Those who do not know say, "Why does Allah not speak to (2:118)

Almuntakhab Fi Tafsir Alquran Alkarim

And those who are so ignorant to know the truth vented their hearts, which are overflowing with the sense of sin, they said: “If only Allah would speak to us or display a sign evincing both Muhammads Prophethood and integrity!” This much said those who preceded them who had similar natured hearts as those who succeeded them. Their thoughts are so base, pursuing vanity. We have expounded Our revelations and signs evincing both Omnipotence and Authority to people who lift to Allah their inward sight

Tafseer Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi

(2:118) The ignorant people say, "Why does not Allah Himself talk to us or why does not a Sign come to us?" *117 The people before them also talked like this, for all (who swerve from the Right Path) have the same mentality. *118 We have already shown clear Signs to those who believe; *119

Those who do not know say, "Why does Allah not speak to meaning

*117). What they meant was that God should either appear before them Himself, tell them plainly that the Qur'an was a revelation from Him, and proclaim His injunctions, or cause them to see some extraordinary sign that would convince them that whatever Muhammad (peace be on him) told them was from Him.
*118). The fact is that the misguided people of the time of the revelation of the Qur'an did not raise any objection or make any demands essentially different from those of the misguided people of the past. From the remote past till today, error and misguidedness seem to have the same character, so the same doubts and objections are repeated over and over again.
*119). The demand that God should speak to them directly was too absurd even to be answered. The question dealt with here concerns the demand for a sign that would convince them of the Truth. In response to this it is pointed out that many signs do exist, but all such signs are of profit only to those who are inclined to believe. As for those who are bent on disbelief, what sign can be shown to them, and to what avail?
 

Those who do not know say, "Why does Allah not speak to meaning in Urdu

نادان کہتے ہیں کہ اللہ خود ہم سے بات کیوں نہیں کرتا یا کوئی نشانی ہمارے پاس کیوں نہیں آتی؟ ایسی ہی باتیں اِن سے پہلے لوگ بھی کیا کرتے تھے اِن سب (اگلے پچھلے گمراہوں) کی ذہنیتیں ایک جیسی ہیں یقین لانے والوں کے لیے تو ہم نشانیاں صاف صاف نمایاں کر چکے ہیں