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Taha 104

Ayah 104 of 135 · Meccan

نَّحۡنُ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ إِذۡ يَقُولُ أَمۡثَلُهُمۡ طَرِيقَةً إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا يَوۡمٗا ١٠٤

We are most knowing of what they say when the best of them in manner [i.e., wisdom or speech] will say, "You remained not but one day."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. نَّحۡنُWenaḥnu
  2. أَعۡلَمُknow bestaʿlamu
  3. بِمَاwhatbimā
  4. يَقُولُونَthey will sayyaqūlūna
  5. إِذۡwhenidh
  6. يَقُولُwill sayyaqūlu
  7. أَمۡثَلُهُمۡ(the) best of themamthaluhum
  8. طَرِيقَةً(in) conductṭarīqatan
  9. إِنNotin
  10. لَّبِثۡتُمۡyou remainedlabith'tum
  11. إِلَّاexcept (for)illā
  12. يَوۡمٗاa dayyawman

Tafsir

I know best what they secretly say amongst themselves, with none of it escaping Me, when the most intelligent of them says: “You did not stay in the Transitory Stage except for one day, no more”.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran