سورة الإسرَاء
Surah Al-Isrâ’ 17:95
The Night-Journey · Verse 95 of 111
قُلْ لَوْ كَانَ فِي الْأَرْضِ مَلَائِكَةٌ يَمْشُونَ مُطْمَئِنِّينَ لَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَلَكًا رَسُولًا
Abdul Mannan Omar
Say, `Had there been angels on the earth (in place of human beings) walking about secure and sound We (too) would have invariably sent down an angel from heaven as a Messenger to them.´
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Say, "If there were settled, on earth, angels walking about in peace and quiet, We should certainly have sent them down from the heavens an angel for a messenger.
Ahmed Ali
Say: "If angels had peopled the earth and walked about in peace and quiet, We would surely have sent to them an angel as messenger.
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Ali Unal
Say: "If angels had been walking about on earth as their abode, We would surely have sent down upon them an angel from heaven as Messenger."
Daryabadi
Say thou: were there in the earth angels walking about contentedly, We would surely have sent down unto them from the heaven an angel as an apostle.
Faridul Haque
Proclaim, "If there were angels walking peacefully on the earth, We would send down only an angel from heaven, as a Noble Messenger towards them."
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Say: Had there been in the earth angels walking about secure, We would have sent down to them from the heaven an angel as messenger.
Maulvi Sher Ali
Say, `Had there been in the earth angels walking about in peace and quiet, WE would have certainly sent down to them from heaven an angel as a Messenger.'
Muhammad Asad
Say: "If angels were walking about on earth as their natural abode, We would indeed have sent down unto them an angel out of heaven as Our apostle."
Muhammad Musin Khan
Say: "If there were on the earth, angels walking about in peace and security, We should certainly have sent down for them from the heaven an angel as a Messenger."
Muhammad Pickthall
Say: If there were in the earth angels walking secure, We had sent down for them from heaven an angel as messenger.
Muhammad Sarwar
(Muhammad), say, "Had the earth been inhabited by angels who would walk serenely therein, only then would We have sent to them angelic Messengers".
Muhammed ali Shakir
Say: Had there been in the earth angels walking about as settlers, We would certainly have sent down to them from the heaven an angel as a messenger.
Rashad Khalifa
Say, "If the earth were inhabited by angels, we would have sent down to them from the sky an angel messenger."
Shabbir Ahmed
Say, "If angels walked about and dwelled on the earth, We would have sent an angel from the heaven as Messenger."
Commentary 17:95 The angels (مَلَائِكَةٌ) descend upon angelic persons and bring the Divine revelation. Only a human being can be the recipient of Divine Revelation, as…
قُل لَّوْ كَانَ فِي الْأَرْضِ مَلَائِكَةٌ يَمْشُونَ مُطْمَئِنِّينَ لَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ مَلَكًا رَّسُولًا
17:95 The angels (مَلَائِكَةٌ) descend upon angelic persons and bring the Divine revelation. Only a human being can be the recipient of Divine Revelation, as humans alone have this capacity. “Verily, We presented the trust (Our Injunctions and Laws) to the heavens and the earth and the mountains and they refused to prove false to it, and they were struck with awe of it. On the other hand a human being has proved false to it (by betraying the trust and violating the Divine commandments), for he could be unjust and is forgetful” (33:72). This choice was not given to the heavens or the earth and the angels. They are under permanent obedience of Divine Law. The human being, in spite of this offer to attain Divine nearness is mostly unjust, ignorant and forgetful (cf. 17:83).