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Al-Baqarah 2:118
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ لَوْلَا يُكَلِّمُنَا ٱللَّهُ أَوْ تَأْتِينَآ ءَايَةٌ ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّثْلَ قَوْلِهِمْ ۘ تَشَـٰبَهَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗ قَدْ بَيَّنَّا ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ لِقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَ
Those who do not know say, "Why does Allāh not speak to us or there come to us a sign?" Thus spoke those before them like their words. Their hearts resemble each other. We have shown clearly the signs to a people who are certain [in faith].
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وَقَالَ
waqāla
And said
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
لَا
lā
(do) not
يَعْلَمُونَ
yaʿlamūna
know
لَوْلَا
lawlā
Why not
يُكَلِّمُنَا
yukallimunā
speaks to us
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
أَوْ
aw
or
تَأْتِينَآ
tatīnā
comes to us
ءَايَةٌۭ ۗ
āyatun
a sign
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhālika
Like that
قَالَ
qāla
said
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those
مِن
min
from
قَبْلِهِم
qablihim
before them
مِّثْلَ
mith'la
similar
قَوْلِهِمْ ۘ
qawlihim
their saying
تَشَـٰبَهَتْ
tashābahat
Became alike
قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗ
qulūbuhum
their hearts
قَدْ
qad
Indeed
بَيَّنَّا
bayyannā
We have made clear
ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ
l-āyāti
the signs
لِقَوْمٍۢ
liqawmin
for people
يُوقِنُونَ
yūqinūna
(who) firmly believe