surah Assaaffat aya 168 , English translation of the meaning Ayah.
﴿لَوْ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكْرًا مِّنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ﴾
[ الصافات: 168]
37:168 "If we had a message from [those of] the former peoples,
Tafsir Ibn Katheer in English( ) -.
And the idolaters from the people of Makkah used to say before Muhammad ( peace be upon him ) was sent: “If we had a book of the previous people, such as the Torah for example, we would have worshipped Allah sincerely”.
But they are lying in that, as Muhammad ( peace be upon him ) brought them the Qur’ān but they disbelieved in it.
So soon they will know the severe punishment that is waiting for them on the day of judgment.
Muhammad Taqiud-Din alHilali
"If we had a reminder as had the men of old (before the coming of Prophet Muhammad SAW as a Messenger of Allah).
phonetic Transliteration
Law anna AAindana thikran mina alawwaleena
Abdullah Yusuf Ali - Translation
"If only we had had before us a Message from those of old,
Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
"If we had a reminder as had the men of old,"
We try our best to translate, keeping in mind the Italian saying: "Traduttore, traditore", which means: "Translation is a betrayal of the original text".
37:168 "If we had a message from [those of] the former peoples, translate in arabic
Almuntakhab Fi Tafsir Alquran Alkarim
Had we received a Book, they said, like the Scriptures of those of old
Tafseer Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
(37:168) 'If only we had the Reminder which had been granted to the people of yore
"If we had a message from [those of] the former peoples, meaning
"If we had a message from [those of] the former peoples, meaning in Urdu
کہ کاش ہمارے پاس وہ "ذکر" ہوتا جو پچھلی قوموں کو ملا تھا
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