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Ghafir 84

Ayah 84 of 85 · Meccan

فَلَمَّا رَأَوۡاْ بَأۡسَنَا قَالُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَحۡدَهُۥ وَكَفَرۡنَا بِمَا كُنَّا بِهِۦ مُشۡرِكِينَ ٨٤

And when they saw Our punishment, they said, "We believe in Allāh alone and disbelieve in that which we used to associate with Him."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. فَلَمَّاSo whenfalammā
  2. رَأَوۡاْthey sawra-aw
  3. بَأۡسَنَاOur punishmentbasanā
  4. قَالُوٓاْthey saidqālū
  5. ءَامَنَّاWe believeāmannā
  6. بِٱللَّهِin Allahbil-lahi
  7. وَحۡدَهُۥAlonewaḥdahu
  8. وَكَفَرۡنَاand we disbelievewakafarnā
  9. بِمَاin whatbimā
  10. كُنَّاwe used tokunnā
  11. بِهِۦwith Himbihi
  12. مُشۡرِكِينَassociatemush'rikīna

Tafsir

Then, when they saw My punishment they began confessing, at a time when no confession would benefit them, saying, “We bring faith upon Allah alone, and reject whatever partners and idols we would worship instead of Him.”

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran