Surah Al-An'am (الأنعام) • The Cattle

Quran 6:124

6:124

وَإِذَا جَآءَتْهُمْ ءَايَةٌ قَالُوا۟ لَن نُّؤْمِنَ حَتَّىٰ نُؤْتَىٰ مِثْلَ مَآ أُوتِىَ رُسُلُ ٱللَّهِ ۘ ٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ حَيْثُ يَجْعَلُ رِسَالَتَهُۥ ۗ سَيُصِيبُ ٱلَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا۟ صَغَارٌ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَعَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَمْكُرُونَ

wa-idhā jāathum āyatun qālū lan nu'mina ḥattā nu'tā mith'la mā ūtiya rusulu l-lahi l-lahu aʿlamu ḥaythu yajʿalu risālatahu sayuṣību alladhīna ajramū ṣaghārun ʿinda l-lahi waʿadhābun shadīdun bimā kānū yamkurūna

And when a sign comes to them, they say, "Never will we believe until we are given like that which was given to the messengers of Allāh." Allāh is most knowing of where [i.e., with whom] He places His message. There will afflict those who committed crimes debasement before Allāh and severe punishment for what they used to conspire.

— Saheeh International

When a revelation is brought before them they say, ‘We shall not believe unless we ourselves are given a revelation as God’s messengers were.’ But God knows best where to place His messages: humiliation before God and severe torment will befall the evildoers for their scheming.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And when there comes to them a sign (from Allâh) they say: "We shall not believe until we receive the like of that which the Messengers of Allâh had received." Allâh knows best with whom to place His Message. Humiliation and disgrace from Allâh and a severe torment will overtake the criminals (polytheists, sinners) for that which they used to plot.

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

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وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
جَآءَتْهُمْjāathumcomes to them
ءَايَةٌۭāyatuna Sign
قَالُوا۟qālūthey say
لَنlanNever
نُّؤْمِنَnu'minawe will believe
حَتَّىٰḥattāuntil
نُؤْتَىٰnu'tāwe are given
مِثْلَmith'lalike
مَآmāwhat
أُوتِىَūtiyawas given
رُسُلُrusulu(to the) Messengers
ٱللَّهِۘl-lahi(of) Allah
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
أَعْلَمُaʿlamuknows best
حَيْثُḥaythuwhere
يَجْعَلُyajʿaluHe places
رِسَالَتَهُۥۗrisālatahuHis Message
سَيُصِيبُsayuṣībuWill afflict
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
أَجْرَمُوا۟ajramūcommitted crimes
صَغَارٌṣaghāruna humiliation
عِندَʿindafrom
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
وَعَذَابٌۭwaʿadhābunand a punishment
شَدِيدٌۢshadīdunsevere
بِمَاbimāfor what
كَانُوا۟kānūthey used to
يَمْكُرُونَyamkurūnaplot