Surah Ash-Shu'ara 26:71 — translation and meaning

الشعراء · Verse 71 / 227 · Page 370

قَالُوا نَعْبُدُ أَصْنَامًا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَاكِفِينَ

Word by Word

قَالُوا
qalu
They said
نَعْبُدُ
na'budu
We worship
أَصْنَامًا
asnaman
idols
فَنَظَلُّ
fanazallu
so we will remain
لَهَا
laha
to them
عَاكِفِينَ
akifina
devoted

Transliteration

Qaaloo na'budu asnaaman fanazallu lahaa 'aakifeen

Translation

They said, "We worship idols and remain to them devoted."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

His people said to him, “I worship idols, whose worship I remain firm upon and hold fast to.”

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

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