Surah Qaf 50:5 — translation and meaning

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بَلْ كَذَّبُوا بِالْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ فَهُمْ فِي أَمْرٍ مَّرِيجٍ

Word by Word

بَلْ
bal
Nay
كَذَّبُوا
kadhabu
they denied
بِالْحَقِّ
bil-haqi
the truth
لَمَّا
lamma
when
جَاءَهُمْ
jaahum
it came (to) them
فَهُمْ
fahum
so they
فِي
fi
(are) in
أَمْرٍ
amrin
a state
مَّرِيجٍ
marijin
confused

Transliteration

Bal kazzaboo bilhaqqi lammaa jaaa'ahum fahum feee amrim mareej

Translation

But they denied the truth when it came to them, so they are in a confused condition.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Rather, these idolaters rejected the Qur’ān when His Messenger brought it to them. They are in uncertainty regarding it; they cannot stay firm on anything regarding it.

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

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