Az-Zukhruf-58, Quran Recitation by Abu Bakr al Shatri

And they said: “Are our gods better, or is he”? They did not mention this example to you except to argue you. Nay, they are an enemy nation.

And they say: are our gods better, or is he? They mention him not to thee save for disputation. Aye! they are a people contentious.

They say, ‘Are our gods better or he?’ They cite him to you only for the sake of contention. Indeed, they are a contentious lot.

And they say, "Are our deities better or is he?" They put it to you only for disputation. Indeed, they are a people addicted to contentiousness.

And say: "Are our deities better or he?" They say this only for disputing. Surely they are a contentious people.

And they say, “Are our deities better or he?” They did not say this to you except to unjustly argue; in fact they are a quarrelsome people.

And they said, `What! are our gods better or he (- the Christ)?´ They have mentioned his case to you only by way of disputation. Nay, but (the thing is that) they are a contentious people.

and say, 'What, are our gods better, or he?' They cite not him to thee, save to dispute;. nay, but they are a people contentious.

And they say, "Are our gods better, or is he?" They raise not the objection save by way of disputation; nay, they are a contentious people.

And say: "Are our aliha (gods) better or is he ['Iesa (Jesus)]?" They quoted not the above example except for argument. Nay! But they are a quarrelsome people. [(See VV. 21:97-101) - The Quran.]

And when the son of Mary is mentioned as an example, lo! thy people raise a clamour thereat.

And they say: Are our gods better, or is he? They do not set it forth to you save by way of disputation; nay, they are a contentious people.

And say: Are our gods better, or is he? They raise not the objection save for argument. Nay! but they are a contentious folk.

"Are our gods any better than Jesus (for according to Muhammad), if our gods go to hell so too will Jesus. What they say is only a false argument. In fact, they are a quarrelsome people.

and say: 'What are our gods better, or is he' They do not mention him to you except to dispute, truly, they are a contentious nation.

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.

And they say, “Are our deities better or he?” They did not say this to you except to unjustly argue; in fact they are a quarrelsome people.

They said, “Are our gods better, or he?” They cited him only for argument. In fact, they are a quarrelsome people.

saying, "Are our gods better or him?" -- they cite him only to challenge you: they are a contentious people --

And they say, "Are our gods best, or he?" This they set forth to thee, only by way of disputation: yea, they are a contentious people.