وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا ٱلۡفَتۡحُ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ ٢٨
And they say, "When will be this conquest,1 if you should be truthful?"
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 Or "decision," i.e., judgement.
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَيَقُولُونَAnd they saywayaqūlūna
- مَتَىٰWhen (will be)matā
- هَٰذَاthishādhā
- ٱلۡفَتۡحُdecisionl-fatḥu
- إِنifin
- كُنتُمۡyou arekuntum
- صَٰدِقِينَtruthfulṣādiqīna
Tafsir
Those that reject the resurrection say, while seeking the punishment in haste, “When is this judgement that you claim is going to be made between us and yourselves on the Day of Judgement, and consequently our abode will be hellfire and yours paradise?”
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran