Az-Zukhruf Verse 88

˹Allah is Aware of˺ the Prophet’s cry: “O my Lord! Indeed, these are a people who persist in disbelief.”

[The Prophet] said: “O my Lord, indeed, these are a people who do not believe.”

And for his saying, 'My Lord, surely these are a people who believe not' --

The Prophet has said, ‘My Lord, truly these are people who do not believe,’

And We hear his saying: my Lord! verily these are a people who believe not.

(Allah has knowledge) of the (Prophet's) cry, "O my Lord! Truly these are people who will not believe!"

We call to witness the cry of the Messenger: “O Lord, these are a people not wont to believe!”

And (the Prophet) will say: "O Lord, these are certainly a people who do not believe."

And by oath of the saying of My Prophet “O my Lord! These people do not accept faith!”

And his plaint: ‘My Lord! Indeed these are a people who will not have faith!’

(God certainly hears His Messenger when) he says: "O my Lord! Surely those are a people who do not believe."

And (He has the knowledge of) his (- the Prophet´s repeated) cry (and appeal), `O my Lord! these are a people who do not believe.´

And his saying/word: "You my lord, that truly those (are) a nation not believing."

And by oath of the saying of My Prophet “O my Lord! These people do not accept faith!”

Consider his (the Prophet´s) cry, "O my Lord! Surely they are a people who do not believe."

(Allah has knowledge) of (Prophet Muhammad's) saying: "O my Lord! Verily, these are a people who believe not!"

And if thou wert to ask them who created them, they would say: Allah. How are they then turned back?

Consider his cry: O my Lord! surely they are a people who do not believe.

And he saith: O my Lord! Lo! these are a folk who believe not.

(God has knowledge of Muhammad's words when he complains to Him), "My Lord, these, my people, do not believe".

And for his saying: 'My Lord, these are an unbelieving nation'

And his saying: "O my Lord! Verily, these are a people who believe not!"

The Prophet has said, "Lord! Truly they are a people who do not believe."

As for his statement: “My Lord, these are a people who do not believe.”

And [as] for his saying; that is, the saying of the Prophet Muhammad (s) (wa-qlihi is [accusative] dependent because it is a verbal noun followed by an implicit verb, in other words wa-qla [qlihi], `and he said [his saying]') `O my Lord! These are indeed a people who have no faith'.

And his saying;"O my Lord! Verily, these are a people who believe not!"

means, Muhammad said this; he complained to his Lord about his people who did not believe in him, and said,

`O Lord, these people do not believe.'

This is like the Ayah;

وَقَالَ الرَّسُولُ يرَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِى اتَّخَذُواْ هَـذَا الْقُرْءاَنَ مَهْجُوراً

And the Messenger will say;"O my Lord! Verily, my people deserted this Qur'an." (25;30).

This is the view of Ibn Mas`ud, may Allah be pleased with him, Mujahid and Qatadah, and this is how Ibn Jarir interpreted it.

Al-Bukhari said;

"`Abdullah -- meaning Ibn Mas`ud, may Allah be pleased with him -- recited (Ayah 88 of Az-Zukhruf);

وَقالَ

الرَّسَولُ يَارَبِّ

And the Messenger will say;"O my Lord!"

Mujahid said concerning the Ayah;
وَقِيلِهِ يَارَبِّ إِنَّ هَوُلَاء قَوْمٌ لاَّ يُوْمِنُونَ
(And his saying;"O my Lord! Verily, these are a people who believe not!")

"Allah is stating what Muhammad said."

Qatadah said,

"These are the words of your Prophet, when he complained about his people to his Lord.