Al-Qur'an Surah Saba Verse 49

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Say, “Truth has come, and falsehood (has vanished, and it) has no power to produce or reproduce (anything).”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Say, “The truth has come, and falsehood will vanish, never to return.”

Ruwwad Translation Center

Say, “The Truth has come, and falsehood can neither initiate nor restore anything.”

A. J. Arberry

Say. 'Truth has come; falsehood originates not, nor brings again.'

Abdul Haleem

Say, ‘The Truth has come; falsehood is powerless.’

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Say thou: the truth is come, and falsehood shall neither originate nor be restored."

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Say; "The Truth has arrived, and Falsehood neither creates anything new, nor restores anything."

Abul Ala Maududi

Say: “The Truth has come and falsehood can neither originate nor recreate anything.”

Ahmed Ali

Say: "The truth has come, and falsehood had neither precedence nor will reappear."

Ahmed Raza Khan

Proclaim, “The truth has come, and falsehood dare not commence nor return.”

Ali Quli Qarai

Say, ‘The truth has come, and falsehood neither originates nor restores [anything].’

Ali Ünal

Say: "The truth has come (and manifested itself); and falsehood cannot originate (anything even if its followers try to keep it going), nor can it restore anything (of that which it has lost)."

Amatul Rahman Omar

Say, `The perfect truth has come (in Makkah) and (as a prophecy keep it in mind that) falsehood (and idol-worship has gone) never to sprout (again from this soil) and never to return (to it).

English Literal

Say: "The truth came, and the falsehood does not start/initiate , and nor return/repeat."

Faridul Haque

Proclaim, “The truth has come, and falsehood dare not commence nor return.”

Hamid S. Aziz

Say, "Surely my Lord utters the truth (or castes the truth (over His servants)), He is the Knower of the unseen (or hidden)."

Hilali & Khan

Say (O Muhammad SAW): "The truth (the Quran and Allah's Inspiration) has come, and AlBatil [falsehood - Iblis (Satan)] can neither create anything nor resurrect (anything)."

Maulana Mohammad Ali

Say: Surely my Lord casts the Truth, the great Knower of the unseen.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

Say: The truth has come, and the falsehood shall vanish and shall not come back.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Say: The Truth hath come, and falsehood showeth not its face and will not return.

Muhammad Sarwar

Say, "The truth has come. Falsehood has vanished and it will not come back again".

Qaribullah & Darwish

Say: 'Truth has come. Falsehood has vanished and shall return no more.'

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Say: "The truth has come, and the falsehood can neither create anything nor resurrect."

Wahiduddin Khan

Say to them, "The Truth has come and will endure. Falsehood has no power to originate any good, nor to reproduce it."

Talal Itani

Say, “The Truth has come; while falsehood can neither originate, nor regenerate.”

Tafsir jalalayn

Say; `The truth, Islam, has come. And falsehood, disbelief, neither originates nor restores [anything]', in other words, it leaves no trace [of itself] behind.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

Say;"The truth has come, and the falsehood can neither create anything nor resurrect."

means, truth and the great Law have come from Allah, and falsehood has gone and has perished and vanished.

This is like the Ayah;

بَلْ نَقْذِفُ بِالْحَقِّ عَلَى الْبَـطِلِ فَيَدْمَغُهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ زَاهِقٌ

Nay, We fling the truth against the falsehood, so it destroys it, and behold, it is vanished. (21;18)

When the Messenger of Allah entered Al-Masjid Al-Haram on the day of the conquest of Makkah, and found those idols standing around the Ka`bah, he started to hit the idols with his bow, reciting,

وَقُلْ جَأءَ الْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ الْبَـطِلُ إِنَّ الْبَـطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقًا

And say;"The truth has come and the falsehood has vanished. Surely, the falsehood is ever bound to vanish." (17;81)

and;

قُلْ جَأءَ الْحَقُّ وَمَا يُبْدِىءُ الْبَـطِلُ وَمَا يُعِيدُ

Say;"The truth has come, and the falsehood can neither create anything nor resurrect."

This was recorded by Al-Bukhari, Muslim, At-Tirmidhi and An-Nasa'i