Al-Mu'minun (The Believers)
Verse 114of 118
قَٰلَ إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًۭا ۖ لَّوْ أَنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ﴿١١٤﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
He will say, "You stayed not but a little - if only you had known.
Word-by-word meaning
قَـٰلَqālaHe will say
إِنinNot
لَّبِثْتُمْlabith'tumyou stayed
إِلَّاillābut
قَلِيلًۭا ۖqalīlana little
لَّوْlawif
أَنَّكُمْannakumonly you
كُنتُمْkuntum[you]
تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūnaknew
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
Allah tells them how much they wasted in their short lives in this world by failing to obey Allah and worship Him Alone.If they had been patient during their short stay in this world, they would have attained victory just like His pious close friends.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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