أَوۡ
يَكُونَ
لَكَ
بَيۡتٞ
مِّن
زُخۡرُفٍ
أَوۡ
تَرۡقَىٰ
فِي
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
وَلَن
نُّؤۡمِنَ
لِرُقِيِّكَ
حَتَّىٰ
تُنَزِّلَ
عَلَيۡنَا
كِتَٰبٗا
نَّقۡرَؤُهُۥۗ
قُلۡ
سُبۡحَانَ
رَبِّي
هَلۡ
كُنتُ
إِلَّا
بَشَرٗا
رَّسُولٗا
٩٣
Or you have a house of ornament [i.e., gold] or you ascend into the sky. And [even then], we will not believe in your ascension until you bring down to us a book we may read." Say, "Exalted is my Lord! Was I ever but a human messenger?"
— Saheeh International
or until you have a house of gold, or you ascend into heaven—and even then we will not believe in your ascension until you bring down to us a book that we can read.” Say, “Glory be to my Lord! Am I not only a human messenger?”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
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