Surah Al-Ahqaf 46:22 — translation and meaning

الأحقاف · Verse 22 / 35 · Page 505

قَالُوا أَجِئْتَنَا لِتَأْفِكَنَا عَنْ آلِهَتِنَا فَأْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَا إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ

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قَالُوا
qalu
They said
أَجِئْتَنَا
aji'tana
Have you come to us
لِتَأْفِكَنَا
litafikana
to turn us away
عَنْ
an
from
آلِهَتِنَا
alihatina
our gods
فَأْتِنَا
fatina
Then bring us
بِمَا
bima
what
تَعِدُنَا
ta'iduna
you threaten us
إِن
in
if
كُنتَ
kunta
you are
مِنَ
mina
of
الصَّادِقِينَ
al-sadiqina
the truthful

Transliteration

Qaaloo aji'tanaa litaa fikanaa 'an aalihatinaa faatinaa bimaa ta'idunaaa in kunta minas saadiqeen

Translation

They said, "Have you come to delude us away from our gods? Then bring us what you promise us, if you should be of the truthful."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

His people said to him: “Have you come to us to turn us away from worshipping our gods? That will never happen for you, so bring us the punishment you promise us if you are true in what you claim”.

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

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"They said, "Have you come to delude us away from our gods? Then…" — Al-Ahqaf 46:22