قَالُواْ لَن نَّبۡرَحَ عَلَيۡهِ عَٰكِفِينَ حَتَّىٰ يَرۡجِعَ إِلَيۡنَا مُوسَىٰ ٩١
They said, "We will never cease being devoted to it [i.e., the calf] until Moses returns to us."
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- قَالُواْThey saidqālū
- لَنNeverlan
- نَّبۡرَحَwe will ceasenabraḥa
- عَلَيۡهِbeing devoted to itʿalayhi
- عَٰكِفِينَbeing devoted to itʿākifīna
- حَتَّىٰuntilḥattā
- يَرۡجِعَreturnsyarjiʿa
- إِلَيۡنَاto usilaynā
- مُوسَىٰMusamūsā
Tafsir
Those who had been tempted through worship of the calf said: “We will continue worshipping it until Moses returns to us”.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran