The Quran

سورة هُود

Surah Hûd 11:14

Hûd · Verse 14 of 123

فَإِلَّمْ يَسْتَجِيبُوا لَكُمْ فَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّمَا أُنْزِلَ بِعِلْمِ اللَّهِ وَأَنْ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ فَهَلْ أَنْتُمْ مُسْلِمُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

But if they do not respond to you, then know that this (Qur´ân) which has been revealed is (replete) with (that which is only within) Allâh´s knowledge and that there is no other, cannot be and will never be One worthy of worship save Him. Will you then be the submitting ones (after knowing all this)?

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

If then they (your false gods) answer not your (call), know ye that this revelation is sent down (replete) with the knowledge of Allah, and that there is no god but He! will ye even then submit (to Islam)?

Ahmed Ali

If they do not answer you, then know it has been revealed with the knowledge of God, and that there is no god but He. (And say:) "Will you now submit?"

12 more translations

Ali Unal

"If they (whom you call to your aid) cannot answer your call, then know that it (the Qur’an) is sent down as based on God’s Knowledge, and that there is no deity save Him. Will you, then, submit to God as Muslims?"

Daryabadi

Then if they respond you not, know that it hath been sent down only with the Knowledge of Allah, and that there is no god but he; are ye Muslims then?

Faridul Haque

So O Muslims, if they are unable to reply to this challenge of yours, then know well that it is sent down only with the knowledge of Allah; and that except Him, there is no real God; so will you now accept?

Maulana Muhammad Ali

But if they answer you not, then know that it is revealed by Allah

Maulvi Sher Ali

And if they do not accept your challenge, then know that it has been revealed comprising that which is only within ALLAH's knowledge and there is no god but HE. Will you then submit.

Muhammad Asad

And if they [whom you have called to your aid] are not able to help you, then know that [this Qur'an] has been bestowed from on high out of God's wisdom alone, and that there is no deity save Him. Will you, then, surrender yourselves unto Him?"

Muhammad Musin Khan

If then they answer you not, know then that the Revelation (this Qur'an) is sent down with the Knowledge of Allah and that La ilaha illa Huwa: (none has the right to be worshipped but He)! Will you then be Muslims (those who submit to Islam)?

Muhammad Pickthall

And if they answer not your prayer, then know that it is revealed only in the knowledge of Allah; and that there is no Allah save Him. Will ye then be (of) those who surrender?

Muhammad Sarwar

If they will not respond to you, know that God has sent it with His knowledge and that He is the only God. Will you then become Muslims?"

Muhammed ali Shakir

But if they do not answer you, then know that it is revealed by Allah's knowledge and that there is no god but He; will you then submit?

Rashad Khalifa

If they fail to meet your challenge, then know that this is revealed with GOD's knowledge, and that there is no god except He. Will you then submit?

Shabbir Ahmed

“And if they do not answer your call, then know that it has been revealed only with the knowledge of God, and that there is no god but He. Will you then submit to Him (be Muslims)?”

Commentary 11:14 “But if they (the disbelievers) do not respond to you (the believer or the reader), then know that this (Qur’ân) which has been revealed is with Allâh’s…

فَإِلَّمْ يَسْتَجِيبُوا لَكُمْ فَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّمَا أُنزِلَ بِعِلْمِ اللَّهِ

11:14 “But if they (the disbelievers) do not respond to you (the believer or the reader), then know that this (Qur’ân) which has been revealed is with Allâh’s knowledge.” Here, in the word Fâ-illamفَإِلَّمْ the conjunction fa suggests that what is now being said is connected with the challenge made in the preceding verse, thus disbelievers are being addressed again. The use of the plural pronoun lakumلكم, “you”, instead of lakaلكَ , “they”, suggests that it is now the reader who is being addressed. The translation becomes فَإِلَّمْ يَسْتَجِيبُوا لَكُمْ: “If they (the disbelievers) do not respond to you (the believers).” Thus when the verse is read as a continuation of the preceding verse, it indicates that the Holy Qur’ân will forever stand unrivalled and that the challenge of verse 11:13 is not for the Holy Prophet (pbuh) alone, but remains valid for Muslims of every era.