The Prophet Muhammad was very caring and compassionate about his people, the unbelievers of Mecca. Muhammad was sad because he predicted their outcome both in the life of this world and in the Afterlife.
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Allah has sent his messengers everynow and then in sequences to guide the people towards the straight path; that is Allah’s Path.
Most of the people denied his messengers; few people believed in them.
The case was the same with the Last Prophet Muhammad.
It happened throughout the history of mankind that Allah has punished those who denied His messengers in the life of this world and He will punish them severely in the Afterlife.
The Prophet Muhammad was very caring, thoughtful, concerned, and compassionate about his people, the unbelievers of Mecca.
He did all of his best to convince them about Islam and believe in Allah and not to worship their many idols but they kept denying him.
So, he was very upsed and sad because he knew and predicted their outcome both in the life of this world and in the Afterlife.
Muhammad wished that Allah sends them some miracles in order to make them believe and avoid their punishment in the life of this world and in the Afterlife.
Allah, the Knower of them and of everything, knows that they will never ever believe even if He has sent them many miracles. Allah knows that they were but arrogant, proud, conceited, supercilious etc.
The verse 6:35 of the Quran says:
And if their aversion to Islam, is grievous for you, on account of your concern for them, then, if you can seek out an underground tunnel in the earth, or a ladder, a stairway, to heaven, that you may bring them a sign, from among those they have requested, then go ahead.
The meaning is that you will not be able to do this, so be patient until Allah delivers His judgement and do not be among the ignorant, of this matter.
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The verse 6:35 in different translations
QARIB:
If their turning away is hard upon you, seek if you can a tunnel in the ground or a ladder to the sky by which you can bring them a sign. Had Allah willed, he would gather them to guidance. Do not then be among the ignorant.
SHAKIR:
And if their turning away is hard on you, then if you can seek an opening (to go down) into the earth or a ladder (to ascend up) to heaven so that you should bring them a sign and if Allah had pleased he would certainly have gathered them all on guidance, therefore be not of the ignorant.
PICKTHAL:
And if their aversion is grievous unto thee, then, if thou canst, seek a way down into the earth or a ladder unto the sky that thou mayst bring unto them a portent (to convince them all)! – if Allah willed, he could have brought them all together to the guidance – so be not thou among the foolish ones.
YUSUFALI:
If their spurning is hard on thy mind, yet if thou wert able to seek a tunnel in the ground or a ladder to the skies and bring them a sign,- (what good?). if it were Allah’s will, he could gather them together unto true guidance: so be not thou amongst those who were swayed by ignorance (and impatience)!
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