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Verse 28of 52

قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ﴿٢٨

Translation (Sahih International)

The most moderate of them said, "Did I not say to you, 'Why do you not exalt [Allah]?' "

Word-by-word meaning

قَالَqālaSaid
أَوْسَطُهُمْawsaṭuhum(the) most moderate of them
أَلَمْalamDid not
أَقُلaqulI tell
لَّكُمْlakumyou
لَوْلَاlawlā'Why not
تُسَبِّحُونَtusabbiḥūnayou glorify (Allah)?'

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

قَالُواْ سُبْحَـنَ رَبّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَـلِمِينَ- فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ يَتَلَـوَمُونَ- قَالُواْ يوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَـغِينَ- عَسَى رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَنَا خَيْراً مّنْهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَى رَبّنَا رغِبُونَ- كَذَلِكَ الْعَذَابُ وَلَعَذَابُ الاْخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ لَوْ كَانُواْ يَعْلَمُونَ-

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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