← Surah 17

17:95

قُل لَّوْ كَانَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَلَـٰٓئِكَةٌ يَمْشُونَ مُطْمَئِنِّينَ لَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَلَكًا رَّسُولًا

Word by word

قُل
Say
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
قُلVerb — imperative، 2nd masc. sing.
لَّوْ
If
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَّوْPreposition — conditional
كَانَ
(there) were
Verb
Root: كون
Grammar (i'rab)
كَانَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
فِى
in
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
فِىPreposition — preposition
ٱلْأَرْضِ
the earth
Noun
Root: أرض
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
أَرْضِNoun — feminine، genitive
مَلَٰٓئِكَةٌ
Angels
Noun
Root: ملك
Grammar (i'rab)
مَلَٰٓئِكَةٌNoun — masc. plur.، indefinite، nominative
يَمْشُونَ
walking
Verb
Root: مشي
Grammar (i'rab)
يَمْشُVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. plur.
ونَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
مُطْمَئِنِّينَ
securely
Noun
Root: طمأن
Grammar (i'rab)
مُطْمَئِنِّينَNoun — active participle، masc. plur.، accusative
لَنَزَّلْنَا
surely We (would) have sent down
Verb
Root: نزل
Grammar (i'rab)
لَPreposition — emphasis، prefix
نَزَّلْVerb — perfect، 1st plur.
نَاNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st plur.
عَلَيْهِم
to them
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
عَلَيْPreposition — preposition
هِمNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
مِّنَ
from
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مِّنَPreposition — preposition
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
the heaven
Noun
Root: سمو
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلPreposition — definite، prefix
سَّمَآءِNoun — feminine، genitive
مَلَكًا
an Angel
Noun
Root: ملك
Grammar (i'rab)
مَلَكًاNoun — masculine، indefinite، accusative
رَّسُولًا
(as) a Messenger
Noun
Root: رسل
Grammar (i'rab)
رَّسُولًاNoun — masculine، indefinite، accusative

Translation

EN

Say, "If there were settled, on earth, angels walking about in peace and quiet, We should certainly have sent them down from the heavens an angel for a messenger."

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

Say, ‘If there were angels walking about on earth, feeling at home, We would have sent them an angel from Heaven as a messenger.’

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

Say: If there were in the earth angels walking secure, We had sent down for them from heaven an angel as messenger.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

Say, "If there were upon the earth angels walking securely, We would have sent down to them from the heaven an angel [as a] messenger."

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

De ki: "Yeryüzünde yerleşip dolaşanlar melek olsalardı, biz de onlara gökten peygamber olarak bir melek gönderirdik."

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

(Ey Muhammed! Mekkelilere) şöyle de: "Eğer yeryüzünde huzur içinde yürüyüp duran melekler olsaydı, elbette onlara gökten peygamber olarak bir melek indirirdik."

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

De ki: “Yerde yerleşip yürüyenler melekler olsaydı, elbette biz de gökten onlara elçi olarak melek indirirdik.”

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

قل -أيها الرسول- ردًّا على المشركين إنكارهم أن يكون الرسول من البشر: لو كان في الأرض ملائكة يمشون عليها مطمئنين، لأرسلنا إليهم رسولا من جنسهم، ولكنَّ أهل الأرض بشر، فالرسول إليهم ينبغي أن يكون من جنسهم؛ ليمكنهم مخاطبته وفَهْم كلامه.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

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