(15) And they requested decision [i.e., victory from Allāh], and disappointed, [therefore], was every obstinate tyrant.— الترجمة الإنجليزية - صحيح انترناشونال
15. And they (the Messengers) sought victory and help [from their Lord (Allâh)]; and every obstinate, arrogant dictator (who refuses to believe in the Oneness of Allâh) was brought to a complete loss and destruction.— الترجمة الإنجليزية
— Dr. Ghali - English translationوَٱسۡتَفۡتَحُواْ وَخَابَ كُلُّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٖAnd they (The Messengers) sought assistance (from Allah), and every stubborn potentate was disappointed.
— Muhsin Khan - English translationوَٱسۡتَفۡتَحُواْ وَخَابَ كُلُّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٖBut they (the Messengers) sought victory and help [from their Lord (Allah)], and every obstinate, arrogant dictator (who refuses to believe in the Oneness of Allah) was brought to a complete loss and destruction.
— Pickthall - English translationوَٱسۡتَفۡتَحُواْ وَخَابَ كُلُّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٖAnd they sought help (from their Lord) and every froward potentate was bought to naught;
— Yusuf Ali - English translationوَٱسۡتَفۡتَحُواْ وَخَابَ كُلُّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٖBut they sought victory and decision (there and then), and frustration was the lot of every powerful obstinate transgressor.
— Sahih International - English translationوَٱسۡتَفۡتَحُواْ وَخَابَ كُلُّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٖAnd they requested victory from Allah, and disappointed, [therefore], was every obstinate tyrant.
— Abul Ala Maududi(With tafsir) - English translationوَٱسۡتَفۡتَحُواْ وَخَابَ كُلُّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٖ(14:15) They sought Our judgement. And (thanks to that judgement) every obstinate
tyrant opposed to the Truth was brought to naught.4
— Abdul Haleem - English translationوَٱسۡتَفۡتَحُواْ وَخَابَ كُلُّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٖThey asked God to decide, and every obstinate tyrant failed-
— Mufti Taqi Usmani - English translationوَٱسۡتَفۡتَحُواْ وَخَابَ كُلُّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٖThey sought final decision (by demanding the divine scourge), and (thus) every obstinate tyrant failed.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran - English translationوَٱسۡتَفۡتَحُواْ وَخَابَ كُلُّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٖAnd both sides called for judgment, so every stubborn tyrant was doomed.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab - English translationوَٱسۡتَفۡتَحُواْ وَخَابَ كُلُّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٖAnd both sides called for judgment, so every stubborn tyrant was doomed.
[The messengers] sought victory, and every obstinate tyrant was doomed.— الترجمة الإنجليزية - مركز رواد الترجمة
15. The messengers asked Allah to make them victorious over their enemies. Every person who is arrogant and stubborn towards the truth, who does not follow it despite it being apparent to him, is a loser.— الترجمة الإنجليزية للمختصر في تفسير القرآن الكريم
‘And they prayed for God’s help and victory [for the truth]. And every powerful, obstinate enemy of the truth shall come to grief.— ترجمة معاني القرآن الكريم - عادل صلاحي