Surah Al-Isra — Verse 50

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۞ قُلْ كُونُوا۟ حِجَارَةً أَوْ حَدِيدًا

Qul koonoo hijaratan aw hadeeda

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

Say, "Be you stones or iron

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

Say, ‘[Yes] even if you were [as hard as] stone, or iron,

Marmaduke Pickthall

Say: Be ye stones or iron

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Say: "(Nay!) be ye stones or iron,

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Say, “Be you stones or iron

Al-Hilali & Khan

Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) "Be you stones or iron,"

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

Tell them: "(You will be raised afresh even if) you turn to stone or iron,

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

Say: "[You will be raised from the dead even though] you be stones or iron

Rowwad · source edition

Say, “Be you stones or iron[43],

Notes

[43] i.e., even if you could be stones or iron in hardness or in power.