Quran with British translation - Surah Al-‘Ankabut ayat 48 - العَنكبُوت - Page - Juz 21
﴿وَمَا كُنتَ تَتۡلُواْ مِن قَبۡلِهِۦ مِن كِتَٰبٖ وَلَا تَخُطُّهُۥ بِيَمِينِكَۖ إِذٗا لَّٱرۡتَابَ ٱلۡمُبۡطِلُونَ ﴾
[العَنكبُوت: 48]
﴿وما كنت تتلو من قبله من كتاب ولا تخطه بيمينك إذا لارتاب﴾ [العَنكبُوت: 48]
| Mohammad Habib Shakir And you did not recite before it any book, nor did you transcribe one with your right hand, for then could those who say untrue things have doubted |
| Mohammad Shafi And you (Prophet Muhammad) have not read any book before it (Qur'aan), nor have you written anything in your own hand. Had you been so literate, the followers of falsehood might have some reason to doubt (the divine authorship of the Qur'aan) |
| Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall And thou (O Muhammad) wast not a reader of any scripture before it, nor didst thou write it with thy right hand, for then might those have doubted, who follow falsehood |
| Mufti Taqi Usmani You (O Prophet,) have never been reciting any book before this, nor have you been writing it with your right hand; had it been so, the adherents of falsehood would have raised doubts |
| Muhammad Asad for, [O Muhammad,] thou hast never been able to recite any divine writ ere this one [was revealed], nor didst thou ever transcribe one with your own hand or else, they who try to disprove the truth [of thy revelation] might indeed have had cause to doubt [it] |
| Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali And in no way did you recite any Book before (this), nor did you pen it with your right (hand); then the wrongdoers (Literally: the doers) would indeed suspect it |
| Muhammad Sarwar You were not able to read or write before the Quran was revealed to you; otherwise, the followers of falsehood would have tried to confuse the matter |
| Muhammad Taqi Usmani You (O Prophet,) have never been reciting any book before this, nor have you been writing it with your right hand; had it been so, the adherents of falsehood would have raised doubts |
| Mustafa Khattab Allah Edition You ˹O Prophet˺ could not read any writing ˹even˺ before this ˹revelation˺, nor could you write at all. Otherwise, the people of falsehood would have been suspicious |
| Mustafa Khattab God Edition You ˹O Prophet˺ could not read any writing ˹even˺ before this ˹revelation˺, nor could you write at all. Otherwise, the people of falsehood would have been suspicious |
| N J Dawood Never have you¹ read a book before this, nor have you ever transcribed one with your right hand. Had you done either, the unbelievers might have doubted |
| Safi Kaskas You never recited any Book before We revealed this one to you, nor did you ever write one with your own hand. Otherwise, those who try to disprove the truth would have had cause for doubt |