قُل لَّوْ كَانَ ٱلْبَحْرُ مِدَادًا لِّكَلِمَٰتِ رَبِّى لَنَفِدَ ٱلْبَحْرُ قَبْلَ أَن تَنفَدَ كَلِمَٰتُ رَبِّى وَلَوْ جِئْنَا بِمِثْلِهِۦ مَدَدًا١٠٩
Qul law kana albahru midadan likalimati rabbee lanafida albahru qabla an tanfada kalimatu rabbee walaw jina bimithlihi madadan
Say, "If the sea were ink for [writing] the words804 of my Lord, the sea would be exhausted before the words of my Lord were exhausted, even if We brought the like of it in [continual] supplement."
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EnglishSaheeh International
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Say, "If the sea were ink for [writing] the words804 of my Lord, the sea would be exhausted before the words of my Lord were exhausted, even if We brought the like of it in [continual] supplement."
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804The words of Allāh's unlimited knowledge or words describing His attributes and His grandeur or praise of Him (subḥānahu wa taʿālā).
FrançaisMuhammad HamidullahNon-commercial only
Dis: «Si la mer était une encre [pour écrire] les paroles de mon Seigneur, certes la mer s'épuiserait avant que ne soient épuisées les paroles de mon Seigneur, quand même Nous lui apporterions son équivalent comme renfort.»
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EspañolIsa GarcíaOurs to keep
Diles: “Si los mares fueran tinta para escribir las Palabras de mi Señor, se agotaría el agua de los mares antes de que se agotaran las Palabras de mi Señor, aunque se trajeran otros mares de tinta [equivalentes a los que existen]”.
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DeutschBubenheim & ElyasOurs to keep
Sag: Wenn das Meer Tinte für die Worte meines Herrn wäre, würde das Meer wahrlich zu Ende gehen, bevor die Worte meines Herrn zu Ende gingen, auch wenn Wir als Nachschub noch einmal seinesgleichen hinzubrächten.
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TürkçeDiyanet İşleriNon-commercial only
De ki: "Rabbimin sözlerini yazmak için denizler mürekkep olsa ve bir o kadarını da katsak, Rabbimin sözleri tükenmeden denizler tükenirdi."
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اردوFateh Muhammad JalandhryNon-commercial only
کہہ دو کہ اگر سمندر میرے پروردگار کی باتوں کے (لکھنے کے) لئے سیاہی ہو تو قبل اس کے کہ میرے پروردگار کی باتیں تمام ہوں سمندر ختم ہوجائے اگرچہ ہم ویسا ہی اور (سمندر) اس کی مدد کو لائیں
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Bahasa IndonesiaKementerian AgamaOurs to keep
Katakanlah (Muhammad), "Seandainya lautan menjadi tinta untuk (menulis) kalimat-kalimat Tuhanku, maka pasti habislah lautan itu sebelum selesai (penulisan) kalimat-kalimat Tuhanku, meskipun Kami datangkan tambahan sebanyak itu (pula)."
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Bahasa MelayuAbdullah BasmeihNon-commercial only
Katakanlah (wahai Muhammad): "Kalaulah semua jenis lautan menjadi tinta untuk menulis Kalimah-kalimah Tuhanku, sudah tentu akan habis kering lautan itu sebelum habis Kalimah-kalimah Tuhanku, walaupun Kami tambahi lagi dengan lautan yang sebanding dengannya, sebagai bantuan".
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বাংলাMuhiuddin KhanNon-commercial only
বলুনঃ আমার পালনকর্তার কথা, লেখার জন্যে যদি সমুদ্রের পানি কালি হয়, তবে আমার পালনকর্তার কথা, শেষ হওয়ার আগেই সে সমুদ্র নিঃশেষিত হয়ে যাবে। সাহায্যার্থে অনুরূপ আরেকটি সমুদ্র এনে দিলেও।
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РусскийElmir KulievNon-commercial only
Скажи: «Если бы море стало чернилами для слов моего Господа, то море иссякло бы до того, как иссякли бы Слова моего Господа, даже если бы Мы принесли в помощь ему такое же море».
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中文Ma JianNon-commercial only
你说：假若以海水为墨汁，用来记载我的主的言辞，那末，海水必定用尽，而我的主的言辞尚未穷尽，即使我们以同量的海水补充之。
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فارسیRowwad Translation CenterOurs to keep
[ای پیامبر،] بگو: «اگر دریا برای [نگارش] کلمات پروردگارم جوهر شود، پیش از آنکه کلمات پروردگارم پایان یابد، قطعاً دریا به پایان میرسد؛ هر چند [دریاهایی دیگر] همانند آن [دریا را نیز] به کمک [آن] بیاوریم».
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KiswahiliAli Muhsin Al-BarwaniOurs to keep
Sema: Lau kuwa bahari ndio wino kwa maneno ya Mola wangu Mlezi, basi bahari ingeli malizika kabla ya kumalizika maneno ya Mola wangu Mlezi, hata tungeli ileta mfano wa hiyo kuongezea.
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Ewe Mtume! Waambie watu: Hakika ujuzi wa Mwenyezi Mungu umekusanya kila kitu. Na lau kuwa maji ya baharini ni wino wa kuandikia maneno ya Mwenyezi Mungu yanayo onyesha ujuzi wake na hikima yake, basi wino huo ungeli malizika, na hata ungeli ongezwa wino mwingine kama huo, kabla ya kumalizika maneno ya Mwenyezi Mungu!
हिन्दीAzizul Haq al-UmariOurs to keep
(ऐ नबी!) आप कह दें : यदि सागर मेरे पालनहार की बातें लिखने के लिए स्याही बन जाए, तो निश्चय सागर समाप्त हो जाएगा इससे पहले कि मेरे पालनहार की बातें समाप्त हों, यद्यपि हम उसके बराबर और स्याही ले आएँ।
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TamazightRamdane At MansourNon-commercial only
Ini: "lemmer ill d lmidad, i wawalen n Mass iw, ad iqqaô yill, uqbel ad fukken wawalen n Mass iw, xas a d nawi i t icban n lmidad".
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ItalianoHamza PiccardoNon-commercial only
Di': “Se il mare fosse inchiostro per scrivere le Parole del mio Signore, di certo si esaurirebbe prima che fossero esaurite le Parole del mio Signore, anche se Noi ne aggiungessimo altrettanto a rinforzo”.
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PortuguêsSamir El-HayekNon-commercial only
Dize-lhes: Se o oceano se transformasse em tinta, com que se escrevessem as palavras de meu Senhor, esgotar-se-iaantes de se esgotarem as Suas palavras, ainda que para isso se empregasse outro tanto de tinta.
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BosanskiBesim KorkutNon-commercial only
Reci: "Kad bi more bilo mastilo da se ispišu riječi Gospodara moga, more bi presahlo, ali ne i riječi Gospodara moga, pa i kad bismo se pomogli još jednim sličnim."
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ShqipSherif AhmetiNon-commercial only
Thuaj: “sikur të ishte deti ngjyrë për t’i shkruar fjalët e Zotit tim, deti (uji i tij) do të shterrej para se të përfundojnë fjalët e Zotit tim, e edhe sikur të sillnim shtesë edhe një si ai (deti)”.
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NederlandsSofian SiregarNon-commercial only
Zeg (O Moehammad): "Al werd de zee inkt om de Woorden van mijn Heer (op te schrijven), zij zou opraken voordat de Woorden van mijn Heer opgeraakt zouden zijn, zelfs al voegden Wij een daaraan gelijke hoeveelheid toe."
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SoomaaliMahmud AbduhNon-commercial only
waxaad dhahdaa hadday u noqoto badda khad kalimooyinka Eebahay waxaa dhammaan lahaa badda ka hor dhammaanshaha kalimaadka Eebahay aaban keenno isagoo kale (oo siyaadin ah).
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HausaAbubakar GumiOurs to keep
Ka ce: "Dã tẽku1 ta kasance tawada ga (rubũtun) kalmõmin Ubangijina, lalle ne dã tẽkun ta ƙãre a gabãnin kalmõmin Ubangijĩna su ƙãre, kuma kõda mun jẽ da misãlinsa dõmin ƙari."
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1Ma'anar ãyar nan ita ce Allah ne Mafi sani. llmin Allah bã shi da iyãka, kõ kalmõmin da suka ɗauki ma'anõninsa, bã zã a iya rubuta su ba, balle ma'anõnin da ke cikinsu. Sabõda haka abin da ke hankali a mutum, shĩ ne ya yi aiki da ɗan ilmin da Allah Ya umurce shi da aiki dashi. Idan ya nemi ya wuce nan, to, ya halakar da kansa dõmin bai san inda zai fãɗa ba. Wannan ilmin shi ne sharĩ'a da aiki da ita.
ไทยKing Fahd ComplexNon-commercial only
จงกล่าวเถิดมุฮัมมัด “หากว่าทะเลเป็นน้ำหมึกสำหรับบันทึกพจนารถของพระผู้เป็นเจ้าของฉัน แน่นอน ทะเลจะเหือดแห้งก่อนที่คำกล่าวของพระผู้เป็นเจ้าของฉันหมดสิ้นไป และแม้ว่าเราจะนำมันเยี่ยงนั้นมาเป็นน้ำหมึกอีกก็ตาม
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தமிழ்Jan Trust FoundationNon-commercial only
(நபியே!) நீர் கூறுவீராக "என் இறைவனுடைய வார்த்தை(களை எழுதுவதற்)காக கடல் (முழுவதும்) மையாக ஆகுமானாலும், என் இறைவனுடைய வார்த்தைகள் (எழுதி) முடிப்பதற்குள் கடல் (நீர்) தீர்ந்து விடும்; அதைப் போல் (இன்னொரு கடலையே) நாம் உதவிக்குக் கொண்டு வந்தாலும் சரி!"
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日本語Saeed SatoOurs to keep
（使徒*よ、）言ってやれ。「もし海が、我が主*の御言葉（を書き写すため）のインクであったとしたら、我が主*の御言葉が尽きる前に、海は枯れ果ててしまったであろう。たとえ、われら*がそれと同様のものをもう一つ、補充分として持って来たとしても」。1
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1「アッラー*の御言葉」は、かれの属性（ぞくせい）の一つであり、無限かつ人の想像を超えるものである（アッ＝サァディー４８８頁参照）。ルクマーン章2７も参照。
EnglishHilali & KhanOurs to keep
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to mankind): "If the sea were ink for (writing) the Words of my Lord, surely, the sea would be exhausted before the Words of my Lord would be finished, even if We brought (another sea) like it for its aid."
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EnglishRowwad Translation CenterOurs to keep
Say, “If the ocean were ink for [writing] the Words of my Lord, the ocean would surely run dry before the Words of my Lord1 are finished, even if We brought its like to resupply it.”
QuranEnc.com · Rowwad Center · version 1.0.20
1i.e., His unlimited Knowledge, or words describing His Attributes and His Grandeur.
EnglishM. M. Pickthall (1930)Non-commercial only
Say: Though the sea became ink for the Words of my Lord, verily the sea would be used up before the words of my Lord were exhausted, even though We brought the like thereof to help.
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EnglishA. Yusuf AliNon-commercial only
Say: "If the ocean were ink (wherewith to write out) the words of my Lord, sooner would the ocean be exhausted than would the words of my Lord, even if we added another ocean like it, for its aid."
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Tafsir al-Muyassar
King Fahd Complexقل -أيها الرسول-: لو كان ماء البحر حبراً للأقلام التي يكتب بها كلام الله من علمه وحُكْمه، وما أوحاه إلى ملائكته ورسله، لنفِد ماء البحر قبل أن تنفد كلمات الله، ولو جئنا بمثل البحر بحاراً أخرى مدداً له. وفي الآية إثبات صفة الكلام لله -تعالى- حقيقة كما يليق بجلاله وكماله.
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Surah
18. Al-Kahf الكهف
Verse
109 of 110
In the Quran
2,249 of 6,236
Page
Juz
16 of 30
Hizb
31 of 60 · quarter 2
Revealed
In Makkah (Meccan surah)
Sajdah
No
Words
18 in the Uthmani text
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قُل لَّوْ كَانَ ٱلْبَحْرُ مِدَادًا لِّكَلِمَٰتِ رَبِّى لَنَفِدَ ٱلْبَحْرُ قَبْلَ أَن تَنفَدَ كَلِمَٰتُ رَبِّى وَلَوْ جِئْنَا بِمِثْلِهِۦ مَدَدًا١٠٩
Say, "If the sea were ink for [writing] the words of my Lord, the sea would be exhausted before the words of my Lord were exhausted, even if We brought the like of it in [continual] supplement."
Al-Kahf 18:109 · allahservants.com/en/quran/18/109
Arabic: Tanzil Uthmani 1.1, tanzil.net. Translations: credited on each card.