Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
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| Muhammad Asad | | NOW THEY [who are blind to the truth] are wont to say, "If [Muhammad] would but produce for us a miracle from his Sustainer! [But] has there not come unto them a clear evidence [of the truth of this divine writ] in what is [to be found] in the earlier scriptures |  |
M. M. Pickthall | | And they say: If only he would bring us a miracle from his Lord! Hath there not come unto them the proof of what is in the former scriptures | |
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) | | They say: "Why does he not bring us a sign from his Lord?" Has not a Clear Sign come to them of all that was in the former Books of revelation | |
Shakir | | And they say: Why does he not bring to us a sign from his Lord? Has not there come to them a clear evidence of what is in the previous books | |
Wahiduddin Khan | | They say, Why does he not bring us a sign from his Lord? Have they not been given sufficient proof in previous scriptures | |
| Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar | | And they said: Why brings he not to us a sign from his Lord? Approaches them not clear portents that were in the first scrolls? | |
| T.B.Irving | | They say: "If he would only bring us some sign from his Lord!" Has not evidence already reached them about what was in the early scriptures? | |
| The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab | | They demand, “If only he could bring us a sign from his Lord!” Have they not ˹already˺ received a confirmation of what is in earlier Scriptures? | |
| Safi Kaskas | | And they say, "If he would only bring us a sign from his Lord?" Has not clear evidence come to them in the earlier texts? | |
| Abdul Hye | | They say: “Why does he (Muhammad) not bring us a sign from his Lord?” Has not proof (the Qur’an) came to them which is (contains teachings) of the previous Scriptures? | |
| The Study Quran | | They say, “Why has he not brought us a sign from his Lord?” Has there not come unto them the clear proof of that which is in the scriptures of old | |
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) | | And they said: "If only he would bring us a sign from his Lord!" Did not proof come to them from what is in the previous Scripture | |
Abdel Haleem | | The disbelievers say, ‘Why does he not bring us a sign from his Lord?’ Have they not been given clear proof confirming what was in the earlier scriptures | |
Abdul Majid Daryabadi | | And they Say: wherefore bringeth he not unto us a sign from his Lord? Hath not there came unto them the evidence of that which is in the former Scriptures | |
Ahmed Ali | | Yet they say: "Why does he not bring a sign from his Lord?" Have not clear proofs come to them in what is contained in the earlier Books | |
Aisha Bewley | | They say, ´If only he would bring us a Sign from his Lord!´ Have they not received the Clear Sign of what is written in the earlier texts? | |
Ali Ünal | | And they say: "If only he brought us a miracle from his Lord!" Has there not come to them (as a sufficient miracle) a Clear Evidence of (the truth) in what is (to be found) in the former Scriptures | |
Ali Quli Qara'i | | They say, ‘Why does he not bring us a sign from his Lord?’ Has there not come to them a manifest proof in that which is in the former scriptures | |
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 | |
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali | | And they have said, "if only he had come up to us with a sign from his Lord!" And has there not come up to them the supreme evidence of what is in the earliet scrolls | |
Muhammad Sarwar | | They have said, "Why has he, (Muhammad), not brought some miracle from his Lord?" Have they not received the previously revealed heavenly Books as the evidence of the Truth | |
Muhammad Taqi Usmani | | They say, .Why does he not bring to us a sign from his Lord?. Has there not come to them the clear sign of what is contained in the earlier Scriptures | |
Shabbir Ahmed | | And they say, "Why does he not bring us a miracle from his Lord?" But has there not come to them a clear evidence of all the truth that was in the former Scriptures? (All Divine Scriptures have been miracles in their own right). (5:48) | |
Syed Vickar Ahamed | | They say: "Why does he not bring us a sign from His Lord?” Has not a Clear Sign come to them of all that was in the former Books of Revelation | |
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) | | And they say, "Why does he not bring us a sign from his Lord?" Has there not come to them evidence of what was in the former scriptures | |
Farook Malik | | They say: "Why does he (Muhammad) not bring us a Sign from His Lord?" Has not a clear Sign (The Qur’an) come to them containing all the teachings of the former Scriptures | |
| Dr. Munir Munshey | | They say, "Why did he not bring us a sign?" Did clear proofs _ those narrated in the earlier scriptures _ not reach them | |
| Dr. Kamal Omar | | And people said: “Why does he not come to us with a credential from his Nourisher-Sustainer?” Has there not come to them Bayyinah: whatever is in As-Suhuf-il-oola [Suhuf is the plural of sahifah. Each Surah in the Book of Allah is called a sahifah. And all the Surahs together are called Suhuf. Since Al-Kitab is permanent and eternal and also belonged to earlier and ancient times it is also called As-Suhuf-ul-oola. Similarly every Surah is collection of Writtings and all the Surahs together are the complete Divine Wirttings. To understand this point further, please see Verses 98/1-3] | |
| Talal A. Itani (new translation) | | And they say, 'Why does he not bring us a miracle from his Lord?' Were they not given enough miracles in the former scriptures | |
Maududi | | They ask: "Why does he not bring us a (miraculous) sign from his Lord?" Has there not come to them a Book containing the teachings of the previous scriptures | |
| Ali Bakhtiari Nejad | | And they say: why does he not bring us a sign from his Master? Did not clear proof come to them in what is in the previous scriptures | |
| A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018) | | They say, “Why does he not bring us a sign from his Lord?” Has guidance not come to them from all that was in the previous books of scripture | |
| Musharraf Hussain | | They said, “Why didn’t he bring a book from His Lord? Hasn’t a clear sign already come to them in former books of revelation?” | |
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) | | And they said: "If only he would bring us a sign from his Lord!" Did not proof come to them from what is in the previous scripts? | |
| Mohammad Shafi | | And they say, "Why does he not bring to us a sign from his Lord?" Has not there come to them a clear exposition of what the earlier scriptures contain | |
Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
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Bijan Moeinian | | They say: “If only he comes up with a sign.” Did they not receive enough signs from the previous Scriptures? (Why they did not believe in those signs then? These are just excuses. | |
| Faridul Haque | | And the disbelievers said, "Why does he not bring to us a sign from his Lord?"; did not the explanation of what is in the former Books, come to them | |
| Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah | | They say: 'Why does he not bring us a sign from his Lord? ' Did not a clear sign come to them in the preceding Scrolls | |
Maulana Muhammad Ali | | And they say: Why does he not bring us a sign from his Lord? Has not there come to them a clear evidence of what is in the previous Books | |
| Muhammad Ahmed - Samira | | And they said: "If only, he comes/brings to us with a verse/evidence/sign from his Lord." Did not an evidence (of) what is in the written leaves/sheets/pages (books/scriptures) the first/beginning come to them | |
Sher Ali | | And they say, `Why does he not bring us a Sign from his Lord?' Has there not come to them clear evidence of what is contained in the former Books | |
Rashad Khalifa | | They said, "If he could only show us a miracle from his Lord!" Did they not receive sufficient miracles with the previous messages? | |
| Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) | | And the infidels said, 'why does he not bring us a sign from his Lord? And has there not come to them the statement of what is in the former scriptures? | |
Amatul Rahman Omar | | And these (opponents) say, `Why does he bring us no sign from his Lord?' Has there not come to them a clear evidence (about the advent of this Prophet) from what is (contained) in the former scriptures | |
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri | | And (the disbelievers) say: ‘Why does this (Prophet) not bring us any sign from his Lord?’ Has there not come to them (the Qur’an,) a clear proof of the things (mentioned) in the former Books | |
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali | | They say: "Why does he not bring us a sign (proof) from his Lord?" Has there not come to them the proof of that which is (written) in the former papers (Scriptures, i.e. the Taurat (Torah), and the Injeel (Gospel), etc. about the coming of the Prophet Muhammad SAW ) | |
