Surah Al-An’am Ayat 157 (6:157 Quran) With Tafsir

Sahih International
Or lest you say, “If only the Scripture had been revealed to us, we would have been better guided than they.” So there has [now] come to you a clear evidence from your Lord and a guidance and mercy. Then who is more unjust than one who denies the verses of Allah and turns away from them? We will recompense those who turn away from Our verses with the worst of punishment for their having turned away.

Yusuf Ali
Or lest ye should say: “If the Book had only been sent down to us, we should have followed its guidance better than they.” Now then hath come unto you a clear (sign) from your Lord,- and a guide and a mercy: then who could do more wrong than one who rejecteth Allah’s signs, and turneth away therefrom? In good time shall We requite those who turn away from Our signs, with a dreadful penalty, for their turning away.

Abul Ala Maududi
Nor may you claim that: ‘Had the Book been revealed to us, we would have been better guided than they.’ Surely clear evidence has come to you from your Lord, which is both a guidance and a mercy. Who, then, is more unjust than he who gave the lie to the signs of Allah and turned away from them? And We shall soon requite those who turn away from Our signs with a severe chastisement for having turned away.

Muhsin Khan
Or lest you (pagan Arabs) should say: “If only the Book had been sent down to us, we would surely have been better guided than they (Jews and Christians).” So now has come unto you a clear proof (the Quran) from your Lord, and a guidance and a mercy. Who then does more wrong than one who rejects the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah and turns away therefrom? We shall requite those who turn away from Our Ayat with an evil torment, because of their turning away (from them). [Tafsir At-Tabari, Vol. 8, Page 95]

Pickthall
Or lest ye should say: If the Scripture had been revealed unto us, we surely had been better guided than are they. Now hath there come unto you a clear proof from your Lord, a guidance and mercy; and who doeth greater wrong than he who denieth the revelations of Allah, and turneth away from them? We award unto those who turn away from Our revelations an evil doom because of their aversion.

Dr. Ghali
Or that you may not say, ” (As) for us, if the Book had been sent down upon us, we would indeed have been more rightly-guided than they.” Yet a supreme evidence has already come to you from your Lord, and a guidance and a mercy. So, who is more unjust than he who cries lies to the signs of Allah and turns aside from them? We will soon recompense the ones who turn aside from Our signs with an odious torment for that they used to turn aside (from them).

Abdel Haleem
or ‘If only the Scripture had been sent down to us, we would have been better guided than them.’ Now clear evidence, guidance, and mercy have come to you from your Lord. Who could be more wrong than someone who rejects God’s revelations and turns away from them? We shall repay those who turn away with a painful punishment.

Muhammad Junagarhi
یا یوں نہ کہو کہ اگر ہم پر کوئی کتاب نازل ہوتی تو ہم ان سے بھی زیاده راه راست پر ہوتے۔ سو اب تمہارے پاس تمہارے رب کے پاس سے ایک کتاب واضح اور رہنمائی کا ذریعہ اور رحمت آچکی ہے۔ اب اس شخص سے زیاده ﻇالم کون ہوگا جو ہماری ان آیتوں کو جھوٹا بتائے اور اس سے روکے۔ ہم جلد ہی ان لوگوں کو جو کہ ہماری آیتوں سے روکتے ہیں ان کے اس روکنے کے سبب سخت سزا دیں گے