Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
They answered: We worship idols, and we remain ever devoted to them.”
M. M. Pickthall
They said: We worship idols, and are ever devoted unto them
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
They said: "We worship idols, and we remain constantly in attendance on them."
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
They replied, “We worship idols, to which we are fully devoted.”
Safi Kaskas
They said, “We worship idols, and we always attend to them.”
Wahiduddin Khan
They said, We worship idols and will continue to cling to them
Shakir
They said: We worship idols, so we shall be their votaries
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
They said: We worship idols. We will stay ones who give ourselves up to them.
T.B.Irving
They said; "We worship idols, and are utterly devoted to them."
Abdul Hye
They said: “We worship idols, and we remain devoted to them.”
The Study Quran
They said, “We worship idols, and we remain ever devoted to them.
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
They replied, “We worship idols, to which we are fervently devoted.”
Talal Itani (2012)
They said, 'We worship idols, and we remain devoted to them.'
Dr. Kamal Omar
They said: “We worship idols and we remain confined in retreat (to them).
They replied: "We worship idols, and sit beside them with all devotion."
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
They said, "We worship idols, so we linger on consecrating (ourselves) to them."
Muhammad Sarwar
when he asked his father and others, "What do you worship?"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
They said, .We worship idols, and stay devoted to them
Shabbir Ahmed
They said, "We worship idols and we are very devoted to them."
Dr. Munir Munshey
They said, "We worship idols. And our devotion to them is constant."
Syed Vickar Ahamed
They said: "We worship idols, and we remain attending to them always."
They said, "We worship idols and remain to them devoted."
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
They said: "We worship statues, thus we remain devoted to them."
Abdel Haleem
They said, ‘We worship idols, and are constantly in attendance on them.’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
They said: we worship idols, and we are unto them ever devote
Ahmed Ali
They replied: "We worship idols and are devoted to them."
Aisha Bewley
They said, ´We worship idols and will continue to cling to them.´
Ali Ünal
They said: "We worship idols; and (even though they are made of wood and stone) we are ever devoted to them (as they are our deities)."
Ali Quli Qara'i
They said, ‘We worship idols, and we will go on clinging to them.’
Hamid S. Aziz
They said, "We worship idols, and we are devoted to them."
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
They said: “We serve idols, and we continue to be devoted to them.”
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
They said, “We worship idols, and we remain constantly in attendance to them.
Musharraf Hussain
They said, “We worship idols and remain devoted to them.”
Maududi
They answered: "There are some idols that we worship and are devoted to them with constancy."
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
They said: "We worship statues; thus we stay devoted to them.
Mohammad Shafi
They said, "We worship idols, and we bow down to them in devotion."
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
They said, We worship idols, then we remain sitting devoted before them.
They said, "We worship statues; we are totally devoted to them."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
They replied: 'We worship idols and continue cleaving to them.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
They said: We worship idols, so we shall remain devoted to them
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
They said: "We worship idols/statues so we continue/remain to it devoting/dedicating ."
Bijan Moeinian
They replied: “We are totally devoted to these idols that we worship.”
Faridul Haque
They said, “We worship idols, and we keep squatting in seclusion before them.”
Sher Ali
They said, `We worship idols, and we shall continue to be devoted to them.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
They said: ‘We worship idols and remain stuck to their (worship and care).
Amatul Rahman Omar
`We worship idols and will remain constantly devoted to them,' said they
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
They said: "We worship idols, and to them we are ever devoted."
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
They said, “We worship idols and we remain constant in devotion to them.”
Munir Mezyed
They said: ‘We worship idols but we shall always be faithfully devoted to them’.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
They said: we serve idols and remain devoted to them.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
They said, “We worship idols, and we remain loyal to them.”
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
They said, “We worship human-shaped idols and we remain consecrating ourselves to them.”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
They said; "We worship idols, and are utterly devoted to them."
Samy Mahdy
They said, “We worship idols, so we stay devoted to it.”
Sayyid Qutb
They answered: 'We worship idols, and we remain devoted to them.'
Ahmed Hulusi
They said, “We serve our idols; we are constantly engaged in them.”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
They said: �We worship idols, and we are ever devoted unto them�
"We worship idols" they said, and adore them with appropriate acts and rites and we are attached to them and unmoved in mind
Mir Aneesuddin
They said, "We worship idols and we will remain sticking to them."
The Wise Quran
They said, 'We serve idols, so we will remain devoted to them.'