Surah Al-Anbiya 21:63 — translation and meaning
الأنبياء · Verse 63 / 112 · Page 327
قَالَ بَلْ فَعَلَهُ كَبِيرُهُمْ هَذَا فَاسْأَلُوهُمْ إِن كَانُوا يَنطِقُونَ
Word by Word
قَالَ
qala
He said
بَلْ
bal
Nay
فَعَلَهُ
fa'alahu
(some doer) did it
كَبِيرُهُمْ
kabiruhum
Their chief
هَذَا
hadha
(is) this
فَاسْأَلُوهُمْ
fasaluhum
So ask them
إِن
in
if
كَانُوا
kanu
they (can)
يَنطِقُونَ
yantiquna
speak
Transliteration
Qaala bal fa'alahoo kabeeruhum haazaa fas'aloohum in kaanoo yantiqoon
Translation
He said, "Rather, this - the largest of them - did it, so ask them, if they should [be able to] speak."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Sarcastically, exposing the helplessness of the idols to the people, Abraham said, “I did not do it; rather, the biggest idol did it. Ask your idols, if indeed they are capable of speaking!”
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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