The Prophets 21:7

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Arabic English Morphology
وَمَآ wamā
And not Prep
We sent V
before you Noun
إِلَّا illā
except Prep
رِجَالًا rijālan
men Noun
نُّوحِىٓ nūḥī
We revealed V
to them Prep
So ask V
(the) people Noun
ٱلذِّكْرِ l-dhik'ri
(of) the Reminder Noun
إِن in
if Prep
you V
لَا
(do) not Prep
know V

And even before your time [Prophet], all the messengers We sent were only men We inspired–– if you [disbelievers] do not know, ask people who know the Scripture––

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

وَمَاۤ أَرۡسَلۡنَا قَبۡلَكَ إِلَّا رِجَالࣰا نُّوحِیۤ إِلَیۡهِمۡۖ فَسۡءَلُوۤا۟ أَهۡلَ ٱلذِّكۡرِ إِن كُنتُمۡ لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ ۝٧

wamā arsalnā qablaka illā rijālan nūḥī ilayhim fasalū ahla l-dhik'ri in kuntum lā taʿlamūn