← Surah 17

17:94

وَمَا مَنَعَ ٱلنَّاسَ أَن يُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ إِذْ جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوٓا۟ أَبَعَثَ ٱللَّهُ بَشَرًا رَّسُولًا

Word by word

وَمَا
And what
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
مَاPreposition — negative
مَنَعَ
prevented
Verb
Root: منع
Grammar (i'rab)
مَنَعَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
ٱلنَّاسَ
the people
Noun
Root: أنس
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلPreposition — definite، prefix
نَّاسَNoun — masc. plur.، accusative
أَن
that
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
أَنPreposition — subordinating
يُؤْمِنُوٓا۟
they believe
Verb
Root: أمن
Grammar (i'rab)
يُؤْمِنُVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. plur.
وٓا۟Noun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
إِذْ
when
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
إِذْNoun — time adverb
جَآءَهُمُ
came to them
Verb
Root: جيأ
Grammar (i'rab)
جَآءَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
هُمُNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
the guidance
Noun
Root: هدي
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
هُدَىٰٓNoun — masculine، genitive
إِلَّآ
except
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِلَّآPreposition — restriction
أَن
that
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
أَنPreposition — subordinating
قَالُوٓا۟
they said
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
قَالُVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. plur.
وٓا۟Noun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
أَبَعَثَ
Has Allah sent
Verb
Root: بعث
Grammar (i'rab)
أَNoun — interrogative، prefix
بَعَثَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
ٱللَّهُ
Has Allah sent
Noun
Root: أله
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱللَّهُNoun — proper noun، nominative
بَشَرًا
a human
Noun
Root: بشر
Grammar (i'rab)
بَشَرًاNoun — masculine، indefinite، accusative
رَّسُولًا
Messenger
Noun
Root: رسل
Grammar (i'rab)
رَّسُولًاNoun — masculine، indefinite، accusative

Translation

EN

What kept men back from belief when Guidance came to them, was nothing but this: they said, "Has Allah sent a man (like us) to be (His) Messenger?"

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

The only thing that kept these people from believing, when guidance came to them, was that they said, ‘How could God have sent a human being as a messenger?’

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

And naught prevented mankind from believing when the guidance came unto them save that they said: Hath Allah sent a mortal as (His) messenger?

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

And what prevented the people from believing when guidance came to them except that they said, "Has Allāh sent a human messenger?"

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

İnsanlara doğruluk rehberi geldiği zaman, inanmalarına engel olan, sadece: "Allah peygamber olarak bir insan mı gönderdi?" demiş olmalarıdır.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Kendilerine doğru yolu gösteren peygamber gelince, insanların iman etmelerine engel olan sebep sadece: "Allah bir insanı mı Peygamber gönderdi?" demeleridir.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Kendilerine rehber geldiğinde insanları iman etmekten alıkoyan şey, “Allah elçi olarak bir insanı mı gönderdi” demelerinden başka bir şey değildir.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

وما منع الكفارَ من الإيمان بالله ورسوله وطاعتهما، حين جاءهم البيان الكافي من عند الله، إلا قولهم جهلا وإنكارًا: أبعث الله رسولا من جنس البشر؟

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

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