Surah Al-Hijr — Verse 8
The Rocky Tract · 15:8 · 8/99
مَا نُنَزِّلُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَمَا كَانُوٓا۟ إِذًا مُّنظَرِينَ
Ma nunazzilu almala-ikata illabilhaqqi wama kanoo ithan munthareen
Translations of this verse 11
Saheeh International
We do not send down the angels except with truth; and they [i.e., the disbelievers] would not then be reprieved.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
But We send down the angels only to bring justice and then these people will not be reprieved.
Marmaduke Pickthall
We send not down the angels save with the Fact, and in that case (the disbelievers) would not be tolerated.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
We send not the angels down except for just cause: if they came (to the ungodly), behold! no respite would they have!
Mufti Taqi Usmani
We do not send down the angels except with truth, and then they shall be given no respite.
Al-Hilali & Khan
We send not the angels down except with the truth (i.e. for torment), and in that case, they (the disbelievers) would have no respite!
Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)
We do not send down the angels (in frivolity); and when We do send them down, We do so with Truth; then people are granted no respite.
Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an
[Yet] We never send down angels otherwise than in accordance with the [demands of] truth; and [were the angels to appear now,] lo! they [who reject this divine writ] would have no further respite!
Rowwad · source edition
We do not send down the angels except for a just cause, and then [the disbelievers] would be granted no respite[4].
Notes
[4] i.e., then they would be destroyed on the spot.
Noor International · source edition
(8) We do not send down the angels except with truth;[671] and they [i.e., the disbelievers] would not then be reprieved.
Notes
[671]- i.e., with a message or, as the conclusion of the verse suggests, to carry out a promised punishment.
Hilali and Khan · source edition
8. We send not the angels down except with the truth (i.e. for torment), and in that case, they (the disbelievers) would have no respite!