Quran 6:8 — Al-An'aam, verse 8
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They say, ‘Why was no angel sent down to [support] him?’ But had We sent down an angel, their judgement would have come at once with no respite given.
وَقَالُوا لَوْلَا أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ مَلَكٌ ۖ وَلَوْ أَنْزَلْنَا مَلَكًا لَقُضِيَ الْأَمْرُ ثُمَّ لَا يُنْظَرُونَ
waqālū lawlā unzila ʿalayhi malakun walaw anzalnā malakan laquḍiya l-amru thumma lā yunẓarūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- 'Why has an angel not been sent down on him?' they say; yet had We sent down an angel, the matter would have been determined, and then no respite would be given them.
- Muhammad Asad
- They are saying, too, "Why has not an angel (visibly] been sent down unto him?" But had we sent down an angel, all would indeed have been decided, and they would have been allowed no further respite [for repentance.
- Sahih International
- And they say, "Why was there not sent down to him an angel?" But if We had sent down an angel, the matter would have been decided; then they would not be reprieved.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَقَالُوا۟waqālū | And they said | قول |
| 2 | لَوْلَآlawlā | Why has not been | — |
| 3 | أُنزِلَunzila | sent down | نزل |
| 4 | عَلَيْهِʿalayhi | to him | — |
| 5 | مَلَكٌۭ ۖmalakun | an Angel | ملك |
| 6 | وَلَوْwalaw | And if | — |
| 7 | أَنزَلْنَاanzalnā | We (had) sent down | نزل |
| 8 | مَلَكًۭاmalakan | an Angel | ملك |
| 9 | لَّقُضِىَlaquḍiya | surely (would) have been decided | قضي |
| 10 | ٱلْأَمْرُl-amru | the matter | أمر |
| 11 | ثُمَّthumma | then | — |
| 12 | لَاlā | no | — |
| 13 | يُنظَرُونَyunẓarūna | respite would have been granted to them | نظر |