Surah Al-Mu'minun 23:47 — translation and meaning
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فَقَالُوا أَنُؤْمِنُ لِبَشَرَيْنِ مِثْلِنَا وَقَوْمُهُمَا لَنَا عَابِدُونَ
Word by Word
فَقَالُوا
faqalu
Then they said
أَنُؤْمِنُ
anu'minu
Shall we believe
لِبَشَرَيْنِ
libasharayni
(in) two men
مِثْلِنَا
mith'lina
like ourselves
وَقَوْمُهُمَا
waqawmuhuma
while their people
لَنَا
lana
for us
عَابِدُونَ
abiduna
(are) slaves
Transliteration
Faqaaloo annu'minu libasharaini mislinaa wa qawmuhumaa lanaa 'aabidoon
Translation
They said, "Should we believe two men like ourselves while their people are for us in servitude?"
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
So they said, “Should we believe two humans like us, who have no superiority over us and their tribe (the Israelites) are submissive and obedient to us?”
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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