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Maryam 73

Ayah 73 of 98 · Meccan

وَإِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ءَايَٰتُنَا بَيِّنَٰتٖ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ أَيُّ ٱلۡفَرِيقَيۡنِ خَيۡرٞ مَّقَامٗا وَأَحۡسَنُ نَدِيّٗا ٧٣

And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, those who disbelieve say to those who believe, "Which of [our] two parties is best in position and best in association?"1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 In regard to worldly interests.

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَإِذَاAnd whenwa-idhā
  2. تُتۡلَىٰare recitedtut'lā
  3. عَلَيۡهِمۡto themʿalayhim
  4. ءَايَٰتُنَاOur Versesāyātunā
  5. بَيِّنَٰتٖclearbayyinātin
  6. قَالَsayqāla
  7. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  8. كَفَرُواْdisbelievedkafarū
  9. لِلَّذِينَto those wholilladhīna
  10. ءَامَنُوٓاْbelievedāmanū
  11. أَيُّWhichayyu
  12. ٱلۡفَرِيقَيۡنِ(of) the two groupsl-farīqayni
  13. خَيۡرٞ(is) betterkhayrun
  14. مَّقَامٗا(in) positionmaqāman
  15. وَأَحۡسَنُand bestwa-aḥsanu
  16. نَدِيّٗا(in) assemblynadiyyan

Tafsir

When My clear revelations to My Messenger are recited to people, the disbelievers say to the believers: Which of our two parties is better in residence and dwelling and superior in assembly and gathering: Our party or your party?

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran