# 20. Surah Taha, Verse 134 - **Surah:** 20. Surah Taha (Ta-Ha) — سورة طه - **Verse:** 134 / 135 · **Juz:** 16 · **Mushaf page:** 320 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-taha/verse-134 ## Arabic وَلَوْ اَنَّٓا اَهْلَكْنَاهُمْ بِعَذَابٍ مِنْ قَبْلِه۪ لَقَالُوا رَبَّنَا لَوْلَٓا اَرْسَلْتَ اِلَيْنَا رَسُولاً فَنَتَّبِعَ اٰيَاتِكَ مِنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ نَذِلَّ وَنَخْزٰى ## Transcription Walaw anna ahlaknahum biAAathabinmin qablihi laqaloo rabbana lawla arsaltailayna rasoolan fanattabiAAa ayatika minqabli an nathilla wanakhza ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley If We had destroyed them with a punishment before this, they would have said, ‘Our Lord, why did You not send us a Messenger, so we could follow Your Signs before we were humbled and disgraced?’ ### Progressive Muslims And if We had destroyed them with retribution before this, they would have said: "Our Lord, if only You had sent us a messenger so we could follow Your revelations before we are humiliated and shamed!" ### Shabbir Ahmed Had Our Law annihilated them with some punishment before this, they would have said, "Our Lord! If only you had sent a Messenger, so that we might have followed Your Messages before we were thus humbled and disgraced!" (5:19). ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation And had We destroyed them with a punishment before him, they would have said: “Our Lord: oh, that Thou hadst but sent to us a messenger, so we might have followed Thy proofs before we were humiliated and disgraced!” ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation And if We had destroyed them with a retribution before this, they would have said: "Our Lord, if only You had sent us a messenger so we could follow Your revelations before we are humiliated and shamed!" ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament Had we annihilated them before this, they would have said, "Our Lord, had You sent a messenger to us, we would have followed Your revelations, and would have avoided this shame and humiliation." ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira If We had destroyed them by some calamity sooner than this, they would have surely said: "O Lord, if You had sent to us a messenger we would have followed Your command before being humbled and disgraced. " ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) And if We had destroyed them with a punishment before him, they would have said, "Our Lord, why did You not send to us a messenger so we could have followed Your verses before we were humiliated and disgraced?" ### Muhammad Asad For [thus it is:] had We destroyed them by means of a chastisement ere this [divine writ was revealed], they would indeed [be justified to] say [on Judgment Day]: "O our Sustainer! If only Thou hadst sent an apostle unto us, we would have followed Thy messages rather than be humiliated and disgraced [in the hereafter]!" ### Marmaduke Pickthall And if we had destroyed them with some punishment before it, they would assuredly have said: Our Lord! If only Thou hadst sent unto us a messenger, so that we might have followed Thy revelations before we were (thus) humbled and disgraced! ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary Had We destroyed them through some calamity before his coming, they would have said: "Our Lord! Why did You not send any Messenger to us that we might have followed Your signs before being humbled and disgraced?" ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab If We had reduced them to a useless form before this Book -the Quran- was revealed, they would have said: "O Allah, our Creator, if only You had sent to us a Messenger with the spirit of truth guiding into all truth we would have acknowledged Your revelations and authoritative signs and followed Your path of righteousness before We were humbled and put to shame!" ### Bijan Moeinian Had I destroyed them before (in account of their wrongdoings, ) they would have said: "Our Lord, if you had sent any Prophet to us, we would have definitely followed him so that we would not be so ashamed and humiliated at your present. " ### Al-Hilali & Khan And if We had destroyed them with a torment before this (i.e. Messenger Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and the Qur’ân), they would surely have said: "Our Lord! If only You had sent us a Messenger, we should certainly have followed Your Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), before we were humiliated and disgraced."[1] ### Abdullah Yusuf Ali And if We had inflicted on them a penalty before this, they would have said: "Our Lord! If only Thou hadst sent us a messenger, we should certainly have followed Thy Signs before we were humbled and put to shame." ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran Had We destroyed them with a torment before this ˹Prophet came˺, they would have surely argued, "Our Lord! If only You had sent us a messenger, we would have followed Your revelations before being humiliated and put to shame." ### Taqi Usmani And if We had destroyed them with a punishment before it, they would have said, "Our Lord, why did you not send a messenger to us, so that we might have followed Your signs before we were humiliated and put to disgrace?" ### Abdul Haleem If We had destroyed them through punishment before this Messenger came, they would have said, ‘Lord, if only You had sent us a messenger, we could have followed Your revelations before we suffered humiliation and disgrace!’ ### Arthur John Arberry Had We destroyed them with a chastisement aforetime, they would have said, 'Our Lord, why didst Thou not send us a Messenger, so that we might have followed Thy signs before that we were humiliated and degraded?' ### E. Henry Palmer But had we destroyed them with torment before it, they would have said, 'Unless Thou hadst sent to us an apostle, that we might follow Thy signs before we were abased and put to shame. ' ### Hamid S. Aziz They say, "Unless he brings us a sign from his Lord. ....". What! Has there not come to them the proof of what was in the former scriptures? ### Mahmoud Ghali And if We had caused them to perish with a torment even before it, they would indeed have said, "Our Lord, if only You had sent a Messenger to us, so that we might have closely followed Your signs even before that we were humiliated and disgraced!" ### George Sale If we had destroyed them by a judgment before the same had been revealed, they would have said, at the resurrection, O Lord, how could we believe since thou didst not send unto us an apostle, that we might follow thy signs, before we were humbled and covered with shame? ### Syed Vickar Ahamed And if We had sent a penalty on them before now, surely, they would have said: "Our Lord! If only You had sent us a messenger, we should certainly have followed Your Sign before we were humiliated and put to shame. " ### Amatul Rahman Omar Had We punished and destroyed them with a calamity before (the advent of) this (Prophet), they would have certainly said, `Our Lord! why did you not send a Messenger to us so that we might have followed your commandments before we were humiliated and disgraced?' ### Ali Quli Qarai Had We destroyed them with a punishment before it, they would have surely said, ‘Our Lord! Why did You not send us an apostle so that we might follow Your signs before we were abased and disgraced?’ ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü Eğer onlara daha önce azabı yaşatarak helak etseydik, elbette şöyle derlerdi: "Rabbimiz; bir Rasul irsal etseydin de zillete düşüp rezil olmadan önce senin işaretlerine tabi olsaydık. " ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı Eğer biz onları bundan önceki bir azab ile yıkıma uğratmış olsaydık, şüphesiz diyeceklerdi ki: "Rabbimiz, bize bir elçi gönderseydin de, küçülmeden ve aşağılanmadan önce senin ayetlerine tabi olsaydık." ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali Eğer, onları Muhammed'den önce bir azaba uğratarak yok etseydik, "Ey Rabbimiz! Bize bir peygamber gönderseydin de alçak ve rezil olmazdan önce ilkelerine uysaydık olmaz mıydı?" diyeceklerdi. ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali Eğer biz onları o Kur'an'dan önce bir azap ile helak etseydik mutlaka, "Ey Rabbimiz! Keşke bize bir peygamber gönderseydin de alçalıp rezil olmadan önce ayetlerine uysaydık" derlerdi. ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Eğer biz onları bundan evvel azab ile ihlak etmiş olsa idik derlerdi ki o rabbımız! Ne olurdu bize bir Resul gönderseydin de biz zelil ve rüsvay olmadan evvel ayetlerine ittiba etseydik ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) Eğer Biz, onları bundan önce bir azap ile helak etmiş olsaydık: "Ey Rabbimiz, ne olurdu bize bir peygamber gönderseydin de biz alçak ve rezil olmadan önce ayetlerine uysaydık." diyeceklerdi. ### Gültekin Onan Eğer biz onları bundan önceki bir azab ile yıkıma uğratmış olsaydık, şüphesiz diyeceklerdi ki: "Rabbimiz, bize bir elçi gönderseydin de, küçülmeden ve aşağılanmadan önce senin ayetlerine tabi olsaydık." ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim Eğer biz onları daha evvel azab ile helale etmiş olsaydık muhakkak diyeceklerdi ki: "Hey Rabbimiz, bize bir peygamber gönderseydin de şu zillete ve rüsvaylığa uğramamızdan evvel ayetlerine tabi olsaydık ya"! ### İbni Kesir Eğer onları daha evvel azaba uğratarak yok etseydik: Rabbımız, bize bir peygamber gönderseydin de hor ve rüsvay olmadan önce ayetlerine uysaydık olmaz mıydı? diyeceklerdi. ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı Çünkü, eğer bu (ilahi mesajı vahyetmeden) önce onları (cezalandırıcı) bir azapla helak etseydik, (Hesap Günü'nde): "Ey Rabbimiz, keşke bize bir elçi gönderseydin de (ahirette böyle) alçalıp gözden düşeceğimize Senin mesajlarına uysaydık!" demekte gerçekten de (haklı olurlardı). ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı Ondan önce onları azaba çarptırıp yok etseydik: -Rabbimiz, bize bir peygamber gönderseydin de zelil ve rezil olmadan önce senin ayetlerine uysaydık, olmaz mıydı? diyeceklerdi. ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Şayet onları, ondan önce bir azab ile helak etseydik: "Rabbimiz, bize bir elçi gönderseydin de böyle alçak ve rezil olmadan önce senin ayetlerine uysaydık!" derlerdi. ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali Eğer biz onları, ondan önce bir azapla helak etseydik mutlaka şöyle diyeceklerdi: "Rabbimiz, ne olurdu bize bir resul gönderseydin de zelil ve rezil olmadan önce senin ayetlerine uysaydık!" ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an Ve eğer Biz, onları (elçi göndermeden) önce bir helake uğratarak cezalandırmış olsaydık, bu kez de "Ey Rabbimiz! Eğer Sen, şu zillet verici ve onur kırıcı duruma düşmeden önce bize bir elçi göndermiş olsaydın ona hemen uyardık!" diyecekleri kesindi! ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Ve eğer Biz, ondan önce bir azap ile onları yok etseydik, kuşku yok ki "Ey Rabb'imiz! Bize bir rasul gönderseydin de, hor ve rezil olmadan önce Sen'in ayetlerine uysaydık ya!" diyeceklerdi. ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek Aslında, Ondan önce bir cezayla yıkıma uğratsaydık, kesinlikle, şöyle diyeceklerdi: "Efendimiz! Bize bir elçi gönderseydin olmaz mıydı? Böylece, aşağılanmadan ve küçük düşmeden önce, Senin ayetlerine bağlı kalırdık!" ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Elçi gelmeden onları bir azap ile etkisizleştirseydik, derlerdi ki "Rabbimiz! Böyle aşağılık hale düşüp sürünmeden önce keşke bir elçi gönderseydin de senin ayetlerine uymuş olsaydık." ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir Biz (Vahiy göndermeden) önce onları bir azapla helak etseydik, "Rabbimiz! Bize bir elçi göndermen gerekmez miydi ki aşağılık duruma düşmeden ve perişan (rezil) olmadan önce ayetlerine uysaydık." derlerdi.[1] _Footnotes_ - [1] Benzer mesaj: Kasas 28:47. ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Ve eğer Biz, ondan önce bir azap ile onları yok etseydik, "Ey Rabb'imiz! Bize bir resul gönderseydin de hor ve rezil olmadan önce Sen'in ayetlerine uysaydık ya!" diyeceklerdi. ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an Ve eğer Biz, ondan önce bir azap ile onları yok etseydik, "Ey Rabb'imiz! Bize bir Resul gönderseydin de hor ve rezil olmadan önce Sen'in ayetlerine uysaydık ya!" diyeceklerdi. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Kur'an gelmeden önce onları bir azap ile yok etseydik[1], derlerdi ki: "Rabbimiz! Böyle rezil hale düşüp sürünmeden önce keşke bize bir elçi gönderseydin de senin ayetlerine uysaydık." _Footnotes_ - [1] [İsra 17/15,](https://quran.so/17/15) [Kasas 28/59,](https://quran.so/28/59) [Zümer 39/71.](https://quran.so/39/71) ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | وَلَوْ — walaw | And if | — | | 2 | أَنَّآ — annā | We | — | | 3 | أَهْلَكْنَـٰهُم — ahlaknāhum | (had) destroyed them | هلك — he-Lam-Kef | | 4 | بِعَذَابٍۢ — biʿadhābin | with a punishment | عذب — Ayn-Zal-Be | | 5 | مِّن — min | before him | — | | 6 | قَبْلِهِۦ — qablihi | before him | قبل — Kaf-Be-Lam | | 7 | لَقَالُوا۟ — laqālū | surely they (would) have said | قول — Kaf-Vav-Lam | | 8 | رَبَّنَا — rabbanā | Our Lord | ربب — Ra-Ba-Ba | | 9 | لَوْلَآ — lawlā | why not | — | | 10 | أَرْسَلْتَ — arsalta | You sent | رسل — Ra-Sin-Lam | | 11 | إِلَيْنَا — ilaynā | to us | — | | 12 | رَسُولًۭا — rasūlan | a Messenger | رسل — Ra-Sin-Lam | | 13 | فَنَتَّبِعَ — fanattabiʿa | so we (could) have followed | تبع — Te-Be-Ayn | | 14 | ءَايَـٰتِكَ — āyātika | Your signs | ايي — Elif-Ye-Ye | | 15 | مِن — min | before | — | | 16 | قَبْلِ — qabli | before | قبل — Kaf-Be-Lam | | 17 | أَن — an | [that] | — | | 18 | نَّذِلَّ — nadhilla | we were humiliated | ذلل — Zal-Lam-Lam | | 19 | وَنَخْزَىٰ — wanakhzā | and disgraced | خزي — Kh-Ze-Ye | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-taha/verse-133.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-taha/verse-135.md Retrieved: 2026-08-09 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.