فَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ شَهِيدَۢا بَيۡنَنَا وَبَيۡنَكُمۡ إِن كُنَّا عَنۡ عِبَادَتِكُمۡ لَغَٰفِلِينَ ٢٩
And sufficient is Allāh as a witness between us and you that we were of your worship unaware."
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- فَكَفَىٰSo sufficientfakafā
- بِٱللَّهِ(is) Allahbil-lahi
- شَهِيدَۢا(as) a witnessshahīdan
- بَيۡنَنَاbetween usbaynanā
- وَبَيۡنَكُمۡand between youwabaynakum
- إِنthatin
- كُنَّاwe werekunnā
- عَنۡofʿan
- عِبَادَتِكُمۡyour worshipʿibādatikum
- لَغَٰفِلِينَcertainly unawarelaghāfilīna
Tafsir
Their so called gods dissasociate themselves from them, saying that Allah is sufficient as a witness that they were not happy being worshipped by them, nor did they command them to do so, nor were they aware of their worship of them!
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran