← Surah 10

10:20

وَيَقُولُونَ لَوْلَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ ۖ فَقُلْ إِنَّمَا ٱلْغَيْبُ لِلَّهِ فَٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟ إِنِّى مَعَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْمُنتَظِرِينَ

Word by word

وَيَقُولُونَ
And they say
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
يَقُولُVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. plur.
ونَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
لَوْلَآ
Why not
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَوْلَآPreposition — exhortation
أُنزِلَ
is sent down
Verb
Root: نزل
Grammar (i'rab)
أُنزِلَVerb — perfect، passive، 3rd masc. sing.
عَلَيْهِ
to him
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
عَلَيْPreposition — preposition
هِNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. sing.
ءَايَةٌ
a Sign
Noun
Root: أيي
Grammar (i'rab)
ءَايَةٌNoun — fem. sing.، indefinite، nominative
مِّن
from
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مِّنPreposition — preposition
رَّبِّهِۦ
his Lord
Noun
Root: ربب
Grammar (i'rab)
رَّبِّNoun — masculine، genitive
هِۦNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. sing.
فَقُلْ
So say
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
فَPreposition — resumption، prefix
قُلْVerb — imperative، 2nd masc. sing.
إِنَّمَا
Only
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِنَّPreposition — accusative
مَاPreposition — preventive
ٱلْغَيْبُ
the unseen
Noun
Root: غيب
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
غَيْبُNoun — masculine، nominative
لِلَّهِ
(is) for Allah
Noun
Root: أله
Grammar (i'rab)
لِPreposition — preposition، prefix
لَّهِNoun — proper noun، genitive
فَٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟
so wait
Verb
Root: نظر
Grammar (i'rab)
فَPreposition — resumption، prefix
ٱنتَظِرُVerb — imperative، 2nd masc. plur.
وٓا۟Noun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
إِنِّى
indeed, I am
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِنِّPreposition — accusative
ىNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.
مَعَكُم
with you
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
مَعَNoun — location adverb، accusative
كُمNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
مِّنَ
among
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مِّنَPreposition — preposition
ٱلْمُنتَظِرِينَ
the ones who wait
Noun
Root: نظر
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
مُنتَظِرِينَNoun — active participle، masc. plur.، genitive

Translation

EN

They say: "Why is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord?" Say: "The Unseen is only for Allah (to know), then wait ye: I too will wait with you."

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

They say, ‘Why has no miraculous sign been sent down to him from his Lord?’ Say [Prophet], ‘Only God knows the unseen, so wait- I too am waiting.’

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

And they will say: If only a portent were sent down upon him from his Lord! Then say, (O Muhammad): The Unseen belongeth to Allah. So wait! Lo! I am waiting with you.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

And they say, "Why is a sign not sent down to him from his Lord?" So say, "The unseen is only for Allāh [to administer], so wait; indeed, I am with you among those who wait."

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

"Rabbinden ona (Muhammed'e) bir mucize indirilse ne olur!" derler. Onlara de ki: "Gaybı bilmek Allah'a mahsustur; bekleyin, doğrusu ben de sizinle birlikte beklemekteyim."

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Bir de "Ona Rabbinden daha başka bir âyet indirilse ya!" diyorlar. De ki: "Gaybı bilmek ancak Allah'a mahsustur, bekleyiniz bakalım, ben de sizinle beraber bekleyeceğim şüphesiz."

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

“Ona (Muhammed’e) Rabbinden bir ayet (mucize) indirilse ya!” diyorlar. De ki: “Gayb (bilinemeyen her şey) yalnızca Allah’ın kontrolündedir. Bekleyin! Şüphesiz ki ben de sizinle birlikte bekleyenlerdenim.”

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

ويقول هؤلاء الكفرة المعاندون: هلاَّ أُنزل على محمد علم ودليل، وآية حسية من ربه نعلم بها أنه على حق فيما يقول، فقل لهم -أيها الرسول-: لا يعلم الغيب أحد إلا الله، فإن شاء فعل وإن شاء لم يفعل، فانتظروا -أيها القوم- قضاء الله بيننا وبينكم بتعجيل عقوبته للمبطل منا، ونصرة صاحب الحق، إني منتظر ذلك.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

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