Surah Al-Qamar 54:9 — translation and meaning

القمر · Verse 9 / 55 · Page 529

كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَكَذَّبُوا عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوا مَجْنُونٌ وَازْدُجِرَ

Word by Word

كَذَّبَتْ
kadhabat
Denied
قَبْلَهُمْ
qablahum
before them
قَوْمُ
qawmu
(the) people
نُوحٍ
nuhin
(of) Nuh
فَكَذَّبُوا
fakadhabu
and they denied
عَبْدَنَا
abdana
Our slave
وَقَالُوا
waqalu
and said
مَجْنُونٌ
majnunun
A madman
وَازْدُجِرَ
wa-uz'dujira
and he was repelled

Transliteration

Kazzabat qablahum qawmu Noohin fakazzaboo 'abdanaa wa qaaloo majnoo nunw wazdujir

Translation

The people of Noah denied before them, and they denied Our servant and said, "A madman," and he was repelled.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Prior to these people who rejected your invitation, O Messenger, the people of Noah also denied. They denied My servant, Noah (peace be upon him) when I sent him to them. They said about him: He is insane, and they rebuked him with various forms of swearing, abuse and threats if he did not stop inviting them.

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

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