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Quran 28:46

Surah Al-Qasas (The Stories), verse 46 of 88 · Juz 20

وَمَا كُنتَ بِجَانِبِ ٱلطُّورِ إِذْ نَادَيْنَا وَلَـٰكِن رَّحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ لِتُنذِرَ قَوْمًا مَّآ أَتَىٰهُم مِّن نَّذِيرٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

Translations of Quran 28:46
EnglishTalal Itani

Nor were you by the side of the Mount when We proclaimed. Rather, it was a mercy from your Lord, that you may warn people who received no warner before you, so that they may take heed.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And thou was not beside the Mount when We did call; but (the knowledge of it is) a mercy from thy Lord that thou mayst warn a folk unto whom no warner came before thee, that haply they may give heed.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Hem biz o nidayı yaptığımız vakıt sen Tûrun canibinde de değildin ve lâkin rabbından bir rahmet olarak gönderildin ki senden evvel kendilerine bir nezîr gelmemiş olan bir kavmi inzar edesin gerek ki tezekkür edeler

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Tu n’étais point sur le penchant du mont Sinaï quand nous y appelâmes Moïse ; c’est par l’effet de la miséricorde de ton Seigneur que tu prêches un peuple qui n’a point eu d’apôtre, avant toi, chargé de l’appeler à réfléchir ;

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Ook waart gij niet aan de zijde van den berg tegenwoordig, toen wij Mozes riepen: maar gij zijt gezonden uit genade van uwen Heer opdat gij zoudt prediken voor een volk, tot hetwelk voor u nog geen prediker was gekomen, opdat zij gewaarschuwd zouden worden.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Tu non eri sul pendio del monte Sinai quando chiamammo Mosè; si è per effetto della misericordia del tuo Signore che tu predichi ad un popolo che non ha avuto alcun apostolo, prima di te, per chiamarlo a riflettere;

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