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Al-Anbya 2

Ayah 2 of 112 · Meccan

مَا يَأۡتِيهِم مِّن ذِكۡرٖ مِّن رَّبِّهِم مُّحۡدَثٍ إِلَّا ٱسۡتَمَعُوهُ وَهُمۡ يَلۡعَبُونَ ٢

No mention [i.e., revelation] comes to them anew from their Lord except that they listen to it while they are at play

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. مَاNotmā
  2. يَأۡتِيهِمcomes to themyatīhim
  3. مِّنofmin
  4. ذِكۡرٖa Reminderdhik'rin
  5. مِّنfrommin
  6. رَّبِّهِمtheir Lordrabbihim
  7. مُّحۡدَثٍanewmuḥ'dathin
  8. إِلَّاexceptillā
  9. ٱسۡتَمَعُوهُthey listen to itis'tamaʿūhu
  10. وَهُمۡwhile theywahum
  11. يَلۡعَبُونَ(are at) playyalʿabūna

Tafsir

And no part of the Qur’ān which is newly revealed comes to them except that they listen to it without benefiting, but rather playful listening, without caring about its contents.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran