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At-Tawbah 65

Ayah 65 of 129 · Medinan

وَلَئِن سَأَلۡتَهُمۡ لَيَقُولُنَّ إِنَّمَا كُنَّا نَخُوضُ وَنَلۡعَبُۚ قُلۡ أَبِٱللَّهِ وَءَايَٰتِهِۦ وَرَسُولِهِۦ كُنتُمۡ تَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ ٦٥

And if you ask them, they will surely say, "We were only conversing and playing." Say, "Is it Allāh and His verses and His Messenger that you were mocking?"

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَلَئِنAnd ifwala-in
  2. سَأَلۡتَهُمۡyou ask themsa-altahum
  3. لَيَقُولُنَّsurely they will saylayaqūlunna
  4. إِنَّمَاOnlyinnamā
  5. كُنَّاwe werekunnā
  6. نَخُوضُconversingnakhūḍu
  7. وَنَلۡعَبُۚand playingwanalʿabu
  8. قُلۡSayqul
  9. أَبِٱللَّهِIs it Allahabil-lahi
  10. وَءَايَٰتِهِۦand His Verseswaāyātihi
  11. وَرَسُولِهِۦand His Messengerwarasūlihi
  12. كُنتُمۡ(that) you werekuntum
  13. تَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَmockingtastahziūna

Tafsir

If you, O Messenger, ask the hypocrites about the insults they used against the believers after Allah informs you of it, they will say, ‘We were just joking when we said that and we were not serious’. Say, O Messenger, ‘Is it Allah, His verses and His Messenger that you were making fun of?’

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