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Exploring English Translations of Quran… H. Alimi Baktash and M.H. Amiri / 117
1. Qul aAAoothu birabbi
alfalaq /قلفلا برب ذوعا لق

Table 1
Qul Number Percent
Say: 28 49.12%
Say, 17 29.82%
SAY: 4 7.01%
Proclaim (O dear
Prophet Mohammed – 2 3.5%
peace And blessings
be upon him),
Say [Prophet], 1 1.75%
Say thou; 1 1.75%
(Muhammad), say, 1 1.75%

Beseech: 1 1.75%
Declare: 1 1.75%
Say you, 1 1.75%

Discussion
Qul (imperative verb meaning
say). The verb “Qul” as in
English is one of the most used
verbs in Arabic. It means to say
or to tell; But the verb “tell”
needs an object which is not
found in the verse. So the best
equivalent here is “say”.
The chosen equal for this
phrase suggested by Google
translate is: “Say”.