Surah Al-Baqarah (البقرة) • The Cow

Quran 2:118

2:118

وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ لَوْلَا يُكَلِّمُنَا ٱللَّهُ أَوْ تَأْتِينَآ ءَايَةٌ ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّثْلَ قَوْلِهِمْ ۘ تَشَـٰبَهَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗ قَدْ بَيَّنَّا ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ لِقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَ

waqāla alladhīna lā yaʿlamūna lawlā yukallimunā l-lahu aw tatīnā āyatun kadhālika qāla alladhīna min qablihim mith'la qawlihim tashābahat qulūbuhum qad bayyannā l-āyāti liqawmin yūqinūna

Those who do not know say, "Why does Allāh not speak to us or there come to us a sign?" Thus spoke those before them like their words. Their hearts resemble each other. We have shown clearly the signs to a people who are certain [in faith].

— Saheeh International

Those who have no knowledge also say, ‘If only God would speak to us!’ or ‘If only a miraculous sign would come to us!’ People before them said the same things: their hearts are all alike. We have made Our signs clear enough to those who have solid faith.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And those who have no knowledge say: "Why does not Allâh speak to us (face to face) or why does not a sign come to us?" So said the people before them words of similar import. Their hearts are alike, We have indeed made plain the signs for people who believe with certainty.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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وَقَالَwaqālaAnd said
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
لَاlā(do) not
يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūnaknow
لَوْلَاlawlāWhy not
يُكَلِّمُنَاyukallimunāspeaks to us
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
أَوْawor
تَأْتِينَآtatīnācomes to us
ءَايَةٌۭۗāyatuna sign
كَذَٰلِكَkadhālikaLike that
قَالَqālasaid
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose
مِنminfrom
قَبْلِهِمqablihimbefore them
مِّثْلَmith'lasimilar
قَوْلِهِمْۘqawlihimtheir saying
تَشَـٰبَهَتْtashābahatBecame alike
قُلُوبُهُمْۗqulūbuhumtheir hearts
قَدْqadIndeed
بَيَّنَّاbayyannāWe have made clear
ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِl-āyātithe signs
لِقَوْمٍۢliqawminfor people
يُوقِنُونَyūqinūna(who) firmly believe