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فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦ مَا نَرَىٰكَ إِلَّا بَشَرًۭا مِّثْلَنَا وَمَا نَرَىٰكَ ٱتَّبَعَكَ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ أَرَاذِلُنَا بَادِىَ ٱلرَّأْىِ وَمَا نَرَىٰ لَكُمْ عَلَيْنَا مِن فَضْلٍۭ بَلْ نَظُنُّكُمْ كَٰذِبِينَ﴿٢٧

Translation (Sahih International)

So the eminent among those who disbelieved from his people said, "We do not see you but as a man like ourselves, and we do not see you followed except by those who are the lowest of us [and] at first suggestion. And we do not see in you over us any merit; rather, we think you are liars."

Word-by-word meaning

فَقَالَfaqālaSo said
ٱلْمَلَأُl-mala-uthe chiefs
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(of) those who
كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieved
مِنminfrom
قَوْمِهِۦqawmihihis people
مَاNot
نَرَىٰكَnarākawe see you
إِلَّاillābut
بَشَرًۭاbasharana man
مِّثْلَنَاmith'lanālike us
وَمَاwamāand not
نَرَىٰكَnarākawe see you
ٱتَّبَعَكَittabaʿakafollowed [you]
إِلَّاillāexcept
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
هُمْhum[they]
أَرَاذِلُنَاarādhilunā(are) the lowest of us
بَادِىَbādiyaimmature in opinion
ٱلرَّأْىِl-rayiimmature in opinion
وَمَاwamāAnd not
نَرَىٰnarāwe see
لَكُمْlakumin you
عَلَيْنَاʿalaynāover us
مِنminany
فَضْلٍۭfaḍlinmerit
بَلْbalnay
نَظُنُّكُمْnaẓunnukumwe think you
كَـٰذِبِينَkādhibīna(are) liars

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Story of Nuh and His Conversation with His PeopleAllah, the Exalted, informs about Prophet Nuh. He was the first Messenger whom Allah sent to the people of the earth who were polytheists involved in worshipping idols. Allah mentions that he (Nuh) said to his people, إِنَّى لَكُمْ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ(I have come to you as a plain warner.) meaning, to openly warn you against facing Allah's punishment if you continue worshipping other than Allah.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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