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Al-Anbya 5

Ayah 5 of 112 · Meccan

بَلۡ قَالُوٓاْ أَضۡغَٰثُ أَحۡلَٰمِۭ بَلِ ٱفۡتَرَىٰهُ بَلۡ هُوَ شَاعِرٞ فَلۡيَأۡتِنَا بِـَٔايَةٖ كَمَآ أُرۡسِلَ ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ ٥

But they say, "[The revelation is but] a mixture of false dreams; rather, he has invented it; rather, he is a poet. So let him bring us a sign just as the previous [messengers] were sent [with miracles]."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. بَلۡNaybal
  2. قَالُوٓاْthey sayqālū
  3. أَضۡغَٰثُMuddledaḍghāthu
  4. أَحۡلَٰمِۭdreamsaḥlāmin
  5. بَلِnaybali
  6. ٱفۡتَرَىٰهُhe (has) invented itif'tarāhu
  7. بَلۡnaybal
  8. هُوَhehuwa
  9. شَاعِرٞ(is) a poetshāʿirun
  10. فَلۡيَأۡتِنَاSo let him bring usfalyatinā
  11. بِـَٔايَةٖa signbiāyatin
  12. كَمَآlike whatkamā
  13. أُرۡسِلَwas sentur'sila
  14. ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ(to) the formerl-awalūna

Tafsir

But they were unsure of what Muhammad (peace be upon him) brought. At times they said: “Confused dreams which have no meaning”. And at times they said: “No, but in fact he made it up without any basis”. And sometimes they said: “He is a magician. If he is true in his claim, he should bring us a miracle like the former messengers, as they brought miracles like the staff of Moses and the camel of Salih”.

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