سورة العَنکبوت
Surah Al-‘Ankabût 29:50
The Spider · Verse 50 of 69
وَقَالُوا لَوْلَا أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ آيَاتٌ مِنْ رَبِّهِ ۖ قُلْ إِنَّمَا الْآيَاتُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَإِنَّمَا أَنَا نَذِيرٌ مُبِينٌ
Abdul Mannan Omar
And they say, `Why have no signs (of punishment) been revealed to him from his Lord?´ Say (to them), `The signs are many with Allâh, accordingly I am about to give you plain warning (concerning some of the signs of punishment).´
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Ye they say: "Why are not Signs sent down to him from his Lord?" Say: "The signs are indeed with Allah: and I am indeed a clear Warner.
Ahmed Ali
For they say: "How Is it no signs were sent down to him from his Lord?" Say: "The signs are with God. I am only a warner, plain and simple."
12 more translations
Ali Unal
They say: "Why have no miraculous signs been sent down on him from his Lord?" Say: "The miraculous signs are but at the Will and in the Power of only God. I am but a plain warner (with no freedom and power to be able to do whatever I wish)."
Daryabadi
And they say: wherefore are not signs sent down upon him from his Lord! Say thou: signs are with Allah only, and I am but a manifest warner.
Faridul Haque
And they said, “Why did not signs come down to him from his Lord?” Say, “Signs are only with Allah; and I am purely a Herald of plain warning.”
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And they say: Why are not signs sent down upon him from his Lord? Say: Signs are with Allah only, and I am only a plain warner.
Maulvi Sher Ali
And they say, `Why are not Signs sent down to him from his Lord?' Say, `The Signs are with ALLAH, and I am but a plain warner,'
Muhammad Asad
And yet they say, "Why have no miraculous signs ever been bestowed upon him from on high by his Sustainer?"
Muhammad Musin Khan
And they say: "Why are not signs sent down to him from his Lord? Say: "The signs are only with Allah, and I am only a plain warner."
Muhammad Pickthall
And they say: Why are not portents sent down upon him from his Lord? Say: Portents are with Allah only, and I am but a plain warner.
Muhammad Sarwar
They say, "Why a miracle is not sent to him from his Lord." Say, "Miracles are in the hands of God. I am simply a warner."
Muhammed ali Shakir
And they say: Why are not signs sent down upon him from his Lord? Say: The signs are only with Allah, and I am only a plain warner.
Rashad Khalifa
They said, "If only miracles could come down to him from his Lord!" Say, "All miracles come only from GOD; I am no more than a manifest warner."
Shabbir Ahmed
And yet they say, “Why are not miracles bestowed upon him from his Lord?” Say, “These verses are in themselves miraculous signs concerning God and with Him are the miracles (that you can see in the Universe). As for me, I am but a plain warner (drawing your attention to His signs and to the consequences of your actions.)”
Commentary 29:50 The opponents demanded a “sign.” The verse tells that one of the big signs is that the Holy Prophet is a warner of punishments, and the punishment is…
وَقَالُوا لَوْلَا أُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ آيَاتٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِ ۖ قُلْ إِنَّمَا الْآيَاتُ عِندَ اللَّهِ وَإِنَّمَا أَنَا نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
29:50 The opponents demanded a “sign.” The verse tells that one of the big signs is that the Holy Prophet is a warner of punishments, and the punishment is due. The types of wars and other punishments are mentioned in verse 55.