سورة یسٓ
Surah Yâ Sîn 36:15
O Perfect Man! · Verse 15 of 83
قَالُوا مَا أَنْتُمْ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِثْلُنَا وَمَا أَنْزَلَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ مِنْ شَيْءٍ إِنْ أَنْتُمْ إِلَّا تَكْذِبُونَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
They (- the contemporaries of the Messengers) gave (a general) reply, `You are only human beings like ourselves. The Most Gracious (God) has revealed nothing (to you). You are simply telling lies.´
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
The (people) said: "Ye are only men like ourselves; and (Allah) Most Gracious sends no sort of revelation: ye do nothing but lie.
Ahmed Ali
"You are only men like us," they replied; "Ar-Rahman has not sent down any thing. You are speaking only lies."
12 more translations
Ali Unal
They said: "You are but mortals like us. The All-Merciful has never sent down anything (by way of Book, as you claim). You are only telling lies."
Daryabadi
They said: ye are but human beings like ourselves; the Compassionate hath not sent down aught; ye are only lying.
Faridul Haque
They said, “You are nothing but mortals like us; the Most Gracious has not sent down anything - you are nothing but liars.”
Maulana Muhammad Ali
They said: You are only mortals like ourselves, nor has the Beneficent revealed anything -- you only lie.
Maulvi Sher Ali
They replied, `You are only human beings like us and the Gracious God has not revealed anything. You are only lying.'
Muhammad Asad
[The others] answered: "You are nothing but mortal men like ourselves; moreover, the Most Gracious has never bestowed aught [of revelation] from on high. You do nothing but lie !"
Muhammad Musin Khan
They (people of the town) said: "You are only human beings like ourselves, and the Most Beneficent (Allah) has revealed nothing, you are only telling lies."
Muhammad Pickthall
They said: Ye are but mortals like unto us. The Beneficent hath naught revealed. Ye do but lie!
Muhammad Sarwar
The people said, "You are mere mortals like us and the Beneficent God has sent nothing. You are only liars."
Muhammed ali Shakir
They said: You are naught but mortals like ourselves, nor has the Beneficent Allah revealed anything; you only lie.
Rashad Khalifa
They said, "You are no more than human beings like us. The Most Gracious did not send down anything. You are liars."
Shabbir Ahmed
But the people said, "You are nothing but human beings like us. The Beneficent has never revealed anything. You are but lying.”
Commentary 36:15 The justification to refuse the Divine Message brought by these three was identical in all cases – namely the Most Gracious has not revealed anything to…
قَالُوا مَا أَنتُمْ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا وَمَا أَنزَلَ الرَّحْمَـٰنُ مِن شَيْءٍ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا تَكْذِبُونَ
36:15 The justification to refuse the Divine Message brought by these three was identical in all cases – namely the Most Gracious has not revealed anything to them, and that they are liars. (cf. 18:5).