Surah As-Saffat 37:28 — translation and meaning

الصافات · Verse 28 / 182 · Page 447

قَالُوا إِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَأْتُونَنَا عَنِ الْيَمِينِ

Word by Word

قَالُوا
qalu
They will say
إِنَّكُمْ
innakum
Indeed you
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
[you] used (to)
تَأْتُونَنَا
tatunana
come (to) us
عَنِ
ani
from
الْيَمِينِ
al-yamini
the right

Transliteration

Qaalooo innakum kuntum taatoonanaa 'anil yameen

Translation

They will say, "Indeed, you used to come at us from the right."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

The followers will say to the leaders, “O our seniors! You use to approach us in matters of religion and truth, and would beautify for us disbelief, ascribing partners with Allah and sins, while scaring us away from the truth that the messengers brought from Allah.”

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

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