E. Henry Palmer

    but he said it was a lie, and turned his back!

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    But called the truth a lie and turned back,

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    But he cried lies, and turned away;

  • George Sale

    but he accused God's apostle of imposture, and turned back from obeying him:

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    And even more, he lied (against the truth) and turned away!

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    Rather he cried lies (to the truth and the Prophet) and turned away (refusing to obey His commandments).

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    but denied [it] and turned away,