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Quran 23:24

Surah Al-Mu'minun (The Believers), verse 24 of 118 · Juz 18

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

Translations of Quran 23:24
EnglishTalal Itani

But the notables of his people, who disbelieved, said, “This is nothing but a human like you, who wants to gain superiority over you. Had Allah willed, He would have sent down angels. We never heard of this from our forefathers of old.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

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.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Bunun üzerine kavminden küfreden kodaman güruh şöyle dedi: bu, başka değil, ancak sizin gibi bir beşer, üstünüze geçmek istiyor, eğer Allah dilese idi elbette bir takım Melekler gönderirdi, biz evvelki atalırımız içinde bunu işitmedik

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Mais les chefs de ceux qui ne croyaient point dirent : Il n’est qu’un homme comme nous, mais il veut se distinguer de nous ; si Dieu avait voulu envoyer quelqu’un, il aurait envoyé des anges. Nous n’avons entendu rien de cela du temps de nos pères les anciens.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

En de opperhoofden van zijn volk dat niet geloofde, zeiden: Deze is slechts een mensch gelijk gij zijt; hij tracht alleen zich eene oppermacht over u aan te matigen. Indien het Gode had behaagd, u een profeet te zenden, zou hij zekerlijk engelen hebben gezonden; wij hebben dit niet van onze voorouders gehoord.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Ma i capi di quei che non credevano dissero: Non è che un uomo come noi, ma vuol distinguersi da noi, se Dio avesse voluto mandare qualcuno, avrebbe mandato degli angeli. I nostri padri non ci han detto niente di questo.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.