Surah Al-Anbiya 21:52 — translation and meaning
الأنبياء · Verse 52 / 112 · Page 326
إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِ مَا هَذِهِ التَّمَاثِيلُ الَّتِي أَنتُمْ لَهَا عَاكِفُونَ
Word by Word
إِذْ
idh
When
قَالَ
qala
he said
لِأَبِيهِ
li-abihi
to his father
وَقَوْمِهِ
waqawmihi
and his people
مَا
ma
What
هَذِهِ
hadhihi
(are) these
التَّمَاثِيلُ
al-tamathilu
[the] statues
الَّتِي
allati
which
أَنتُمْ
antum
you
لَهَا
laha
to it
عَاكِفُونَ
akifuna
(are) devoted
Transliteration
Iz qaala li abeehi wa qawmihee maa haazihit tamaaseelul lateee antum lahee 'aakifoon
Translation
When he said to his father and his people, "What are these statues to which you are devoted?"
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
When he said to his father Azar and his people, “What are these idols that you have made with your own hands, and which you constantly worship?”
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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