Surah Al-Mutaffifin 83:33 — translation and meaning

المطففين · Verse 33 / 36 · Page 588

وَمَا أُرْسِلُوا عَلَيْهِمْ حَافِظِينَ

Word by Word

وَمَا
wama
But not
أُرْسِلُوا
ur'silu
they had been sent
عَلَيْهِمْ
alayhim
over them
حَافِظِينَ
hafizina
(as) guardians

Transliteration

Wa maaa ursiloo 'alaihim haafizeen

Translation

But they had not been sent as guardians over them.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Allah did not appoint them to guard their deeds so that they could make this statement of theirs.

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

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