Surah Al-Mursalat 77:48 — translation and meaning

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وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ارْكَعُوا لَا يَرْكَعُونَ

Word by Word

وَإِذَا
wa-idha
And when
قِيلَ
qila
it is said
لَهُمُ
lahumu
to them
ارْكَعُوا
ir'ka'u
Bow
لَا
la
not
يَرْكَعُونَ
yarka'una
they bow

Transliteration

Wa izaa qeela lahumur ka'oo aa yarka'oon

Translation

And when it is said to them, "Bow [in prayer]," they do not bow.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

When these rejectors are told: “Perform prayer for Allah”, they do not pray to Him.

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

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