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Quran 17:88

Surah Al-Isra (The Night Journey), verse 88 of 111 · Juz 15

قُل لَّئِنِ ٱجْتَمَعَتِ ٱلْإِنسُ وَٱلْجِنُّ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يَأْتُوا۟ بِمِثْلِ هَـٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانِ لَا يَأْتُونَ بِمِثْلِهِۦ وَلَوْ كَانَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ ظَهِيرًا

Translations of Quran 17:88
EnglishTalal Itani

Say, “If mankind and jinn came together to produce the like of this Quran, they could never produce the like of it, even if they backed up one another.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Say: Verily, though mankind and the jinn should assemble to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like thereof though they were helpers one of another.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

De ki: yemin ederim eğer İns-ü Cinn bu Kur'anın mislini getirmek üzere toplansalar bir mislini getiremezler, birbirlerine zahîr de olsalar

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Dis : Quand les hommes et les génies se réuniraient pour produire quelque chose de semblable à ce Koran, ils ne produiraient rien de pareil, lors même qu’ils s’aideraient mutuellement.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Zeg: Waarlijk; indien de menschen en de gewassen zich zouden vereenigen, met het doel, een boek gelijk aan dezen Koran voort te brengen, zouden zij geen kunnen voortbrengen, dat daaraan gelijk zij; hoewel de een van hen den ander zou ondersteunen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Di’: Quando anche gli uomini, ed i genj si riunissero per creare qualche cosa simile a questo Corano, essi non farebbero nulla di simile, quando anche s’ajutassero reciprocamente.

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