Surah Al-Mu'minun 23:113 — translation and meaning
المؤمنون · Verse 113 / 118 · Page 349
قَالُوا لَبِثْنَا يَوْمًا أَوْ بَعْضَ يَوْمٍ فَاسْأَلِ الْعَادِّينَ
Word by Word
قَالُوا
qalu
They will say
لَبِثْنَا
labith'na
We remained
يَوْمًا
yawman
a day
أَوْ
aw
or
بَعْضَ
ba'da
a part
يَوْمٍ
yawmin
(of) a day
فَاسْأَلِ
fasali
but ask
الْعَادِّينَ
al-'adina
those who keep count
Transliteration
Qaaloo labisnaa yawman aw ba'da yawmin fas'alil 'aaaddeen
Translation
They will say, "We remained a day or part of a day; ask those who enumerate."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
They will reply by saying: “We stayed for one day or part of a day, so ask those who pay attention to counting days and months”.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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