Quran 37:167

Surah As-Saffat, Verse 167

Verse 167 of 182 in Surah As-Saffat (الصافات), chapter 37 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَإِن كَانُوا۟ لَيَقُولُونَ

EnglishSaheeh International: And indeed, they [i.e., the disbelievers] used to say,
TamilJan Trust Foundation: (நபியே! மக்காவாசிகள் முன்னர்) கூறிக்கொண்டிருந்தார்கள்;
SinhalaRuwwad Center: තවද (දේවත්වයට ආදේශ කරන්නන් වන) ඔවුහු (මෙසේ) පවසමින් සිටියෝය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: کفار تو کہا کرتے تھے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: また，かれらはいつも言っていた。
ChineseMa Jian: 他们的确常说：

Tafsir of 37:167

No One believes what the Idolators say except Those Who are even more misguided than They Allah says, addressing the idolators: فَإِنَّكُمْ وَمَا تَعْبُدُونَ - مَآ أَنتُمْ عَلَيْهِ بِفَتِنِينَ - إِلاَّ مَنْ هُوَ صَالِ الْجَحِيمِ (So, verily you and those whom you worship cannot lead astray, except those who are predestined to burn in Hell!) meaning, `the only ones who will believe what you say and follow your misguided ways of false worship are those who are more misguided than you and are created for Hell.' لَهُمْ قُلُوبٌ لاَّ يَفْقَهُونَ بِهَا وَلَهُمْ أَعْيُنٌ لاَّ يُبْصِرُونَ بِهَا وَلَهُمْ ءَاذَانٌ لاَّ يَسْمَعُونَ بِهَآ أُوْلَئِكَ كَالأَنْعَمِ بَلْ هُمْ أَضَلُّ أُوْلَئِكَ هُمُ الْغَفِلُونَ (They have hearts wherewith they understand not, and they have eyes wherewith they see not, and they have ears wherewith they hear not (the truth). They are like cattle, nay even more astray; those! They are the heedless ones.) (7:179). This is the parable of the people who follow the belief and ideas of Shirk, disbelief and misguidance, as Allah says: إِنَّكُمْ لَفِى قَوْلٍ مُّخْتَلِفٍ - يُؤْفَكُ عَنْهُ مَنْ أُفِكَ (Certainly, you have different ideas.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)