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Surah Saba — 34:49

قُلْ جَآءَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَمَا يُبْدِئُ ٱلْبَـٰطِلُ وَمَا يُعِيدُ

Qul jaaa'al haqqu wa maa yubdi'ul baatilu wa maa yu'eed

Powiedz: "Przyszła prawda! Nie pojawi się fałsz i nie powróci!"

Say: the truth has come, and falsehood can neither originate anything nor bring it back.

Reflection

Originating and then restoring is the pair used at 10:34 as the test the false gods are challenged to meet, and at 10:4 and 30:11 as a plain description of God's own work. Put in the negative over falsehood, it says there is no first act and nothing to bring back, which is the answer 10:34 was waiting for. The line is given as speech to be spoken aloud, and the arrival it announces is already complete.

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