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Al-Qalam 51

Ayah 51 of 52 · Meccan

وَإِن يَكَادُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لَيُزۡلِقُونَكَ بِأَبۡصَٰرِهِمۡ لَمَّا سَمِعُواْ ٱلذِّكۡرَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُۥ لَمَجۡنُونٞ ٥١

And indeed, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes [i.e., looks] when they hear the message, and they say, "Indeed, he is mad."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَإِنAnd indeedwa-in
  2. يَكَادُwould almostyakādu
  3. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  4. كَفَرُواْdisbelievekafarū
  5. لَيُزۡلِقُونَكَsurely make you sliplayuz'liqūnaka
  6. بِأَبۡصَٰرِهِمۡwith their lookbi-abṣārihim
  7. لَمَّاwhenlammā
  8. سَمِعُواْthey hearsamiʿū
  9. ٱلذِّكۡرَthe Messagel-dhik'ra
  10. وَيَقُولُونَand they saywayaqūlūna
  11. إِنَّهُۥIndeed, heinnahu
  12. لَمَجۡنُونٞ(is) surely madlamajnūnun

Tafsir

And indeed, those who disbelieve in Allah and reject his Messengers could almost bring you to the ground with their eyes due to their extremely sharp glances towards you when they hear this Qur’ān that was revealed to you. While following their desires and turning away from the truth, they say, “Indeed, the Messenger who has brought it is a madman.”

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