۞ وَيَٰقَوۡمِ مَا لِيٓ أَدۡعُوكُمۡ إِلَى ٱلنَّجَوٰةِ وَتَدۡعُونَنِيٓ إِلَى ٱلنَّارِ ٤١
And O my people, how is it that I invite you to salvation while you invite me to the Fire?
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- ۞ وَيَٰقَوۡمِAnd O my peoplewayāqawmi
- مَاWhat (is)mā
- لِيٓfor melī
- أَدۡعُوكُمۡ(that) I call youadʿūkum
- إِلَىtoilā
- ٱلنَّجَوٰةِthe salvationl-najati
- وَتَدۡعُونَنِيٓwhile you call mewatadʿūnanī
- إِلَىtoilā
- ٱلنَّارِthe Firel-nāri
Tafsir
O people, why is it that I call you towards salvation from loss in the worldly life and the Hereafter by bringing faith in Allah and good actions, but you call me to enter the fire by asking me to disbelieve in Allah and disobey Him?
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran