Surah Al-Anbiya 21:2 — translation and meaning
الأنبياء · Verse 2 / 112 · Page 322
مَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن ذِكْرٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِم مُّحْدَثٍ إِلَّا اسْتَمَعُوهُ وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ
Word by Word
مَا
ma
Not
يَأْتِيهِم
yatihim
comes to them
مِّن
min
of
ذِكْرٍ
dhik'rin
a Reminder
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّهِم
rabbihim
their Lord
مُّحْدَثٍ
muh'dathin
anew
إِلَّا
illa
except
اسْتَمَعُوهُ
is'tama'uhu
they listen to it
وَهُمْ
wahum
while they
يَلْعَبُونَ
yal'abuna
(are at) play
Transliteration
Maa yaateehim min zikrim mir Rabbihim muhdasin illas tama'oohu wa hum yal'aboon
Translation
No mention comes to them anew from their Lord except that they listen to it while they are at play
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
And no part of the Qur’ān which is newly revealed comes to them except that they listen to it without benefiting, but rather playful listening, without caring about its contents.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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