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Verse 21of 54

وَقَالُوا۟ لِجُلُودِهِمْ لِمَ شَهِدتُّمْ عَلَيْنَا ۖ قَالُوٓا۟ أَنطَقَنَا ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنطَقَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍۢ وَهُوَ خَلَقَكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍۢ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ﴿٢١﴾

Translation (Sahih International)

And they will say to their skins, "Why have you testified against us?" They will say, "We were made to speak by Allah, who has made everything speak; and He created you the first time, and to Him you are returned.

Word-by-word meaning

وَقَالُوا۟waqālūAnd they will say
لِجُلُودِهِمْlijulūdihimto their skins
لِمَlimaWhy do
شَهِدتُّمْshahidttumyou testify
عَلَيْنَا ۖʿalaynāagainst us
قَالُوٓا۟qālūThey will say
أَنطَقَنَاanṭaqanāAllah made us speak
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah made us speak
ٱلَّذِىٓalladhīthe One Who
أَنطَقَanṭaqamakes speak
كُلَّkullaevery
شَىْءٍۢshayinthing
وَهُوَwahuwaand He
خَلَقَكُمْkhalaqakumcreated you
أَوَّلَawwala(the) first
مَرَّةٍۢmarratintime
وَإِلَيْهِwa-ilayhiand to Him
تُرْجَعُونَtur'jaʿūnayou will be returned

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

On the Day of Judgement, the Sinners' Limbs will testify against Themوَيَوْمَ يُحْشَرُ أَعْدَآءُ اللَّهِ إِلَى النَّارِ فَهُمْ يُوزَعُونَ(And (remember) the Day that the enemies of Allah will be gathered to the Fire, then they will be driven.) means, remind these idolators of the Day when they will be gathered to the Fire and they will be driven, i.e.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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