۞ قُلۡ كُونُواْ حِجَارَةً أَوۡ حَدِيدًا ٥٠
Say, "Be you stones or iron1
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 i.e., even if you should be stones or iron.
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- ۞ قُلۡSayqul
- كُونُواْBekūnū
- حِجَارَةًstonesḥijāratan
- أَوۡoraw
- حَدِيدًاironḥadīdan
Tafsir
Say - O Messenger: Become if you can, O idolaters, as hard as stones or as strong as iron, but you will never be able to do this.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran