مُسۡتَكۡبِرِينَ بِهِۦ سَٰمِرٗا تَهۡجُرُونَ ٦٧
In arrogance regarding it,1 conversing by night, speaking evil.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 The revelation. Or "him," i.e., the Prophet (ﷺ).
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- مُسۡتَكۡبِرِينَ(Being) arrogantmus'takbirīna
- بِهِۦabout itbihi
- سَٰمِرٗاconversing by nightsāmiran
- تَهۡجُرُونَspeaking eviltahjurūna
Tafsir
You did that displaying arrogance over the people, because you thought you were the people of the sanctuary while you were not; the true people of the sanctuary are the Mindful. You also talked ill of it by night and would not deem it sacred.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran