وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرۡكَعُواْ لَا يَرۡكَعُونَ ٤٨
And when it is said to them, "Bow [in prayer]," they do not bow.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَإِذَاAnd whenwa-idhā
- قِيلَit is saidqīla
- لَهُمُto themlahumu
- ٱرۡكَعُواْBowir'kaʿū
- لَاnotlā
- يَرۡكَعُونَthey bowyarkaʿūna
Tafsir
When these rejectors are told: “Perform prayer for Allah”, they do not pray to Him.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran