Surah Al-Mu'minun Ayah 24 (23:24)

Verse 24 of 118Juz 18Page 343Hizb 35

فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦ مَا هَٰذَآ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُرِيدُ أَن يَتَفَضَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَأَنزَلَ مَلَٰٓئِكَةً مَّا سَمِعْنَا بِهَٰذَا فِىٓ ءَابَآئِنَا ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ۝٢٤

Faqaalal-mala'ul-ladheena kafaroo min qawmihee maa haadhaa illaa basharum mithlukum yureedu ay yatafaddala `alaykum, walaw shaa'allaahu la'anzala malaa'ikah, maa sami`naa bihaadhaa fee aabaa'inal-awwaleen

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.

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Quran 23:24 in other translations

Hilali and Khan

But the chiefs of his people who disbelieved said: "He is no more than a human being like you, he seeks to make himself superior to you. Had Allâh willed, He surely could have sent down angels. Never did we hear such a thing among our fathers of old.

Marmaduke Pickthall

But the chieftains of his folk, who disbelieved, said: This is only a mortal like you who would make himself superior to you. Had Allah willed, He surely could have sent down angels. We heard not of this in the case of our fathers of old

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

The chiefs of the Unbelievers among his people said: "He is no more than a man like yourselves: his wish is to assert his superiority over you: if Allah had wished (to send messengers), He could have sent down angels; never did we hear such a thing (as he says), among our ancestors of old

Muhammad Junagarhi

اس کی قوم کے کافر سرداروں نے صاف کہہ دیا کہ یہ تو تم جیسا ہی انسان ہے، یہ تم پر فضیلت اور بڑائی حاصل کرنا چاہتا ہے ۔ اگر اللہ ہی کو منظور ہوتا تو کسی فرشتے کو اتارتا، ہم نے تو اسے اپنے اگلے باپ دادوں کے زمانے میں سنا ہی نہیں.

Indonesian · Ministry of Religious Affairs

Maka berkatalah para pemuka orang kafir dari kaumnya, "Orang ini tidak lain hanyalah manusia seperti kamu, yang ingin menjadi orang yang lebih mulia dari kamu. Dan seandainya Allah menghendaki, tentu Dia mengutus malaikat. Belum pernah kami mendengar (seruan yang seperti) ini pada (masa) nenek moyang kami yang dahulu.

Bengali · Abu Bakr Zakaria

অতঃপর তার সম্প্রদায়ের নেতারা, যারা কুফরী করেছিল, তারা বলল, ‘এ তো তোমাদের মত একজন মানুষই, সে তোমাদের উপর শ্রেষ্ঠত্ব লাভ করতে চাচ্ছে, আর আল্লাহ্‌ ইচ্ছে করলে ফেরেশতাই নাযিল করতেন; আমরা তো আমাদের পূর্বপুরুষদের কালে এরূপ ঘটেছে বলে শুনিনি।

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