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| بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ |
| 1. [21:7] | Wama arsalna qablaka illarijalan noohee ilayhim fais-aloo ahla alththikriin kuntum la taAAlamoona |  وما أرسلنا قبلك إلا رجالا نوحي إليهم فاسألوا أهل الذكر إن كنتم لا تعلمونوَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ إِلاَّ رِجَالاً نُّوحِي إِلَيْهِمْ فَاسْأَلُواْ أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لاَ تَعْلَمُونَ | |||||
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| Tahir ul Qadri | اور (اے حبیبِ مکرّم!) ہم نے آپ سے پہلے (بھی) مَردوں کو ہی (رسول بنا کر) بھیجا تھا ہم ان کی طرف وحی بھیجا کرتے تھے (لوگو!) تم اہلِ ذکر سے پوچھ لیا کرو اگر تم (خود) نہ جانتے ہو | ||||||
| Yousuf Ali | Before thee, also, the messengers We sent were but men, to whom We granted inspiration: If ye realise this not, ask of those who possess the Message.
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| Ahmed Ali | اور ہم نے تم سے پہلے بھی تو آدمیوں ہی کو رسول بنا کر بھیجا تھا ان کی طرف ہم وحی بھیجا کرتے تھے اگر تم نہیں جانتے تو علم والوں سے پوچھ لو | ||||||
| Ahmed Raza Khan | اور ہم نے تم سے پہلے نہ بھیجے مگر مرد جنہیں ہم وحی کرتے تو اے لوگو! علم والوں سے پوچھو اگر تمہیں علم نہ ہو | ||||||
| Shabbir Ahmed | اور نہیں بھیجا ہم نے تم سے پہلے (جس کو بھی بھیجا) مگر وہ آدمی ہی تھے کہ وحی کیا کرتے تھے ہم اُن کی طرف تو پوچھ لو اہلِ کتاب سے اگر تم نہیں جانتے۔ | ||||||
| Fateh Muhammad Jalandhary | اور ہم نے تم سے پہلے مرد ہی (پیغمبر بنا کر) بھیجے جن کی طرف ہم وحی بھیجتے تھے۔ اگر تم نہیں جانتے تو جو یاد رکھتے ہیں ان سے پوچھ لو | ||||||
| Mehmood Al Hassan | اور پیغام نہیں بھیجا ہم نے تجھ سے پہلے مگر یہی مردوں کے ہاتھ وحی بھیجتے تھے ہم اُنکو سو پوچھ لو یاد رکھنے والوں سے اگر تم نہیں جانتے | ||||||
| Abul Ala Maududi | اور اے محمدؐ، تم سے پہلے بھی ہم نے انسانوں ہی کو رسول بنا کر بھیجا تھا جن پر ہم وحی کیا کرتے تھے تم لوگ اگر علم نہیں رکھتے تو اہلِ کتاب سے پوچھ لو | ||||||
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| Literal | And We did not send before you except men, We inspire/transmit to them, so ask/question the reminder's/remembrance's people if you were not knowing. | ||||||
| Yusuf Ali | Before thee, also, the messengers We sent were but men, to whom We granted inspiration: If ye realise this not, ask of those who possess the Message. | ||||||
| Pickthal | And We sent not (as Our messengers) before thee other than men, whom We inspired. Ask the followers of the Reminder if ye know not? | ||||||
| Arberry | And We sent none before thee, but men to whom We made revelation -- question the People of the Remembrance, if you do not know -- | ||||||
| Shakir | And We did not send before you any but men to whom We sent revelation, so ask the followers of the reminder if you do not | ||||||
| Sarwar | The messengers that We had sent before you were only men to whom We had given revelation. Ask the People of the Book if you do not know. | ||||||
| H/K/Saheeh | And We sent not before you, [O Mu | ||||||
| Malik | The Messengers which We sent before you, O Muhammad, were also human to whom We sent revelation. If you, O objectors, do not know this, then ask the people of the reminder (Jews and Christians).[7] | ||||||
| Maulana Ali** | And We sent not before thee any but men to whom We sent revelation; so ask the followers of the Reminder if you know not. | ||||||
| Free Minds | And We did not send before you except men whom We inspired to. So ask the people of the remembrance if you do not know. | ||||||
| Qaribullah | We never sent (anyone) before you except men to whom We revealed to them. 'Ask the people of the Remembrance if you do not know. ' | ||||||
| George Sale | We sent none as our Apostles before thee, other than men, unto whom We revealed our will. Ask those who are acquainted with the scripture, if ye know not this. | ||||||
| JM Rodwell | And we sent none, previous to thee, but men to whom we had revealed ourselves. Ask ye the people who are warned by Scriptures, if ye know it not. | ||||||
| Asad | For [even] before thy time, [O Muhammad,] We never sent [as Our apostles] any but [mortal] men, whom We inspired - hence, [tell the deniers of the truth,] "If you do not know this, ask the followers of earlier revelation" -[Lit., "followers of the reminder" - i.e., of the Bible, which in its original, uncorrupted form represented one of Gods "reminders" to man.] | ||||||
| Khalifa** | We did not send before you except men whom we inspired. Ask those who know the scripture, if you do not know. | ||||||
| Hilali/Khan** | And We sent not before you (O Muhammad SAW) but men to whom We inspired, so ask the people of the Reminder (Scriptures - the Taurat (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel)) if you do not know. | ||||||
| QXP Shabbir Ahemd** | (O Prophet) Before you We sent none but men to whom We granted Revelation. (Tell the deniers), "If you do not know this, ask the followers of previous Revelations." (16:43). | ||||||
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| ** - Read with caution - These Translations, specially those which are marked here with **, are considered either incorrect, far-fetched, non-conforming or misleading. For all translations, care must be exercised for certain verses or an alternate translation should be considered. | |||||||
| Verse(s): 1 | Surah : 21 - Al-Anbiyaa | Showing verse 7 of 112 in chapter 21 | |||||
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