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Al-An'am 23

Ayah 23 of 165 · Meccan

ثُمَّ لَمۡ تَكُن فِتۡنَتُهُمۡ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُواْ وَٱللَّهِ رَبِّنَا مَا كُنَّا مُشۡرِكِينَ ٢٣

Then there will be no [excuse upon] examination except they will say, "By Allāh, our Lord, we were not those who associated."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ثُمَّThenthumma
  2. لَمۡnotlam
  3. تَكُنwill betakun
  4. فِتۡنَتُهُمۡ(for) them a pleafit'natuhum
  5. إِلَّآexceptillā
  6. أَنthatan
  7. قَالُواْthey sayqālū
  8. وَٱللَّهِBy Allahwal-lahi
  9. رَبِّنَاour Lordrabbinā
  10. مَاnotmā
  11. كُنَّاwe werekunnā
  12. مُشۡرِكِينَthose who associated others (with Allah)mush'rikīna

Tafsir

After this test, they will have no excuse and they will declare themselves free of what they worshipped, by dishonestly saying: By Allah, our Lord, we did not associate partners with You in the world; but we had faith in You and we accepted Your Oneness.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran