سَلۡهُمۡ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌ
Salhum ayyuhum bizaa lika za'eem
Ask thou of them, which of them will stand surety for that!
— Al-Qalam (ٱلْقَلَم), 68:40

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سَلۡهُمۡ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌ
Salhum ayyuhum bizaa lika za'eem
Ask thou of them, which of them will stand surety for that!
— Al-Qalam (ٱلْقَلَم), 68:40
سَلۡهُمۡ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌTransliteration: Salhum ayyuhum bizaa lika za'eem
Translation (Yusuf Ali): Ask thou of them, which of them will stand surety for that!
This is verse 40 of Surah Al-Qalam (ٱلْقَلَم, meaning "The Pen"), the 68th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 52 total verses.