قَالُواْ يَٰهُودُ مَا جِئۡتَنَا بِبَيِّنَةٖ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِتَارِكِيٓ ءَالِهَتِنَا عَن قَوۡلِكَ وَمَا نَحۡنُ لَكَ بِمُؤۡمِنِينَ ٥٣
They said, "O Hūd, you have not brought us clear evidence, and we are not ones to leave our gods on your say-so. Nor are we believers in you.
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قَالُواْ They said qālū يَٰهُودُ O Hud yāhūdu مَا You have not brought us mā جِئۡتَنَا You have not brought us ji'tanā بِبَيِّنَةٖ clear proofs bibayyinatin وَمَا and not wamā نَحۡنُ we naḥnu بِتَارِكِيٓ (will) leave bitārikī ءَالِهَتِنَا our gods ālihatinā عَن on ʿan قَوۡلِكَ your saying qawlika وَمَا and not wamā نَحۡنُ we (are) naḥnu لَكَ in you laka بِمُؤۡمِنِينَ believers bimu'minīna Tafsir Hūd’s people said to him that he had not brought them clear proof that would make them believe him. They said that they would not abandon their gods because of his word alone without proof, and that they did not believe him in his claim that he was a messenger.
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