Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
[so, too,] they would argue with thee about the truth [itself] after it had become manifest - just as if they were being driven towards death and beheld it with their very eyes
M. M. Pickthall
Disputing with thee of the Truth after it had been made manifest, as if they were being driven to death visible
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Disputing with thee concerning the truth after it was made manifest, as if they were being driven to death and they (actually) saw it
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
They disputed with you about the truth after it had been made clear, as if they were being driven to death with their eyes wide open.
Safi Kaskas
arguing with you about the Truth after it was made clear to them as if they were being driven towards death while staring it in the face.
Wahiduddin Khan
and they disputed with you concerning the truth after it had become manifest, as though they were being driven to their death with open eyes
Shakir
They disputed with you about the truth after it had become clear, (and they went forth) as if they were being driven to death while they saw (it)
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
They dispute with thee about The Truth—after it became clear—as if they had been driven to death and they look on at it .
T.B.Irving
They will argue with you about the Truth even after it has been explained, just as if they were only being driven along towards death and were expecting it.
Abdul Hye
They disputed with you about the truth after it became clear, as if they were driven to the death while they were looking (at it).
The Study Quran
disputing with thee concerning the truth after it had become clear, as though they were being driven to death as they looked on
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
They argued with you about the truth after it had become clear, as if they were being driven towards death while they looked on.
Talal Itani (2012)
Arguing with you about the truth after it was made clear, as if they were being driven to death as they looked on
Dr. Kamal Omar
They dispute and argue with you about justice, after what became fully evident, as if they are being driven to death and they are loohead of state (directly at it)
They argued with you about the truth which had been made clear, as if they were being driven to death with their eyes wide open
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Disputing with you concerning the truth, after it had become evident, as though they were being driven to death while looking (at it)
Muhammad Sarwar
Knowing it well (that a fight in which they are to take part is about to take place), they act as though they are being driven to death which they can see before their very eyes. Despite their knowledge of the truth, they still argue with you
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
they were disputing with you about the truth after it became clear, as if they were being driven to death being seen by them
Shabbir Ahmed
(They argued whether to meet the aggressor outside Madinah at Badr, or wait.) And they disputed with you about it after the decision had been made manifest in mutual consultations, as if they were being driven to obvious death
Dr. Munir Munshey
They wrangled with you about the truth even after it became (amply) evident. (They acted) as if they were being driven to their death while they looked on (helplessly)
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Debating with you about the truth after it was made clear, as if they were pushed towards death and they (actually) saw it
Arguing with you concerning the truth after it had become clear, as if they were being driven toward death while they were looking on
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
They argue with you about the truth when it has been made clear to them; as if they were being herded towards death while they are watching
Abdel Haleem
and argued with you about the truth after it had been made clear, as if they were being driven towards a death they could see with their own eyes
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Disputing with thee respecting the right cause after it had become manifest, as though they were led forth unto death while they looked on
Ahmed Ali
Who argued with you about the matter even after it had become quite clear, as if they were being pushed into (the arms of) death as they waited
Aisha Bewley
arguing with you about the Truth after it had been made clear as though they were being driven to their death with open eyes.*
Ali Ünal
They argued with you concerning the truth (of the matter which God had already decided would be realized) even after it (the direction that developments would take) had been manifest, as if they were being driven toward death with their eyes wide open
Ali Quli Qara'i
They disputed with you concerning the truth after it had become clear, as if they were being driven towards death as they looked on
Hamid S. Aziz
They disputed with you about the Truth after it was made plain, as though they were being driven on to visible death
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
They argue with you about the truth after it was made clear, as if they are driven to death while they are watching.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
They disputing with you concerning the truth after it was made clear, as if they were being driven to death and they saw it
Musharraf Hussain
they argue with you about its purpose that has become apparent, as though they were being led to their deaths as they looked on.
Maududi
They disputed with you about the truth after that had become evident, as if they were being driven to death with their eyes wide open
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
They argue with you about the truth when it has been made clear to them; as if they were being herded towards death while they are watching!
Mohammad Shafi
They disputed with you the truth after what had become clear, as if they were being driven, with their eyes wide open, to death
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
They were disputing with you about the truth after it has become clear, as if they are being driven towards death with their eyes open.
They argued with you against the truth, even after everything was explained to them. They acted as if they were being driven to certain death.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
They argued with you about the truth after it had been made clear, as though they were being led to certain death while looking
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Disputing with thee about the truth after it had become clear -- as if they were being driven to death while they saw (it)
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
They argue/dispute with you in the right/truth after what was clarified/shown , as if/though they are being driven (herded/pushed) to the death/lifelessness and they are looking/watching
Bijan Moeinian
They were disputing with you about the necessity of the mission, although they knew the truth. They were behaving as if they were seeing the death in front of them
Faridul Haque
Disputing with you regarding the truth after it had been made clear, as if they were being herded towards a visible death
Sher Ali
They (the disbelievers) dispute with thee concerning the truth after it has become manifest, as though they are being driven to death while they actually see it
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
They started disputing with you about the cause of truth even after disclosure (of the good news that help from Allah would arrive, and the forces of Muhammad [blessings and peace be upon him] would triumph), as if they were being driven towards death and could see (death with their eyes)
Amatul Rahman Omar
These (disbelievers) disputed with you concerning the truth (of Islam) after it had been made clear (by signs and proofs). (On being invited to accept Islam they were behaving) as though they were being driven towards death, but they will actually be facing death very soon
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Disputing with you concerning the truth after it was made manifest, as if they were being driven to death, while they were looking (at it)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
They argue with you about the truth after that it has become evident as though they are being driven to the death while they look on.
Munir Mezyed
They disputed with you concerning the Truth after it has become obvious to the eye as though they were being driven to death with their eyes wide open.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
They argue with you about the truth after it has been made clear as if they were driven towards death in plain sight.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
They argued with you concerning the truth after its clarification. They acted as if they were being driven to death while they stared.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
arguing with you about the truth after it became evident, as if they were being driven to death while they looked on.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
They will argue with you about the Truth even after it has been explained, just as if they were only being driven along towards death and were expecting it.
Samy Mahdy
They argued with you within the right after it was demonstrated, as if they were being driven to the death while they were looking on.
Sayyid Qutb
They would argue with you about the truth even after it had become manifest, just as if they were being driven to certain death and saw it with their very eyes.
Ahmed Hulusi
Even though the Truth had become clearly apparent, they were not accepting it... As if they were deliberately going toward death.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
They dispute with you about the truth after it became clear, as if they see they are being driven unto death.
Contending with you with opposing arguments after it had been made clear to them that victory would sit on their helm. Yet they behaved as if they would be driven to death being shaped to them in their minds' eyes as a monstrous apparition
Mir Aneesuddin
They disputed with you about the truth after it had been made clear, as if they were being driven towards death and they were seeing (it).
The Wise Quran
They wrangle with you about the truth after what was made clear, as though they were being driven to death while they were looking on.