← Surah 10

10:16

قُل لَّوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَا تَلَوْتُهُۥ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَآ أَدْرَىٰكُم بِهِۦ ۖ فَقَدْ لَبِثْتُ فِيكُمْ عُمُرًا مِّن قَبْلِهِۦٓ ۚ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

Word by word

قُل
Say
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
قُلVerb — imperative، 2nd masc. sing.
لَّوْ
If
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَّوْPreposition — conditional
شَآءَ
(had) willed
Verb
Root: شيأ
Grammar (i'rab)
شَآءَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
ٱللَّهُ
Allah
Noun
Root: أله
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱللَّهُNoun — proper noun، nominative
مَا
not
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مَاPreposition — negative
تَلَوْتُهُۥ
I (would) have recited it
Verb
Root: تلو
Grammar (i'rab)
تَلَوْVerb — perfect، 1st sing.
تُNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.
هُۥNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. sing.
عَلَيْكُمْ
to you
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
عَلَيْPreposition — preposition
كُمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
وَلَآ
and not
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
لَآPreposition — negative
أَدْرَىٰكُم
He (would) have made it known to you
Verb
Root: دري
Grammar (i'rab)
أَدْرَىٰVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
كُمNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
بِهِۦ
He (would) have made it known to you
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
بِPreposition — preposition، prefix
هِۦNoun — pronoun، 3rd masc. sing.
فَقَدْ
Verily
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
فَPreposition — resumption، prefix
قَدْPreposition — particle of certainty
لَبِثْتُ
I have stayed
Verb
Root: لبث
Grammar (i'rab)
لَبِثْVerb — perfect، 1st sing.
تُNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.
فِيكُمْ
among you
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
فِيPreposition — preposition
كُمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
عُمُرًا
a lifetime
Noun
Root: عمر
Grammar (i'rab)
عُمُرًاNoun — masculine، indefinite، accusative
مِّن
before it
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مِّنPreposition — preposition
قَبْلِهِۦٓ
before it
Noun
Root: قبل
Grammar (i'rab)
قَبْلِNoun — genitive
هِۦٓNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. sing.
أَفَلَا
Then will not
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
أَNoun — interrogative، prefix
فَPreposition — supplemental، prefix
لَاPreposition — negative
تَعْقِلُونَ
you use reason
Verb
Root: عقل
Grammar (i'rab)
تَعْقِلُVerb — imperfect، 2nd masc. plur.
ونَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.

Translation

EN

Say: "If Allah had so willed, I should not have rehearsed it to you, nor would He have made it known to you. A whole life-time before this have I tarried amongst you: will ye not then understand?"

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

Say, ‘If God had so willed, I would not have recited it to you, nor would He have made it known to you. I lived a whole lifetime among you before it came to me. How can you not use your reason?’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

Say: If Allah had so willed I should not have recited it to you nor would He have made it known to you. I dwelt among you a whole lifetime before it (came to me). Have ye then no sense?

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

Say, "If Allāh had willed, I would not have recited it to you, nor would He have made it known to you, for I had remained among you a lifetime before it. Then will you not reason?"

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

De ki: "Allah dileseydi ben onu size okumazdım, size de bildirmemiş olurdu. Daha önce yıllarca aranızda bulundum, hiç düşünmüyor musunuz?"

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

De ki, "Eğer Allah dileseydi ben onu size okumazdım. O da onu hiçbir şekilde size bildirmezdi. Bilirsiniz ki, ben sizin içinizde bundan önce yıllarca bulundum. Siz hâlâ aklınızı başınıza toplamayacak mısınız?"

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

De ki: “Allah dileseydi onu size tilavet edemezdim (okuyup aktaramazdım); (Allah da) onu size bildirmezdi. Ben bundan önce bir ömür içinizde kalmıştım. Akıl etmiyor musunuz?”

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

قل لهم -أيها الرسول-: لو شاء الله ما تلوت هذا القرآن عليكم، ولا أعلمكم الله به، فاعلموا أنه الحق من الله، فإنكم تعلمون أنني مكثت فيكم زمنًا طويلا من قبل أن يوحيه إليَّ ربي، ومن قبل أن أتلوه عليكم، أفلا تستعملون عقولكم بالتدبر والتفكر؟

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

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