وَتَأۡكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكۡلٗا لَّمّٗا ١٩
And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether,1
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 Not caring whether it is lawful or unlawful.
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَتَأۡكُلُونَAnd you consumewatakulūna
- ٱلتُّرَاثَthe inheritancel-turātha
- أَكۡلٗاdevouringaklan
- لَّمّٗاaltogetherlamman
Tafsir
You relentlessly devour the rights of the weak, i.e. the women and orphans, without consideration for its permissibility.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran