Surah Al-Ma'arij 70:1 — translation and meaning
المعارج · Verse 1 / 44 · Page 568
سَأَلَ سَائِلٌ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ
Word by Word
سَأَلَ
sa-ala
Asked
سَائِلٌ
sailun
a questioner
بِعَذَابٍ
bi'adhabin
for a punishment
وَاقِعٍ
waqi'in
bound to happen
Transliteration
Sa ala saaa'ilum bi'azaa binw-waaqi'
Translation
A supplicant asked for a punishment bound to happen
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
A caller from the idolaters called for the punishment upon himself and his people if this punishment was to actually come. It was a mockery on his part, but it will happen on the Day of Judgement.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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