سورة النّحل

Surah Al-Nahl 16:43

The Bee · Verse 43 of 128

وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ إِلَّا رِجَالًا نُوحِي إِلَيْهِمْ ۚ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And we sent not (as Messengers) before you but they were men to whom We revealed (Our teachings). So ask the people of the Reminder (-the Qur´ân), if you do not know.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And 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.

Ahmed Ali

We sent before you none (as apostles) but men, to whom We sent revelations. In case you are unaware, enquire of those who are keepers of the Oracles of God.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

We did not send before you (O Muhammad) any but men to whom We revealed – and if you (O people) do not know, then ask the people of expert knowledge (those who have knowledge of the Divine Revelations) —

Daryabadi

And We sent not before thee any but men unto whom We Revealed; so ask ye the people of the Admonition if ye know not.

Faridul Haque

And We did not send before you except men, towards whom We sent divine revelations - so O people, ask the people of knowledge if you do not know. (* All the Prophets were men.)

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And We sent not before thee any but men to whom We sent revelation -- so ask the followers of the Reminder if you know not --

Maulvi Sher Ali

And WE sent not as Messengers before thee but men to whom WE sent revelation - so ask those who possess the reminder, if you know not -

Muhammad Asad

AND [even] before thy time, [O Muhammad,] We never sent [as Our apostles] any but [mortal] men, whom We inspired and if you have not [yet] realized this, ask the followers of [earlier] revelation,

Muhammad Musin Khan

And We sent not (as Our Messengers) before you (O Muhammad SAW) any but men, whom We inspired, (to preach and invite mankind to believe in the Oneness of Allah). So ask of those who know the Scripture [learned men of the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)], if you know not.

Muhammad Pickthall

And We sent not (as Our messengers) before thee other than men whom We inspired - Ask the followers of the Remembrance if ye know not! -

Muhammad Sarwar

The Messengers whom We sent before you were mere mortals to whom We had sent with miracles and revelations. Ask those who know about the heavenly Books if you do not know about this.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And We did not send before you any but men to whom We sent revelation-- so ask the followers of the Reminder if you do not know--

Rashad Khalifa

We did not send before you except men whom we inspired. Ask those who know the scripture, if you do not know.

Shabbir Ahmed

(O Prophet) before you We sent none but men to whom We granted revelation. (Tell the deniers), “If you do not know this, ask the bearers of the reminder (People of the Book).”