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Al-Hijr (The Rocky Tract)

Verse 54of 99

قَالَ أَبَشَّرْتُمُونِى عَلَىٰٓ أَن مَّسَّنِىَ ٱلْكِبَرُ فَبِمَ تُبَشِّرُونَ﴿٥٤

Translation (Sahih International)

He said, "Have you given me good tidings although old age has come upon me? Then of what [wonder] do you inform?"

Word-by-word meaning

قَالَqālaHe said
أَبَشَّرْتُمُونِىabashartumūnīDo you give me glad tidings
عَلَىٰٓʿalāDo you give me glad tidings
أَنanalthough
مَّسَّنِىَmassaniyahas overtaken me
ٱلْكِبَرُl-kibaruold age
فَبِمَfabimaThen about what
تُبَشِّرُونَtubashirūnayou give glad tidings

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Guests of Ibrahim and their Good News of a Son for HimAllah is saying: `Tell them, O Muhammad, about the story ofضَيْفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ(the guests of Ibrahim.)'دَخَلُواْ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُواْ سَلامًا قَالَ إِنَّا مِنْكُمْ وَجِلُونَ(they entered upon him, and said: "Salaman (peace!)." He said: "Indeed we are frightened of you.") meaning that they were scared.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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