Al-Maaida 5:24
The Table · ayah 24 of 120
قَالُوا۟ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّا لَن نَّدْخُلَهَآ أَبَدًۭا مَّا دَامُوا۟ فِيهَا ۖ فَٱذْهَبْ أَنتَ وَرَبُّكَ فَقَٰتِلَآ إِنَّا هَٰهُنَا قَٰعِدُونَ
Qaloo ya moosa innalan nadkhulaha abadan ma damoo feehafa-ithhab anta warabbuka faqatila innahahuna qaAAidoon
"They said, "O Moses, indeed we will not enter it, ever, as long as they are within it; so go, you and your Lord, and fight. Indeed, we are remaining right here.""
Saheeh International translation
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Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"They said, ‘Moses, we will never enter while they are still there, so you and your Lord go in and fight, and we will stay here.’"
Pickthall (classic)+
"They said: O Moses! We will never enter (the land) while they are in it. So go thou and thy Lord and fight! We will sit here."
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
"They said: "O Moses! while they remain there, never shall we be able to enter, to the end of time. Go thou, and thy Lord, and fight ye two, while we sit here (and watch).""