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Muhammad Asad
Said he: “Do [you really think that] they hear you when you invoke them
Arthur John Arberry
He said, 'Do they hear you when you call
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
He said: "Do they listen to you when ye call (on them)?"
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Transliteration-2
qāla hal yasmaʿūnakum idh tadʿūn
Word by Word (2021)
He said, "Do they hear you when you call?
Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
Said he: “Do [you really think that] they hear you when you invoke them
Muhammad Marmaduke 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)?"
Mustafa Khattab 2018
Abraham asked, “Can they hear you when you call upon them?
Safi Kaskas 2025
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)?
Saeed Malik
He said, “Do they hear you when you beseech?
The Study Quran
He said, “Do they hear you when you call
Talal Itani & AI (2025)
He said, "Do they hear you when you call?"
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)
M. Farook Malik
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)
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
He said, "Do they hear you when you supplicate
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)
He said: "Do they hear you when you call 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 Ãœnal
(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?
Bilal Muhammad 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
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?
Rashad Khalifa
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
Edip Yuksel
He said, "Do they hear you when you pray to 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)
Hilali - Khan
He said: "Do they hear you, when you call (on them)
Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry
He said, 'Do they hear you when you call
George Sale
Abraham said, do they hear you, when ye invoke them
Edward Henry Palmer
He said, 'Can they hear you when ye call
John Medows Rodwell
He said, "Can they hear you when ye cry to them
N J Dawood 2014
Do they hear you when you pray?‘ he asked
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Shuaib Abdullahi
He (Abraham) said (Qaala), "Do (Hal') they hear you (Yas'mauunakum') when (Iz') you invoke (Tad'uun),
Fode Drame
He said, “Do they hear you when you invoke them?
MunirMezyed2023
He asked: 'Do they hear you when you call upon them?
Mustaqim
He said: do they hear you when you call?
Linda "iLham" Barto
He said, “Do they hear you when you pray?”
Fadel Soliman-The Bridges Translation
He said, “Can they hear youpl when you call?
Irving/Hegab
He said; "Do they hear you when you call,
Samy Mahdy
He said, “Are they listening to you when you are calling?
Qarai
He said, ‘Do they hear you when you call them?
Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)
Said he: 'Do they hear you when you call on them,
Ahmed Hulusi
(Abraham) said, “Do they hear you when you pray to them?”
Mubarakpuri
He said: "Do they hear you when you call"
A. S. Mohamed
He said, "Do they hear you when you call?
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
Said (Abraham): 'Do they hear you when you call (them)?
[Al-Muntakhab]
"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 Project
He said, 'Do they hear you when you call?
Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)
He said: "Do they listen to you when ye call (on them),"
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
He said: "Do they hear you when you call to them?
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
He said: "Do they hear you when you pray to them"
OLD Word by Word
He said, "Do they hear you when you call
Transliteration
Qala hal yasmaAAoonakum ith tadAAoona