Quran 17:95

Surah Al-Israa, Verse 95

Juz 15 · Page 291 · Ruku 250 · Meccan

قُل لَّوْ كَانَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَلَٰٓئِكَةٌ يَمْشُونَ مُطْمَئِنِّينَ لَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَلَكًا رَّسُولًا

Word by word

قُل qul Say لَّوْ law If كَانَ kāna (there) were فِى fī in ٱلْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth مَلَـٰٓئِكَةٌۭ malāikatun Angels يَمْشُونَ yamshūna walking مُطْمَئِنِّينَ muṭ'ma-innīna securely لَنَزَّلْنَا lanazzalnā surely We (would) have sent down عَلَيْهِم ʿalayhim to them مِّنَ mina from ٱلسَّمَآءِ l-samāi the heaven مَلَكًۭا malakan an Angel رَّسُولًۭا rasūlan (as) a Messenger

Transliteration

Qul law kana fee al-ardi mala-ikatunyamshoona mutma-inneena lanazzalna AAalayhim mina assama-imalakan rasoola

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Say: If there were in the earth angels walking secure, We had sent down for them from heaven an angel as messenger.

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Say, "If there were settled, on earth, angels walking about in peace and quiet, We should certainly have sent them down from the heavens an angel for a messenger."

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

ولهذا قال هاهنا : ( لو كان في الأرض ملائكة يمشون مطمئنين ) أي : كما أنتم فيها ( لنزلنا عليهم من السماء ملكا رسولا ) أي : من جنسهم ، ولما كنتم أنتم بشرا ، بعثنا فيكم رسلنا منكم لطفا ورحمة .