Surah Al-Munafiqun 63:5 — translation and meaning

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وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَعَالَوْا يَسْتَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ لَوَّوْا رُءُوسَهُمْ وَرَأَيْتَهُمْ يَصُدُّونَ وَهُم مُّسْتَكْبِرُونَ

Word by Word

وَإِذَا
wa-idha
And when
قِيلَ
qila
it is said
لَهُمْ
lahum
to them
تَعَالَوْا
ta'alaw
Come
يَسْتَغْفِرْ
yastaghfir
will ask forgiveness
لَكُمْ
lakum
for you
رَسُولُ
rasulu
(the) Messenger
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
لَوَّوْا
lawwaw
They turn aside
رُءُوسَهُمْ
ruusahum
their heads
وَرَأَيْتَهُمْ
wara-aytahum
and you see them
يَصُدُّونَ
yasudduna
turning away
وَهُم
wahum
while they
مُّسْتَكْبِرُونَ
mus'takbiruna
(are) arrogant

Transliteration

Wa izaa qeela lahum ta'aalaw yastaghfir lakum rasoolul laahi lawwaw ru'oo sahum wa ra aytahum yasuddoona wa hum mustakbiroon

Translation

And when it is said to them, "Come, the Messenger of Allah will ask forgiveness for you," they turn their heads aside and you see them evading while they are arrogant.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

When these hypocrites are told: Come to the Messenger of Allah and apologize for what you’ve done, he will seek from Allah forgiveness for your sins, they turn their heads in mockery and jest, and you see them turning away from what they are instructed to do, whilst they are too proud to accept the truth and submit to it.

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

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