Surah 6. Al-An'am, Ayah 35
| وَإِنْ كَانَ كَبُرَ عَلَيْكَ إِعْرَاضُهُمْ فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ تَبْتَغِيَ نَفَقًا فِي الْأَرْضِ أَوْ سُلَّمًا فِي السَّمَاءِ فَتَأْتِيَهُمْ بِآيَةٍ ۚ وَلَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَجَمَعَهُمْ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ ۚ فَلَا تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْجَاهِلِينَ |
| Transliteration | : | wa- 'in kaana kabura calay -ka icraad. -hum fa- 'in istat.acta 'an tabtaghiya nafaq(an) fe al- 'ard. 'aw sullam(an) fe as- samaa' fa- ta'te -him bi- 'aayah wa- law shaa'a 'allaah la- jamaca -hum calaa al- hudaa fa- laa takonanna min al- jaahilen |
| Pickthall | : | And if their aversion is grievous unto thee, then, if thou canst, seek a way down into the earth or a ladder unto the sky that thou mayst bring unto them a portent (to convince them all)! If Allah willed, He could have brought them all together to the guidance So be not thou among the foolish ones. |
| Asad | : | And if it distress thee that those who deny the truth24 turn their backs on thee - why, then, if thou art able to go down deep into the earth or to ascend a ladder unto heaven25 in order to bring them a [yet more convincing] message, [do so;] but [remember that] had God so willed, He would indeed have gathered them all unto [His] guidance. Do not, therefore, allow thyself to ignore [God's ways].26 |
| Malik | : | If you find their aversion hard to bear, then see if you can make a tunnel in the ground or put a ladder to ascend in the skies by which you can bring them a sign. O Prophet, you know well that if Allah wanted, He would have given guidance to all. So do not be like the ignorant. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | If their spurning is hard on thy mind yet if thou wert able to seek a tunnel in the ground or a ladder to the skies and bring them a Sign (what good?). If it were Allah's will He could gather them together unto true guidance: so be not thou amongst those who are swayed by ignorance (and impatience)! 856 |
Note - 24Lit., "that they".
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Note - 25Lit., "to seek out an opening in the earth or a ladder to
heaven".
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Note - 26Lit., "be not, therefore, of the ignorant".
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Note - 856There were many signs of a divine Mission in the
Apostle's life and in the Message which he delivered. If
these did not convince the Unbelievers, was it not vain
to seek a miraculous Sign from the bowels ofthe earth or
by a visible ascent to the skies? If in the Apostle's
eagerness to get all to accept his Mesage he was hurt at
their callousness, active opposition, and persecution of
him, he is told that a full knowledge of the working of
God`s Plan would convince him that impatience was
misplaced. This was in the days of persecution before the
Hijrat. The history in Medina and shows how Allah's truth
was ultimately and triumphantly vindicated. Who among the
sincere devotees of Muhammad can fail to read vi. 33-35
without tears in his eyes?
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There were many signs of a divine Mission in the Apostle's life and in the Message which he delivered. If these did not convince the Unbelievers, was it not vain to seek a miraculous Sign from the bowels ofthe earth or by a visible ascent to the skies? If in the Apostle's eagerness to get all to accept his Mesage he was hurt at their callousness, active opposition, and persecution of him, he is told that a full knowledge of the working of God`s Plan would convince him that impatience was misplaced. This was in the days of persecution before the Hijrat. The history in Medina and shows how Allah's truth was ultimately and triumphantly vindicated. Who among the sincere devotees of Muhammad can fail to read vi. 33-35 without tears in his eyes? |
