Surah Al-Muddaththir 74:52 — translation and meaning

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بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَى صُحُفًا مُّنَشَّرَةً

Word by Word

بَلْ
bal
Nay!
يُرِيدُ
yuridu
Desires
كُلُّ
kullu
every
امْرِئٍ
im'ri-in
person
مِّنْهُمْ
min'hum
of them
أَن
an
that
يُؤْتَى
yu'ta
he may be given
صُحُفًا
suhufan
pages
مُّنَشَّرَةً
munasharatan
spread out

Transliteration

Bal yureedu kullum ri'im minhum any yu'taa suhufam munashsharah

Translation

Rather, every person among them desires that he would be given scriptures spread about.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Instead, each one of these idolaters wants for there to be an open book by his head side that tells him that Muhammad is a messenger from Allah. The reason for this is not the lack of proof or weakness of evidence. It is only obstinacy and pride.

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

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