The Qur'an

Arabic

أَمْ خُلِقُوا۟ مِنْ غَيْرِ شَىْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ ٱلْخَٰلِقُونَ

Ahmad Ali

Or were they created of themselves? Or are they the creators?

Ali Qarai

Were they created from nothing? Or are they [their own] creators?

Amhad Khan

Have they not been created from some source, or are they themselves the creators?

Arberry

Or were they created out of nothing? Or are they the creators?

Corpus

Or they were created of nothing, or (are) they the creators?

Daryabadi

Have they not been created by aught, or are they the creators?

Hilali & Khan

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

Maududi

Did they come into being without any creator? Or were they their own creators?

Muhammad Sarwar

Have they been created from nothing or are they themselves their own creators?

Muhammad Shakir

Or were they created without there being anything, or are they the creators?

Pickthall

Or were they created out of naught? Or are they the creators?

Qaribullah

Or, were they created out of nothing? Or, were they their own creators?

Sahih Intl

Or were they created by nothing, or were they the creators [of themselves]?

Talal Itani

Or were they created out of nothing? Or are they the creators?

Transliteration

Am khuliqoo min ghayri shayin am humu alkhaliqoona

Wahihuddin Khan

Were they created out of nothing, or are they their own creators?

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic

أَمْ خَلَقُوا۟ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ ۚ بَل لَّا يُوقِنُونَ

Ahmad Ali

Or have they created the heavens and the earth? In fact they are certain of nothing.

Ali Qarai

Did they create the heavens and the earth? Rather, they have no certainty!

Amhad Khan

Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Rather they are not certain.

Arberry

Or did they create the heavens and earth? Nay, but they have not sure faith.

Corpus

Or (did) they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, not they are certain.

Daryabadi

Created they the heavens and the earth! Aye! they will not be convinced.

Hilali & Khan

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

Maududi

Or is it they who created the heavens and the earth? No; the truth is that they lack sure faith.

Muhammad Sarwar

Have they created the heavens and the earth? In fact, they have no strong faith.

Muhammad Shakir

Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay! they have no certainty.

Pickthall

Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, but they are sure of nothing!

Qaribullah

Or, did they create the heavens and the earth? No, their belief is not certain!

Sahih Intl

Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Rather, they are not certain.

Talal Itani

Or did they create the heavens and the earth? In fact, they are not certain.

Transliteration

Am khalaqoo alssamawati waalarda bal la yooqinoona

Wahihuddin Khan

Did they create the heavens and the earth? No! They have no faith.

Yusuf Ali

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