Surah Al-Mu'minun 23:25 — translation and meaning

المؤمنون · Verse 25 / 118 · Page 343

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ بِهِ جِنَّةٌ فَتَرَبَّصُوا بِهِ حَتَّى حِينٍ

Word by Word

إِنْ
in
Not
هُوَ
huwa
he
إِلَّا
illa
(is) but
رَجُلٌ
rajulun
a man
بِهِ
bihi
in him
جِنَّةٌ
jinnatun
(is) madness
فَتَرَبَّصُوا
fatarabbasu
so wait
بِهِ
bihi
concerning him
حَتَّى
hatta
until
حِينٍ
hinin
a time

Transliteration

In huwa illaa rajulum bihee jinnatun fatarabbasoo bihee hattan heen

Translation

He is not but a man possessed with madness, so wait concerning him for a time."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

He is only a man who is mad. He does not understand what he himself is saying. Wait and see when soon his true reality becomes apparent to the people.

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

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