And when We change by a proof the place of a proof; and God best knows what He sends down. They say: “Thou art but inventing.” The truth is, most of them know not.
| # | word | meaning | root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wa-idhā | And when | |
| 2 | baddalnā | We substitute | بدل |
| 3 | āyatan | a Verse | ايي |
| 4 | makāna | (in) place | كون |
| 5 | āyatin | (of) a Verse | ايي |
| 6 | wal-lahu | and Allah | |
| 7 | aʿlamu | (is) most knowing | علم |
| 8 | bimā | of what | |
| 9 | yunazzilu | He sends down | نزل |
| 10 | qālū | they say | قول |
| 11 | innamā | Only | |
| 12 | anta | you | |
| 13 | muf'tarin | (are) an inventor | فري |
| 14 | bal | Nay | |
| 15 | aktharuhum | most of them | كثر |
| 16 | lā | (do) not | |
| 17 | yaʿlamūna | know | علم |
If we replace one ayat with another one – and Allah knows best what He is sending down – they say, ‘You are just inventing this!’ No indeed! Most of them have no knowledge.
And if We exchange a verse in place of another verse; and God is more aware of what He is revealing; they Say: "You are making this up!" Alas, most of them do not know.
And now that We replace one Message by another, for Allah is fully Aware of what He reveals in stages, some people say, "You are an inventor. " (But, human civilization has evolved sufficiently to be given the perfect Divine System. This Qur'an will remain a watcher over previous Scriptures (5:48)). But most of them do not know this fact.
And when We change by a proof the place of a proof; and God best knows what He sends down. They say: “Thou art but inventing.” The truth is, most of them know not.
And if We exchange a revelation in place of another revelation; and God is more aware of what He is revealing; they say: "You are making this up!" Alas, most of them do not know.
If We exchange a sign in place of another sign; and God is more aware of what He is revealing; they say, "You are making this up!" Alas, most of them do not know.
When we substitute one revelation in place of another, and GOD is fully aware of what He reveals, they say, "You made this up!" Indeed, most of them do not know.
When We replace a message with another -- and God knows best what He reveals -- they say: "You have made it up;" yet most of them do not know.
And when We substitute a verse in place of a verse - and Allah is most knowing of what He sends down - they say, "You, , are but an inventor . " But most of them do not know.
And now that We replace one message by another -since God is fully aware of what He bestows from on high, step by step - they are wont to say, "Thou but inventest it!" Nay, but most of them do not understand it!
And when We put a revelation in place of (another) revelation, - and Allah knoweth best what He revealeth - they say: Lo! thou art but inventing. Most of them know not.
Whenever We replace one verse by another verse - and Allah knows what He should reveal - they are wont to say: "You are nothing but a fabricator* (who has invented the Qur'an)." The fact is that most of them are ignorant of the Truth.
If We happen to exchange a revelation which has already served its purpose for another revelation appropriate for the new circumstance, and Allah knows exactly what to reveal and when, they -the infidels- accuse your O Muhammad of forgery. Indeed, most of them do not know the facts nor do they reflect.
God knows what He is revealing to you. Yet when a subject is being elaborated in different chapters the disbelievers say: "You have made this one up!" The fact of the matter is, they simply do not get it.
And when We change a Verse (of the Qur’ân,) in place of another - and Allâh knows best what He sends down - they (the disbelievers) say: "You (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) are but a Muftari! (forger, liar)." Nay, but most of them know not.
When We substitute one revelation for another,- and Allah knows best what He reveals (in stages),- they say, "Thou art but a forger": but most of them understand not.
When We replace a verse with another—and Allah knows best what He reveals—they say, "You ˹Muḥammad˺ are just a fabricator." In fact, most of them do not know.
Whenever We replace a verse with another verse - and Allah knows well what He reveals - they say, "You are but a forger." The fact rather is that most of them are ignorant.
When We substitute one revelation for another- and God knows best what He reveals- they say, ‘You are just making it up,’ but most of them have no knowledge.
And when We exchange a verse in the place of another verse and God knows very well what He is sending down -- they say, 'Thou art a mere forger!' Nay, but the most of them have no knowledge.
And whenever we change one verse for another, - God knows best what He sends down. They say, 'Thou art but a forger!' - Nay, most of them do not know.
And whenever We change one revelation for another - Allah knows best what He reveals (sends down) - They say, "You are but inventing!"- Nay, most of them know not.
And when We substitute a verse (Literally; a sign "ayat) in the place of (another) verse-and Allah best knows what He is sending down-they say, "Surely you are only a fabricator!" No indeed, (but) most of them do not know.
When We substitute in the Koran an abrogating verse in lieu of a verse abrogated, -- and God best knoweth the fitness of that which He revealeth, -- the infidels say, thou art only a forger of these verses: But the greater part of them know not truth from falsehood.
When We replace one verse for another— And Allah knows best what He reveals (in stages)— They (the disbelievers) say, "You are only a forger:" But most of them do not understand.
And Allâh knows very well the need of what He reveals, yet when We replace a revelation with another revelation they say (to you), `You are only a fabricator (of lies). ' The truth is, however, that most of them know nothing.
When We change a sign with another in its place —and Allah knows best what He sends down— they say, ‘You are just a fabricator. ’ Rather most of them do not know.