Surah Al-Mu'minun 23:114 — translation and meaning
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ۖ قَالَ إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا لَّوْ أَنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
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ۖ
قَالَ
qala
He will say
إِن
in
Not
لَّبِثْتُمْ
labith'tum
you stayed
إِلَّا
illa
but
قَلِيلًا
qalilan
a little
لَّوْ
law
if
أَنَّكُمْ
annakum
only you
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
[you]
تَعْلَمُونَ
ta'lamuna
knew
Transliteration
Qaala il labistum illaa qaleelal law annakum kuntum ta'lamoon
Translation
He will say, "You stayed not but a little - if only you had known.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
He will say: “You only stayed in the world for a short period, in which it was easy to persevere upon obedience, if only you knew the length of your stay”.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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