Surah Al-Hijr 15:7 — translation and meaning

الحجر · Verse 7 / 99 · Page 262

لَّوْ مَا تَأْتِينَا بِالْمَلَائِكَةِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ

Word by Word

لَّوْ
law
Why
مَا
ma
not
تَأْتِينَا
tatina
you bring to us
بِالْمَلَائِكَةِ
bil-malaikati
the Angels
إِن
in
if
كُنتَ
kunta
you are
مِنَ
mina
of
الصَّادِقِينَ
al-sadiqina
the truthful

Transliteration

Law maa taateenaa bil malaaa'ikati in kunta minas saadiqeen

Translation

Why do you not bring us the angels, if you should be among the truthful?"

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Why do you not call forth the angels to testify on your behalf, or why do you not ask for us to be destroyed because of our disbelief?

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

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