Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
But they [who reject My messages are wont to] ask, “When is that promise [of God’s judgment] to be fulfilled? [Answer this, O you who believe in it,] if you are men of truth!”
M. M. Pickthall
And they say: When will this promise (be fulfilled), if ye are truthful
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
They say: "When will this promise come to pass, if ye are telling the truth?"
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
They ask ˹the believers˺, “When will this threat come to pass if what you say is true?”
Safi Kaskas
And they say, “When will this promise be fulfilled if you are telling the truth?”
Wahiduddin Khan
They ask, When will this promise be fulfilled, if what you say be true
Shakir
And they say: When will this threat come to pass if you are truthful
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And they say: When will this promise be if you had been ones who are sincere?
T.B.Irving
They say: "When will this promise be, if you are (all) so truthful?"
Abdul Hye
And they ask: “When will this promise (be fulfilled) if you are truthful?”
The Study Quran
And they say, “When will this promise come to pass, if you are truthful?
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
And they ask, “When will this promise be fulfilled, if you are truthful?”
Talal Itani (2012)
And they say, 'When will this promise come true, if you are truthful?'
Dr. Kamal Omar
And they say: “When this Promise (will occur as an Event), if you are truthful.?
They ask: "When will this promise be fulfilled if you are telling the truth?"
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And they say, "When will this promise (come to pass), in case you are sincere?"
Muhammad Sarwar
They say, "When shall the Day of Judgment come to pass if you are true in your claim?"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
They say, .When will this promise be (fulfilled), if you are true?
Shabbir Ahmed
And they say, "When will this promise be fulfilled, if you are men of truth?"
Dr. Munir Munshey
And they say, "If you are truthful, tell us. When will that promise (of the afterlife) come about?"
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And they say: "When will this promise become true, if you are telling the truth?"
And they say, "When is this promise, if you should be truthful?"
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
And they Say: "When will this promise come to pass if you are truthful"
Abdel Haleem
They say, ‘When will this promise be fulfilled, if what you say is true?’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And they say: when cometh this torment if ye are truth- tellers
Ahmed Ali
Yet they say: "When will the promised threat come to pass, if you speak the truth?"
Aisha Bewley
They say, ´When will this promise come about if you are telling the truth?´
Ali Ünal
But they insistently ask, "After all, when will this threat be fulfilled? (Answer us, O you who believe in it,) if you are people of truth!"
Ali Quli Qara'i
And they say, ‘When will this promise be fulfilled, should you be truthful?’
Hamid S. Aziz
And they say, "When will this threat (come to pass), if you tell the truth?"
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
And they say: “When is this promise, if you are truthful?”
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
They say, “When will this promise come to pass if you are telling the truth?
Musharraf Hussain
They ask, “When will this promise be fulfilled if you are truthful?”
Maududi
They say: "(Tell us) when will the threat of punishment come to pass if you are truthful?"
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Andthey say: "When will this promise come to pass if you are truthful?"
Mohammad Shafi
And they ask, "When will this prediction come to pass if what you say is true?"
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And they say, 'when this promise will be (fulfilled) if you are truthful?
They challenge: "Where is that (retribution), if you are truthful?"
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
They say: 'If you are truthful, when will this promise come?
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And they say: When will this threat come to pass, if you are truthful
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
And they say: "When (is) that the promise if you were truthful?"
Bijan Moeinian
They say: “If what you are saying is true, then subject us to the punishment that you are warning us about!”
Faridul Haque
And they say, "When will this promise occur, if you are truthful
Sher Ali
And they say, `When will this promise be fulfilled, if you are truthful?
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And they say: ‘When will this promise (of torment) be (fulfilled) if you are truthful?
Amatul Rahman Omar
And they say, `When will this promise of punishment be fulfilled, (let us know) if you are truthful?
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
And they say: "When will this promise (come to pass), if you are truthful."
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
And they say, “When will this promise be fulfilled if you are indeed sincere?”
Munir Mezyed
And they say: ‘When will this promise (be fulfilled) if you are truthful?’
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And they say: when will this promise happen if you are truthful?
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
And they say, “When will this promise come true, if you are truthful?”
Linda “iLHam” Barto
They say, “When will this promise come to pass, if you are telling the truth?”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
They say: "When will this promise be, if you are (all) so truthful?"
Samy Mahdy
The human was created from haste. I will show you My verses, so do not be hastening Me.
Sayyid Qutb
They say: 'When is this promise to be fulfilled, if what you say be true?'
Thomas Cleary
And they say, “When is this promise fulfilled, if you are being truthful?"
Ahmed Hulusi
They say, “If what you say is true, when will this promise be fulfilled?”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
And they (the disbelievers) say: When will this promise (be fulfilled) if you are truthful
And yet they -the infidels- ask the Muslims: "When shall that promised punishment come to pass if indeed you declare the truth!"
Mir Aneesuddin
Man has been created of haste . I will show you My signs, so do not ask Me to hasten.
The Wise Quran
And they say, 'When is this threat, if you are truthful?'