فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦ مَا هَٰذَآ إِلَّا بَشَرٌۭ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُرِيدُ أَن يَتَفَضَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَأَنزَلَ مَلَٰٓئِكَةًۭ مَّا سَمِعْنَا بِهَٰذَا فِىٓ ءَابَآئِنَا ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
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سُورَةُ المُؤۡمِنُونَ
English — Sahih International
But the eminent among those who disbelieved from his people said, "This is not but a man like yourselves who wishes to take precedence over you; and if Allah had willed [to send a messenger], He would have sent down angels. We have not heard of this among our forefathers.
اردو — مودودی
اس کی قوم کے جن سرداروں نے ماننے سے انکار کیا وہ کہنے لگے کہ "یہ شخص کچھ نہیں ہے مگر ایک بشر تم ہی جیسا اِس کی غرض یہ ہے کہ تم پر برتری حاصل کرے اللہ کو اگر بھیجنا ہوتا تو فرشتے بھیجتا یہ بات تو ہم نے کبھی اپنے باپ دادا کے وقتوں میں سنی ہی نہیں (کہ بشر رسول بن کر آئے)
Bahasa Indonesia — Kemenag
Maka pemuka-pemuka orang yang kafir di antara kaumnya menjawab: "Orang ini tidak lain hanyalah manusia seperti kamu, yang bermaksud hendak menjadi seorang yang lebih tinggi dari kamu. Dan kalau Allah menghendaki, tentu Dia mengutus beberapa orang malaikat. Belum pernah kami mendengar (seruan yang seperti) ini pada masa nenek moyang kami yang dahulu.
Ibn Kathir
The Story of Nuh, Peace be upon Him; and his people
Allah tells us about Nuh, peace be upon him, whom He sent him to his people to warn them of the severe punishment of Allah and His severe vengeance on those who associated partners with Him, defied His commands and disbelieved His Messengers:
فَقَالَ يَقَوْمِ اعْبُدُواْ اللَّهَ مَا لَكُمْ مِّنْ إِلَـهٍ غَيْرُهُ أَفَلاَ تَتَّقُونَ
(and he said: "O my people! Worship Allah! You have no other God but Him. Will you not then have Taqwa") Meaning, "Do you not fear Allah when you associate others in worship with Him" The chiefs or leaders of his people said:
مَا هَـذَا إِلاَّ بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُرِيدُ أَن يَتَفَضَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ
(He is no more than a human being like you, he seeks to make himself superior to you.) meaning, `he is putting himself above you and trying to make himself great by claiming to be a Prophet, but he is a human being like you, so how can he receive revelation when you do not'
وَلَوْ شَآءَ اللَّهُ لاّنزَلَ مَلَـئِكَةً
(Had Allah willed, He surely could have sent down angels.) meaning, `if Allah had wanted to send a Prophet, He would have sent an angel from Him, not a human being. We have never heard of such a thing -- i.e., sending a man to our forefathers' -- their predecessors in times past.
إِنْ هُوَ إِلاَّ رَجُلٌ بِهِ جِنَّةٌ
(He is only a man in whom is madness,) means, `he is crazy in his claim that Allah has sent him and chosen him from among you to receive revelation.'
فَتَرَبَّصُواْ بِهِ حَتَّى حِينٍ
(so wait for him a while.) means, `wait until he dies, put up with him until you are rid of him.'
المُيَسَّر
فكذَّبه أشراف قومه، وقالوا لعامتهم: إنه إنسان مثلكم لا يتميَّز عنكم بشيء، ولا يريد بقوله إلا رئاسة وفضلا عليكم، ولو شاء الله أن يرسل إلينا رسولا لأرسله من الملائكة، ما سمعنا بمثل هذا فيمَن سبقنا من آباء وأجداد. وما نوح إلا رجل به مَسٌّ من الجنون، فانتظروا حتى يُفيق، فيترك دعوته، أو يموت، فتستريحوا منه.