The Originator
35. Fāṭir
فاطر
Page #439
35:42
وَأَقْسَمُوا
بِاللَّهِ
جَهْدَ
أَيْمَانِهِمْ
لَئِن
جَاءَهُمْ
نَذِيرٌ
لَّيَكُونُنَّ
أَهْدَى
مِنْ
إِحْدَى
الْأُمَمِ
فَلَمَّا
جَاءَهُمْ
نَذِيرٌ
مَّا
زَادَهُمْ
إِلَّا
نُفُورًا
wa-ʾaqsamū bi-llāhi jahda ʾaymānihim la-ʾin jāʾahum nadhīrun la-yakūnunna ʾahdā min ʾiḥdā l-ʾumami fa-lammā jāʾahum nadhīrun mā zādahum ʾillā nufūran-i
They swore their strongest oaths by Allah that if a warner came to them, they would follow his guidance better than any (other) of the Peoples: But when a warner came to them, it has only increased their flight (from righteousness),-
— Abdullah Yusufali
They had sworn by Allah with solemn oaths that if a warner were to come to them, they would be better guided than any of the nations. But when a warner came to them, it only increased their distance [from the truth],
