Surah Yunus 10:78 — translation and meaning

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قَالُوا أَجِئْتَنَا لِتَلْفِتَنَا عَمَّا وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ آبَاءَنَا وَتَكُونَ لَكُمَا الْكِبْرِيَاءُ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَمَا نَحْنُ لَكُمَا بِمُؤْمِنِينَ

Word by Word

قَالُوا
qalu
They said
أَجِئْتَنَا
aji'tana
Have you come to us
لِتَلْفِتَنَا
litalfitana
to turn us away
عَمَّا
amma
from that
وَجَدْنَا
wajadna
we found
عَلَيْهِ
alayhi
on it
آبَاءَنَا
abaana
our forefathers
وَتَكُونَ
watakuna
and you two (may) have
لَكُمَا
lakuma
and you two (may) have
الْكِبْرِيَاءُ
al-kib'riyau
the greatness
فِي
fi
in
الْأَرْضِ
al-ardi
the land
وَمَا
wama
And we (are) not
نَحْنُ
nahnu
And we (are) not
لَكُمَا
lakuma
(in) you two
بِمُؤْمِنِينَ
bimu'minina
believers

Transliteration

Qaaloo aji'tanaa litalfitanaa 'ammaa wajadnaa 'alaihi aabaaa'anaa wa takoona lakumal kibriyaaa'u fil ardi wa maa nahnu lakumaa bimu' mineen

Translation

They said, "Have you come to us to turn us away from that upon which we found our fathers and so that you two may have grandeur in the land? And we are not believers in you."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

The people of Pharaoh gave Moses the following response: Have you brought this magic to turn us away from the religion we found our fathers following, so that you and your brother can gain control of us? We are not going to believe you two, O Moses and Aaron.

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

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