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29. Surah • 50. Verse
Word Analysis
لَوْلَآ
lawlā
Why not
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
to him
مِّن
min
from
إِنَّمَا
innamā
Only
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
وَإِنَّمَآ
wa-innamā
and only
أَنَا۠
anā
I (am)
Rashad Khalifa
The Final Testament
They said, "If only miracles could come down to him from his Lord!" Say, "All miracles come only from GOD; I am no more than a manifest warner.",
The Monotheist Group
The Quran: A Monotheist Translation
And they said: "If only signs would come down to him from his Lord!" Say: "All signs are with God, and I am but a clear warner."
Edip-Layth
Quran: A Reformist Translation
They said, "If only signs would come down to him from his Lord!" Say, "All signs are with God, and I am but a clear warner."
Abul A'la Maududi
Tafhim commentary
They say: "Why were Signs[1] from his Lord not sent down upon him?" Say: “The Signs are only with Allah. As for me, I am no more than a plain warner.”
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That is, miracles by seeing which one may be convinced that Muhammad (peace be upon him) is really a Prophet of Allah.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Holy Quran Translation
Ye they say: "Why are not Signs sent down to him from his Lord?" Say: "The signs are indeed with Allah: and I am indeed a clear Warner."
Marmaduke Pickthall
Holy Quran Translation
And they say: Why are not portents sent down upon him from his Lord? Say: Portents are with Allah only, and I am but a plain warner.
Taqi Usmani
Holy Quran Translation
And they say, "Why is it that no signs (miracles) have been sent down to him from his Lord?" Say, “Signs are only with Allah, and I am only a plain warner.”
Abdul Haleem
Holy Quran Translation
They say, ‘Why have no miracles been sent to him by his Lord?’ Say, ‘Miracles lie in God’s hands; I am simply here to warn you plainly.’
Al-Hilali & Khan
Holy Quran Translation
And they say: "Why are not signs sent down to him from his Lord? Say: "The signs are only with Allâh, and I am only a plain warner."
Mustafa Khattab
The Clear Quran
They say, "If only ˹some˺ signs had been sent down to him from his Lord!" Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Signs are only with Allah. And I am only sent with a clear warning.”
E. Henry Palmer
Holy Quran Translation
They say, 'Unless there be sent down upon him signs from his Lord -;' say, 'Verily, signs are with God, and, verily, I am an obvious warner!'
Aisha Bewley
Holy Quran Translation
They say, ‘Why have no Signs been sent down to him from his Lord?’ Say: ‘The Signs are with Allah. I am only a clear warner.’
Mahmoud Ghali
Holy Quran Translation
And they have said, " (if only) the had been signs sent down upon him from his Lord!" Say, "Surely the signs are only in the Providence of Allah, and surely I am only an evident warner. "
Ali Quli Qarai
Holy Quran Translation
They say, ‘Why has not some sign been sent down to him from his Lord?’ Say, ‘The signs are only with Allah, and I am only a manifest warner. ’
Arthur John Arberry
Holy Quran Translation
They say, 'Why have signs not been gent down upon him from his Lord?' Say: 'The signs are only with God, and I am only a plain warner.
Amatul Rahman Omar
Holy Quran Translation
And they say, `Why have no signs (of punishment) been revealed to him from his Lord?' Say (to them), `The signs are many with Allâh, accordingly I am about to give you plain warning (concerning some of the signs of punishment). '
Bijan Moeinian
Holy Quran Translation
They say: "Why this man (Mohammad0 does not produce any miracle?" Say: “It is only God Who produces the miracles; [I cannot make a miracle of my own, ] My only mission is to relay God’s message to you. ”
George Sale
Holy Quran Translation
They say, unless a sign be sent down unto him from his Lord, we will not believe. Answer, signs are in the power of God alone; and I am no more than a public preacher.
Hamid S. Aziz
Holy Quran Translation
Nay, but it is a clear revelation in the heart of those who are endowed with knowledge, and none deny Our revelations save the wrongdoers (or unjust).
Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
Holy Quran Translation
For they say: "How Is it no signs were sent down to him from his Lord?" Say: "The signs are with God. I am only a warner, plain and simple."
Muhammad Asad
Holy Quran Translation
And yet they say, "Why have no miraculous signs ever been bestowed upon him from on high by his Sustainer?" Say: “Miracles are in the power of God alone; and as for me - I am but a plain warner. ”
Abdel Khalek Himmat
Al- Muntakhab
And they -the infidels- say: "If only some convincing sign would be sent down to him from Allah, his Creator!". Say to them: "Allah has all sorts of divine signs evincing both His Omnipotence and Authority but I am only sent as a spectacle and a warning."
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Holy Quran Translation
And yet they say: "Why are not Signs sent down to him from his Lord?" (O Prophet!) Say: "The Signs are truly with Allah: And I am indeed a clear Warner. "
Sahih International
(Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)
But they say, "Why are not signs sent down to him from his Lord?" Say, "The signs are only with Allah, and I am only a clear warner. "
Progressive Muslims
Holy Quran Translation
And they said: "If only signs would come down to him from his Lord!" Say: "All signs are with God, and I am but a clear warner. "
Shabbir Ahmed
Holy Quran Translation
And yet they say, "Why are not miracles bestowed upon him from his Lord?" Say, "These Verses are in themselves miraculous Signs concerning Allah and with Him are the miracles (you behold in the Universe). And as for me, I am but a plain Warner (drawing your attention to His Signs and to the consequences of your actions)."
Sam Gerrans
The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation
And they say: “Oh, that proofs were but sent down upon him from his Lord!” Say thou: “The proofs are only with God, and I am only a clear warner.”