Surah Al-Qasas 28:48 — translation and meaning

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ۖ ۚ فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُمُ الْحَقُّ مِنْ عِندِنَا قَالُوا لَوْلَا أُوتِيَ مِثْلَ مَا أُوتِيَ مُوسَى أَوَلَمْ يَكْفُرُوا بِمَا أُوتِيَ مُوسَى مِن قَبْلُ قَالُوا سِحْرَانِ تَظَاهَرَا وَقَالُوا إِنَّا بِكُلٍّ كَافِرُونَ

Word by Word

ۖ
ۚ
فَلَمَّا
falamma
But when
جَاءَهُمُ
jaahumu
came to them
الْحَقُّ
al-haqu
the truth
مِنْ
min
from Us
عِندِنَا
indina
from Us
قَالُوا
qalu
they said
لَوْلَا
lawla
Why not
أُوتِيَ
utiya
he was given
مِثْلَ
mith'la
(the) like
مَا
ma
(of) what
أُوتِيَ
utiya
was given
مُوسَى
musa
(to) Musa
أَوَلَمْ
awalam
Did not
يَكْفُرُوا
yakfuru
they disbelieve
بِمَا
bima
in what
أُوتِيَ
utiya
was given
مُوسَى
musa
(to) Musa
مِن
min
before
قَبْلُ
qablu
before
قَالُوا
qalu
They said
سِحْرَانِ
sih'rani
Two magic (works)
تَظَاهَرَا
tazahara
supporting each other
وَقَالُوا
waqalu
And they said
إِنَّا
inna
Indeed, we
بِكُلٍّ
bikullin
in all
كَافِرُونَ
kafiruna
(are) disbelievers

Transliteration

Falammaa jaaa'ahumul haqqu min 'indinaa qaaloo law laa ootiya misla maaa ootiyaa Moosaa; awalam yakfuroo bimaaa ootiya Moosaa min qablu qaaloo sihraani tazaaharaa wa qaalooo innaa bikullin kaafiroon

Translation

But when the truth came to them from Us, they said, "Why was he not given like that which was given to Moses?" Did they not disbelieve in that which was given to Moses before? They said, "[They are but] two works of magic supporting each other, and indeed we are, in both, disbelievers."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

So when Muhammad came to them as a Messenger, they said: “Why has Muhammad not been given miracles proving his messengership, similar to what Moses was given in the Hand, Staff and the Torah which was revealed at once?” O Messenger! Say to them, refuting them: “Did the Jews not reject what Moses was given previously, and they said regarding the Torah and the Qur’ān, “Both are sorcery, each supporting the other!” and they also said, “I reject both the Torah and the Qur’ān!”?

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

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