أَمْ يَقُولُونَ ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ قُلْ فَأْتُوا۟ بِسُورَةٍ مِّثْلِهِۦ وَٱدْعُوا۟ مَنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)am yaqooloona ftaraahu qul fa'too bisooratin mithlihi wad'oo mani stata'tum min dooni llaahi in kuntum saadiqeen
DIN 31635ʾam yaqūlūna ftarāhu qul faʾtū bisūratin miṯlihi wadʿū mani staṭaʿtum min dūni llāhi ʾin kuntum ṣādiqīna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
Marked words appear in this translation and in no other English translation of this verse. Common small words and older spellings are not marked. The marks show where the wording differs, not where the meaning does.
Or do they say, "He has forged it"? Say, "Then produce a single chapter like it, and call upon whomever you can, apart from God, if you are truthful."
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
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
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Do they say, 'He hath devised it?' say then, 'Bring a surah like it,- and call, if ye can, on other than God, if ye do tell the truth
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Do they say, "He hath devised it himself?" SAY: Then bring a Sura like it; and call on whom ye can beside God, if ye speak truth
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Will they say, Mohammed hath forged it? Answer, bring therefore a chapter like unto it; and call whom ye may to your assistance, besides God, if ye speak truth
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Mos vallë, thonë: "Ai (Muhamedi) e trilloi atë (Kuranin)!"? Thuaju: "Atëherë, sillni një sure të ngjashme me të dhe thirrni në ndihmë kë të mundni, përveç Allahut, nëse jeni të sinqertë në atë që thoni!"
নাকি তারা বলতে চায় যে, ‘সে (মুহাম্মাদ) এ কুরআন বানিয়েছে? (হে রাসূল! তাদেরকে) বলো: ‘(আমি মানুষ হয়ে এ কুরআন রচনা করতে পারলে) তবে তোমরাও তার মতো একটি সূরা (বানিয়ে) নিয়ে আসো এবং আল্লাহ ছাড়া যাকে পারো (এ কাজে সহযোগিতার জন্য) ডাকো, যদি তোমরা সত্যবাদী হও।’
I zar oni govore: "On ga izmišlja!" Reci: "Pa dajte vi jednu suru kao što je njemu objavljena, i koga god hoćete, od onih u koje mimo Allaha vjerujete, u pomoć pozovite, ako istinu govorite."
I zar oni govore: "On ga izmišlja!" Reci: "Pa dajte vi jednu suru kao što je njemu objavljena, i koga god hoćete, od onih u koje mimo Allaha vjerujete, u pomoć pozovite, ako istinu govorite."
Kaa ɓe mbiat : "o fekindi nde?" Maaku : "ngaddee cortewol(simoore) yeru mayre, noddon kala mo kattanɗon ga Alla, si on laatike gooŋɓe".
ან იქნებ ისინი ამბობენ: «(მუჰამმადმა) თავად მოიგონა იგი [ყურანი]?» უთხარი მათ (ო, მოციქულო): «მაშ, მოიტანეთ ერთი სურა, მსგავსი მისი [ყურანისა], და მოუხმეთ ვისაც შეგიძლიათ, ალლაჰის გარდა, თუ მართალთაგანი ხართ!»
Oder sagen sie: „Er hat ihn ersonnen.“ Sag: „Dann bringt eine Surah bei, die ihm gleich ist, und ruft an, wen ihr könnt, anstatt Allahs, wenn ihr wahrhaftig seid.“
Ή λένε (οι ειδωλολάτρες): «Το έχει επινοήσει (ο Μωχάμμαντ και ισχυρίστηκε ότι είναι από τον Αλλάχ)»; Πες: «Τότε φέρτε ένα κεφάλαιο (που να το έχετε επινοήσει) παρόμοιο μ' αυτό (το Κορ’άν) και καλέστε (για βοήθεια) όσους μπορείτε εκτός του Αλλάχ, αν είστε ειλικρινείς!»
क्या वे कहते हैं कि उसने इस (क़ुरआन) को स्वयं गढ़ लिया हैॽ आप कह दें : तो तुम इस जैसी एक सूरत ले आओ और अल्लाह के सिवा जिसे बुला सको बुला लो, यदि तुम सच्चे हो।
Oppure dicono: «L’ha inventato?» Di’: «Portateci una Surah come quella, e chiamate a testimonianza chi potete all’infuori di Allāh, se siete veritieri».
38. Arba jie sako: „Ar jis (Muchammedas ﷺ jį suklastojo?“ Sakyk: „Pateikite tada sūrą (skyrių) kaip šis ir šaukitės bet ko, ko tik galite, šalia Allaho, jei sakote tiesą!“
Moo sila isaan “isatu (Muhammadtu) of irraa isa uume” jedhu? jedhi suuraa tokko kan isa fakkaattu fidaa, Rabbii gaditti nama dandeessan (gargaarsaaf) waamadhaa, Yoo kan dhugaa dubbattan taatan (jedhi).
Или же они скажут: «Он его измыслил»? Скажи: «Так приведите же суру, подобную ему, и призовите, кого сможете, помимо Аллаха, если вы правдивы».
И зар они да говоре: „Мухаммед га измишља!“ Реци: „Па дајте ви једно поглавље као што је њему објављено, и кога год хоћете, од оних у које поред Аллаха верујете, у помоћ позовите, ако истину говорите.“
Ama ndiyo wanasema ameizua? Sema, "Hebu leteni sura moja mfano wake na muwaite muwawezao, kando na Mwenyezi Mungu, ikiwa nyinyi ni wakweli."
De säger: ”Det är [Muhammed] som har sammanställt den!” Säg: ”Kom då med en liknande sura och kalla [till er hjälp] alla ni förmår, andra än Gud, om ni talar sanning!”
Yoksa onu (Muhammed kendisi) uydurdu mu diyorlar? De ki: “Eğer doğru söyleyenler iseniz, haydi siz de onun benzeri bir sure getirin ve Allah’tan başka, çağırabileceğiniz kim varsa onları da yardıma çağırın."
کیا یہ لوگ یوں کہتے ہیں کہ آپ نے اس کو گھڑ لیا ہے؟ آپ کہہ دیجئے کہ تو پھر تم اس کے مثل ایک ہی سورت لاؤ اور جن جن غیراللہ کو بلا سکو، بلالو اگر تم سچے ہو.[1]
5 cleared translations, newest first, by year of publication, so the modern English comes before the historical ones. That is an ordering by date, not a judgement. Each is shown complete — this platform never excerpts a translation — and each renders under its translator's name. No translation here is marked as the correct one.
Which translations appear here is set by copyright: they are the ones whose rights could be documented and cleared. The selection is not a judgement that these are the best.
Easy-read is a simplified pronunciation, not authoritative — a rule-by-rule romanisation, not a reading. Each verse ends in its pause form, as it is said when you stop there. Pauses inside a verse and other tajwid rules are not shown. It is derived from the Tanzil Simple edition, while the Arabic above is the Uthmani edition; both are cleared, but they are not the same edition and their orthography differs.
shown so it's never read alone
وَمَا يَتَّبِعُ أَكْثَرُهُمْ إِلَّا ظَنًّا إِنَّ ٱلظَّنَّ لَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ شَيْـًٔا إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌۢ بِمَا يَفْعَلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa yattabi'u aktharuhum illaa zannan inna z-zanna laa yughnee mina l-haqqi shay'an inna llaaha 'aleemun bimaa yaf'aloon
DIN 31635wamā yattabiʿu ʾakṯaruhum ʾillā ẓannan ʾinna ẓ-ẓanna lā yuġnī mina l-ḥaqqi šayʾan ʾinna llāha ʿalīmun bimā yafʿalūna
The translators word this verse differently
Most of them follow nothing but assumptions; and assumptions avail nothing against the truth. God is fully aware of what they do.
Most of them follow not but conjecture. Assuredly conjecture can by no means take the place of truth. Lo! Allah is Aware of what they do
But most of them follow only suspicion; verily, suspicion does not avail against the truth at all; verily, God knows what they do
And most of them follow only a conceit: - But a conceit attaineth to nought of truth! Verily God knoweth what they say
And the greater part of them follow an uncertain opinion only; but a mere opinion attaineth not unto any truth. Verily God knoweth that which they do
وَمَا كَانَ هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانُ أَن يُفْتَرَىٰ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَٰكِن تَصْدِيقَ ٱلَّذِى بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَتَفْصِيلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ مِن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa kaana haadhaa l-qur'aanu an yuftaraa min dooni llaahi walaakin tasdeeqa lladhee bayna yadayhi watafseela l-kitaabi laa rayba feehi min rabbi l-'aalameen
DIN 31635wamā kāna hāḏā l-qurʾānu ʾan yuftarā min dūni llāhi walākin taṣdīqa llaḏī bayna yadayhi watafṣīla l-kitābi lā rayba fīhi min rabbi l-ʿālamīna
This Quran could not have been produced by anyone other than God. In fact, it is a confirmation of what preceded it, and an elaboration of the Book. There is no doubt about it-it is from the Lord of the Universe.
And this Qur'an is not such as could ever be invented in despite of Allah; but it is a confirmation of that which was before it and an exposition of that which is decreed for mankind - Therein is no doubt - from the Lord of the Worlds
This Qur'an could not have been devised by any beside God; but it verifies that which was before it, and details the Book - there is no doubt therein - from the Lord of the worlds
Moreover this Koran could not have been devised by any but God: but it confirmeth what was revealed before it, and is a clearing up of the Scriptures - there is no doubt thereof - from the Lord of all creatures
This Koran could not have been composed by any except God; but it is a confirmation of that which was revealed before it, and an explanation of the scripture; there is no doubt thereof; sent down from the Lord of all creatures
10:38 — the verse above
بَلْ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِمَا لَمْ يُحِيطُوا۟ بِعِلْمِهِۦ وَلَمَّا يَأْتِهِمْ تَأْوِيلُهُۥ كَذَٰلِكَ كَذَّبَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)bal kadhdhaboo bimaa lam yuheetoo bi'ilmihi walammaa ya'tihim ta'weeluhu kadhaalika kadhdhaba lladheena min qablihim faanzur kayfa kaana 'aaqibatu z-zaalimeen
DIN 31635bal kaḏḏabū bimā lam yuḥīṭū biʿilmihi walammā yaʾtihim taʾwīluhu kaḏālika kaḏḏaba llaḏīna min qablihim fānẓur kayfa kāna ʿāqibatu ẓ-ẓālimīna
The translators word this verse differently
In fact, they deny what is beyond the limits of their knowledge, and whose explanation has not yet reached them. Thus those before them refused to believe. So note the consequences for the wrongdoers.
Nay, but they denied that, the knowledge whereof they could not compass, and whereof the interpretation (in events) hath not yet come unto them. Even so did those before them deny. Then see what was the consequence for the wrong-doers
Yet they call that a lie, the knowledge of which they cannot compass, while its interpretation has not yet come to them; so did those before them charge with lying, and see what was the end of the unjust
But that which they embrace not in their knowledge have they charged with falsehood, though the explanation of it had not yet been given them. So those who were before them brought charges of imposture: But see what was the end of the unjust
But they have charged that with falsehood, the knowledge whereof they do not comprehend, neither hath the interpretation thereof come unto them. In the same manner did those who were before them, accuse their prophets of imposture; but behold, what was the end of the unjust
وَمِنْهُم مَّن يُؤْمِنُ بِهِۦ وَمِنْهُم مَّن لَّا يُؤْمِنُ بِهِۦ وَرَبُّكَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)waminhum man yu'minu bihi waminhum man laa yu'minu bihi warabbuka a'lamu bil-mufsideen
DIN 31635waminhum man yuʾminu bihi waminhum man lā yuʾminu bihi warabbuka ʾaʿlamu bil-mufsidīna
Among them are those who believe in it, and among them are those who do not believe in it. Your Lord is fully aware of the mischief-makers.
And of them is he who believeth therein, and of them is he who believeth not therein, and thy Lord is Best Aware of the corrupters
Of them are some who believe therein; and of them are some who do not believe therein; but thy Lord knows best who are corrupters
And some of them believe in it, and some of them believe not in it. But thy Lord well knoweth the transgressors
There are some of them who believe therein; and there are some of them who believe not therein: And thy Lord well knoweth the corrupt doers
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ افْتَرَاهُ قُلْ فَأْتُوا بِسُورَةٍ مِّثْلِهِ وَادْعُوا مَنِ اسْتَطَعْتُم مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
These figures count the words the translations share. They measure wording, not meaning, and they do not say which translation is right.
Derived measure: mean pairwise Jaccard distance over the lowercased word sets of the 5 renderings above — 0.63 on a scale where 0 means identical wording and 1 means no shared words. It is computed, not judged.
The page says a verse is worded differently only above the cut below. The cut is a stated convention, not a property of the text, and it can be changed.
One bar per pair of renderings, longest bar for the pair sharing fewest words. Every pair is shown; none is singled out.
The platform does not say which is right, and does not characterise what the difference means. The renderings are placed together so the difference is visible; reading it is the reader's work.
SourceTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
SourceTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
7 sources stand behind this page. Each is listed once, in the order the page first cites it, with the licence it was cleared under and what was actually read. Nothing on this page rests on a source that is not here.
CLEARED. Licence read verbatim from the block embedded in this very file. Ingested exactly as shipped: no normalisation, no stripping of marks, no Unicode recomposition.
CLEARED on a licence read first-hand from the translator's own download page, not from an aggregator. Tanzil also hosts this translation, but under a blanket "non-commercial purposes only" term that directs the user to the translator or publisher for permission - a hosting disclaimer, not a grant - so the grant was taken from the licensor directly. The "God" edition was ingested; ClearQuran also publishes an "Allah" edition, differing in how the divine name is rendered, which is not ingested.
CLEARED ON THE WORK, WITH TWO RECORDED CAVEATS ON THIS COPY. (1) Rights basis is the expired copyright term, NOT the redistributing repository's licence. That repository dedicates its contents to the public domain under the Unlicense while also redistributing plainly in-copyright translations (Abdel Haleem, Saheeh International, The Study Quran), so it is dedicating rights it cannot hold and its blanket grant is not relied upon here. (2) The file declares its own upstream as tanzil.net, and Tanzil attaches a non-commercial condition to its TRANSLATION distributions, though not to its Qur'anic text. Since Pickthall's copyright has expired, nobody holds rights in these words and no licence is required from anyone; Tanzil's terms are a contract binding those who download from Tanzil, which we did not. The chain is nonetheless not spotless and Anwar may prefer a clean digitisation of the 1930 printing. NOT VERIFIED: that this digital text matches the 1930 first printing rather than a later revised edition. No page images were collated. Recorded as unverified rather than presented as established. SERVED TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE CITED FILE AT ONE VERSE, 37:97: the file reads "red-hotfire" (a glued token, also in Gutenberg #16955); the served row reads "red-hot fire", restored 2026-09-13 from Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (London: George Allen & Unwin, printed for Alfred A. Knopf; 1930), p. 460, XXXVII 97 - scan archive.org in.ernet.dli.2015.216140, PDF page 475; banked data/derivation-sources/pickthall-1930-dli-2015.216140-text.pdf (sha256 70e81146c97fa3a590243a82e04e349108546074787e2551a78c616202138870) on Anwar Malik's grant.
CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. The digital edition's upstream is not stated by the redistributor and the printing is unverified. No statement of purpose is recorded for Palmer because none was sourced from his own preface in this pass; nothing is asserted on his behalf.
CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. TWO edition caveats. (1) The upstream is not stated by the redistributor. (2) Rodwell's own edition PRESENTS THE SURAHS IN HIS OWN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER, not the mushaf order — he says so in his preface. This digital text is keyed to mushaf order, so it derives from a restored-order printing (such as the Everyman edition) rather than from Rodwell's own arrangement. Which printing is not stated and has not been established.
CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. The digital edition's upstream is NOT STATED by the redistributor, so the printing it represents is unverified; Sale's text was reprinted and re-edited many times between 1734 and 1900. Recorded as unverified rather than assumed to be the first edition.
CLEARED. Parallel edition, held in ayah_text_variants. It sits alongside the Uthmani spine for search normalisation and is never used to correct it.
Qur'anic text from the Tanzil Project. Copyright (C) 2007-2026 Tanzil Project License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Source: tanzil.net · Updates: tanzil.net/updates/ https://tanzil.net/updates/