قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا كُنَّا قَبۡلُ فِيٓ أَهۡلِنَا مُشۡفِقِينَ ٢٦
They will say, "Indeed, we were previously among our people fearful [of displeasing Allāh].
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- قَالُوٓاْThey will sayqālū
- إِنَّاIndeed, weinnā
- كُنَّا[we] werekunnā
- قَبۡلُbeforeqablu
- فِيٓamongfī
- أَهۡلِنَاour familiesahlinā
- مُشۡفِقِينَfearfulmush'fiqīna
Tafsir
They will respond to them: “We were, in the world amongst our families, fearful of Allah’s punishment.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran