Surah Al-Qalam 68:51 — translation and meaning

القلم · Verse 51 / 52 · Page 566

وَإِن يَكَادُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصَارِهِمْ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا الذِّكْرَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُ لَمَجْنُونٌ

Word by Word

وَإِن
wa-in
And indeed
يَكَادُ
yakadu
would almost
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
كَفَرُوا
kafaru
disbelieve
لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ
layuz'liqunaka
surely make you slip
بِأَبْصَارِهِمْ
bi-absarihim
with their eyes
لَمَّا
lamma
when
سَمِعُوا
sami'u
they hear
الذِّكْرَ
al-dhik'ra
the Message
وَيَقُولُونَ
wayaquluna
and they say
إِنَّهُ
innahu
Indeed he
لَمَجْنُونٌ
lamajnunun
(is) surely mad

Transliteration

Wa iny-yakaadul lazeena kafaroo la-yuzliqoonaka biabsaarihim lammaa saml'uz-Zikra wa yaqooloona innahoo lamajnoon

Translation

And indeed, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes when they hear the message, and they say, "Indeed, he is mad."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

And indeed, those who disbelieve in Allah and reject his Messengers could almost bring you to the ground with their eyes due to their extremely sharp glances towards you when they hear this Qur’ān that was revealed to you. While following their desires and turning away from the truth, they say, “Indeed, the Messenger who has brought it is a madman.”

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

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