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قُلْ اِنْ كَانَ لِلرَّحْمٰنِ وَلَدٌۗ فَاَنَا۬ اَوَّلُ الْعَابِد۪ينَ

Qul in kana lirrahmaniwaladun faana awwalu alAAabideen

Say: ‘If the All-Merciful had a son, I would be the first to worship him. ’

  • Progressive Muslims

    Say: "If the Almighty had a son, I would be the first to serve!"

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Say (O Prophet), "If the Beneficent ever had a son, I would be the first to worship him. "

  • Sam Gerrans

    Say thou: “If the Almighty had a son, then would I be first of those who serve.”

  • The Monotheist Group

    Say: "If the Almighty had a son, I would be the first to serve!"

  • Edip-Layth

    Say, "If the Gracious had a son, I would be the first to serve!"

  • Aisha Bewley

    Say: ‘If the All-Merciful had a son, I would be the first to worship him. ’

  • Rashad Khalifa

    Proclaim: "If the Most Gracious did have a son, I would still be the foremost worshiper."

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    Say: "If Ar-Rahman had a son I would have been the first of worshippers. "

  • Sahih International

    Say, [O Muúammad], "If the Most Merciful had a son, then I would be the first of [his] worshippers. "

  • Muhammad Asad

    Say [O Prophet]: "If the Most Gracious [truly] had a son, I would be the first to worship him!"

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Say (O Muhammad): If the Beneficent One hath a son, then, I shall be first among the worshippers. (But there is no son).

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat

    Say to them: "If Allah AL-Rahman had a son, I would precede all others and be the first to pay to him reverence and veneration. "

  • Bijan Moeinian

    Say: "If the Most Gracious had a son, I [am not stubborn and] would be the first to worship him. "

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم): "If the Most Gracious (Allâh) had a son (or children as you pretend), then I am the first of Allâh’s worshippers [who deny and refute this claim of yours (and the first to believe in Allâh Alone and testify that He has no children)]." [Tafsir At-Tabarî].

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    Say: "If (Allah) Most Gracious had a son, I would be the first to worship."

  • Mustafa Khattab

    Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ "If the Most Compassionate ˹really˺ had offspring, I would be the first worshipper."

  • Taqi Usmani

    Say, "Had there been a son for the RaHmān, I would have been the first to worship."

  • Abdul Haleem

    Say [Prophet], ‘If the Lord of Mercy [truly] had offspring I would be the first to worship [them], but-

  • Arthur John Arberry

    Say: 'If the All-merciful has a son, then I am the first to serve him.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    Say, 'If the Merciful One has a son then am I the first to worship him.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    Say, "If the Beneficent has a son, I am the foremost of those who serve him. "

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    Say, "In case The All-Merciful has a child, then I am the first among the worshippers.

  • George Sale

    Say, if the Merciful had a son, verily I would be the first of those who should worship him.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    Say: "If (Allah) Most Gracious (Rahmán) had a son, then, I would be the first to worship. "

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    Say, `The Most Gracious (God) has no son and I am the foremost to bear witness to this fact.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Say, ‘If the All-beneficent had a son, I would have been the first to worship [him]. ’