سُوْرَةُ الْفُرْقَانِ
Surah Al-Furqaan (25) — Ayah 21
۞ وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَرْجُونَ لِقَآءَنَا لَوْلَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْنَا ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ أَوْ نَرَىٰ رَبَّنَا ۗ لَقَدِ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ فِىٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَعَتَوْ عُتُوًّا كَبِيرًا ﴿21﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And those who expect not a Meeting with Us (i.e. those who deny the Day of Resurrection and the life of the Hereafter) said: "Why are not the angels sent down to us, or why do we not see our Lord?" Indeed they think too highly of themselves, and are scornful with great pride.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ وَقَالَ
waqāla
And said
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
لَا
lā
(do) not
يَرْجُونَ
yarjūna
expect
لِقَآءَنَا
liqāanā
(the) meeting with Us
لَوْلَآ
lawlā
Why not
أُنزِلَ
unzila
are sent down
عَلَيْنَا
ʿalaynā
to us
ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ
l-malāikatu
the Angels
أَوْ
aw
or
نَرَىٰ
narā
we see
رَبَّنَا ۗ
rabbanā
our Lord
لَقَدِ
laqadi
Indeed
ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟
is'takbarū
they have become arrogant
فِىٓ
fī
within
أَنفُسِهِمْ
anfusihim
themselves
وَعَتَوْ
waʿataw
and (become) insolent
عُتُوًّۭا
ʿutuwwan
(with) insolence
كَبِيرًۭا
kabīran
great
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21. And those who do not expect to meet Us say, "Why are not the angels sent down to us, or (why) do we not see our Lord (with our own eyes) [29]?" They have certainly become arrogant within themselves and have exceeded all bounds in rebellion [30].
[29]
The Disbelievers’ Demand That Angels Should Descend Upon Them:
Among the absurd demands of the disbelievers of Makkah was also this: just as an angel descends upon you, an angel should descend upon each one of us as well. So that we may be fully convinced that what you are calling us to is indeed true. And if this is not possible, then at least we should be able to see our Lord Himself, Who should tell us once that He is sending such-and-such person as a Messenger and that we must believe in him. Allah Almighty says that these demands of theirs are not because, if these things were fulfilled, they would be ready to believe; rather, these people are making such absurd statements because they do not believe that after death they will be presented before Us. If they were certain of this, they would never make such statements.
[30] That is, the abundance of wealth and prosperity We have granted them has made them think highly of themselves. They think that if an angel can descend upon this person, who in their view is of a lower status than them, then why can’t an angel descend upon us as well, or at least Allah Almighty Himself should assure us of these matters. How can we believe in the words of this person?
[29]
The Disbelievers’ Demand That Angels Should Descend Upon Them:
Among the absurd demands of the disbelievers of Makkah was also this: just as an angel descends upon you, an angel should descend upon each one of us as well. So that we may be fully convinced that what you are calling us to is indeed true. And if this is not possible, then at least we should be able to see our Lord Himself, Who should tell us once that He is sending such-and-such person as a Messenger and that we must believe in him. Allah Almighty says that these demands of theirs are not because, if these things were fulfilled, they would be ready to believe; rather, these people are making such absurd statements because they do not believe that after death they will be presented before Us. If they were certain of this, they would never make such statements.
[30] That is, the abundance of wealth and prosperity We have granted them has made them think highly of themselves. They think that if an angel can descend upon this person, who in their view is of a lower status than them, then why can’t an angel descend upon us as well, or at least Allah Almighty Himself should assure us of these matters. How can we believe in the words of this person?
