فَرَجَعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ فَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّكُمْ أَنتُمُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- So they returned to [blaming] themselves and said [to each other], "Indeed, you are the wrongdoers."
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- (இதற்கு பதில் கூறத் தெரியாத) அவர்கள் தங்களுக்குள் திரும்பி, (ஒருவருக்கொருவர்) "நிச்சயமாக நீங்கள் தாம் (இவற்றை தெய்வங்களாக நம்பி) அநியாயம் செய்து விட்டீர்கள்" என்று பேசிக் கொண்டார்கள்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- එවිට (පිළිතුරු දිය නොහැකි) ඔවුහු තමන් වෙතට ම හැරී "නියත වශයෙන් ම අපරාධකරුවෝ නුඹලා මය යැයි පැවසුවෝය".
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- پس یہ لوگ اپنے دلوں میں قائل ہوگئے اور کہنے لگے واقعی ﻇالم تو تم ہی ہو.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- そこでかれらは，自ら（良心に）顧みて（心に）言った。「確かにあなたがた（自身）が悪いのです。」
- ChineseMa Jian
- 他们就互相批评。随后说：你们（崇拜偶像）确是不义的。
Tafsir of 21:64
The People's admission of their gods' incapability, and Ibrahim's preaching Allah tells us that when Ibrahim said what he said, his people فَرَجَعُواْ إِلَى أَنفُسِهِمْ (turned to themselves) meaning, they blamed themselves for not taking precautions and protecting their gods. They said: إِنَّكُمْ أَنتُمُ الظَّلِمُونَ (Verily, you are the wrongdoers) i.e., because you neglected them and did not guard them. ثُمَّ نُكِسُواْ عَلَى رُءُوسِهِمْ (Then they turned to themselves) means, they looked at the ground, and said: لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَا هَؤُلاءِ يَنطِقُونَ (Indeed you (Ibrahim) know well that these speak not!) Qatadah said: "The people admitted their guilt and confusion, and said, لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَا هَؤُلاءِ يَنطِقُونَ ("Indeed you know well that these speak not!") `So how can you tell us to ask them, if they cannot speak and you know that they cannot speak' At this point, when they admitted that, Ibrahim said to them: أَفَتَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ مَا لاَ يَنفَعُكُمْ شَيْئاً وَلاَ يَضُرُّكُمْ (Do you then worship besides Allah, things that can neither profit you nor harm you) meaning, if they can- not speak and they can neither benefit you nor harm you, then why do you worship …
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
