قُلْ Say qul Is (there) hal of min your partners shurakāikum (any) who man originates yabda-u the creation l-khalqa then thumma repeats it yuʿīduhu Say quli Allah l-lahu originates yabda-u the creation l-khalqa then thumma repeats it yuʿīduhu So how fa-annā you are deluded tu'fakūna
Say, "Are there of your 'partners' any who begins creation and then repeats it?" Say, "Allāh begins creation and then repeats it, so how are you deluded?"
قُلْ Say qul Is (there) hal of min your partners shurakāikum (any) who man guides yahdī to ilā the truth l-ḥaqi Say quli Allah l-lahu guides yahdī to the truth lil'ḥaqqi Is then (he) who afaman guides yahdī to ilā the truth l-ḥaqi more worthy aḥaqqu that an he should be followed yuttabaʿa or (he) who amman (does) not lā guide yahiddī unless illā [that] an he is guided yuh'dā Then what famā (is) for you lakum how kayfa you judge taḥkumūna
Say, "Are there of your 'partners' any who guides to the truth?" Say, "Allāh guides to the truth. So is He who guides to the truth more worthy to be followed or he who guides not unless he is guided? Then what is [wrong] with you - how do you judge?"
وَمَا And not wamā follow yattabiʿu most of them aktharuhum except illā assumption ẓannan Indeed inna the assumption l-ẓana (does) not lā avail yugh'nī against mina the truth l-ḥaqi anything shayan Indeed inna Allah l-laha (is) All-Knower ʿalīmun of what bimā they do yafʿalūna
And most of them follow not except assumption. Indeed, assumption avails not against the truth at all. Indeed, Allāh is Knowing of what they do.
وَمَا And not wamā is kāna this hādhā the Quran l-qur'ānu that an (it could be) produced yuf'tarā by min other than Allah dūni other than Allah l-lahi but walākin (it is) a confirmation taṣdīqa (of that) which alladhī (was) before it bayna (was) before it yadayhi and a detailed explanation watafṣīla (of) the Book l-kitābi (there is) no lā doubt rayba in it fīhi from min (the) Lord rabbi (of) the worlds l-ʿālamīna
And it was not [possible] for this Qur’ān to be produced by other than Allāh, but [it is] a confirmation of what was before it and a detailed explanation of the [former] Scripture, about which there is no doubt,1 from the Lord of the worlds.
أَمْ Or am (do) they say yaqūlūna He has invented it if'tarāhu Say qul Then bring fatū a Surah bisūratin like it mith'lihi and call wa-id'ʿū whoever mani you can is'taṭaʿtum besides Allah min besides Allah dūni besides Allah l-lahi if in you are kuntum truthful ṣādiqīna
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."
بَلْ Nay bal they denied kadhabū what bimā not lam they could encompass yuḥīṭū (of) its knowledge biʿil'mihi and not walammā has come (to) them yatihim its interpretation tawīluhu Thus kadhālika denied kadhaba those alladhīna before them min before them qablihim then see fa-unẓur how kayfa was kāna (the) end ʿāqibatu (of) the wrongdoers l-ẓālimīna
Rather, they have denied that which they encompass not in knowledge and whose interpretation has not yet come to them. Thus did those before them deny. Then observe how was the end of the wrongdoers.
وَمِنْهُم And of them wamin'hum (is one) who man believes yu'minu in it bihi and of them wamin'hum (is one) who man (does) not lā believe yu'minu in it bihi And your Lord warabbuka (is) All-Knower aʿlamu of the corrupters bil-muf'sidīna
And of them are those who believe in it, and of them are those who do not believe in it. And your Lord is most knowing of the corrupters.
وَإِن And if wa-in they deny you kadhabūka then say faqul For me lī (are) my deeds ʿamalī and for you walakum (are) your deeds ʿamalukum You antum (are) disassociated barīūna from what mimmā I do aʿmalu and I am wa-anā disassociated barīon from what mimmā you do taʿmalūna
And if they deny you, [O Muḥammad], then say, "For me are my deeds, and for you are your deeds. You are disassociated from what I do, and I am disassociated from what you do."
وَمِنْهُم And among them wamin'hum (are some) who man listen yastamiʿūna to you ilayka But (can) you afa-anta cause the deaf to hear tus'miʿu cause the deaf to hear l-ṣuma even though walaw they [were] kānū (do) not lā use reason yaʿqilūna
And among them are those who listen to you. But can you cause the deaf to hear [i.e., benefit from this hearing], although they will not use reason?