45. Surah Al-Jathiyah, Verse 32
وَاِذَا ق۪يلَ اِنَّ وَعْدَ اللّٰهِ حَقٌّ وَالسَّاعَةُ لَا رَيْبَ ف۪يهَا قُلْتُمْ مَا نَدْر۪ي مَا السَّاعَةُۙ اِنْ نَظُنُّ اِلَّا ظَناًّ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُسْتَيْقِن۪ينَ
Wa-itha qeela inna waAAda Allahihaqqun wassaAAatu la rayba feehaqultum ma nadree ma assaAAatu in nathunnuilla thannan wama nahnubimustayqineen
When you were told, "Allah’s promise is true and so is the Hour, of which there is no doubt," you said, “We have no idea what the Hour is. We have only been conjecturing. We are by no means certain.”’
- Progressive Muslims
And when it was said: "Surely God's promise is the truth, and there is no doubt about the coming of the Hour," you said: "We do not know what the Hour is! We are full of conjecture about it; we are not certain. "
- Shabbir Ahmed
And when it was said, "Behold, Allah's Promise always comes true and there is no doubt about the Hour - you would reply, "We do not know what the Hour is. We think it could be conjecture, however, we are not certain!"
- Sam Gerrans
“And when it was said: ‘The promise of God is true, as is the Hour about which there is no doubt,’ you said: ‘We know not what the Hour is; we think only assumption, and We are not convinced.’”
- The Monotheist Group
And when it was said: "Surely the promise of God is the truth, and there is no doubt about the coming of the Hour," you said: "We do not know what the Hour is! We are full of conjecture about it; we are not certain."
- Edip-Layth
When it was said, "Surely God's promise is the truth, and there is no doubt about the coming of the moment," you said, "We do not know what the moment is! We are full of conjecture about it; we are not certain."
- Aisha Bewley
When you were told, "Allah’s promise is true and so is the Hour, of which there is no doubt," you said, “We have no idea what the Hour is. We have only been conjecturing. We are by no means certain.”’
- Rashad Khalifa
When it is proclaimed that GOD's promise is the truth and that the Hour (of Judgment) is inevitable, you said, "We do not know what the Hour is! We are full of conjecture about it; we are not certain."
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
Whenever it was said: 'God's promise is certainly true, and there is no doubt about the Hour,' you replied: 'We know not what the Hour is. We have only a vague idea, but are not certain.'
- Sahih International
And when it was said, 'Indeed, the promise of Allah is truth and the Hour [is coming] - no doubt about it,' you said, 'We know not what is the Hour. We assume only assumption, and we are not convinced.' "
- Muhammad Asad
for when it was said, ‘Behold, God’s promise always comes true, and there can be no doubt about [the coming of] the Last Hour’ - you would answer, ‘We do not know what that Last Hour may be: we think it is no more than an empty guess, and [so] we are by no means convinced!’"
- Marmaduke Pickthall
And when it was said: Lo! Allah's promise is the truth, and there is no doubt of the Hour's coming, ye said: We know not what the Hour is. We deem it naught but a conjecture, and we are by no means convinced.
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
"And when it was related to you by Our Messenger that the promise of Allah is the absolute truth and that the predetermined final Hour is an undoubted and inevitable event, you always stated explicitly": "We do not profess to know what the predetermined final Hour is, nor do we recognize it; in effect our opinion of it is only a supposition formed on grounds admittedly insufficient".
- Bijan Moeinian
Remember when it was said that: "God’s promises is true and the upcoming Resurrection is inevitable" you used to recourse to any excuse saying: “We are not sure about it, we do not know when it will happen and how can we accept something that has not happened on the basis of a guess?”
- Al-Hilali & Khan
And when it was said: "Verily, Allâh’s Promise is the truth, and there is no doubt about the coming of the Hour," you said: "We know not what is the Hour: we do not think it but as a conjecture, and we have no firm convincing belief (therein)."
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
"And when it was said that the promise of Allah was true, and that the Hour- there was no doubt about its (coming), ye used to say, 'We know not what is the hour: we only think it is an idea, and we have no firm assurance.'"
- Mustafa Khattab
And whenever it was said ˹to you˺, ‘Surely Allah’s promise ˹of judgment˺ is true and there is no doubt about the Hour,’ you said ˹mockingly˺, ‘We do not know what the Hour is! We think it is no more than speculation, and we are not convinced ˹that it will ever come˺.’"
- Taqi Usmani
and when it was said to you that Allah’s promise is true and there is no doubt in the (arrival of the) Hour, you used to say, ‘We do not know what the Hour is. We do not think (about it) but as an assumption, and we are not sure.’"
- Abdul Haleem
When it was said to you, "God’s promise is true: there is no doubt about the Hour," did you not reply, “We know nothing of the Hour. This is only conjecture in our opinion. We are not convinced”?’
- Arthur John Arberry
And when it was said, "God's promise is true, and the Hour, there is no doubt of it," you said; "We know not what the Hour may be; we have only a surmise, and are by no means certain. "
- E. Henry Palmer
And when it was said, 'Verily, the promise of God is true, and the Hour there is no doubt therein;' ye said, 'We know not what the Hour is, we only suspect, and we are not sure.
- Hamid S. Aziz
And when it was said, "Surely the promise of Allah is true and as for the Hour, there is no doubt about it", you said, "We do not know what the Hour is; we do not think that it will come to pass save a passing thought, and we are not convinced. "
- Mahmoud Ghali
And when it was said, Surely the promise of Allah is true, and the Hour, there is no suspicion about it you said, In no way do we realize what the Hour is; decidedly we surmise about it (just) a surmise; and in no way have we reached certitude. ' "
- George Sale
And when it was said unto you, verily the promise of God is true; and as to the hour of judgment, there is no doubt thereof: Ye answered, we know not what the hour of judgment is: We hold an uncertain opinion only; and we are not well assured of this matter.
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
"And when it was said: 'Verily, that the Promise of Allah was true, and the Hour— There was no doubt about its (coming:)' You used to say: 'We do not know what is the Hour: We only think it is conjecture (merely an idea), and we have no assurance (about it). ' "
- Amatul Rahman Omar
`And when it was said (to you), "The promise of Allâh is of course true and the Hour (of Resurrection) there is no doubt about it," you said, "We do not know what the Hour may be, we have only a faint notion about it and we are, by no means, convinced (of its certainty)". '
- Ali Quli Qarai
And when it was said, ‘‘Allah’s promise is indeed true, and there is no doubt about the Hour,’’ you said, ‘‘We do not know what the Hour is. We know nothing beyond conjectures, and we do not possess any certainty.’’ ’