Surah Al-Ahqaf 46:10 — translation and meaning

الأحقاف · Verse 10 / 35 · Page 503

ۖ قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِن كَانَ مِنْ عِندِ اللَّهِ وَكَفَرْتُم بِهِ وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدٌ مِّن بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَى مِثْلِهِ فَآمَنَ وَاسْتَكْبَرْتُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ

Word by Word

ۖ
قُلْ
qul
Say
أَرَأَيْتُمْ
ara-aytum
Do you see
إِن
in
if
كَانَ
kana
it is
مِنْ
min
from Allah
عِندِ
indi
from Allah
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
from Allah
وَكَفَرْتُم
wakafartum
and you disbelieve
بِهِ
bihi
in it
وَشَهِدَ
washahida
and testifies
شَاهِدٌ
shahidun
a witness
مِّن
min
from
بَنِي
bani
(the) Children of Israel
إِسْرَائِيلَ
is'raila
(the) Children of Israel
عَلَى
ala
to
مِثْلِهِ
mith'lihi
(the) like thereof
فَآمَنَ
faamana
then he believed
وَاسْتَكْبَرْتُمْ
wa-is'takbartum
while you are arrogant
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
اللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
لَا
la
(does) not
يَهْدِي
yahdi
guide
الْقَوْمَ
al-qawma
the people
الظَّالِمِينَ
al-zalimina
the wrongdoers

Transliteration

Qul ara'aytum in kaana min 'indil laahi wa kafartum bihee wa shahida shaahidum mim Banee Israaa'eela 'alaa mislihee fa aamana wastak bartum innal laaha laa yahdil qawmaz zaalimeen

Translation

Say, "Have you considered: if the Qur'an was from Allah, and you disbelieved in it while a witness from the Children of Israel has testified to something similar and believed while you were arrogant...?" Indeed, Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

O Messenger, say to these deniers: “Tell me if this Qur’ān is from Allah and you deny it, and a witness from the Israelites testifies that it is from Allah, relying on what has come regarding it in the Torah and then he brings faith in it, whilst you scorn bringing faith in it, will you not then be oppressors? Allah does not enable the oppressors to the truth”.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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