قَالُوٓاْ أَرۡجِهۡ وَأَخَاهُ وَٱبۡعَثۡ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ ٣٦
They said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- قَالُوٓاْThey saidqālū
- أَرۡجِهۡPostpone himarjih
- وَأَخَاهُand his brotherwa-akhāhu
- وَٱبۡعَثۡand sendwa-ib'ʿath
- فِيinfī
- ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِthe citiesl-madāini
- حَٰشِرِينَgatherers ḥāshirīna
Tafsir
Explains ayahs 36–37
They said to him: Delay him and his brother and do not rush to punish them. Send out to the cities of Egypt those who will gather the magicians, to bring every magician, well versed in magic.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran