Had We made him an angel, We would have made him a man, and confused them when they are already confused.
Al-An'am 6:9
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وَلَوْ جَعَلْنَاهُ مَلَكًا لَجَعَلْنَاهُ رَجُلًا وَلَلَبَسْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ مَا يَلْبِسُونَ
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Had We made him an angel, We would have made him a man, and confused them when they are already confused.
And if We made him an angel, We would still make him look like a man, and they would still be confused, just as they are now.
And if We had made him an angel, We would have made him appear as a human — and they would have become confused, just as they are now.
Had We made him an angel, We would have made him a man, and We would have confused for them what they already confuse.
Had We made him an angel, We would have made him a man, and confused them when they are already confused.
Had We made him an angel, We would have made him a man, and confused them when they are already confused.
And if We had made him [i.e., the messenger] an angel, We would have made him [appear as] a man, and We would have covered them with that in which they cover themselves [i.e., confusion and doubt].
And had We appointed him an angel, We indeed would have made him a man, and We would have certainly confused them in which they are already confused (i.e. the Message of Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم).
And if We had made him an angel, We would have surely made him [appear as] a man, and We would have caused them confusion just as they are confused.
If We had made it an angel, We should have sent him as a man, and We should certainly have caused them confusion in a matter which they have already covered with confusion.
Had we appointed him (Our messenger) an angel, We assuredly had made him (as) a man (that he might speak to men); and (thus) obscured for them (the truth) they (now) obscure.
Indeed, if We had sent an angel as messenger, We would have made him in the form of a man as well, and would have thus added to their confusion.
Had We appointed an angel, We would have sent him down in the form of a man - and thus We would have caused them the same doubt which they now entertain.
Had We made him an angel, We would have surely made him a man, and We would have surely confounded them just as they confound [the truth now].
Walaw jaAAalnahu malakan lajaAAalnahu rajulan walalabasna AAalayhim ma yalbisoona