قَالَ أَبَشَّرۡتُمُونِي عَلَىٰٓ أَن مَّسَّنِيَ ٱلۡكِبَرُ فَبِمَ تُبَشِّرُونَ ٥٤
He said, "Have you given me good tidings although old age has come upon me? Then of what [wonder] do you inform?"
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- قَالَHe saidqāla
- أَبَشَّرۡتُمُونِيDo you give me glad tidingsabashartumūnī
- عَلَىٰٓDo you give me glad tidingsʿalā
- أَنalthoughan
- مَّسَّنِيَhas overtaken memassaniya
- ٱلۡكِبَرُold agel-kibaru
- فَبِمَThen about whatfabima
- تُبَشِّرُونَyou give glad tidingstubashirūna
Tafsir
Abraham, being surprised at the good news of a baby boy they gave him, said to them: Do you bring me this good news despite the fact that old age has reached me? What kind of good news are you bringing me?
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran