Quran 17:42

قُلْ لَوْ كَانَ مَعَهُ آلِهَةٌ كَمَا يَقُولُونَ إِذًا لَابْتَغَوْا إِلَى ذِي الْعَرْشِ سَبِيلًا

Ahmad Ali

Say: "Had there been other gods with Him, as they assert, they would surely have sought a way (of opposition) against the Lord of the Throne."

Ali Qarai

Say, ‘Were there [other] gods besides Him, as they say, they would surely have encroached on the Lord of the Throne.

Amhad Khan

Proclaim (O dear Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him), “If there were other Gods besides Him” – as they utter – “then they would have certainly found a way towards* the Owner of the Throne!”. (* To fight against Him.)

Arberry

Say: 'If there had been other gods with Him, as they say, in that case assuredly they would have sought a way unto the Lord of the Throne.' Glory be to Him!

Corpus Quran

Say, "If (there) were with Him gods as they say, then surely they (would) have sought to (the) Owner (of) the Throne a way."

Daryabadi

Say thou: were there along with Him other gods, as they say, then they would have brought unto the Owner of the Throne a way.

Hilali & Khan

Say (O Muhammad SAW to these polytheists, pagans, etc.): "If there had been other aliha (gods) along with Him as they assert, then they would certainly have sought out a way to the Lord of the Throne (seeking His Pleasures and to be near to Him).

Maududi

Say, (O Muhammad): "Had there been other gods with Him, as they claim, they would surely have attempted to find a way to the Lord of the Throne.

Muhammad Sarwar

(Muhammad), ask them, "Had there been many other gods besides Him, as they say, they should have found a way to the Lord of the Throne

Muhammad Shakir

Say: If there were with Him gods as they say, then certainly they would have been able to seek a way to the Lord of power.

Pickthall

Say (O Muhammad, to the disbelievers): If there were other gods along with Him, as they say, then had they sought a way against the Lord of the Throne.

Qaribullah

Say: 'If there had been other gods with Him, as they say, they would surely have sought a way to the Lord of the Throne'

Sahih Intl

Say, [O Muhammad], "If there had been with Him [other] gods, as they say, then they [each] would have sought to the Owner of the Throne a way."

Talal Itani

Say, “If there were other gods with Him, as they say, they would have sought a way to the Lord of the Throne.”

Wahihuddin Khan

Say, "If there were [other] deities along with Him, as they claim, then they would surely have tried to find a way to the Lord of the Throne.

Yusuf Ali

Say: If there had been (other) gods with Him, as they say,- behold, they would certainly have sought out a way to the Lord of the Throne!