Quran 23:81

Surah Al-Mu'minun, Verse 81

Verse 81 of 118 in Surah Al-Mu'minun (المؤمنون), chapter 23 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

بَلْ قَالُوا۟ مِثْلَ مَا قَالَ ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ

EnglishSaheeh International: Rather, they say like what the former peoples said.
TamilJan Trust Foundation: மாறாக, முன்னிருந்தவர்கள் கூறியதைப் போலவே, இவர்களும் கூறுகிறார்கள்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center: එසේ නො ව, මුතුන් මිත්තන් පැවසුවාක් මෙන් ඔවුහු ද පැවසුවෝ ය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: بلکہ ان لوگوں نے بھی ویسی ہی بات کہی جو اگلے کہتے چلے آئے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: いや，かれらは，昔の人が言ったのと，同じようなことを言っている。
ChineseMa Jian: 不然，他们说了如古人所说的话，

Tafsir of 23:81

وَلَقَدْ أَخَذْنَهُمْ بِالْعَذَابِ (And indeed We seized them with punishment,) means, `We tried and tested them with difficulties and calamities.' His saying: فَمَا اسْتَكَانُواْ لِرَبِّهِمْ وَمَا يَتَضَرَّعُونَ (but they humbled not themselves to their Lord, nor did they invoke with submission to Him.) means, that did not deter them from their disbelief and resistance, rather they persisted in their sin and misguidance, فَمَا اسْتَكَانُواْ (but they humbled not themselves) وَمَا يَتَضَرَّعُونَ (nor did they invoke (Allah) with submission to Him. ) they did not call on Him.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)