وَقَالُوْٓا ءَاٰلِهَتُنَا خَيْرٌ اَمْ هُوَ ۗمَا ضَرَبُوْهُ لَكَ اِلَّا جَدَلًا ۗبَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ خَصِمُوْنَ ( الزخرف: ٥٨ )
waqālū
وَقَالُوٓا۟
And they said
他们说|和
aālihatunā
ءَأَٰلِهَتُنَا
"Are our gods
我们的|众神灵|吗?
khayrun
خَيْرٌ
better
更好
am
أَمْ
or
或者
huwa
هُوَۚ
he?"
他
mā
مَا
Not
不
ḍarabūhu
ضَرَبُوهُ
they present it
它|他们举
laka
لَكَ
to you
你|为
illā
إِلَّا
except
除了
jadalan
جَدَلًۢاۚ
(for) argument
强辩
bal
بَلْ
Nay
不然
hum
هُمْ
they
他们
qawmun
قَوْمٌ
(are) a people
民众
khaṣimūna
خَصِمُونَ
argumentative
好辩的
Wa qaalooo 'a-aalihatunaa khairun am hoo; maa daraboohu laka illaa jadalaa; balhum qawmun khasimoon (az-Zukhruf 43:58)
English Sahih:
And they said, "Are our gods better, or is he?" They did not present it [i.e., the comparison] except for [mere] argument. But, [in fact], they are a people prone to dispute. (Az-Zukhruf [43] : 58)
Ma Jian (Simplified):
他们说：“我们的众神灵更好呢？还是他更好呢？”他们只是为强词夺理而举他为例，不然，他们是好辩的民众。 (金饰 [43] : 58)