They say: "Why is not an angel sent down to him?" If we did send down an angel, the matter would be settled at once, and no respite would be granted them.

Say: "If what ye would see hastened were in my power, the matter would be settled at once between you and me. But Allah knoweth best those who do wrong."

If Allah were to hasten for men the ill (they have earned) as they would fain hasten on the good,- then would their respite be settled at once. But We leave those who rest not their hope on their meeting with Us, in their trespasses, wandering in distraction to and fro.

Mankind was but one nation, but differed (later). Had it not been for a word that went forth before from thy Lord, their differences would have been settled between them.

We certainly gave the Book to Moses, but differences arose therein: had it not been that a word had gone forth before from thy Lord, the matter would have been decided between them, but they are in suspicious doubt concerning it.

We certainly gave Moses the Book aforetime: but disputes arose therein. Had it not been for a Word that went forth before from thy Lord, (their differences) would have been settled between them: but they remained in suspicious disquieting doubt thereon.

And they became divided only after Knowledge reached them,- through selfish envy as between themselves. Had it not been for a Word that went forth before from thy Lord, (tending) to a Term appointed, the matter would have been settled between them: But truly those who have inherited the Book after them are in suspicious (disquieting) doubt concerning it.

What! have they partners (in godhead), who have established for them some religion without the permission of Allah? Had it not been for the Decree of Judgment, the matter would have been decided between them (at once). But verily the Wrong-doers will have a grievous Penalty.

他们说：“为什么没有一个天神降临他呢？”假若我降下一个天神，那末，他们的毁灭，必成定案，而他们不蒙宽待了。

你说：“假若我能主持你们要求早日实现的刑罚，那末，我与你们之间的事情，必定被判决了。”真主是最了解不义者的。

假若真主为世人速降灾害，犹如他们急于求福那样，他们的大限必已判定了。但我任随那些不希望与我相会的人徘徊于其残暴之中。

人们原来是一个民族，嗣后，他们信仰分歧，假若没有一句话，从你主预先发出，那末他们所争论的是非，必定获得判决了。

我确已把经典赏赐穆萨，但人们对那部经典有分歧；假若没有一句话从你的主预先发出，他们必受裁判。他们对于它确是在使人不安的怀疑之中。

我确已把天经授予穆萨，但众人为那天经而分歧，假若没有一句话从你的主预先发出，他们必受裁判。他们对于它，确是在疑虑之中。

知识来临他们后，他们才为互相嫉妒而分派别。假若不是因为你的主已预先说过要延期惩治，那末，他们必已受裁判了。在他们之后继承天经的人们，对于天经，的确在使人犹豫的疑惑中。

难道他们有许多配主，曾为他们制定真主所未许可的宗教吗？假若没有那判辞，他们必受判决，不义的人们，必受痛苦的刑罚。