Surah Al-Baqara 2:80 — translation and meaning

البقرة · Verse 80 / 286 · Page 12

ۖ ۚ وَقَالُوا لَن تَمَسَّنَا النَّارُ إِلَّا أَيَّامًا مَّعْدُودَةً قُلْ أَتَّخَذْتُمْ عِندَ اللَّهِ عَهْدًا فَلَن يُخْلِفَ اللَّهُ عَهْدَهُ أَمْ تَقُولُونَ عَلَى اللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

Word by Word

ۖ
ۚ
وَقَالُوا
waqalu
And they say
لَن
lan
Never
تَمَسَّنَا
tamassana
will touch us
النَّارُ
al-naru
the Fire
إِلَّا
illa
except
أَيَّامًا
ayyaman
(for) days
مَّعْدُودَةً
ma'dudatan
numbered
قُلْ
qul
Say
أَتَّخَذْتُمْ
attakhadhtum
Have you taken
عِندَ
inda
from
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
عَهْدًا
ahdan
a covenant
فَلَن
falan
so never
يُخْلِفَ
yukh'lifa
will break
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
عَهْدَهُ
ahdahu
His Covenant
أَمْ
am
Or
تَقُولُونَ
taquluna
(do) you say
عَلَى
ala
against
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
مَا
ma
what
لَا
la
not
تَعْلَمُونَ
ta'lamuna
you know

Transliteration

Wa qaaloo lan tamassanan Naaru illaaa ayyaamam ma'doo dah; qul attakhaztum 'indal laahi 'ahdan falai yukhlifal laahu 'ahdahooo am taqooloona 'alal laahi maa laa ta'lamoon

Translation

And they say, "Never will the Fire touch us, except for a few days." Say, "Have you taken a covenant with Allah? For Allah will never break His covenant. Or do you say about Allah that which you do not know?"

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

They say, falsely, that the fire of Hell will not touch them and they will not be in it except for a few days. Ask them, O Muhammad, if they have had a promise from Allah that this will be the case: if they have had a promise, then Allah will not break His contract; or ask them if they are saying about Allah what they do not know.

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

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