وَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُوٓاْ ءَالِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٖ مَّجۡنُونِۭ ٣٦
And were saying, "Are we to leave our gods for a mad poet?"
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَيَقُولُونَAnd they saywayaqūlūna
- أَئِنَّاAre wea-innā
- لَتَارِكُوٓاْto leavelatārikū
- ءَالِهَتِنَاour godsālihatinā
- لِشَاعِرٖfor a poetlishāʿirin
- مَّجۡنُونِۭmadmajnūnin
Tafsir
And they would say, justifying their disbelief: “Should we leave the worship of our idols because of the words of a mad poet?” intending through this statement of theirs: the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran