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They, that is, the Jews, measured not Allahu ta’ālā with His true measure, that is, they have not extended Him the grandeur that truly befits Him, or [it means] they have not attained the true knowledge of Him, when they said, to the Prophet "sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam" , disputing with him about the Qur'ān: 'Allahu ta’ālā has not revealed anything to any mortal.' Say, to them: 'Who revealed the Book which Moses brought, a light and guidance for mankind? You put it (in all three instances [the verbs may be] read either in the third person plural [yaj'alūnahu, 'they put it'; yubdūnahā, 'they reveal it'; wa-yukhfūna, 'and they hide'] or in the second person plural [taj'alūnahu, 'you put it'; tubdūnahā, 'you reveal it'; wa-tukhfūna, 'and you hide']) on parchments, that is, you write it down on fragments of notes, which you disclose, that is, what you choose to disclose thereof, but you hide much, of what is in them, as in [the case of] the descriptions of Muhammad "sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam" ; and you have been taught, O Jews, in the Qur'ān, what you did not know, neither you nor your fathers', in the Torah, through the elucidation therein of what you were confused about and in disagreement over. Say: 'Allahu ta’ālā', revealed it - and if they do not say it, there is no other response - then leave them to play in their discourse, their falsehood.