Surah Ash-Shu'ara 26:116 — translation and meaning

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قَالُوا لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ يَانُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْمَرْجُومِينَ

Word by Word

قَالُوا
qalu
They said
لَئِن
la-in
If
لَّمْ
lam
not
تَنتَهِ
tantahi
you desist
يَانُوحُ
yanuhu
O Nuh!
لَتَكُونَنَّ
latakunanna
Surely you will be
مِنَ
mina
of
الْمَرْجُومِينَ
al-marjumina
those who are stoned

Transliteration

Qaaloo la'il lam tantahi yaa Noohu latakoonanna minal marjoomeen

Translation

They said, "If you do not desist, O Noah, you will surely be of those who are stoned."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

His people said to him, “If you do not stop calling towards what you’re calling us towards, you will definitely be harrassed and stoned to death.”

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

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