Surah Al-Mu'minun 23:81 — translation and meaning
المؤمنون · Verse 81 / 118 · Page 347
بَلْ قَالُوا مِثْلَ مَا قَالَ الْأَوَّلُونَ
Word by Word
بَلْ
bal
Nay
قَالُوا
qalu
they say
مِثْلَ
mith'la
(the) like
مَا
ma
(of) what
قَالَ
qala
said
الْأَوَّلُونَ
al-awaluna
the former (people)
Transliteration
Bal qaaloo misla maa qaalal awwaloon
Translation
Rather, they say like what the former peoples said.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
But they said what their forefathers and predecessors in disbelief said.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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