Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
Said he: “Do [you really think that] they hear you when you invoke them
M. M. Pickthall
He said: Do they hear you when ye cry
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
He said: "Do they listen to you when ye call (on them)?"
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
Abraham asked, “Can they hear you when you call upon them?
Safi Kaskas
He asked, “Do they hear you when you call on them?
Wahiduddin Khan
He asked, Do they hear you when you call to them
Shakir
He said: Do they hear you when you call
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
He said: Hear they when you call them?
T.B.Irving
He said; "Do they hear you when you call
Abdul Hye
He said: “Do they hear you when you call (on them)?
The Study Quran
He said, “Do they hear you when you call
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
He asked, “Can they hear you when you pray to them?
Talal Itani (2012)
He said, 'Do they hear you when you pray
Dr. Kamal Omar
(Ibrahim) said: “Do they hear you when you call (or invoke them)
Abraham asked: "Do they hear you when you call on them
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
He said, "Do they hear you as you invoke (them)
Muhammad Sarwar
They replied, "We worship idols and shall continue to worship them"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
He said, .Do they listen to you when you call (them
Shabbir Ahmed
He said, "Do they hear when you call them
Dr. Munir Munshey
(Ibraheem) said, "Do they hear you when you call them?"
Syed Vickar Ahamed
He said: "Do they listen to you when you call unto (them
He said, "Do they hear you when you supplicate
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
He said: "Do they hear you when you pray to them"
Abdel Haleem
He asked, ‘Do they hear you when you call
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
He said: hearken they unto you when ye cry
Ahmed Ali
(Abraham) asked: "Do they hear when you call them
Aisha Bewley
He said, ´Do they hear you when you call
Ali Ünal
(Abraham) said: "Do they hear you when you invoke them
Ali Quli Qara'i
He said, ‘Do they hear you when you call them
Hamid S. Aziz
He said, "Can they hear you when you call
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
He said: “Do they hear you when you call on them?
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
He said, “Do they listen to you when you call on them
Musharraf Hussain
He said, “Do they hear you when you pray,
Maududi
He asked: "Do they hear you when you call the
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
He said: "Do they hear you when you call to them?
Mohammad Shafi
Abraham asked, "Do these hear you when you invoke them?"
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
He said, 'do they hear you' when you call?
He said, "Can they hear you when you implore?
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
'Do they hear you when you call on them? ' He asked
Maulana Muhammad Ali
He said: Do they hear you when you call (on them)
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
He said: "Do they hear/listen to you when/if you call?"
Bijan Moeinian
Abraham said, “Can they hear your prayers?”
Faridul Haque
He said, “Do they hear you when you call?”
Sher Ali
He said, `Do they hear you when you call on them
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
(Ibrahim [Abraham]) said: ‘Do they hear you when you call (them)
Amatul Rahman Omar
Abraham said, `Can they listen to you when you call (on them)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
He said: "Do they hear you, when you call (on them)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
He said, “Do they hear you when you invoke them?
Munir Mezyed
He asked: 'Do they hear you when you call upon them?
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
He said: do they hear you when you call?
Linda “iLHam” Barto
He said, “Do they hear you when you pray?”
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
He said, “Can they hear youpl when you call?
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
He said; "Do they hear you when you call,
Samy Mahdy
He said, “Are they listening to you when you are calling?
Sayyid Qutb
Said he: 'Do they hear you when you call on them,
Ahmed Hulusi
(Abraham) said, “Do they hear you when you pray to them?”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
Said (Abraham): 'Do they hear you when you call (them)?
"Do they hear you", Ibrahim asked, "when you praise them or supplicate!"
Mir Aneesuddin
He said, "Do they listen to you when you pray to (them)
The Wise Quran
He said, 'Can they hear you when you call,