Surah Maryam 19:73 — translation and meaning

مريم · Verse 73 / 98 · Page 310

وَإِذَا تُتْلَى عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتُنَا بَيِّنَاتٍ قَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَيُّ الْفَرِيقَيْنِ خَيْرٌ مَّقَامًا وَأَحْسَنُ نَدِيًّا

Word by Word

وَإِذَا
wa-idha
And when
تُتْلَى
tut'la
are recited
عَلَيْهِمْ
alayhim
to them
آيَاتُنَا
ayatuna
Our Verses
بَيِّنَاتٍ
bayyinatin
clear
قَالَ
qala
say
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
كَفَرُوا
kafaru
disbelieved
لِلَّذِينَ
lilladhina
to those who
آمَنُوا
amanu
believed
أَيُّ
ayyu
Which
الْفَرِيقَيْنِ
al-fariqayni
(of) the two groups
خَيْرٌ
khayrun
(is) better
مَّقَامًا
maqaman
(in) position
وَأَحْسَنُ
wa-ahsanu
and best
نَدِيًّا
nadiyyan
(in) assembly

Transliteration

Wa izaa tutlaa 'alaihim Aayaatunaa baiyinaatin qaalal lazeena kafaroo lillazeena aamanooo aiyul fareeqaini khairum maqaamanw wa ahsanu nadiyyaa

Translation

And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, those who disbelieve say to those who believe, "Which of [our] two parties is best in position and best in association?"

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

When My clear revelations to My Messenger are recited to people, the disbelievers say to the believers: Which of our two parties is better in residence and dwelling and superior in assembly and gathering: Our party or your party?

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

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