surah Anbiya aya 38 , English translation of the meaning Ayah.
﴿وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا الْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ﴾
[ الأنبياء: 38]
21:38 And they say, "When is this promise, if you should be truthful?"
Tafsir Ibn Katheer in EnglishAnd the disbelievers who reject resurrection say in their haste, “O Muslims! If indeed you are truthful in what you claim, when will this resurrection that you promise us with, happen?”
Muhammad Taqiud-Din alHilali
And they say: "When will this promise (come to pass), if you are truthful."
phonetic Transliteration
Wayaqooloona mata hatha alwaAAdu in kuntum sadiqeena
Abdullah Yusuf Ali - Translation
They say: "When will this promise come to pass, if ye are telling the truth?"
Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
And they say: "When will this promise (come to pass), if you are truthful."
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21:38 And they say, "When is this promise, if you should be truthful?" translate in arabic
Almuntakhab Fi Tafsir Alquran Alkarim
And yet they -the infidels- ask the Muslims: When shall that promised punishment come to pass if indeed you declare the truth
Tafseer Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
(21:38) -They ask, "Anyhow, when will this threat be made good, if you speak the truth?"
And they say, "When is this promise, if you should be truthful?" meaning
And they say, "When is this promise, if you should be truthful?" meaning in Urdu
یہ لوگ کہتے ہیں "آخر یہ دھمکی پُوری کب ہو گی اگر تم سچے ہو"
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