The Bee
16. An-Naḥl
النحل
al-Naḥl (The Bee)
ٱلنَّحْل
16:103
وَلَقَدْ
نَعْلَمُ
أَنَّهُمْ
يَقُولُونَ
إِنَّمَا
يُعَلِّمُهُ
بَشَرٌ
لِّسَانُ
الَّذِي
يُلْحِدُونَ
إِلَيْهِ
أَعْجَمِيٌّ
وَهَذَا
لِسَانٌ
عَرَبِيٌّ
مُّبِينٌ
wa-la-qad naʿlamu ʾannahum yaqūlūna ʾinnamā yuʿallimuhū basharun lisānu lladhī yulḥidūna ʾilayhi ʾaʿjamiyyun wa-hādhā lisānun ʿarabiyyun mubīnun
We know that they say a mere mortal has taught it (the Quran) to him (Muhammad). The language of the person whom they think has taught it to him is not Arabic. This (the Quran) is in illustrious Arabic.