Surah As-Saffat 37:70 — translation and meaning

الصافات · Verse 70 / 182 · Page 448

فَهُمْ عَلَى آثَارِهِمْ يُهْرَعُونَ

Word by Word

فَهُمْ
fahum
So they
عَلَى
ala
on
آثَارِهِمْ
atharihim
their footsteps
يُهْرَعُونَ
yuh'ra'una
they hastened

Transliteration

Fahum 'alaa aasaarihim yuhra'oon

Translation

So they hastened [to follow] in their footsteps.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

So they hastily followed the footsteps of their forefathers in deviance, as if they were harassed and forced into doing so.

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

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