Al-Qur'an Surah Hud Verse 35

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Do they (the pagans of Makkah) still say that he (Muhammad) has forged it? Say, “If I have forged it, then, I am responsible for my sin, and I am free of the sins you commit.”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Or do they say, “He[[ Muḥammad (ﷺ). ]] has fabricated this ˹Quran˺!”? Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “If I have done so, then I bear the burden of that sin! But I am free from your sinful accusation.”

Ruwwad Translation Center

Or do they say that he has fabricated it”? Say [O Prophet], “If I did fabricate it, then I am responsible for my sin, but I am innocent of the sins you commit.”

A. J. Arberry

(Or do they say, 'He has forged it'? Say: 'If I have forged it, upon me falls my sin; and I am quit of the sins you do.')

Abdul Haleem

If [these disbelievers] say, ‘He has made this up,’ say [Muhammad], ‘If I have made this up, I am responsible for my own crime, but I am innocent of the crimes you commit.’

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Or say they: he hath fabricated it? Say thou: on me then be my guilt, and I am quit of that whereof ye are guilty.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Or do they say, "He has forged it"? Say; "If I had forged it, on me were my sin! and I am free of the sins of which ye are guilty!

Abul Ala Maududi

(O Muhammad!) Do they say that he himself has forged this message? Tell them: 'If I have forged this, the guilt of it will fall upon me, but I am not responsible for the crimes you are committing.

Ahmed Ali

Do they say you have fabricated it? Tell them: "If I have fabricated it, then mine is the guilt; but I am clear of what you are guilty."

Ahmed Raza Khan

What! They dare say that, “He has fabricated it”? Say, “If I may have fabricated it, then my sin is upon me, and I am unconcerned with your sins.”

Ali Quli Qarai

Do they say, ‘He has fabricated it?’ Say, ‘Should I have fabricated it, then my guilt will be upon me, and I am absolved of your guilty conduct.’

Ali Ünal

Do they (the idolaters) say (of you, O Messenger): "He has fabricated it (invented all those stories and the Qur’an containing them)?" Say: "If indeed I fabricate it, then upon me falls my sin, but (as you are slandering me to excuse your own willful persistence in unbelief, know that) I am free of the sins you have been committing."

Amatul Rahman Omar

Or do they say, `He (- Muhammad) has forged it.´ Say (O Muhammad!), `If I have forged it then on me will be the penalty of my crime and I am quit of (all the responsibilities of) the sin you commit (by denying me).´

English Literal

Or they say: "He fabricated/cut and split it." Say: "If I fabricated/cut and split it so on me (is) my criminality/committing (of) sins, and I am innocent/renouncing from what you commit a crime/sin."

Faridul Haque

What! They dare say that, "He has fabricated it"? Say, "If I may have fabricated it, then my sin is upon me, and I am unconcerned with your sins."

Hamid S. Aziz

Nor will my advice profit you were I minded to advise you, if Allah wills to keep you astray. He is your Lord, and unto Him shall you return."

Hilali & Khan

Or they (the pagans of Makkah) say: "He (Muhammad SAW) has fabricated it (the Quran)." Say: "If I have fabricated it, upon me be my crimes, but I am innocent of (all) those crimes which you commit."

Maulana Mohammad Ali

And my advice will not profit you, if I intend to give you good advice, if Allah intends to destroy you. He is your Lord; and to Him you will be brought back.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

Or do they say: He has forged it? Say: If I have forged it, on me is my guilt, and I am clear of that of which you are guilty.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Or say they (again): He hath invented it? Say: If I have invented it, upon me be my crimes, but I am innocent of (all) that ye commit.

Muhammad Sarwar

Do they say that Muhammad has falsely ascribed (the Quran) to God? (Muhammad), tell them "Had I falsely ascribed it to God, I shall be responsible for my own sins. I am certainly not responsible for whatever sins you commit!

Qaribullah & Darwish

Or do they say: 'He has fabricated it (himself)' Say: 'If I had fabricated it, then the sin rests upon me. I reject the sins you do'

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Or they (the pagans of Makkah) say: "He has fabricated it." Say: "If I have fabricated it, upon me be my crimes, but I am innocent of (all) those crimes which you commit.

Wahiduddin Khan

If they say, "He has invented it himself," say to them, "If I have indeed invented this myself, then may I be punished for my sin; I am innocent of the crimes that you commit."

Talal Itani

Or do they say, “He made it up?” Say, “If I made it up, upon me falls my crime, and I am innocent of the crimes you commit.”

Tafsir jalalayn

God, exalted be He, says; Or do they, the disbelievers of Mecca, say, `He has invented it'?, Muhammad (s) has invented the Qur'n? Say; `If I have invented it, then my crime will be upon me, my sin [will be upon me], that is, the punishment for it; and I am innocent of what you commit', of crime, when you attribute invention to me.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

An Interruption to verify the Truthfulness of the Prophet

Allah says;

أَمْ يَقُولُونَ افْتَرَاهُ

Or they (the pagans of Makkah) say;"He has fabricated it."

This is presented in the middle of the story to affirm the story itself. It is as if Allah, the Exalted, is saying to Muhammad, "Or do these obstinate disbelievers say that he fabricated this and invented it himself!"

قُلْ إِنِ افْتَرَيْتُهُ فَعَلَيَّ إِجْرَامِي
.

Say;"If I have fabricated it, upon me be my crimes..."

This means;such sin would be mine alone.

وَأَنَاْ بَرِيءٌ مِّمَّا تُجْرَمُونَ



but I am innocent of (all) those crimes which you commit.

This story is not invented, or fabricated falsely. Because he (the Prophet) knows better the punishment of Allah for one who lies on Allah