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Yunus 38

Ayah 38 of 109 · Meccan

أَمۡ يَقُولُونَ ٱفۡتَرَىٰهُۖ قُلۡ فَأۡتُواْ بِسُورَةٖ مِّثۡلِهِۦ وَٱدۡعُواْ مَنِ ٱسۡتَطَعۡتُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ ٣٨

Or do they say [about the Prophet (ﷺ)], "He invented it?" Say, "Then bring forth a sūrah like it and call upon [for assistance] whomever you can besides Allāh, if you should be truthful."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. أَمۡOram
  2. يَقُولُونَ(do) they sayyaqūlūna
  3. ٱفۡتَرَىٰهُۖHe has invented itif'tarāhu
  4. قُلۡSayqul
  5. فَأۡتُواْThen bringfatū
  6. بِسُورَةٖa Surahbisūratin
  7. مِّثۡلِهِۦlike itmith'lihi
  8. وَٱدۡعُواْand callwa-id'ʿū
  9. مَنِwhoevermani
  10. ٱسۡتَطَعۡتُمyou canis'taṭaʿtum
  11. مِّنbesides Allahmin
  12. دُونِbesides Allahdūni
  13. ٱللَّهِbesides Allahl-lahi
  14. إِنifin
  15. كُنتُمۡyou arekuntum
  16. صَٰدِقِينَtruthfulṣādiqīna

Tafsir

Or do these idolaters say that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) came up with the Qur’ān himself claiming that it is from Allah? Say to them O Messenger, 'If I as a human being like you, have been able to come up with it, then you also should bring a chapter like it, and call upon whomever you wish to assist you, if you are telling the truth in claiming that the Qur’ān is not really from Allah. But you have not be able to do so, even though you are talented and eloquent in the language – showing you that the Qur’ān has been revealed by Allah.'

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran