أَلَآ إِنَّهُم مِّنْ إِفْكِهِمْ لَيَقُولُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)alaa innahum min ifkihim layaqooloon
DIN 31635ʾalā ʾinnahum min ʾifkihim layaqūlūna
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Is it not a falsehood of their own devising, when they say
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
No indeed! It is one of their lies when they say.
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
Lo! it is of their falsehood that they say
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
is it not of their lie that they say
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 not say of their own false invention
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
Vini re! Pa dyshim, ata shpifin kur thonë:
জেনে রাখ, তারা অবশ্যই তাদের মনগড়া কথা বলে যে,
Eto, oni, zbog toga što lažu, doista govore:
Eto, oni, zbog toga što lažu, doista govore:
Paamee, kamɓe e pepindaale maɓɓe ɗen, hiɓe mbi'a:
ო, დიახ! ჭეშმარიტად, ისინი თავიანთი მოგონილი სიცრუისგან უეჭველად ამბობენ:
Dabei ist es gewiss aus ihrer ungeheuren Lügenhaftigkeit, dass sie sagen:
Πράγματι, είναι από το ψεύδος τους (των ειδωλολατρών) ότι λένε:
सुन लो! निःसंदेह वे निश्चय अपने झूठ ही से कहते हैं।
Sono in verità loro che dicono il falso,
151. Iš tiesų, tai iš jų melagysčių, kad jie (Kuraišų pagonys) sako:
Dhagaayaa! Isaan soba isaanii irraa ni jedhu.
Знайте же: воистину, в своём измышлении они говорят:
Они, сигурно, измишљајући говоре:
Tazama, hakika ni kwa uzushi wao ndio wanasema.
I sina skamlösa påhitt säger de:
İyi bilin ki onlar iftiralarından dolayı derler ki:
آگاه رہو! کہ یہ لوگ صرف اپنی افترا پردازی سے کہہ رہے ہیں.
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فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَلِرَبِّكَ ٱلْبَنَاتُ وَلَهُمُ ٱلْبَنُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)fastaftihim alirabbika l-banaatu walahumu l-banoon
DIN 31635fastaftihim ʾalirabbika l-banātu walahumu l-banūna
Ask them, "Are the daughters for your Lord, while for them the sons?"
Now ask them (O Muhammad): Hath thy Lord daughters whereas they have sons
Ask them, 'Has thy Lord daughters while they have sons
Inquire then of the Meccans whether thy Lord hath daughters, and they, sons
Inquire of the Meccans whether thy Lord hath daughters, and they sons
أَمْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ إِنَٰثًا وَهُمْ شَٰهِدُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)am khalaqnaa l-malaa'ikata inaathan wahum shaahidoon
DIN 31635ʾam ḫalaqnā l-malāʾikata ʾināṯan wahum šāhidūna
Or did We create the angels females, as they witnessed?"
Or created We the angels females while they were present
or have we created the angels females while they were witnesses
Have we created the angels females? and did they witness it
Have We created the angels of the female sex? And were they witnesses thereof
37:151 — the verse above
وَلَدَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَكَٰذِبُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walada llaahu wa'innahum lakaadhiboon
DIN 31635walada llāhu waʾinnahum lakāḏibūna
"God has begotten." They are indeed lying.
Allah hath begotten. Allah! verily they tell a lie
God has begotten?' verily, they are liars
God hath begotten"? They are indeed liars
God hath begotten issue? And are they not really liars
أَصْطَفَى ٱلْبَنَاتِ عَلَى ٱلْبَنِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)astafaa l-banaati 'alaa l-baneen
DIN 31635ʾaṣṭafā l-banāti ʿalā l-banīna
The translators word this verse differently
So He preferred girls over boys?
(And again of their falsehood): He hath preferred daughters to sons
Has he preferred daughters to sons
Would he have preferred daughters to sons
Hath he chosen daughters preferably to sons
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
أَلَا إِنَّهُم مِّنْ إِفْكِهِمْ لَيَقُولُونَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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