Hud: 35

Ayah

Word by Word

أَمۡ

يَقُولُونَ

(do) they say

ٱفۡتَرَىٰهُۖ

He has invented it

قُلۡ

Say

إِنِ

ٱفۡتَرَيۡتُهُۥ

I have invented it

فَعَلَيَّ

then on me

إِجۡرَامِي

(is) my crime

وَأَنَا۠

but I am

بَرِيٓءٞ

innocent

مِّمَّا

of what

تُجۡرِمُونَ

crimes you commit

Translation

Or do they say, "He has forged it"? Say: "If I had forged it, on me were my sin! and I am free of the sins of which ye are guilty!

Tafsir

"An Interruption to verify the Truthfulness of the Prophet Allah says; أَمْ يَقُولُونَ افْتَرَاهُ Or they (the pagans of Makkah) say:""He has fabricated it."" This is presented in the middle of the story to affirm the story itself. It is as if Allah, the Exalted, is saying to Muhammad, ""Or do these obstinate disbelievers say that he fabricated this and invented it himself!"" قُلْ إِنِ افْتَرَيْتُهُ فَعَلَيَّ إِجْرَامِي . Say:""If I have fabricated it, upon me be my crimes..."" This means:such sin would be mine alone. وَأَنَاْ بَرِيءٌ مِّمَّا تُجْرَمُونَ but I am innocent of (all) those crimes which you commit. This story is not invented, or fabricated falsely. Because he (the Prophet) knows better the punishment of Allah for one who lies on Allah."