فَقَالَ But said faqāla the chiefs l-mala-u (of) those who alladhīna disbelieved kafarū among min his people qawmihi This is not mā This is not hādhā but illā a man basharun like you mith'lukum he wishes yurīdu to an assert (his) superiority yatafaḍḍala over you ʿalaykum and if walaw Allah had willed shāa Allah had willed l-lahu surely He (would have) sent down la-anzala Angels malāikatan Not mā we heard samiʿ'nā of this bihādhā from fī our forefathers ābāinā our forefathers l-awalīna
But the eminent among those who disbelieved from his people said, "This is not but a man like yourselves who wishes to take precedence over you; and if Allāh had willed [to send a messenger], He would have sent down angels. We have not heard of this among our forefathers.