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Surah Al-An'am, Ayah 8 (6:8)

ٱلْأَنْعَام

وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْلَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ مَلَكٌ ۖ وَلَوْ أَنزَلْنَا مَلَكًا لَّقُضِىَ ٱلْأَمْرُ ثُمَّ لَا …

Quran 6:8 is ayah 8 of Surah Al-An'am (“The Cattle”), a Meccan surah of 165 ayahs. It is in Juz 7, on page 128 of the Madani Mushaf.

6:8
وَقَالُوا۟لَوْلَآأُنزِلَعَلَيْهِمَلَكٌ ۖوَلَوْأَنزَلْنَامَلَكًالَّقُضِىَٱلْأَمْرُثُمَّلَايُنظَرُونَ٨
waqālū lawlā unzila ʿalayhi malakun walaw anzalnā malakan laquḍiya l-amru thumma lā yunẓarūna

And they say, "Why was there not sent down to him an angel?" But if We had sent down an angel, the matter would have been decided; then they would not be reprieved.(8)

Word by word

  1. وَقَالُوا۟waqālūAnd they said
  2. لَوْلَآlawlāWhy has not been
  3. أُنزِلَunzilasent down
  4. عَلَيْهِʿalayhito him
  5. مَلَكٌ ۖmalakunan Angel
  6. وَلَوْwalawAnd if
  7. أَنزَلْنَاanzalnāWe (had) sent down
  8. مَلَكًاmalakanan Angel
  9. لَّقُضِىَlaquḍiyasurely (would) have been decided
  10. ٱلْأَمْرُl-amruthe matter
  11. ثُمَّthummathen
  12. لَاlāno
  13. يُنظَرُونَyunẓarūnarespite would have been granted to them

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