Surah As-Saffat 37:36 — translation and meaning
الصافات · Verse 36 / 182 · Page 447
وَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُو آلِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٍ مَّجْنُونٍ
Word by Word
وَيَقُولُونَ
wayaquluna
And they say
أَئِنَّا
a-inna
Are we
لَتَارِكُو
latariku
to leave
آلِهَتِنَا
alihatina
our gods
لِشَاعِرٍ
lisha'irin
for a poet
مَّجْنُونٍ
majnunin
mad
Transliteration
Wa yaqooloona a'innaa lataarikooo aalihatinaa lishaa'irim majnoon
Translation
And were saying, "Are we to leave our gods for a mad poet?"
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
And they would say, justifying their disbelief: “Should we leave the worship of our idols because of the words of a mad poet?” intending through this statement of theirs: the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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