Surah Ya-Sin 36:15 — translation and meaning
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قَالُوا مَا أَنتُمْ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا وَمَا أَنزَلَ الرَّحْمَنُ مِن شَيْءٍ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا تَكْذِبُونَ
Word by Word
قَالُوا
qalu
They said
مَا
ma
Not
أَنتُمْ
antum
you
إِلَّا
illa
(are) but
بَشَرٌ
basharun
human beings
مِّثْلُنَا
mith'luna
like us
وَمَا
wama
and not
أَنزَلَ
anzala
has revealed
الرَّحْمَنُ
al-rahmanu
the Most Gracious
مِن
min
any
شَيْءٍ
shayin
thing
إِنْ
in
Not
أَنتُمْ
antum
you
إِلَّا
illa
(are) but
تَكْذِبُونَ
takdhibuna
lying
Transliteration
Qaaloo maaa antum illaa basharum mislunaa wa maaa anzalar Rahmaanu min shai'in in antum illaa takziboon
Translation
They said, "You are not but human beings like us, and the Most Merciful has not revealed a thing. You are only telling lies."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
The people of the town said to those who were sent: You are only men like us. You do not have any special status over us. The Merciful has not sent down any revelation to you. You are only lying about Allah in this claim of yours.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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