Yet no sign of their Lord comes to them but they turn away from it.
And never does a sign come to them from among the signs of Allah, except that they* turn away from it. (* The disbelievers)
Not a sign of their Lord comes to them, but they turn away from it.
Yet whenever any of their Sustainer's messages comes unto them, they [who are bent on denying the truth] turn their backs upon it:
And not a sign cometh unto them of the signs of their Lord but that therefore they have been backsliders.
And never an Ayah (sign) comes to them from the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of their Lord, but that they have been turning away from it.
Not one of their Lord’s signs comes to them, but they turn away from it.
Yet every time a sign of their Lord comes to them, they turn away from it,
And never an Ayah comes to them from the Ayat of their Lord, but that they have been turning away from it.
Never came there unto them a revelation of the revelations of Allah but they did turn away from it.
There did not come to them any sign from among the signs of their Lord, but that they used to disregard it.
Yet every time a sign comes to them from the signs of their Lord, they turn away from it.
And no sign comes to them from the signs of their Lord except that they turn away therefrom.
(The unbelievers) have always turned away from the revelations and the evidence (of the Truth) that has been sent to them from time to time.
And there does not come to them any communication of the communications of their Lord but they turn aside from it
Wam<u>a</u> tateehim min <u>a</u>yatin min <u>a</u>y<u>a</u>ti rabbihim ill<u>a</u> k<u>a</u>noo AAanh<u>a</u> muAAri<u>d</u>een<b>a</b>
yet every time a sign comes to them from their Lord, they turn away from it.
But never did a single one of the signs of their Lord reach them, but they turned away therefrom.
وَمَا تَأْتِيهِم مِّنْ ءَايَةٍ مِّنْ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضِينَ
No proof or miracle from their Lord comes to the idolaters except that they ignore it without paying any attention. Clear evidences and proof of the Oneness of Allah, as well as miracles proving the truthfulness of the messengers, have now come to them; yet despite this, they turned away and paid no attention to these signs and miracles.
No proof or miracle from their Lord comes to the idolaters except that they ignore it without paying any attention. Clear evidences and proof of the Oneness of Allah, as well as miracles proving the truthfulness of the messengers, have now come to them; yet despite this, they turned away and paid no attention to these signs and miracles.
<p>The fourth verse carries a complaint against the anti-truth doggedness and obstinacy of the chronically heedless human race by saying:</p><p>وَمَا تَأْتِيهِم مِّنْ آيَةٍ مِّنْ آيَاتِ رَ‌بِّهِمْ إِلَّا كَانُوا عَنْهَا مُعْرِ‌ضِينَ ﴿4﴾ that is, despite the many clear proofs and open signs of the Oneness of Allah, the dissenters and rejectionists among human beings have taken to a way of their own, using which, they would turn their faces away from whatever sign is shown to them for their guidance, without ever paying the least attention to it.</p>
The fourth verse carries a complaint against the anti-truth doggedness and obstinacy of the chronically heedless human race by saying:وَمَا تَأْتِيهِم مِّنْ آيَةٍ مِّنْ آيَاتِ رَ‌بِّهِمْ إِلَّا كَانُوا عَنْهَا مُعْرِ‌ضِينَ ﴿4﴾ that is, despite the many clear proofs and open signs of the Oneness of Allah, the dissenters and rejectionists among human beings have taken to a way of their own, using which, they would turn their faces away from whatever sign is shown to them for their guidance, without ever paying the least attention to it.
<h2 class="title">Threatening the Idolators for their Stubbornness</h2><p>Allah states that the rebellious, stubborn polytheists will turn away from every Ayah, meaning, sign, miracle and proof that is evidence of Allah's Uniqueness and the truth of His honorable Messengers. They will not contemplate about these Ayat or care about them. Allah said, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَقَدْ كَذَّبُواْ بِالْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِيهِمْ أَنْبَاءُ مَا كَانُواْ بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ </div><p>(Indeed, they rejected the truth when it came to them, but there will come to them the news of that which they used to mock at.) This Ayah contains a warning and a stern threat for the disbelievers' rejection of the truth, stating that the disbelievers will surely know the truth of what they used to deny and taste the evil end of their behavior. Allah advises and warns the disbelievers, that they should avoid the torments and afflictions of this life, similar to what befell their likes from previous nations, who were stronger, wealthier, had more offspring, and were more exploitive on the earth. Allah said, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">أَلَمْ يَرَوْاْ كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن قَرْنٍ مَّكَّنَّـهُمْ فِى الاٌّرْضِ مَا لَمْ نُمَكِّن لَّكُمْ</div><p>(Have they not seen how many a generation before them We have destroyed whom We had established on the earth such as We have not established you) meaning, they had more wealth, children, buildings, abundant provision, riches and soldiers. Allah said next, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَأَرْسَلْنَا السَّمَآءَ عَلَيْهِم مَّدْرَاراً</div><p>(and We poured out on them rain from the sky in abundance, ) in reference to rain that comes often, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَجَعَلْنَا الاٌّنْهَـرَ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهِمْ</div><p>(And made the rivers flow under them.) as rain was abundant and the springs were plentiful, so that We deceived them. </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَأَهْلَكْنَـهُمْ بِذُنُوبِهِمْ</div><p>(Yet We destroyed them for their sins) meaning the mistakes and errors that they committed, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَأَنْشَأْنَا مِن بَعْدِهِمْ قَرْناً ءَاخَرِينَ</div><p>(and created after them other generations,) for, these generations of old perished and became as legends and stories, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَأَنْشَأْنَا مِن بَعْدِهِمْ قَرْناً ءَاخَرِينَ</div><p>(And created after them other generations.) so that We test the new generations, as well. Yet, they committed similar errors and were destroyed, as their ancestors were destroyed. Therefore, beware of the same end that might befall you, for you are not dearer to Allah than these previous nations, but the Messenger whom you defied is dearer to Allah than the Messengers they defied. Thus, you are more liable than them to receive torment, if it was not for Allah's mercy and kindness. </p>
Threatening the Idolators for their StubbornnessAllah states that the rebellious, stubborn polytheists will turn away from every Ayah, meaning, sign, miracle and proof that is evidence of Allah's Uniqueness and the truth of His honorable Messengers. They will not contemplate about these Ayat or care about them. Allah said, فَقَدْ كَذَّبُواْ بِالْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِيهِمْ أَنْبَاءُ مَا كَانُواْ بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ (Indeed, they rejected the truth when it came to them, but there will come to them the news of that which they used to mock at.) This Ayah contains a warning and a stern threat for the disbelievers' rejection of the truth, stating that the disbelievers will surely know the truth of what they used to deny and taste the evil end of their behavior. Allah advises and warns the disbelievers, that they should avoid the torments and afflictions of this life, similar to what befell their likes from previous nations, who were stronger, wealthier, had more offspring, and were more exploitive on the earth. Allah said, أَلَمْ يَرَوْاْ كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن قَرْنٍ مَّكَّنَّـهُمْ فِى الاٌّرْضِ مَا لَمْ نُمَكِّن لَّكُمْ(Have they not seen how many a generation before them We have destroyed whom We had established on the earth such as We have not established you) meaning, they had more wealth, children, buildings, abundant provision, riches and soldiers. Allah said next, وَأَرْسَلْنَا السَّمَآءَ عَلَيْهِم مَّدْرَاراً(and We poured out on them rain from the sky in abundance, ) in reference to rain that comes often, وَجَعَلْنَا الاٌّنْهَـرَ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهِمْ(And made the rivers flow under them.) as rain was abundant and the springs were plentiful, so that We deceived them. فَأَهْلَكْنَـهُمْ بِذُنُوبِهِمْ(Yet We destroyed them for their sins) meaning the mistakes and errors that they committed, وَأَنْشَأْنَا مِن بَعْدِهِمْ قَرْناً ءَاخَرِينَ(and created after them other generations,) for, these generations of old perished and became as legends and stories, وَأَنْشَأْنَا مِن بَعْدِهِمْ قَرْناً ءَاخَرِينَ(And created after them other generations.) so that We test the new generations, as well. Yet, they committed similar errors and were destroyed, as their ancestors were destroyed. Therefore, beware of the same end that might befall you, for you are not dearer to Allah than these previous nations, but the Messenger whom you defied is dearer to Allah than the Messengers they defied. Thus, you are more liable than them to receive torment, if it was not for Allah's mercy and kindness. 