Surah Saba 34:32 — translation and meaning

سبأ · Verse 32 / 54 · Page 432

ۖ قَالَ الَّذِينَ اسْتَكْبَرُوا لِلَّذِينَ اسْتُضْعِفُوا أَنَحْنُ صَدَدْنَاكُمْ عَنِ الْهُدَى بَعْدَ إِذْ جَاءَكُم بَلْ كُنتُم مُّجْرِمِينَ

Word by Word

ۖ
قَالَ
qala
Will say
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
اسْتَكْبَرُوا
is'takbaru
were arrogant
لِلَّذِينَ
lilladhina
to those
اسْتُضْعِفُوا
us'tud'ifu
who were oppressed
أَنَحْنُ
anahnu
Did we
صَدَدْنَاكُمْ
sadadnakum
avert you
عَنِ
ani
from
الْهُدَى
al-huda
the guidance
بَعْدَ
ba'da
after
إِذْ
idh
when
جَاءَكُم
jaakum
it had come to you
بَلْ
bal
Nay
كُنتُم
kuntum
you were
مُّجْرِمِينَ
muj'rimina
criminals

Transliteration

Qaalal lazeenas takbaroo lillazeenas tud'ifooo anahnu sadadnaakum 'anil hudaa ba'da iz jaaa'akum bal kuntum mujrimeen

Translation

Those who were arrogant will say to those who were oppressed, "Did we avert you from guidance after it had come to you? Rather, you were criminals."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

The leaders who were arrogant to the truth will say to the followers they oppressed: “Did we stop you from the guidance which Muhammad brought? No, but rather you were the wrongdoers and the people who were corrupt spreading immorality.”

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

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