20:134

And if We had inflicted on them a penalty before this, they would have said: "Our Lord! If only Thou hadst sent us a messenger, we should certainly have followed Thy Signs before we were humbled and put to shame."

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

If We had destroyed them through punishment before this Messenger came, they would have said, ‘Lord, if only You had sent us a messenger, we could have followed Your revelations before we suffered humiliation and disgrace!’

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

And if we had destroyed them with some punishment before it, they would assuredly have said: Our Lord! If only Thou hadst sent unto us a messenger, so that we might have followed Thy revelations before we were (thus) humbled and disgraced!

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

And if We had destroyed them with a punishment before him, they would have said, "Our Lord, why did You not send to us a messenger so we could have followed Your verses [i.e., teachings] before we were humiliated and disgraced?"

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

Eğer onları ondan önce bir azaba uğratarak yok etseydik: "Rabbimiz! Bize bir peygamber gönderseydin de, alçak ve rezil olmazdan önce ayetlerine uysaydık, olmaz mıydı?" diyeceklerdi.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Eğer biz, onları bundan (peygamber veya Kur'ân'dan) önce bir azab ile yok etseydik, muhakkak "Ey Rabbimiz! bize bir peygamber gönderseydin de, alçak ve rezil olmadan önce âyetlerine uysaydık, olmaz mıydı?" diyeceklerdi.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Biz (Vahiy göndermeden) önce onları bir azapla helak etseydik, “Rabbimiz! Bize bir elçi göndermen gerekmez miydi ki aşağılık duruma düşmeden ve perişan (rezil) olmadan önce ayetlerine uysaydık.” derlerdi.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

ولو أنَّا أهلكنا هؤلاء المكذبين بعذاب من قبل أن نرسل إليهم رسولا وننزل عليهم كتابًا لقالوا: ربنا هلا أرسلت إلينا رسولا من عندك، فنصدقه، ونتبع آياتك وشرعك، مِن قبل أن نَذلَّ ونَخزى بعذابك.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution