Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
and they would add, “Richer [than you] are we in wealth and in children, and [so] we are not going to be made to suffer!”
M. M. Pickthall
And they say: We are more (than you) in wealth and children. We are not the punished
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
They said: "We have more in wealth and in sons, and we cannot be punished."
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
Adding, “We are far superior ˹to the believers˺ in wealth and children, and we will never be punished.”
Safi Kaskas
They also say, "We are wealthier and have more children [than you], and We will not be punished."
Wahiduddin Khan
They say, We have more wealth and children; and we are surely not going to be punished
Shakir
And they say: We have more wealth and children, and we shall not be punished
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And they said: We are more than you in wealth and in children and we are not ones who are punished!
T.B.Irving
They say: "We have more wealth and children, and will not be tormented!"
Abdul Hye
And they say: “We have more wealth and children (our deities are happy), and we shall not be punished.”
The Study Quran
And they say, “We are greater in wealth and children, and we shall not be punished.
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
They say, “We have more wealth and children, and we won’t be punished.”
Talal Itani (2012)
And they say, 'We have more wealth and more children, and we will not be punished.'
Dr. Kamal Omar
And they said: “We are more in wealth and children, and we shall not be those who have been put to punishment.”
They say: "We have more wealth and children, which indicates that our gods are happy with us so we shall never be punished."
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And they said, "We are more (than you) in riches and children, and in no way will we be tormented"
Muhammad Sarwar
We are the ones who have more wealth and children and we shall suffer no punishment"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
And they said, .We are superior in riches and children, and we are not going to be punished
Shabbir Ahmed
And they further said, "We are more than you in wealth and children and party and we cannot be made to suffer."
Dr. Munir Munshey
They said, "We are wealthier and have more offspring than you. We are not going to face punishment!"
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And they said: "We have more in wealth and sons, and we are not going to be punished."
And they said, "We are more [than the believers] in wealth and children, and we are not to be punished."
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
And they said: "We have more wealth and more children, and we will not be punished."
Abdel Haleem
They would say, ‘We have greater wealth and more children than you, and we shall not be punished.’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And they said: we are more numerous in riches and children, and we are not going to be tormented
Ahmed Ali
And (further): "We have far more wealth and children (than you), and we are not the ones to be punished."
Aisha Bewley
They also said, ´We have more wealth and children. We are not going to be punished.´
Ali Ünal
And they said: "We are more abundant (than you) in wealth and children and so we are not (the ones) to be punished (as you tell us to happen in the Hereafter)."
Ali Quli Qara'i
And they say, ‘We have greater wealth and more children, and we will not be punished!’
Hamid S. Aziz
And they say, "We have more wealth and children, and we shall not be punished."
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
And they said: “We have more wealth and children, and we will not be punished.”
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
They said, “We have more in wealth and in sons, and we cannot be punished.
Musharraf Hussain
And also added, “Because we have plenty of wealth and offspring we won’t be tormented.”
Maududi
They always said: "We have more wealth and children than you have, and we shall not be chastised."
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And they said: "We have more wealth and more children, and we will not be punished."
Mohammad Shafi
And they said, "We have abundance of wealth and children, and we are not going to be punished!"
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And they said, 'we are greater in riches and children, and we are not to be tormented.'
They also said, "We are more powerful, with more money and children, and we will not be punished."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
And they said: 'We have been given an abundance of wealth and children we shall never be punished!
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And they say: We have more wealth and children, and we cannot be punished
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
And they said: "We (have) more properties/possessions/wealths and children, and we are not with being tortured."
Bijan Moeinian
They arrogantly continued: “We have more wealth and children than you; none can hurt us.”
Faridul Haque
And they said, “We are greater in wealth and children; we will not be punished!”
Sher Ali
And they say, `We have more wealth and children; and we shall not be punished.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And they said: ‘We possess abundant wealth and children and we are not going to be tormented.
Amatul Rahman Omar
And they (also) say, `We are better off in respect of wealth and children (as compared with others) and we are not at all going to be made to suffer.
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
And they say: "We are more in wealth and in children, and we are not going to be punished."
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
And they say, “We have more wealth and more children so we are not going to be punished.”
Munir Mezyed
They added: "We are more abundant in wealth and children. (Above all), we are not going to be punished."
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And they said: we have more wealth and children and we will not be punished.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
And they said, “We have more wealth and more children (than the believers) , and never shall we be punished.”
Linda “iLHam” Barto
They said, “We excel in wealth and children and can suffer no punishment.”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
They say: "We have more wealth and children, and will not be tormented!"
Samy Mahdy
And they said, “We are more money and more progeny, and we will not be tormented.”
Sayyid Qutb
They also say: 'Richer than you are we in wealth, and we have more children. We certainly are not going to be made to suffer.'
Thomas Cleary
And they said, "We have more wealth and sons, and we are not to be chastised."
Ahmed Hulusi
And, “We are more powerful than you, both with our wealth and our offspring... We will not be subject to suffering!”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
They also said: We are more (than you) in wealth and children and we shall not be punished .
And they added: "we are more affluent in wealth and in progeny than those who accepted your message with consenting mind; our affluence confers immunity and therefore we will not be subjected to punishment"
Mir Aneesuddin
And they say, “We have more wealth and children than you and we will not be punished.”
The Wise Quran
And they say, 'We have more wealth and children, and We shall not be punished.'