Surah Al-An'am — Verse 9
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وَلَوْ جَعَلْنَـٰهُ مَلَكًا لَّجَعَلْنَـٰهُ رَجُلًا وَلَلَبَسْنَا عَلَيْهِم مَّا يَلْبِسُونَ
Walaw jaAAalnahu malakan lajaAAalnahurajulan walalabasna AAalayhim ma yalbisoon
Translations of this verse 11
Saheeh International
And if We had made him [i.e., the messenger] an angel, We would have made him [appear as] a man, and We would have covered them with that in which they cover themselves [i.e., confusion and doubt].
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
Indeed, if We had sent an angel as messenger, We would still have sent him in the form of a man, so increasing their confusion.
Marmaduke Pickthall
Had we appointed him (Our messenger) an angel, We assuredly had made him (as) a man (that he might speak to men); and (thus) obscured for them (the truth) they (now) obscure.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
If We had made it an angel, We should have sent him as a man, and We should certainly have caused them confusion in a matter which they have already covered with confusion.
Mufti Taqi Usmani
If We had made him an angel, We would have obviously made him a man, and would have caused them the same confusion they are causing now.
Al-Hilali & Khan
And had We appointed him an angel, We indeed would have made him a man, and We would have certainly confused them in which they are already confused (i.e. the Message of Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم).
Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)
Had We appointed an angel, We would have sent him down in the form of a man - and thus We would have caused them the same doubt which they now entertain.
Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an
And (even] if We had appointed an angel as Our message-bearer, We would certainly have made him [appear as] a man - and thus We would only have confused them in the same way as they are now confusing themselves.
Rowwad · source edition
And if We had made him an angel, We would have surely made him [appear as] a man[3], and We would have caused them confusion just as they are confused.
Notes
[3] This shows that they were not sincere in their demand.
Noor International · source edition
(9) And if We had made him [i.e., the messenger] an angel, We would have made him [appear as] a man, and We would have covered them with that in which they cover themselves [i.e., confusion and doubt].
Hilali and Khan · source edition
9. And had We appointed him an angel, We indeed would have made him a man, and We would have certainly confused them in which they are already confused (i.e. the Message of Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم).