Had We willed, We would have made of you angels to be successors on earth.
Az-Zukhruf 43:60
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وَلَوْ نَشَاءُ لَجَعَلْنَا مِنْكُمْ مَلَائِكَةً فِي الْأَرْضِ يَخْلُفُونَ
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Had We willed, We would have made of you angels to be successors on earth.
If We wanted, We could have made angels from among you to live on earth after you.
If We wanted, We could have made angels from among you, living on earth after you.
Had We willed, We could have made from among you angels succeeding one another on earth.
Had We willed, We would have appointed angels among you, succeeding one another on earth.
Had We willed, We would have appointed angels among you, succeeding one another on earth.
And if We willed, We could have made [instead] of you angels succeeding [one another] on the earth.
And if it were Our Will, We would have [destroyed you (mankind) all, and] made angels to replace you on the earth. [Tafsir At-Tabarî].
If We willed, We could [destroy you all and] replace you with angels, succeeding you on earth.
And if it were Our Will, We could make angels from amongst you, succeeding each other on the earth.
And had We willed We could have set among you angels to be viceroys in the earth.
if We had so wished, We could have appointed angels in exchange for you to succeed you on the earth.
If We had so willed We could have made some of you into angels to become your successors on earth.
Had We wished We would have set angels in your stead to be [your] successors on the earth.
Walaw nashao lajaAAalna minkum malaikatan fee alardi yakhlufoona