Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And We gave them not any Writs to study, and We sent not to them before thee any warner.

وَمَٓا اٰتَيْنَاهُمْ مِنْ كُتُبٍ يَدْرُسُونَهَا وَمَٓا اَرْسَلْنَٓا اِلَيْهِمْ قَبْلَكَ مِنْ نَذ۪يرٍۜ
Wama ataynahum minkutubin yadrusoonaha wama arsalna ilayhimqablaka min natheer
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1wamāAnd not
2ātaynāhumWe (had) given themاتي
3minany
4kutubinScripturesكتب
5yadrusūnahāwhich they could studyدرس
6wamāand not
7arsalnāWe sentرسل
8ilayhimto them
9qablakabefore youقبل
10minany
11nadhīrinwarnerنذر
  • Aisha Bewley

    We have not given them any books which they are studying nor did We send, before you, any warner to them.

  • Progressive Muslims

    We had not given to them any Scriptures to study, nor did We send to them before you any warner.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    But We never gave them any Scriptures that they study, nor did We send unto them before you any Warner.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And We gave them not any Writs to study, and We sent not to them before thee any warner.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    We had not given to them any books to study, nor did We send to them before you any warner.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    We had not given to them any book to study, nor did We send to them before you any warner.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    We did not give them any other books to study, nor did we send to them before you another warner.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    We did not give them any scripture to study, nor sent any warner before you.

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    And We had not given them any scriptures which they could study, and We had not sent to them before you, , any warner.

  • Muhammad Asad

    And yet, never have We vouchsafed them any revelations which they could quote, and neither have We sent unto them any warner before thee.

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    And We have given them no scriptures which they study, nor sent We unto them, before thee, any warner.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    whereas We gave them no Books that they could study nor sent to them any warner before you.*

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    But We never sent or revealed to these people* divine Books to apply their minds to acquire learning and by consequence be able to evaluate the Quran. Nor did We send to them before you O Muhammad as Messenger a spectacle and a warning.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    They had never received any book nor a Prophet before

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    And We had not given them Scriptures which they could study, nor sent to them before you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) any warner (Messenger).

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    But We had not given them Books which they could study, nor sent messengers to them before thee as Warners.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    ˹They say so even though˺ We had never given them any scriptures to study, nor did We ever send them a warner before you ˹O Prophet˺.

  • Taqi Usmani

    We did not give them any books that they might study, nor did We send to them any warner before you.

  • Abdul Haleem

    though We have not given them any books to study nor sent any warner before you.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    We have not given them any Books to study, nor have We sent them before thee any warner.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    But we have not brought them any book which they may study, and we have not sent to them before thee a warner.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    And when Our clear communications are recited to them, they say, "This is naught but a man who desires to turn you away from that which your fathers worshipped. " And they say, "This is naught but a lie that is forged." And those who disbelieve say of the truth when it comes to them, "This is only clear enchantment (magic)."

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    And in no way have We brought them any Books which they study, and in no way have We sent them before you any constant warner.

  • George Sale

    Yet we have given them no books of scripture wherein to exercise themselves, nor have we sent unto them any warner before thee.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    And We had not given them the Books (of Scripture) that they could read (and understand), nor sent messengers to them before you as warners.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    Whereas We had given them none of (Our) Books which they studied, nor did We send to them any Warner (in the recent past) before you (that they should have known the abuses involved in forging lies).

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    We did not give them any scriptures that they might have studied, nor did We send them any warner before you.