وَمَا And what wamā prevented manaʿa the people l-nāsa that an they believe yu'minū when idh came to them jāahumu the guidance l-hudā except illā that an they said qālū Has Allah sent abaʿatha Has Allah sent l-lahu a human basharan Messenger rasūlan
And what prevented the people from believing when guidance came to them except that they said, "Has Allāh sent a human messenger?"
قُل Say qul If law (there) were kāna in fī the earth l-arḍi Angels malāikatun walking yamshūna securely muṭ'ma-innīna surely We (would) have sent down lanazzalnā to them ʿalayhim from mina the heaven l-samāi an Angel malakan (as) a Messenger rasūlan
Say, "If there were upon the earth angels walking securely, We would have sent down to them from the heaven an angel [as a] messenger."