Verse 10:39 | inQuran

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

Do they say, ‘He has forged it?’ Say, ‘Bring then a Surah like unto it, and call for help on all you can besides Allah, if you are truthful.’

English - Five Volume Translation

Do they say, ‘He has forged it?’ Say, [a]‘Bring then a Surah like unto it, and call for help on all you can besides Allah, if you are truthful.’[1314]

2:24; 11:14; 17:89; 52:34-35.

Commentary:

Notwithstanding the great excellences of the Quran mentioned in the preceding verse, disbelievers had the hardihood to allege that it was a fabrication of the Holy Prophet. The verse under comment asks, if a book with such excellences as the Quran possesses could be a human fabrication, then why do disbelievers not produce a similar one themselves? Similar challenges have been made in the Quran at different places, in different words. At one place the Quran calls upon disbelievers to produce a book like the whole of the Quran; at another it challenges them to produce ten chapters comparable to the Quranic Surahs; at yet another place it requires them to produce even a single Surah like those of the Quran. This shows that each of the passages containing these challenges deals with the subject from a different standpoint and offers a different challenge. In the verse under comment, for instance, the pronoun "it" in the expression مثله (like unto it) does not refer to the whole of the Quran but only to the previous verse of the present Surah. As we have seen, the previous verse has advanced five arguments to show that the Quran is the revealed word of God and in the present verse disbelievers are told that if they still persist in looking upon the Quran as the word of man, then let them produce a book which, let alone all the five arguments embodied in the previous verse, should possess only one of them. It is a patent fact, however, that not one of these five arguments about the Divine origin of the Quran is to be found in any work of man. This is a claim which nobody has ever dared to contradict, nor is there a possibility of future contradiction. The challenge stands for all time. The heavens and the earth may pass away, but no man will ever be able to produce a book like the Quran.

If the word Surah in this verse be taken to mean a chapter, then the verse would mean that disbelievers are called upon to produce even a chapter comparable with the Quran. But then the challenge will not be so pointed. For, in that case disbelievers would be called upon to bring a full chapter characterized by all the five qualities mentioned in the previous verse, while in the other case they are required to produce any composition containing only one of the five qualities. For a detailed treatment of this important subject see 2:24.

English - Short Commentary Translation

Do they say, ‘He has forged it?’ Say, [b]‘Bring then a Surah like unto it,[1262] and call for help on all you can, apart from Allah, if you are truthful.’

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

کیا وہ یہ کہتے ہیں کہ اس نے اسے افترا کرلیا ہے۔ تُو کہہ دے کہ پھر اس (کی سورت) جیسی کوئی سورت تو بنا لاؤ اور اللہ کے سوا جن کو بلانے کی طاقت رکھتے ہو بلالو اگر تم سچے ہو۔

French

Disent-ils : « Il l’a fabriqué ! » ? Réponds : « Apportez donc une sourate semblable, et appelez à votre aide tous ceux que vous pourrez en dehors d’Allāh, si vous êtes véridiques. »

German

Sagen sie: "Er hat ihn erdichtet?" Sprich: "Bringt denn eine Sura wie diesen (Qur-ân) hervor und rufet, wen ihr nur könnt, außer Allah, wenn ihr wahrhaftig seid."

Chinese

难道他们说: “他捏造了这部经典?” 你 (对他们) 说: “如果你们是忠实 (于你们的观点) 的, [c]那么, 你们就试作像这样的一章[592], 而且除开安拉呼唤你们所能呼唤的 (来帮助你们)。”

Italian

Forse essi dicono: «Se l'è inventato lui?» Dì: «Portate allora una Sūrah come questa e chiamate ad aiutarvi quelli che potete, all'infuori di Allah, se siete sinceri.»

Spanish

Dicen: “¿Él lo ha inventado?”. Diles: “Traed un Surah semejante a éste y pedid ayuda a todos los que podáis, aparte de Al-lah, si sois sinceros”.

اردو تفسیرِ صغیر

کیا وہ کہتے ہیں کہ اس (شخص) نے اسے (اپنی طرف سے) گھڑ لیا ہے؟ تو (انہیں) کہہ (کہ) اگر تم (اس بیان میں) سچے ہو تو اس (کی سورتوں) جیسی کوئی ایک (ہی) سورۃ لے آؤ اور اللہ کے سوا جس (کسی کو بھی [1]بلانے) کی تمہیں طاقت ہو (اپنی مدد کے لئے) بلالو۔

اردو ترجمہ مودودی

کیا یہ لوگ کہتے ہیں کہ پیغمبرؐ نے اسے خود تصنیف کر لیا ہے؟ کہو، “اگر تم اپنے اس الزام میں سچّے ہو تو ایک سُورۃ اس جیسی تصنیف کر لاؤ اور ایک خدا کو چھوڑ کر جس جس کو بُلا سکتے ہو مدد کے لیے بُلا لو"

English - Sahih

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

اردو ترجمہ احمد علی

کیا یہ لوگ کہتے ہیں اس نے اسے خود بنایا ہے کہہ دو تم ایک ہی ایسی سورت لے آؤ اور الله کے سوا جسے بلا سکو بلا لو اگر تم سچے ہو

English - Talal Itani

Or (do) they say, "He has invented it?" Say, "Then bring a Surah like it and call whoever you can besides Allah, if you are truthful."

Chinese Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

c

2:24; 11:14; 17:89; 52:34, 35.

592

这节经文向不信道的人挑战说: 假如像 «古兰经» 具有那样精美绝伦内容的一本经典, 可以是一种人 (类) 造出来的假东西的话, 那么, 为什么他们自己不去造这样一本类似的经典? 这一挑战可以永远向他们提出•见注释29Q。

اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس ^*

1

یعنی پہلی کتب جو الہامی کہلاتی ہیں ان کی مدد بھی لے لو۔ ورنہ مسیح وغیرہ سے مدد لینے کا تو عقلاًاور شرعاً کوئی سوال ہی نہیں۔ اس آیت میں بتایا گیا ہے کہ انجیل قرآن کریم کے مقابلہ میں بالکل ہیچ ہے۔ وہ اس کے مقابلہ میں نہیں آسکتی۔ گو بقول عیسائیوں کے وہ ابن اللہ کی بنائی ہوئی کتاب ہے۔

English - Arberry

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.'

English - Maududi

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.

English - Ahmed Ali

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."

English - Yusuf Ali

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!"

English - Five Volume Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

a

2:24; 11:14; 17:89; 52:34-35.

1314

Commentary:

Notwithstanding the great excellences of the Quran mentioned in the preceding verse, disbelievers had the hardihood to allege that it was a fabrication of the Holy Prophet. The verse under comment asks, if a book with such excellences as the Quran possesses could be a human fabrication, then why do disbelievers not produce a similar one themselves? Similar challenges have been made in the Quran at different places, in different words. At one place the Quran calls upon disbelievers to produce a book like the whole of the Quran; at another it challenges them to produce ten chapters comparable to the Quranic Surahs; at yet another place it requires them to produce even a single Surah like those of the Quran. This shows that each of the passages containing these challenges deals with the subject from a different standpoint and offers a different challenge. In the verse under comment, for instance, the pronoun "it" in the expression مثله (like unto it) does not refer to the whole of the Quran but only to the previous verse of the present Surah. As we have seen, the previous verse has advanced five arguments to show that the Quran is the revealed word of God and in the present verse disbelievers are told that if they still persist in looking upon the Quran as the word of man, then let them produce a book which, let alone all the five arguments embodied in the previous verse, should possess only one of them. It is a patent fact, however, that not one of these five arguments about the Divine origin of the Quran is to be found in any work of man. This is a claim which nobody has ever dared to contradict, nor is there a possibility of future contradiction. The challenge stands for all time. The heavens and the earth may pass away, but no man will ever be able to produce a book like the Quran.

If the word Surah in this verse be taken to mean a chapter, then the verse would mean that disbelievers are called upon to produce even a chapter comparable with the Quran. But then the challenge will not be so pointed. For, in that case disbelievers would be called upon to bring a full chapter characterized by all the five qualities mentioned in the previous verse, while in the other case they are required to produce any composition containing only one of the five qualities. For a detailed treatment of this important subject see 2:24.

English - Short Commentary Notes ^*

Cross Refs:

b

2:24; 11:14; 17:89; 52:34, 35.

1262

The verse challenges disbelievers that if a book with such excellences as the Qur’an possesses could be a human forgery, then why do they not produce a similar one themselves? This challenge stands for all time. See also {44}.

English - Pickthall

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.

English - Muhammad Ali ^ra

Or say they: He has forged it? Say: Then bring a chapter like it, and invite whom you can besides Allah, if you are truthful.

English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ^ra

Do they say: He has fabricated it? Say to them: In that case, bring a chapter like unto it, and call for help on all you can besides Allah, if you are truthful.

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