Surah Al-An'am 6:23 — translation and meaning
الأنعام · Verse 23 / 165 · Page 130
ثُمَّ لَمْ تَكُن فِتْنَتُهُمْ إِلَّا أَن قَالُوا وَاللَّهِ رَبِّنَا مَا كُنَّا مُشْرِكِينَ
Word by Word
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
لَمْ
lam
not
تَكُن
takun
will be
فِتْنَتُهُمْ
fit'natuhum
(for) them a plea
إِلَّا
illa
except
أَن
an
that
قَالُوا
qalu
they say
وَاللَّهِ
wal-lahi
By Allah
رَبِّنَا
rabbina
our Lord
مَا
ma
not
كُنَّا
kunna
we were
مُشْرِكِينَ
mush'rikina
those who associated others (with Allah)
Transliteration
Summa lam takun fitnatuhum illaaa an qaaloo wallaahi Rabbinaa maa kunnaa mushrikeen
Translation
Then there will be no [excuse upon] examination except they will say, "By Allah, our Lord, we were not those who associated."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
After this test, they will have no excuse and they will declare themselves free of what they worshipped, by dishonestly saying: By Allah, our Lord, we did not associate partners with You in the world; but we had faith in You and we accepted Your Oneness.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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