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وَٱنطَلَقَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِنْهُمْ أَنِ ٱمْشُوا۟ وَٱصْبِرُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِكُمْ ۖ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَشَىْءٌۭ يُرَادُ﴿٦

Translation (Sahih International)

And the eminent among them went forth, [saying], "Continue, and be patient over [the defense of] your gods. Indeed, this is a thing intended.

Word-by-word meaning

وَٱنطَلَقَwa-inṭalaqaAnd went forth
ٱلْمَلَأُl-mala-uthe chiefs
مِنْهُمْmin'humamong them
أَنِanithat
ٱمْشُوا۟im'shūContinue
وَٱصْبِرُوا۟wa-iṣ'birūand be patient
عَلَىٰٓʿalāover
ءَالِهَتِكُمْ ۖālihatikumyour gods
إِنَّinnaIndeed
هَـٰذَاhādhāthis
لَشَىْءٌۭlashayon(is) certainly a thing
يُرَادُyurāduintended

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Idolators were amazed at the Message, Tawhid and the Qur'anAllah tells us that the idolators wondered at the sending of the Messenger of Allah as a bringer of glad tidings and a warner. This is like the Ayah: أَكَانَ لِلنَّاسِ عَجَبًا أَنْ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَنْ أَنذِرِ النَّاسَ وَبَشِّرِ الَّذِينَ ءامَنُواْ أَنَّ لَهُمْ قَدَمَ صِدْقٍ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ قَالَ الْكَـفِرُونَ إِنَّ هَـذَا لَسَـحِرٌ مُّبِينٌ (Is it a wonder for mankind that We have sent Our revelation to a man from...

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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