فَهُمۡ عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِمۡ يُهۡرَعُونَ ٧٠
So they hastened [to follow] in their footsteps.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- فَهُمۡSo theyfahum
- عَلَىٰٓonʿalā
- ءَاثَٰرِهِمۡtheir footstepsāthārihim
- يُهۡرَعُونَthey hastenedyuh'raʿūna
Tafsir
So they hastily followed the footsteps of their forefathers in deviance, as if they were harassed and forced into doing so.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran