Surah Al-Mu'minun, ayah 24
فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦ مَا هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُرِيدُ أَن يَتَفَضَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَأَنزَلَ مَلَـٰٓئِكَةً مَّا سَمِعْنَا بِهَـٰذَا فِىٓ ءَابَآئِنَا ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
But the eminent among those who disbelieved from his people said, "This is not but a man like yourselves who wishes to take precedence over you; and if Allāh had willed [to send a messenger], He would have sent down angels. We have not heard of this among our forefathers.
Al-Mu'minun · 23:24
Word by word
- فَقَالَfaqālaBut said
- ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟l-mala-uthe chiefs
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(of) those who
- كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieved
- مِنminamong
- قَوْمِهِۦqawmihihis people
- مَاmāThis is not
- هَـٰذَآhādhāThis is not
- إِلَّاillābut
- بَشَرٌۭbasharuna man
- مِّثْلُكُمْmith'lukumlike you
- يُرِيدُyurīduhe wishes
- أَنanto
- يَتَفَضَّلَyatafaḍḍalaassert (his) superiority
- عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumover you
- وَلَوْwalawand if
- شَآءَshāaAllah had willed
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah had willed
- لَأَنزَلَla-anzalasurely He (would have) sent down
- مَلَـٰٓئِكَةًۭmalāikatanAngels
- مَّاmāNot
- سَمِعْنَاsamiʿ'nāwe heard
- بِهَـٰذَاbihādhāof this
- فِىٓfīfrom
- ءَابَآئِنَاābāināour forefathers
- ٱلْأَوَّلِينَl-awalīnaour forefathers
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