Surah Al-Anbya — Verse 63

The Prophets · 21:63 · 63/112

قَالَ بَلْ فَعَلَهُۥ كَبِيرُهُمْ هَـٰذَا فَسْـَٔلُوهُمْ إِن كَانُوا۟ يَنطِقُونَ

Qala bal faAAalahu kabeeruhum hathafas-aloohum in kanoo yantiqoon

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

He said, "Rather, this - the largest of them - did it, so ask them, if they should [be able to] speak."

He said, ‘No, it was done by the biggest of them- this one. Ask them, if they can talk.’

He said: But this, their chief hath done it. So question them, if they can speak.

He said: "Nay, this was done by - this is their biggest one! ask them, if they can speak intelligently!"

He said, “Rather, this is done by this chief of theirs. So, ask them if they can speak.”

[Ibrâhîm (Abraham)] said: "Nay, this one, the biggest of them (idols) did it. Ask them, if they can speak!"

He answered: "Rather it was this supreme one who has done it. So ask them, if they can speak."

He answered: “Nay, it was this one, the biggest of them, that did it: but ask them [yourselves] - provided they can speak!”

He said, “Rather, it was this biggest one who did it. So ask them, if they can speak!”

(63) He said, "Rather, this - the largest of them - did it, so ask them, if they should [be able to] speak."

63. [Ibrâhîm (Abraham)] said: "Nay, this one, the biggest of them (idols) did it. Ask them, if they can speak!"[5]

Notes

[5] (V.21:63) See the footnote (C) of (V.16:121).