قُلۡ جَآءَ ٱلۡحَقُّ وَمَا يُبۡدِئُ ٱلۡبَٰطِلُ وَمَا يُعِيدُ ٤٩
Say, "The truth has come, and falsehood can neither begin [anything] nor repeat [it]." 1
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 This expression alludes to complete inability, meaning that falsehood was abolished.
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قُلۡ Say qul جَآءَ Has come jāa ٱلۡحَقُّ the truth l-ḥaqu وَمَا and not wamā يُبۡدِئُ (can) originate yub'di-u ٱلۡبَٰطِلُ the falsehood l-bāṭilu وَمَا and not wamā يُعِيدُ repeat yuʿīdu Tafsir O Messenger! Say to these idolaters who reject: “The truth which is Islam has come, and falsehood which has no effect or supremacy has gone, and it will not return to its dominance”.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran
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