Surah Al-Ahqaf, ayah 11
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَوْ كَانَ خَيْرًا مَّا سَبَقُونَآ إِلَيْهِ ۚ وَإِذْ لَمْ يَهْتَدُوا۟ بِهِۦ فَسَيَقُولُونَ هَـٰذَآ إِفْكٌ قَدِيمٌ
And those who disbelieve say of those who believe, "If it had [truly] been good, they would not have preceded us to it." And when they are not guided by it, they will say, "This is an ancient falsehood."
Al-Ahqaf · 46:11
Word by word
- وَقَالَwaqālaAnd say
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
- كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieve
- لِلَّذِينَlilladhīnaof those who
- ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve
- لَوْlawIf
- كَانَkānait had been
- خَيْرًۭاkhayrangood
- مَّاmānot
- سَبَقُونَآsabaqūnāthey (would) have preceded us
- إِلَيْهِ ۚilayhito it
- وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when
- لَمْlamnot
- يَهْتَدُوا۟yahtadūthey (are) guided
- بِهِۦbihiby it
- فَسَيَقُولُونَfasayaqūlūnathey say
- هَـٰذَآhādhāThis
- إِفْكٌۭif'kun(is) a lie
- قَدِيمٌۭqadīmunancient
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