7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 118
فَوَقَعَ الْحَقُّ وَبَطَلَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَۚ
FawaqaAAa alhaqqu wabatala makanoo yaAAmaloon
So the Truth took place and what they did was shown to be false.
- Progressive Muslims
Thus the truth was set, and what they did was made of no effect.
- Shabbir Ahmed
The Truth prevailed and their arguments were manifestly proven false.
- Sam Gerrans
And the truth was established, and what they did made vain.
- The Monotheist Group
Thus the truth was set, and what they did was made of no effect.
- Edip-Layth
Thus the truth was confirmed, and what they were doing was falsified.
- Aisha Bewley
So the Truth took place and what they did was shown to be false.
- Rashad Khalifa
Thus, the truth prevailed, and what they did was nullified.
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
Thus the truth was upheld, and the falsehood that they practised was exposed.
- Sahih International
So the truth was established, and abolished was what they were doing.
- Muhammad Asad
whereupon the truth was established, and vain was proved all that they had been doing.
- Marmaduke Pickthall
Thus was the Truth vindicated and that which they were doing was made vain.
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
And there, did heaven, earth and men evidence the truth which was justified by facts and results, just as they evidenced falsehood which was condemned by the annulment of all their various objects of fiction and delight.
- Bijan Moeinian
Thus their tricks were revealed and the truth prevailed.
- Al-Hilali & Khan
Thus truth was confirmed, and all that they did was made of no effect.
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Thus truth was confirmed, and all that they did was made of no effect.
- Mustafa Khattab
So the truth prevailed and their illusions failed.
- Taqi Usmani
Thus the truth prevailed, and what they were doing became a nullity.
- Abdul Haleem
The truth was confirmed and what they had produced came to nothing:
- Arthur John Arberry
So the truth came to pass, and false was proved what they were doing.
- E. Henry Palmer
and the truth stood fast, and vain was that which they had done;
- Hamid S. Aziz
And the truth stood fast, and vain was that which they had done.
- Mahmoud Ghali
So the Truth came to pass, (Literally: fell "on them") and void (Literally: became untrue) was whatever they were doing.
- George Sale
So was the truth established and whatever they did, proved vain.
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
Like this the truth was proved. And all that they did, had no effect.
- Amatul Rahman Omar
So was the truth established and all their efforts (to frustrate it) proved vain.
- Ali Quli Qarai
So the truth came out, and what they had wrought was reduced to naught.