Surah Al-Qasas, Ayah 47
Quran 28:47 · The Stories · Makki · Para 20 · Page 391
وَلَوْلَاۤ اَنْ تُصِیْبَهُمْ مُّصِیْبَةٌ بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ اَیْدِیْهِمْ فَیَقُوْلُوْا رَبَّنَا لَوْلَاۤ اَرْسَلْتَ اِلَیْنَا رَسُوْلًا فَنَتَّبِعَ اٰیٰتِكَ وَنَكُوْنَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟
Transliteration
Walawla an tuseebahum museebatunbima qaddamat aydeehim fayaqooloo rabbana lawlaarsalta ilayna rasoolan fanattabiAAa ayatikawanakoona mina almu/mineen
Saheeh International
And if not that a disaster should strike them for what their hands put forth [of sins] and they would say, "Our Lord, why did You not send us a messenger so we could have followed Your verses and been among the believers?"...
Al-Mukhtasar fi Tafsir
And if a divine punishment were to afflict them due to the sins and disbelief they were upon, they would have argued: “why did you not send a messenger to us, so we could have followed your ayaat and acted upon them, and have been from the true believers who follow your commandments. If it was not for that we would have hastened the punishment. However, we delayed it so that we may be excused by sending a messenger to them.”
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged)
Explains 28:44–28:47 together — read it on 28:44