79:12

قَالُوا تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ

Transliteration:

Qaloo tilka ithan karratun khasiratun

Word by Word:

They say, "This then (would be) a return losing."

Translations:

[And] they add, "That, then, would be a return with loss!"

They say: "It would, in that case, be a return with loss!"

They say: Then that would be a vain proceeding.

They say: That would then be a return with loss.

They say, "That, then, would be a losing return."