← Surah 21

21:7

وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ إِلَّا رِجَالًا نُّوحِىٓ إِلَيْهِمْ ۖ فَسْـَٔلُوٓا۟ أَهْلَ ٱلذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

Word by word

وَمَآ
And not
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
مَآPreposition — negative
أَرْسَلْنَا
We sent
Verb
Root: رسل
Grammar (i'rab)
أَرْسَلْVerb — perfect، 1st plur.
نَاNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st plur.
قَبْلَكَ
before you
Noun
Root: قبل
Grammar (i'rab)
قَبْلَNoun — time adverb، accusative
كَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. sing.
إِلَّا
except
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِلَّاPreposition — restriction
رِجَالًا
men
Noun
Root: رجل
Grammar (i'rab)
رِجَالًاNoun — masc. plur.، indefinite، accusative
نُّوحِىٓ
We revealed
Verb
Root: وحي
Grammar (i'rab)
نُّوحِىٓVerb — imperfect، 1st plur.
إِلَيْهِمْ
to them
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِلَيْPreposition — preposition
هِمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
فَسْـَٔلُوٓا۟
So ask
Verb
Root: سأل
Grammar (i'rab)
فَPreposition — resumption، prefix
سْـَٔلُVerb — imperative، 2nd masc. plur.
وٓا۟Noun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
أَهْلَ
(the) people
Noun
Root: أهل
Grammar (i'rab)
أَهْلَNoun — masculine، accusative
ٱلذِّكْرِ
(of) the Reminder
Noun
Root: ذكر
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلPreposition — definite، prefix
ذِّكْرِNoun — verbal noun، masculine، genitive
إِن
if
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِنPreposition — conditional
كُنتُمْ
you
Verb
Root: كون
Grammar (i'rab)
كُنVerb — perfect، 2nd masc. plur.
تُمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
لَا
(do) not
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَاPreposition — negative
تَعْلَمُونَ
know
Verb
Root: علم
Grammar (i'rab)
تَعْلَمُVerb — imperfect، 2nd masc. plur.
ونَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.

Translation

EN

Before thee, also, the messengers We sent were but men, to whom We granted inspiration: If ye realise this not, ask of those who possess the Message.

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

And even before your time [Prophet], all the messengers We sent were only men We inspired–– if you [disbelievers] do not know, ask people who know the Scripture––

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

And We sent not (as Our messengers) before thee other than men, whom We inspired. Ask the followers of the Reminder if ye know not?

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

And We sent not before you, [O Muḥammad], except men to whom We revealed [the message], so ask the people of the message [i.e., former scriptures] if you do not know.

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Senden önce de, kendilerine vahyettiğimiz adamlar gönderdik. Bilmiyorsanız kitablılara sorun.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

(Ey Muhammed!) Biz, senden önce de ancak kendilerine vahyettiğimiz birtakım erkek(peygamber)ler gönderdik. Bilmiyorsanız kitap ehli olanlara sorun.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Biz senden önce de kendilerine vahyettiğimiz erkeklerden başkasını (peygamber olarak) göndermedik. Bilmiyorsanız zikr (vahiy) ehline sorun!

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

وما أرسلنا قبلك - أيها الرسول - إلا رجالا من البشر نوحي إليهم، ولم نرسل ملائكة، فاسألوا - يا كفار "مكة" - أهل العلم بالكتب المنزلة السابقة، إن كنتم تجهلون ذلك.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

Where this verse appears

Topics
Revelation & ScripturesProphethoodSupplication & Remembrance