Surah Al-'Ankabut 29:12 — translation and meaning

العنكبوت · Verse 12 / 69 · Page 397

ۖ وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّبِعُوا سَبِيلَنَا وَلْنَحْمِلْ خَطَايَاكُمْ وَمَا هُم بِحَامِلِينَ مِنْ خَطَايَاهُم مِّن شَيْءٍ إِنَّهُمْ لَكَاذِبُونَ

Word by Word

ۖ
وَقَالَ
waqala
And said
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
كَفَرُوا
kafaru
disbelieve
لِلَّذِينَ
lilladhina
to those who
آمَنُوا
amanu
believe
اتَّبِعُوا
ittabi'u
Follow
سَبِيلَنَا
sabilana
our way
وَلْنَحْمِلْ
walnahmil
and we will carry
خَطَايَاكُمْ
khatayakum
your sins
وَمَا
wama
But not
هُم
hum
they
بِحَامِلِينَ
bihamilina
(are) going to carry
مِنْ
min
of
خَطَايَاهُم
khatayahum
their sins
مِّن
min
any
شَيْءٍ
shayin
thing
إِنَّهُمْ
innahum
Indeed they
لَكَاذِبُونَ
lakadhibuna
(are) surely liars

Transliteration

Wa qaalal lazaeena kafaroo lillazeena aamanut tabi'oo sabeelanaa walnahmil khataayaakum wa maa hum bihaamileena min khataa yaahum min shai'in innahum lakaaziboon

Translation

And those who disbelieve say to those who believe, "Follow our way, and we will carry your sins." But they will not carry anything of their sins. Indeed, they are liars.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

And the disbelievers said to those who brought faith in Allah alone: “Follow our religion and what we are on, and we will carry your sins for you and we take responsibility for them”. They will not carry any of their sins, and they are lying in this statement of theirs.

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

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