Quran 18:109
قُل لَّوْ كَانَ ٱلْبَحْرُ مِدَادًا لِّكَلِمَـٰتِ رَبِّى لَنَفِدَ ٱلْبَحْرُ قَبْلَ أَن تَنفَدَ كَلِمَـٰتُ رَبِّى وَلَوْ جِئْنَا بِمِثْلِهِۦ مَدَدًا
| 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. |
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| 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. |
