English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
He said, ‘What now is your business, O ye messengers?’
English - Five Volume Translation
He said, ‘What now is your real business, O ye messengers?’
Commentary:
When Abraham realized that the real mission of these messengers was not to give to him the glad tidings of the birth of a son—for if it had been so, they would not have looked sad—but that they had come on some momentous mission, he hastened to enquire of them their real business. This question of Abraham also shows that he regarded the messengers to be mere human beings and not angels. For if he had considered them to be angels, he would not have been surprised at their refusal to partake of food, as he would have known that angels do not eat food. As, however, he considered them to be human beings, their refusal to partake of the food offered to them made him apprehensive that a grievous affair was weighing upon their minds (11:70, 71).
English - Short Commentary Translation
He said, ‘What now is your real business, O ye messengers?’
By using the word al-Mursalun (messengers), the Qur’an hints that the bearers of the message were humans. The Bible, however, sometimes mentions them as men (Gen. 18: 2, 16, 22) and sometimes as angels (Gen. 19: 11, 15).
اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ
اس نے کہا اے بھیجے ہوؤ! تمہارا اصل مقصدکیا ہے؟
French
Il dit : « Dites-moi maintenant quel est l’objet de votre mission, ô messagers ? »
German
Er sprach: "Was ist euer Auftrag, ihr Boten?"
Chinese
他 (继而向他们) 说: “(安拉的) 使者啊! 你们重要的使命是什么?”
Italian
Egli aggiunse: «Qual è ora la vostra missione, o messaggeri?»
Spanish
Y añadió: “¿Cuál es vuestra misión actual, Oh mensajeros?”.
اردو تفسیرِ صغیر
(پھر) کہا (کہ اچھا) تو اے (خدا کے) فرستادو! (وہ) تمہارا اہم کام کیا ہے؟ (جس کے لئے تمہیں بھیجا گیا ہے)
اردو ترجمہ مودودی
پھر ابراہیمؑ نے پوچھا "اے فرستادگان الٰہی، وہ مہم کیا ہے جس پر آپ حضرات تشریف لائے ہیں؟"
English - Sahih
[Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"
اردو ترجمہ احمد علی
کہا اے فرشتو! پھر تمہارا کیا مقصد ہے
English - Talal Itani
He said, "Then what (is) your business, O messengers?"
English - Arberry
He said, 'And what is your business, envoys?'
English - Maududi
He added: "What is your errand O sent ones?"
English - Ahmed Ali
And asked them: "What matter, O angels, brings you here?"
English - Yusuf Ali
Abraham said: "What then is the business on which ye (have come), O ye messengers (of Allah)?"
English - Five Volume Commentary *
1761
Commentary:
When Abraham realized that the real mission of these messengers was not to give to him the glad tidings of the birth of a son—for if it had been so, they would not have looked sad—but that they had come on some momentous mission, he hastened to enquire of them their real business. This question of Abraham also shows that he regarded the messengers to be mere human beings and not angels. For if he had considered them to be angels, he would not have been surprised at their refusal to partake of food, as he would have known that angels do not eat food. As, however, he considered them to be human beings, their refusal to partake of the food offered to them made him apprehensive that a grievous affair was weighing upon their minds (11:70, 71).
English - Short Commentary Notes *
1506
By using the word al-Mursalun (messengers), the Qur’an hints that the bearers of the message were humans. The Bible, however, sometimes mentions them as men (Gen. 18: 2, 16, 22) and sometimes as angels (Gen. 19: 11, 15).
English - Pickthall
He said: And afterward what is your business, O ye messengers (of Allah)?
English - Muhammad Ali ra
He said: What is your business, then, O messengers?
English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ra
Well, now, tell me what errand have you been sent on?