Surah Al-An'am 6:9 — translation and meaning
الأنعام · Verse 9 / 165 · Page 129
وَلَوْ جَعَلْنَاهُ مَلَكًا لَّجَعَلْنَاهُ رَجُلًا وَلَلَبَسْنَا عَلَيْهِم مَّا يَلْبِسُونَ
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Transliteration
Wa law ja'alnaahu malakal laja'alnaahu rajulanw wa lalabasnaa 'alaihim maa yalbisoon
Translation
And if We had made him an angel, We would have made him [appear as] a man, and We would have covered them with that in which they cover themselves.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
If I had sent an angel to them, I would have made him in the form of a man, so that they could listen and learn from him, as they would not be able to learn from an angel in the original form that I created him. If I had made him in the form of a man, they would have been confused about him.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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