Surah Al-A'raf 7:66 — translation and meaning

الأعراف · Verse 66 / 206 · Page 158

قَالَ الْمَلَأُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِن قَوْمِهِ إِنَّا لَنَرَاكَ فِي سَفَاهَةٍ وَإِنَّا لَنَظُنُّكَ مِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ

Word by Word

قَالَ
qala
Said
الْمَلَأُ
al-mala-u
the chiefs
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
(of) those who
كَفَرُوا
kafaru
disbelieved
مِن
min
from
قَوْمِهِ
qawmihi
his people
إِنَّا
inna
Indeed we
لَنَرَاكَ
lanaraka
surely see you
فِي
fi
in
سَفَاهَةٍ
safahatin
foolishness
وَإِنَّا
wa-inna
and indeed we
لَنَظُنُّكَ
lanazunnuka
[we] think you
مِنَ
mina
(are) of
الْكَاذِبِينَ
al-kadhibina
the liars

Transliteration

Qaalal mala ul lazeena kafaroo min qawmiheee innaa lanaraaka fee safaahatinw wa innaa lannazunnuka minal kaazibeen

Translation

Said the eminent ones who disbelieved among his people, "Indeed, we see you in foolishness, and indeed, we think you are of the liars."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

The leaders and notables among his people who disbelieved in Allah and rejected His messenger said: Indeed we only think you O Hūd as someone foolish and backward, calling us to worship Allah alone, and to leave the worship of our idols. In fact we are certain that you are a liar in claiming that you have been sent by Allah!'

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

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