Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
“If only we had a tradition [to this effect] from our forebears
M. M. Pickthall
If we had but a reminder from the men of ol
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
"If only we had had before us a Message from those of old
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
“If only we had a Reminder like ˹those of˺ earlier peoples,
Safi Kaskas
"If only we had a message from those who lived before us,
Wahiduddin Khan
If we had had with us a Book like that of the people of old
Shakir
Had we a reminder from those of yore
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Had been with us a Remembrance from the ancient ones,
T.B.Irving
If we only had a reminder from early men
Abdul Hye
“If we had a reminder like the people of old received (before the coming of Muhammad)
The Study Quran
“If only we had a reminder from those of old
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
“If we had a sermon from the ancients.
Talal Itani (2012)
'Had we received advice from the ancients
Dr. Kamal Omar
“If (it be) that (there is available) unto us Zikr (‘Message’) moving down from the earlier people
If we had received a reminder which the earlier people had received
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
"If only we had in our presence a Remembrance (i.e., Scriptures) from the earliest (people)
Muhammad Sarwar
"Had we received guidance from the people living before us
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
.Had there been a scripture with us like that of the former people
Shabbir Ahmed
"If only we had a reminder from the old generations, or a Scripture as they had
Dr. Munir Munshey
"Like the earlier people, if we had received the (divine) advice,"
Syed Vickar Ahamed
"If only we have had a Message before us from those (Books) of old
"If we had a message from [those of] the former peoples
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
"If only we had received a reminder from the previous generations,"
Abdel Haleem
‘If only we had a scripture like previous people
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Had we but an admonition as had the ancients
Ahmed Ali
If we had the account of earlier people with us
Aisha Bewley
´If we had only had a Reminder from the previous peoples,
Ali Ünal
"If only We had had a Reminder of the like those who lived before us had
Ali Quli Qara'i
‘Had we possessed a reminder from the ancients
Hamid S. Aziz
"Had we a reminder from those of yore
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
“Indeed, if we had a reminder (or a scripture) from the earlier ones with us,
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
“If only we had before us a message from those in the past
Musharraf Hussain
“If we had the Scripture like the past people,
Maududi
"If only we had the Reminder which had been granted to the people of yor
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
"If only we had received a reminder from the previous generations,
Mohammad Shafi
"If only we had a scripture from the ancestors,"
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
'If we had any admonition from the ancients.'
"Had we received the correct instructions from our parents,
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
'If only we had a reminder from the ancients
Maulana Muhammad Ali
We would have been sincere servants of Allah
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
If that (E) at us (is) a reminder/remembrance from the first/beginners
Bijan Moeinian
“Had we received the correct (authentic/pure and nothing added to) guidance from…
Faridul Haque
“If we had some advice from the earlier generations,”
Sher Ali
`If we had with us a Reminder like that of the people of old
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
‘If we (too) had some (Book) of direction and guidance from the bygone people
Amatul Rahman Omar
`Had there been with us an exhortation from the people of old
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
"If we had a reminder as had the men of old (before the coming of Prophet Muhammad SAW as a Messenger of Allah)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
“Had there been with us a remembrance from those of old,
Munir Mezyed
“If only we had received a Scripture like that of the people of old,
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
If only we had a reminder from the earlier communities,
Linda “iLHam” Barto
…“If only we had a message from the ancestors,…
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
“Had we received a Reminder from the ancients,
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
"If we only had a reminder from early men
Samy Mahdy
“If only, we had a reminder from the formers.
Sayyid Qutb
'If only we had before us a tradition from those of old,
Ahmed Hulusi
“If only we had been passed down the knowledge from our forefathers...”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
If we had had but a reminder from the men of old.
"Had we received a Book", they said, "like the Scriptures of those of old
Mir Aneesuddin
“Had we with us, a reminder of the ancients,
The Wise Quran
'If that with us was a reminder from the former people,