If (We had) not (sent thee to the Quraish),- in case a calamity should seize them for (the deeds) that their hands have sent forth, they might say: "Our Lord! why didst Thou not sent us a messenger? We should then have followed Thy Signs and been amongst those who believe!"
若不是他們將為自己犯罪而遭殃，並且說：「我們的主啊！你怎麼不派一個使者來教化我們，使我們遵守你的蹟象，而為信士呢？……」