Surah As-Saffat 37:29 — translation and meaning

الصافات · Verse 29 / 182 · Page 447

قَالُوا بَل لَّمْ تَكُونُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ

Word by Word

قَالُوا
qalu
They will say
بَل
bal
Nay
لَّمْ
lam
not
تَكُونُوا
takunu
you were
مُؤْمِنِينَ
mu'minina
believers

Transliteration

Qaaloo bal lam takoonoo mu'mineen

Translation

The oppressors will say, "Rather, you [yourselves] were not believers,

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

The leaders will say to the followers: “The matter is not as you claim it is. Rather, you yourselves were upon disbelief and were not believers; you were the rejectors.”

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

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