Comparative Study
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1  They promised, “We will try to convince his father to let him come. We will certainly do ˹our best˺.”  Dr. Mustafa Khattab

2  They answered: "We shall try to persuade his father to part with him, and, verily, we shall do [our utmost]!"  Muhammad Asad

3  They said, “We will solicit him from his father. We will surely do.”  Talal Itani

4  They said: "We will surely try to prevail over our father to send him. Be sure we shall do so."  Maududi

5  They said: We shall try to get permission (for him) from his father, and verily, we shall do it.  Muhsin Khan

6  They said, ‘We shall do all we can to persuade his father to send him with us, indeed we shall.’  Muhammad Abdel Haleem

7  They said: We will solicit his father for him and, truly, we are ones who do it.  Dr.Leila Bakhtiar

8  They said: We will try to win him from his father: that we will surely do.  Marmaduke Pickthall

9  They said, "We will attempt to dissuade his father from [keeping] him, and indeed, we will do [it]."  Sahih Int.

10  They said: "We shall certainly seek to get our wish about him from his father: Indeed we shall do it."  Yusuf Ali

11  they said, "we will try to get permission for him (from) his father, and indeed we, surely will do."  Word by Word