Surah Al-A'raf 7:70 — translation and meaning

الأعراف · Verse 70 / 206 · Page 159

ۖ قَالُوا أَجِئْتَنَا لِنَعْبُدَ اللَّهَ وَحْدَهُ وَنَذَرَ مَا كَانَ يَعْبُدُ آبَاؤُنَا فَأْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَا إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ

Word by Word

ۖ
قَالُوا
qalu
They said
أَجِئْتَنَا
aji'tana
Have you come to us
لِنَعْبُدَ
lina'buda
that we (should) worship
اللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
وَحْدَهُ
wahdahu
Alone
وَنَذَرَ
wanadhara
and we forsake
مَا
ma
what
كَانَ
kana
used to
يَعْبُدُ
ya'budu
worship
آبَاؤُنَا
abauna
our forefathers
فَأْتِنَا
fatina
Then bring us
بِمَا
bima
of what
تَعِدُنَا
ta'iduna
you promise us
إِن
in
if
كُنتَ
kunta
you are
مِنَ
mina
of
الصَّادِقِينَ
al-sadiqina
the truthful

Transliteration

Qaalooo aji'tanaa lina'budal laaha wahdahoo wa nazara maa kaana ya'budu aabaaa'u naa faatinaa bimaa ta'idunaaa in kunta minas saadiqeen

Translation

They said, "Have you come to us that we should worship Allah alone and leave what our fathers have worshipped? Then bring us what you promise us, if you should be of the truthful."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Hūd’s people said: 'Have you come to tell us to worship Allah alone and to leave what our parents and ancestors worshipped! Bring us the punishment you promise if you are telling the truth in what you claim.'

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

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