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Quran 18:109

Surah Al-Kahf (The Cave), verse 109 of 110 · Juz 16

قُل لَّوْ كَانَ ٱلْبَحْرُ مِدَادًا لِّكَلِمَـٰتِ رَبِّى لَنَفِدَ ٱلْبَحْرُ قَبْلَ أَن تَنفَدَ كَلِمَـٰتُ رَبِّى وَلَوْ جِئْنَا بِمِثْلِهِۦ مَدَدًا

Translations of Quran 18:109
EnglishTalal Itani

Say, “If the ocean were ink for the words of my Lord, the ocean would run out, before the words of my Lord run out,” even if We were to bring the like of it in addition to it.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Say: Though the sea became ink for the Words of my Lord, verily the sea would be used up before the words of my Lord were exhausted, even though We brought the like thereof to help.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

De ki: eğer rabbımın kelimâtı için deniz mürekkeb olsa idi her halde rabbımın kelimatı tükenmeden deniz tükenirdi, bir misli de meded getirsek bile

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Dis : Si la mer se changeait en encre pour décrire les paroles de Dieu, la mer se tarirait avant les paroles de Dieu, quand même nous y emploierions une autre mer pareille.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Zeg: Indien de zee inkt ware, om de woorden van mijn Heer te beschrijven, waarlijk dan zou de zee eerder te kort schieten, dan dat de woorden van mijn Heer zouden falen; zelfs indien wij daartoe eene andere, gelijke zee zouden gebruiken.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Di’: Se il mare si cambiasse in (inchiostro) per scrivere le parole di Dio, il mare si disseccherebbe prima delle parole di Dio, quando anche vi s’impiegasse un altro mare consimile.

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