Quran 13:43 — Ar-Ra'd, verse 43
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They say, ‘You have not been sent.’ Say, ‘God is sufficient witness between me and you: all knowledge of the Scripture comes from Him.’
وَيَقُولُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَسْتَ مُرْسَلًا ۚ قُلْ كَفَىٰ بِاللَّهِ شَهِيدًا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكُمْ وَمَنْ عِنْدَهُ عِلْمُ الْكِتَابِ
wayaqūlu alladhīna kafarū lasta mur'salan qul kafā bil-lahi shahīdan baynī wabaynakum waman ʿindahu ʿil'mu l-kitābi
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- The unbelievers say, 'Thou art not an Envoy.' Say: 'God suffices as a witness between me and you, and whosoever possesses knowledge of the Book.'
- Muhammad Asad
- And [if] they who are bent on denying the truth say [unto thee, O Prophet], "Thou hast not been sent [by God]", say thou: "None can bear witness between me and you as God does; and [none can bear witness as does] he who truly understands this divine writ.
- Sahih International
- And those who have disbelieved say, "You are not a messenger." Say, [O Muḥammad], "Sufficient is Allāh as Witness between me and you, and [the witness of] whoever has knowledge of the Scripture."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَيَقُولُwayaqūlu | And say | قول |
| 2 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | those who | — |
| 3 | كَفَرُوا۟kafarū | disbelieve | كفر |
| 4 | لَسْتَlasta | You are not | ليس |
| 5 | مُرْسَلًۭا ۚmur'salan | a Messenger | رسل |
| 6 | قُلْqul | Say | قول |
| 7 | كَفَىٰkafā | Sufficient | كفي |
| 8 | بِٱللَّهِbil-lahi | (is) Allah | أله |
| 9 | شَهِيدًۢاshahīdan | (as) a Witness | شهد |
| 10 | بَيْنِىbaynī | between me | بين |
| 11 | وَبَيْنَكُمْwabaynakum | and between you | بين |
| 12 | وَمَنْwaman | and whoever | — |
| 13 | عِندَهُۥʿindahu | [he] has | عند |
| 14 | عِلْمُʿil'mu | knowledge | علم |
| 15 | ٱلْكِتَـٰبِl-kitābi | (of) the Book | كتب |