Quran 43 : 81

Say, "If had the Most Gracious a son. Then, I (would be the) first (of) the worshippers."
قُلْ
Qul
إِن
Iin
كَانَ
Kāna
لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ
Lilrraḥmaāni
وَلَدٌ
Waladun
فَأَنَا۠
Faanā
أَوَّلُ
Aawwalu
ٱلْعَٰبِدِينَ
Alʿaābidīna

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

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

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

Say, “If the Merciful had a child, I would be the first to worship.”

Arthur John Arberry

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

Edward Henry Palmer

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

John Medows Rodwell

SAY: If the God of Mercy had a son, the first would I be to worship him

Wahiduddin Khan

Say, If the All Merciful had a son, I would be the first to worship him

The Wise Quran

Say, 'If the Merciful has a son then I am the first of the worshippers.'

Ahmed Hulusi

Say, “If Rahman had a child, I would have been the first to worship him!”

Musharraf Hussain

Say: “If the most Kind had a son, I would be his first worshipper.

Mustaqim

Say: if the Merciful had a son, then I would be the first to serve (him).

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Say thou: had the Compassionate a son, shall be the first of his worshippers

Linda "iLham" Barto

Say, “If the Most Gracious had a son, I would be the first to worship him.

Shakir

Say: If the Beneficent Allah has a son, I am the foremost of those who serve

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Say: The Beneficent has no son; so I am the foremost of those who serve (God)

Irving/Hegab

SAY: "If the Mercy-giving had a son, I would be the first to worship [him]."

Talal Itani (2012)

Say, 'If the Most Gracious had a son, I would be the first to worship.'

Sher Ali

Say, `If the Gracious God had a son, I would have been the first of worshippers.

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

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

Ali Ünal

Say: "If the All-Merciful had a child, I would be the first to worship."

Safi Kaskas

Say, "If the Merciful-to-all had a son, then I would be the first to worship him."

Ahmed Ali

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

Mohammad Shafi

Say, "If the Gracious One had a son, I would be the first to worship him."

Bilal Muhammad 2018

Say, “If God, the Merciful Benefactor had a son, I would be the first to worship him.

Corpus.Quran

Say If had the Most Gracious a son Then, I (would be the) first (of) the worshippers

The Study Quran

Say, “If the Compassionate had a child, then I would be the first of the worshippers.

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

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

Aisha Bewley

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

Hamid S. Aziz

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

Bakhtiari Nejad

Say: “If there was a child for the beneficent, then I would be the first of the servants.”

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

Say: If The Merciful had had a son, then, I would be first of the ones who worship.

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

Say (Prophet Muhammad): 'If the Merciful had a son, I would be the first of the worshipers

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

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

Amatul Rahman Omar

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

George Sale

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

Mir Aneesuddin

Say, “If the Beneficent (Allah) had a son, then I would have been the first of the servants.”

N J Dawood 2014

Say:³ ‘If the Lord of Mercy had a son, I would be the first to worship him.‘

Dr. Munir Munshey

Say, "If Rehman (the most Merciful) had a son, I would be the first to worship him."

T.B.Irving

SAY: "If the Mercy-giving had a son, I would be the first to worship [him]."

Maududi

Say: "If the Merciful One had a son, I would have been the first one to worship him."

MunirMezyed2023

Say: "If the True Merciful (God) had a son, then I would be the first to worship (& venerate).”

Samy Mahdy

Say, “If it was for Al-Rahman (The Widely merciful) a son, So I would be the worshippers’ first.”

Rashad Khalifa

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

Shabbir Ahmed

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

Syed Vickar Ahamed

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

Dr. Kamal Omar

Declare: “If there is unto Ar-Rahman a son, then I am the first of those who obey.”

Ali Quli Qara'i

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

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

Say: "If (there) was to the merciful a child (son), so I am the worshippers' first/beginner ."

Abdul Hye

Say (O Muhammad): “If the Beneficent (Allah) (suppose) had a son, then I would be the first of worshippers.”

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

Say you, 'if worst come to worst there had been a son to the Most Affectionate, I would have worshipped first'.

Fode Drame

Say, “If there were to be a son for Ar-Rahman [The All-merciful], I indeed would be the first of the servants.”

Munir Mezyed

Say, (O’ ‘Muhammad’): "If the Most Beneficent (God) had a son, then I would be the first to worship (& venerate).”

Bijan Moeinian

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

Muhammad 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)

Muhammad Sarwar

(Muhammad), say, "Had the Beneficent God really had a son, I would certainly have been the first one to worship him

Muhammad Asad

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

Mustafa Khattab 2018

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

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

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

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

Say: ‘If (supposing the impossible) the Most Kind (Lord) had a son (or children), I would have been the first one to worship (him).

Abdel Haleem

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

Faridul Haque

Proclaim (O dear Prophet Mohammed - peace and blessings be upon him), “If supposedly, the Most Gracious had an offspring* - I would be the first to worship!” (*Which is impossible

Hilali - Khan

Say (O Muhammad SAW): "If the Most Beneficent (Allah) had a son (or children as you pretend), then I am the first of Allahs worshippers (who deny and refute this claim of yours (and the first to believe in Allah Alone and testify that He has no children))." (Tafsir At-Tabaree)