فَأَرَادُواْ بِهِۦ كَيۡدٗا فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمُ ٱلۡأَسۡفَلِينَ ٩٨
And they intended for him a plan [i.e., harm], but We made them the most debased.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- فَأَرَادُواْAnd they intendedfa-arādū
- بِهِۦfor himbihi
- كَيۡدٗاa plotkaydan
- فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمُbut We made themfajaʿalnāhumu
- ٱلۡأَسۡفَلِينَthe lowestl-asfalīna
Tafsir
So the people of Abraham intended to do evil to Abraham by destroying him so they could be saved from him, but I made them the losers when I made the fire cool and safe for him.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran