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Quran 29:48

Surah Al-'Ankabut (The Spider), verse 48 of 69 · Juz 21

وَمَا كُنتَ تَتْلُوا۟ مِن قَبْلِهِۦ مِن كِتَـٰبٍ وَلَا تَخُطُّهُۥ بِيَمِينِكَ ۖ إِذًا لَّٱرْتَابَ ٱلْمُبْطِلُونَ

Translations of Quran 29:48
EnglishTalal Itani

You did not read any scripture before this, nor did you write it down with your right hand; otherwise the falsifiers would have doubted.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

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.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Sen bundan evvel kitab okur değildin, hâlâ da elinde yazı yazmazsın öyle olsaydı mubtıller şübhelene bilirlerdi

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Il y eut un temps où tu n’avais aucun livre divin à réciter, où tu n’aurais su tracer une seule ligne de ta main droite. Oh ! alors, ceux qui nient la vérité pouvaient douter.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Gij kondt geen (goddelijk) boek voor dit lezen, noch kondt gij het met uwe rechterhand schrijven. Toen zouden de tegensprekers terecht aan den goddelijken oorsprong daarvan hebben getwijfeld.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Vi fu un tempo in cui non avevi alcun Libro (divino) da raccontare, in cui non avresti saputo tracciarne una sola linea colla tua mano dritta. Oh! allora quei che negano la verità potevano dubitarne.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.