قَالُواْ حَرِّقُوهُ وَٱنصُرُوٓاْ ءَالِهَتَكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ فَٰعِلِينَ ٦٨
They said, "Burn him and support your gods - if you are to act."
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- قَالُواْThey saidqālū
- حَرِّقُوهُBurn himḥarriqūhu
- وَٱنصُرُوٓاْand supportwa-unṣurū
- ءَالِهَتَكُمۡyour godsālihatakum
- إِنifin
- كُنتُمۡyou arekuntum
- فَٰعِلِينَdoersfāʿilīna
Tafsir
When they found themselves incapable of countering Abraham with proof, they resorted to force and said, “If you are going to give Abraham a deterring punishment and seek revenge for your idols that he broke and destroyed, then burn him in a fire.”
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran