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Verse 121of 123

وَقُل لِّلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ ٱعْمَلُوا۟ عَلَىٰ مَكَانَتِكُمْ إِنَّا عَٰمِلُونَ﴿١٢١

Translation (Sahih International)

And say to those who do not believe, "Work according to your position; indeed, we are working.

Word-by-word meaning

وَقُلwaqulAnd say
لِّلَّذِينَlilladhīnato those who
لَا(do) not
يُؤْمِنُونَyu'minūnabelieve
ٱعْمَلُوا۟iʿ'malūWork
عَلَىٰʿalā(according) to
مَكَانَتِكُمْmakānatikumyour position
إِنَّاinnāindeed, we
عَـٰمِلُونَʿāmilūna(are also) working

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Allah, the Exalted, commands His Messenger to say to those who disbelieve in what he has come ...اعْمَلُواْ عَلَى مَكَانَتِكُمْ(Act according to your ability) This means upon your path and your way. إِنَّا عَامِلُونَ(We are acting (in our way). This means that we are upon our path and our way (Islam). وَانْتَظِرُواْ إِنَّا مُنتَظِرُونَ (And you wait ! We (too) are waiting.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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