The Quran

سورة سَبَإ

Surah Saba’ 34:44

Sheba · Verse 44 of 54

وَمَا آتَيْنَاهُمْ مِنْ كُتُبٍ يَدْرُسُونَهَا ۖ وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا إِلَيْهِمْ قَبْلَكَ مِنْ نَذِيرٍ

Abdul Mannan Omar

Whereas We had given them none of (Our) Books which they studied, nor did We send to them any Warner (in the recent past) before you (that they should have known the abuses involved in forging lies).

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

But We had not given them Books which they could study, nor sent messengers to them before thee as Warners.

Ahmed Ali

We did not give them any scripture to study, nor sent any warner before you.

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Ali Unal

But We did not grant them any Book which they studied (so that they should dare pretend to be able to discriminate between true and false scripture). Nor did We send them a warner before you (so that they should dare pretend to be able to distinguish you as being a fabricator and a sorcerer).

Daryabadi

And We had not vouchsafed Unto them Books they should have been studying, nor had We sent Unto them, before thee, any warner.

Faridul Haque

And We did not give them any Books which they may read, nor did We send to them any Herald of Warning before you.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And We have not given them any Books which they read, nor did We send to them before thee a warner.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And WE gave them no Books which they studied, nor did WE send to them any Warner before thee.

Muhammad Asad

And yet, [O Muhammad,] never have We vouchsafed them any revelations which they could quote, and neither have We sent unto them any warner before thee.

Muhammad Musin Khan

And We had not given them Scriptures which they could study, nor sent to them before you (O Muhammad SAW) any warner (Messenger).

Muhammad Pickthall

And We have given them no scriptures which they study, nor sent We unto them, before thee, any warner.

Muhammad Sarwar

We did not send to them, (the pagans), any books to study nor a Messenger to warn them, and those who lived before them had rejected the Truth.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And We have not given them any books which they read, nor did We send to them before you a warner.

Rashad Khalifa

We did not give them any other books to study, nor did we send to them before you another warner.

Shabbir Ahmed

But We never gave them any scriptures that they study, nor did We send to them before you any warner.