52. Tur · verses 34–41

فَلۡيَأۡتُواْ بِحَدِيثٖ مِّثۡلِهِۦٓ إِن كَانُواْ صَٰدِقِينَ

Falyatoo bihadeethin mithlihi in kanoo sadiqeena

Let them then produce a recital like unto it,- If (it be) they speak the truth!

أَمۡ خُلِقُواْ مِنۡ غَيۡرِ شَيۡءٍ أَمۡ هُمُ ٱلۡخَٰلِقُونَ

Am khuliqoo min ghayri shayin am humu alkhaliqoona

Were they created of nothing, or were they themselves the creators?

أَمۡ خَلَقُواْ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَۚ بَل لَّا يُوقِنُونَ

Am khalaqoo alssamawati waalarda bal la yooqinoona

Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, they have no firm belief.

أَمۡ عِندَهُمۡ خَزَآئِنُ رَبِّكَ أَمۡ هُمُ ٱلۡمُصَۜيۡطِرُونَ

Am AAindahum khazainu rabbika am humu almusaytiroona

Or are the Treasures of thy Lord with them, or are they the managers (of affairs)?

أَمۡ لَهُمۡ سُلَّمٞ يَسۡتَمِعُونَ فِيهِۖ فَلۡيَأۡتِ مُسۡتَمِعُهُم بِسُلۡطَٰنٖ مُّبِينٍ

Am lahum sullamun yastamiAAoona feehi falyati mustamiAAuhum bisultanin mubeenin

Or have they a ladder, by which they can (climb up to heaven and) listen (to its secrets)? Then let (such a) listener of theirs produce a manifest proof.

أَمۡ لَهُ ٱلۡبَنَٰتُ وَلَكُمُ ٱلۡبَنُونَ

Am lahu albanatu walakumu albanoona

Or has He only daughters and ye have sons?

أَمۡ تَسۡـَٔلُهُمۡ أَجۡرٗا فَهُم مِّن مَّغۡرَمٖ مُّثۡقَلُونَ

Am tasaluhum ajran fahum min maghramin muthqaloona

Or is it that thou dost ask for a reward, so that they are burdened with a load of debt?-

أَمۡ عِندَهُمُ ٱلۡغَيۡبُ فَهُمۡ يَكۡتُبُونَ

Am AAindahumu alghaybu fahum yaktuboona

Or that the Unseen in it their hands, and they write it down?