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Verse 56of 60

وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمَ وَٱلْإِيمَٰنَ لَقَدْ لَبِثْتُمْ فِى كِتَٰبِ ٱللَّهِ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْبَعْثِ ۖ فَهَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْبَعْثِ وَلَٰكِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ﴿٥٦

Translation (Sahih International)

But those who were given knowledge and faith will say, "You remained the extent of Allah 's decree until the Day of Resurrection, and this is the Day of Resurrection, but you did not used to know."

Word-by-word meaning

وَقَالَwaqālaBut will say
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
أُوتُوا۟ūtūwere given
ٱلْعِلْمَl-ʿil'mathe knowledge
وَٱلْإِيمَـٰنَwal-īmānaand the faith
لَقَدْlaqadVerily
لَبِثْتُمْlabith'tumyou remained
فِىby
كِتَـٰبِkitābi(the) Decree
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
إِلَىٰilāuntil
يَوْمِyawmi(the) Day
ٱلْبَعْثِ ۖl-baʿthi(of) Resurrection
فَهَـٰذَاfahādhāAnd this
يَوْمُyawmu(is the) Day
ٱلْبَعْثِl-baʿthi(of) the Resurrection
وَلَـٰكِنَّكُمْwalākinnakumbut you
كُنتُمْkuntumwere
لَاnot
تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūnaknowing

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Ignorance of the Disbelievers in this World and in the HereafterHere Allah tells us of the ignorance of the disbelievers in this world and in the Hereafter. In this world they worship idols, and in the Hereafter they will also display great ignorance. They will swear by Allah that they did not even stay for one hour in this world. They will mean that there was not enough time given to establish proof against them which would leave them with no excuse.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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