Sura 43 Az-Zukhruf (The Ornaments of gold), ayah 58

  1. وَقَالُوا أَآلِهَتُنَا خَيْرٌ أَمْ هُوَ ۚ مَا ضَرَبُوهُ لَكَ إِلَّا جَدَلًا ۚ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ خَصِمُونَ

    Translation by words

    وَقَالُوٓا۟
    And they said,
    ءَأَٰلِهَتُنَا
    "Are our gods
    خَيْرٌ
    better
    أَمْ
    or
    هُوَ
    he?"
    مَا
    Not
    ضَرَبُوهُ
    they present it
    لَكَ
    to you
    إِلَّا
    except
    جَدَلًۢا
    (for) argument.
    بَلْ
    Nay,
    هُمْ
    they
    قَوْمٌ
    (are) a people
    خَصِمُونَ
    argumentative.

    And they said, "Are your gods better, or is he?" They did not present the comparison except for (mere) argument. But, (in fact), they are a people prone to dispute.

    43:58

Translation: Saheeh International

Sura 43 Az-Zukhruf (The Ornaments of gold)