If they say: “He invented it,” say thou: “Bring a sūrah the like thereof; and call whom you can besides God, if you be truthful.”
| # | word | meaning | root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | am | Or | |
| 2 | yaqūlūna | (do) they say | قول |
| 3 | if'tarāhu | He has invented it | فري |
| 4 | qul | Say | قول |
| 5 | fatū | Then bring | اتي |
| 6 | bisūratin | a Surah | سور |
| 7 | mith'lihi | like it | مثل |
| 8 | wa-id'ʿū | and call | دعو |
| 9 | mani | whoever | |
| 10 | is'taṭaʿtum | you can | طوع |
| 11 | min | besides Allah | |
| 12 | dūni | besides Allah | دون |
| 13 | l-lahi | besides Allah | |
| 14 | in | if | |
| 15 | kuntum | you are | كون |
| 16 | ṣādiqīna | truthful | صدق |
Do they say, ‘He has invented it’? Say: ‘Then produce a sura like it and call on anyone you can besides Allah if you are telling the truth. ’
Or do they say he invented it Say: "Then bring a chapter like it, and call upon whoever you can besides God if you are truthful!"
Or, do they say, "He has invented it?" Tell them, "Bring one Surah like this and call for help everyone you can besides Allah, if you are truthful. " (2:23), (11:13). (One chapter like this in beauty, eloquence and wisdom. And "besides Allah" would mean, without copying phrases and sentences from the Qur'an).
If they say: “He invented it,” say thou: “Bring a sūrah the like thereof; and call whom you can besides God, if you be truthful.”
Or do they say: "He has invented it!" Say: "Then bring a chapter like it, and call on whom you can besides God if you are truthful."
Or do they say he invented it? Say, "Then bring a chapter like it, and call upon whoever you can besides God if you are truthful!"
If they say, "He fabricated it," say, "Then produce one sura like these, and invite whomever you wish, other than GOD, if you are truthful."
Do they say (of the Prophet) that: "He has composed it?" Say to them: "Bring a Surah like this, and call anyone apart from God you can (to help you), if what you say is true. "
Or do they say , "He invented it?" Say, "Then bring forth a surah like it and call upon whomever you can besides Allah, if you should be truthful. "
And yet, they assert, " has invented it!" Say : "Produce, then, a surah of similar merit; and call to your aid whomever you can, other than God, if what you say is true!
Or say they: He hath invented it? Say: Then bring a surah like unto it, and call (for help) on all ye can besides Allah, if ye are truthful.
Do they say that the Messenger has himself composed the Qur'an? Say: 'In that case bring forth just one surah like it and call on all whom you can, except Allah, to help you if you are truthful.
Or do they say: "He Muhammad has forged it" Say to them: "If you do believe I did, then produce one Surah the like thereof, and call on all those besides Allah whom you can possibly engage to venture upon this undertaking if indeed you are declaring the truth!"
To those who say: "Qur’an is authored by man" say: “write a chapter similar to its chapters and ask for anybody’s help, if you really believe in what you say. ”
Or do they say: "He (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) has forged it?" Say: "Bring then a Sûrah (chapter) like unto it, and call upon whomsoever you can besides Allâh, if you are truthful!"
Or do they say, "He forged it"? say: "Bring then a Sura like unto it, and call (to your aid) anyone you can besides Allah, if it be ye speak the truth!"
Or do they claim, "He made it up!"? Tell them ˹O Prophet˺, “Produce one sûrah like it then, and seek help from whoever you can—other than Allah—if what you say is true!”
Or, do they say that he has made it up? Say, "Then, bring a Sūrah like this, and call whomsoever you can beside Allah, if you are true."
Or do they say, ‘He has devised it’? Say, ‘Then produce a sura like it, and call on anyone you can beside God if you are telling the truth.’
Or do they say, 'Why, he has forged it'? Say: 'Then produce a sura like it, and call on whom you can, apart from God, if you speak truly. '
Do they say, 'He hath devised it?' say then, 'Bring a surah like it,- and call, if ye can, on other than God, if ye do tell the truth!'
This Quran could not have been devised by any beside (or in opposition to) Allah; but it is a confirmation (or verification) of that which came before it, and a fuller explanation of the Book (Scriptures, or that which was decreed for mankind) - there is no doubt therein - from the Lord of the Worlds.
Or (even) do they say, "He has fabricated it"? Say, "Then come up with a s?rah like it and call on whom you can call apart from Allah, in case you are sincere.
Will they say, Mohammed hath forged it? Answer, bring therefore a chapter like unto it; and call whom ye may to your assistance, besides God, if ye speak truth.
Or do they (the disbelievers) say, "He made it up?" Say: "Bring then a Sura of its like, and call (for your help) anyone you can, besides Allah, if it is that you speak the truth!"
And yet they say, `He has forged it. ' Then produce a (single) chapter like it, calling upon whomsoever you can (for your help), apart from Allâh, if you are truthful (in your this assertion).
Do they say, ‘He has fabricated it?’ Say, ‘Then bring a sūrah like it, and invoke whomever you can, besides Allah, should you be truthful. ’