Had We destroyed them with a torment before this ˹Prophet came˺, they would have surely argued, “Our Lord! If only You had sent us a messenger, we would have followed Your revelations before being humiliated and put to shame.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And if We had destroyed them with a punishment before him,1 they would have said, "Our Lord, why did You not send to us a messenger so we could have followed Your verses [i.e., teachings] before we were humiliated and disgraced?"
— Saheeh International
Say ˹to them, O Prophet˺, “Each ˹of us˺ is waiting, so keep waiting! You will soon know who is on the Straight Path and is ˹rightly˺ guided.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Say, "Each [of us] is waiting;1 so wait. For you will know who are the companions of the sound path and who is guided."
— Saheeh International